Welcome to the official DUFF's website. It's finally finished. The hang-up in getting here, aside from drinking as much as humanly possible, was making sure that the site was correct. Correct in terms of being original/interesting, reflecting the bar itself, not the usual cookie-cutter shit that is so rampant on the web (and in bars for that matter). Also, finding someone who "got" my vision of what I was trying do, and was up to the challenge of working with me - And that's my friend, Jim Moran, the webmaster.
I'll be using this news page to announce cool goings on, bar, and non–bar related, rants, and also concert/dvd/cd reviews . Doing the reviews in his own hilarious style, will be my bro, VH1 Heavy Metal expert ( as seen on VH1's Most Metal Moments/Least Metal moments) ERIC BONESTEEL, and yes, that his real name. Check back often, as the site is still being constructed and updated, and don't forget to join our mailing list ( the link is in the upper right hand corner).
Thanks for stoppin' by , I'll see ya at the bar -
JIMMY DUFF
THE NEWS
Join us this Saturday, January 10th as the bar celebrates 10 years of rockin' New York City !!
It's been a seriously wild and varied trip as we hit 2009 (now with the bar in it's third location) in a city that has changed quite a bit since we began. We've had to stay on the move because the war with the yuppies for NYC, which started in the 1980's, has unfortunately been lost. No matter, nobody told us. We have managed to succeed regardless, to say the least. You can count us to keep flying the flag for hopefully another 20 years as we'll continue to stay true to the original vision of the bar - Old school, decadent NYC.
To help mark the occasion online, we're gonna throw the bar's myspace page a bone with a new photo album - A look back over the years with 100 or so never seen before photographs. I guess you could call em' "new" photos, they're sure to be new to you. Check em' out HERE in the photo section.Many thanks to everyone for the all the support over the years - At the end of the day, you're the ones that have, and continue to make it all possible. - Jimmy Duff
Our Motto : "To some it's business, to us, it's a lifestyle"
Our annual Dimebag Guitar raffle ended this past Saturday in an interesting and unprecedented fashion. The guitar winner was initially Jim McMahon, who had entered the the raffle only to give to charity, not expecting to win. Upon winning the guitar, he generously donated it back to the bar to be raffled yet again, to raise more funds. The eventual, and final winner picked was Big Rob, from Queens, the fourth guitar player to win the annual event. Perfect. This year we raised $ 780 for The VH1 Save the Music Foundation, which put us over the $6000 mark in funds raised sinced we started this event. A check will be sent to the foundation in honor of Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott. Many, many thanks to John C., John P. and the folks at Dean Guitars, and, of course, everyone who bought a ticket and helped us support a great charity.
Ours thanks to everyone who came out this past weekend to help christen the new DUFF'S location. The weekend was a total grandslammer and the response to the new spot was overwhelmingly positive. We've just added a new photo gallery with some shots of the space "168 Marcy", check em' out!
In related news, we have also reopened the old location at North 3rd Street this week "The Bunker", after some not so extensive renovations and repairs.It's rough & ready for business, and if we have anything to with it ,and we do, it will ROCK!
It's that time of year again as we remember Dimebag with our annual tribute party and guitar raffle. Dean guitars has once again generously donated a Dean Dimebag guitar to be raffled off, with all proceeds going to The VH1 Save The Music Foundation. We'll be doing a free blacktooth shots at midnight, and crankin' the tunes & Dimevision all night as we celebrate the life & times of "The Idol". We've managed to raise over $5000 since we started this event, and with your help, we hope to knock that grand total up as high as we can this year.
Raffle Rules:
Tickets are $10 each - No limit
Previous raffle winners and DUFF'S employees are not eligible for entry
Winner will picked at our X-Mas Party on Saturday December 20th - Winner does not need to be present
Find out more about The VH1 Save The Music Foundation HERE.
The hangover of hangovers ...
