12/01/09 - New In Book Stores Today - "I Slept With Joey Ramone" -
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Christmas comes early for Ramones fans with today’s release of “I Slept With Joey Ramone - A Family Memoir” penned by Joey’s brother Mickey Leigh along…
The Three Johns - A.W.O.L. 12" (1983) -
A side group started in 1982 by Mekons co-founder Jon Langford, The Three Johns, originally made up of Langford, John Hyatt, Phillip “John” Brennan, and a drum machine, specialized…
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I lay on the beach alone at Coney Island, squinting as a vision came running down the beach. Women and girls dressed in dark pinks, flowing fabrics blowing against…
David Bailey On Warhol DVD reissued -
Don’t be fooled by the name. If you already own the Bailey On… DVD (released back in 2006), you will already own the forthcoming David Bailey On Warhol, which lands on 18th January…
‘Even retro record covers can be used to create something amazing’ -

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Glenn Branca on “The End of Music” -
The New York Times recently announced that they’re reintroducing The Score, an online column intended as “a forum for contemporary American composers to discuss their work and the larger…
Saturday, December 5th, 1pm - 6pm
on Fool’s Paradise with Rex
Join us as WFMU broadcasts live from the legendary Lakeside Lounge. Featuring Rex from Fool’s Paradise, Dave The Spazz, Gaylord…
“Author Jonathan Lethem has created a fictionalized Paul Nelson character in his new book Chronic City. And writer Kevin Avery has gone a step further, writing an actual biography. They both…
I’m all about other people’s content today. Found this item on the always entirely excellent This Isn’t Happiness. Suffice to say, Greenwich Village hasn’t looked this enticing in years.

It’s not time for Friday Ephemera, but I had to post this very cool bit of ephemeral rock history (courtesy of the wonderful Letters of Note). It’s a 1997 fax response from Joe…