It’s the Modern World, the End of Times, the Decline of the West, the Revolt of the Masses. It’s the 1920’s. It’s going to be Very Silly.
Have a jazzy Bastille Day with the Harlem Hellhounds!
Mayann and Lou’s band in Paris is led by Sgt. Cottonmouth (top right), a veteran of the 369th infantry regiment, a.k.a “the Hellfighters” - the first Allied troops to reach the Rhine in 1918, *and* the first to introduce jazz to France (you should read more about [...]
Today it’s so sunny and annoyingly nice weather than I must celebrate the spring (for spring IS coming yet, I hope) with the awesomely naughty work of Chéri Hérouard, born Chéri-Louis-Marie-Aimé - aw… Words are unnecessary. In some ways I suppose Goldenbird will be a “hommage à ce simple hérault de la frivolité gauloise”, as [...]
Just something to smile at during the winter storms. From La Vie Parisienne, July 1921, by Maurice Milliere. Sold at Printiques.co.uk
I just can’t help myself. You can find Josephine Baker’s version on redhotjazz.com. I quote only 2 lines because I couldn’t make sense of half what she is saying. If you like the link image, feel free to copy it and use as a banner. Here are two variations…
On YellowPeril, I was being nostalgic about the anime series of my childhood (Muskehounds, Queen Millennia). There were some interesting collaborations between European TV producers and Japanese animation companies at that time. One example is the Italian series Reporter Blues from 1991, also shown in other European countries (such as Germany, on Pro7). It’s set [...]