Knaves Grave is a fantastic brand new band from Atlanta, Georgia, USA. How new? Their debut video is for their single I Don’t Wanna Be Yr AARP and the song on their myspace page has an impressive 91 plays as of this posting - that’s almost triple digits! Their myspace also has their other songs including Get Off My Dick, and charming love song I Would Eat Yr Poo, which is a cover of Prince’s I Would Die 4 U but with a cooler title.
Glastonbury is next week - you probably know which bands you’re seeing, but what are you wearing? The two things we can count on is great music and unpredictable weather. So the challenge is to look great and stay dry.
Beyond Retro has some super cute ponchos for £3. They’re quite light and pack up quite small, and of course you can’t beat the price.
I really hate it when my feet get soaked so I’m partial to wellies. I love them with long socks, and they look great with shorts and dresses of all lengths. I’m a huge fan of the playsuit but it’s not the easiest of outfits to get off in a port-a loo. You have to be practical - not all of us are flying in on a helicopter but we can try to look like we did!
The Fulton Birdcage Domed Umbrella is perfect for festivals. (It’s only £15 from John Lewis). These umbrells are great because you get full coverage and you can’t poke people in eyes because of the dome shape!
Festival dress should be fun but It’s important to think about cleanliness. You might look fabulous but if you have BO and dirty hair it’s hopeless. Prada has made pigtails fashionable again and of course they’re perfect for a festival. There are also quite a few dry shampoos which can be quite useful if you don’t have the opportunity to shower as much as you usually would. Wear deoderant and take some antiseptic liquid hand soap and don’t hesitate to use it on your feet!
I went to a retrospective to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the ‘London Calling’ album, the life of Ray Lowry and the launch of the Ray Lowry Foundation.
It’s hard to know why something is iconic but we know it when we see "London Calling". Lowry created the artwork for the London Calling album sleeve, using a photograph by Pennie Smith.
Lowry was a cartoonist, illustrator and satirist, his work was published in NME, Private Eye, Fun City, The Face and The Guardian. He was was also a painter of urban landscapes using oils and water colours (LS Lowry was his unrelated namesake).
The exhibition includes the work of 30 artists, including Tracey Emin, Nick Hornby, Billy Childish, Harry Hill, Paul Simonon and Humphrey Ocean, who created reinterpretations of The Clash’s ‘London Calling’ album cover. Ray Lowry was a self taught artist and The Ray Lowry Foundation was set up in his name to provide financial assistance and mentoring to talented students unable to afford further training. All of the work of the 30 artists will be auctioned off to raise money for the foundation.
Idea Generation Ltd
11 Chance Street
London E2 7JB
A night out on Brick Lane with 8 distinct and diverse bands in support of BBC 6 Music. BBC plans to shut down digital radio station 6 Music at the end of 2011 but there’s still time to save it. Radio 6 Music is over 8 years old and is known for playing cutting edge music, something that most radio stations don’t do. To find out more check out Save BBC 6 Music.
Alexander Price
Isa & Filthy Tongues
Brian Nash (of Frankie Goes to Hollywood) and Ian McNabb
Sometimes the perks of being a stylist are just so super cool. I got to see Madness perform in an intimate venue, The Flower Pot in Kentish Town, courtesy of Ben Sherman! Playing in Kentish Town was cool because Madness is originally from Camden Town and they’re just a stones throw away from each other. i worked with Madness a few years back on one of their album covers, so it felt even more special to see them again and watch them perform.
Ben Sherman.has been around since 1963 and opened their first shop on Carnaby street in 1968. Madness and Ben Sherman are doing a collaboration this summer which includes t-shirts, polo shirts and a harrington jacket, all in monochrome!
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