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Billy Joel Shoots a Video in the East Village, a Crew Member Says the Exact WRONG Thing

Binky Philips | Posted 05.01.2013 | Entertainment
Read More: Ricky Byrd, St Mark's Place, Binky Philips, St. Mark's Sounds, Free Being, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Entertainment News
Binky Philips

"Billy Joel?! God, no!" Jeeez, I'd only been referring to several sophisticated chord changes in a song or two. But, wow, the vehement negativity was kinda remarkable. It made me think of something I witnessed out the windows of that record store on St. Mark's Place...

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I Take "The Pollywog EP" On Consignment From Adam Yauch, I Play In A Band With Richie Teeter

Binky Philips | Posted 07.08.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: St Mark's Place, Rich Teeter, Binky Philips, Adam Yauch, Def Jam, Beastie Boys, Dictators, New York Rock, Twisted Sister, Entertainment News
Binky Philips

I won't take up too much of your time here. Just had a few thoughts on Adam "MCA" Yauch... and Richie Teeter. We lost Richie Teeter about 3 weeks before we lost Adam. F**king cancer!

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East Village Coming And Goings: 7-Eleven And Lakeside Lounge

Posted 04.16.2012 | New York
Read More: 7-Eleven East Village, New York Chains, St. Mark's Place, 7-Eleven St. Mark's Place, Cooper Union, East Village, 7-Eleven, NY Real Estate, Lakeside Lounge, New York News

7-Eleven's plans to expand and subsequently destroy the city with 14 stores in 2012 is in full gear and their latest storefront has officially landed ...

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I Get Bounced From the Buzzcocks

Binky Philips | Posted 10.11.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: St. Mark's Place, East Village, Binky Philips, Irving Plaza, Buzzcocks, Entertainment News
Binky Philips

It was the Fall of 1978 and I was standing in the audience, waiting for the marvelous British Punk band, The Buzzcocks, to play their first ever New Y...

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Tales From a New York Record Store

Binky Philips | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: East Village, St. Mark's Place, Amy Carter, Ramones, Binky Philips, Keith Richards, Billy Joel, David Byrne, Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, New York News
Binky Philips

I spent the entire decade of the 1980s running St. Mark's Sounds, which was, at the time, pretty much the most happening record store in The Big Apple on the most happening block of St. Mark's Place.

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