John Varvatos Does Detroit

He did the late CBGB space right, so bless his heart for trying to bring something back to our late hometown. Read HERE.

Picture This

Photographer Mark Weise's story about snapping this photo of Chris Stein and Debbie Harry as their were exiting Palladium in 1978 is almost as much fun as artist's David Banegas larger-than-life interpretation. The painting is up for auction now, with proceeds benefiting John Varvatos' Stuart House, the internationally recognized model program of the Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center serving the special needs of sexually abused children. Read all about the photograph, the painting and the auction HERE.

David, Debbie and Mark at Banegas Fine Art Gallery, Red Bank, N.J.

Friday Ad Watch

Loving this ad campaign for John Varvatos featuring my childhood hero Paul Well. (That's Miles Kane with him,)  Weller played a set in the Varvatos store that was once the home of CBGB's.