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Scott Timberg on Creative Destruction

Going Medieval With the SCA

August 2, 2010 by Scott Timberg

As a retro kinda guy who often thinks music and clothes have not improved since 1965, I’ve always been interested in people who work hard to live in the past. So I was intrigued to come across a book of photography by Venice,  CA., based E.F. Kitchen, which captures chain mail-clad members of the Society for Creative Anachronism.

HERE is my brief piece in Sunday’s LATimes on this photographer who works in platinum prints and other large format, old-school styles. Her book, Suburban Knights, is elegantly produced and just out on PowerHouse.

Part of what’s fun about the book is the quotes from these weekend warriors. Some of them sound quite desperate. Says one: “If I hadn’t found the Society for Creative Anachronism, I would probably be in prison, dead, or on a wanted list somewhere.”


Photo credit E.F. Kitchen

Filed Under: art, Los Angeles, Middle Ages, photography

Comments

  1. Chrysovalanti Chrysti Walters says

    August 2, 2010 at 10:48 am

    Hey Scott,
    My name is Chrysti Walters and I am an independent music coordinator at Platform One Entertainment, a music and event marketing based in Chicago. I wanted to reach out and introduce myself. I am a big fan of the work you post on your page. I was hoping to hop on a call with you in the near future so I can introduce myself and see if we might be able to collaborate.

    There are several artists that we work with that I think might interest you and would fit nicely into Misread City. Specifically, we are currently working with a band from Northern California, Lloyd’s Garage. Lloyd’s Garage has a sound similar to that of The Black Keys and The Raconteurs with that intermingling feeling of indie rock and alt. country.
    I would love to hear your thoughts on their new album. I really think you will like the song “First Fight”.

    http://www.myspace.com/lloydsgarage

    Even if Lloyd’s Garage isn’t your cup of tea, I would still like to chat with you and see if any of our other artists fit in with your site.

    In the meantime I invite you to check out our website http://www.platform-1.com/

    Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing back from you!

    Best,
    Chrysti
    Platform One Entertainment
    1467 N. Elston Ave.
    Chicago, IL 60642
    Ph: (773) 486-4000

  2. 凱v胡倫 says

    August 3, 2010 at 8:08 pm

    融會貫通的智慧,永遠不會被遺忘。..................................................

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I'm a longtime culture writer and editor based in Los Angeles; my book "CULTURE CRASH: The Killing of the Creative Class" came out in 2015. My stories have appeared in The New York Times, Salon and Los Angeles magazine, and I was an LA Times staff writer for six years. I'm also an enthusiastic if middling jazz and indie-rock guitarist. (Photo by Sara Scribner) Read More…

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