Ziggy bows out, Madonna scares the pope and Dylan goes electric: 50 gigs that changed music
Five decades after David Bowie’s seminal tour, our music writers reflect on the concerts that have left a mark, from Billie Holiday to Billie Eilish
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Five decades after David Bowie’s seminal tour, our music writers reflect on the concerts that have left a mark, from Billie Holiday to Billie Eilish
“These events represent Warhol’s epiphanic moment and remain his greatest work, however difficult it may be for us to sense their flavor today.”
'The Velvet Underground' is a new documentary that explores the highs and lows of the influential rock band that defined New York City's avant-garde scene with Andy Warhol as their manager in the 1960s
My old friend Paul Morrissey was Andy Warhol’s manager and confident. Brash and outspoken, Paul’s long-term collaboration with the low-keyed, taciturn artist has been described as “a successful mismatch.”
Warhol was a father figure to a generation of dispossessed acolytes. He cherished their youth and beauty and used it to make art that was ahead of the game, but the consequences were real and they were not pretty.