Modern Rocks Gallery

⚡️ David Bowie ⚡️

The Duffy Archive at Modern Rocks Gallery

Mick Jagger with Jimi Hendrix by Alec Byrne, taken at the Top Of The Pops TV studios, London, May 1967. Available as a signed limited edition print from the Modern Rocks Gallery Collection

Alec recalls, “I got a late present the day after my eighteenth birthday, May 4, 1967, when I got to watch Hendrix perform on Top of the Pops. At the time I was going to the BBC’s studios at Lime Grove every Thursday for the taping of the weekly music TV show, which was hugely in influential at that time. All the record retailers throughout the country would place their orders on Friday morning depending on what was played on Top of the Pops the night before, and all the major bands would play the show when they released a record—Pink Floyd, the Stones, Hendrix, Marley. I was in awe of Hendrix, so when I saw he was scheduled to play I made sure I was there. He blew the doors off the place like he always did, but the cool moment came when I noticed Mick Jagger behind the stage, out of the lights, just standing there watching Jimi’s set. When the taping was finished, Hendrix went over to Jagger and I immediately followed. ‘Hey guys, do you mind if I get a picture?’ They said sure and I snapped a shot on my Rolleiflex, just one frame, no other photographers around. Jimi had only been in London for ve or six months at that point—I’m pretty sure that was the day they met.”

Kevin Cummins from the Modern Rocks Gallery Collection. Signed limited edition prints available from our website or our Austin gallery

David Bowie from the Scary Monsters album cover shoot by Duffy. Available from the Modern Rocks Gallery Collection

The Austin City Limits Signature Series exclusive to Modern Rocks Gallery.

Original posters from the Austin PBS Archives, signed on the day by the performers with proceeds from sales benefiting Austin PBS directly

Today we celebrate the great Miles Davis in his centenary year, born this day in 1926

TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF MILES DAVIS WE’VE TAKEN $100 OFF ALL MILES DAVID PRINTS UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT, NO DISCOUNT CODE NEEDED!

“Miles Davis : Scenes from a Life” features a stunning collection of prints from Glen Craig and Don Hunstein, showing Miles Davis in the studio, on stage, at home and in the boxing gym.

This selection features prints the legendary photographer, Don Hunstein. Check out the full collection on our website and stay tuned for details of an upcoming gallery show.

Allan Tannenbaum at Modern Rocks Gallery ❤️

Signed limited edition prints available from the Modern Rocks Gallery Collection. Check out the full collection on our website