On behalf of everyone at DUFF'S, we'd like to thank everyone who came out & tore it up with us one last time at our North 3rd Street location. I can say that in my 10 years of doing this, Saturday's party was one of the most over the the top, out of control events I've ever been a part of. It was fuckin' hilarious. Like everything else that has gone on at that bar over the years, ya had to be there to understand.
Now, onto our opening weekend at 168 Marcy Avenue this coming Friday & Saturday nights. We'll be capping the weekend off on Sunday with the official after show party for our friends NACHTMYSTIUM, following their DUFF'S sponsored show at Public Assembly (View the flyer below for the complete show lineup). That should be enough for one weekend. Stay tuned here and on our myspace page for more kick-ass events coming your way this month - J. DUFF
We were recently informed by Citysearch.com that DUFF'S, for the fourth year in a row, has been voted the Best Dive Bar in New York City. We've won our share of "best of" awards over the years (this one is our 20th), and it's always great to be recognized, especially with this award coming in the final week of the North 3rd Street location. Our thanks to everyone who voted for us, we're all looking forward to more great times in '09 as we crank things up a few notches at the bar's new location.
The facts:
Last call for DUFF'S at North 3rd Street will be Saturday, November 29th.
The location WILL remain open as a Rock n' Roll dive bar, but DUFF'S will be gone.
The all new DUFF'S location, at 168 Marcy Avenue in South Williamsburg, will have it's opening weekend on December 5th & 6th. Directions to the new spot are below.
That's the framework - More details to be announced soon!!
Join us this Friday night for the first ever BLACK TOOTH MINI-BAR & GRILL party with none other than Lady Dime, Rita Haney !! We'll be giving out out plenty of food, Southern style, and tearin' it up all night long. Rumor has it there might be a Black Tooth or 2 served up as well. Needless to say, this will be another legendary bash, as well as one of the last big blowouts at the North 3rd location - Getcha' Pull fuckers !!!
This event brought to you by DUFF'S in association with Damien Maurer Photography.
Duff's will be hosting the NYC area casting call for VH1's latest reality series "Daisy of Love". Daisy was a runner up in last year's "Rock of Love" series. Here's the chance for your 15 minutes of fame, and, possibly, some ass. If you're familiar with the series, you know you could do a hell of a lot worse than Daisy- word. Get some !!!
CASTING NEW SERIES "DAISY OF LOVE"
The search is on to find America's HOTTEST, HARD ROCKIN' HEART THROBS to compete for the love of former ROCK OF LOVE bachelorette, DAISY DE LA HOYA!!!
Millions tuned in to see ROCK OF LOVE 2 runner-up, Daisy, have her heart broken by Bret. She may not have found love, but she is determined to find the one man who will ROCK HER WORLD on DAISY OF LOVE. This time, VH1 is giving Daisy the chance to have 20 men vie for her love.
Are you a BAD BOY looking for a BAD GIRL?
Do you live a ROCK 'N ROLL lifestyle?
Do you have something to offer Daisy that she has never had in a man?
Do you have what it takes to win the heart of one of reality TV's sexiest sirens?
Auditions will be held in the following cities, between October 20 and November 25, BY APPOINTMENT ONLY!
To be considered, please email the following info to the city closest to you:
