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yodel cha cha
by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) this is one of my all time favorite thrift store record finds. to begin with, the cover is by the incomparable burt goldblatt. burt has been largely overlooked by design history and i think … Continue reading
outlaw culture : posse platoon
After reading Bell Hooks Outlaw culture, the following news item about gang member infiltration in the military has little of shock value and in fact, is entirely comprehensible.The gangs, “gangstra” culture, misogynous and spaces of male patriarchy are a complementary … Continue reading
MUSIC & MADNESS: AN IMP OF A LIBRETTO
A cursed libretto is not your typical campfire ghost story.Its not a joking anecdote to be easily dismissed either. Its one helluva an imp who has displayed wildly inconsistent behavior over the years. The specific association of music and madness … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandre Dumas, Brian Wilson, Bruce Elder, Buddy Holly, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Daniel Kreps, Denis Diderot, Django Reinhardt, Donizetti, E.T.A. Hoffman, Echo Lamb, Elfriede Jelinek, Elvis Presley, Etienne Carjot, Foucault, Francesco Piave, Francis Toye, Friedrich Nietzsche, Friedrich Schiller, Gunter grass, Hegel, Heinrich von Kleist, Jack Unteweger, Jean Jacques Rousseau, John Lennon, John Malkovich, Kate Connolly, Kurt Vonnegut, Lana Clarkson, Leonardo Da Vinci, Martin Haselbock, Martin Scorsese, Melchiorre Delfico, Merelli La Scala, Michael Sturminger, Mick Brown, Norman Mailer, Phil Spector, Renata Tibaldi, Robert Johnson, Rossini, Shakespeare, The Ramones, Tina Turner, Victor Hugo, Vikram Jayanti, Voltaire
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WILD BILLY'S CIRCUS STORIES
Life and Art Not while the fever of the blood is strong, The heart throbs loud, the eyes are veiled, no less With passion than with tears, the Muse shall bless The poet-sould to help and soothe with song. Not … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema/Visual/Audio, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Miscellaneous
Tagged American Cinema history, Andrew Sarris, Arthur Koestler, Billy Wilder, Cameron Crowe, Damian Cannon, Dave Thomson, Ed Sikov, Edward Bernays, Emma Lazarus, Ernst Lubitsch, Herman Melville, Holliday T. Day, I.A.L. Diamond, Jack Lemmon, Laurence Maslon, Marilyn Monroe, Paul J. Karlstrom, Paul Karlstrom, Philip Kemp, Richard Armstrong, Robert Johnson, Tim Dirks, Victor Morton, William Holden
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Getting Chummy with the Devil
At the crossroads. Robert Johnson, bluesman, and classical composer and violinist Niccolo Paganini, both rumoured to have made a pact with the devil in exchange for virtuosity well beyond the level of their peers. ” Paganini was one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Crossroads film, Mark Jenkins, Niccolo Paganini, Robert Johnson
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Dali and his bread penny loafers
I was chatting with indy filmaker Mike Lewis last week at Studio Backstage on the subject of what at the time seemed to be incoherent and bizarre Dada influenced offshoots of the pre-war period.The list included Robert Johnson and Franz … Continue reading
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Tagged bread shoes, Dada, Dali, Kafka, Mark Jenkins, Robert Johnson
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