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The official Podcast for the legendary pinup magazine Retro Lovely by publisher Michael Bann. Follow for ongoing episodes about the magazine, photography, interviews and a whole lot more. Find us everywhere as Retro Lovely and Retro Lovely Magazine and of course at retrolovely.com
Episodes
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Carissa Marie Interview
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
We are back with another Special Model Edition release of Carissa Marie who recently took some time to chat with us.
Carissa is no stranger to Retro Lovely and we discuss how she got her start along with the pinup group she's part of The East Coast Vintage Vixens.
We also spent a bit too much time discussing a few zodiac signs.
Please pitch in and purchase a copy of Carissa's Special Edition as she keeps every single penny of profit and these special editions are one way you can directly thank her with us.
Contact Carissa for a signed copy of her Special Model Edition issue:
All of her links: https://linktr.ee/carissa_marie
Or get it unsigned here: https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/2597063
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Siren Starlet with Sarah from Dynamite Dames Interview
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
Wednesday Dec 27, 2023
In this episode of the Retro Lovely Podcast we chat with one of our newest Special Model Edition models along with her single greatest collaborator Sarah from Dynamite Dames Studios.
This is a great interview with these two you don't want to miss.
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Heather Marie Interview
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
We are back with another Special Model Edition release of Heather Marie who recently took some time to chat with us.
Heather's enthusiasm and gratitude are a breath of fresh air.
Please pitch in and purchase a copy of Heather's Special Edition as she keeps every single penny of profit and these special editions are one way you can directly thank her with us.
Contact Heather for a signed copy of her Special Model Edition issue:
Instagram: @heathermariegrinnell
Facebook: Heather Marie Grinnell
Email: heathermariegrinnell@gmail.com
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Vanity Stardust Interview
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
We are back with another Special Model Edition release of Vanity Stardust who recently took some time to chat with us.
In addition to her modeling, Vanity is also co-owner of Vanity Lace Photography, a partner studio of ours based in southern California.
Please pitch in and purchase a copy of Vanity's Special Edition as she keeps every single penny of profit and these special editions are one way you can directly thank her with us.
Contact Vanity for a signed copy of her Special Model Edition issue:
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Bombshell Babs Interview
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
Sunday Aug 20, 2023
We are back with another Special Model Edition release of Bombshell Babs who was kind enough to take some time to chat with us recently.
In addition to her modeling, Babs is also an accomplished stylist who has taken part in hundreds of photo shoots helping women experience the same feel-good energy those sessions often bring.
Please help us thank Babs for her efforts and the time and money she's invested in her craft and art by purchasing a copy of her special edition. She keeps every single penny of profit and these special editions are one way you can directly thank her with us.
Contact Babs for a signed copy of her Special Model Edition issue:
https://linktr.ee/bombshell.babs
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Calendar Marketing Podcast with Kelvis Pinup
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Retro Lovely publisher Michael Bann chats with his old friend Kelvis Pinup about calendar marketing with a focus on attracting sponsors.
Kelvis was the first ever model to score a special model edition of Retro Lovely. She is the only one to have done so when our issues were printed in the thousands. Kelvis has grown from a model, to a shoot-event planner to a full fledged photographer with several covers to her credit.
She is a wealth of information and inspiration. This is a must listen for those who are serious about marketing their pinup art. While this podcast is a valuable resource for those planning for their 2024 calendars and products, much of it will be useful to those readying their 2023 merchandise.
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Photography talk with pro shooter Kent Miller
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
A commercial photographer based in New York City, Kent Miller specializes in people, products and spaces. He is passionate about the beauty in all things and is determined to capture the essence of it in his subject.
Kent discovered photography in the late ‘80s when he moved to New York, got into bands as a drummer, and started shooting the music scene. He soon sold some images and began freelancing, catapulting him in a new direction, and immersing him in an experimental journey in pursuit of his art. As the medium continues to rapidly evolve, Kent is more passionate than ever about learning innovative ways to deliver high quality creative results to his clients.
In this podcast we have a chat with photographer Kent Miller whose resume is so vast it's impossible to provide a digest version.
As a full time pro in New York City his knowledge and experiences are encyclopedic.
In this chat, we actually focus on a relatively narrow number of topics as they relate to capturing work for print, and clients.
Clocking in at over TWO HOURS this may be one of those chats you put on in the background as you're working or driving on longer trip.