1. NAME
2. AGE
3. PHONE NUMBER
4. CURRENT PHOTOS and myspace URL if you have one
5. A SHORT BIO ABOUT YOURSELF AND WHY YOU WANT TO DATE DAISY.
6. YOUR AUDITION CITY IN THE HEADING OF THE EMAIL.
Los Angeles - DaisyLA@realtalentcasting.com
New York/New Jersey - DaisyNY@realtalentcasting.com
Chicago - DaisyCHI@realtalentcasting.com
Miami - DaisyMiami@Realtalentcasting.com
Phoenix - DaisyAZ@realtalentcasting.com
Austin - DaisyTX@realtalentcasting.com
Atlanta - DaisyATL@realtalentcasting.com
Las Vegas - DaisyLV@realtalentcasting.com
Applicants must be 21+
TO SET UP A CASTING EVENT OR FOR PROMOTIONAL BUSINESS INQUIRIES, PLEASE EMAIL SANDRA PETKO at: SANDRA@REALTALENTCASTING.COM
DUFF'S BROOKLYN PRESENTS:
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1ST
Celebrate Halloween Weekend with
Legendary Infernal Black / Death Metallers
ACHERON
Performing a Special 20th Anniversary Show
PLUS
The Long Awaited Return of Pennsylvania's
Brutal Brotherhood
CRUCIFIER
Also
Hospital Recording Artists
MALKUTH
Colombia's
CARNAL
and from New England
IPSISSIMUS
@
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY
70 NORTH SIXTH STREET
(Between Kent and Wythe Ave)
Williamsburg Brooklyn NY 11211
(@ THE OLD GALAPAGOS /
NEXT TO THE MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG)
21+ (Sorry Kids!!) / Doors 7pm / Adm. $20
BRUTALITY RETURNS TO NORTH SIX STREET!!
MTV2 came down to the bar last week and invaded the new DUFF'S location (opening date to announced on this web site) along with Host Jose Mangin, former HBB VJ's Dee Snider, Riki Rachtman, and Jamey Jasta to film a special 20th Anniversary Edition of the show. The raucous shoot went off without a hitch, and the results will be aired Saturday October 25th (10 PM), capping off a week of special anniversary programming. Check the official press release below for all the details, and photos from the day HERE in the site's photo gallery.
Much thanks to Jose, Dee, Riki, Jamey, and Mike and Caroline from MTV2 for putting together a professional and very fun day for everyone involved.
MTV2 TAKES A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE AS HEADBANGERS BALL EMBARKS ON ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY WITH SPECIALS AND INTERVIEWS BEGINNING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 20TH
New York, NY (October 7, 2008) – Metal lives on! MTV2’s Headbangers Ball, the longest running show on the network celebrates its 20th anniversary with a bang. Beginning on October 25th, Headbangers Ball takes you on a hard rock journey with noteworthy interviews, archive footage from the past 20 years, a roundtable discussion from Headbanger VJ’s themselves, and many more.
Headbangers Ball, the hardest show in the world, which airs on approximately 400 channels worldwide, replaced Heavy Metal Mania, helmed by Dee Snider of Twisted Sister fame. The Ball's first long term host was Adam Curry who was then replaced by the one and only Riki Rachtman in 1990. Moving from MTV to its current home on MTV2, Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed-fame took over the reigns and interviewed some of the sickest metal bands around. Jamey may be gone now, but keep on the look out constantly for special guests and the freshest videos on the web and TV. This week includes exclusive content and footage, killer music, and in-depth interviews. Some of these interviews include many of heavy metal's best such as Metallica, Mudvayne, Lamb of God, Testament, Anthrax and more.
Below are descriptions of the shows that are scheduled to air:
MTV Essential: Metallica<
Premiere: Monday @ 11pm
This special takes a look at the evolution of Metallica & also catches up with the band now. New interviews discussing their new album "Death Magnetic" and also about their recent performance at Rock Am Ring Festival.
Avenged Sevenfold: Live in LBC
Premiere: Wednesday @ 11pm
This performance special from Avenged Sevenfold's Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough DVD features the band’s April 10th 2008 hometown show at the Long Beach Arena headlining the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour.
Best of Headbangers Ball Video Blocks
Premiere: Monday-Thursday @ 10pm, Slipknot Video Premiere Saturday
Best moments from Headbangers Ball will air along with classic metal videos which include the highly anticipated video from Slipknot, “Dead Memories” and The Sword “How Heavy The Axe”
Headbangers Ball Special Anniversary Edition (2-hour)
Premiere: Saturday @ 10pm
This special is a roundtable discussion with some of Headbangers most notable VJ’s such as Riki Rachtman, Dee Snider, and Jamey Jasta. They will discuss all things heavy metal, some archive Headbanger moments, and their favorite episodes. The show will also take a look back at some classic metal videos that have been featured on the program since the show’s inception.
