All Videos Tagged pop (new untouchables) - new untouchables

POP ART!

2008-01-29T18:56:32.650Z

The Great Society
A parade of popular consumer items cut to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". By Fred Mogubgub, late 1960s. A great example of "Pop Art" in film. (less)

The Swinger!

2008-01-29T18:40:40.719Z

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This clip got tens of thousands of clips last time it was up on YT, for obvious reasons. One of the full-blown campiest and gonzo-sexiest moment in Sixties cinema, this comes from the "The Swinger" (1966), directed by George Sidney, who obviously really adored A-M.

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PATTI'S GROOVE- IT WON'T LAST LONG (1966)

2008-01-08T19:20:32.963Z

Garage girl goes for it!
In the wake of the Stones, the Animals, and the Yardbirds, more barbed and fuzzy riffs started snarling out of the garages and cubbyholes of rehearsal spaces worldwide. Garage Rock, the original 'Punk Rock', was unleashing. Many groups were lucky to cut a small label 45 with some local airplay. The women got far less chances at it. Patti's Groove are a mystery because of this common circumstance. All I know is that Columbia (a major label!) released this in January of '66. But, wow, was Patti groovy or what?!

Black and White aren't actually in the color spectrum; they're neutrals. The 60's generation rejected the fake absolutes that the 50's used to sort reality; for instance, applying those absolutes to peach, butterscotch, cinnamon, and chocolate skin to justify hatred. Instead they embraced actual blasting color in all their works. Or, perversely, they used the actual neutrals themselves to turn perception of reality inside out. Op Art and Pop Art opened this way of seeing, and pop culture expanded on it through music, fashion styles, and graphic design. It was the mid-60's and absolutes about anything wouldn't last much longer...

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A great site about 60's women rockers to check out is:
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THE WHAT FOUR!

2008-01-08T19:16:41.484Z

Killer fashion!
The What four were championed by Columbia producer Teo Macero (Miles Davis' fusion albums). They played their own instruments, although they felt a little wobbly about it. But this single needs no apologies. Riffing off of the spy themes of the times, they divulge their undercover misson to slay their prey with their outergear and, um, special accessories.

The fashion revolution of Swinging London swayed young women into a jet age where music, style, the Pill, and new outlooks expanded their options. This literal 'revolt into style' opened many horizons. Taking up from Mary Quant's Mod mutiny, designer Barbara Hulanicki unleashed the Biba's boutique. ( It was the nickname of her sister.) Her Art Deco and Art Nouveu upgrades, dark lush colors, and affordable styles made solely for the new youth were another level and a sensation. She also pioneered the boutique as an environment, with rock'n'soul blasting in a dark maze of themed rooms. Her progressive/traditionalist designs are the hinge between Rudi Gernreich's space age futurism and the nouveu and world backlash styles of the counterculture. From 1964 to its end in 1975, Biba's was THE go-to place for outrageous style. ( The current revival is in name only, and Hulanicki disowns it.)

The fashion uprising liberated young women on some levels, but there was the danger of it being just shallow consumerism. As Empowerment became the mantra of the decade, they would begin to challenge distinctions between expression and exploitation. This is a crucial pivot toword Feminism. The What Four, in taking up the instruments that propelled the generation, join their Beat and Garage sisters in redressing the future.

Check out my Herstory Of Rock on my channel at:
http://www.youtube.com/funknroll

A great site about 60's women rockers to check out is:
http://www.myspace.com/girlgaragemayhem