JOAN JETT.

I’ve been super busy finishing up design for a book on Joan Jett. I was lucky enough to see a screening of The Runaways movie (!!!). Joan Jett was sitting behind me—that was an experience. JOAN JETT book will be available in March, along with the Runaways movie. By the way, Kathleen Hanna wrote the [...]

COMMUNAL SPIRITS.

There is a lot to learn from community living of the 1960s and 1970s. One of the largest communes of its day was located in a small town in Western Massachusetts. Brotherhood of the Spirit (renamed Renaissance) was started by Michael Metelica and birthed the band — Spirit of the Flesh. The most inspiring story [...]

PORTRAITS & TEXTILES.

Pearl Bailey. Archie Savage. Thelma Carpenter. Billie Holiday. Inez Dickerson. Ladybird Cleveland. Carmen De Levallade. Diahann Carroll. Eartha Kitt. Alvin Ailey Lush rich portraits & incredible layers of textile by Carl Van Vechten. Color galore!!! via Beinecke Rare Book Library

PETER & WAYNE.

Book Dept. just finished a 400 page monograph on the artist Wayne White. Here is proof of his genius: Peter Gabriel’s video for Big Time 1986.

AMBISEXTROUS VAUDEVILLE.

Miss Vesta Tillery Miss Vesta Tillery “the dandiest fellah turned sixteen” Thanks to the University of Saskatchewan’s extremely thorough archive of gay and lesbian culture I bring to you — Ambisextrous Vaudeville. This archive features brilliant sheet music covers along with the most famous drag personas in British and American Vaudeville. I posted the best of [...]

SLITS & MARINES.

THE SLITS. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyXGblps64M] MARINE GIRLS. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X93cC4uVf4] My two favorite punk bands from the 80s. Totally Rad! Listen to the beats then shave yr head!

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