#steve paul

[littlequeenies]

September 1973 - Lori "Lightning" Mattix backstage at the Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles with Sylvain Sylvain of the New York Dolls and an unidentifiend woman (photo 1); and Lisa Robinson, Steve Paul, Danny Fields and Iggy Pop (photo 2).

Photos by Bob Gruen, from his website.

[nicolascas]

Nico as she performs with the Velvet Underground at Steve Paul's nightclub, the Scene (West 46th Street), New York, New York, January 7, 1967. 

Fred W. McDarrah

[whatpeelwouldplay]

Tom Rosenthal - Fenn - Album Review

10/10

London singer songwriter Tom Rosenthal has released around 100 tracks on BandCamp, YouTube and Spotify since 2011 and amassed around 100 million hits and streams completely independently, with no manager and being too busy looking after his children to play gigs. There’s barely a trace of him online besides his songs. This is one of the only reviews of any of his albums on Google.

He makes wonderful videos and animations for half of his songs and has promised to make a video for every song on this album, Fenn. He connects with his fans, sending them personalised notes with his music and merchandise, and tells them in YouTube comments that “maybe I don’t want to be famous”.

Tom has dedicated this album to his youngest baby daughter Fenn, and some of the songs address her directly, explaining the ridiculousness of the world, urging her to make the most of life right now, “Welcome to the world it’s a pretty, funky mess… Throw the fear, throw the fear… You’re alive I’m alive we’re ali-ly-ly-ly-ly-live” with celebratory, ecstatic melody and music.

He talks with melancholy to P.A.S.T.A, asking it to save his day in a love song. “The Only Good Thing About Bad Bob” is epic, as Tom growls about Bob that  “He’s bad in a myriad of ways”.

On “My Lucky Pants Failed Me Again”, “the sheep cheer me on their Baaa’s”. It’s a triumphant song full of joy, laughter and hope.

He ponders on “I’m quite short for a Goalkeeper”, that he’s “quite wise for a fool and quite loud for a librarian”, stringing together hilarious couplets, but the song is actually tinged with sadness and love, about the importance of understanding your own humanity.

This quirky album is also about people, as songs are dedicated in their titles to Bad Bob, Miguel, Fenn and James, telling Pedro “It’s alright we’re all in this song.”

The last four songs conclude the album with feelings of nostalgia, hope and love in downbeat piano led ballads, displaying Tom’s songwriting talent in an exposed heartfelt way, finishing by beautifully telling Fenn that, “You won’t need me, you only need you.”

Choirs, ukulele, trumpet, violin, cello, piano, drums, synth and guitar are sprinkled across the album, giving it a myriad of varying textures. Tom’s singing style is unique, with unconventional vocals quivering with deep emotion that have enormous range, with many moments in falsetto.

This record has just elevated Tom’s position to the artist of the 10s. Like all great Tom Rosenthal albums, it's an intricately crafted rollercoaster of laughter, silliness, paradoxes and love, displaying exquisitely the connection we all need in these pretty, funky, messy times.

(Stream the whole album below)

[littlequeenies]

Cleo and Cooky at a TV interview photographed at Steve Paul's The Scene by John Humen as stated within the foregoing text. 1970. From: http://johnhumendesigningwithlight.blogspot.com.es/2014/12/cleo-de-light.html 

The little photos with low quality are our screencaps :P

[musicmags]

[dispactke]

Steve Paul's The Scene

Steve Paul's The Scene


 
 Located at 301 West 46th Street in New York City, The Scene, which opened its doors sometime in 1965, was indeed the most renown

"Located at 301 West 46th Street in New York City, The Scene, which opened its doors sometime in 1965, was indeed the most renowned rock club in the USA for a short span during the mid-sixties..." 

[mthupp]

SAFE THUS FAR: A 2022 Thorpe Menn Literary Excellence Award Finalist!

SAFE THUS FAR: A 2022 Thorpe Menn Literary Excellence Award Finalist!

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[jenniedavis]