Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Ghouls on Film on Music

Hallowe'en edition, innit. On the Free People blog


the rolling stones
- some girls
easy dress up option for men – be a girl. problem being that even men as pretty as mick make seriously unattractive women…

bananarama - the greatest hits collection
blonde, brunette and redhead - a pick n’ mix for three ladies in need of a group costume pronto. and then you get to walk around and tell everyone you’re being “banaaaah-nah-raaaah-mah”.

kate bush - never forever
this album is kate at her best, both in terms of her songs ("babooshka", "army dreamer") and cover art…one musician on this album is credited with playing the harmonica, mandolin, balalaika, sitar, koto, banshee, saw, mando and delius. i have the feeling the “banshee” is the official instrument of hallowe’en…

steve martin - a wild and crazy guy
A SUIT AND BUNNY EARS. a man on the same page as me when it comes to his sartorial approach. and i do mean just every day.

bobby "boris" pickett - monster mash
thriller may be the current “grave yard smash” but i’ve always has a certain affinity for this one. and don’t be surprised if at the holidays i’m suggesting you pick up "monsters' holiday”...

misfits - walk amoung us*
anything by the misfits on halloween is prime, but i think danzig really knocked it out of the park on this one, zombies, martians, checking with your mom if it's ok to kill tonight, perfect!

various artists - luxury condos coming to your neighborhood soon
though it never received the attention of athens or seattle, hoboken was one of major players in the '80s indie scene, and the evanescent coyote records helped document this scene with this 1986 compilation. how is this halloween you ask? “elvis, what happened? what happened was you died” lyrics from the mr. bonus song “elvis, what happened?” proving that if you look, anything can me spooky.

the rocky horror picture show soundtrack
i’ll be magenta, and you can be columbia (in the confetti sequin tunic, perhaps?)

*i would have picked “halloween” but for all intensive purposes, it’s only a single

Sleigh Bells


I really really really like Sleigh Bells. Only thing keeping me going right now.

Arianna Orland


from Hillman Curtis

Saturday, October 24, 2009

pretty in pink

fushia

rollerskates

buddies

chica

in colour


Friday, October 23, 2009

only rock and roll

Phoenix


Phoenix at the Electric Factory

Alan Hynes - Dead Weather

I think I know a lady who might die for this...

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

ampersand touch


ampersands used in right way make me giddy. i want them to be mine

the above is by Griskevicius Jurgis

of course italicised garamond is the best of them all...

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

hard and soft and blush all over

I wear a lot of colours that suggest I should just be in a ballet troupe, if it weren't for my ungainly body offsetting it.

I just fell in love with these slippers from Bona Drag. Though I might end up in a red shoes situation...

Sunday, October 18, 2009

weathered

I'm starting to suspect my underlying wish is to dress like a character from Mad Max...

deliciously weathered kangaroo leather jacket by Carol Christian Poell

Friday, October 16, 2009

lighten up

banner series by Lacy VanCourt

David Black


I love the beach in the winter. I need an adventure.

The Strange Boys - Woe Is You and Me



Thursday, October 15, 2009

greens

this is new jersey

red can

XL

cracked

always one hand out

gnome it isn't

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I feel like my last bunch of films is all shades of blues and greens...

this is how we do

latest on the Free People blog

rhythm to the madness - weltschmerz
got this at an amazing record store down the street from our free people chicago store, reckless records (www.reckless.com). if you're in the mood to start your record collection, they give the best recommendations right on the record, so you don’t have to worry about looking like a dork when you just like the album cover. anyway, this album is rad and features members from rise & fall and justice. rttm's appearance at the justice release party got kids wanting more than just a cameo, so they put out this album (as if it were that easy...), which has some of the most kickin’ guitar solos around.

bibio - hand cranked
first, forget that you’ve heard stephen wilkinson’s, aka bibio's, music in commercials for l.l.bean and toyota. now get ready to dance because this album is KILLER.

lily allen - it’s not me, it’s you
brit pop brat maybe, but that doesn't stop this record from being really good. like, REALLY good.

owen/ the rutabaga - split ep
so this isn’t really new (was re-released 2004), but it’s new to me. owen is the solo project of mike kinsella who also led the band american football, and played in the bands cap'n jazz, joan of arc and owls. the rutabaga is the one man show of joshua wayne hensley. normally a split has a good side and a bad side, but not this one – the sum is definitely greater than the parts.

loudon wainwright III - attempted moustache
loudon knows how to mix the bitter and the sweet. it includes a favorite: swimming song – “salt my wounds, chlorine my eyes, i’m a self destructive fool”. swoon.

madness - one step beyond
one step beyond is all good times. we highly recommend putting this on at a party just as people have lost the momentum – you’re going to have a throng of dancing in your living room before you know it.

leadbelly - huddie ledbetter’s best…
as much as I hate to recommend a compilation, leadbelly is a true legend and there’s no better way to cover the breadth of his work. known for his 12-string guitar, these classic songs are different when touched by his wicked trifecta of talent, heart and soul.

yves montand – aimez-vous yves?
side one is for putting on a frock and pouring yourself a café latte, side two is to talk in your most outrageous french accent and go off to live la rive gauche

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The Dodos

The Dodos

I only took a handful of photos from the show on monday, more of which I'll post shortly with a possible cheesy review...

wallilamdzi

DEVENDRA BANHART, WALILLAMDZI from DAVID BLACK on Vimeo.