Can’t get enough of Headbangers and the world of metal? Visit the Headbangers Blog (headbangersblog.com) where you can get up to the minute metal news, video premieres, exclusive interviews, archival footage and bonus content that you won’t see on air. You can also check out the Headbangers Blog podcast on October 24th for the first ever video podcast with Lars from Metallica.
DUFF'S once again will celebrating Halloween with our good friend Paul Booth as part of Paul's 20th year of tattooing celebration weekend. The weekend will kick off with Paul's ZILF 2008 Beauty Pageant on Halloween night at the bar. More details TBA here soon - in the meantime, get more here on the wild weekend at DARKIMAGES.COM.
Below is the official press release on Paul's Saturday night festivities, check it out:
PAUL BOOTH CELEBRATES 20 YEARS AS A TATTOO ARTIST
NEW YORK, October 15, 2008 - Halloween weekend marks the 20-year anniversary of dark master artist, Paul Booth’s tattooing career and we just can’t let it go by without a party! Put on your costume and join us for an evening of true Halloween spirit as only Paul can do it. There will be live entertainment, collaborative painting and tattooing, costume contests, music, freakshows, and of course Fetish Dancers! This event will be filmed for one of Paul's award winning DVD's.
FRIDAY, October 31st – Join Paul at Duff's in Brooklyn for Halloween. Paul will be presenting the 1st Annual MISS ZILF Beauty Pageant. A ZILF is sort of like a MILF but much colder and much hotter at the same time! So Attention all Hot Zombie Chicks! Come on down to wear the Crown. Cool prizes include everything from lots of free drinks to Tattoo time! Finalists must be able to attend Paul's Anniversary Party the next night for the final judging.
SATURDAY, November 1st – Paul Booth’s Last Rites Tattoo Theatre. Hosted by Mistress Juliya and Jose Mangin, the evening begins at 8pm. The admission is $5 at the door, 18 and over, 21 to drink.
Saturday's Party includes the following...
Costume contest – The top costumes will win prizes including collective memorabilia or a Halo Guitar. The winner of ‘Best Costume’ will win a gift certificate for $1,000 of tattoo time with Paul. Creative costumes are encouraged; Paul will be taping throughout the evening to create a DVD celebrating the hellish mayhem.
Collaborative painting – throughout the evening the Last Rites family of artists will be creating an ArtFusion Experiment. The painting will be produced throughout the course of the evening, and a silent charity auction will provide funding for the International Child Art Foundation.
Collaborative tattoo – Paul Booth, Toxyc, and Little Dragon will be fusing their styles on the flesh for guests’ viewing pleasure. These three Last Rite’s artists will work together on one singular freehand tattoo, embracing the unified, creative force that can only exist in that space and time. Guests can purchase a chance to win this unique experience by visiting www.DarkImages.com and clicking the 'Collaborative Tattoo Lottery' link. The winner will be announced at 9pm the evening of the event, and the tattoo will commence directly thereafter.
Performances and entertainment – TERRO.chic will provide dark aural ambience, and M9NDFUCK will provide an alternative fashion show. Performances by Nicolette le Faye the trapeze artist, Mini-Marilyn Manson on stage, fetish dancers throughout the evening, Coney Island freakshows, and in the theater, Paul has prepared a montage of his favorite horror movie scenes. And as always... SO much more!
Guests are advised to brush up on their god jokes, tattoo and horror movie trivia, as prizes will be offered throughout the night. Mistress Juliya and Mangin will keep it hot as they roast Paul all night long.
The event is sponsored by Revolver Magazine, Duff’s Brooklyn, Nuclear Blast Records, Jagermeister, Halo Guitars, M9NDFUCK.com, MusicSkins.com, JSR, Paratore AV, and the ArtFusion Experiment.
