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Friday, July 31, 2015

Louise Brooks film and blues moaner Clara Smith

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Over the years, I've come across newspaper advertisements for one or another of Louise Brooks' films which have included musical ac...
Thursday, July 30, 2015

Sacred Space: Louise Brooks in India

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Found these two selections of quotations in the Times of India . Each date from the early 2000's and each include Louise Brooks. ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Lulu in Bollywood - Louise Brooks in India

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In search of all things Louise Brooks... I had the chance to look through past issues of the Times of India , the English-language daily ...
Monday, July 27, 2015

The era's attitudes toward bobbed hair

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This UK editorial cartoon from 1926 reflects the era's attitudes toward bobbed hair.
Sunday, July 26, 2015

Wurlitza plays live soundtrack to Louise Brooks' film Diary of a Lost Girl

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Wurlitza, a five piece band from South East Cornwall in England who have been specializing in adding live soundtracks to silent films s...
Saturday, July 25, 2015

Lulu, by Alban Berg performed in Oakland, California

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West Edge Opera is presenting Alban Berg's opera Lulu in the abandoned 16th Street Train Station in Oakland, California. A very blonde ...
Friday, July 24, 2015

Louise Brooks & Frankie Trumbauer - Bye Bye Blues, 1930

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Here is a delightful vintage recording by Frankie Trumbauer paired with a contemporary video of images of Louise Brooks. The song is "...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Amazing letter from Theodor Adorno to Alban Berg

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There is an amazing letter from Theodor Adorno to Alban Berg contained in Correspondence 1925-1935 , edited by Henri Lonitz, published by...