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douglaswolk: kinkandculture: Picturing the Past 10 Years

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:37:33 -0500

kinkandculture:

Picturing the Past 10 Years

i12bent: One of the lesser-known Beat novelists and poets has...

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:31:57 -0500

One of the lesser-known Beat novelists and poets has his birthday today: Kenneth Patchen, b. Dec. 13, 1911 (d. 1972)

Patchen was never formally afiliated with any literary movement -but was first a fellow traveller of the Surrealists and Dada, and later often considered to share the Beat sensibilities.

What is unusual for Patchen is partly his extensive collaborations with musicians, artists and other writers, partly his own ability to mix media and art forms…

Below, one of his picture poems: What the Story Tells Itself

douglaswolk: “Space Oddity” has come to define Bowie, perhaps...

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:52:53 -0500

douglaswolk:

“Space Oddity” has come to define Bowie, perhaps because it’s as protean as its creator has tried to be. It’s a breakup song, an existential lullaby, consumer tie-in, product test, an alternate space program history, calculated career move, and a symbolic end to the counterculture dream—the “psychedelic astronaut” drifting off impotently into space (Camille Paglia suggested the last); it’s a kid’s song, drug song, death song, and it marks the birth of the first successful Bowie mythic character, one whose motives and fate are still unknown to us. (via Space Oddity « Pushing Ahead of the Dame) —If you have any interest at all in David Bowie, you need to be reading this fascinating, beautifully comprehensive blog.

douglaswolk: Arrested Development by way of Peanuts (via...

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:31:13 -0500

douglaswolk:

Arrested Development by way of Peanuts (via mudron)

ohyeahpolaroids: inyourhands: #15: Action bowling. Portland,...

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:43:20 -0500

ohyeahpolaroids:

inyourhands:

#15: Action bowling. Portland, 2009.

postpunk: rocketsandrayguns: Here Come the Warm Pets

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:28:23 -0500

postpunk:

rocketsandrayguns: Here Come the Warm Pets

postpunk: via jhnbrssndn, situationist

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:28:09 -0500

postpunk:

via jhnbrssndn, situationist

i12bent: Seminal American artist Robert Rauschenberg (Oct. 22,...

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:21:09 -0400

i12bent:

Seminal American artist Robert Rauschenberg (Oct. 22, 1925 - 2008)…

Photo by Allan Grant, 1953 of the artist in his studio among his works…

(LIFE)

fuckyeahbluemonday: pjmix: Peter Saville, Arkitip Issue No....

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:19:39 -0400

fuckyeahbluemonday:

pjmix:

Peter Saville, Arkitip Issue No. 0049

As you might imagine, I ordered one of these.

"Rolling Stone: Did you do graffiti? Madonna: Walls, subways, sidewalks… Rolling Stone: What was..."

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:26:57 -0400

“

Rolling Stone: Did you do graffiti?

Madonna: Walls, subways, sidewalks…

Rolling Stone: What was your tag?

Madonna: Boy Toy.

Rolling Stone: No shit! Who came up with Boy Toy?

Madonna: It could have been Futura. He’s clever. He painted the whole inside of my bedroom on 99th, which my landlord was not happy about. We had a little gang — Debi Mazar was part of it. We called ourselves the Webo Girls — like huevos, girls with balls.

Rolling Stone: Do you own paintings by Warhol, Haring, or Basquiat?

Madonna: I have a few of each. Keith and Andy did four pieces for me as a wedding present when I married Sean. They’re pictures of me from the cover of the New York Post when all the nude photographs of me came out in Playboy and Penthouse. The headline says I’M NOT ASHAMED. So they took all these Post covers and painted over them. They’re in my house in L.A. — a signpost, a watershed moment. I also have a leather jacket that Keith Haring painted on that I would never give up.

”

- From Austin Scaggs’ excellent interview with Madonna in the new Rolling Stone, which as a whole makes me wonder if Madonna had the best 20s of anyone who has ever lived. (via perpetua) (via douglaswolk)

i12bent: Tonight we also celebrate the 50th birthday of the...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:09:42 -0400

i12bent:

Tonight we also celebrate the 50th birthday of the disco(thèque), a cultural event of earth-shattering proportions…

On Oct. 19, 1959 at The Scotch Club in Aachen, West Germany the regular dance band was unable to play and a hastily rigged amplifier and set of speakers was installed to provide the music needed. That night Klaus Quirini became the world’s first live disc jockey - so named after the club’s other appellation, The Jockey Dance Bar…

Above: The Scotch Club, anno ‘59 awaiting its clientele…

i12bent: Speaking of which, a “clump” of the King’s hair just...

