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18-05-2012
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Obsession Du Jour

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Jane Fonda slaying it on the red carpet this week at the Palais des Festivals for the 65th Cannes International Film Festival. I mean really? Look at this woman. Every picture screams, “Bite me. I’m in my 70′s bitches!” She’s absolutely stunning– in rose gold Versace and velvet Stella McCartney. She radiates, looks happy and seems genuinely thrilled to be there. Even when she stands next to fellow L’Oreal spokesgal– Frida Pinto, her beauty is on par. How many people–at any age–can say that? If I ever see Jane Fonda on the street I’ll b-line it and ask what the fuck her beauty secret is. You know it’s not L’Oreal. I imagine a list of plastic surgeons and nutritionist, but I bet her secret to youth is much simpler and less expensive. I’m sure it’s just a love of life and her work, and she constantly gets fucked every which way to Sunday. Naturally, her theme music for the slaying had to have been Zebra fucking Katz’s “Ima Read” because she was throwing down red carpet knowledge.

[ZebraFuckingKatz • JaneFonda]

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By: kidnappedculture
18-05-2012
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Such A Classic Girl

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Hard to ever see Peter Lindbergh get it wrong or be off. Check out his latest editorial– The Naked Truth from Vogue Germany’s June issue. Peter brilliantly captures: Nadja Auermann, Toni Garrn, Luca Gajdus, Julia Stegner, Jana Drews, Katrin Thormann, Karina Krawczyk, Donata Wenders, Hanna Wähmer, Christiane Arp, and Nina Hoss, in unforgiving black and white. This is a photographer that is clearly inspired–both by classic photography and his subjects. I always find Peter’s work to very honest in its approach. I’m constantly amazed at how he manages to put the worlds stunning women–of various ages, all on the same level playing field. His work is gritty, cinematic, has soul, integrity and never feels dated, excessively retouched or vulgar because he’s in a class of his own. Be warned! There’s tons of tits, ass and vadge. As I was going through these images I kept thing about Jane’s Addiction’s “Classic Girl” and how it pretty much sums this editorial up.

[FashionSpot]

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By: kidnappedculture
18-05-2012
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Hypnotherapy


Great find of the day– “Puppets” by Man Without Country. The band came by way of an M83 remix of “Midnight City.” Man Without Country have an EP King Complex out right now, but a full-length will be dropping soon. I’m excited for this. I’m always hungry for some electro-magic. Any fucking way, the video for “Puppets” is visual feast with hypnotizing geometric swirling shapes, and colors. The video was directed by award-winning videographer, artist, and animator Lucy Dyson. She also directed Still Corners’ “Cuckoo” which I love.

[ManWithoutCountry • SoundCloud • LucyDyson]

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By: kidnappedculture
15-05-2012
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Manifesting Buzz With Intuition


Here’s the third video– “Mind Control” from Friends’ upcoming record Manifest! It’s an all you can eat buffet for the eyes filled with high budget Terminator CGI, big brother cameras, and the demise of all humans. I find this band to be very interesting in sense that each step they take seems to be perfectly calculated–and I’m not being shady. It’s smart. Each track and video they drop is just as good as the last, if not better. It’s like they are guided by their intuition. They are definitely worthy of all the buzz they are getting. The video was directed by Hiro Murai who has also directed videos for St. Vincent, Scissor Sisters and Bloc Party. Daddylikes.

[ • afriendszone • HiroMurai]

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By: kidnappedculture
14-05-2012
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Insufficient Postage


Royal Mail celebrates Great British fashion with a new 10 stamp collection. The stamps were photogged by Sølve Sundsbø and they pay homage to the greatest names in British fashion: Alexander McQueen, Paul Smith, Ossie Clark, Vivienne Westwood and Zandra Rhodes. I want to love them all, but I don’t (see all ten here). My fav by far is the McQueen (above) and Zandra’s second– really just by default.

My least favorite of the pack is the Westwood (below). Vivienne is a fucking legend. So why does her stamp look like the windows of Forever 21?

I have to say, London is the land to some great typographers– Peter Saville, Neville Brody, Lee Swillingham and Stuart Spalding. Where the fuck were they for these stamps designs? I also think this whole dated i-Pod mannequin approach to the model on each design is a one-trick-pony. I sort of only need to see one stamp (the McQueen) because they all start to feel so similar–a disservice to the designers. But at least the Brits are doing this. I mean, what the fuck would America do…Calvin, Donna and Tommy? Oh boy… talk about sea of sameness.

[DailyMail]

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By: kidnappedculture
14-05-2012
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Whore Revisited

Pseudo-psychedelic and très disturbing…just the way daddylikes. Bear In Heaven dropped a video for “Sinful Nature” today–an homage to Pretty Woman. The video is full of fembots and full layered nuggets of weirdness. The clip was directed by Yoonha Park who also shots videos for Holy Fuck and Washed Out. Check it out!

[Bearinheaven • YoonhaPark]

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By: kidnappedculture
14-05-2012
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Bits & Bobs


A few things that are obsessing in the brain today. First, an amazing –spooky and haunting– ultra slow 36 minute version of Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights.” This really is stunning and I’d be surprised if this–as a concept– doesn’t end up on movie soundtracks in the near future. Seriously, this injects new life into the classic song and takes into a cray-otherworldy-early-4AD sounding place. This is guaranteed to make Lisa Gerrard flip a fucking table and say “Damn! I could have done this!” This is a must for all Kate Bush fans and even those who aren’t.

Next, Sylver Tongue (aka–Charlotte Hatherley) “Hook You Up” has been floating around the interweb for months now and she is about to drop her first album. I’m not s huge fan of her new track, but I still can’t get enough of this track (above).

Last is another oldie but goodie–Django Django– “Default.” This track is one of those slow creeping tracks. Before you know it, you’ll be waking up with it already nestled in your head when you wake up every morning. Like me this AM.

[sylvertongue •  • ]

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By: kidnappedculture
13-05-2012
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Moodboard Monday

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Images, tracks, people, places and things that inspire.
Soundtrack: Messiah – Temple Of Dreams
[BornAgainGoth • SoundCloud • Pinterest]

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By: kidnappedculture
11-05-2012
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Queer Christmas Week

It really is Queer Christmas week. First, the history making news from the lovely President Obama with his support for same-sex marriage, then new track/video overload, and now this mixtape from Light Asylum. The track list in ten kinds of cray. Includes some classix- including Nina Hagen, Strafe, NIN and Geneva Jacuzzi. It’s everything. Enjoy!

Tracklisting:
1. Dave Ball + Nina Hagen – Sincerity, NewYork NewYork
2. Malcolm X – No Sell Out (7″ Version)
3. Strafe – Set It Off (Extended Remix)
4. Information Society – Running (Vocal Remix)
5. Nine Inch Nails – Sin
6. L.A. Style – James Brown Is Dead
7. Geneva Jacuzzi – Do I Sad?
8. Martial Canterel – Listener Dead
9. Suicide – Ghost Rider

[TheFader]

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By: kidnappedculture
11-05-2012
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Obsession Du Jour

Azealia Banks drops a short, but sweet new track– “Jumanji.” She promised the track earlier this week and it doesn’t disappoint. Her much-delayed 1991 EP and forthcoming mixtape Fantastic will feature ‘Jumanji’. Despite some lack-luster things floating around– including that Scissor Sisters collabo– I have high hopes for the EP and mixtape. I’ll be looping this track all damn day.

[AzealiaBanks]

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