man to man to man

I have a long-running obsession with Kiki de Montparnasse, Man Ray’s muse. I can remember the first time I saw one of his photographs of her. I was dumb-struck. She is not a classic beauty but there is something about her that is mesmerizing yet completely ordinary. She was an artist in her own right…as well as a cabaret performer.

Speaking of cabaret…another one of my obsessions…I’ve been listening to Man Man repetitively for the past month. They are a strange mix of Tom Waits, cabaret, circus music, dixieland, Nick Cave and Captain Beefheart. They are great fun…and what is life without a bit of fun?

Download: Black Mission Goggles – Man Man
Download: Van Helsing Boombox – Man Man
Download: Engwish Bwudd – Man Man

Kiki “knocks one back” with R. Mutt
Buy: Kiki's Paris
Man Man's website