I don't like celebrity, but some celebrities just have that thing. I started this collection of images that I love because they are just plain cool.
Starting with Bruce
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"music"
Wanted to share a bit of percussion magic
these are some of the most crisp and precise and creative and rich and dimensional rhythms I've heard- Seeing him more recently performing with Hiromi Uehara in her "Trio Project" with Anthony Jackson on the Base and Hiromi on Piano- Simon Phillips was the one who really changed music for me-
drumming like you've never seen/heard it before. His strokes are so fluid and purposeful, literally extensions of his limbs.
+ you have to love the look
A few more images I was moved to do a quick search for
My sister once described me as 'more grungy' in comparison to her when describing our styles to someone. my response was a quick "I am not grungy." I didn't really know what it meant at the time except I had the idea it meant dirty. And since I regularly washed my hair and my jeans, I figured it couldn't be true. Not that those things are less true now (maybe a little less true) but at least I get what she was saying now. I have very few memories from when I was younger...so I'm glad that is one of them.
there is credit due to the musicians and fans who created the movement:
Veronica Webb in Stephen Sprouse FW 1985 via corbis
On the Street in Seatle 1993 by Mauro Carraro via corbis
Kurt Cobain in Studio Image via eyeball.fm
And there is credit due to the designer who was able to channel and market it to a high end consumer. Did they know they were wearing clothes inspired by drug addicted, chain and ripped jean wearing, long haired dudes who screamed into microphones and smashed guitars in front of audiences of angst-y young people who felt these musicians were the only people who could possibly understand what they were going through?
Not when it has a Perry Ellis label in it (thank you young Marc Jacobs)
Perry Ellis spring 1993 backstage via corbis
+ article on the 'rules of grunge'
My sister once described me as 'more grungy' in comparison to her when describing our styles to someone. my response was a quick "I am not grungy." I didn't really know what it meant at the time except I had the idea it meant dirty. And since I regularly washed my hair and my jeans, I figured it couldn't be true. Not that those things are less true now (maybe a little less true) but at least I get what she was saying now. I have very few memories from when I was younger...so I'm glad that is one of them.
there is credit due to the musicians and fans who created the movement:
And there is credit due to the designer who was able to channel and market it to a high end consumer. Did they know they were wearing clothes inspired by drug addicted, chain and ripped jean wearing, long haired dudes who screamed into microphones and smashed guitars in front of audiences of angst-y young people who felt these musicians were the only people who could possibly understand what they were going through?
Not when it has a Perry Ellis label in it (thank you young Marc Jacobs)
+ article on the 'rules of grunge'
At the Rock en Seine music festival Renaud Montfourny was the honored photographer, with a photo expo combining aerials of dead animals in city streets, and, of course, portraits of Rock Stars. The man, who also founded the french magazine Inrockuptables (the French Rolling Stone), has an eye for the greats and how to create an image of them as real people, full on with in their iconic attitudes.
Hung up next to each other:
These are my two grunge heroes-
Hung up next to each other:
These are my two grunge heroes-
One of the best parts of this video (aside from the magic of Johnny Cash's voice with Emmylou Harris') is the mandolin being played by a young Marty Stuart (Grammy winning country artist) in the silver blazer from the future.
In the video link below you can see into the actual future, 26 years later, where the fashion is even better if you can believe it.
Marty Stuart Country+Rock 'n Roll
Following Karin Dreijer Andersson
Honey is Cool- Nach Heart
The Knife- Heartbeats
Fever Ray- When I grow up
noº 1
Guitar Tricks
it's Tom Morello
and he's wearing a cub's hat
kind of funny to see his lame skeakers and short sleeved button down and bad jeans and this too cool guy inside.
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noº 2
Banjo Band
His name is Fleck and his band is called the Flecktones- love it
Guitar Tricks
it's Tom Morello
and he's wearing a cub's hat
kind of funny to see his lame skeakers and short sleeved button down and bad jeans and this too cool guy inside.
_______
noº 2
Banjo Band
His name is Fleck and his band is called the Flecktones- love it