There comes a stage in every rock star’s life where they have a clear choice to make. Persevere with living and toddle towards self-parody like Ozzy Osborne and Iggy Pop or expire in a blaze of drugs, plane crashes and gun-crime like the subjects of Rock Shrines: Where The Stars’ Lives Ended And The Myths Began. (more…)
March 16th, 2010
Famous in LA among music and film types, Worn Free are launching in the UK this Spring, bringing to our shores its range of iconic T-shirts worn by rock and roll legends. (more…)
March 16th, 2010
Music, What we're listening to
OK Go are already the kings of the viral video thanks to their 2006 promo for “Here It Goes Again”, which put the fun into treadmills (and the concept into a subsequent Berocca ad). They’ve upped the stakes yet further with their latest, for “This Too Shall Pass”, a staggering feat of homespun engineering that calls to mind a certain Honda ad, which in turn called to mind a certain work by Swiss artists Fischli & Weiss. Ah well, no such thing as a new idea. At least it’s a good one.
March 15th, 2010
This just in: there’s a new shirtmaker in London. While this news would normally only quicken the pulse of a tiny group of style addicts, South African born Anoesjcka (pronounce it Anoushka) Gianotti’s has appeal beyond the bespoke crowd – yes, that’s her modelling her tape measure in the photograph. (more…)
March 15th, 2010
Food & Drink, Restaurants, Summer skills
There are many things we English plan for the Summer, but in our hearts we always know a mean douse of rain is likely to ruin most of them. (more…)
March 12th, 2010
The style bloggers: Jason Dike
The ‘test shots’ series from director Jake Davis captures stylish folks against scenic backdrops – all aided by music from the likes of Grizzly Bear, and was originally created to conicide with the menswear trade show season. It’s very much a Sartorialist 2.0 affair. Whilst a project like this is easy to get wrong, the clothes and personalities on show are engaging enough to distract you from the fact that you’re watching a man tug on his clothes and pirouette for a minute. jakedavis.typepad.com/jakedavis
March 12th, 2010
Take it from us, this Spring everyone is going to be talking about Hit-Girl. The pint-sized assassin is played by 12-year-old Chloe Moretz and she’s the undisputed star of Matthew Vaughn’s superhero comedy caper, Kick-Ass (released on 2 April). We caught up with the child star during a break in filming on Let Me In, the American remake of the Scando-vampire-arthouse hit, Let The Right One In. And as Chloe explains, life has been pretty, ahem, ‘amazing’… (more…)
March 12th, 2010
We’re more than a little excited about the release of Kick-Ass, directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage and the fabulous Chloe Moretz as the foul-mouthed junior assassin, Hit Girl. And we’re not the only ones by the looks of things – French Connection has released a special range of Kick-Ass T-shirts for those harbouring a super hero inside. Kick Ass is released nationwide on 2 April
March 12th, 2010
