Bill Haley and the Comets

Bill Haley and the Comets
Bill Haley was destined to become a musician from day one. His mother was a pianist and his father played the banjo and mandolin. His parents gave him a guitar when he turned thirteen and he had the privilege of being taught to play by ear by his father. Neither Haley [...]

Tiger Army – Hootenanny 2008

I know this gallery is a little late in coming but I am happy to be able to put it up now.
Please see the new article about The Rise of Tiger Army Here
Enjoy…

Holiday parties? What’s your poison for your Rockabilly Holidays?

December 24, 2009 by Darkman  
Filed under All Articles, Featured, Rockabilly Lifestyle

Guest Post by Marla Verdugo – Makeup Artist
Holiday parties? Don’t know what your poison is yet?
Well darlin’ here is a guide whether you are servin’ or orderin’.
Beer.
Simple and refreshing.
Toss back a few  bottles of brew. Budweiser and Miller High Life, if you want to keep it classic. (Those were just a couple of [...]

Link Wray Paved the Way

December 23, 2009 by Darkman  
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Link Wray Paved the Way
A Great Guest Post by Elana Kluner!

Rockabilly Hall of Fame’s leading legend, Link Wray, has been the reason why many following musicians ever made music in the first place. Although he’s never made it to the Rock and Roll hall of fame, Rolling Stone magazine considered him as one of [...]

Duane Eddy, The Rock and Roll Twanger

December 23, 2009 by Darkman  
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Duane Eddy, The Rock and Roll Twanger
Guest Post by Elana Kluner

New York born Duane Eddy was the most successful instrumentalist to ever contribute to rock music. With fifteen singles to hit the charts, he really took over the music scene throughout the fifties and the sixties. He accumulated fans worldwide and sold over 100 [...]

Who Wear’s Short Shorts?

December 15, 2009 by Darkman  
Filed under All Articles, Clothing & Dress, Vintage Clothing

Who wears short shorts?
Guest post by Elana Kluner

The rockabilly shorts are a signature staple of the 1940’s pin up girls. We recognize these on the hottest celebrities and models posing for coke ads over harbor bridges, or something of that sort. The shorts spread from a wide variety of fabrics, but never failed to [...]

The Sonics at Ink-n-Iron 2009

November 29, 2009 by Darkman  
Filed under All Articles, Events, Featured, Music & Bands

Here’s a gallery from Ink and Iron 2009 of the band  “The Sonics”. The history of The Sonics is colorful to say the least and is part of the fledgling music scene in the Seattle, Washington area back in the 1960’s. The Sonics, however, are from Tacoma. Among The Sonics’ peers were Paul Revere & [...]

Hootenanny 2009, what a day!!!

July 7, 2009 by Darkman  
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WOW…
Thats all I can say. The bands on Saturday were freaking outstanding, and the music just didn’t stop. One band after another, and the action just didn’t stop. I was there to photo the event for myself and for Golden Voice, The promoter of the gig, and I wanted to run around and see some [...]

Hootenanny 2009

July 3, 2009 by Darkman  
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Sorry for the lack of articles and such, I have been super busy editing images from Ink and Iron and tomorrow is the Hootenanny. I will be there with camera in hand so come y and say hi to me and get your pictures taken ok?
For now heres the lineup for Saturday at theHoot:
Hootenanny 2009
Saturday [...]

Ink -n- Iron 2009, will you be there?

So Ink -n- Iron 2009 is quickly approaching us, in fact it’s just days away, 2 1/2 to be exact, but who’s counting right? I’m one of the Official Photographers for the event this year. I have been assigned to photo the 12 finalists for the Pinup Pageant this year, and I am looking forward to spending a bit [...]