time for some german rock! here’s inga rumpf (beim deutschen schlager-wettbewerb) in berlin in 1968. if you don’t know her, you can look up the city preachers her original band. this album under her name, is really great especially the cover of waterboy and i’m on my way. not sure how i ended up buying it but i’m glad i did. for my dear friend frank. danke. by dd
ah what a good song for a gloomy day like this. calling mama now… by dd
cute little films by photographer daniel jackson for barneys coop spring 2012… nice idea but i’m not sold on the product… kl you’d find it funny that there is tramp stamp story in there ; ) by jb+dd
here is romy schneider in henri-georges clouzot’s unfinished 1964 film inferno, or l’enfer in french. it was presented for the first time in 2009 as semi-documentary film by serge bromberg to the public. it’s magical, modern and super amazing. thanx leyla for sending me this… i love it. xx by dd
i haven’t heard anything else floating around about this documentary, but that doesn’t say much. it’s a little strange so maybe that’s why i’m skeptical… odd song to use, and all of the text bits seem to be “advertising” it more than building curiosity. anyway, if you find out more, please let me know! by kl
“don’t worry about the future, or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.” lyrics are from an essay titled, “advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young” written in 1997 by mary schmich, a chicago tribune columnist. by ak
don’t waste time on hate, create! by ak
a short film by skateboard photographer and filmmaker william strobeck. with appearances by chris kennedy, chloe sevigny, lizzi bougatsos, william’s mom, lilly ludlow, natasha lyonne, alex olson and more. enjoy. by m+m
the unrecognized stones… thanx hd. ‘baby please don’t go’ performed by them, featuring van morrison. by dd
christian dior’s haute couture spring-summer 2012.
this is one of those times. does remind me of I&V YSL film, but this is no film. men’s shows can be quite boring sometimes, but not women’s. and not this one. where is m. john charles galliano? still paying back? p.s. thanx pp… now who is the grouchy guy in the video? is that ezra on weight loss? anyhow, it’s still quite amazing… by dd
to the industrial dark coventry days. by dd
these were elvis presley’s most embarrassing years in hollywood of course… butt we will forgive him for that. viva las vegas! (george sidney) 1964. by xy
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