PATTERNS AND TONES

February 9, 2013 It will be a year ago tomorrow that Patterns and Tones was born and what a year it has been! I started this blog as a way to have a platform to share my photographic archives with the world, as well as to have an opportunity to share stories that hadn't been told. Truth be told, it was also an impetus for me to begin the long haul of digitizing these archives, and bring them into the light of the 21st century. Since 1985, I've been photographing those I know, love and admire. Fortunately I have a very long roster of kookie, fun, and interesting friends who I have been documenting over the years. I started out as a teenage photographer, and although the evolution of my style, work ethic and tools have changed and grown over the years, it's the exploration of the map of the soul written on each individuals face that continues to fascinate me. That and Rock n' Rollers! To celebrate this one year anniversary, I thought it appropriate to list the t...

Welllll... if 1954 was the year Rockabilly was born, 1978 was definitetly the year it got a fresh shot in the arm from England's own "Levi and The Rockats". It was the start of a new Rockabilly revolution in the UK and the US and The Rockats got the ball rolling. I recently caught up with their legendary standup bassman Smutty Smith in Hollywood while he was hosting a party at   Sweeny Todd's Barbershop to promote  J.S. Sloane ,  his recent line of hair pomade . He was in town to play Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend , where 20,000 kids lined up to hear The Rockats perform. The following interview is accompanied by photographs I have taken of him over the years - here in Los Angeles, London and in Brighton. Smutty has graciously allowed us a peek inside the heart of the rockabilly, punk, glam and rock n' roll scene he was a part of. Cheers Smut! Julie Pavlowski Green April 27, 2013 Julie Pavlowski Green :   WHEN DID YOU MEET LEVI DEXTE...