Binky Philips

Binky Philips, a lifelong New Yorker, was born a few years before Elvis changed everything. Permanently ruined by The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, he has devoted his life to the glorious noise made by larynxes and electric guitars. He spent the 1970s and '80s performing, writing and recording his own songs in the semi-legendary CBGB/Max's Kansas City band, The Planets. For the last three decades he has run East Village record stores, done radio promotion for every major record label's rock and alternative acts, and started and ran his own indie label, Dotpointperiod. He blogs about his myriad and fascinating experiences in rock music on The Huffington Post. Philips is currently working on a memoir of his misspent youth and adulthood in the music business.