Join the conversation at https://strikeapose.club/
Follow Kent here:
http://www.kentmillerevents.com
https://www.kentmillerphotography.com
And watch him shoot one of the last rolls of Kodachrome film ever to be processed on this CBS NEWS Sunday Morning program:
Music featured is the Mauch Chunk Vampires
The Mauch Chunk Vampires are podcast host Michael Bann, podcast guest Kent Miller along with Cori Dials Mattice (not present on this demo)
Check them out at mcvamps.com
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Cori Dials Mattice Chat
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
Tuesday Sep 20, 2022
This podcast is more of a chat than our interviews.
With the recent launch of our strikeapose.club model-photographer social network and our moving our Model Marketing group from Facebook to its forever home there, we began thinking about what additional resources we could pull together for those models and artists we work with. With our 2023 Calendar Production season in full swing we had an instant thought about some individuals who have done great things with calendars and KNEW we had to have a chat. Ask them for details and insights. And so we reached out to someone who did just that. As the mastermind of the Cori Dials Presents Horror Pinup Calendars that represented THOUSANDS of calendars printed and sold, we knew we'd have an epic podcast.
AND WE DID.
This is a MUST LISTEN for models merchandising themselves. What's more, there are some golden nuggets for artists in general.
Again it's long but totally worth it.
Cori Dials Mattice has a resume that is lengthy. But if you want to learn more click your way into some of these links. And if you really want an immersive experience, find and stream the movie Cigarette Girl, which just so happens to star Cori. Not feature, STAR. Cori IS, cigarette girl.
Stream it here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00LAQ5CNS/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
She's also 1/3 of The Mauch Chunk Vampires along with Retro Lovely Publisher Michael Bann and multi-media artist Kent Miller. You can check them out on Spotify and all major streaming services.
Follow them here:
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Luna X Mars Interview
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
We are very pleased to present our interview with one of our most recent Special Model Edition models, Luna x Mars.
We chat with Luna about her pinup journey, her special model edition AND her Starring Role in the Kevin Smith film Clerks III.
OK OK we embellished there, she was in the move as an extra with her name listed in the credits, but she's a bonafide movie star in our book.
Luna talks about having met Kevin and how wonderful and supportive he was.
Contact Luna for a signed copy of her Special Model Edition issue: http://www.lunaxmars.com/
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Retro Lovely interview with Tommy James
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
Thursday Jul 28, 2022
In the spring of 2021, Retro Lovely Publisher Michael Bann conducted a phone interview with the legendary musician Tommy James. Best known from Tommy James and the Shondells, Tommy boasts an incredible catalog of hits that dominated radio in the 60s and early 70s. Who hasn't heard I Think We're Alone Now, Mony Mony, Crystal Blue Persuasion, or Crimson and Clover? Few people knew during that era that Tommy's label, Roulette, was run by Morris Levy, the notorious "Godfather" of the music business with ties to the Genovese crime family. It's a fascinating tale vividly portrayed in Tommy's book "Me, the Mob, and the Music." Think we're exaggerating? Well, it's becoming a major motion picture with several legendary names attached to the production.
From Variety 7/18/2019
Pop music star Tommy James and film producer Barbara DeFina are developing the biopic “Me, the Mob and the Music,” based on James’ autobiography.
DeFina, whose credits include Martin Scorsese’s “Casino” and “GoodFellas,” and James have tapped three-time Tony Award winner Kathleen Marshall to helm the film adaptation from a screenplay by Matthew Stone (“Intolerable Cruelty”).
James was the leader of Tommy James and the Shondells with No. 1 singles for “Hanky Panky” and “Crimson and Clover” along with a dozen other Top 40 hits, including “I Think We’re Alone Now”, “Mirage”, “Mony Mony”, “Sweet Cherry Wine”, and “Crystal Blue Persuasion.” He has sold an estimated 100 million records.
The book, co-written with Martin Fitzpatrick and published in 2011, centers on James’ years at Roulette Records and his complex and sometimes terrifying relationship with mobster Morris Levy, also known as the “Godfather of the Music Business.” Levy operated through payola and strong-arm tactics. Levy was convicted of extortion in 1990 and died after losing an appeal shortly before he was due to report to prison.
This interview focuses on this, and you'll come away with a deeper appreciation of this artist.
Follow Tommy here: https://www.tommyjames.com/
Get a signed copy of Me, the Mob, and the Music here: https://www.tommyjames.com/tommy-james-store.php?thisPage=202#content
Listen in to Tommy James
Sirius XM Radio Show
Every Sunday, 5 – 8pm EST
Channel 73 – 60s GOLD
Huge thanks to Carol Ross for her help making this interview possible
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Bumper track "Take Away Everything" courtesy Stan Jankaitis performed by Michael Bann