Tag Archives: Robert Johnson

yodel cha cha

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com ) this is one of my all time favorite thrift store record finds. to begin with, the cover is by the incomparable burt goldblatt. burt has been largely overlooked by design history and i think … Continue reading

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outlaw culture : posse platoon

After reading Bell Hooks Outlaw culture, the following news item about gang member infiltration in the military has little of shock value and in fact, is entirely comprehensible.The gangs, “gangstra” culture, misogynous and spaces of male patriarchy are a complementary … Continue reading

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MUSIC & MADNESS: AN IMP OF A LIBRETTO

A cursed libretto is not your typical campfire ghost story.Its not a joking anecdote to be easily dismissed either. Its one helluva an imp who has displayed wildly inconsistent behavior over the years.  The specific association of music and madness … Continue reading

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WILD BILLY'S CIRCUS STORIES

Life and Art Not while the fever of the blood is strong, The heart throbs loud, the eyes are veiled, no less With passion than with tears, the Muse shall bless The poet-sould to help and soothe with song. Not … Continue reading

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APOLLONIAN TWANG

The guitar has never had it so ubiquitous. In its Iberian heydey when, after a battle between Spaniards and Portuguese, the losing army took to the hills, and left, it was said 11,000 guitars upon the battlefield. In the process … Continue reading

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Getting Chummy with the Devil

At the crossroads. Robert Johnson, bluesman, and classical composer and violinist Niccolo Paganini, both rumoured to have made a pact with the devil in exchange for virtuosity well beyond the level of their peers. ” Paganini was one of the … Continue reading

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Dali and his bread penny loafers

I was chatting with indy filmaker Mike Lewis last week at Studio Backstage on the subject of  what at the time seemed to be incoherent and bizarre Dada influenced offshoots of the pre-war period.The list included Robert Johnson and Franz … Continue reading

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