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:08:16 -0400

i12bent:

Speaking of which, a “clump” of the King’s hair just went for 15.000 USD at auction in Chicago…

“In this Oct. 12, 2009 file photo, a clump of Elvis Presley’s hair, given to Gary Pepper as president of the Tankers Fan Club to give to Elvis fans, is one of over 200 items in The Gary Pepper Collection of Elvis Presley Memorabilia at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers, in Chicago. The clump of hair was sold for $15,000 on Sunday Oct. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)” (Source - Yahoo)

FrequeNC Party Saturday Night, October 3

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:29:03 -0400

FrequeNC Party Saturday Night, October 3:

10.03 FREQUENC: STEVE SUMMERS, KINOEYE & MORE @ NIGHTLIGHT

Two things you need to know about this dance shindig and night of thoughtful electronic music. Number one: It’s the last FrequeNC monthly party at Nightlight, and they’ve been doing it well there for three years now. Two: They’ve gathered a special cadre from the label’s roster for this blowout. Steve Summers is the acid house nom de plume of Jason Letkiewicz, whose Rhythm Based Lovers project on FrequeNC was a smash. He’s also half of the duo Manhunter on Ghostly International (home to Matthew Dear, et al.). Durham’s Zeke Graves (aka DATAHATA) made waves among European house heads with his deep house vibe as KINOEYE. Beautiful Swimmers is Ari Goldman (also in Manhunter) and Andrew Field-Pickering of Food for Animals, both primo DJs who know their way around a fader. Basically, here are some of the world’s best in their respective nooks and crannies of techno, disco and house music, no joshing, and the label putting out the music—and this dance party—calls your backyard home. $6/ 10 p.m. —Chris Toenes

i12bent: Annie Leibovitz (b. Oct. 2, 1949 happy 60th!): Iggy...

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:26:41 -0400

i12bent:

Annie Leibovitz (b. Oct. 2, 1949 happy 60th!): Iggy Pop, Miami, Florida, 2000 - Silver Print

i12bent: Got my copy today of Richie Unterberger’s definitive...

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:26:27 -0400

i12bent:

Got my copy today of Richie Unterberger’s definitive book on The Velvet Underground: White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground Day-by-day

(I had helped Richie in a minor way with some Danish sources…)

If you like VU I urge you to look up this book. You can read some excerpts for free via Richie’s web-site here…

Photo: Cover of the book from Jawbone Press, cover photo by Steve Schapiro/Corbis

fuckyeahbluemonday: There’s an app for that. The iPhone...

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:23:08 -0400

fuckyeahbluemonday:

There’s an app for that.

The iPhone application BeatMaker has a New Order sound pack. Or at least someone has created one with “Blue Monday” samples.

i12bent: Marc Bolan (b. Sep. 30, 1947), too cute for his own...

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:08:52 -0400

i12bent:

Marc Bolan (b. Sep. 30, 1947), too cute for his own curls, killed in a crushed Morris Mini just before reaching 30…

Bolan was the singer and songwriter and guitar player of glam rock pioneer group T. Rex, and a charismatic performer…

Photo by Chris Walker, no year… Source Rolling Stone

I could see Jim Woodring being a fan of Pope. i12bent: Kerig...

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:07:06 -0400

I could see Jim Woodring being a fan of Pope.

i12bent:

Kerig Pope (b. Sep. 30, 1935): Classical Still Life, 1960 - oil on canvas (Smithsonian)

i12bent: Marking the passing of pop-art maestro Roy...

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:09:07 -0400

i12bent:

Marking the passing of pop-art maestro Roy Lichtenstein on this day in 1997, here is a message from the artist in 1963:
Artist Roy Lichtenstein holding his painting “Image Duplicator”, photo by John Loengard, for LIFE

i12bent: Birthday of be-bop and free spiritual jazz saxophone...

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:20:59 -0400

i12bent:

Birthday of be-bop and free spiritual jazz saxophone genius John Coltrane, Sep. 23, 1926 (d. 1967)…

Photo of ‘Trane in Mila, 1962 by Roberto Polillo.

“I’ve got some John Coltrane on the stereo - make you feel alright…

I’ve got some fine wine in the freezer - Mama, I know what you like…”

— Lyrics for John Coltrane Stereo Blues, The Dream Syndicate