Got new issue of Marie Claire which has a little bit on Choupette (Karl Lagerfeld's cat who is sooo pretty) + an article on cosplay that was mainly photos. They also had an article on Grace Jones that mentioned she is due to release her autobiography soon + indeed, it is listed on Amazon so I am excited about that! Next month their free gift is a ( Read more... )

Last week's Shortlist had an excellent feature on the best biographies (I do love a good biography/autobiography) + it listed a couple I really like - Life by Keith Richards, Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain (my brother thinks AB looks a lot like our late father - I have to say I think he does a bit!), and Dino: Living High in the Dirty ( Read more... )

Last week's Playhouse Presents .... with Simon Callow and Richard Wilson w/Robert Vaughn doing the voice of the spaceship computer was amazing. If anything these dramas are too short, nearly every one I've seen I've come away wanting to know more about the characters/situations - I'd happily sit through a longer drama or even a series for some of ( Read more... )

Finally got round to watching the rest of The Hollow Crown (Henry IV parts 1 and 2 and Henry V) - it is amazing, altho' I was delighted Ben Whishaw won the BAFTA for Richard II, I still think it's a shame Tom Hiddleston wasn't even nominated as I do think he was excellent as Hal/Henry V ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Q which had an interesting article about Varg Vikernes (remember that Norwegian Black Metal guy who killed another Black Metal musician + more recently was investigated for terrorism whilst living in France). they also had some photos of Amy Winehouse + a photo of Slash and Axl on the last date of the Use Your Illusion world tour ( ( Read more... )

Got the latest issue of Mojo magazine as they had a big Johnny Cash feature + the free CD included a Nick Cave song - I still think the video for JC's version of Hurt is one of the greatest pieces of art I've ever seen (because it is art and I will argue to the death w/anyone who says otherwise) + I love his version of Nick Cave's The Mercy Seat as ( Read more... )

Telegraph also had a review of that new Ava Gardner book. Plus Times had review of new Marianne Faithfull biography and Amy,27 which is about Amy Winehouse but also other famous stars who died at the age of 27 (and apparently statistically more than average die at that age). Caitlin Moran did a good piece on how it's Madonna's job to be ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Glamour (as it's free gift was a choice of BalanceMe products - moisturiser/facial wash/body wash/lipgloss) - they had a little mention for that 80s fashion exhibition at the V + A and there's also an Amy Winehouse exhibition that her brother helped to set up ( Read more... )

I'd also got the most recent issue of Vogue which had an article on pop culture and lots of bits & pieces around that like ppl picking their favourite pop icons and Kim Jones (the designer) picked Leigh Bowery and also their favourite cover stars like Prince and The Rolling Stones and an article on trend setting daughters of pop stars (because in a ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Mojo magazine as it had a big feature on Manic Street Preachers for the reissue of Generation Terrorists plus a little bit on the making of Hole's Celebrity Skin to tie in with the UK release of Hit So Hard. They also had reviews of that new Prince book & the DVD of Amy Winehouse at the BBC and Punk:An Aesthetic and the reissue of ( Read more... )