A note from Cathy: Due to the icky predicament the world currently finds itself in, and as we seek ways to maintain, please enjoy a respite with all kinds of people and music as I forage through my archives as far back as the 1970s! Feel free to explore something you may have missed in real life. I can vouch for it all! Be well, dear readers.
Main photo: (September 10, 1984) The Mad Daddies, loosely described as punkabilly (although their shows offered a lot more than that), hailed from from Perth Amboy/New Brunswick, New Jersey. Stinky Sonobuoni (Fred Kreiss), the vocalist, was a very visual guy onstage, and really funny. No recollection of where in the state this photo session took place, but it went really long. The band was willing to try anything for the shot, and they had their own crazy ideas as well. Lots of joking and laughter that night! Freddy passed away in 2006.
(April 14, 1981) The Fast, from Brooklyn, part of the first wave of New York punk bands, played power pop and dance music. I photographed them at a rental studio somewhere in Manhattan. One never quite knew what to expect from The Fast – from humongous pencils to a cuddly boa constrictor – but it was always a great show. Some of their best material: “Kids Just Wanna Dance,” “Boys Will Be Boys,” “It’s Like Love.” Miki Zone, guitarist, passed away in 1986. Photo by Cathy Miller.
(July 14, 1983) The Animals – yes, that same English rhythm & blues & rock band from London in the early 1960s – photographed in Manhattan for a press conference ahead of their tour. I again photographed them a few days later playing at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, thoroughly enjoying the music that brought them to fame and their new material. I was mesmerized by Eric Burdon’s voice and stage presence. How about “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” “The House of the Rising Sun,” “We Gotta Get Out Of This Place”? Photo by Cathy Miller
(October 21, 1985) Culture Club, an English pop group from London, held a press conference in Manhattan with Duran Duran, a new wave band from Birmingham, England, to announce SuperConcert 1, slated for Dec. 27, 1985 at Anaheim Stadium in California, which was ultimately cancelled. Nonetheless, it was impressive having both acts there all gussied up and sharing a couch! Y’all gotta know and love the songs now: “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me,” “Karma Chameleon,” and “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya” by Culture Club and “Hungry Like The Wolf,” “Rio,” and “Girls On Film” by Duran Duran. Photo by Cathy Miller.
(April 24, 1981) The Senders, from the Lower East Side, a bluesy punky quartet, photographed outside the Dirt Club in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Their first record, “Seven Song Super Single,” was released on Max’s Kansas City Records in 1981 and featured such super fine ditties as “Please Give Me Something,” “The Killing Floor,” and “I Feel So Bad.” Frontman Philippe Marcade made his way from Paris to New York City around 1975 to become a fixture in the early punk rock scene. Marcade’s memoir, “Punk Avenue,” is an honest, fun, and sometimes sobering read about his escapades during that time. Photo by Cathy Miller
(July 1, 1985) Power Station, formed in New York City, was an English-American rock supergroup famously known for its famous members: singer/songwriter Robert Palmer, former Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Duran Duran members John and Andy Taylor. They are photographed here at The Power Station in New York City. I vaguely remember getting a phone call early one morning from Jann Wenner at Rolling Stone (no, wait, who…???) asking if I’d be available to photograph the band at the recording studio. Talk about a whirlwind and a challenge, but ultimately mission accomplished! Their chart-toppers were “Some Like It Hot” and “Get It On.” Photo by Cathy Miller.
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