Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
Frank Zappa released this album of 50s-style doowop (by a fictitious Chicano band) in 1968. A single got some airplay as stations thought it was… Read More »Cruising with Ruben & the Jets
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I am 8-Bit – One Night Only Art Installations
Q*bert!Photo by Melrose Treasures.
After Dark Magazine
Grace Jones, Arnold, Kenneth Anger, Leonard Cohen? It’s 1977 in a nutshell. TIL: From wiki’s article on the magazine: “In two photographs, [Schwarzenegger] appears in… Read More »After Dark Magazine
Box of Ooga Ooga
Photo by The Estate Place.
Return of the Frog (by Edgar Wallace)
(To the tune of “Return of the Fly” by the Misfits.) Photo by Connor.
Yellow Magic Orchestra [self-titled]
Early 1970s Japanese synth-heavy electronica group. They had a certain amount of success in the US, particularly on the R&B charts, leading to a fascinating,… Read More »Yellow Magic Orchestra [self-titled]
20 Aerobic Country Hits
Sweatin’ to the Toe-Tappin’ Hand Clappin’ Country Classics. Photo by Gold Standard.
Luisa Tetrazzini Figaro Red Seal De Luxe Record
Nellie Melba got toast and peaches, while Luisa Tetrazzini got a pasta casserole named after her. Per Wikipedia, “Tetrazzini had a bitter feud with Nellie… Read More »Luisa Tetrazzini Figaro Red Seal De Luxe Record
RUN DMC
Photo by Grasons.
IS ELVIS ALIVE – The Elvis Tape
Book from 1988 featuring a cassette recording of someone who sounds a lot like Elvis to the author trying to sell you her book about… Read More »IS ELVIS ALIVE – The Elvis Tape