After devoting nearly twenty years of his life to the art of tattoo, where his is revered for his efforts to elevate the medium into the realm of fine art, Paul Booth has become a household name. His unparalleled dedication to the evolution of his craft has garnered him numerous awards around the globe, top tier magazine features (among them, many cover stories), public and television appearances including CNN, MSNBC, DISCOVERY, A&E, TLC, MTV and more.
Through his deep involvement in organizations such as The National Arts Club – one of the oldest and most respected art institutions in the Nation – Booth is continually driven to help push the tattoo industry forward in as many ways as possible. In 2000, he created an international art movement called “The ArtFusion Experiment” with Filip and Titine Leu, world-renowned tattooists from Switzerland. ArtFusion succeeded and continues to unite leading tattoo artists from around the world to create one–of–a–kind works of art.
Booth’s masterful paintings and macabre tattoo art is notable for its aggressive nature, and, as such, has been in high demand among dark art and tattoo enthusiasts for decades, including numerous major bands in the metal scene such as Slayer, Slipknot, Pantera, Down, Lamb of god and many more. In 2002, Rolling Stone Magazine featured Booth and proudly crowned him “The new king of rock tattoos.”
Last Rites Tattoo Theatre is located at 511 West 33rd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues in New York.
Learn more at www.darkimages.com/Events/PB_20th.html
DUFF'S is proud to host the official pre-party for our good friend Vincent Castiglia, who will be having a solo exhibition (the first American to do so) at the ultra prestigious H.R. Giger Museum in Switzerland. Along with fellow New Yorker Paul Booth, Vincent represents the present and future of the "Dark Arts". And at the age of only 26, we have a lot to look forward to in the future from this award winning artist. To kick the fun up a notch or two,we will also be raffling off a limited edition print, signed and numbered by Vincent. Check out the official press release below, with links to Vincent's and the H.R. Giger Museum's official web site.
VINCENT CASTIGLIA:
"Remedy For the Living"
Iron-Oxide Visions on Paper
"With such precise technique, his depiction of human musculature is nothing short of outstanding"
- Paul Booth / World-renowned Tattooist, Artist, Gallery Owner, Fanatical Nihilist
"If the body is the temple, then the heart is the altar and the blood is the sacred flame that enlightens the shrine. Vincent is painting with holy light."
- Martin Eric Ain / Musician, Celtic Frost
"One can see a celebration of life in all its dimensions; life that is followed by death, and death that gives way to newness of life… a sublime truth which I believe Vincent's work diligently seeks: the mystery of being."
- Father John Wykes / Priest, Art-appreciator
"The ominous truth that his art confronts, along with the exquisiteness in which it is portrayed, provides a timeless revelation into human existence."
- Joe Sopkowics, Forensic Photographer
The first solo exhibition of paintings by Vincent Castiglia will open at the H.R. Giger Museum Gallery in Gruyeres, Switzerland on October 31st 2008 and run through mid 2009.
Vincent Castiglia is the first American artist to receive a solo exhibition invitation from the H.R. Giger Museum Gallery in its 10-year history. The 26 year old, internationally renowned New York-based artist initially drew the attention of the legendary Swiss-surrealist H.R. Giger and his wife/co-director of the museum Carmen Scheifele Giger, after meeting the couple in 2005. Castiglia's participation in the H.R. Giger Museum's group exhibition of the Society for Art of Imagination followed in 2006 and soon resulted in plans for the artist's own solo show at the museum.
Working in the tradition of surrealism and visionary art, Castiglia states: "my paintings tend to depict iconographic forms, vital and necrotic juxtapositions, and reinterpretations of transpersonal experience."
The award-winning artist, who literally puts his life into his work, has mastered the use of his own blood as a medium. Just as this personal, iron rich pigment holds the key to countless facts and information regarding the sustenance and perpetuation of life, Castiglia's subjects are often "exposed like a body that has been dissected to determine the cause and manner of one's demise," states Detroit's Forensic Photographer, Joe Sopkowics. As he strips away layers of flesh, muscle and bone, Castiglia confronts humanity's innate fear of the unknown while exquisitely illustrating its losing battle with biological truths.
