[bomp] Philadelphia: Lenny Kaye and Nazz singer Stewkey join Secret Cinema for NUGGETS: CELLULOID ARTYFACTS OF SIXTIES ROCK

[Jay Schwartz <jschwart@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lenny Kaye and Nazz singer Stewkey join Secret Cinema for
NUGGETS: CELLULOID ARTYFACTS OF SIXTIES ROCK

Friday, February 16
8:00 pm
Admission: $6.00

Moore College of Art & Design
20th & Race Streets, Philadelphia
(215) 965-4099

On Friday, February 16, The Secret Cinema at 
Moore College of Art and Design will revive a 
special program last shown over six years ago. 
NUGGETS: CELLULOID ARTYFACTS OF SIXTIES ROCK is a 
unique hodgepodge of ultra-rare reels consisting 
of various short films and television shows 
showcasing mod, garage and pop music from the 
mid-to-late 1960s. When we named that program 
back in 2001, it was in naked homage to the 
inestimably influential 1972 garage rock 
compilation album of the same name. This year, we 
are thrilled to announce that in addition to the 
rare films, we will have with us the creator of 
the original "Nuggets," Lenny Kaye.

Prior to his 30-plus years as Rock Hall of Fame 
inductee Patti Smith's chief musical 
collaborator, Lenny Kaye was a prolific rock 
critic and historian. He contributed to leading 
rock periodicals, wrote legendary liner notes 
(even earning mention within a Steven King 
novel), and was one of a handful of rock critics 
at the time to take serious interest in the 
supposedly frivolous corners of rock history, 
from doo wop to the previously-unlabeled genre of 
garage rock. This work reached a pinnacle when he 
compiled for Elektra Records a double-LP of what 
were then considered regional obscurities and 
"one hit wonders" of mid-late sixties rock, 
titled NUGGETS: ORIGINAL ARTYFACTS FROM THE FIRST 
PSYCHEDELIC ERA, 1965-1968. The collection 
brought together great proto-punk singles by The 
Electric Prunes, The Standells and The Seeds, 
sides that had been recorded just a few years 
earlier but had already been forgotten in the 
wake of progressive rock and singer-songwriters.

NUGGETS insured that this music would never be 
forgotten again. It first spawned a host of 
similarly-named compilations of garage rock 
(PEBBLES, BOULDERS, et al), and then Rhino 
Records turned the name NUGGETS into something of 
a sixties reissue franchise, culminating in no 
less than three deluxe CD box sets of psych and 
garage rarities. Lenny Kaye, meanwhile, moved on, 
as leader of the Patti Smith Group, record 
producer, teacher of a university class in rock 
history, and author. His latest book is YOU CALL 
IT MADNESS: THE SENSUOUS SONG OF THE CROON.

At NUGGETS, the film screening, Lenny Kaye will 
discuss sixties rock and add his insightful commentary between films.

To make this an even more special event, we'll 
have Stewkey (lead singer and keyboardist of 
Philadelphia's greatest sixties band The Nazz) in 
person to present a rare print of the promo film for "Open My Eyes."

As always, this Secret Cinema presentation will 
be projected in 16mm film on a giant screen (that's right, not using video).

There will be one complete show at 8:00 pm. Admission is $6.00.

A few highlights of NUGGETS include:

GIRLS IN SHORT SHORT DRESSES (1966) - Paramount 
made this topical film in the final days of the 
theatrical short subject era, to capitalize on 
the worldwide interest in then very-Swinging 
London. It stars actual mod band The Thoughts, 
who are best known to collectors for their 
recording of Ray Davies' otherwise unreleased 
song "All Night Stand," on Shel Talmy's Planet 
Records label. In this previously unheralded 
Technicolor film, they perform two songs in the 
famous Blaise's nightclub, and in a reverse on 
the usual rock band scenario, THEY chase GIRLS 
around tube stations and Carnaby Street 
boutiques. The film also makes a visit to the 
studio of fashion designer Mary Quant, inventor of the mini-skirt.

THE ECSTASY IS SOMETIMES FANTASTIC (1966) - Made 
by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, this is 
a rare cinema verite look at a working, 
not-quite-made-it rock group. Toronto garage band 
Jon and Lee and the Checkmates reveal all sides 
of their world, from belting out James Brown 
numbers in packed clubs, to going over 
itineraries and accounting, to the crucial 
business of getting the right haircut.

THE NAZZ: OPEN MY EYES (1968) - Rock videos 
weren't invented in the eighties; they've been 
around since sound film was perfected. In the 
sixties they were called "promo films," and this 
was one of the better ones. Stewkey, the lead 
singer and keyboardist of Philly's greatest mod 
band, will introduce this rare public screening 
of his personal 16mm print (which is actually a 
rare alternate edit of the clip MTV has 
shown!)and be interviewed by Lenny Kaye, who 
included this great song on the original Nuggets LP!

Plus clips from feature films and television with 
music performed by The Standells, The Chocolate 
Watchband, The Seeds, The Birds (UK), The 
Marmalade, The Orphan Egg, The Zombies and more!



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