In July 1975, director Martin Scorsese went to the Greenwich Village club The Bottom Line to watch Bruce Springsteen play what would become a legendary five-night, 10-show stint. At one point, Springsteen, who was still evolving from a halfway decent frontman to rock ’n’ roll’s live dynamo, cued growing applause from the crowd with his … Read more
Cameron Crowe doesn’t traffic in regrets, except maybe one. He almost cast David Bowie in “Almost Famous” — the Oscar-winning 2000 movie loosely based on his life as a teen journalist on the road with a rock band — but didn’t. His original plan, Crowe told The Post in an exclusive interview, was to cast … Read more
Legendary photographer Dustin Pittman was the man shooting the scene in New York in its vintage years in the late ’60s, ’70s and ’80s — from music and fashion icons to Hollywood royalty. And his new book, “Dustin Pittman: New York After Dark,” turns the page back on the golden era. “It was an incredible … Read more
At Electric Lady Studios — the influential Greenwich Village recording venue founded by Jimi Hendrix — artists from David Bowie and Lou Reed to Beyoncé and Taylor Swift have laid down tracks. But, insiders say the space is filled with more than just good vibes and great music. Many say it’s haunted. “Pretty much every … Read more