by Jay Hathaway
“I’m afraid of the Amish, that’s about it.”
-Scott Sigler
Scott Sigler has been building an army right under your nose. It’s been getting bigger for years, and it might finally be too big to ignore. Thousands of fans have listened to podcasts of his books, and now he’s taking over bookstores everywhere with Infected, his unsettling tale of something… unusual… under your skin.
When Shepard Fairey last spoke with SuicideGirls, he talked about the rebellious allure of both punk rock and street art, and in his latest gallery show, REVOLUTIONS, he directly combines the two. The exhibition, which opens this Saturday (March 12) at Robert Berman’s C2 Gallery at Bergamot Station in Los Angeles, will feature 80 pieces based on the 12 inch record cover form.
REVOLUTIONS, which Fairey calls “a celebration of all the great music and accompanying art that has inspired me over the years,” reflects the LA graffiti artist’s love of punk, and of the hip-hop scene he is associated with. However, there’s also a somewhat unexpected influence, as seen in a series of pieces which pay homage to the rich visual vocabulary of heavy metal.
We checked in with Fairey to find out more.
by Blogbot
This Sunday (Mar 13th) our very special in-studio guest will be rock journalist and author Neil Strauss. He’ll be talking about his latest offering, Everyone Loves You When You’re Dead, an interview anthology-cum-self-help book, featuring wise (and not so wise) words from the likes of Trent Reznor, Lady Gaga, Chuck Berry, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Johnny Cash, and many, many more.
Our story begins with a poker game gone bad… a lifeless body on the floor, hand still clutching its cards… whacked on the head with a bass guitar. In the background, Mike Patton’s haunting film score crescendos over the radio waves as the other two poker players argue over what to do with the body. Incinerator? Garbage disposal? They haven’t a clue.
“I’m a weird motherfucker.”
-Dave Navarro
I first became aware of Dave Navarro’s penchant for cute things bearing the likeness of Sanrio’s Hello Kitty character while doing the SuicideGirls Radio show. We broadcast each Sunday out of Indie1031.com’s studios, which at the time also served as home for the wild living and hard rockin’ Jane’s Addiction and Camp Freddy guitarist’s Wednesday night Dark Matter show (which has since moved to Moheak.com’s Silverlake base). In the Indie studio, there was a shrine of sorts, where people left various Hello Kitty offerings to Dave.
by Blogbot
It could be said that every day is Mardi Gras on SuicideGirls – and there’s no beads needed to see our beautiful breasts. However, if you’re looking to get in the carnival mood, you could do no better than to check out the steamy sights and sounds of LA’s own incredible 19-piece New Orleans-style orchestra and cabaret, Vaud and the Villains. Having been blown away by recent performances in the SuicideGirls Radio studio and at The Mint, we checked in with bandleader Vaud Overstreet to find out how he came to channel the sexy and sordid essence of the Big Easy.
by Aaron Colter
When I was asked to write a weekly column for Suicide Girls, my immediate questions was, “About what?” Because, truly, I didn’t know what the fuck anyone reading this would want to hear from me.
“Anything,” they said.
Well, alright. But I’m pretty sure they didn’t mean How to Make and/or Buy Weapons Grade Narcotics: A Guide In Multiple Parts, which is what I wanted to write about. But court sucks, and you know it. So instead, I’m calling this “Things I Like That You Might Like Too.” It’s exactly what it says it is.
Let’s get started:
