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About Me

Irish internationalist... loves music... manages Semi Precious Weapons - voted Best New York Band in The Village Voice Readers Poll... world-famous DJ ... runs Death Disco USA and across The Atlantic in Ireland... his rockin' radio show BP Fallon's Wang Dang Doodle is available on demand 24/7 on BreakThruRadio ... takes photographs ... glad to be here... glad to be anywhere... life's a gas
A Conversation With BP Fallon Part 1 . In this intimate chinwag, BP talks to Harley Sears about his childhood in Ireland and Germany, falling in love with rock'n'roll at eleven, the impact of seeing American rock star Gene Vincent, finding himself as a celebrity pop pundit on Irish TV whilst still a schoolboy and the furore it caused - and the influence of working at The Beatles ' Apple Records.
A Conversation With BP Fallon Part 2 . In this emotional segment, our man BP talks about working with Marc Bolan and Tyrannosaurus Rex and how they became T.Rex and the joyful lunacy of T.Rextasy ... and the sad death of his dear friend Marc.
A Conversation With BP Fallon Part 3 . The Birth of Punk Rock. BP flashes back to the beginnings of punk, talking about everything from Silverhead to Sid Vicious to managing the great Johnny Thunders , a union that produced Johnny's classic So Alone album.
A Conversation With BP Fallon Part 4 . "BP TELLS IT LIKE IT IS. WATCH IT HE'S A GENIUS" says Alan McGee . Here, BP talks about Alan McGee and Death Disco and about becoming the manager of Semi Precious Weapons , SPW producer Tony Visconti , the record industry... and jewelry.
A Conversation With BP Fallon Part 5 . "What's the good in being in a good band? It's absolutely fucking pointless!" In the final part of this superbly informative Harley Sears production, BP on the music business and how to navigate the collapsing record industry, Semi Precious Weapons , Ahmet Ertegun, Sam Phillips... and why people listen to music.

BP Fallon's Wang Dang Doodle on BreakThruRadio


Listen to QUENTIN CRISP: AN ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK

From The BP Fallon Archive, we proudly present BP's never-before-broadcast 1990 conversation with the then-82 year old Quentin Crisp. Throughout, this ahead-of-his-time writer, actor, social catalyst and brilliantly unique man waxes philisophical about America, fame, sex, style, dust and more. "One of the most impressive people I've ever met" says BP Fallon, who's met a few.

Quentin Crisp December 1908 - November 1999

My Interests

Music and people, managing Semi Precious Weapons, DJing and travelling, photography. "Nothing you can do that can't be done".

I'd like to meet:

I've lived and am living a most blessed life and I've met most everyone apart from Elvis and I'm not in a hurry there...
T.REX: HOT LOVE. L to r: BP Fallon [congas, b/vs], Mickey Finn [congas, b/vs], Steve Currie [bass gtr, b/vs], Bill Legend [drums] and Marc Bolan [gtr, lead vox].
German TV Hits A Go Go 1971. Record produced by Tony Visconti
JOHN LENNON & THE PLASTIC ONO BAND: INSTANT KARMA L to r: JL [vox, piano], Yoko Ono [knitting & Kotex eyewear], Beatles road manager Mal Evans [tambourine], BP Fallon [bass gtr, b/vs], Apple Records official House Hippy Richard DiLello [camera], Klaus Voorman [bass gtr, b/vs] and Alan White [drums].
BBC TV Top Of The Pops 1970. Record produced by Phil SpectorBut are you here? The last 100 friends and visitors from around the world...

Music:

bpfallon.com will give you the vibe, loosely...

Movies:

Extra in 'Blow-Up' [1966].

"Look more stoned!" were director Michelangelo Antonioni's only instructions to The Yardbirds audience which includes BPF grooving to Beck and Page throttling Stroll On spendidly, Jeff smashing a cheapie guitar as Jimmy's sideburns dream of greater things. "Ten quid a day to look stoned and listen to The Yardbirds" is how BP remembers it. Stars David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles and Jane Birkin.

'Headrush' [2005].

