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Lucy Madison
Out of Her Mind: Melissa Auf der Maur
02/08/2010 12:30 PM
Mid-’90s alt rock was not particularly renowned for producing rock stars with transcendent career trajectories. But with her recent independent multiplatform concept project, Out of Our Minds (OOOM), Melissa Auf der Maur—the flame-tressed bass player from Hole and, occasionally, the Smashing Pumpkins—has proven that artistic life can outlive the era of the babydoll dress. Her latest venture includes a short surrealist fantasy film directed by Tony Stone and starring Auf der Maur (pictured in stills below), a comic book illustrated by artist Jack Forbes, and a full-length album, and revolves around a few common themes, including some old classics: environmental destruction, time travel, and blood. More details at xmadmx.com.
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01/19/2010 07:10 AM
PHOTOS BY JESSICA HAYE AND CLARK HSIAO
Age: 25. Hometown: Takoma Park, Maryland. It's a lot of hippies-turned-lawyers—a pretty perfect place to grow up. Currently resides: Silver Lake, Los Angeles. Out here, you really have to go out of your way to make somebody yell at you. It's hard to be in a bad mood when it's 70 degrees and sunny every day. Occupation: Photographer. Ultimately I'd like to shoot a mix of fashion advertising and architecture. I don't wanna sell diapers. Reason for moving to Los Angeles: I went to Occidental College, but all I cared about was taking pictures. I really didn't want to write 30-page papers. So I went to New Zealand for a semester-went skiing and hiking and drank a lot of beer-and then came back to L.A. to go to the Arts Center. Biggest Vice: Cheap beer. Dream Date: If I say anything, I'm going to get beaten. What's the girl—I don't even know her name . . . She's in Wristcutters [Shannyn Sossamon]. Favorite Fictional Character: Omar Little from The Wire. He's like Robin Hood, but gay and black and lives in Baltimore. Favorite Nonfictional Character: Bob Dylan. Would most like to photograph: David Bowie with Iman
Top | Jeans: United Colors of Benetton. Boxer shorts: Prada. T-shirt (in back pocket): Helmut Lang. Grooming products: Kiehl's Since 1851, including Crème with Silk Groom. Fragrance: Essence of united colors of benetton for men. Below:| Nick Alan Cope in Los Angeles, April 2009. Blazer: Rag & Bone. Shirt: D&G. Beanie: Marc Jacobs. below Styling: Moses/Margaret Maldonado Agency. Grooming:
Gloria Noto/The Rex Agency. Fashion details page tkt.
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01/12/2010 11:04 AM
PHOTO BY PAUL MAFFI
Age: 21. Hometown: Chicago. Currently resides: Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. Occupation: I'm really trying to focus on painting. At the moment, I'm working on a self-portrait. Day job: I'm Rita Ackermann's assistant. It's the best job I've ever had. Reason for coming to New York: To study at Pratt. But I always knew I was going to come to New York. When I was 15, I took the train here and brought a portfolio to show at LaGuardia High School [of Music & Art and Performing Arts]. I was ready to move here right then. During the trip, I wrote down phone numbers I saw for apartments. But, of course, it was preposterous, and my parents would never have allowed it. Worst nightmare: Probably losing my iPhone. Or, even worse, losing my iPhone on December 20, 2012—the night before the apocalypse . . . Favorite fictional character: Tony Montana—Scarface. The world is his. Favorite real-life character: Michael Phelps was pretty cool. Pre-scandal, that is. Not post-scandal. Childhood hero: Andy Griffith, a.k.a. Sheriff Andy Taylor. He always upheld the law. Theme song: That would be Lil Wayne's "A Milli." It's so played out, but I don't care. I was the first to know all of the words, and I still love it. Always will.
Jacket: Marc Jacobs. Tank: PHI. Cosmetics: Revlon, including Crème Gloss. Fragrance: Daisy by Marc Jacobs. | Styling: Vanessa Chow/Creative Exchange Agency. Hair: Laura De Leon/Joe Management. Makeup: Manami Ishikawa/Michele Filomeno.
