The French fashion designer who was the first to let black models walk the cat-walk, and empowered women with business suits, has sky-dived to the after-life.

There is a film about his works..
 

 
Charlie Rose interview.

What shall we nów having?! I walk this afternoon into a antiekshop and there I find this beautiful postcard with “The Sunny Boys”! So, I thought, let’s look on the internets if they are still as cool as the were on the picture. And what sketches my amazement? There is already another site with ochblogisch that is writing about the biggest hit from The Sunny Boys: “Madonna der Nacht” (”Madonna der nacht, jij bent gekomen, wie had dat gedacht?”). There is a lot more great stuff on “Het beste van toen” or as the webmaster translated so perfectly: “The best from then“! Much pleasure with downloading hè.

Remember when heavy metal was still dangerous? Then you must have grown up in the 1980s. That is when a grassroots movement of bands that (just) wanted to make the loudest music on the planet grew into a mass cultural force, in defiance of critical opinion, moral protests and, probably, God’s will.

Metal fans and musicians traditionally look like hippies turned into demons; the long hair is intact, but the floral patterns are replaced with black leather and the beads with chains and spikes.The American rock quartet Slayer in many ways epitomises the cult phenomenon. However, while Slayer has remained tactically alert throughout its 26 years of existence, the metal movement collapsed under its own weight in the 1990s. Most artists were more concerned with their flamboyant appearance, their bank accounts and their overweight album concepts, rather than the raw emotional impact of their music. Since its decline, metal has had its resurgences, but overall it remains underground, where it started.*

Last friday (29 February) the exhibition Metal Heart opened. The exhibition is organised by Arno Coenen from Olst (and his ugly mug is on the flyer), and although there appears to be involvement of those cocksuckers from Mediamatig in the organisation, I reckon a March visit to Planetart at the Weteringschans in Amsterdam will absolutely be worth the while.

*© Asterdamweekly (page 11)

There’s also a large collection of Dutch hand-picked designproducts such as porcelain, accessories, gadgets, shoes, bags and rare magazines and books also designed and made by Dutch designers who are currently still bubbling under, but do have the capacity to become ‘huge’ in the very near future.
‘Coming Soon’ is initiated by the Arts Academy Arnhem, ArtEZ.

Coming Soon: Arnhem | Article in Dutch about Coming Soon

As an anthropologist with a strong interest in social online communities (or virtual communities) I have a fieldday almost everyday. Because it seems like every day a new community site appears online. Today a friend of mine mailed me this new community website with our famous sex pervert and animal lover Martin Gaus.

GALLIEROCK, 40 ans de création, by JC de Castelbajac
7 April – 29 July 2007
In a Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris near you!