Rockabilly/Psychobilly: An Art Anthology

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AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR A visual road trip from Route 66 to Route 666, this rockin' collection of more than 600 artworks presents the unapologetically fun and undeniably cool spirit of rockabilly and psychobilly. The 55 artists featured here represent a global subculture and are some of today's best lowbrow and cartoon artists, the de facto styles of the genre. Whether you're burning for nostalgia or learning more about the phenomena, this massive collection is a study of some of the main themes of modern rockabilly culture, respect the past, be proudly defiant, and stay true to what you like. Here you'll see a broad range of stylistic influence from the 1930s to the 1990s as well as other sub-pop cultures like jazz, ska, surf, burlesque, punk, and horror adorning album art, show posters, comics, pin-ups, and more. Complete with a playlist curated by the artists, this is a must-have volume of art by artist who are finding success despite being outsiders. AUTHOR: An independent comic book editor and avid art book collector, Jamie Kendall has turned his passion for all things lowbrow, cartoon, and retro into a quest to curate and showcase works from some of the world's most exciting and entertaining artists working today. He lives in Byron Bay, Australia. SELLING POINTS: . A rockin' collection of more than 600 rockabilly and psychobilly themed artworks . Features album art, show posters, comics, pinups, and more from 55 artists from around the world . Art accompanied by artist-curated playlist of 55 rockabilly and psychobilly songs 609 colour and b/w artworks

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An independent comic book editor and avid art book collector, Jamie Kendall has turned his passion for all things lowbrow, cartoon, and retro into a quest to curate and showcase works from some of the worlds most exciting and entertaining artists working today. He lives in Byron Bay, Australia.