on the wiki page for singer screamin jay hawkins, under his obituary one can read :
busy indeed! let’s remember him not for over populating this earth but rather for his amazing performance of the coolest version of “i put a spell on you” by pp
i love to watch the clips of screen tests andy shot between 1964 and 1966 in his silvery factory. people are fascinating, especially when they’re trying to do nothing.
13 most beautiful…songs for andy warhol’s screen tests features 13 of warhol’s classic silent film portraits. subjects include nico, lou reed, edie sedgwick, dennis hopper, etc. and are presented with newly commissioned soundtracks performed by dean wareham and britta phillips who i don’t know of, but sound yummy. by kl
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i’m not sure why, but i think these girls are obsessed with paul from gretchen. except girls, all black and furry hats… a little fineness is appreciated. this is the first single by the black belles, it’s called what can i do? and directed by jack white… you know where he’s from, right? by kl
was checking the Phoenix diary the other day and i saw this old post by christian. he was basically saying he went to one of those small theater in paris for a screening of rosselini’s roma, citta aperta, and was alone in the room, so i guess he had fun… well i think the images are really nice. worth sharing. by pp
one would says that a model singing in not very new and surely not very promising exept we’re talking about karen elson who is madame jack white and that was really not deceiving on stage with her burlesque band few years ago. so let’s hope for the best, i already love the artwork around the cd “the ghost who walk” released date is supposedly on the 25th but they seems to play the thrill on us. will check for sure. by pp
this is the only beyoncé video i’m allowed to post on tomorrow started. love the makeup, love the hair, love the moves, love matching fingernails to turquoise rotary phone. i much prefer this girl to the one attempting to win in the try-hard edgy fashion competition. sometimes you have to allow yourself some mass pop indulgence, especially when they’re using some of your favorite references. by kl
iggy pop record “preliminaires” was released last year, i totally missed it then but finally dabbled this weekend. it’s a really nice one and rather interesting since it’s based on texts from french infamous writer michel houellebecq. plus there are some songs in french including a cover from jacques prevert’s “les feuilles mortes”. nonetheless, how interesting is the cover designed by persian/french illustrator marjane satrapi, author of the incredible “persepolis”? all good! cool trailer here. by pp’
i don’t know why, but every spring i have a joni mitchell moment. i think it’s because it’s a time to remember that the bleak winter eventually ends, and the world won’t always be exhausting and brutal—it can be soft and sweet, and fun and romantic. by kl
they sound a whole lot cooler than they look, and i can’t wait for summer. by kl
i don’t know, but i somehow loved this guy. in a funny way i feel like i always knew who he was. even before knowing him. in my opinion camille had this amazing being, and she really fucked it up. if i was a girl jarvis would be my dream. by ay
what could possibly make nick cave and the bad seeds any cooler? jarvis cocker, that’s who… released in 2001 this vid still kicks brooklyn ars. and for the youngsters, lets point out where the reference video for “pass this on” (the knife-2003) came from. by dd
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