BP Fallon
BP Fallon (born 24 August 1946) is an Irish DJ, author, and photographer.[1] He currently lives in New York.
At a young age Fallon became a famous personality and broadcaster in Ireland, moving on to music journalism and photography.
Moving to London in the late 60s Fallon worked at The Beatles' Apple Records with Derek Taylor.[2] He then became publicist for Thin Lizzy and T. Rex, for whom he coined the term "T.Rextasy". He worked and toured with Led Zeppelin during the band's heyday in the 1970s.[3] During the punk rock years he represented Ian Dury and, briefly, managed Johnny Thunders.
In 1986, Fallon won a Jacob's Award for his RTÉ 2fm show, The BP Fallon Orchestra.
In the early 1990s, Fallon toured with and DJ'd for U2 on their famous Zoo TV Tour and wrote a book/journal about it called U2 Faraway So Close.[1] before starting up the multinational club "Death Disco" with Alan McGee. Later in the 2000s he has dj'd on the road with the groups My Bloody Valentine and The Kills.
In December 2009 he released a solo record "Fame#9" - a collaboration with Jack White on his label Third Man Records. The 7" single is notable for being "3-sided" - the b-side has separate tracks recorded on the left and right stereo channels.[4]
Trivia He appeared 'miming' the bass guitar in John Lennon's video for Instant Karma.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Books by BP Fallon". www.bpfallon.com. http://www.bpfallon.com/bp_books.html. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
- ^ Fallon, BP. "About BP". http://www.bpfallon.com/about_bp.html. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ Searcey, Dionne (2006-01-09). "Behind the Music: Sleuths Seek Messages In Lyrical Backspin". The Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB113677367081541303-lMyQjAxMDE2MzA2OTcwNzkzWj.html. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- ^ "BP FALLON - Fame #9". Instructional. Third Man Records. http://store.thirdmanrecords.com/bpfallon.aspx. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- A Conversation with BP Fallon Video interview by Harley Sears
- BP Fallon on Myspace
- Leonard Cohen interview at the BP Orchestra, March 2 1985
