PATTERNS AND TONES

"Jet Generation - Guitar Wolf No. 1" 2017 I realized looking at my blog I have woefully neglected the Tones department in Patterns and Tones. I have been so concentrated on making Patterns, that I haven't featured any images of musicians this year! So for the next few weeks I plan on digging through my archives for some of my favorite shots I've taken of my favorite bands over the years and apply my new technique to the images. Today I start with one of the greatest garage-punk bands I've ever seen, GUITAR WOLF ! This trio from Japan has been going strong since the late 80's and I have been fortunate enough to get to know them over the years. Seiji, Toru and Billy (RIP) would stay with us in San Francisco and we were always delighted to be in their company. This shot from 1995 sums up the raw power of Jet rock 'n' roll. The title of their 4th album  Jet Generation  on Matador is an explosion of sound full of angst, lust and rebellion. I...

Rockin' Jelly Bean is one of Japan's koolest art graphic illustrators who has a penchant for hot curves with a 6T's sensibility. His erotic depictions of the female form has graced many album covers, posters, flyers and their likeness have been transformed into Pop-delic Girl dolls. I caught up with this masked marauder last month when he visited Los Angeles. We talked about what he's been up to since the last time we did our 1st interview for Patterns and Tones . Between the release of the 1st comprehensive book on his illustrations, "The Birth of Rockin' Jelly Bean" last year, and his upcoming projects, Jelly has been a very busy boy indeed! Rockin' Jelly Bean has created a bridge between our two counties and has filtered his interpretation of our best bad pop culture into a wonderfully imaginative and sexy playground. I'm please to present to you the following interview and a few pictures I captured of him trying to escape a loc...