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Yesterday, Justin and I went over to the house of the founder and editor in chief of Big City Rhythm & Blues magazine, Robert Jr. Whitall. www.bigcitybluesmag.com
We had a fantastic visit with him - he showed us his music collection, his original music posters, photographs, zydeco folk art and more. Robert Jr. also told us about the good old days of Detroit - Ann Arbor rock n roll; he was another person we’ve come across who was a former John Sinclair disciple. He said, “Back then, the MC5 and all those guys, we were all listening to the blues! People don’t realize that punk music came from the blues.”
His magazine is an absolute must check-out. Puts the spotlight not only on all the old time blues guys, with interviews and stories, but also on a lot of the current, lesser known blues talents of today. Filled with awesome photographs, even the ads are enjoyable to look at. Being huge blues fans, Justin and I may be biased, but even my wife thought the magazine was cool.
Only $30 for a year’s subscription - I already know what my dad’s getting for Christmas this year.
-Cousin Geoff
My wife I just bought this print from local Ypsilanti, MI photographer Matt Callow. Originally from England, he has made Ypsi his home and does amazing work in pinhole and toy camera photography. He uses local buildings, surroundings, and nature as his subjects, and they turn out both haunting and beautiful. This is a picture of the Norris Building in Depot Town, just down the street from me. I’ve also noticed hidden crosses in the photos I’ve seen, but maybe I’m just seeing things - I’ll have to investigate more. It may work to evoke subliminal sacredness that adds to the effect of photos.
Check out more of his work here: http://www.mattcallow.com/
