Sex, Witchcraft, and Rock & Roll...and Eugene Merinov

The photography of Eugene Merinov has been used for the cover & inspiration for a new book by Lilah Wild. Read all about it on her blog here, and check out the book which is now available on Amazon.

As Lilah herself says, "Eugene Merinov’s online gallery is a treasure trove of great bands caught in the heat of performance, right when their careers were just beginning. Bright lights, rawness and hunger, you can practically feel the perspiration leaking out of these photographs."

Thanks Lilah!

Happy new year!

Happy new year all! I wanted to let you know that Eugene will have a photo of New Order included in the new (i.e. February 2012) issue of Mojo magazine. Have a look for it at your favorite magazine joint. I hope we have more good news throughout the year, and wish you great health & happiness for 2012!

Welcome to the new EugeneMerinov.com!

We are happy to announce that we've relaunched www.eugenemerinov.com, and hope you like the new look! If you appreciate Eugene's work, please suggest us to friends via this site or Facebook.

We're also happy to let you know that we now have high resolution digital prints available in the following sizes:

• 8.5 x 11
• 13 x 17
• 17 x 22

All digital prints are on premium quality inkjet media coated on a true photographic baryta base to match those of traditional photographic printing. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ocontact us at eugenemerinovphotography [@] gmail.com.

A huge special big enormous THANKS to our friend JC over at Cerysmatic Factory for the help, direction and inspiration in the redesign. Especially the sexy new header!

Eugene news: A Band at Max's

Hello everyone...yes, it's been rather quiet around here, but thats good in a way. It means we've been busy in other areas. But we have some nice news to share - Eugene's action packed shot of A Band (featuring Glenn Branca), performing at Max's Kansas City in 1978, will be included this fall in a new history of Max's book to be published by the good folks over at Abrams. Abrams, of course, is the same publisher who has already brought us amazing books on CBGB, No Wave, Bob Gruen's take on the New York Dolls, and others, so you know the work put into this new one will be top notch. Keep an eye out for it...I'm sure we'll also write again on the eve of publishing. Thanks for reading!

Eugene Merinov at Tribeca Film Festival

As mentioned last November, we're happy to announce that a feature length documentary called Blank City, which uses many of Eugene Merinov's photographs, will be making its premier at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.

Cast & Credits
Primary Cast: Jim Jarmusch, Steve Buscemi, Lydia Lunch, Richard Kern, Nick Zedd, John Waters
Director: Celine Danhier
Producer: Aviva Wishnow
Directors of Photography: Ryo Murakami, Peter Szollosi
Editor: Vanessa Roworth

Program Notes
New York City in the late 1970s. Underground filmmakers collaborated with experimental musicians and vanguard performance artists, all on a shoestring budget, to create the most daring work of their generation. In stark contrast to the poverty and crime that seemed rampant in the economically struggling city, a community of aggressive, confrontational, vibrant artists flourished: hole-in-the-wall screening rooms abounded, manifestos circulated, and Jim Jarmusch, Nick Zedd, and Amos Poe debuted early works to an audience of their peers. These short-lived but profoundly influential movements dubbed themselves "No Wave Cinema" and "Cinema of Transgression."

Director Celine Danhier brings energy and style to her encyclopedic documentary on the figures and history of this rich but gritty era. Blank City includes compelling interviews with such luminaries as Jarmusch, Zedd, Poe, John Waters, Steve Buscemi, Lydia Lunch, Lizzie Borden, Eric Mitchell, Thurston Moore, Debbie Harry, Bette Gordon, Glenn O'Brien, John Lurie, and anyone who was anyone in the late-'70s East Village art scene. Ample film clips from seminal works bring to life a time and a place lost to gentrification and commercialization in the '80s, but that lives on in a still-thriving tradition of avant-garde art.

Be sure to visit the festival website for dates, times & more information!

Good news!

This just in - we have a new slew of great photos from Eugene that will be going up over time. Included are photos of the Bush Tetras, XTC, the 2 Timers, Brains, Circus Mort, Delta 5, Fad Gadget, Fashion, Patti Smith, the Senders, the Stilletos, and Walter Stedding!

Also, we're happy to announce that Eugene's photos will be used in a forthcoming documentary about the late 70's New York post punk scene called Blank City. Keep your eyes on this space for more news!

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Teenage Jesus to reunite for one night only!

For fans of post punk, new wave & no wave, click here for some news some of you might be interested in.

See Eugene's shots of Lydia Lunch in action at Max's Kansas City by clicking here.

Soon come...

Things have been rather quiet 'round these parts for a couple of months, but we will soon be posting some new content. We appreciate your patience & certainly thank you for stopping by!

Don't forget to visit our friends over at Stupefaction, as well as everyone linked (over on the right hand side).

Eugene Gets Bedazzled!

Big ups to our Only Ones-loving friend Spike for giving us the full Bedazzled treatment!

Eugene on Cerysmatic, Part 2

Our friends over at Cerysmatic Factory, have come through again. There's an exclusive shot of New Order there along with some text regarding the New Order show at the Ukrainian National Home in New York City, 1981. Thank you John.

Eugene On the Web

Thanks to Alex of Flaming Pablum for his nice mention of us. Check it out here.

Etherea Show Opening 9-19-07, Part 2

And the show goes on - if you haven't seen 'em yet, get yourself down to Etherea (66 Avenue A between 4th & 5th) to see the wondrous work of Eugene Merinov through December 12!



Some more pictures from our opening, courtesy of Lynne:

Eugene on Cerysmatic Factory

Our friend, John, over at Cerysmatic (the contemporary online record of all things Factory Records), was nice enough to post about Eugene's New Order photos. Thanks John!

Etherea Show Opening 9-19-07

Etherea, 66 Avenue A, New York NY


Eugene Merinov


Danny Fields & Ebet Roberts


Tim Broun & Rich Kim


Randy Haecker, Ebet Roberts & Tim Broun


Thanks to John Espinosa at Retna for the pictures!

Eugene on Bauhausmusik

Eugene's most well known image is that of Bauhaus' Peter Murphy holding a cymbal in front of his face at a NYC gig in 1981. This powerful image was then used by Bauhaus for the cover of their 1981 live album, Press the Eject and Give Me the Tape. We are pleased that Bauhaus themselves have been made aware of the current situation.

Opening wrap & Eugene on the web

A very special thanks to all who turned up for opening last night - it was a smashing success. And please go visit the exhibit while it's up at Etherea (66 Ave A, NY NY) in the East Village. Open 7 days a week.

WFMU DJ Evan "Funk" Davies plugs us on his show. Thanks Evan!

UK artist Ralf Zeigermann links to us on his site.

Eugene Merinov opening tonight in NYC

8:00-10:00PM opening tonight!
Show runs thru Dec 12 at Etherea!

Eugene on Acute

Our friend Dan over at Acute Records was kind enough to do a nice posting on the Acute Records blog about our show opening tomorrow night.

Buy Acute!

Eugene or Bust!

Bust Magazine was kind enough to list us on their event calendar.

Thanks to WFMU's Cherry Blossom Clinic for mentioning our opening on their listings page at WFMU.org.

Eugene on PinkFlag.com

Our camera-friendly friends Wire have posted a news item on their recently relaunched website, pinkflag.com. Have peak at the "Look" section of their site as well for more Eugene shots!

We love Wire! There will be more Wire shots posted soon as well as some rare pictures from a solo Colin Newman show in New York in 1980.