Showing posts with label retro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retro. Show all posts

September 29, 2022

June 21, 2022

Charlie Andrews




February 7, 1964: The Beatles arrive in New York for the very first time, stepping off a Pan Am Boeing 707. Pan Am Charlie Andrews stewardess who greeted The Beatles at JFK wearing Original uniform she wore that day

February 7, 2021

Tumblr blogs


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July 16, 2012

Korean Kittens




Korean Kittens - 1960's vocal group from Korea.
Singing "Can't Buy Me Love" on the Beeb (1964) 

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January 11, 2012

Shibuya-kei



Shibuya-kei is a sub-genre of Japanese pop music which originated in the Shibuya district of Tokyo. It is best described as a mix between jazz, pop, and electropop. Typical artists are Flipper's Guitar, Pizzicato Five, and Original Love. (wiki)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibuya-kei
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January 8, 2012

S.H. Lim



Thai photographer S.H. Lim



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November 3, 2011

Don Lewis



Don Lewis - Pin-up artist
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Pete Hawley



Pete Hawley - Illustrator
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September 20, 2011

Swedish cinema books



Scandinavian Blue: The Erotic Cinema of Sweden and Denmark in the 1960s and 1970s
by Jack Stevenson

http://www.filmsinreview.com/2010/07/02/scandinavian-blue-the-erotic-cinema-of-sweden-and-denmark-in-the-1960s-and-1970s/

Swedish Sensations films: A clandestine History of Sex, Thrillers and Kicker Cinema
by Daniel Ekeroth

http://www.bazillionpoints.com/swedish-exploitation-cinema-an-uncensored-guide-to-swedens-clandestine-film-history-by-daniel-ekeroth/
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March 25, 2010

Vintage Men's magazines



doppelganger X's flickr page has some brilliant illustrations from vintage men's magazines and painted poster art. Thanks to Retrospace.

Flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9120653@N06/

Men's magazine illustration:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9120653@N06/sets/72157622526835752/


Painted Movie Posters: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9120653@N06/sets/72157622737322987/

September 28, 2009

Dick Oulton


Richard (Dick) Oulton (1918-2000) was a commercial photographer who worked out of Vancouver from the late 50s to the mid 80s. He operated under a variety of names—Dick Oulton Studio, Dick Oulton Photography and Ricardo Photographic Services—advertising services for weddings, portraits, passports, photographic restoration and commercial photography. Located in downtown Vancouver, the studio was also his home until 1994. A bachelor who had an eye for attractive ladies and a flair for fashion, Oulton continued to photograph until his death.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=8119663f-6ba7-4df4-b888-0f8505bd8b5f

August 15, 2009

Inoue Umetsugu


Inoue Umetsugu
A Japanese director who worked for Shaw Brothers making contemporary romantic musicals and suspense genre. Movies include Hong Kong Nocturne, Young Lovers, We love Millionaires, Whose Baby Is In The Classroom?, The Singing Escort.
They widely appealed to young audiences, with a rich Broadway flavor.
http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/people.asp?id=2080
http://www.brns.com/pages4/drama279.html

More Shaw Brothers films here
http://www.brns.com/bb2.html

June 3, 2009

Modern Retro



http://www.flickr.com/photos/littlepixel/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spacesick/sets/72157614482499746/
"Classic records lost in time and format, re-emerged as Pelican books."