BP Fallon
{{Short description|Irish DJ (born 1946)}}
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{{Use Irish English|date=May 2015}}
File:Mcgee moss fallon.jpg, Kate Moss, and BP Fallon DJing at Death Disco NY in 2004]]
Bernard Patrick Fallon (born 24 August 1946), also known as BP Fallon, is an Irish DJ, author, actor, photographer, and musician. He lives in Rathfarnham, Dublin.
Life
At a young age, BP Fallon became a personality and broadcaster in Ireland, later moving on to music journalism and photography.
In the late 1960s, Fallon moved to London to pursue his journalism career. In March 1969 he scored a coup - an interview with John Lennon at the 'bed-in' in Amsterdam - which was published in the Melody Maker.{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Allan|title='Blame it on Jack White...' Introducing BP Fallon & The Bandits|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/blog/uncut-editors-diary/blame-it-on-jack-white-introducing-bp-fallon-the-bandits|work=Uncut|access-date=8 November 2013}} This led to a further Lennon interview{{cite book|last=Blaney|first=John|title=John Lennon: Listen to This Book|year=2005|publisher=Paper Jukebox|location=[S.l.]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZuCZR7MiDA0C&pg=PA17|isbn=978-0-9544528-1-0|edition=illustrated|pages=16}} and a job at Apple Records working with publicist Derek Taylor.{{cite web|url=http://www.bpfallon.com/about_bp.html |title=About BP |last=Fallon |first=BP |access-date=2009-07-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713213159/http://bpfallon.com/about_bp.html |archive-date=13 July 2009 |df=dmy }} In 1970 he appeared on Top of the Pops miming the tambourine in John Lennon's performance of "Instant Karma!".{{Citation|title=Instant Karma - John Lennon - TOP OF THE POPS|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k69ERAHUnaM|language=en|access-date=2021-07-30}} In an alternate clip, Fallon was shown miming the bass guitar.{{Citation|title=Instant Karma - John Lennon - TOP OF THE POPS|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k69ERAHUnaM|language=en|access-date=2021-07-30}}
Fallon then became publicist for Thin Lizzy and T. Rex - for whom he coined the term "T.Rextasy". He worked and toured with Led Zeppelin during the band's heyday in the 1970s.{{cite news |last=Searcey |first=Dionne |title=Behind the Music: Sleuths Seek Messages In Lyrical Backspin |publisher=The Wall Street Journal |date=2006-01-09 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB113677367081541303 |access-date=2007-02-28}} During the punk rock years he represented Ian Dury.
Fallon returned to Irish radio in the 80s and, in 1986, Fallon won a Jacob's Award for his RTÉ 2fm show, The BP Fallon Orchestra.
In the early 1990s, Fallon toured with and DJ'd for U2 on their Zoo TV Tour and wrote a book/journal about his experiences called U2 Faraway So Close.{{cite web|url=http://www.bpfallon.com/bp_books.html |title=Books by BP Fallon |publisher=www.bpfallon.com |access-date=2010-01-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030022617/http://www.bpfallon.com/bp_books.html |archive-date=30 October 2009 }} He then started up a multinational club "Death Disco" with Alan McGee, which was variously located in Dublin, London, New York, and sundry other locations. Later in the 2000s he DJ'd on the road with the groups My Bloody Valentine and The Kills.
In December 2009 he released a solo record "Fame#9" - a collaboration with Jack White on his label Third Man Records. The 7" single is notable for being "3-sided" - the b-side has separate tracks recorded on the left and right stereo channels.{{cite web|url=http://store.thirdmanrecords.com/bpfallon.aspx |title=BP FALLON - Fame #9 |access-date=2009-12-03 |work=Instructional |publisher=Third Man Records |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207012803/http://store.thirdmanrecords.com/bpfallon.aspx |archive-date=7 December 2009 |df=dmy }}
Fallon performed on stage with varying lineups before forming BP Fallon & The Bandits with Aaron Lee Tasjan (guitar), plus Nigel Harrison (bass) and Clem Burke (drums) both from Blondie. In 2013 the band released their debut album Still Legal on their own Vibrosonic Records. The album included additional playing by Ian McLagan of the Small Faces.{{cite news|last=Steagall|first=Tim|title=BP Fallon & the Bandits - Still Legal|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2013-11-08/bp-fallon-and-the-bandits-still-legal/|access-date=8 November 2013|newspaper=Austin Chronicle|date=8 November 2013}}
In March 2014 he appeared at SXSW with the group Ghost Wolves, as well as The Strypes performing the song Vicious at a Lou Reed memorial concert produced by Richard Barone and Alejandro Escovedo.
In August 2016 a second album 'Hot Tongue' was released.{{cite news|title=B P Fallon Hot Tongue review|url=http://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/albums/B-P-Fallon-iHot-Tonguei-review/18048681.html|access-date=16 December 2017|publisher=Hot Press|date=24 August 2016}} Fallon performed the title song on Irish television, backed by Emma Lou and the Agenda.{{cite web|title=BP Fallon with Emma Lou and The Agenda 'Hot Tongue' - The Late Late Show - RTÉ One|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs4b06y_3Ww |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/Bs4b06y_3Ww |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|work=The Late Late Show|publisher=RTÉ One|access-date=16 December 2017}}{{cbignore}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.bpfallon.com|BP Fallon}} – official site
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Category:Irish electronic dance music DJs
Category:Jacob's Award winners
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:20th-century Irish photographers
Category:21st-century Irish photographers
Category:20th-century Irish journalists
Category:20th-century Irish male writers
Category:21st-century Irish journalists
Category:21st-century Irish male writers