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Vincent Castiglia has showcased his works on paper at museums and galleries throughout the US, Switzerland and England, including exhibits for: The Society for Art of Imagination at The H.R. Giger Museum Gallery, Switzerland, The Museum of Sex (New York), The Mall Gallery (London, England), Last Rites Gallery (New York, New York), Canvas Los Angeles (Los Angeles California), Fuse Gallery (New York), Art @ Large Gallery (New York) Gallery Lombardi (Austin Texas), C-Pop Gallery (Detroit, Michigan)The 7th Annual Dirty Show (Detroit, Michigan), Stolen Space, Gallery, (London, England), Streetwise Gallery, (Detroit, Michigan) L'Imagerie Gallery (Hollywood, California), and Ludlow Gallery (New York), where Castiglia's artwork received its first violent compliment of having the hanging work stolen from the gallery.
Additionally, Castiglia's work has been explored by numerous art and tattoo publications, and in a segment on New York 1 News.
The H.R. Giger Museum opened in June of 1998, in Gruyeres, Switzerland. It showcases the largest collection of Giger's work on permanent public display, encompassing his paintings, sculptures, furniture and film designs, including his work on "Alien", "Poltergeist", and "Species". The top floor of the Museum houses Giger's private collection, which includes over 600 works of art by Salvador Dali, Ernst Fuchs, Dado, Bruno Weber, Günther Brus, Claude Sandoz, François Burland, Friedrich Kuhn, Joe Coleman, Sibylle Ruppert, Andre Lassen, among many others.
The H.R. Giger Museum Gallery is located in the adjoining wing of the museum complex, above the H.R. Giger Museum Bar. There, since 1999, and now on a twice a year rotating basis, Giger utilizes the three room exhibition space to show the work of artists, mostly those already in his private collection, in an effort to help broaden the art appreciation of visitors to his museum. Previous exhibitions have been for Wessi, Prof. Ernst Fuchs, Hans Bellmer, Fred Knecht, Stelio Diamantopoulos, Martin Schwarz, Claude Sandoz, Günther Brus, François Burland, Rudolf Stüssi, and the Society for Art of Imagination. Currently on exhibit are the paintings of Victor Safonkin.
An exhibition catalogue will be printed for "Remedy For the Living" Iron-Oxide Visions on Paper. The artist will be present at the opening.
Castiglia's solo exhibition at the H.R. Giger Museum Gallery will run for six months. For more information, visit: www.HRGigerMuseum.com
MUSEUM HR GIGER
Château St. Germain
1663 Gruyères
Tel.: +41 26 921 22 00
The new DUFF'S is nearing completion, with an exclusive WORLD WIDE preview this month (more on that later). The opening is tentatively slated for sometime in November. Here's a sneak peek for ya:
SIRIUS Satellite's HARD ATTACK DJs Kal Elsebai and Jose Mangin diggin' on the new spot with MTV's Mike Marco.
DUFF'S along with Nonelouder.com and Epic Records hosted an invite only listening party at the bar this past Wednesday for MUDVAYNE. The band came down to hang out as their new disc, The New Game, was played for the first time publicly. It's hard to get a handle on record with only one spin, but the new music was very well received and sounded killer pumping good & loud. Some photos from the event are posted here in the photo gallery Metal Daze, and there's another whole fuckload of killer shots on the Nonelouder site HERE - Check em' out. The release date for the new album is November 18th, and the supporting tour begins October 28th, with a local NYC date slated for December 16th at Roseland Ballroom.Get more information and MUDVAYNE music HERE on their official myspace page.
It's getting to be that time of year again - Here's a video from our 2007 Halloween Party / DVD Release Party with Paul Booth for those of you who missed it (and those who can't remember the evening). A little late, yes, but we're were burnouts over here, cut us some slack. Turn up your VOLUME: Click Here!
