hellraiser

doll parts

1994

Fun couple of the year, 1992

I miss the hot junkie kinderwhore of a mess Courtney of the early 90s.

beach house

Victorian seaside photos

Inspiral Carpets single, 1992

Prada Spring 2010

dead flowers

Killjoy was here...

NME cover boys, 1989

20th Anniversary Stone Roses box set

The Stone Roses debut album is definitely on my list of top 5 desert island discs - and could very well be numero uno, depending on the day/mood. I'm grateful that I got to see them live at least once in my life, though a reunion tour seems very unlikely (see John Squire's 2009 artpiece above).

Like Johnny Marr, post-Smiths, The Roses' former members post-band work is meh (hello, Seahorses) considering the level of grandeur they've shown us they're capable of achieving. Long live The Roses!

happy birthday bob

Once upon a time...

dhani boy

Here comes the son...

Dhani Harrison and Sasha Pivovarova in Vogue

"Once I started getting older, my father would say, 'You look more like George Harrison than I do.' " ~ Dhani Harrison

hell is chrome

Hemi Cuda, oil on aluminum

Red Impala, oil on canvas

Sexy vintage cars painted in photorealism by artist Cheryl Kelley. I saw the Hemi Cuda painting last year on display at Scott Richards Contemporary Art at the 251 Post Street galleries.

san francisco days, san francisco nights

SF Late Afternoon, oil on canvas 2009

Night Owl, oil on canvas 2009

The gorgeous paintings of Korean born artist Kim Cogan.

factory made

Nico Reclines - The Factory, NYC 1966

Edie & The Velvet Underground, NYC 1965

Love, love these photographs by Nat Finkelstein available at www.rockpopgallery.com.

she comes in colors everywhere

Peter Blake 1968

Solange Azagury-Partridge cuff

(multi-colored diamonds)

Brian Atwood pumps

gimme shelter

nom nom nom

To satisfy your inner Anglophile: A fish 'n chips umbrella - complete with newspaper "wrapper". Available at http://www.londonundercover.co.uk/.

squiggle

Vivienne Westwood for Melissa boots

Annabella Lwin 1982

I covet these rainboots by Vivienne Westwood in collaboration with Melissa shoes. Bow Wow Wow was one of my favorite bands growing up. I loved all the pirate gear Vivienne used to dress the singer Annabella in. I remember reading that she once gave her a gold tooth by using the gold foil from her Benson & Hedges cigarette packet. Ooo, go wild in the country!

ed ruscha

acrylic on paper, 2007

acrylic on paper, 2009

Speaking of the fall (see previous post below...)

trigger cut

The Fall 1982

Pavement 1994

"It's just like music when you reckon it up. It's like listening to Pavement - it's just The Fall in 1985, isn't it? They haven't got an original idea in their heads." ~Mark E. Smith

debbie does andy

Warhol silkscreen, 1980

in the flesh

The cost of having a silkscreened portrait by Andy Warhol was $25,000, plus $15,000 for an additional one. Now that's something worth maxing out your credit cards on.

ace

4 CD box set on Rhino Records

The Brit Box: U.K. Indie, Shoegaze, and Brit Pop Gems of the Last Millenium.

One gem in particular is featured in the video below. I originally wanted to post Grey Cell Green by Ned's Atomic Dustbin (also in the box set), but found no existing video.

cool as fuck

...and on the sixth day God created Manchester

off the record

1984

1986

tomato, tomato...

I went record shopping last weekend and found Talk Show by the Go-Go's. I used to have this on cassette and have always loved the cover art. As I slid the liner notes out, a handful of magazine clippings fell out, as well as a concert ticket. I remember begging my mom to let me go to this show at the Greek Theatre back in 1984. She said no.

Next I found Different Light by The Bangles. I checked inside the record and saw that there were magazine clippings and concert tickets too. Prince showed up at this concert at the Warfield in 1986 and joined the girls onstage for Manic Monday. This album also has a sweet rendition of September Gurls. After Alex Chilton recently passed away, I read the royalties he got from having that song on The Bangles album bought him a house and allowed him to quit his job as a dishwasher in New Orleans.

lazy sod

fuck art, let's dance

Vintage British "badges".

rip it up...

book by Simon Reynolds

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you. ~on John Lydon's wall at the PiL headquarters in Gunter Grove, pg. 219

back door!

cheaper

& cuter

Ah, remember the days when Muni Fast Passes were a mere $11? Well, neither do I - but they sure were cuter then. I have no idea why I collect these.

mini mini

Vintage B-52's pin and mini Mini

I purchased the B-52's pin last Sunday at the Alemany flea market. I remember going to the Record Factory on Polk Street in the early 80s with my mother and staring at this record cover thinking, who are these people?

The mini-Mini was purchased at the Paul Smith store on Geary Street last year. I was next door at Anthony's waiting for my boots to be resoled and decided to pop into the newly opened boutique. Paul Smith was in town for the opening and just so happened to be standing there. A salesperson said that I should seize the opportunity and get him to sign something. I noticed they were selling miniature models of the Paul Smith edition Mini Morris cars and decided that it would be a cool memento for my son Miles to have.