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Category: Mid-Century Kitsch Month

Tastemaker: The Sounds of Disneyland

June 30, 2021July 31, 2021 Remy GottschlingLeave a Comment on Tastemaker: The Sounds of Disneyland

Tastemaker is a recurring feature in which Strange Currencies contributors share stories of the events, experiences, and cultural artifacts that helpRead More…

An Introduction to Space Age Pop

June 30, 2021August 15, 2021 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on An Introduction to Space Age Pop

It’s the mid-twentieth century, and America is locked in an existential Cold War with the Soviet Union. At the center of this conflict of superpoRead More…

Pinup Girls and Their Influence on Mid-Century Album Art

June 30, 2021August 19, 2021 Kaye C.Leave a Comment on Pinup Girls and Their Influence on Mid-Century Album Art

It would be a sorely missed opportunity to not wrap up June’s “Mid-Century Kitsch Month” without focusing on what is possibly the kitschiest paRead More…

Ichiko Aoba – 0

June 24, 2021June 27, 2022 Glenn KrakeLeave a Comment on Ichiko Aoba – 0

Ichiko Aoba 0 Speedstar Int’l – 2013 Rating: 9.1 Ichiko Aoba’s fourth album is a minimalistic beauty: a near-masterpiece that matchRead More…

Marty Robbins – Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

June 22, 2021June 27, 2022 George BudneyLeave a Comment on Marty Robbins – Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

Marty Robbins Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs Columbia – 1959 Rating: 9.3 Marty Robbins personified – and perfected – the “singiRead More…

Animal Collective – Feels

June 21, 2021June 27, 2022 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on Animal Collective – Feels

Animal Collective Feels FatCat – 2005 Rating: 9.3 Animal Collective’s sixth record found the Baltimore-based group striking a perfeRead More…

Joe Meek – I Hear a New World

June 17, 2021June 27, 2022 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on Joe Meek – I Hear a New World

Joe Meek & The Blue Men I Hear a New World: An Outer Space Music Fantasy Triumph – 1960 / RPM – 1991 Rating: 8.6 Though it wasnRead More…

Martin Denny – Hypnotique

June 16, 2021June 27, 2022 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on Martin Denny – Hypnotique

Martin Denny Hypnotique Liberty – 1958 Rating: 8.8 Martin Denny’s fifth LP synthesizes the novel stylistic elements of his 1957 lanRead More…

Julie London – Julie Is Her Name

June 15, 2021June 27, 2022 Glenn KrakeLeave a Comment on Julie London – Julie Is Her Name

Julie London Julie Is Her Name Liberty – 1955 Rating: 8.7 Julie London’s 1955 debut is a stark and intimate recording. Though fittiRead More…

Episode 12 – Defining “Kitsch”

June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on Episode 12 – Defining “Kitsch”

In this episode of the Strange Currencies Podcast, Matt and Glenn discuss the concept of musical “kitsch.” Join them as they talk about exotica, Read More…

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