Author: Chris Miller

APRIL 6th, 1968… THE WHO’s FILLMORE EAST DEBUT The Fillmore East opened for business in the old Village Theater on 2nd Avenue, just north of East 6th Street on March 8, 1968. Nothing short of alchemy, dilapidation and indifference had given way to state-of-the-art rock concert presentation. If you were between the ages of say, […]

Instead of giving you the viewpoint of just one person, we will be offering you a curated collection of posts from writers from around the world.  All of our writers will offer unique perspectives into the world of rock and roll and the music and culture that we enjoy. Our first regular contributor is Binky […]

The New York Dolls @ Mercer 12/31/72. Two weeks after The Planets debuted at Mercer with the Dolls. Every Mercer person was decked out beyond reason. I know I had thick eyeliner, gunmetal gray satin pants I poured on, a hot rod show airbrushed Planets t-shirt, a white babydoll sweater completely covered in mother-of-pearl sequins, […]

My friends, Paul and Gene, had been signed in 1973. It was now 1977 and I was still playing NYC clubs. Starchild and Demon were concerned, bless ‘em. They were both great admirers of my guitar playing (well, they were, dagnabbit). They wanted to help. Their manager, Bill Aucoin, had signed a new band called […]