Johnny Knollwood, Author at The New School Free Press

‘Thurtdelic,’ 3GP and the P-Funk Empire

George Clinton, vocalists Scottie Clinton (center) and Thurteen (right) performing with an abridged version of Parliament-Funkadelic at NeueHouse Madison Square on May 17. The vocalists are a part of the 3rd Generation of P-Funk and consistently release a slew of new music and solo material. Photo by Christian Richey

When George Clinton founded The Parliaments on the playground of Avon Avenue Elementary School in Newark, NJ during the doo-wop craze of the 1950’s, surely no one could…

The Zappa Band launches first headlining tour in the U.S.

Mike Keneally, guitarist for The Zappa Band, chats with The New School Free Press via Zoom in May. The Zappa Band launched their first ever headlining tour on Sunday in Homer, NY, and are scheduled to perform in New York City at Sony Hall tomorrow night.

Guitarist Mike Keneally discusses forming the group, launching the tour, and performing unheard compositions penned by Frank Zappa. The Zappa Band, an ensemble that includes musicians who previously…

George Clinton debuts ‘Light Years’ art installation at NeueHouse Madison Square, on display through June 17

George Clinton celebrated the debut of his artwork in New York City with a conversation and performance at NeueHouse Madison Square on Tuesday. Select works by the Godfather of Funk are on display at the gallery through June 17. Photo by Christian Richey

The Godfather of Funk held a performance and conversation at NeueHouse on May 17 to celebrate the unveiling of his art in NYC. George Clinton, the Godfather of…

Kurt Cobain’s Fender Mustang, Alex Lifeson’s Gibson ES-355, Madonna outfits and more on display at the Hard Rock Café through Julien’s Auctions

Alex Lifeson of Rush’s 1976 ES-355 (center), 80s Hentnor Sportscaster (center left) and Gibson Dove (far left), as well as a Les Paul signed by Kiss’ Tommy Thayer (right), are on display at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square through May 20. The items are scheduled to be auctioned off this weekend. Photo by Johnny Knollwood

The iconic items, part of a larger collection, are scheduled to be auctioned at the Times Square cafe and online this weekend, and select items are on display…

Kurt Deimer, a multi-disciplinary artist who works with Bon Jovi’s Phil X, hits New York with virtuoso guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen

Left: Kurt Deimer and Bon Jovi guitarist Phil X supporting Yngwie Malmsteen at the Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts on May 3. Right: Yngwie Malmsteen. The touring package is scheduled to stop in New York City at Gramercy Theatre tonight. Photos by Johnny Knollwood

The singer, writer and actor who appeared in ‘Halloween’ released his debut EP at the end of last year and will perform at Gramercy Theatre tonight alongside the…

John Brennan, producer and musical director behind Shudder’s ‘The Last Drive-In,’ talks about the upcoming season premiere and more

Producer and musical director John Brennan discusses the premiere of season 4 of “The Last Drive-in” in a Zoom call with The New School Free Press on April 1. The season premieres at 9 p.m. tonight on Shudder.

“The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs” will premiere its season four debut tonight on streaming service, Shudder. “Hey everybody, have you heard the news, Joe Bob is…