The Guardian has an article about photographer Philippe Chancel documenting French street gangs of the early 80s.

Rockabilly Rebels: The Stylish French Gangs

Here’s a set of photos he took. One features Slim Jim Phantom of The Stray Cats, in about 1981. Another one is showing Brian Setzer.

Also this.

Here’s a video about the Pittsburgh Doo Wop scene which produced The Del Vikings, who more than 30 years later inspired the name of a Paris rockabilly street gang.

p.s.: speaking of France

Longboard skate dancing video featuring music by Françoise Hardy!

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Source: Environmentally Friendly Can Collar – Ambalaj

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How to Throw a Tiki Party | Tasting Table

Video: Friday Morning – Toots, One Session

Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events

Climate change is turning dehydration into a deadly epidemic | Informed Comment

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A Dude is wearing Vans in France in ’67.

Water Bathing Event – Surfrider

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Nicholas Ray’s 1954 gem, starring Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden, is an extraordinary psychological drama

Source: Johnny Guitar review – unforgettably strange, brilliant western

The Specialist: Tom Furse Dreams of Exotica

Global Warming is Starving West Coast Waters of Oxygen

Downstairs in Biarritz

Do You Like Vintage?

Mixology 619: The Tiki Cross

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Source: Win a guitar from Loog / Boing Boing

Biarritz Doctors Can Now Prescribe Surfing To Treat Illnesses

Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events

The 1960s fashion is far different from the fashion and makeup styles in the earlier decades. The 1960s introduced the mod look. In this era, the glamorous 1960s makeup pays emphasis on the eyes and little less on the other parts of the face.

Source: How to get a 1960s Makeup Look | 1960s Fashion Style

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Chitarra Elettrica Meazzi Mustang – Il Calascione Artisti Liutai

Welcome to the naked city: sun, swingers and very little shoplifting

Aloha on Rimpau – A Hawaiian Hero in Hancock Park

Carbon credits undercut climate change actions says report

Stop, Hey, What’s that Sound?

Where There’s Smoke

This Aboriginal Community Is Launching a Solar Project in the Heart of Canada’s Oil Sands

Shaman Music

IMG_8442 | Flickr – Photo Sharing!

Photos of cyclone devastation on Pacific island nation of Vanuatu

Video: Merci – Le Mascaret!

Pacific Ocean Park Santa Monica, CA. 1950s

A Complete Guide to Researching Any House in Los Angeles

Skateboarding in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, Paris 1976

After 400 Million Years, Coelacanth at Risk of Extinction

Save Boilers Morocco

Dynamic Range Day 2015 – Friday March 27th

My annual vacation to Plastic Island