PIN UP

model~ morgan

PIN UP

model~ daniel miagany~ miami/antebellum correspondent

21ST CENTURY COUPLE

THEN & NOW~ BILL & HILLARY

PAM HOGG~ FASHION AS FETISH

Pam Hogg Autumn-Winter 12-13 catwalk show,
 at Vauxhall Fashion Scout in the Royal Freemasons' Hall, 
London Fashion Week, February 2012.

PAM HOGG is an iconic fashion designer from the United Kingdom.

Hogg had a meteoric rise to fame after her studies of Fine Art and Printed Textiles at the Glasgow School of Art.

She joined her first band ‘Rubbish’ at the end of the seventies regularly supporting The Pogues in their infancy.

Pam Hogg launched her first fashion collection in 1981. She was, along with Bodymap, one of the new wave of designers who emerged at the beginning of the 1980s in London. Hogg first sold out of Hyper Hyper in London's Kensington and later from her own shop in Newburgh Street always refusing to ‘sell out’ to the mainstream fashion industry.

Mid eighties, still fueled by the excitement and freedom of Punk and The Blitz, Hogg infiltrated the elitist ranks of the conventional fashion world with her self-taught wild brand of outrageous creations establishing a highly respected fashion career and continued success with her internationally renowned shop in the heart of London’s Soho.

Pam opened her first outlet in 1984 at Hyper Hyper in Kensington High Street and is the name behind the style of Ian Astbury of The Cult, Paula Yates, Marie Helvin, Siouxsie Sioux and the iconic Debbie Harry of Blondie.

 In 1991 she made a brief appearance on stage in Nashville with industrial noise band Pigface.

Unexpectedly landing the support act with Debbie Harry in 1993, she formed new band ‘Doll’ in five days, and in 1994 with the band firmly established, opened for the post punk band The Raincoat

In 2003 Hogg was approached by Jarvis Cocker collaborator, Jason Buckle to form a “Cramps like band” which would become known as Hoggdoll. Using his swamp like Rockabilly sounds as a backdrop she wrote and recorded 6 tracks in as many weeks and built up an underground following across the globe.

 Her unexpectedly tender song 'Honeyland' touched a nerve and eventually surfaced on The Berlin Based Art Riot band Chicks on Speed 'Girlmonster' compilation in 2006.

Inspired by Siouxsie Sioux’s Japanese concept, she designed the costumes for the Ice Queen of Punk’s 2004 world tour ‘Dreamshow’.

pam hogg- circa~ 2010

FAWNS

ANDY WARHOL DIED TODAY

ANDY WARHOL (August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987)

 was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture and advertisement. He worked in a range of mediums, including painting, sculpture, film, and music.

 He founded Interview Magazineand was the author of numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. Andy Warhol is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement.

 His studio (The Factory) was a famous gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons.

Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films. He coined the widely used expression "15 minutes of fame". In his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The Andy Warhol Museum celebrates his life and work.

on APRIL 1, 1987: ANDY WARHOL HAS A MASS ON APRIL FOOLS DAY.

Warhol's memorial mass was held at St. Patrick's Cathedral.

BILLY NAME attended the all-Catholic memorial service, "with all the associated hoi poloi, and magazine Vanity Fair covered the event. In their Warhol death article, they referred to Billy by writing and who should show up but Billy Name, the speed freak of the sixties. 

Billy was non plussed." 

HOLLY WOODLAWN attended the service but asked the cab to drop her off a few blocks away from the church to avoid the media. She was invited into the VIP section by FRED HUGHES but declined in order to avoid walking down the long aisle with people straining their necks to see who was coming in.

YOKO ONO read the eulogy even though, according to Holly, “Andy never liked her in the first place.” Holly skipped the luncheon afterwards preferring not to see the relics of her past, and instead escaped out of a side exit and went straight to Saks Fifth Avenue across the street where she bought “enough makeup to paint the Statue of Liberty.”

At the post service luncheon, with VELVET UNDERGROUND recordings playing in the background, BILLY NAME drew LOU REED and JOHN CALE into conversation with each other, easing the tension that existed between them since their musical break up.  They eventually collaborated on Songs for Drella, a tribute to Andy Warhol, which was released in April 1990 and eventually led to the Velvets getting back together. 

