Tag Archives: Janis Joplin

will the original paint job please own up

by Art Chantry: this is john lennon’s infamous psychedelic Bentley. supposedly, the Rolls Royce corporation attempted to buy it back and re-paint it. actually, i’ve never seen this version of that famous car before. i’ve seen at least 5 different … Continue reading

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trash-culture-ville

by Art Chantry: most of us out there in trashcultureville are very familiar with the legend of the “cheap thrills” record cover. how the band asked robert crumb (their buddy) to draw the cover art. the record company used what … Continue reading

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death cover

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) rolling stone magazine’s ‘death covers’ are the koolest krap ever. i think this brian jones cover from august 1969 (#39) is the first of them (perhaps you can help me on this). since then, there’s been … Continue reading

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back to brown paper bags

Before the late 1930′s record albums were said to have resembled tombstones: plain brown sleeves with the name of the artist stamped onto the cover.Then came a new direction, the formation of a new axiom that was not always true, … Continue reading

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REMEMBER: ECHOES and MEMORIES

In his Rolling Stone interview,John Lennon said that it was pain which had made the great artists what they were. Memory, oh memory, what you do to me? /Today is all I really need to know. /Why do you have … Continue reading

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AUTO TUNING HIS MASTERS VOICE: THE CURSED LIBRETTO

It could have been a very conventional life. He returned from Milan, because his old teacher back in Busseto croaked, and Verdi, who had obligations to the town, was recalled to take over the local Philharmonic Society. During the following … Continue reading

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