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Seminal American artist Robert Rauschenberg (Oct. 22, 1925 - 2008)…
Photo by Allan Grant, 1953 of the artist in his studio among his works…
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As you might imagine, I ordered one of these.
Rolling Stone: Did you do graffiti?
Madonna: Walls, subways, sidewalks…
Rolling Stone: What was your tag?
Madonna: Boy Toy.
Rolling Stone: No shit! Who came up with Boy Toy?
Madonna: It could have been Futura. He’s clever. He painted the whole inside of my bedroom on 99th, which my landlord was not happy about. We had a little gang — Debi Mazar was part of it. We called ourselves the Webo Girls — like huevos, girls with balls.
Rolling Stone: Do you own paintings by Warhol, Haring, or Basquiat?
Madonna: I have a few of each. Keith and Andy did four pieces for me as a wedding present when I married Sean. They’re pictures of me from the cover of the New York Post when all the nude photographs of me came out in Playboy and Penthouse. The headline says I’M NOT ASHAMED. So they took all these Post covers and painted over them. They’re in my house in L.A. — a signpost, a watershed moment. I also have a leather jacket that Keith Haring painted on that I would never give up.
From Austin Scaggs’ excellent interview with Madonna in the new Rolling Stone, which as a whole makes me wonder if Madonna had the best 20s of anyone who has ever lived. (via perpetua) (via douglaswolk)
Tonight we also celebrate the 50th birthday of the disco(thèque), a cultural event of earth-shattering proportions…
On Oct. 19, 1959 at The Scotch Club in Aachen, West Germany the regular dance band was unable to play and a hastily rigged amplifier and set of speakers was installed to provide the music needed. That night Klaus Quirini became the world’s first live disc jockey - so named after the club’s other appellation, The Jockey Dance Bar…
Above: The Scotch Club, anno ‘59 awaiting its clientele…
Speaking of which, a “clump” of the King’s hair just went for 15.000 USD at auction in Chicago…
“In this Oct. 12, 2009 file photo, a clump of Elvis Presley’s hair, given to Gary Pepper as president of the Tankers Fan Club to give to Elvis fans, is one of over 200 items in The Gary Pepper Collection of Elvis Presley Memorabilia at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, in Chicago. The clump of hair was sold for $15,000 on Sunday Oct. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)” (Source - Yahoo)
10.03 FREQUENC: STEVE SUMMERS, KINOEYE & MORE @ NIGHTLIGHT
Two things you need to know about this dance shindig and night of thoughtful electronic music. Number one: It’s the last FrequeNC monthly party at Nightlight, and they’ve been doing it well there for three years now. Two: They’ve gathered a special cadre from the label’s roster for this blowout. Steve Summers is the acid house nom de plume of Jason Letkiewicz, whose Rhythm Based Lovers project on FrequeNC was a smash. He’s also half of the duo Manhunter on Ghostly International (home to Matthew Dear, et al.). Durham’s Zeke Graves (aka DATAHATA) made waves among European house heads with his deep house vibe as KINOEYE. Beautiful Swimmers is Ari Goldman (also in Manhunter) and Andrew Field-Pickering of Food for Animals, both primo DJs who know their way around a fader. Basically, here are some of the world’s best in their respective nooks and crannies of techno, disco and house music, no joshing, and the label putting out the music—and this dance party—calls your backyard home. $6/ 10 p.m. —Chris Toenes
