‘Strange Days’: the cursed photo of Jim Morrison’s ghost
Can’t keep the Lizard King down.
Paris
Fantastical Classism: Paris and the repugnant myth of “the court of miracles”
Don’t let the name fool you. It’s not cool.
‘Hope for Happiness’: The Soft Machine live in Paris, 1967
The Soft Machine line-up was always kinda fluid but didn’t fully set until Kevin Ayers (bass, vocals) joined Robert Wyatt (drums, vocals), Daevid Allen (guitar),…
Vintage violence and the ‘dance of death’: Wild images of the ‘Apache’ dancers of Paris
Two ‘Apache’ dancers hanging out in a cafe in Paris in 1938. I’m going to roll the clock back to my earliest recollection of seeing…
Territorial Pissing: The 19th century public urinals of Paris
A man entering a public urinal or ‘pissoir’ at Place Saint Germain l’Auxerrois, Paris, 1875. The photos in this post were taken by one of…
Sub Pop really nailed the retro packaging of Sleater-Kinney’s new ‘Live in Paris’ cassette
I’ve seen Sleater-Kinney play three times, and all three shows rank as highly memorable concertgoing experiences. It was in support of The Hot Rock that…
There’s a riot going on: Posters of resistance from Paris 1968
“Beauty is in the street” As the annus horribilis of 2016 draws to a close, my mind tilts towards predecessors of resistance. It is easy…
‘Alice Cooper à Paris’: His totally cracked-out 1982 French TV special
Poster for Alice Cooper’s 1982 French tour Though the man himself doesn’t remember much of it, heavy Alice fans of my acquaintance adore his new…