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Dave Haslam
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Hacienda DJ, journalist (LRB, Guardian etc), writer (recent books on Courtney Love, Keith Haring, Sylvia Plath). Slave to the algorithm #books #DJing #CounterCulture #LRB #Guardian #Fac51 #FactoryRecords #ArtDecades #LifeAfterDark #SonicYouthSleptOnMyFloor
“It is very important to be in love with life… Life is very fragile and always elusive" - artist and activist Keith Haring died age 31 #otd February 16th in 1990
#KeithHaring #JeanMichelBasquiat #WeTheYouth #Danceteria #ParadiseGarage
Henri Matisse, 'Studio, Quai Saint-Michel', oil, 1917.
Matisse’s studio at 19 quai Saint-Michel overlooking the River Seine. His favourite model of the time, Laurette, features in this glorious painting - she appears in almost 50 of Matisse’s works.
The top 30 singles 40 years ago this week #Bunnymen #Wah #TearsForFears #LastNightADJSavedMyLife #GoingUnderground #TheJam #U2 #FleetwoodMac #ChinaCrisis #BelleStars #Stranglers #HoldMeTighterInTheRain #JoeJackson
NEW BOOK Pablo Picasso in Paris advanced the frontiers of art in a city vibrant with hedonism & creativity. In ‘Adventure Everywhere’, I journey through his nightlife world of drink, sex, music, drugs, art & chaos. Out April 27 #PabloPicasso #LapinAgile #LaRotonde #Pigalle #Absinthe
@clenpen @blogmywiki Virginia Woolf The Years?
Patti Smith record shopping in NYC, 2000 - John Coltrane’s ‘A Love Supreme’ in her hand - Photo by Danny Clinch #PattiSmith #JohnColtrane
Five years gone. But no chance of being forgotten.
Mark E Smith; 5th March 1957 - 24th January 2018.
#MarkESmith #SlangKing #SlatesSlagsEtc #theFall #Prestwich #SalfordDocks #NotForgotten
I’m used to finding notes in secondhand copies of books, this is more intriguing than some. What were the ‘old times’ and how do they relate to the contents of the book? Sadly, despite the poignant message, only the first thirteen pages were read and then the book was sold on… #AvantGarde #AlfredJarry #SecondhandBooks #ErikSatie #ILoveYou
connect_icut#nowplaying #morningmusic #soundtrack #tarkovsky
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R.I.P. Eduard Artemiev