I went at got a little Devendra crush. Especially after his interview on Pitchfork.

seriously:

DB: Well, aren't you sweet. See, there are four stages to matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. I'm just one big sack of gas these days. I'm sorry, we're really veering off the subject-- another attribute of old age! I'm not a hippie; I'm not even me. But I'm contradicting myself by saying "I'm not a hippie" and then saying hippie shit like, "I'm not even me." What's going on? Who am I? Can I be K.D. Lang for the day?

Pitchfork: Yes.

DB: Thank you.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

happy birthday

Salt: i didn't eat cake until 830 last night!
me: what the frig?
that's hardly early enough to go back for seconds
Salt: i know!
me: gah
if i'd been there you'd had cupcakes for breakfast
Salt: is that a sexual innuendo
me: i never sully the cupcakes!!
that's just cupcake talk!
SHEESH
Salt: thats an MB
a My Bad
me: not a merrie-ism
Salt: i forgot you have your own language and dialect
me: YOU ALWAYS FORGET ME
Salt: LIAR
DONT YELL AT ME LITTLE ONE
me: I AM GOING TO YELL AT YOU
I AM BIG AND MENACING
Salt: YOU ARE NEITHER
AND YOU ARE CAUSING A SCENE AT YOUR OFFICE
THIS KINDA STUFF HAPPENS AT MINE ALL DAY
me: I AM LEAVING
GOOD DAY SIR
Salt: LIAR!!!!
YOU ARE THERE....YOU ARE JUST IGNORING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IM GOING TO GO TO THE BREAK ROOM AND HAVE SEX WITH A CUPCAKE
me: I'm going to blog this
Salt: PLEASE DO...I AM STILL VERY UPSET
me: cupcake wasn't up to scratch huh
Salt: i did not go away satisfied
me: I'm telling the cupcake you said that
Salt: I DONT CARE....THERE ARE OTHER CUPCAKES OUT THERE...HELL THERE IS REAL CAKE OUT THERE!
me: CUPCAKE IS AS MUCH OF A CAKE!!! HOW DAAAAARE YOU!!?!
It just wants to BE PRETTY



Ruby Suns

The Ruby Suns - Maasai Mara from memphis industries on Vimeo.


I saw this band last night and was totally blown away. I went a bit bananas when I discovered them last year but seeing them live they were ten times better. Good news is they're working on a new album so they'll be touring with it again next year.

I just kept saying the whole time THIS IS SO GOOD LIVE.

Kenya Dig It is probably my favourite song



The new stuff was exciting too

Saturday, October 10, 2009

bobo




bobo is turning into a new hot phrase thanks to Monsieur Lagerfeld and his most recent collection for Chanel

but I think it was started by Bobo Chooses, the delicious children's clothing line

oh, that's vintage

flinstones

circus set

refrigerator jar

gentle giant

nola

I love bargains!! I love flea market!!

Now I just need to have a millions cocktail parties to make this all a good investment...

Friday, October 9, 2009

Grizzly Bear


I saw Grizzly Bear the other day after much hemming and hawing over whether to go. But I knew that I would be sad if I failed to see them again.

I'm so so glad we went. I was giddy the whole time. They are wildly talented and heartwarming.

Sadly no pictures, but I'm glad I couldn't take my camera that night - I got to relax and listen for once instead of anxiously watching.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

my hair my jacket

in my make believe perfect world that is...

from SHOWstudio

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

bits and pieces

spikey face

bar

cat collector

panes

cake

conviction

trolley on gerard

I've been slow to post photos from my last film sets for reasons I can't quite put my finger on.

But anyway, here are some.

The first lady is the lovely Mags. I told her to make a spikey face to be like the shoes. And then the people in Laboutin promptly told me off.

Also photos from a brunch at Bubby's in NYC, things from the High Line, Honey's here in Philadelphia, and also a trolley outside Johnny Brenda's, a very emphatic jackass up by the pool in the Gansevoort, which I will one day learn to pronounce properly.

penny farthings and perambulators




Those are some of my favourite words so I was quite chuffed to find these in Chalk Chalk's shop on Etsy.

More traditional forms of transport are also available...

Friday, October 2, 2009

bring spring in early



Aerobombus by Rowneyart

Ceramic bowl by McCheek's Mayhem