Archive for September, 2010
PETE BURNS- WESTERN CHIC
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010STYLE ICONS: THE B-52′S
Monday, September 20th, 2010The B-52s (originally formatted with an apostrophe as The B-52’s) are an American rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. From 1976, the group consisted of Fred Schneider (percussion, vocals), Cindy Wilson (vocals), Kate Pierson (keyboards, vocals), Ricky Wilson (guitar), and Keith Strickland (drums). Rooted in New Wave and 1960s rock and roll, the group later worked in many genres ranging from post-punk to pop rock, often incorporating camp, postmodern and other elements in innovative ways.
THE ADVENTURE TEAM
Monday, September 20th, 2010WE CAN’T WAIT TO GET BACK TO THE CITY OF ANGELS TO CHECK OUT THE COBRASNAKE’S ADVENTURE TEAM’S TOP LA PICKS! THANKS JONNY MAKEUP.
THIERRY MUGLER
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Thierry Mugler’s label was a cult icon through the ’80s and ’90s (essentially, the golden fashion era of runway excess and supermodels), but the label shuttered in 2003 following some financial difficulties. In recent years, however, the label has been revived and issued a new creative director, Rosemary Rodriguez.
After issuing a new perfume (and a rather bewildering ad campaign) in “Womanity,” the reclusive Mugler is back in the spotlight, and the brand is apparently looking for a renaissance.
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DARK SHADOWS
Wednesday, September 8th, 2010Dark Shadows is a gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The series became hugely popular when, a year into its run, vampire Barnabas Collins, played by Jonathan Frid, appeared. In addition to vampires, Dark Shadows featured werewolves, ghosts, zombies, man-made monsters, witches, warlocks, time travel (both into the past and into the future), and a parallel universe. A small company of actors each played many roles and, as actors came and went, some characters were played by several actors. Major writers in addition to Art Wallace included Malcolm Marmorstein, who created the character of Barnabas Collins, Sam Hall, Gordon Russell, and Violet Welles.
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NYC HISTORY: MUDD CLUB
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010The Mudd Club was named after Samuel Alexander Mudd, a doctor who treated John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. It closed in New York in 1983.
The club featured a bar, gender-neutral bathrooms, and a rotating gallery curated by Keith Haring on the fourth floor. Live performances included new wave, experimental music, literary icons Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs, and catwalk exhibitions for emerging fashion designers Anna Sui and Jasper Conran.
From the start it functioned as an “amazing antidote to the uptown glitz of Studio 54 in the ’70s”. But as it became more frequented by downtown celebrities and a door policy was established it acquired a chic, often elitist reputation.
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PEGGY NOLAND NYC
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010The Hole is pleased to present the first New York runway show and performance by hot young designer Peggy Noland during Fall Fashion Week. Peggy is a fashion designer on the verge: her outrageous spandex concoctions put her on the map a few years ago outfitting bands CSS and Tilly and the Wall, her outfits for Kansas City band SSION and soon The Gossip.
TOMORROW!! SEPT 2ND!
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010TOMORROW JOIN US FOR “THE LAST LICK OF SUMMER” AT OAK WILLIAMSBURG! MUSIC BY NITA AVIANCE. DRINKS AND DRINKS BY A.OK AFTER PARTY @ THE BEAT!
