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…
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…
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 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 Liberty – 1955 Rating: 8.7 Julie London’s 1955 debut is a stark and intimate recording. Though fittiRead More…
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…
Russ Garcia’s genre-defying 1957 release Sounds of the Night is an enveloping classic; one begging for rediscovery, but also content to stand aRead More…
Our second “theme month” finds Strange Currencies turning nearly 180 degrees. After spending May discussing the finer points of the nearly-univerRead More…