Oh, you pretty thing! Polaroid portraits of Andy Warhol in drag
Andy Warhol in drag taken with a polaroid camera. Back in 2013 auction house Christie’s sold off 62 of Andy Warhol’s Polaroid photos for the…
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Bad girls behind bars: Vintage ‘women in prison’ exploitation movie posters
A movie poster for the 1986 film ‘Reform School Girls’ with Wendy O. Williams, Sybil Danning and Andy Warhol pal Pat Ast (pictured prominently above).…
A jarringly realistic life-sized sculpture of actor Robert Shaw as ‘Quint’ from ‘Jaws’
A close look at Nick Marra’s uncanny sculpture of ‘Quint’ played by actor Robert Shaw in ‘Jaws.’ While you may not know sculptor Nick Marra’s…
Crime and punishment in Japan during the Edo Period included tattooing the faces & arms of criminals
An example of the various face tattoos given to criminals in Japan during the Edo Period. The art of tattooing has a very long history…
‘Brown Acid: The Fourth Trip’: Stream some obscure vintage fuzz rock from the 60s & 70s
The cover of ‘Brown Acid: The Fourth Trip.’ Some of the mind-melting jams on Brown Acid: The Fourth Trip are so rare that the die-hard…
The story of illustrator Joe Shuster: From ‘Superman’ to super sleaze
The cover of ‘Nights of Horror’ (volume one) illustrated by Joe Shuster. In 1923 Joe Shuster and his family moved away from their home in…
Metal gods Judas Priest cover Joan Baez, Fleetwood Mac, and Spooky Tooth
Defenders of the faith, Judas Priest. If you’ve found yourself with a bad case of the heavy metal bed spins after reading the title of…
Skate decks with photos of Björk, Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth & more taken by Spike Jonze
The Björk skateboard deck from Girl. Part of a new series featuring photographs taken by Spike Jonze. Available here. So far there are five different…
Kitchy vintage dishware with images of Prince, David Bowie, Robert Smith, Lemmy, Moz & more!
A vintage plate with an image of Robert Smith of The Cure and a kitty by Miss Scarlett of Dirty Lola. Get it here. Today’s…
The master of Moorcock: The psychedelic sci-fi book covers and art of Bob Haberfield
‘The Singing Citadel’ by Michael Moorcock. Cover art by Bob Haberfield, 1970. Sci-fi author Michael Moorcock has published a dizzying array of books since getting…