by Alice Teeple | Apr 15, 2020 | City News, Culture, Downtown News, Fashion, Music, News, Shop Local, Street Style
Jimmy Webb has been described as the angel of Saint Mark’s, and he earned that title with every fiber of his soul. The famed stylist and friend to a myriad of rock n’ roll misfits passed away from cancer yesterday at 62. The cheerful, kindhearted Webb was...
by Dan Metz | Aug 19, 2019 | Culture, Featured, Movies, Music
Blixa Bargeld and FM Einheit of German band Einstürzende Neubauten, performing at an event in the Mojave Desert. Photo credit: Fredrik NIlsen (1984) The story of punk rock in the US reads a bit like the story of jazz: a time of musical experimentation where even...
by Downtown Magazine | Jun 6, 2019 | Events, Fashion, Shop Local
Eighteen-year-old designer Mae McKagan debuted her new Capsule Collection last night at an exclusive event hosted by Downtown and I NEED MORE, Jimmy Webb’s punk rock boutique in the Lower East Side. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 05: Atmosphere during the Mae McKagan...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 3, 2016 | Culture, Events, Music
Formed in Manhattan Beach, California nearly 40 years ago, the Descendents have evolved into being one of punk’s most influential bands of all time. Blink-182, Sublime, FIDLAR, Mike Watt and YACHT are just a few of the artists that have recorded Descendents...
by Downtown Magazine | Aug 16, 2016 | Book Club, Culture, Music
As authors of Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History Of Punk, Gillian McCain and Legs McNeil influenced a lot of people on several levels. Now regarded as the best-selling book on punk rock of all time, Please Kill Me first and foremost described what the heyday...
