Devorah Ostrov
@devorahostrov.bsky.social
Former teenage fanzine journalist. Born in Ohio, grew up in California, getting old in Wales.
You can read my interviews here: devorahostrov.blogspot.co.uk
You can read my interviews here: devorahostrov.blogspot.co.uk
@punkpioneers.bsky.social Hi Jenny, found these pages from Sounds posted on Bluesky
(@soundsclips.bsky.social). It's Darcy Diamond's article about the LA punk scene. Not sure if all the photos are yours. The one who posted this credits Kate Simon, but at least one page of them are yours.
(@soundsclips.bsky.social). It's Darcy Diamond's article about the LA punk scene. Not sure if all the photos are yours. The one who posted this credits Kate Simon, but at least one page of them are yours.
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
@punkpioneers.bsky.social Hi Jenny, found these pages from Sounds posted on Bluesky
(@soundsclips.bsky.social). It's Darcy Diamond's article about the LA punk scene. Not sure if all the photos are yours. The one who posted this credits Kate Simon, but at least one page of them are yours.
(@soundsclips.bsky.social). It's Darcy Diamond's article about the LA punk scene. Not sure if all the photos are yours. The one who posted this credits Kate Simon, but at least one page of them are yours.
I'll raise you!
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I'll raise you!
An good breakdown of the warnings from Orwell's "1984" (compiled by Ageless Literature, a collectable book dealer). Orwell imagined a world where truth was malleable, language was a weapon, and privacy no longer existed. Here are seven lines from 1984 that no longer read like prophecy, but reality.
October 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
An good breakdown of the warnings from Orwell's "1984" (compiled by Ageless Literature, a collectable book dealer). Orwell imagined a world where truth was malleable, language was a weapon, and privacy no longer existed. Here are seven lines from 1984 that no longer read like prophecy, but reality.
My hubby is in charge of a gang of starlings...
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
My hubby is in charge of a gang of starlings...
Mr. James was the nicest guy on the planet, and I was privileged to call him a good friend for many years. I'm devastated. RIP Brian.
March 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Mr. James was the nicest guy on the planet, and I was privileged to call him a good friend for many years. I'm devastated. RIP Brian.
Hearing the devastating news that David Johansen has died. RIP David. 💔 Here's some pics I took at the Dolls after show party with American Heartbreak & friends at the Fillmore in 2004.
March 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Hearing the devastating news that David Johansen has died. RIP David. 💔 Here's some pics I took at the Dolls after show party with American Heartbreak & friends at the Fillmore in 2004.
Missing my friend Roxy today, on what would have been his birthday. I'm not entirely sure what garden implement he was posing with for this photo, but I'm absolutely certain that no manual labour was being done.
February 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Missing my friend Roxy today, on what would have been his birthday. I'm not entirely sure what garden implement he was posing with for this photo, but I'm absolutely certain that no manual labour was being done.
Wishing Mr. Brian James a very Happy Birthday today!!! I took this photo of Brian at The Troubadour in London, where he was celebrating the release of his 2019 biography. #punk #thedamned #lordsofthenewchurch
February 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Wishing Mr. Brian James a very Happy Birthday today!!! I took this photo of Brian at The Troubadour in London, where he was celebrating the release of his 2019 biography. #punk #thedamned #lordsofthenewchurch
Happy Valentine's Day!!!
February 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Happy Valentine's Day!!!
Some Kodak Instamatic pics I took of David Johansen at the Boarding House in San Francisco in 1979...
February 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Some Kodak Instamatic pics I took of David Johansen at the Boarding House in San Francisco in 1979...
I realize I'm a dweeb and probably everybody has known about this forever ... but the B-side of Love's "7 and 7 Is" single is "No. Fourteen." How wonderful is that?
January 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I realize I'm a dweeb and probably everybody has known about this forever ... but the B-side of Love's "7 and 7 Is" single is "No. Fourteen." How wonderful is that?
Vogue 1947 - cover by Salvador Dali.
January 28, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Vogue 1947 - cover by Salvador Dali.
My favorite thing about these autographs from Brian Johnson & Angus Young isn't that Brian asked my name & spelled it correctly, or that they're both written on the back of a small business card for my old fanzine. It's that they wrote "AC/DC" after their names in case I forgot!
January 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
My favorite thing about these autographs from Brian Johnson & Angus Young isn't that Brian asked my name & spelled it correctly, or that they're both written on the back of a small business card for my old fanzine. It's that they wrote "AC/DC" after their names in case I forgot!
We were absolutely thrilled when CREEM editor J. Kordosh wrote the photo captions for issue #18 of my old fanzine. This caption for an Ace Frehley interview was my favorite!
January 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
We were absolutely thrilled when CREEM editor J. Kordosh wrote the photo captions for issue #18 of my old fanzine. This caption for an Ace Frehley interview was my favorite!
Who needs some cheering up? Maybe this will help.
January 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Who needs some cheering up? Maybe this will help.
Love seeing these adverts from 2019 pop up again! It was such an honor and pleasure to supply the photos (and a few words) for this project! I ADORE these guys!!!
January 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Love seeing these adverts from 2019 pop up again! It was such an honor and pleasure to supply the photos (and a few words) for this project! I ADORE these guys!!!
Two Gary Grimshaw-designed post card adverts for MC5 gigs at the Grande Ballroom.
(Left) with Wicked Religion and the Maxx/with PG&E and the James Gang
(Right) with Southbound Freeway and Bossmen
(Left) with Wicked Religion and the Maxx/with PG&E and the James Gang
(Right) with Southbound Freeway and Bossmen
January 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Two Gary Grimshaw-designed post card adverts for MC5 gigs at the Grande Ballroom.
(Left) with Wicked Religion and the Maxx/with PG&E and the James Gang
(Right) with Southbound Freeway and Bossmen
(Left) with Wicked Religion and the Maxx/with PG&E and the James Gang
(Right) with Southbound Freeway and Bossmen
My friend Vicki Berndt and I were at this Police/Readymades show on the Davis campus in 1979. And we've got an amazing story to tell about what happened between the two sets! But in the meantime... Here's Vicki's gorgeous photo of Andy Summers hanging out in the campus bookstore before the gig.
January 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
My friend Vicki Berndt and I were at this Police/Readymades show on the Davis campus in 1979. And we've got an amazing story to tell about what happened between the two sets! But in the meantime... Here's Vicki's gorgeous photo of Andy Summers hanging out in the campus bookstore before the gig.
Jane Wiedlin from the Go-Go's - pretty sure I took this photo in 1990 when the Go-Go's & Redd Kross played at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland.
January 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Jane Wiedlin from the Go-Go's - pretty sure I took this photo in 1990 when the Go-Go's & Redd Kross played at the Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland.
How many of us would have been put in an asylum?
January 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
How many of us would have been put in an asylum?
Wishing everybody a Happy New Year!!!
December 31, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Wishing everybody a Happy New Year!!!
Me and my best friend Michelle with Lemmy (RIP), backstage at the Omni in Oakland, 1988.
December 29, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Me and my best friend Michelle with Lemmy (RIP), backstage at the Omni in Oakland, 1988.
In the immortal words of Mr. Noddy Holder: "IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!"... tomorrow. Wishing everyone a merry one!
December 24, 2024 at 9:36 AM
In the immortal words of Mr. Noddy Holder: "IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!"... tomorrow. Wishing everyone a merry one!
"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens - the condensed version.
December 21, 2024 at 9:20 AM
"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens - the condensed version.