Designer & Actor, Waris Ahluwalia celebrates his enduring devotion to romance by launching a capsule jewelry collection entitled ‘Boo by HOUSE of WARIS‘.To celebrate the launch of the new collection, Waris asked several of his friends and collaborators to produce short films titled ‘You’re my Boo’. Read rest of article [more]
2012 IS THE YEAR POP GETS SMARTER, FRANKER, AND LESS FALSE. AS FIVE FEARLESS FEMALES PREPARE TO RELEASE LONG-AWAITED RECORDS, PUNK’S GURU OF GLAM, MICK ROCK, GIVES US A GLIMPSE OF THE REVOLUTION Solange Knowles doesn’t mince words. “There are a lot of songs about sex,” she says of her new album, a personal project... [more]
Exclusive: Mick Rock, ‘The Man Who Shot the Seventies,’ on David Bowie, Syd Barrett and More By Colleen Nika Between 1972 and 1979, Mick Rock shot the faces that, for many, define a pop cultural decade: David Bowie. Queen. Blondie. Iggy Pop. Syd Barrett. Through his photo and video work, he created various forms of iconic... [more]
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by Ann Binlot Published: December 19, 2011 Throughout his four decades in photography, Mick Rock, the so-called “man who shot the ‘70s,” snapped pictures of some of the greatest rock and roll musicians, including David Bowieand Queen. Still in the game after all these years, the photographer keeps his portfolio fresh by shooting contemporary musicians like Cee Lo Green and Janelle Monáe. A new... [more]
Last night the W New York Downtown hosted a bash for legendary rock photographer Mick Rock‘s photo show … “Rocked” … with a performance from Phantogram. Rock! Mark RonsonDJd and Betsey Johnson, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Theophilus London and other loverly attendees mixed and mingled. Above, check out Zac Sebastian’s photos from the night. Check out the photos here [more]
NME gallery of Mick Rock photos can be seen here. [more]
Shot of The Daily: Rock It On A Wednesday Wednesday night ROCKED a little harder at the W Hotel Downtown for the opening of legendary photographer Mick Rock’s photo exhibition, which runs through December 28th. Betsey Johnson, Chace Crawford, Ann Dexter-Jones, Thom Filicia, Lulu Johnson, Jenne Lombardo, Bebe Buell, Lisa Raden, Liz Vap and Penn Badgley came out for a performance... [more]
The rain was bananas that night but still W New York Downtown was stuffed to the gills for Mick Rock’s ‘Rocked’ Exhibition and party. MichaelAngelo L’Acqua hosted the likes of Betsey Johnson, Karen O and Penn Badgley, while Mark Ronson DJed. Love that Mark’s mom Anne Dexter Jones showed up to support him. Check out... [more]
The watcher became the watched last night at the W Downtown. Legendary British music photographer Mick Rock, a star in his own right, was in jubilant spirits at the latest installment of the hotel’s Symmetry Live event and opening of his ROCKED photo exhibit. Looking every bit the icon in his trademark scarf and Ray Ban... [more]
Mick Rock Shows Off His Pretty, Pretty Pictures at the W By Michael Orell Remember that great Sean John ad Mark Ronson was in 10 years ago? The Observerloved that ad. Sure we could have asked the producer whether married life had changed him, or “what’s next,” but all we really wanted to know was whether it was P.... [more]
The recipe for a quality rock ‘n roll photo is typically simple and standard: put a badass rock star in front of the lens and a photographer blessed with an eye for composition behind it. Let a few hours pass, a few photos develop and the whole process culminates with an image fully prepped to... [more]
By BOB MORRIS Published: December 14, 2011 COFFEE. Mick Rock, the rock ’n’ roll photographer as famous for his hedonistic lifestyle as for his iconic images of debauchery and excess, was drinking nothing more than coffee. It was 5 p.m. on a recent Tuesday, and while hotel guests drank cocktails at the lounge of the W... [more]
If you missed the opening night of ROCKED: A Photo Exhibition By Mick Rock at the W Hotel Downtown we have good news. Photos from the event have been posted from online. The photos by Jen Maler are posted at the MetroMix New York website and can be viewed here. [more]
