Let Go

LET GO

The Runaways

THE RUNAWAYS
Floria Sigismondi
United States, 2010


I have been waiting for this movie to come out for what seems like forever. At first mainly because I had just gotten into The Runaways and also because my beloved Kristen Stewart was in it. After seeing it, neither of those are why I loved it the most. That would be because of Dakota Fanning. Dakota was fascinating in this, I really can't even put into words just how good she was. She deserves every award, every positive review, every inch of column that she will get for her portrayal of Cherie Currie. I can only think of a handful of performances in the last ten years that might compare to her in this: Melissa Leo in Frozen River, Kirsten Dunst in Marie Antoinette...?? Dakota had so much confidence, so much beauty, so much lost little girl, but mostly just so much cool in her. She looked amazing in every scene and her acting and singing were really beyond compare. Dakota Fanning is definitely the best actress around these days, hands down.

Kristen Stewart did a really great job with Joan Jett- the last scene with her in the iconic magenta pink blazer was really something else. The other amazing performance was from Stella Maeve as Sandy West. She was so perfectly '70's California: stone-cold, laid-back-style. She was so good that it was really hard to imagine this was a girl from 2010 and not from thirty-some years ago.

The movie was plot-wise pretty standard biopic, but coming from the director of music videos for the likes of Tricky, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, and David Bowie, it seemed really authentic. The colors were amazing, with a lot of use of light which gave it that same 1970's glow as The Virgin Suicides, but darker and a little more jaded. In fact, thinking about it now, The Runaways seems to share a lot with The Virgin Suicides... if the Lisbon girls were taken out of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, turned into rock stars, and flown to Japan to make it big. The story of The Runaways is really fascinating.. I don't think five girls could get away with something like that these days even, let alone become as popular as they did. What seems to sum up the feeling of this movie the most for me is that of that Raymond Pettibone image: It was all whirlwind, heat, and flash.

Hate It Or Love It

HATE IT OR LOVE IT

In between listening to JJ and Lil Wayne on repeat I have been working on an L.A.-friendly wardrobe.. heavy coats and long sleeve shirts just won't do anymore. This is what spring/summer 2010 looks like for me:


















Rodarte T-Shirt






















Nom De Guerre Chopin T-Shirt
















Lil Wayne The Carter III T-Shirt

















Cold Cave Death Comes Close T-Shirt


























Band Of Outsiders Trapped Pocket Polo


















Band Of Outsiders Tie-Dye Oxford































Band Of Outsiders Red/Navy Stripe Oxford





























Gitman Vintage Brown/Turquoise/Blue Plaid


















Engineered Garments Workshirt























A.P.C. X K-WAY Jacket



























A.P.C. Washed Blue New Standard




























A.P.C. New Cure

A Way Through The Day

1. MY LIFE - THE GAME
2. FLY IN - LIL WAYNE
3. DON'T TRIP - TRINA
4. ALL I REALLY WANT - RICK ROSS
5. TROUBLEMAKER - AKON
6. TAKE U HOME 2 MY MAMA - THE DREAM
7. LET EM KNOW - FOXY BROWN
8. HOUSTATLANTAVEGAS - DRAKE

Dark Entries

DARK ENTRIES

Recently I have been working on my music collection, editing it into cohesion. Eventually I only want to see Darkwave, Industrial, Gallic, Goth, Hip-Hop, Balearic, Madchester, and Shoegaze-- with a little Hercules And Love Affair and The Runaways thrown in for good measure. Here are 10 things that represent my ideal perfectly.

Why Escapin' This?

WHY ESCAPIN' THIS?