Special thanks: Fast Ashleys.
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10/16/2009 06:10 PM
There are a few near-inevitabilities attached to being an iconic band with a 30-year history. There are the breakups and solo attempts; the public disputes and eventual reunions; the deaths and births and divorces and tragedies that befall the members along the way. There is also the threat of irrelevance.
Echo & the Bunnymen is a band that rode to fame as a part of the late-seventies British post-punk musical phenomenon, and managed to earn that rare mixture of commercial success and cult-icon status with their inimitably haunting, psychedelic, and melancholic anthems. (One of their most iconic songs, "The Killing Moon," was used for the number one in weirdo teen-angst film epics, Donnie Darko, if that tells you anything.) Over the years, they have survived a breakup, the death of two members (both by motorcycle accident) and any number of hurdles fit for a band with a lifespan that outlasts most marriages. But they've also managed to put out more than ten records' worth of ever-evolving work. This week, The Bunnymen released their latest, The Fountain (produced by John McLaughlin and featuring Coldplay's Chris Martin)–and it's such a departure for the group that lead singer Ian "Mac" McCulloch has called it the equivalent of a debut record. This Saturday, Echo & the Bunnymen will take the stage at New York's Mercury Lounge. We spoke with Mac about his experience making his 11th album in 33 years.
MADISON: Thanks so much for doing this. How's it being back in New York?
McCULLOCH: I still feel dwarfed by New York. That's a good thing. I do feel comfortable here as well, and excited. But Peter, my manager, he said, you know, "We can have this! We can, we can have the city!" [Laughs] I said, "Petey, no. No one has New York. You just kind of enjoy it while you can in whatever way. But New York has you." I'm not sure I could live here. Maybe when I was younger, but I need space now.
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09/22/2009 05:35 PM
In 2007, a wide-eyed, curly-haired, falsetto-reaching, veritable singing and dancing machine named Mika exploded (think, like, balloons, rainbows, lollipops, confetti, and children's choirs) onto the pop scene. His album, Life in Cartoon Motion (2007), recalled the playful theatrics (also: high-pitched vocal tendencies) of artists like Freddie Mercury, and his image was appropriately embodied by bright, bold graphics and cartoon characters, and all things happy and childlike. Overnight, Mika became a superstar. His single, "Grace Kelly," reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in January 2007. He was immediately nominated for Grammys and Brit Awards, winning one of the latter, and his concerts started selling out all over the universe in a (mainly single-digit) number of minutes. Today, Mika drops his sophomore album, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, via Casablanca/Universal Republic Records, and it's just as catchy, poppy and experimental as ever. Much like the artist himself, the music has grown up just a little bit over the past few years. We talked to the 26-year-old Beirut-born singer-songwriter about life as an 11-year-old middle-school dropout, signing to the Majors without selling out, and what you can expect from his upcoming shows. (Hint: it involves tinfoil, puppets, handheld lights and rock opera.) (PHOTO BY JULIAN BROAD)
Lucy Madison: You were born in Beirut–but you're based in London now. How did you end up there?
MIKA: We moved to London when I was about 8 years old. We had lost everything as a family. I was born in Beirut, but we were evacuated because of the war and ended up in Paris, where we stayed there for 8 years. But then we had some financial problems, lost everything, and started all over again in London. We lived out of a Bed and Breakfast.
LM: What was it like to spend those early years in Paris?
MIKA: I was brought up as a Parisian boy, you know with the pencil-striped trousers and the [unclear] hat that I had to wear to school. It was very traditional.
LM: Parisian boys have great style.
MIKA: It's really different. There's a pride in looking good, in looking dapper. When I was growing up in the late 80's, you had to look so prim. Do you know what pencil-striped trousers are?
LM: Um, I don't think so?
MIKA: You get the elastic that goes under your foot? Amazing. I used to take pride in making sure there wasn't a single crease–and I was only about five. Slightly demented. I used to make my mother re-iron my shirts after breakfast and I would have a tantrum if there was a crease.
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