Got new issue of Attitude magazine + it had interviews with Paloma Faith (plus a review of her new album) and Paris Lees (who's going to start writing a column for them soon) + Patrick Lilley (therapist who used to hang out w/Boy George at the Warren St squat + sounds really cool). They also had someone talking about how much they love RuPaul's ( Read more... )

I got The Steampunk Bible just before Christmas (but I forgot to post about it till now, I'm so disorganised). Anyway I really liked it, it had essays by different people as well as lots of gorgeous colour photos and chapters discussing the origins of steampunk, the fashions/inventions etc. I liked the fact that it also covered authors/fans who are ( Read more... )

Shortlist had a couple of good interviews w/Joseph Gordon-Levitt + Daniel Radcliffe plus a whole section of short stories (which were all v. good + I loved them). Stylist had an interview w/Caitlin Moran - can’t wait to see what the sitcom her + her sister have written is like ( Read more... )

Times today had an article on British gangster films that mentioned Mojo quite a bit + had quotes from Jez Butterworth + a pic of the cast (incl Ben Whishaw). They also had an interview w/Jackie Collins yesterday who I've always had a genuine love for - I used to love reading her books in the 80s ( Read more... )

I picked up a copy of the Mojo book on punk in a local charity shop so I was quite pleased. Lots of great photos & articles - OK, it does cover all the usual stuff but it's a period of cultural/music history that I'm very interested in. The only new thing I learnt was that apparently there's a rumour that Sid Vicious had a bit of a crush on Dee Dee ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Vintage Life - it had article on Judy Garland plus usual vintage fashion inspired articles & DIY projects and interviews with the cast of The Hour and Bomb Girls plus a couple of the performers from Proud Cabaret (burlesque show in London) and a really sweet interview with the woman who played Zuzu, the little girl in It's A ( Read more... )

Got Cosmopolitan - it had a little interview w/Jack Whitehall and Zawe Ashton as Ultimate Newcomer (can I just say I am loving the new series of Fresh Meat? And if I could find some JP/Giles slashfic it would make me very happy *g*) and Kelly Osbourne as Ultimate Style Icon. Tho' it did rather go and spoil things by having One Direction as Ultimate ( Read more... )

kGot Classic Rock which had a massive feature on Jimi Hendrix plus reviews of the new Velvet Underground reissue and Peter hook's book on Joy Division. They also gave a tiny mention to Kirk Hammett's book Too Much Horror Business and mentioned Groupie by Jenny Fabian (a thinly veiled account of a groupie's adventures in 60s London) in an article on ( Read more... )

Read I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts - a collection of essays by Mark Dery. I loved it, I think he's such a good writer & I love the way he uses language. Among my favourite pieces were the anti-Lady Gaga one (I do like Gaga but he made some really good points & I loved his description of her as the unholy progeny of Kim Kardashian and Klaus Nomi & ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Word magazine which has definitely got better tho' I only ever admit to liking it in a begrudging sort of way as to start with I always found it a bit too men-of-a-certain-age-esque ( Read more... )