Alan McGee turned us onto this hypnotic tune and its mesmerising video. Band members: Nonni Dead and Henrik Bj̦rnsson and Ryan Van Kriedt and Aislinn Van Kriedt. Influences: God РMagick РTruth РLove. Sounds like: Inside our head. Record label: Unsigned. Alan McGee on Anton Newcombe and Dead Skeletons BP Fallon & Alan McGee DJing at Death Disco Dublin Video by Frances Roe
The Dead Weather are the best new band in America. It’s not a race and who’s counting but there it is. Wham bam thank you man. Are we biased? Fuck yes. Announced only days before the gig and sold out in less than a minute, The Dead Weather’s appearance at Williamsburg Music Hall was nothing less than stunning, ranging from the rampaging raunch of ‘I Cut Like A Buffalo’ to the swamp-country seduction of ‘Will There Be Enough Water’ with Jack White leaving his treat-me-like-your-motherfucking drumming for a mo’ to play searing guitar as he and Alison Mosshart burn vocals […]
Photography: BPF & Kevin Shields at Death Disco London 2002 by BPF BP Fallon has been announced as DJing the three-day All Tomorrow’s Parties festival in England starring MBV, Primal Scream, Sonic Youth and Sun Ra Arkestra among the cast of some thirty must-see bands. ATP’s ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ takes place the weekend of Dec 4 to Dec 6 at Butlin’s Holiday Camp in Minehead in Somerset, nicely situated beside the seaside. All the artists and the audience take up residence in the holiday camp chalets and bungalows for the three days – and nights – of festivities, musical or […]
Photography: Elizabeth Gregory & Bob Gruen by BP Fallon 102409 Bob Gruen celebrated his birthday with BPF DJing and Bebe Buell performing songs from her new album ‘Sugar’ to an audience that included Ronnie Spector, Danny Fields and Lee Black Childers. The party for the celebrated rock’n’roll photographer was held at the New York home of Georgio Gomelsky, the more-than-fascinating original manager of both The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds. Bebe dedicated the song ‘Untouchable’ to its writer Johnny Thunders in a most moving performance that had many at the party – those who would’ve known Johnny, bless him – […]
Jack White does nothing by halves! Here’s the second video directed by Jack White for the powerful Dead Weather track ‘I Cut Like A Buffalo’. Filmed entirely in black and white at Third Man Records in Nashville and consisting mostly of a long one-shot take, in the video the song is introduced enigmatically by BP Fallon. Screengrab: BPF cutting like a buffalo – and note Jack Lawrence on bass