?Anyone interested in rock photography knows the name Mick Rock, and anyone interested in rock—particularly of the classic and punk varieties—is aware of his images. “I started taking pictures in late 1969,” says Rock. “The first pictures that people care about these days were probably of Syd Barrett, who was a friend of mine and... [more]
In a recent issue of Brit music mag NME, a 15-year-old music fan wrote in to the letters column earnestly lamenting that in her not-so-humble opinion, compared with the likes of Bowie, Bolan and Robert Smith, the current crop of bands all look like utter shite. Perhaps no one would be better placed to adjudicate such an... [more]
The New York Post: “Page Six” had a nice mention on Rocked and Mick this week. See the story here. [more]
A new traveling exhibit of the work of Mick has just been announced. ROCKED: A Photo Exhibition By Mick Rock will premier at the W Hotel Downtown 123 Washington Street at Albany Street in New York, NY on December 8 to 29 2011. The event is open to the public and it’s Free. It includes... [more]
Mick Rock will be singing Collectors Tins this Saturday. Saturday, 11/26/11 at 6PM via Vintage Vinyl. Mick will be signing copies of Syd Barrett, David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Roxy Music EMI photo book collectors tins. For More info Vintage Vinyl 51 Lafayette Road, Fords, NJ (map/directions) TEL: 732-225-7717, Contact: Rob Roth http://www.vvinyl.com/ [more]
Mark your calendars, music fans: From Dec. 8 through Dec. 28, W New York-Downtown is set to host an installation of iconic, never-before-exhibited images by legendary music photographer Mick Rock. The exhibit will feature Rock’s images of David Bowie, Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop, as well as rare candids of Bono, Lady Gaga and others.... [more]
David Bowie and The Jean Genie Music Video Oct 28, 2011 | Michael Thompson How photographer Mick Rock’s music video for David Bowie’s The Jean Genie revolutionized the music industry. In August 1981, the world was given MTV. Since then and to every generation that followed the ability to watch music videos featuring their favorite... [more]
Mick Rock was on NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon . Mick tells Jimmy about how he got into photography, his relationship with Syd Barrett and his new book “Mick Rock Exposed: The Faces of Rock n’ Roll. Check out the video after the jump. [more]
Creators Project announces 2 day DUMBO fest (Florence & the Machine, Atlas Sound, Company Flow, Four Tet, John Maus, more) PRESS RELEASE: The Creators Project will return to New York from October 15 – October 16 by transforming the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn into a colossal two-day arts and technology festival. After spending the year... [more]
Misfits Announce New Album, ‘The Devil’s Rain’ The band will release the full-length in November through Megaforce Records. Misfits have announced a new album: ‘The Devil’s Rain’.The band will release the full-length on 7th November through Megaforce Records; it follows on from 2003’s ‘Misfits Project 1950′.Produced by Ed Stasium, the album features a two-panel front... [more]
The artist formerly known as Elliot Gleave has history with GQ. Back in September 2006, when he was still signed to Mike Skinner’s label The Beats, he was photographed by legendary lensman Mick Rock in the 100 Club. “The way he shot me was almost like chatting me up,” laughs the Hammersmith-born rapper, slouching in... [more]
Video: Legendary music photog Mick Rock shooting ingenue Sky Ferreira By Claire Butler on September 7, 2011 ContentMode, the quarterly online style magazine published by stylist Deborah Ferguson, is launching its latest issue tomorrow, featuring a fashion shoot shot by legendary music photographer Mick Rock. The subject: Pixie-faced Sky Ferreira, the L.A.-bred singer, musician and... [more]
Bradford Cox’s Atlas Sound Reveals Parralax Details, Posts “Terra Incognita” Stream Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox will release Parralax with his Atlas Sound side project on November 8 via 4AD. To tide you over until then, we’ve got a stream of the album’s debut track, “Terra Incognita.” Photos taken by Mick Rock. Read more [more]