PATTERNS AND TONES

Another recent cover that includes photography I shot is on this new compilation from my favorite Bay Area punks - The Mr. T Experience. "Shards" Volume Two - Pieces of The Mr. T Experience 1985-1999 is an amazing collection out on Sounds Rad Records . Like Volume I, this record contains 16 bonus tracks that had appeared on various MTX CD's over the years but had never made it to their full length LPs. For a complete history on how this occured, please visit Dr. Frank's blog here  and here ! I photographed Dr. Frank , Joel Reader and Jym Pittman for the 7th MTX LP back in 1997. It was shot in my old photo studio inside The Warfield Building which also housed the famous Warfield Theatre . The studio on Market Street in San Francisco was situated right between the two ladies on the outside of the building's facade. Outtakes from that photo shoot are also included on both Volume I and II inserts. Julie Green October 27, 2018 Inside Volume I ...

Dr. Frank from The Mr. T Experience I thought it would be a good time of year to check in with some of my favorite musicians out there and who better to start this rock n' roll checkup than with the multi-talented and all around great guy  Frank Portman (AKA Dr. Frank) from the seminal punk rock band  The Mr. T Experience ! Julie Green October 14, 2017 Julie Green: Hey Dr. Frank, what have you been up to this past year? Dr. Frank:  My band released King Dork Approximately the Album, featuring songs from the books, initially as a digital download with the paperback edition of the book. As of just last month we've released a vinyl and CD version as well. We've been doing some live shows as well. We've done some work on organizing the back catalog for possible future re-issues (beginning with the digital Shards compilations of odds and ends that hadn't yet made it to the digital catalog.) And I've been working on a couple of books. JG: ...

How do you even begin to describe someone who has so profoundly effected the music scene in your area and then has gone on to take those talents and successfully transfer them into the form of a novel? Well, you can't and luckily for me I am a photographer who's sole purpose is to capture and present a visual documentation. As for this introduction, I can only humbly present to you the facts. The fact that Frank Portman, who is also referred to as Dr. Frank, helped start the seminal punk rock band The Mr. T Experience back in 1985, does not go unnoticed by those who are keenly aware of their influence on numerous subsequent bands.The fact that Dr. Frank is now a successful author is no surprise to the legion of fans who have enjoyed the lyrics he has crafted over the years. The fact that we cannot wait to hear another song about a girl... I met Dr. Frank back in 1997 when I photographed MTX for their 11th album "Revenge Is Sweet, an...