Fashion Designer, Rock n Roller, 1960s/1970s Fashion History Researcher & Blogger.
Dublin
Joined March 2010
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John Alcorn (1969) #Autumn
ALT Image from the book Never Make Fun of a Turtle, My Son by Martin Gardner, illustrated by John Alcorn, 1969
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I was on KPFA radio - on Letters & Politics - my book about the Evergreen Review magazine; Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Amiri Baraka, Eldridge Cleaver, Tim Leary, Dennis Hopper, Jean Genet, Jerry Rubin, Bernadette Devlin, Germaine Greer
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From its beginnings in the 1960s to the exhibition that Tate Modern will dedicate to Julio Le Parc in 2026, optical and kinetic art have changed the relationship between viewer and work, influencing art, design, and visual perception. domusweb.it/en/art/2025/04/1…
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In time for launch of the first Kinsale Beatles Fest, this wonderful article published in Ireland highlighting my #FashioningTheBeatles presentation on Feb 1. Thank you Audrey Kane & @SweetJaneBlog for your support #KinsaleBeatlesFest farmersjournal.ie/life/featu…
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📣 Exhibition Announcement — ‘Poster Boys: the work of Kevin Scally and Brendan Foreman for the Abbey Theatre.’ Opening 28 February, read more here: nationalprintmuseum.ie/upcom…
Exhibition supported by @DeptCultureIRL
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What's inside ? This scrap book was put together in the 1930s by a theatre set builder. I found it in a loft and was amazed by what it contains 1/7
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In anticipation of my 13 page epic tale of the MC5 in Britain 1972 — Ugly Things 66 (Summer 2024) — I've posted a list of the gigs the band played in the UK as they neared the end of their tumultuous career
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#MC5 #uglythings @MC5movie
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At first glance, this appears to be ordinary Kodak film. But it's actually stealth packaging for underground LSD, made by the New Yorker Eric Ghost in 1968. This week on The Reader, @erik_davis tells the story of this first LSD blotter: thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/f…
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Pauline Boty - I Am The Sixties
Monday - May 20th - 7pm - @cockpittheatre
Our writer @MVinny69 is showcasing a new piece of playwriting work at The Cockpit Theatre where entry is only £1..
The 15 minute reading will be read by the fabulous @Hannah_Morrish in the role of Boty.
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Chaka Khan born March 23 #otd in 1953. In 1969 Chaka Khan worked on a free breakfast program for children run by the #BlackPanthers In 1972 she joined Rufus, playing drums and bass. In 1983 she sang lead vocals on the greatest dance record of all-time. All hail #ChakaKhan!
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The holy grail of the wild story of Granny Takes A Trip: owner Freddie Hornik’s incredible scrapbook of Polaroids, cuttings, customers + fellow travellers.
My book Granny Takes A Trip: Dreams & Darkness in London, Los Angeles & New York is published by @WhiteRabbitBks in 2025.
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One for the diaries...
A celebration of Pauline Boty: BOTY Film Premiere and Talk, Thursday 13 June 2024, 14:00
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This is where it all begins...
50 years ago tonight, a few of us hauled 250 copies of what we had spent the past few days (and nights) mimeographing and stapling down to East 14th Street and stood in the rain outside the Academy of Music, where Rory Gallagher was headlining.
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Tom Verlaine’s 50,000 books are a ‘reminder of different days in a different city’, Alex Abramovich writes, ‘where the bookstores and record stores stayed open late, and you could poke around in them even after a night out at CBGB . . .
lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/march/at…
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We're doing our Ireland Goes Pop talk on Thurs 22 Feb at the Circular, SCR, D8. buytickets.at/brandnewretro/…
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New Podcast! I’m joined by @Deirdre_Kelly to discuss her book ‘Fashioning The Beatles’. From rockers to mods, from peacocks the hippies, The Beatles looks helped define the 60’s. Deirdre’s book examines each one in fascinating detail.
