Tag Archives: Ze Whiz Kidz

lewd & company: they fought the law

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Art

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 →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Madame Pickwick Weekend, Music/Composition/Performance | Tagged american graphic design, art chantry, Bette Davis, bob newman the rocket, fat tuesday seattle, hunter thompson, kurt vanderhoof, scratching records, the lewd, the metal church band, the ministry, the screamers, the subhumans, tomata du plenty, Ze Whiz Kidz | Leave a comment

d.i.y the grand tradition

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) i love old beat up crappy rock posters. the punk era was so delicious for me, i devoured that crappy crap. however, that ‘punk’ look didn’t start with punk. if you ever get around to reading … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged art chantry, colby poster company, dave lewis trio, DIY posters, gorilla rose, greil marcus lipstick traces, hatch showprint co., politically correct approach to art, punk posters, seattle punk posters, showcard presses, the lewd, the screamers, the washington poster company, tomata du plenty, triangle poster co., Ze Whiz Kidz | Leave a comment

be there when

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) I SPOTTED this little thing on a telephone pole and immediately snagged it. it took me a while to figure it out. at first i thought it was a show flyer, a gigposter. upon closer inspection, … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media, Modern Arts/Craft | Tagged art chantry, art deco revival, barry zaid, dale sizer, inside shelly's leg, paper moon graphics, pushpin studios, roxy music, sara vogen, shelly leg, Ze Whiz Kidz | Leave a comment

tomata du plenty: primal screamers

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Art

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 | 1 Comment

poster boys

Posted on August 7, 2011 by Art

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 →