I am up to my eyeballs in work, and there's a lot I want to mention here on my blog, but since my time is crunched
and the "FrankenStorm" is on its way, I figure I'll just mention my favorite CD at the present time. I will
definitely be playing this at future book signings and parties for the "Best of PUNK Magazine" book which comes out in just a few months:
"Bossa n' Ramones"
It came out several years ago (2008) but somehow escaped my notice... Cherie Currie and Angie Bowie both appear
on tracks. This is the most imaginative and honest Ramones tribute I've probably ever heard. Here's the track listing:
Here
Today, Gone Tomorrow
I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
I Just Wanna Have Something To Do
She's a Sensation
Poison
Heart
Beat On The Brat
I Wanna Be Sedated
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
Rockaway Beach
Pet Sematary
Blitzkrieg
Bop
The KKK Took My Baby Away
I highly recommend this for any Ramones fan. I found it on eBay or Amazon,
whatever, so get a copy for yourself or a friend for Christmas. It's like a new way to listen to your favorite Ramones
songs, instead of the usual "tribute album" where people just imitate what the Ramones did and fall short (because
they were so much better than anyone else of course). I know, most of us would assume something like this would be stupid
and lame, but it's not, instead...
It's great!
Well, as most of you know, I always thought the
Ramones should have added a bongo player to the band. I figured their music needed a new flavor... A new touch... A little
Latino flavor to go with the band name. Just imagine if the Ramones had gone Bossa Nova back in the 1980s, instead of sticking
with punk rock... Whew!
Sorry for the late notice but apparently I am a last-minute addition to the panel discussion:
Wednesday, October
10th, at Jim Hanley's Universe on 33rd Street (in Manhattan), Patrick A. Reed is organizing 'A Celebration Of Pop Music Comics', a panel discussion & party. Things will start at 7pm, free beer will be onhand, there will be signings with
creators, music will play, people will buy stuff, things will be awesome.
I just heard from Johan Kugelberg, the curator for the Hayward Gallery show in London. It is a huge success!
I am not used to this, since most art shows I have been involved in were either complete fiascoes or else totally ignored
by the media, but it's true! It's true. My work is being showcased in an important London art gallery in a show about
Punk Art that is being seen as important, significant, cool and crazy.
Okay, SO MANY things are happening for me that I can barely figure it out. Anyhow I am going to a test-screening
for the CBGB Film soon. Don't expect a review or spoilers, since I am so involved in it that I can't be objective.
Also, the day I got back from London, I went to this show at a NYC Museum, which actually exhibited one of my drawings!!!
The New Museum: Come Closer
And, and and... I will be appearing at a panel discussion related to this exhibit, hopefully the "Best of PUNK Magazine book will ba available by then:
More later!
