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Little Sonny, left, and John Lee Hooker are...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/586dbb2e94949170b0336dc33b42554c/tumblr_mmcqpm55H91s9bhiko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://guitarslob.tumblr.com/post/49735520220/little-sonny-left-and-john-lee-hooker-are" target="_blank"&gt;guitarslob&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Little Sonny, left, and John Lee Hooker are pictured in front of Joe’s Record Shop at 3530 Hastings Street in Detroit in 1959.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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On The set of American Graffiti , photographed by Dennis Stock,...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md714lfkwh1qbsbnoo2_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md714lfkwh1qbsbnoo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md714lfkwh1qbsbnoo4_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md714lfkwh1qbsbnoo3_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md714lfkwh1qbsbnoo5_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md714lfkwh1qbsbnoo6_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md714lfkwh1qbsbnoo7_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md714lfkwh1qbsbnoo8_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;On The set of &lt;em&gt;American Graffiti &lt;/em&gt;, photographed by Dennis Stock, 1972.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;small&gt;On The set of &lt;em&gt;American Graffiti &lt;/em&gt;, photographed by Dennis Stock, 1972.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/51012776552</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/51012776552</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 21:46:12 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Saturday delivery makes me ‘appy! Howlin Wolf ‘I...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e57fdc81c60dc31f9e480ea31479be50/tumblr_mmzprdpQBu1rpz849o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saturday delivery makes me ‘appy! Howlin Wolf ‘I ain’t Superstitious’&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50719839855</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50719839855</guid><pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:42:48 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Early M3T3oRs live shot …</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me4t8spn5z1qac1j3o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Early M3T3oRs live shot …&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50153328725</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50153328725</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 09:40:45 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f1277b4604455bca1b5f9a92617cb6b7/tumblr_mmlldd99Ne1sn74iio1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50152390341</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50152390341</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 09:10:29 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>The Coasters : Down Home Girl</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3f3dP48IcfM?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Coasters : &lt;em&gt;Down Home Girl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50026261435</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50026261435</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:44:17 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7b06a72cc6f627122f3877505a003edd/tumblr_mmjnw7HzA51rpz849o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50026072443</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50026072443</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:40:55 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>James Duncan : Stand Up and Get Funky</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JrWHZIETdbo?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;James Duncan : &lt;em&gt;Stand Up and Get Funky&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50026021234</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50026021234</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:40:04 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>One of the first songs to tackle domestic abuse</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Crystals - &lt;em&gt;He Hit Me (and it felt like a kiss); &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;written by Gerry Goffin &amp;amp; Carole King in 1962. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Goffin and King wrote the song after discovering that singer &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Eva" title="Little Eva" target="_blank"&gt;Little Eva&lt;/a&gt; was being regularly beaten by her boyfriend.&lt;sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic_1-0"&gt;&lt;/sup&gt; When they inquired why she tolerated such treatment, Eva replied, with complete sincerity, that her boyfriend&amp;#8217;s actions were motivated by his love for her.&lt;sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic_1-1"&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Phil Spector&amp;#8217;s arrangement was ominous and ambiguous.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-allmusic_1-2"&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;em&gt;&amp;#8216;It was a brutal song, as any attempt to justify such violence must be, and Spector’s arrangement only amplified its savagery, framing Barbara Alston’s lone vocal amid a sea of caustic strings and funereal drums, while the backing vocals almost trilled their own belief that the boy had done nothing wrong. In more ironic hands (and a more understanding age), &amp;#8216;He Hit Me&amp;#8217; might have passed at least as satire. But Spector showed no sign of appreciating that, nor did he feel any need to. No less than the song’s writers, he was not preaching, he was merely documenting.&amp;#8217;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;     &lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50025670369</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50025670369</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:33:42 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>The Crystals - He Hit Me (and it felt like a kiss)</title><description>&lt;iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/f20Oz9Yr_So?wmode=transparent&amp;autohide=1&amp;egm=0&amp;hd=1&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Crystals - &lt;em&gt;He Hit Me (and it felt like a kiss)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50025284197</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/50025284197</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 19:26:34 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0e29b39d579969f7df12be07b3ff404f/tumblr_mjrrqmaQRC1qzg0hpo1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49790133394</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49790133394</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:08:56 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>the-spooked:

