Tag Archives: bill haley and the comets

the nifty fifties

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Dave

Must we be nostalgic about the 1950′s? … …Thus, in the way that people looked and dressed, in the cars that they drove, in the houses that they lived in, and in a myriad of other day-to-day aspects of life, … Continue reading →

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the hindsight saga

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Dave

It was one of Lenin’s more inspired insights that history always has the capacity to surprise. He was thinking mainly of political revolution, for as a revolutionary he had to be optimistic and hopeful in the darkest times in order … Continue reading →

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45 rpm. will it go round in circles…

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) a long while back i mentioned my obsession with old 45 rpm records. more audio has been released on more 45rpm 7″ records that any other format. it’s an endless motherload of music and information and … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Music/Composition/Performance | Tagged american graphic design, art chantry, beatles collectibles, bill haley and the comets, bob miller and the millerbugs, decca country 45 rpm's, decca rockabilly, graphic design, michael jackson 45 rpm's, michael jackson beat it, the beatles records | Leave a comment

auto erogenous zone: hormones & hooded visual metaphors

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Art

A rocket in their pocket. The automobile, rock’n roll, and culture.The spirit of mobility, fluidity and virility. From Art Chantry: The popular notion is that the very first rock’n’roll tune ever recorded was “rock around the clock” by Bill Haley … Continue reading →