by Deb Martin | Feb 27, 2020 | Culture, Fashion, Featured, Music, NYC
In John Varvatos’s world, music and fashion combine to create a lifestyle brand for those about to rock. by Deborah L. Martin photography by Andrew Matusik JOHN VARVATOS IS A ROCK AND ROLL guy, and he arrives at his Bowery flagship store for our 8 am call...
by Deb Martin | May 11, 2018 | Culture, Entertainment, Events, Movies, News, Uncategorized
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat opened tonight at IFC Center, in Greenwich Village. The documentary, by filmmaker Sara Driver, explores the artist’s early life on the streets of New York, and how the city, and the time, shaped his...
by Downtown Magazine | Mar 24, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Bob Gruen is not only one of the most famous rock photographers, but one of its most prolific as well. If you’ve seen a photo of John Lennon wearing a “New York City” t-shirt, Bob took it. If you’ve seen a photo of Led Zeppelin standing in front of an...
by Downtown Magazine | Dec 12, 2016 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
As a successful musician for decades, Steve Stevens has a lot of claims to fame. As Billy Idol’s long-time guitarist, he co-wrote most of the Idol anthems still regularly heard around the world. He won a Grammy for his work on the “Top Gun Anthem”...
by Downtown Magazine | Nov 4, 2016 | Culture, Music
Vanishing Life is a new band, but its members are hardly new to music or to playing out in New York City. Walter Schreifels has been involved with a lot of influential New York City bands over the past 30-something years, including Rival Schools, Quicksand, Gorilla...