Iggy and The Stooges perform “Loose” on From the Basement in 2009. Thanks to NPD for the glittery link.
More amazing performances from London based live performance connoisseurs, From The Basement, here.
Grace Jones @ the Love Box Festival 2010 in London.
Grace Jones turned 62 in May. More from the world of Grace Jones here.
Beth Ditto and The Gossip @ the Wireless Festival in London this weekend.
Dear Ms. Ditto,
When I grow up, I want to be just like you.
Love,
Cherrybomb
More photos via Dlisted.
Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction. Don’t worry Mark Manning, nobody can see what you’re doing. For K.
We are Volsung is the first studio record in five years for Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction. Expect to see ten fresh from the gutter tracks from the UK band on September 28th (U.S.), followed by a tour of Europe and the U.S. (!) in November. Here’s the complete track listing for Volsung:
1. We Ride
2. Stark Von Oben
3. Kill Me a Mockinbird
4. Tree Rider
5. We Are Volsung
6. Don’t Touch My Guitar
7. Die Pretty
8. Lucille
9. White Trash
10. Key to Your Heart
Right now, Zodiac is streaming the very sludgy cut, We Ride, via their Myspace.
More on Zodiac here. For an in-depth look into the groovy metal mind of Mark Manning, click here.
“Crowley” teapot by Charles Kraftt.
Pitchfork Pals, a show featuring the creations by Seattle based artists Mike Leavitt and Charles Kraftt, will be at Stolen Space Gallery in London through the end of May. Among some of the highlights are Kraftt & Leavitt’s Amy Winehouse teapot, Kraftt’s Glock and Knuckle Duster crafted in porcelain and, Leavitt’s Slick Rick action figure.
More on Mike Leavitt’s Art Army here. For Charles Kraftt’s Disaster Wear, click here. :
I’ll strip for YOU if you strip for ME! For Triple G.
Despite the fact that it looks like Stevie Wonder did his makeup (and for the love of God, don’t look at his fingers!), Adam Ant is looking pretty hot for 55. It’s definitely an improvement from last week when Ant performed live at Looking Glass bookshop in London. It’s also rumored that Mr. Ant Music himself is currently in the studio working on new music for the first time in 16 years. Take that Nickelback.
More photos and original link via Holy Moly.
Thanks!: Dlisted
Hole, live on the Jonathan Ross show, Saturday, February 11th. BBC.
Okay, I dig it. I’m guilty!
Alexander McQueen, RIP.
Although details regarding the death of designer Alexander McQueen are limited, it’s rumored that McQueen hung himself. McQueen’s untimely death comes less than a week after his own Mother’s passing.
Alexander McQueen’s impact on the world of fashion was nothing short of remarkable. The young Britt was known for his theatrical and envelope pushing fashion shows as well as his designs which many consider wearable works of art. Alexander McQueen was only 40 years old. His sudden passing is as shocking as it is sad.
RIP Alexander McQueen. You will be deeply missed.
Stand By Me cover by Lemmy Kilmister. For Jane who after seeing Lemmy and the Head Cat at The Viper Room this past New Years Day said she would now and forever “lay off of Lemmy’s blue suede shoes”.
Lemmy’s gravely cover of the Ben E. King’s 1961 classic features Slayer’s Dave Lombardo on the drums.
You can find Lemmy’s version of Stand By Me on Flip Skateboard’s Extremely Sorry soundtrack.
Archie Bronson Outfit Coconut promo. Yes, please.
Coconut, the first Archie Bronson Project record since their stellar 2006 release Derdang Derdang, will be out on March 1st. The band will hit the road starting on January 27th in London for a sold out show at The Lexington.
Soulsavers “Death Bells” remixed by Mogwai.
If you dig this remix hard like me, you can download the track for free via NME.com.
A Place To Bury Strangers, Keep Slipping Away. From 2009’s Exploding Head.
Exploding Head is the third full-length feedback-y release from this Brooklyn based band. Currently in Europe, Strangers will conclude the European leg of their tour with a newly announced show in London on December 15th. A Place to Bury Strangers will be at Neumo’s in Seattle on March 12, 2010.
More here.
The Kinks. Nice shirt Dave…
Julien Temple has confirmed that he will direct a film about The Kinks with the tentative working title, “You Really Got Me”. Temple says the movie will focus on the tumultuous relationship of Ray and Dave Davies. To this day the brothers barely speak to each other. In 2008 when Ray spoke publicly about the possibility of a Kinks reunion, Dave responded via Rolling Stone saying that the Kinks getting back together would be like a “poor remake of ‘Night of the Living Dead”.
So far Ray Davies is said to be on board and working with Temple on the films historical details. No release date yet but, for something that’s bound to be great, I can wait. In other Kinks news (yes, there’s more), Ray Davies will release a Holiday duet with Chrissie Hynde called Postcards from London on Monday, December 7th.
Deborah Harry by Brian Aris.
Being Blondie, a photographic exhibit of some never before seen images of Deborah Harry taken by celeb shutterbug Brian Aris, will open on December 9th at the Proud Gallery in Camden.
Raw Power. For Wonder Woman and JB.
James Williamson, the guitarist responsible for the riffs on The Stooges 1973 record, Raw Power, will fill the very large, punk rock shoes of the late Ron Asheton (who played bass on Raw Power) when The Stooges hit the road in 2010. The tour will kick off in London in May.
Today Iggy Pop accepted the Classic Rock Living Legend Award in London.
Deborah Harry photographed by Rankin – and ‘remixed’ by Damien Hirst.
70 portraits of musicians like Ian Brown of the Stone Roses, The Gossip, and Joe Strummer, taken by London based photographer Rankin, will be auctioned off on November 14th in London. All the proceeds will be donated to Youth Music, a charitable organization that helps provide musical instruction and experiences to children throughout the UK.
You can take a peek at 29 of Rankin’s rock stars via this photo gallery at NME.
What in the name of Led Zeppelin? Floor tickets for Bon Jovi’s O2 residency selling for $300!
Now before you go blaming some greedy Peter Grant type promoter for this shocking ticket expenditure, don’t. And that’s because the members of Bon Jovi actually approve the ticket prices before they go on sale. Floor seats for Bon Jovi’s 2010 June Residency in London at O2, will tap your spandex ass for nearly $300 while other not so hair metal seats will run you between $60-$110 bucks. Which is also too much for Bon Jovi.
The Rollings Stones doing Live With Me from Let It Bleed. Live at the Marquee in London, 1971.
The only thing better than this song, is the outfit Mick Jagger is wearing in the video. Girlfriend is hot.
Hugh Hefner Porn Collage by Jonathan Yeo. Yes, that is a vagina on Hugh’s neck.
British artist Johnathan Yeo creates his amazing collages out of porn magazines. In 2007, Yeo had a commission yanked by the Bush administration after he used 100 vintage porn magazines to produce this image of GWB.
New porn collages by Yeo can be seen via Juxtapoz and Jonathan Yeo.com.
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