I came upon a child of God He was walking along the road And I asked him, where are you going And this he told me I’m going on down to Yasgur’s farm I’m going to join in a rock ‘n’ roll band I’m going to camp out on the land I’m going to try…
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{MUSIC MINUTE} “All The Young Dudes” by Mott the Hoople
All the young dudes (I want to hear you) Carry the news (I want to see you) Boogaloo dudes (and I want to talk to you all of you) Carry the news – All the Young Dudes, Mott the Hoople {written by David Bowie} The band Mott the Hoople are all Gods of Glam in…
{STYLE WISE} Wild for Kicks! ‘Beat Girl’Est Tres Chic!
From the cusp of 1960’s culture came a film documenting wild teen tomfoolery and squaller. Daughter of local divorced architect father, was born Jenny; an impressionably sexy young woman who falls into the towns scene of beatnik culture and electric youth. When Jenny’s divorced father Paul marries a Parisian woman named Nichole, Jenny’s distaste for the…
Music Minute: “My Only Love” by Roxy Music
Bad Ass Bryan Ferry + These guys are legends, and their music echoes like the voice of a lost memory. Dreams, and fantasy, illusion, and grandeur – these are all summoned by their music. Formed in 1971, Roxy Music lives on today as one of the most popular bands there have ever been, and were…
{MUSIC MINUTE} “Ouija Board, Ouija Board” by MORRISSEY
There’s a saying that goes: “You either have it, or you don’t”. And although, most people these days would love to believe they have it, there is definitely one person you can look back on and say they did “have it”, and equally today too, we are still singing their praises – MORRISSEY. That sweet…
The Nagging Doubt You Can’t Shake . . . PRISSY LIPS!!!
Meet PRISSYLIPS, a Brighton-based alternative due consisting of Crysi de Milo & Reuben Drake. They play “post-apocalyptic new wave protest songs shaped out of love letters, suicide notes, death threats, and shit lists”. Being the “bright new darlings of the avant-garde”, we couldn’t but help give our friends, fans, and followers a little taste and…
{DISCOVERED} Bathing in Brighton: Vintage Memories and Musings
Who are the dapper gents in top hats and scandalous bathing shorts? None other than some of the original members of The Brighton Swimming Club. This photo was taken circa 1863 by photographer Benjamin Botham. Seems like the boys of Brighton have been stirring up a lot of conversation on the net, which seems quite…
E.O.F. CELEBRATES! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KATE MOSS!
Fashion Feline. Vintage Vixen. Mystic Muse. We celebrate all the independent states of Kate, who turned 39 today! Amazing to see her beauty has not faded a bit since she first appeared on this iconic cover of THE FACE Magazine in 1990! In fact, it is her unique beauty that stood apart then, and still…
MUSIC MINUTE {Birthday Edition}: HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID BOWIE!
It’s hard to believe that the Starman is 66 years old today (That’s one 6 away from being the Antichrist – powerful stuff . . .)! Not too many seniors look as god damn good as this odd fellow – it’s hard to believe he’s a day over 30, still. If looks could kill, there…
Music Minute: Ghosts – Japan (1981)
While sitting in our favourite local cafe, Cool Hand of a Girl, we heard a favourite melody and it reignited our love of gothic new-wave (Not that we’re saying the flame ever went out). We were in fact listening to Japan. Forming in 1974, it would be this band from South London who’d help usher…
