Tag Archives: Sex Pistols

ragged story and glory

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) this is a tour poster/advert from the october 5th, 1978, issue of Rolling Stone magazine. it is an odd advert becasue neil young was in one of his many transitions between his various disguises in … Continue reading

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roxy for your pleasure: cultural resonance

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) sometimes the littlest things can be so radical. this is an advert for roxy music’s second LP titled “for your pleasure”. it was their first american release. their actual first record ‘virginia plain’ was only … Continue reading

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punk poster art

A look at punk posters.Really an art form that can be seen as aesthetic content in a form of co-existence with politics. It goes back and contributes to the dialog that began with impressionism; namely an entente where art is … Continue reading

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finding beauty in the abysmal

…the classic flower in the dustbin… by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) THIS is the first punk poster i ever saw. i was attending western washington state college (now, ‘university’) in bellingham, washington. it was 1978 and i was a student trying … Continue reading

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detournement part 2: cash from chaos

From the French situationists such as Guy Debord and the May 1968 revolution in Paris it was one three chord riff to the punk rock era…. Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): Malcolm Mclaren was a hustler. Despite all his pretensions, he was … Continue reading

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will you stay or will you buy?

Rock the Cashbah.The commodification of punk. Was it all about the look? Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): When these durn kids these days talk about punk bands, they always get all misty-eyed and slobbery over the clash. Yet, they think of the … Continue reading

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BLOWING OFF STEAM: THE BLACK ENGINE THAT MIGHT

”The train is going over to the other side of the mountain when she stops suddenly… The train breaks down! And all the toys and animals are sad but the clown cheers everyone up when he sees a train coming … Continue reading

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NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS HERE'S THE BLACK BLOC

God save the queen The fascist regime They made you a moron Potential H-bomb God save the queen She ain’t no human being There is no future In England’s dreaming Don’t be told what you want Don’t be told what … Continue reading

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