The intersection of Rivington and Ludlow Street, where Paul’s Boutique was temporarily located, is one of the key places on the Lower East Side. A neighborhood with a fascinating musical history.
The intersection of Rivington and Ludlow Street, where Paul’s Boutique was temporarily located, is one of the key places on the Lower East Side. A neighborhood with a fascinating musical history.
If the fake Beastie Boys store has now been replaced by a restaurant, the street-art work of artist Danielle Mastrion, dedicated to Mike D, Ad-Rock and MCA, on Ludlow Street, reminds us that the place was once a hotbed of talent of all kinds.
Rivington and Ludlow were frequented by painters, poets, punks and rappers alike, and helped shape the New York scene. It was not far from the intersection that the Velvet Underground made its debut.
Embark immediately on an exhilarating world tour with some of music’s most iconic bands and artists!
Head to Melbourne, Australia for a stroll along AC/DC Lane before crossing the iconic Abbey Road pedestrian crossing in the company of The Beatles. Visit Janis Joplin‘s home in San Francisco and find out how Johnny Cash ended up playing his greatest hits to a crowd of prisoners in San Quentin. Travel the winding roads of Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and stop in Japan to catch up with Deep Purple, Phil Collins and Daft Punk. Drive down the Tina Turner Highway before entering some of the most legendary studios in music history. Go back to the troubled origins of Billie Holiday and make a pact with Robert Johnson at the famous crossroads in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Embark immediately on an exhilarating world tour with some of music’s most iconic bands and artists! Relive the Jimi Hendrix concert on the Isle of Wight before paying tribute to Bob Marley in Jamaica.
Produced by a team of pop-culture specialists and enhanced by numerous anecdotes, Cult! musictells the secrets of the places that made the history of music.
