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101 candles and counting : bedtime for birthdays?

by Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) ILLUSTRATION AGGRAVATION: Today is the 101st Birthday of our former president, Ronald Reagan. We would be remiss in not calling attention to one of our least favorite occupants of … Continue reading

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lewd & company: they fought the law

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) this is one of my favorite objects. i’ve owned a LOT of great rock posters over the years – and given away or sold almost all of them off. but, i always keep this … Continue reading

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go slow: one spoonful at a rhyme

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com ) found this magazine in half price books for 50ยข (note: the price tag is still on it.) so, forgive the splooge stain in the middle. can’t be helped. it seems to an italian magazine from … Continue reading

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how i remember zine

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) my old pals, jesse reyes and bob newman, have started a collection of ‘zine’s from the early days of seattle. they are compiling a collection of covers on (i think) the website “newmanology”. in an … Continue reading

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dymo-mite

by Art Chantry ( Art@artchantry.com ) labelmaker was a big cheapo solution for typography back in the early punk days. you saw it everywhere, on record covers, posters, zines. you could literally buy a label maker gun (especially the gutbucket … Continue reading

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history is written by the whiners

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) take a good close look at this. this is what sub pop originally looked like. this was back when bruce pavitt was still a student at evergreen college in olympia, washington (the “hippie hangover state … Continue reading

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talent scouts: publishers sweep cakes

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): back when i was art directing the rocket, i had a constant parade of “talent” approaching me for work. because the rocket was literally the ONLY kiosk in town to do anything fun or kool in … Continue reading

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