‘With a sense of humor blacker than the clothing that the individual band members wear and a profound distaste and disgust for both humanity and political correctness’ –Roadrunner Records
Type O Negative is a ‘Gothic/Doom’ metal band from Brooklyn. Below, their Halloween in Heaven track, off their Dead Again album. Lead singer Peter Steele died in 2008, the current status of the band is up in the air.
Type O Negative: Halloween in Heaven
Found via Jessica Jackson
‘The hallmark of Szpajdel’s work is his surprisingly fluid combination of letters with visual elements from art movements such as art deco and art nouveau.’
The dark metal logo work of (Belgian forestry engineer) Christophe Szpajdel – compiled in convenient book form. Published by Die Gestalten Verlag.
Interview here. Another interview here.
Wolves in the Throne Room: A Looming Resonance
Found via Robynne Raye
Entrance to the Mergenthaler Building, old printer’s row, Chicago.
Kate Nash: Nicest Thing, from the album Made of Bricks
Photo by mehallo
Found via Esther Cotton
Couldn’t resist.
Flashback to 1988: David Lee Roth’s very purple video for Stand Up, with the incredible Steve Vai on guitar
Humans do this thing. If we don’t understand something, or believe something is different – the first step is ridicule. Then make it go away. Sometimes on a huge scale.
And the gay community has been putting up with a lot of shit for a helluva long time. Today’s purple wearing is about saying the rest of us are sick of it too.
and
On a somewhat related note, I’m really looking forward to tonight’s Project Runway – where Michael forgoes working on his final collection and instead spends all his time carefully plotting out and exacting an unexpected, ironically embarrassing revenge for Ivy.
While at the same time, Ivy is plotting out and exacting a vicious, ill-conceived embarrassing revenge for Michael.
Should it end any other way – ?
Another Richardson shot. For Vogue Homme Japan.
Tho earlier this month, Bruce Willis was – unsuccessfully (my opinion) – trying to steal her thunder.
Lady Gaga: Love Games (Chew Fu Ghettohouse Fix Feat. Marylin Manson) from The Remix Japan
Found via Lela London
‘Was only screened in cinemas following complaints from UK TV viewers’
From 2001.
Kylie is really cool. Tho was never a huge fan of her music. But I did buy this album when it came out just because of how the type was handled.
Kylie Minogue’s Body Language, 2004
‘Keanan Duffty participated in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at the brand-new venue of Lincoln Center, but he didn’t use a runway. He used the sidewalk.’
Keanan Duffty staged a guerilla-style fashion show at NY Fashion Week, showcasing his Spring 2011 line ‘Glorious Journeys,’ a salute to Spandau Ballet.
Details here. More photos here.
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