Maila “Vampira” Nurmi

Maila “Vampira” Nurmi Malia Elizabeth Syrjaniemia, aka Malia Nurmi, was born December 11th 1922 in Petsamo, Finland. Along with her family, she moved to Ashtabula, Ohio when she was two years old and grew up in the biggest Finnish-American community in the state. She completed high school in Astoria Oregon and went straight for her […]

Bettie Page, Unplugged and Undressed…

Bettie Page, Unplugged and Undressed… In 1940, Hume-Fogg High School voted a young girl as “most likely to succeed”. Little did they know that success was just an understatement for how far this girl actually went. Some know her as “The Queen of Curves” and some know her as “The Dark Angel”  but everyone would […]

Rockabilly Hairstyling Tips for Women

Rockabilly Hairstyling Tips for Women Guest Post by Elana Kluner If you’re the girl who runs with scissors or the girl that keeps them in her toolbox, here are some Rockabilly hairstyling tips for you. The brave and bold will go the extreme with their locks, but the more conservative and cautious will go with […]

Pinup and Rockabilly Makeup Book List

Pinup and Rockabilly Makeup Book List We get a lot of requests for resources for Makeup for Pinup Modeling and just general Rockabilly makeup. So we’ve put together a list of books for just that purpose: Makeup, Eyebrows and Hairstyles. The makeup books by Kevyn Aucoin are a very good resource for several different styles […]

Pinup Makeup: Eyebrow Video – How to Perfectly Shape Your Eyebrows

Pinup Makeup: Eyebrow Video – How to Perfectly Shape Your Eyebrows Valentines day is coming and E.L.F. Cosmetics, makers of Cheap but Good makeup, has a few specials going and will only last another 19 days. So ladies if you are in the market for Cheap but Good Makeup, E.L.F. is the place. Check out the […]

Pinup Hairstyles and Rockabilly HairStyles – Tutorial Video

Pin Up Hairstyles and Rockabilly Hair do’s  Video I’ve seen quite a lot of traffic looking for Pin Up hairstyles, rockabilly hair do’s and pin up hairstyle articles. While we will do articles on pin up hairstyles and rockabilly hair styling, we thought maybe videos would help the ladies with what they want to do. […]

Where to buy Rockabilly Women’s Clothing

Where to buy Rockabilly Clothing for Women. While perusing Amazon.com for Cd’s to review and books on rockabilly history, I noticed there’s an aweful lot of REALLY NICE Rockabilly Dresses and Clothing for Women there. I am serious, I got totally distracted and sidetracked by the dresses they have there. Women have it nice when […]

The Birth of the Tiki Bar and Tiki Culture

The Birth of the Tiki Bar and Tiki Culture Guest Post by Tiki Ray Trader Vic’s, Don the Beachcombers, The Bahooka, Tiki Ti, The Tonga Hut, Purple Orchid, Mr. Tiki, La Mariana , Frankie’s Tiki Room (my personal favorite)and many other commercial establishments plus thousands of home tiki bars all have one thing in common […]

ROBERT GORDON – LIVE FAST, LOVE HARD! – Chris Spedding, Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats), Robert Gordon and Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols)

ROBERT GORDON – LIVE FAST, LOVE HARD! Guest Post by Arjan Deelen http://www.robertgordon.dk Some of you probably remember hearing the Robert Gordon & Link Wray versions of “Red Hot” and “Flying Saucer Rock & Roll” on the radio in the late 70s. Most rockabilly purists preferred the originals by SUN rocker Billy Lee Riley (indeed […]

Get Wrecking with the Meteors

Get Wrecking with the Meteors Guest Post by Elana Kluner Psychobilly music was their claim to fame and they weren’t afraid to show it. These people are no one else but the legendary band; The Meteors. Soft Rockabilly music wasn’t daring enough for these rebellious musicians so they decided to start a genre of their […]

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