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My little nazi dolls
The pictures are great but don't forget to read the text, ok?

Re-post #1: Unrealised Moscow Projects

The Architecture of Moscow from the 1930s to the early 1950s. Unrealised projects. (originally posted May 2, 2005)

Birthday: Martin Klasch turns 1

One year ago, to the day, the Martin Klasch blog took its first stumbeling steps. This will be celebrated by a week of re-posts of our own favorites from the past year. But there will also be new ones.

Find more cards like the one above here: The Inspiration Grab-Bag: Random House - Crazy Eights (Artist Unkown-1951)

Music: Los Aquarius - Hit Parade

Don't you just love the cover? Download from here:
Phil Musical's Lounge Corner: LOS AQUARIUS - Hit parade (1969)

Tradition: Happy birthday Carl-Gustaf

Carl-Gustaf Multi-Role Weapon. The 84 mm Carl-Gustaf recoilless, multi-role, man-portable weapon for direct fire can be used in almost any combat situation.

The King's 60th birthday

Music blog: monone's library

I'm not sure what library music means (is it music produced to be used when needed on tv and movies and such? But for no particular program? *See update at the bottom of this post) but Monone's library of library music is french, cool, instrumental and groovy 60s and 70s stuff. Full original records and his own compilations. At least one of those has a song by/with Swedish guitar man Janne Schaffer! get into the groove!

Thanks to Seidrik of Seidrik Contemplatif Actif. Check out his artwork. Some of it works fine with the music!

*UPDATE
Martin Klasch reader Tyler Lord of Destruction (Thanks!) sent a Wikipedia link describing music library. As suspected it has more than one meaning. I guess the quoted description below is what comes closest to what monone is dealing with. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

"It is not uncommon to find special libaries in for-profit ventures. These might be either for companies that specialize in providing music and music resources to departments of music and conservatories or for companies involved in the more commercial/pop music industry. These last collect and commission music for use in media productions, generally TV, film, advertising, radio and new media. They license this music on a royalty-free basis."

Photo: Mushroom Clouds

Disturbingly beautiful mushroom clouds.
Via Jaf Project

UPDATE
Audio-History posted, a couple of weeks ago, an excellent compilation of sounds and songs from the atomic years of the 50s and 60s. The tracks are all, in the styles of the time, about war and peace and "the bomb". Go here and yes there's a link in there. (Thanks Muse!)

Illustration: Wild Beasts

BibliOdyssey:

Unicorns and Other Wild Beasts
and Johnston's Beasts Part II

Retro: La Vie À Bord

La vie à bord Air France. Movie clips, photos and more showing the history and look of Air France through the years. Beautifully made.

Thanks to Anonymous

Illustration: Abner Graboff

I've linked to some of his work before by referring to Eric Sturdevant's Flickr collection and his amazing blog Fun All Around. Now here are some more in Cartoon Retro's forum. Get in there and let Abner Graboff's work uplift you.

Via The Cartoonist