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Tag: Lounge

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…

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…

Russ Garcia – Sounds in the Night

June 9, 2021June 27, 2022 Remy GottschlingLeave a Comment on Russ Garcia – Sounds in the Night

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…

Welcome to “Mid-Century Kitsch” Month

June 1, 2021August 19, 2021 Matt RyanLeave a Comment on Welcome to “Mid-Century Kitsch” Month

Our second “theme month” finds Strange Currencies turning nearly 180 degrees. After spending May discussing the finer points of the nearly-univerRead More…

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