Twenty-two years ago this week, Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, was found dead in his home at 171 Lake Washington Boulevard East in Seattle, Washington. His death was ruled a suicide, and has since spurned two decades of documentaries, conspiracy theories and general awe for a man hailed as an unforgettable rock legend. But…
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SAINT LAURENT – LOS ANGELES – FALL/WINTER 2016 FASHION SHOW
Saint Laurent took New York fashion week to the West Coast - Los Angeles to be exact - on February 11, 2016. At the Palladium Concert Hall on Sunset Boulevard, Hedi Slimane brought a full mens collection, part I of a women's collection, and a handful of celebrities to his beloved city for a night…
DEAD SARA ON ROCK N’ ROLL SISTERHOOD AND CREATING THEIR OWN LABEL – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
“Practice your ass off and be better than most, and be remembered as a talented artist who has something to prove or give to the world.” -Dead Sara Emily Armstrong, lead singer of hard rock band Dead Sara, doesn’t mess around. The two lead females, Emily Armstrong and Siouxsie Medley, initially met growing up in…
DEAP VALLY ON TOURING, LED ZEPPLIN & ROCKING OUT – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
“We’re a chip off the block that is Led Zeppelin,” says Julie Edwards, one half of the rock duo Deap Vally. Within just a few short years, they have staked their claim as heir to female-driven rock we haven't seen since the heyday of the riot grrrl movement. No offense to the Gagas and Katys of…
PUSSY RIOT SPEAKS UP ABOUT THEIR RELEASE
On February 21st, 2012, five members of the Russian girl group Pussy Riot staged a performance on the soleas of a church in Moscow. Their performance was stopped by church security but their "riot" had already been turned into a music video entitled "Punk Prayer - Mother of God, Chase Putin Away!" The following month, two…
MEADHAM KIRCHOFF FOR TOPSHOP
"The Cherrys" London duo, Meadham Kirchoff have unleashed their fourth collaboration with Topshop, as always steering clear of minimalism and conventional designs. In their fourth installment with the British retailer, the collection features 89 eclectic pieces with feature four mini-ranges, each inspired by a different member of imaginary girl band, The Cherrys. Meadham Kirchoff’s imaginary band named…
THE ARTISTS – SIX MUSICIANS WHO HAVE TAKEN THE ART WORLD BY STORM
MARILYN MANSON Controversy has never been far from the musician known as Marilyn Manson, and his admission that he started his painting career by selling works to drug dealers comes as no surprise. Born in Ohio in 1969, he combined the names of Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson to create his stage name. He first…
THE NEW VISAGE OF SAINT LAURENT
Hedi Slimane made his first statement about the future of the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house when he decided to drop the “Yves” from the line’s name. The thus-chopped-and-rebranded Saint Laurent also had a new master creative director at it’s maison’s helm in Hedi Slimane, a 44-year-old Parisian and self-described devotee of rock. The new…
MUSIC MUSES IN FASHION HISTORY
In the age of visual communication, the fashion and music industries have become more intertwined than ever. Iconic musicians have been influential to fashion since the '60s, when old-world Hollywood glamour stopped being the ultimate reference and a new generation of bold musicians were made fashion icons by the masses. As society shifted into a…
COURTNEY LOVE EXHIBIT AT FRED TORRES – NEW YORK – MAY 3 – JUNE 15
Courtney Love "And She's Not Even Pretty" Exhibit Fred Torres Collaborations New York Singer actress, and now artist, Courtney Love unveils her series of 45 original works of art at Fred Torres Collaborations in New York City. During Tuesday's press preview Courtney Love, cigarette in hand, explained that many of the works were created during…