Feb mix\\"quickness and stillness"

Here we goooo\\"Riverside Kids"- The Young Friends

Sporty meets Posh meets Baby Spice style inspiration..you might understand more what I'm trying to say in my elaboration at the bottom.

+ here's The Young Friends w a cheery weekend feel good song. My default weekend song is Mariah Carey's 2005 classic party track It's Like That (feat. Jermaine Dupri and Fatman Scoop) but I decided to feature something a bit more fresh. HEREWEGONOWWHAT!

[Old-school Nike sneakers (Frida Salomonsson), loose black on black (makes me think of trackies), Bjork's crazy braids, cutesy borderline precious dresses: slightly granny (Charles Anastase) and 70s school girl minis(retrospace)]

You were sleeping

[Nan Goldin- Siobhan Sleeping with a Cat, New York | Untitled, Petimaj, flickr]

nu emo pt. 2

My obsession continues! Marilyn Manson dissing My Chemical Romance in NME's list of 'the most vicious put-downs in music EVER' provoked me to reassess once again what emo really means. Putting aside all idealogies of emo that involve barfy neon accents, the skinny jeans + skate shoes combo, and the pierced low angle selfie pout, we can move into a new era where describing things as being "emo" could be positive.

The first step in remedying this scene/emo confusion (see "scene" def.) is revealing the roots of emo music and pinpointing when exactly the "emo" genre changed its image completely. Originating in the 80s, "emotional" alternative music with confessional lyrics could be exemplified by independant bands such as Rites of Spring and even the Smiths. In the 90s, introverted alternative bands like Sunny Day Real Estate and even Nirvana helped to define the sound that this emo subculture stood for.

The Hipster Handbook also brought up this idea that what you wear is a direct reflection of what you listen to. According to this book, "many hipsters shape their wardrobe, and often their personalities, to match the music they like." Keeping in mind that it's not only hipsters who shape their appearance on what music they listen to, we can concur that defining an emo look really depends on whether said emo listens to the appropriate music.

[Emo re-imagined: Androgynous clothes, limited colour (think grayscale), deep side part/hair obscuring face, spikes, thug toques, vans, cats]

Hats!

Elle girl hat editorial from the mid-2000s. English schoolgirl with a bit of a sixties thang.

Icy blue felt, tawny freckles, bold eyebrows, and rusty corduroy.

Curtis Mayfield + AIR + David Cross

♪Winterr bluuues♪ Yeah, I get it..here are some albums that will make you feel ok. Or better! I'm also now realizing that these are the ideal albums to play should you ever find yourself home alone. I say this because when I listen to them I feel as if I'm among friends ;)

Curtis Mayfield- Superfly Walk down the street feeling fine to Curtis Mayfield. One of my favourite things about Superbad was the funky 70s R&B soundtrack. I'll say it makes mornings bearable, even if you're up and at 'em before the sun cares to be. ♪Superfly!♪

Air- Moon Safari Hipster Handbook approved "French Disco" that provides a neat life soundtrack.  Good for times where you know you should be working but can't because it's creepy quiet. This will fill your home with happiness and summer light. ♪Kelly Watch the Stars♪

D. Cross- Shut Up You Baby Trust D.Cross to inspire you to be a better person in general...like him. I learnt so much from this dude..see my New Years' resolutions. BUT just know that I hope that you know swearing's bad. ♪Being his bad self♪

Mark Rothko\\Quickness and stillness

"...art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness."

Mark Rothko, No. 8, 1949

 

*Recommended: Rothko's Rooms for a rainy day like today.