Year: 2009

David Johansen is a Rock and Roll Player

THE ONION AV CLUB by Michaelangelo Matos June 1, 2009 The shuffler: David Johansen, the New York rock legend who formed the New York Dolls in the early ’70s and paved the loud, unkempt, pop-savvy road that would eventually lead to punk. He’s released many solo albums, worked with groups such as the Harry Smiths […]

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Joe Piscopo In Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, with Piscopo and Doran, Plays Gateway Playhouse By Andrew Gans August 26, 2009 “Saturday Night Live” alum Joe Piscopo plays Lawrence in the Gateway Playhouse’s production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which begins performances Aug. 26 in Long Island. Directed and choreographed by Keith Andrews with musical direction by Jeff Buchsbaum, the production […]

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State Dept. Extends Blackwater Contract in Iraq

Raw Story By Stephen C. Webster Published: September 2, 2009 The mercenary group formerly known as Blackwater International, which was banned from Iraq by its government after a Baghdad massacre which killed 17 civilians, will see its contract extended in the country by the U.S. State Department, according to a published report. ABC News reporter […]

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