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From unrequited love to a "Notorious" kiss, theres a love story for everyone.

KATY SIEGEL: Let’s begin with your move to New York from Chicago. What year did you come here?JEFF KOONS: I originally hitchhiked here at the end of ’76, but I didn’t officially move to New York until January ’77. In Chicago I went to the School of the Art Institute, and I enjoyed it because I was studying with people whose work and passion I really respected, like Ed Paschke and Jim Nutt. But I lost interest in my own work, which had been in kind of a personal iconography, and I realize...

On what would have been Captain Beefheart’s 80th birthday, Gary Lucas shares a remembrance of his mentor, Don Van Vliet (Beefheart) and Frank Zappa.

Longtime devotees recall the premieres, festivals and special events that shaped their social and cultural awareness.

Is there a link between the Ramones and the Ronettes? The Stooges and the New York Dolls and the Shangri-Las? There’s no denying that a rich vein of musical similarities and mutual fandom existed between these two camps. Louis Jordan takes us on a time trip through the evidence as we pay homage to the great “girl groups” of the 1950s and 1960s and their positive influence on those who came in their wake. As Louis observes, “the influence of girl group gave early punk records a sense of p...

Pollstar, The Voice of Live Entertainment for over 40 years, provides the most up-to-date, relevant and useful data available for the global concert industry, delivering an unmatched archive of live entertainment data, a focus on editorial excellence, and the most powerful metrics of entertainment industry success available anywhere.

Pollstar, The Voice of Live Entertainment for over 40 years, provides the most up-to-date, relevant and useful data available for the global concert industry, delivering an unmatched archive of live entertainment data, a focus on editorial excellence, and the most powerful metrics of entertainment industry success available anywhere.

He was a force in Elvis Presley’s TCB band and accompanied other big names like Jerry Garcia, Billy Joel and Elvis Costello.

Mink DeVille Mink DeVille (1974–86) was a rock band known for its association with early punk rock bands at New York’s CBGB nightclub and for being a showcase for the music of Willy DeVille. The band recorded six albums in the years 1977 to 1985. Except for frontman Willy DeVille, the original members of the band played only on the first two albums ( Cabretta and Return to Magenta). For the remaining albums and for tours, Willy DeVille assembled musicians to play under the name Mink DeVill...

Program #230 (January 1 at 8:00 p.m. and January 2 at 3:00 p.m.) Peter Karp is known for many things. An assertive singer, a skilled guitarist and a passionate performer, he’s also an individual who writes songs that frequently reflect tales told as part of life’s journey, spawned by passion and personal experience. Consequently he’s not easily confined to any singular genre. Blues, Americana and rock and roll reverence all find common ground within his visceral template. He taps traditio...