[Tikievents] Some things you should buy

[Otto <otto@tikinews.com>]

Title: Some things you should buy

There are lots of Tiki thing out there that you should buy because they are cool and because you want to support people who make cool Tiki things. Of course you should always buy original art whenever possible and support your local Tiki artist.

But I felt compelled to let you know about a few items that may not have crossed your radar. These are items that I highly recommend you add to your Tiki collection of music and reading.

Vintage Clothes:

if you live in the Bay area you attend this big clothing sale:

Icon Vintage, Retro Diva & Twisters are having a One Day Vintage Clothing
Blow Out Sale on Sunday April 13th from 10 am - 4 pm.

Our sale will be located in our parking lot @ 2521 San Pablo Avenue @
Dwight, Berkeley, CA. Twisters will be having their sale the same hours as

us, around the corner on Dwight.

Men's, Women's and Children's Clothing & Accessories, all items will be $20
and under! We are also currently running half off select hosiery styles.

As always, please feel free to contact me directly with any questions you

may have.

Sincerely,

Melissa Gruenhagen

Owner, Retro Diva

melissa@retrodiva.com

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New CD Releases:

The Bikini Beachcombers

Back in 1995 or so Don Nelson founded The Exotics, a circa 1963 style surf band with a tinge of Tiki style thrown in. Thirteen years or so later Don is heading up a swank foursome swinging out to hapa Haole Hawaiian tunes. Their Cd is packed with some really nice versions of must have classics such as Hawaiian War Chant, Hukilau, and Disney's The Tiki Room as well as more obscure hits like the Catalina Island theme 26 Miles, plus one original

Available on Tiki Tone Records

check out a sample here then buy the CD

http://www.myspace.com/thebikinibeachcombers  

Arthur Lyman

The good folks at Collectors Choice have picked up where Rykodisc left off

I wrote the liner notes for one of a series of  three Lyman re-releases in 1996

These versions are done better!

Collectors has released 18 Lyman albums in their entirety as 9 two-fer CDs. I can't praise these enough. Lyman has long played third wheel to Les Baxter's groundbreaking Exotica compositions which begat Martin Denny's genre-establishing Exotica small jazz combo of which Lyman was Denny's protoge and offshoot. But Lyman took the genre to a different level. Over the years he explored a more sonic, transcendental, exotic version of Exotica and applied it to the hits of the day. He also explored deeper into Hawaiian and Asian music than Denny.

Amongst these nine CDs you will find subtle, quiet, vibe-led Exotica with plenty of bird calls. You will find Jazz done with an Exotica flare. And you will find Exotica style 1960s psychedelic Pop with vibes joining electric guitar!

Liner notes are written by SCRAM magazine editors David Smay and Kim Cooper. The only bummer is that David's cool recapping of Lyman's life is used as the intro for each CD. Kim offers new content in the form of review-style notes for each CD.

Don't be fooled by lame, generic cover art. each release has the cover of both Lps printed in full color. All you have to do is take the front booklet out and fold it backwards to show the cool orig Lp cover art! The CD also contains a reprint of one of the Lp back covers

If you know nothing about Lyman and want to purchase just one CD to get a taste I would have to recommend Bahia backed with Lyman's second release Bwana A both from 1959. Both are classic Exotica genre must haves. If you already have these classics then I can only recommend that you buy all 8 of the other CDs!

Check em out here.

http://tinyurl.com/2lorl4

Look for the double titles separated by a slash. Steer clear of the Greatest Hits package - it is not bad but I'm sure you would rather have the full experience of a Lyman lp in its original format

Richard Cheese

yes, Richard Cheese is currently working on a Hawaiian tunes lp. Until that is released you can brush up on your Cheese by checking out his other classic Lounge takes on current Rock, Rap, and Pop standards on CDs such as: "I'd Like a Virgin", "The Sunny Side of the Moon", and "Apertif for Destruction"

And songs by artists such as: AC/DC, RADIOHEAD, BRITNEY SPEARS, LED ZEPPELIN, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, PUSSYCAT DOLLS, DEF LEPPARD, KHIA, KANYE WEST, SCORPIONS

Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine deliver the Dean Martin Las Vegas Lounge act of 2008

www.richardcheese.com

Required Reading:

Mondo Exotica - Sounds, Visions, Obsessions of the Cocktail Generation

Originally issued in Italian only in 2000 to chronicle the then-booming Lounge scene in America and Europe

As usual, The Europeans always get it right! Radio DJ and journalist Francesco Adinolfi gives a Euro perspective of the trend and offers background history of various odd aspects such as pet Chihuahuas and popularity of leopard prints.

Adinolfi backs his text with extensive footnotes revealing the depth of his research.

A comprehensive Discography cover vintage and new music as well as soundtracks.

For those who were there this will be a fact filled recap and resource. For those just getting into vintage Lounge music this is your handbook!

I could go on for pages about how great this book is. Get it for yourself and get a copy for a friend.

Due out in May 2008 from Duke University Press

ISBN 978-0-8223-4156-7

Viewing:

Shag documentary

"The Sophisticated Misfit" is a long-awaited must-have for fans of Shag and Tiki fan alike. The 65 minute documentary traces the artist's roots growing up in Hawaii, his artistic journey in college, his early work designing album covers, to his modern day role as an art-world phenom. In addition to exclusive footage of Shag painting in his home studio, the film features intimate interviews with the artist, his family, artistic influences, tiki-files, celebrity collectors and fans.

Special features include a demonstration by  Shag's silk-screener of the creation of the "Well Hung" print, and a tour of fellow Orange County artist and Shag collaborator Paul Frank's workshop. With a soundtrack featuring the music of the Dynatones, Clouseaux, and Shag's former band, the Tiki Tones, "The Sophisticated Misfit" would be a welcome addition to every Shag fan's collection.


View the current trailer here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77EBvBSObSU

Available at

www.smee.tv

-- 

Otto von Stroheim

http://www.tikioasis.com

www.tikiblog.com the official blog of Tiki Oasis