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get by with a little help from their friends
What would you do if we sang out of tune? … the press release for Whole World Band. Its a new idea that may solidify into mayonnaise yet. We shall see. It remains whetehr the creative genius of founder Kevin … Continue reading
johnny thunders: love came in spurts
Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design ) Happy Birthday John Anthony Genzale, Jr., AKA Johnny Thunders (1952-1991). American underground music might not have been quite the same without the protopunk guitarist Thunders, who was an integral part of … Continue reading
empty pages
by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com ) there’s a new internet game out there called “famous record covers without the dead guys.” this one is a pip. …it’s properly spelled ‘lewd’. however, in this particular case, “doing ‘LUDE things” seems much more … Continue reading
roxy for your pleasure: cultural resonance
by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) sometimes the littlest things can be so radical. this is an advert for roxy music’s second LP titled “for your pleasure”. it was their first american release. their actual first record ‘virginia plain’ was only … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged amanda lear, Anita Pallenberg, art chantry, Brian Eno, Bryan Ferry, Commander Cody, David Bowie, deep purple, john denver, Lady Gaga, Lou Reed, manassas, New York Dolls, phil manzanera, rocky horror picture show, roxy music, roxy music for your pleasure, Sex Pistols, speedy keen, t.rex, the rocket newspaper, The Rolling Stones
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final sale: everything must go!
Just make sure you win the last game.Under new management. Oh yeah. Remember: nice guys finish last. Wailing not whining. Its called the wailing wall; a cry of anguish of the forsaken, and not a whining of the comfortable piqued … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media
Tagged Adbusters, amelia earhart, Amy Goodman, Billboard Liberation Front, bob marley, Bombing Science, cornel west, debbie melnyk, Edward S. Herman, Eli Siegel, Fernand Leger, Gustav Landauer, Jack Napier, John Heartfield, John Lennon, leo durocher, louis durocher, mark coop, Martin Buber, Michael Moore, New York Dolls, Noam Chomsky, ralph kercheval, rick caine, Ron English, Shepard Fairey, Steve Jobs, steve jobs death, stuart manley, trade mark direct
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DAM it all
by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) i was deeply involved witht he new ‘garage rock’ revival during the late 1980′s and early 1990′s. largely through my friendship with dave crider and his label estrus records (yes, “ESTRUS”. shameful, eh?), i was … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft, Music/Composition/Performance
Tagged american trash culture, art chantry, carey loren, dave crider estrus records, destroy all monsters DAM, Ivy Rorschach, Lux Interior, mc5, mike kelly destroy all monsters, New York Dolls, niagara detroit, ron asheton, The Cramps, the DAM, the sex pistols, The Stooges
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seaweed in seattle
by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): DIGGING through my crap, thinking about what to post today, i ran across this peculiar item. it’s a piece of seaweed (like the kind you purchase in small sheets in the asian food aisle in your … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged Abbie Hoffman, art chantry, bruce pavitt, CZ Records, dan house cz records, daniel house, emmet grogan, Jeff Kleinsmith, jonathan poneman, New York Dolls, Nirvana, peter coyote, seattle grunge scene, Skin Yard, soundgarden, sub pop records, the Diggers, the gits, the sonics
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tomata du plenty: primal screamers
by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) PUNK officially hit the northwest about 1976. the first punk club in seattle (that lasted more than one night) opened in 1978. that club was named after the name above the doorway – the John L. … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft, Music/Composition/Performance
Tagged art chantry, bette midler, clair colquit, frank edie, franko posters, Gary Panter, gorilla rose, jello biafra, New York Dolls, suzy grant, the screamers, the stilettos, the tupperwares, tomata du plenty, Ze Whiz Kidz
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poster boys
by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) …here’s another franko poster that really blew my socks off. i’ve never seen anybody do anything remotely like this before or since. for a ‘second color’ on this poster, he literally dipped his hand in red … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft
Tagged art chantry, bette midler, bumbershoot, frank edie, franko posters, gorilla rose, manhattan transfer, New York Dolls, penelope houston, punk rock history, Steven Heller, the dils, The Ramones, tomata du plenty, Ze Whiz Kidz
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