Guns of Brixton

This classic Clash song has been in my head a lot lately. I've heard it covered several times, but I like the covers by Nouvelle Vague and Arcade Fire the best. I'd like to say the original is my favorite - but I reeealy like the Nouvelle Vague version.

The Clash video is pretty bad ass. In my opinion its hard to look cooler than someone authentically rockin' a fitted black leather jacket, tight black jeans (defiantly slashed at both knees) and a fedora.

The Clash

Nouvelle Vague

and finally... Arcade Fire ( on a side note, I'm in loooove with their song on the Benjamin Button soundtrack - 'My body is a cage')

okay, I decided to put in 'My body is a cage' although it doesn't mesh with the theme of this post because I love it so much

If the beat's alright she'll dance all night

The Tiki Lounge is undeniably an epicentre of the Halifax music scene. Stompin Tom Connors' pedal board hung on the wall and yet-to-be-released albums played loudly over head. With such a warm, interesting and inviting atmosphere - you'd have no idea we were in a shed in the North End at 20 degrees below zero outside.

I'd heard about this place but never been prior to this night - great local discovery.

Thats what you get for lovin me

So since I began reading blogs, (which was approximately the same time I started this blog - one month ago) I've been discovering more and more cool websites that I previously didn't know existed.

weheartit.com is another one of these sites. Its where I found these lovely whimsical photos...

This barley scrapes the surface - there are tonnes of gorgeous pics on this site

Bucky Done Gun

So hardcore yet so feminine...

Krystal this is for you

We are young and we don't care

I love these guys. The have the most original and interesting music I've heard in a long time plus they do some pretty cool photo shoots...

MGMT

This one was for Rolling Stone when they were named "Artist to watch" in 2008

I'll add more as I find them...

Old Town

I love this song and this video - I can't find it on itunes, which is sad... Something about it makes me happy whenever I hear it. This video isn't the best quality but its the best I could find - this song is hard to come by!

Old Town by Phil Lynott



Such a cool pic...

The Corrs also do a wonderful version of Old Town (although the original by Phil is still my fav):

Fashion Inspiration

My latest addiction: Lookbook.nu

Thousands of people from around the world use this website to post pictures of thier favorite outfits. You can browse looks by country - its interesting to see how trends differ from place to place.

Here are some of my favs from my recent visit to the site- there were sooooo many to choose from. I could spend hours...

The (not so recent) return of the hammer pant

Apparently I've been living under a rock or something. I was shocked to see that hammer... cough*, I mean harem pants were coming back in style. After a little internet research I discovered that YSL put them in the runway in their Spring 2007 show.

In elementary school I used to go nuts for these pants (and even remember safety pinning the bottom of my cotton jogging pants to get the then coveted look), after the style went out I NEVER thought it would come back. But I must say I actually like the modern adaptation.

In my opioion these girls look tres chic.

Gorgeous Mussoni print and chunky bracelet

Love the hair, the pose, the look in her eyes, the wall paper in the background, the detailed desk, and especially the beautiful print dress. My bf told me my New Year's dress looked like a Mussoni print; ofcourse that made me like it even more. Can't wait to search for new fun new jewellery and textiles in India.

Soon I hope to be here too

This little girl looks like she's having so much fun. When I'm there I'll be smiling ear to ear.

Ode to Frye

Just got a pair of Frye boots from the fiance for Christmas. I'm a little obsessed with them... I wanted them for months. It was totally worth the wait. Classic.

Found lots of awesome photogphaphs from others who obviously love thier Frye's too

an add from 1983

Oh snap!
I love everything about these outfits...

Vampires Are Hot

Yesterday I spent the day in bed watching HBO's True Blood. I was dying to check out this show - a lazy New Year's day was the perfect opportunity. I watched five episodes in a row and now I'm hooked!. I loooooved it!

Vampires, vampires, vampires - they're everywhere these days!

True Blood is one of the hottest shows on TV and the Twilight series is flying of the shelves. It all adds up to this: Pop cultures girls are hot for Vampires.

Dior's current Fall/Winter show was all over Vampires too...

My favourite band at the moment is MGMT. Their Nov 08 photo shoot in Spin Magazine also had vampire-ish elements. Clothes are a mix of: Dior, Guess, Prada, Thom Browne and Paul Smith.

Click here to view this edition in Spin's archives

New Year = New Blog

Happy New Year!

I am excited to start off my new year with a new blog. I've recently discovered some fantastic blogs, inspiring me to start one of my own. I plan to write about my interests and any fun discoveries that pop up in life. I must say I am excited!

I love reading magazines and enjoy it when I can support home-grown media by purchasing Canadian magazines. Sadly 2008 saw the end of one of these magazines - the print edition of wish magazine. Although wish can still be read online, it makes me sad to loose the print version. I loved it how wish combined three things I love into one magazine: fashion, cooking and home decor. Ckeck it out online.
Final cover (sniff...)

Despite this, another cool and fairly new (I think they have been publishing for a year) Canadian magazine is Naked Eye. I picked it up for the first time last month and enjoyed it cover to cover. Its smart and funny with lots of articles on style, music and pop culture. I discovered two fun fashion blogs while reading Naked Eye: Style Bubble and The Glossy.