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Big Fan: Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
Big Sandy (nee Rusty Williams) and his Fly-Rite Boys. Formed in the late 80′s as part of the Southern CA Rockabilly Revival their sound has grown to encompasses folk, bluegrass, Western swing, Cajun,...
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Design: Movie Posters from Ghana
I’ve posted a few of these before so if I’ve repeated any it’s for good reason. The following are hand painted movie posters from the country of Ghana. These beautiful works of art are employed as...
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R.I.P. – George Jones
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) George Jones, singer, songwriter, performer, drunk and raconteur was considered by many to be the greatest living country singer – that is, up...
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Women & Motorcycles
Not a lot to say really – these are pictures of women on motorcycles. Always a bit of a male dominated activity, there were always those few brave woman who just wouldn’t sit still – and thank the lord...
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R.I.P. – George Jones
George Glenn Jones (September 12, 1931 – April 26, 2013) George Jones, singer, songwriter, performer, drunk and raconteur was considered by many to be the greatest living country singer – that is, up...
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Everybody Loves: Joanna Lumley
Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE (born 1 May 1946) Happy Birthday! Best known for her role as the drunken fashion director, Patsy Stone in the BBC series Absolutely Fabulous, Joanna Lumley has had a long and...
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Design: Terrifying Health & Safety Posters
Safety in the workplace has always been a big issue, especially as countries develop new industries – more people + more jobs + big machinery = fewer arms and legs. It would seem obvious, but perhaps,...
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Photography: In Voluptas Mors
Created in 1951 by Philippe Halsman and Salvatore Dali – from a sketch by Dali. The famous photograph is a ‘Tableau Vivant’ or Living Portrait, comprised of 7 nude women to create a human skull. This...
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Design: The Movie Posters of Saul Bass
Saul Bass (May 8, 1920 – April 25, 1996) As a designer, to say you’re not a huge fan of arguably the world’s most famous graphic designer is just about sacrilege. I’ve always held a bit of a grudge...
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Everybody Loves: Marion Cotillard
Having just watched David Bowie’s new video for the song “The Next Day”, starring Gary Oldman and Marion Cotillard I was reminded how cool and beautiful she really is. Already a talented and award...
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Packaging: KISS
Every band in the world sells some kind of merch. From the smallest Indie to the largest supergroup. A T-Shirt, a hat, maybe a scarf or badge. It pays the bills and can make a ton of money. But one...
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Design & Film: Doris Wishman
Doris Wishman (June 1, 1912 – August 10, 2002) Doris started her career as a film maker well into her forties. In the late 1950′s it was deemed by the film censorship board that you could finally show...
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LPs: Christian DIY
The Christian record market of the 60′s and 70′s was an odd phenomenon – to say the least. If you had something to say or a family you thought could sing, well dammit, make a record about it, slap a...
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Photographer: Henri Cartier-Bresson
Henri Cartier-Bresson (August 22, 1908 – August 3, 2004) was a French photographer considered to be the father of modern photojournalism. He was an early adopter of 35 mm format, and the master of...
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Sculpture: Ron Mueck
Ron Mueck is an Australian sculpture currently living and working in the UK. Ron started his career as a puppeteer and model maker for kids shows in London in the ’80′s. He created many of the...
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Style: Lady Wrestlers
Women’s wrestling started as a novelty act between mens bouts in the 1940s. It didn’t take long for the women to be topping the bill all on their own. The 1950′s and 60′s were considered the “Golden...
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Design: Mexican Lobby Card
Mexican Lobby Cards are beautiful, especially from the 50′s and 60′s. Great weird artwork, bold type and a black and white still pasted smack in the middle of everything. Usually lobby cards would come...
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Design: The 100 Best Album Covers
This is a tough one. Some LP covers are designed so beautifully that it doesn’t even matter what’s on the record. Most though carry the weight of personal experience and love of the music that’s on the...
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Big Fan: Richard Hawley
Richard Willis Hawley (born 17 January 1967 – Sheffield, England) Difficult to put in any specific category, part folk, part troubadour, a bit rockabilly and a bunch of pop, Richard Hawley is a truly...
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