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... )

Got new issue of iD which had a couple of articles on new exhibitions - the Metropolitan in New York are doing one on punk Chaos to Couture and the V + A are doing one on 80s fashion Club to Catwalk (they both sound fab!). Also had an interview/photoshoot w/Lily McMenamy (daughter of Kristen McMenamy, 90s model) - I thought she had a great look. ( Read more... )

Got new issue of Mojo - it had a great interview w/Eric Burdon (I love The Animals song, We've Got to Get out of this place) and John Grant (I still think Sigourney Weaver is hands-down one of the best ever songs about alienation/loneliness) and Yoko Ono (she is hosting Meltdown this year and she has an amazing lineup - one year I'm going to go ( Read more... )

Last weekend's Telegraph had a really good interview with Eddie Izzard (they mentioned the US TV show he was in with Minnie Driver, The Riches - I must try + catch up with that at some point, I really liked the 1st couple of episodes I saw). There was also a lovely tribute by Jack Whitehall to Richard Griffiths, the actor who died recently (best ( Read more... )

I got Marie Claire (some of the shops are selling issues with a choice of Ciate nail polish and next month they're doing a choice of Avon eyeliner/brow definer/red lipstick/BB cream). They also had an article on Sylvia Plath which mentioned that the Manics had written a song about her. They also had a piece on groupie style which namechecked Pam ( 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... )

I thought 2012 was a good year for TV. There was some great stuff out there - indeed, there is still some stuff that I would have loved to have seen (like Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, the later seasons of True Blood or The Walking Dead) but haven't because I don't have a full cable TV package - but I can wait *g*
( Part 1 of my favourite TV of 2012 )

Also got the new issue of Vintage Life which had some nice pieces on 60s inspired fashion and retro style for the plus sizes plus an article on Ginger Rogers (when someone told her what a great dancer Fred Astaire was she supposedly commented I did everything he did - only backwards and in heels *g*) and some DIY projects plus an article on modern ( Read more... )

I got Elle magazine which had an interview w/Peaches Geldof (I've just read she's pregnant with her 2nd child) and Harry Lloyd (I definitely think he's another young actor to watch out for) and Cat Marnell's Diary of a Hot Mess (where she writes about her drug use - I do hope she does a book, I like her writing, but most of all, I hope she sorts ( 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... )