BP Fallon

John Lennon photographed by Bob Gruen On the 30th anniversary of John Lennon’s murder, BP Fallon yesterday spoke live on the radio from New York to Paul McLoone at TodayFM in Dublin. In a very emotional and at times hilarious interview, BP talks about John and about Yoko and about Sean’s band The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger. Listen (9.12mins) “Completely fucking unreal…” BP Fallon on the life and death of John Lennon and beyond Screen grabs: John Lennon & BP Fallon, ‘Instant Karma’ BBC TV Top Of The Pops Feb 5th 1970. Hey, Mr Tambourine Man! Screen grab: […]

John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band 1970: John Lennon & Yoko Ono & Mal Evans & BP Fallon. Photography by Ron Howard/Redferns courtesy of Guitar World. BP Fallon writes: Forty years ago I was blessed to find myself appearing on Top Of The Pops with John Lennon. Twice. Surreal and unreal and real. I never for one moment back then thought that ten years later John Lennon would be murdered. Why would or how could anyone imagine such sickening madness? And now thirty years since his death it still hurts, it still outrages. Will the circle be unbroken? Yes. […]

Video grab: Gina Schiappacasse as Marie Antoinette, Yuka Honda as The Dragon Lady and BP Fallon as Charlie Chaplin BP Fallon plays Charlie Chaplin in the new video by The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger – the band comprising Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl, who appear as Che Guevara and Joan Of Arc. Also starring Adam Green as Oscar Wilde, Albert Hammond Jr as Mozart and Cat Pierce as Marylin Monroe, among the glittering cast of historical characters. The song is ‘Schroedinger’s Cat’, from GHOASTT’s ‘Acoustic Sessions’ album on Sean’s Chimera Records. Video directed by Jordan Galland. Produced […]

In his fashion of popping up to perform unannounced, BP Fallon surprised the audience at The Greenhorne’s show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom last night by taking the stage just before the legendary headliners. The Greenhornes plus 1: Jack Lawrence & BP Fallon & Craig Fox & Patrick Keeler. Photography by Bruce Alexander. Solo, BP performed an excerpt from his spoken word piece ‘Fame #9’ that led into ‘I Believe In Elvis Presley’ done rock’n’roll poet style. Fallon was literally unannounced – simply walking out onto the stage as fans recognised him and called out his name. That the famous […]

Until we gather the amazing footage and stills of BP Fallon & His Band playing at the two-country Crossing Border festival in Holland and Belgium… here’s a little foreplay: The sound is messy but the vibe is brill. Note how the punters cheer when they recognise the song. This historic event took place at the John Varvatos store – site of CBGB – on New York’s Bowery, where The Madison Square Gardeners were launching their splendid new EP ‘Taste The Thunder’ Aaron Lee Tasjan – guitarist in BP Fallon & His Band as well as in The MSGs – invited […]