Style Ish: Anita Lane
Anita Lane is my current style icon. Like all of Nick Cave’s dream women, she’s got the angsty sexpot thing down for sure. GOOD GOD, that messy hair: She also … Continue reading
Lit Bombast: Suburban Relapse
Oh, the information age. In which even those things which are meant to be impermanent, crude, DIY, and hyper-local, are now preserved for all and for eternity via digitization. If … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Artists as Consumers
And now for something completely different. Yesterday I talked about the evils of capitalism and consumerism. Today, I want to share a fantastic feature that NME did back in the … Continue reading
Final Abyss: 13 Questions for Jeri Cain Rossi
[Your Funeral single 1982- “I Want To Be You/Final Abyss” Back to Front: Karen Sheridan, Cleo Tilde, Jeri Cain Rossi.] Despite my internet-creeping, post-punk Renaissance woman Jeri Cain Rossi kindly … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Halloween
It’s what, like, 10 days away? I’m on two Halloween party-planning “committees” at the moment, but I wish I could throw my own, inspired by these lovelies: (Goth-rockers 45 Grave) … Continue reading
In the Mood For… Animal Songs
I’ve been thinking about making a mix tape of good songs about animals. Let’s see… Wire- I Am the Fly The Birthday Party- Release the Bats Patti Smith- Horses Blurt- … Continue reading