Tag Archives: gender in audio culture

Hottt Pixxx (SFW)

Posted on 08/27/2012 by chris

  Download the twelve-page ‘guide to STEREO’ from the July 1971 issue of the International Magazine For Men: DOWNLOAD:Penthouse_Stereo_71 Items of apparent concern to readers of this publication (see image above): Nuclear power; package size; dangerous-computers; hegemonic reproduction via linguistic … Continue reading →

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Misc Electric Guitar Bits circa 1980

Posted on 06/01/2012 by chris

BC Rich Bich advert 1979.  Just in case you weren’t sure what the shape of the instrument is intended to mimic.   Doing some PD dot com housecleaning today and I came across all of these lil’ orphan-ads for random … Continue reading →

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Sex Sex Sex Sex (guitar accessories)

Posted on 04/07/2012 by chris

No explanation necessary I manage to do a fair amount of business selling bespoke microphone preamps, filters, amplifiers, etc; but I could stand to sell more.  Perhaps the problem is my marketing technique.  Perhaps I could stand to ‘spice things … Continue reading →

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1957: Golden Age of Hi Fi (ladies-of), take two

Posted on 03/07/2012 by chris

Download a two-page scan of Radio & Television News, August 1957, featuring screen-star Martha Hyer and her DIY audio-hobby. DOWNLOAD: Martha Hyer 1957 Radio TV News Hyer is shown above in the midst of assembling her PERI 50, a mono … Continue reading →

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The Golden Age of Hi-Fi (ladies-of)

Posted on 09/07/2011 by chris

Images of women as depicted in high-fidelity guidebooks circa 1960.  These sort of publications generally deal in DIY advice, schematics, and ‘buyers guide’ segments.  There is a lot of floor-sitting, demure outfits, and distant-gazing.   There is an uncanny similarity to … Continue reading →

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Better Living Through Auto-Reverse

Posted on 06/27/2011 by chris

Well alright…  Cheryl from the Madison office is finally coming over to the condo for dinner.  I think she said she liked John Denver and Jim Croce… Gonna make pretty much the ultimate mix…  man this is really gonna set … Continue reading →

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