Oh no, after 50 issues, Mass Appeal my favorite left of center hip hop lifestyle mag has folded. At least the website will keep going as will the female-targeted spin-off, Missbehave.
Ten years after establishing itself in England, Rockarchive, the famed photographers collective, has just opened its first gallery in the states. The firm’s inaugural show is now gracing the walls of the Rockarchive Gallery in New York City. Located at 516 W.25th Street in Chelsea, Rockarchive has taken over the space that used to be occupied by the Eyejammie Fine Arts Gallery (Go Bill Adler!). The New York location joins Rockarchive’s two outlets in London, as well as those in Brighton, Amsterdam, Dubai, Tokyo, and Sydney.
The New York show comprises a rich sampling of the broad range of art and artists that has won Rockarchive its sterling reputation to date. Spanning the last five decades, the show boasts photographs of such Hall of Fame rockers as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, the Ramones, Debbie Harry, the Police, Madonna, U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kurt Cobain, White Stripes, Lenny Kravitz, and Amy Winehouse. The photographers are equally legendary, including Mick Rock, Bob Gruen, Kate Simon, David Corio, Barrie Wentzell, Shiela Rock, Storm Thorgersen, Gered Mankovitz, and Jill Furmanovsky.
It was Ms. Furmanovsky who founded Rockarchive in 1998. By then she was widely regarded as one of England’s premier rock photographers, having established herself primarily though a lengthy stint as the house photographer at London’s Rainbow Theatre beginning in 1972. The best of that work is collected in book form in “The Moment: 25 Years of Rock Photography” (1995).
Rockarchive selects its members most iconic images and makes these images available in superbly printed, limited editions, each print signed by the photographer and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Rockarchive in New York is open daily, Tuesday through Saturday, from ten a.m. until six p.m., and Saturdays from one till six p.m
This Absolute ad is so wrong on so many levels that is transcends the absurd to become frightenly brilliant. Thanks to Brent Garity for sharing with me.
The NY Times is saying gas prices have sent a surge of riders on public transportation but doesn’t mention any changes in the LA or ATL metro ridership. I don’t see Los Angelenos giving up their cars at any cost.
I got an appointment at Jerry Thomas Arts. He specializes in collage artists. Wish me luck… #
Oh no, after 50 issues, 
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