Archive for the ‘Music’ Category

LYKKE LI

LYKKE LI

INTERVIEW BY TARIK SALEH PHOTOGRAPHY BY FRANK W OCKFENFELS 3 PRODUCED BY CASSIA HOFFMAN STYLING BY LAWREN SAMPLE @ MARGARET MALDANADO HAIR BY TONY CHAVEZ FOR LEONOR GREYL @ JED ROOT MAKE-UP BY SARAI FISZEL FOR CHANEL @ JED ROOT Studio: Smashbox Studios in West Hollywood, www.smashboxstudios.com — These days, in the music biz, there’s... Continue reading »

THE FLAMING LIPS

THE FLAMING LIPS

INTERVIEW BY ELIJAH WOOD PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAKE CHESSUM ASSISTED BY KEVIN TRAGESER RETOUCHING BY TODD @ 4C IMAGING — If you’ve never been to a Flaming Lips show, some might say you’ve never lived. Mirror-balls, confetti, dancing characters from The Wizard of Oz and a lead singer charging across the crowd inside a giant inflatable... Continue reading »

LAURA MARLING

LAURA MARLING

INTERVIEW BY SEAN TYSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY KRISTIINA WILSON — British folk songstress Laura Marling was born in 1990 making her just 21 this year. In some ways she is your typical 21-year-old embarking on womanhood and the daunting world of adult life with a sense of trepidation and a mild yet thrilling uncertainty about what’s... Continue reading »

THE KILLS

THE KILLS

INTERVIEW BY CORAL OSBORNE — PHOTOGRAPHY BY EMMA HARDY — Alison Mosshart is living her own American dream. For the lead singer of alternative rock acts The Kills and The Dead Weather there are no 2.5 children, no white picket fences and definitely no sitting around watching daytime TV. In place of these quintessential grown-up... Continue reading »

DEVENDRA BANHART

DEVENDRA BANHART

INTERVIEW BY SEAN TYSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY JUCO — Musician and artist Devendra Banhart is known for many reasons: he dated Natalie Portman, received a Grammy nomination, played Beck’s record club with MGMT and Wolfmother, and remixed songs by Oasis and Phoenix. Unfortunately, he’s also largely misunderstood. His playful, adventurous musical contributions are relevant and mature,... Continue reading »

ANGUS & JULIA STONE

ANGUS & JULIA STONE

INTERVIEW BY MICHAEL SHINDLER PHOTOGRAPHY BY HEATHER CULP STYLING BY JULIE BROOKE WILLIAMS HAIR BY SONG ISABEL HEE MAKE-UP BY BETHANY BRILL — Walking through tall grass, hands gently tickling the tops of the fragile stalks, you smell sunshine. Your eyes then open, revealing your cold apartment with only the harmonies from your stereo illustrating... Continue reading »

NICO VEGA

NICO VEGA

INTERVIEW BY SEAN TYSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY FRANK W. OCKENFELS 3 — Their intensity is genuine, their motivation is sincere, and their live shows are an unadulterated display of raw talent. Hailing from Los Angeles, California, Nico Vega is a three-piece alternative-rock outfit that believes in what they’re doing and thoroughly enjoys themselves in the process.... Continue reading »

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE

INTERVIEW BY ELLY SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANDRÉ PAUL PINCES STYLING BY LEILA BANI AT THEYREP.COM, ASSISTED BY BRENNA HOLLER HAIR BY TANIA BECKER AT NOBASURA MAKE-UP BY SONIA LEAL-SERAFIM AT THEYREP.COM — Before Hollywood gobbled up her first album Lungs to accompany scenes from Grey’s Anatomy, Jennifer’s Body and the latest Twilight movie; before music... Continue reading »

EL PERRO DEL MAR

EL PERRO DEL MAR

INTERVIEW BY JUSTIN TYLER CLOSE PHOTOGRAPHY BY XAVIER ENCINAS STYLING BY JOY MAIRE — Sweden, Sarah Assbring says, is kind of boring. “To survive here,” she explains, matter-of-factly, “we have to make something beautiful out of it.” And the Scandinavian native would know – it’s where she retreats to write her music; it’s where the... Continue reading »

YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE!

YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE!

INTERVIEW BY ASHLEIGH BALL - PHOTOGRAPHY BY TREVOR BRADY ASSISTED BY BENJAMIN LUK STYLING BY DEANNA PALKOWSKI MAKE UP & HAIR BY NEGAR AT (THEYrep.com) — You Say Party! We Say Die!, a name so frenetically urgent you’re not sure whether to charge the nearest frat boy or break out in spastic dance. Luckily, when... Continue reading »