Mondo, Shockumentary, Deathumentary, Zine, Independent, Rare, USA: Zine - New
MONDO MYSTERIUM #1: Independent US Mondo photocopied zine including 3 ultra rare DVD-R Mondo films per issue + accompanying essays. This is fan made, bloody brilliant, and these films are rare and hard to find anywhere else... This is for collectors and those who know how truly cool this is.
Lee Ranaldo, Sonic Youth, Poetry, Prose, Grunge, Experimental, Diary: Paperback Book, 165 pages (2004) - New
Road Movies is poetry by the guitarist of the seminal punk (and beyond) band Sonic Youth, who paved the way for the explosion of Nirvana and punk on to the mainstream music scene in the early nineties. They are arguably the most influential rock band of the late 1980's, and are living legends today. Road Movies is the literary equivalent of the dark and noisy waters of Sonic Youth's early work. His words mirror the beauty that can be discerned in the band's emotive walls of noise. As the title suggests, large parts of the book are inspired by time spent on the road with Sonic Youth. His words evoke the strange suprises and almost out of body clarity that occurs during travel. Interspersed with grainy photographs of road side fireworks stands, cigarette machines, and tractor trailer wheels, the book recalls the everyday things that, when taken out of context, become absolutely extraordinairy. In this way he tells, in flashes reminescent of the absolute freedom attained in the literature of Kerouac and Bukowski, the story of one restless mind's journey across and through America.
Mondo, Climati, Italian, Shockumentary, Japanese, Film Poster; VG+ Used condition
A Mondo documentary that juxtaposes footage of death, carnage, and unpleasantness with scenes of inspiring and beautiful imagery. CARAMBA! is the Japanese release title for the Italian Antonio Climati Mondo film Dolce e selvaggio (Australian titled: Sweet and Savage). This is an original 52cm x 72cm theatrical movie poster from 1983 in VG+ condition. The main part of the poster focuses on the "arm torn off" scene, with some smaller scenes from the film. This is a nice piece and a rare find now days.......sweet and savage indeed!
Dada, Absurd, Surreal, Art, Fine Art, Experimental; Paperback Book - New
Dada was a protest by a group of European artists against World War I, bourgeois society, and the conservativism of traditional thought. Its followers used absurdities and non sequiturs to create artworks and performances which defied any intellectual analysis. This pocket-sized, profusely illustrated guide is the perfect introduction to the movement, which flourished all over Europe and in New York between 1915 and 1925.
Satan, LaVey, Devil, Feral House, Adam Parfrey, Satanic; Paperback Book (147 pages) - New
The Devil's Notebook is a riveting collection of wisdom, humor and dark observations by the founder of The Church of Satan, Anton LaVey. The High Priest speculates on such topics as nonconformity, occult faddism, erotic politics, the Goodguy badge, demoralization and the construction of artificial human companions. Like P.T. Barnum, Ben Hecht and H.L. Mencken before him, LaVey zeroes in on humankind's limitless capacity for self-deceit and self-denial. Included are instructions for the creation of what LaVey terms "total environments," or places of magical evocation, where the enlightened may escape the deleterious effects of contemporary existence.
The Devil's Notebook is a true grimoire, as relevant today as it was when it was first published in 1992. Introduction by Adam Parfrey.
Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Fat Freddy's Cat, Rip-Off Press, Adult; Comic - Good+ Used condition
Rare Fat Freddy's Cat comic, Book 2 from 1980. These are getting hard to find now days and are worth a quid! This copy is in Good+ condition, with a couple of dog ears and light stains.
Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Fat Freddy's Cat, Rip Off Press, Comic, Adult; Comic - VG Used condition (1980)
Rare Fat Freddy's Cat: Book 5 comic from 1980. These original comics are getting harder to find and are selling for a quid now days. This is in overall Very Good condition.
Sonny Vincent, The Testors, NYC Punk, Punk Rock, Underground, Rock n Roll; Paperback Book - New
A rough and tumble collection of memories, poetry, and fiction from Sonny Vincent, the legendary underground rock 'n' roller. This is different. It's not one of those usual tell all books about the punk scene. It's his writings. Extraordinarily cool musician with an awesome ability to tell a story....short poems, stories, if anything the genius that he truly is. It will stay in the back of your mind forever. "No sense - makes sense" Insights from an alleyway - you’ll burn through it.....
Graphic, Sex, Violence, Offensive, Fetish, Taboo, Independent; Paperback Book - New
Subtitled 'Eight Tales of Everyday Horror and Depravity,' the short stories and prose pieces featured in 'The Gimp' are dark, twisted reflections of humanity in all its repulsive grotesqueness. 'With ""The Gimp"" Nosnibor shakes a jizz-dripping penis over the work of Peter Sotos and raises two fingers coated in faecal matter over the writing of Sade... disturbed and intense writing.' Dennis Cooper 'Offensive, indecent and embarrassing... this filth should be banned immediately.' Mary Whitehouse '...arguably Nosnibor's best.' Lucius Rofocale Self published Paperback novel (36 pages)
Vintage, Kustom, Culture, Airbrush, Pinstripe, Hot Rod, Chopper, Classic, Instructional; 56 page Colour Paperback Book - VG+ Used condition
"STREET ART" is more than a book it is a technical trade and instructional manual. Authored & Published by one of the most renowned automotive custom painting, mural and airbrushing artist. Donald J. Davenport author and fine artist, also founded the Gemini School Of Art And Design through which this publication was made possible. This 56 page full color step by step instructional manual teaches from beginning to end in the skilled techniques, materials and tools used in Automotive Custom Painting, Mural & Graphic Airbrushing, Gold Leafing, Pinstriping, Glass Etching and more from the worlds only licensed vocational technical trade, fine art and freehand airbrushing school. This fantastic instruction book is actually 5 books in one. Beautifully illustrated in full color shows exactly how to enhance your skills in: (1) The art of Automotive Custom Painting Murals & Graphics, (2) Pinstriping, (3) Gold Leafing, (4) Glass Etching, (5) Sign Lettering and More. Published in 1982, when this style of 'street art' was at it's peak!!
Trash, Exploitation, Resource, B-Grade, Low Budget, Bizarre, Cult; Paperback Book - New
Trash Cinephile is an irreverent guide to 99 intriguing examples of exploitation cinema from a wide variety of sub-genres. These are films that are often branded as B-movies, Trash films, and also rather unfairly as 'bad movies'. Many are so bizarre that they defy any kind of generic definition; which is why you will find the films discussed within these pages gathered together in eight very loosely themed chapters.
The murdering "performance artist" Sardu in the the film Bloodsucking Freaks said it all: "To display sadism and discipline alone would only lead to imprisonment. But . . . simply disguising it with a story, a minimal plot, and a score will result in me being hailed as a creative genius."
Gore, Psychedelic, Horror, Obscure, Rare, Cult, Cannibal; DVD - Ex Used condition
From the title Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood, one might expect a Herschell Gordon Lewis style B-movie gore fest. Instead, one gets a creepy, atmospheric, low-budget cross between art and exploitation. A young woman and her parents discover strange goings-on at the run down carnival at which they recently began working, and they find themselves having to escape from a nightmarish situation. The plot is fairly minimal, with the movie feeling more like a creepy tone poem than a strictly narrative piece. The cast and crew use the run down carnival location to great effect. The amount of atmosphere they generate using found materials and a very limited budget is quite impressive. Filmed in 1973 and thought lost for almost 30 years, the film is not as widely known or seen as other films of that time. Its experimental and psychedelic atmosphere makes it an interesting artifact from its era and essential for fans.
