NYC Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex Closes Down

Only a year after opening, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in New York’s SoHo neighborhood has closed down.

The music museum cited the economy and a poor year for city tourism as its reasons for closing shop.

While we’re very sad to say goodbye, Poison Ivy will always treasure our great nights at the Annex – watching Debbie Harry perform at the opening in December 2008 (pictured), interviewing the GaGalicious Semi-Precious Weapons after their concert in April, and covering the John Lennon exhibit back in May.

Xoxo

John Lennon Exhibit Opens in NYC

It’s a great day to be a New Yorker.

Especially when the latest exhibit to debut at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC is titled John Lennon: The New York City Years.

The former Beatle‘s wife, Yoko Ono, along with rock writer Jim Henke, unveiled the exhibit Monday, which displays everything from Lennon’s letters of anti-war activism to items he considered relevant to his love for New York, to a billboard which displays Lennon’s blood-stained glasses from his death.

“John was in love with this city, head over heels,” Yoko Ono said during the unveiling.

“[And] it’s very important now for people to understand what violence is about.”

The New York City Years will be open Sunday through Thursday from 11A to 10P, and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays.

Semi Precious Weapons’ Rock & Roll Rager

“You all look fucking fantastic,” Semi Precious Weapons frontman Justin Tranter announced amid a performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex in SoHo Tuesday night.

“Luckily, no one looks better than me. If they did, I’d have them removed immediately.”

The glam rocker was performing at the launch of his very own Vamp Collection, an extension of his existing jewelry line, Fetty. And he got by with the help of a ton of celebrity friends.

Rock band Cinema Bizarre (on tour with Lady GaGa, top) showed up for the show, along with America’s Next Top Model cycle seven winner Caridee English. Project Runway season four winner Christian Siriano also came by, while Chet Cannon and Scott Herman from the Real World: Brooklyn chatted with Poison Ivy about their post-Real World plans.

Said Cannon:

“I want to do some music reporting, but I have to wait til my contract’s up with MTV [one year from now].”

“I also want to start a blog but I’m too lazy,” Cannon admitted, after we got on the subject of Poison Ivy.

Herman’s agenda is slightly different, with the reality TV star hoping to get into professional modeling or acting once his contract is up.

“I want to be a professional actor,” Herman said. “I want to be Captain America. I already have the shield at home.”

Tranter certainly felt like Captain America by the end of the night.

“I’m feeling amazing,” he told PI. “I feel like my brain threw up on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.”