“It wasn’t just about the bands; I documented the whole scene, particularly the fans. The fans were often as intriguing a subject as the bands themselves. They would frequently end up fronting a band themselves a week or so later.” – Janette Beckman on British punks Janette Beckman was there in punk’s early years in … Continue reading "Raw Punk Streets UK 1979–1982" The post Raw Punk Streets UK 1979–1982 appeared first on Flashbak.

The Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshop). saw the Cabaret Fledermaus as a place where the “boredom” of contemporary life would be replaced by “ease, art and culture”. Opening on October 1907, on the corner of Kärntner Straße 33 and Johannesgasse 1 in Vienna, the club was housed in the basement of a nondescript large block of … Continue reading "Nights at The Fabulous Cabaret Fledermaus by the Wiener Werkstätte, 1907-1913" The post Nights at The Fabulous Cabaret Fledermaus by the Wiener Werkstätte, 1907-1913 appeared first on Flashbak.

“The whole county is my studio. I used to go work under a certain bridge if it was pouring, because people used to hide there from the rain” – Mark Cohen     Mark Cohen shot from the hip, taking photographs with his camera hung low as his took a daily walk in New York … Continue reading "Tall Socks and Strangers: A Low-Level View of 1970s NYC" The post Tall Socks and Strangers: A Low-Level View of 1970s NYC appeared first on Flashbak.

“We stayed in boarding houses with similar families, made intense friendships and lived on the memories through the following winter!” – Barry Lewis on magic holidays in Blackpool, Lancashire     Since Victorian times Blackpool on Britain’s north west coast has been the country’s most popular seaside resort, Synonymous with wide sandy beaches, donkey rides, … Continue reading "Blackpool 1984–1989" The post Blackpool 1984–1989 appeared first on Flashbak.