dreammason:


Gary Oldman for Prada Menswear...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5736bdd76800658224d9186ab3fb9fac/tumblr_mmc36xyAn01sofhfso1_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dc42ef5d78989b408460fab47920f9c0/tumblr_mmc36xyAn01sofhfso2_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d92960e35ca24db03e08155946fc45b1/tumblr_mmc36xyAn01sofhfso3_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/520b4b663f2ce8dda2dded1dab6f7709/tumblr_mmc36xyAn01sofhfso4_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/92c9bd5fb9bb3bc626241be9eb35c7a7/tumblr_mmc36xyAn01sofhfso5_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/22335a91c0766541fbec11cce7852633/tumblr_mmc36xyAn01sofhfso6_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ca5d391d27ec52786882ae4a358dde89/tumblr_mmc36xyAn01sofhfso7_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8d19c711987c60b90f1ae102d4634678/tumblr_mmc36xyAn01sofhfso8_250.gif"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5341b15cefa7562d79c739d4bf1258bf/tumblr_mmc36xyAn01sofhfso9_250.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://the-spooked.tumblr.com/post/49715629163/dreammason-gary-oldman-for-prada-menswear" target="_blank"&gt;the-spooked&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dreammason.tumblr.com/post/49714722735" target="_blank"&gt;dreammason&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;small&gt;Gary Oldman for Prada Menswear (Fall/Winter 2012 Campaign) &lt;/small&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Elegant.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;dayumm.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49789668471</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49789668471</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 20:01:38 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Elvis loving the sun …</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ff76796ae81f58ffef4acd776caefee9/tumblr_mmdtvqqx301rpz849o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Elvis loving the sun …&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49777010153</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49777010153</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:04:37 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Drilling, screwing and levelling to this this afternoon...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d15e6711bc642c6866ec60fb49b40cf3/tumblr_mmdtv1fFqN1rpz849o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Drilling, screwing and levelling to this this afternoon ….. My labours are looking good!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49776990834</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49776990834</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 16:04:13 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Bristol shopped, two shirts, some hair pomade, and a handful of...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a9867cf2d3b67dd19cbcae5b33db965e/tumblr_mma5ys835r1rpz849o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bristol shopped, two shirts, some hair pomade, and a handful of music. Bargain!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49598328887</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49598328887</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 16:35:16 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Shopping, Swiss wool jumpers, baby mariachi suits &amp; shirts</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ebbb89127accb4110abf92de7895dff8/tumblr_mm9v3k81eC1rpz849o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shopping, Swiss wool jumpers, baby mariachi suits &amp; shirts&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49585667359</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49585667359</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 12:40:32 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Photo</title><description>&lt;img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9c96b46967faff67cfb2fa2f5572e85a/tumblr_mm6sg2wfMl1rpz849o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49454525130</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49454525130</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:50:26 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Walking in the Mendips</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f0c90ad7391d81d20cde556d4788731d/tumblr_mm6sfaLIbY1rpz849o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Walking in the Mendips&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49454494219</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49454494219</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 20:49:58 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Holborne exhibition in Bath called ‘Folded Beauty’...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/43bea3b6353e5dcfc6ec80d77806c14a/tumblr_mm661dLP5t1rpz849o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Holborne exhibition in Bath called ‘Folded Beauty’ absolutely out of this world beauty!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49431786349</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49431786349</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 12:46:25 +0100</pubDate></item><item><title>Today activities so far …</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7ba9bd723f7be60138554bf852889ec9/tumblr_mm45mqvfhR1rpz849o1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today activities so far …&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49349043296</link><guid>http://anarmchaircritic.tumblr.com/post/49349043296</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 10:42:26 +0100</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
