Boyce and Hart Live!

From the Floor Models reunion show -- a somewhat unrehearsed but charming version of The Monkees "Last Train to Clarksville."



With Brian and Michael (from The Lemon Twigs) along with their dad Ronnie D'Addario on backing vocals. Thanks, guys!!!

Greetings from Stockholm!!!

The Floor Models are on display at the hippest music store in Sweden. This is so cool I can't stand it.

REPOSTED FROM POWERPOP:

Attentive readers are aware that a certain Shady Dame and I recently returned from a Scandinavian vacation. Herewith a little documentation of one of the most fun parts of the trip -- the discovery, as we explored Stockholm, of what we have since been informed is the most famous guitar and music store in all of Sweden: Hellstone Music.

I'll be posting more about this incredible emporium -- including some Beatles/Klaus Voormann related stuff that will blow your mind -- next week, as part of a longer photo essay on our travels. But in the meantime -- feast your eyes on this vintage 1952 Les Paul gold top, which as you can see is in utterly pristine condition. And outside MY price range, obviously.

And here I am with the shop's proprietor, Sven Hellsten, who couldn't have been more kind to the loudmouth American poseur who wandered around his place like a kid in a candy store.

Bottom line: If you make it to Stockholm, be sure to stop by the shop. And tell 'em PowerPop sent you.

Another Clip From the Reunion Gig Rehearsal

The Tom Petty classic, obviously. And not too shabby.

Practice Makes...Well, Something.

From the night before the gig.



As you can see, we were not over-rehearsed.

It's Only Three Chords, But They're the RIGHT Three Chords.

More clips from the reunion show.











I don't know who these guys are, but they're pretty darned good.

FOLK ROCK!!!

Another clip from the reunion gig.



A Byrds cover, obviously. What Groucho Marx is doing on bass is beyond me.

Four Characters in Search of a Record Deal

Okay, just kidding.

Actually, it's another song from our October reunion gig.



And as I've said before, if those guys aren't having the time of their lives, I'm no judge of horseflesh.

The Floor Models: A Night to Remember

The short version: The Floor Models reunion show was, to quote Shelley Duvall in Annie Hall, "transplendent."

And thank you to everybody who attended or was involved in it in any way.



Yeah, yeah; I know those performances are raggedy, but they're great anyway and if those four guys aren't having fun, I'm no judge of horseflesh.

Also: My dear friend Laura Giantonio -- who in an earlier life was a big time rock photographer -- took these. Words fail me.

In case you were wondering, it really felt like the old days. Just a fabulous time.

And here's hoping Andy was watching it from rock-and-roll heaven and giving it a thumbs up.

A Clear Sign of the End Times

Well, they said it would never happen, but alas they were wrong.

This Friday evening -- 33 years since we last played together in the same room -- the members of The Floor Models Mark II (aka Gerry Devine and the Hi-Beams) will be performing live in concert.

At SESSION 73, on the corner of 73rd street and 1st Avenue in New York City. A proverbial low dive with continuous entertainment.

Those of you lucky enough not to be members of the group's inner circle may not be aware that this sure to be historic event was preceded two weeks ago by a hugely successful soiree -- at the KEUKA KAFE in Forest hills -- in celebration of our recently released CD Esprit de Floor (available at Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and the rest of the usual suspects).

That's us watching our younger selves on the Keuka's video monitor, BTW.

In any case, tomorrow's show is sure to attract the curious and the kooky, and a splendid time is guaranteed for all. Doors open during the day, the band hits the stage at 8pm, and the drinks will be discounted while we're on.

Be there or be square. For more details, check out the Session 73 website at the link above.

You're welcome, and pray for us.

Alas, There Will Never Be a Deluxe Criterion Blu-Ray Edition of our 1965 Movie Masterpiece

It was our A Hard Day's Night, but it bombed at the box-office.

And the negative and all surviving prints were recently lost in a fire at Universal.

Fortunately, you can still hear the title song...



...and buy the soundtrack CD over at Amazon HERE.

TODAY WE ARE A CD!!!

Well, the new Floor Models album has finally arrived, and I am beyond stoked that this project, two years in the making, has finally resulted in a disc.

It's especially gratifying because the project originally began as a sort of tribute to our late great 12-string ace Andy Pasternack, who founded the band, came up with the album title, and wrote more great songs than you can shake a stick at.

Here's the one we recorded two years ago to get the album rolling; it was a live favorite of ours back in the day, but for some reason we never even demoed it at the time.



In any event, the physical CDs are wending their way off to our distributor on the morrow, but the album itself can be listened to (for free) over at YouTube.

Or if you wanna be a patron of the arts, you can download/stream it at CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes, Spotify and the rest of the usual suspects.

And I should add that Andy himself gets the last word on the album, via a live solo recording he did on WBAI-FM on a night in the early 80s. It's utterly charming; I like to think of it as our equivalent of "Her Majesty" on Abbey Road.

I Shall Be Released

Well, they said it would never happen, but The Floor Models -- featuring some bass player whose name rhymes with Sleeve Nimels -- have a new album out.

And from it, please enjoy their live take on The Byrds version of Goffin-King's classic "Wasn't Born to Follow."



That was recorded during the the soundcheck for a radio broadcast we did for WDST-FM in Woodstock, which is why you don't hear an audience (they hadn't arrived yet). The year, I'm pretty sure, was 1995, but we had been doing the song since our earliest days in the Village, i.e. the early '80s. In any case, it was always one of my favorite things to play live, so I'm especially glad the recording survived.

As for the album itself, it's got four newly recorded tracks (including a song by our late great 12-string ace Andy Pasternack that's so beautiful it hurts) plus six more previously unreleased tunes from the vault that aren't too shabby either. The whole thing is now available for streaming and purchase at CD Baby, Amazon and iTunes; other digital platforms -- Pandora, etc -- will be up in a day or two. Physical CDs will be available in a couple of weeks, but why deprive yourself until then?

Also, we just got added to Spotify, where the album sounds especially glorious. Apparently, they have some kind of technological fix over there that makes our music sound better than it is.

[cross-posted at POWER POP]

The Masses Are Clamoring For the Floor Models

Gosh, we're getting so famous we actually got name-checked in the Sunday June 2, 2019 New York Times crossword puzzle.

And it was drug-themed to boot!

Finally -- 2019 Updates From the Worst Slackers on Earth!!!!

Finished the new, and forthcoming as soon as we can get it to the manufacturers, Floor Models album last night.

Here's the last track we worked on. I think it's gorgeous.



The album itself will be available -- in both physical and digital forms, including a bonus track that will blow your mind -- no later than this August.

Swear to god. And sorry it took so long to update the site. I promise, we'll be on top of this on a regular basis from now on.

In the meantime, kudos to my bandmates who did stellar work over the two years this project has been in the making.