BPF plays Blowback - the weed and wisdom dispencing guru - in this hilarious cult drugs, gangsters and love story comedy caper written and directed by Shimmy Marcus. BP's appearance in the film, sitting in a huge egg in his womb room dressed in a clowd of Jazz Woodbine smoke as an equally-naked girl splashes paint everywhere, happily disconcerted some cinema audiences. Also stars Steven Berkof as the psychotic bastard The Uncle and Huey Morgan from The Fun Lovin' Criminals as the cross-dressing coke dealer The Yank.

Books:

Allen Carr's Easy Way To Stop Smoking

The Georgics Of Virgil by Peter Fallon

The Sensuous Song Of The Croon by Lenny Kaye

Heroes:

"Don't follow leaders/Watch the parking meters". And always carry a light bulb.

My Blog

Wed May 28: BP Fallon DJs in SF tonight.. plus Wang Dang Doodle plus "When is a model a model?"

Our rock'n'roll guru BP Fallon flies into San Francisco from New York tonight to DJ at Lustre - which takes place at The Transfer, 198 Church Street [btwn 14th Street and Market Street], SF.The Lustre...
Posted by BP Fallon on Wed, 28 May 2008 11:10:00 PST

Agyness & The Kills & Led Zep & Courtney: brill new pix on BP Fallons Flickr

New photography by BP Fallon from the frontiers of rock'n'roll!Starring: The Kills, Agnyess Deyn, Led Zeppelin, Ronnie Drew, Debbie Harry, Slash, Alan McGee, Jayne County, Kevin Shields, Sinead O'Conn...
Posted by BP Fallon on Fri, 02 May 2008 07:31:00 PST

BP Fallon on Podge & Rodge: this joyous madness now on YouTube

HIGHEST VIEWING FIGURES EVER!"THEY’RE GENIUS" SAYS BPSURREAL IRISH TV LUNACY NOW ON YouTube!BP Fallon has just done the strangest television appearance of his career so far, being interviewed by...
Posted by BP Fallon on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:10:00 PST

London, Paris and - this Thursday Feb 28 - FREE in New York!

A NEW MESSAGE FROM THE SEMI PRECIOUS NEWSDESKA refresher course in rock'n'roll history...So we played 4 amazing shows in London. The shows were fucking SOLD OUT!And at one of the shows Kate Moss showe...
Posted by BP Fallon on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:36:00 PST

Alan McGees Guardian blog on "the most important band in America"

Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - musicAlan McGeeJanuary 10, 2008 10:00 AMTHE BAND BRINGING ROCK BACK FROM THE DEADThey have a killer frontman, contagious tracks, a brilliant album and they sell jewelle...
Posted by BP Fallon on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:28:00 PST

I Got A Diamond In My Pocket And A Gun In My Purse&

Tuesday, January 08, 2008 MySpace blog by LT in London"I Got A Diamond In My Pocket And A Gun In My Purse& Current mood: excited...scream SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS Or You Might Get Hurt"Tell me something...
Posted by BP Fallon on Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:47:00 PST

2008 is winking and all the worlds a sage

By Seth Nettles2008 is winking and all the world's a sage.As 2008 dances forward Semi Precious Weapons have been voted'New York's Best Band' in the Village Voice Readers Poll. They'vejust pranced thro...
Posted by BP Fallon on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:13:00 PST

Semi Precious Weapons: LONDON CALLING! Video winner! Hot New York & West Coast shows!

Semi Precious Weapons: London Calling!Video winner!Goin' back to California!Vegas & Phoenix debuts!Mega New York show licensed to thrill! Dateline NYC Dec 5 >>>SPW IN THE UK!Semi Precious Weapons toda...
Posted by BP Fallon on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:11:00 PST

THE LOOK in New York: Beep and Semi Precious Weapons

Posted by The Look Thursday October 25 2007As any fule know, BP Fallon is as ice cold as rock & roll gets. Who else do you knowcan be seen grooving along with Marc, clapping along with Lennon, DJing w...
Posted by BP Fallon on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 03:51:00 PST

Marc Bolan 30th Anniv Concert Sept 29 in Central Pk w/ Patti Smith, Justin Tranter & more!

SATURDAY SEPT 29! SEMI PRECIOUS WEAPONS @ REBEL NYC!AND THEN THERE'S MARC BOLAN...Rebel NYC, 251 West 30th Street between 7th and 8th Avenues, New York Doors 6pm Semi Precious Weapons on stage 8pm sh...
Posted by BP Fallon on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:21:00 PST