Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band Cannes 68'

Aah... love it. Beefheart also has some of the best lyrics around.

Sonic Youth at The Forum

"Thanks for sticking up to those BNF* goons. Fucking clowns..."
Thurston Moore.

They were just brilliant. Effortless, and noisy as fuck. What I also love is that they are in their fifties, Kim Gordon is 56, but they still make most "rock bands" today look like complete wimps. I think my favourite moment of the show was their closing song; Death Valley 69', Cross The Breeze got the crowds going and Kim's voice sounded beautiful in the calmer but moody Massage the history. I missed the first song, Sacred Trickster, which is annoying...but hey. It was awesome.


* BNF referring to the previous name of the fascist British National Party; The British National Front

All images mine. my videos were more rubbish, which is why I have added the links to someone elses less crappy sounding vids on youtube;)

Sonic Youth by Beck

I'm going to see Sonic Youth tonight, am very excited about it. Will report back later. Meanwhile, came across this fantastic cover of Green Light by Beck, check it out. Have a great Friday!

Live w Jools Holland

A sneaky shot of Miike Snow watching Bassekou Kouyate.

I went to the Jools Holland show at the BBC, my friend Adina's man Andrew's band Miike Snow was one of the acts playing, so thought it would be a fun experience to go with her. What a combo of acts! I always really enjoy watching the Later...Jools Holland shows for the eclectic mix of bands and music; yesterday's line up was Basement Jaxx, The Dead Weather (third time I see them..), Bassekou Kouyate from Mali, Yoko Ono, Miike Snow performing animal(good song!) and last but not least Smokey Robinson backed by Eric Clapton on guitar! Indeed. A fun experience. Watch rerun of the live show here, the longer recorded show will be on BBC 2 on Friday.

Ava Dollskull

Just discovered a friend of a friends blog showing her handmade jewellery, and its so nice. Really quirky, delicate things. Have a look here.

All images from Anna's blog.

John Lee Hooker

One of the greats.

Catching up with Hanneli

After the Demeulemeester show, I caught up with Hanneli Mustaparta in St Germain, for a glass of red. She used to be a model, but says she felt a huge relief when she left it behind, and started pursuing her passion: photography and fashion. She is now a very widely read blogger; here, and in Norwegian here. She is very good at spotting people with something special about their style, and has become a bit of a style icon herself. She's also been working as a VJ for MTV, and also works as a stylist. Busy lady! A very talented girl indeed.
All images mine.

Backstage Ann Demeulemeester SS 2010

"We all have a responsibility in life to try to be happy" Ann D.



I just returned from a quick visit to Paris for the Demeulemeester womens show. As always, her collection was beautiful. Lots of leather, zipper chains, black and white, and bird prints.
The inspiration for this season came from the idea that we should all try to be free, to keep dreaming. Birds breaking free from a cage. The music was very positive, she had chosen a rare Bruce Springsteen recording of a live cover of Suicides' "dream baby dream" . It was interesting that the only two boys that were in the show were the only ones not wearing a chain mask. At first glance the collection might seem hard, but at a closer look it shows a great fragility, which I think Ann always finds important. Her collections always comes from an emotional point of view. Good thing to remember in life; don't stop dreaming, and don't stop striving for the better.
Check out the whole collection on Style.

All images mine.

Nico

Best known for her music, with The Velvet Underground and solo, she was also a model and had a few movie roles, one of them in La Dolce Vita by Fellini. She was also a good friend and arts collaborator with Andy Warhol. She was a great musician.
Performing live with The Velvet Underground here. One of my favorite all time favorite songs.