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Maripol on Sade, How She Took SO Many Great Polaroids & the One Shot She Missed (Bowie)
I've known Maripol since I first came to New York 4 decades ago... She worked at Fiorucci and my ex was the art director there, and we lived uptown around the corner from the store. Singer Joey Arias worked there too and that's where I first met Maripol. We're still friends, … [Read more...]
Listen with Lina: A Brief History of Androgyny and Queer Aesthetics in Popular Music
David Bowie, 1973, Life on Mars Flamboyance, androgyny and theatricality have been creative cornerstones of music since the pop era began. For most, it all begins with David Bowie, a truly other worldly performer who managed to capture the imaginations of boys and girls in the … [Read more...]
#RIP: George Michael Died “Peacefully” at Home Under “Unexplained” Circumstances…
Iconic singer George Michael died "peacefully" on Christmas Day. Police and ambulance were called to his home yesterday in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire just before 2pm. The news was released in a short statement issued at 11pm by Michael Lippman, which said: "It is with … [Read more...]
Watch: Iconique Serves 80s Vaseline Lens Realness in “Sitting Pretty”
Arched eyebrows, neon Nagel-esque decor and sequins…Iconique is everything … [Read more...]
#LegendaryNightclub: So, You Think Will Madonna Show Up to the Danceteria Reunion..?
Kids, here's another 80s club history lesson. It's Danceteria. The first … [Read more...]
World Record Breaking Mirrorball Returns to Bestival
Prepare to be amazed! Back by popular demand, the gleaming beauty that is the Guinness World Record breaking earth's “Largest Disco Ball” will take pride of place at the UK’s Bestival’s Summer of Love this coming weekend on the Isle of Wight. Standing a magnificent three … [Read more...]
Silver Boxers, Treadmills, and Rylan Clark
I cannot even believe I am saying this, but we have been gifted another week with Rylan Clark on The X Factor UK. This week was a mashup of Duran Duran's classic "Girls On Film" with "When Will I Be Famous" by Bros. Sit back and enjoy the magic that is Rylan Clark. … [Read more...]
Duran Duran Cancels Tour
In the wake of canceling tour dates this week, Duran Duran has … [Read more...]
Tune for Today: Duran Duran’s “Girl Panic”
If today was a day in 1986. Or '92. I don't know, I'm having serious time/space continuum issues watching supermodels Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen, and Eva Herzigova play Duran Duran in a 10-minute music video with spoken dialogue, fashion breaks, staged … [Read more...]