FLIP-FLOPS

photo courtesy~ flip flop erotic

ANAL MAGAZINE

CHECK OUT ANAL MAGAZINE- THE COMMERCIAL~

A Hell of a Video from Anal Magazine on Vimeo.

you can pick up copies of anal magazine @ antebellum
antebellum@earthlink.net

THE GODDESS BUNNY~ ACTING CLASSES

the goddess bunny is now offering acting, singing & dancing classes!

check it out~

photo courtesy~ rickcastro.com- circa 1987

KIM FOWLEY IN THE HOSPITAL

PIN UP

photo & model~ courtesy~ lucky daniels

THE ART OF EMPTY

Emptiness is life and death. Living with and striving for  more emptiness is scary, but also incredibly rewarding. The hard part is in doing it.  I believe that as we increase the emptiness in our lives, life actually gets better. Emptiness leads to increased awareness,  creativity, communication, health, and effectiveness. 10 Ways to Blissful Emptiness: 1. Wake up and admit it. Emptiness is scary and challenging. But also totally worth it. 2. Get rid of clutter, static, noise. Take everything off the desk. Stacks of mail, magazines, books and bills just all get dropped  in a box and dealt with later. (Sometimes procrastination is good.)  Turn off any music (and of course TV). Be alone and quiet for a bit. 3. Wake up early. The previous day’s worries aren’t so present after a long, good sleep. Emptiness is easier with a refreshed mind and an empty desk  and quite surroundings. Arising early, before the day’s  pandemonium begins,  cultivates emptiness. 4. Turn off distraction. Phone gets powered down. Email and web browsers closed. Social media and alerts shut down. Make it a ritual to shut these things down,  knowing that the coming empty, disconnected state is  going to be scary but awsome. 5. Get a sheet of blank paper and keep it next to you for  random ideas and inspirations. The head stays empty when you can jot down things that arise. 6. Use the breath as the base. Good breathing =  good thinking. Follow a few deep breaths to start things off, and as you get off on  tangents or distractions,  just come back to paying attention to the exhalation. 7. Notice time. With every breath, and every meandering thought, realize just how much time there is. There is plenty of it. Expand into it. 8. Take breaks and reward yourself. Allow the flow to occur, but also recognize that it’s good to stand up and stretch,  get some tea, go for a quick walk, eat something. This isn’t a marathon or boot camp,  so use balance. 9. Use gratitude. When you feel stuck, focus on one great thing in life. You’ll find that more good things come to  fill your reality. 10. Remind yourself again, emptiness is scary,  but it’s also really good. reposting courtesy~ samovar~ san francisco/antebellum correspondent

BEN BOY BY RICK CASTRO

ben boy~ 2010 by rick castro~ for the april flores  xxx~ rated toy show exhibit~
 2010 @ antebellum

i created what any red blooded homo would do with a rubber vaginal sex toy....
i turned it into a dick!

SEE MORE HERE~

photo courtesy~ boots bryant

RICK CASTRO- DOCUMENTARY

LOOK WHAT I FOUND FROM 2006!

Rick Castro by cinebene
INTERSECTIONS LA- produced & directed by BENEDICTE GAUTHIER
circa- 2006

MARDI GRAS

photo courtesy~ steven arnold

THE BEST SCENE~ FROM THE LONG, LONG TRAILER

classic comedy- lucy & ricky in THE LONG, LONG TRAILER- 1953
directed by vincente minnelli

NEO~GOTH

photo courtesy~ sid terror

KURT COBAIN WOULD BE 45~ TODAY

KURT COBAIN

 (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene, having its debut album Bleach released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. After signing with major label DGC Records, the band found breakthrough success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from its second album Nevermind (1991). Following the success of Nevermind, Nirvana was labeled "the flagship band" of Generation X, and Cobain hailed as "the spokesman of a generation".

Cobain however was often uncomfortable and frustrated, believing his message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, with his personal issues often subject to media attention. He challenged Nirvana's audience with its final studio album In Utero (1993). During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression. He also had difficulty coping with his fame and public image, and the professional and lifelong personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love. 

On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death have become a topic of public fascination and debate. 

photo~ RICHARD AVEDON~ dancer~ Rudolph Nureyev, Paris 1961

ANGRY

photos & model~ courtesy~ bj broekhuizen

WHAT BECOMES OF A BROKEN HEART

model & photo courtesy~ asa fox~ antebellum artist

FASHION AS FETISH

(click on image to illuminate)

THIERRY MUGLER~ 2012

repost courtesy~ zae gaines~ hollywood/antebellum correspondent

LEOPOLD & LOEB

Nathan Freudenthal Leopold, Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), more commonly known as "LEOPOLD & LOEB", were two wealthy University of Michigan alumni and University of Chicago students who murdered 14-year-old Robert "Bobby" Franks in 1924 and were sentenced to life imprisonment.

The duo were motivated to murder Franks by their desire to commit a perfect crime. Once apprehended, Leopold and Loeb retained Clarence Darrowas counsel for the defense. Darrow’s summation in their trial is noted for its influential criticism of capital punishment and retributive, as opposed to rehabilitative, penal systems.

Leopold and Loeb have been the inspiration for several works in film, theater and fiction, such as the 1929 play Rope by Patrick Hamilton and Alfred Hitchcock's 1948 film of the same name.

also the 1959 film- COMPULSION- staring dean stockwell & bradford dillman.

Leopold, age 19 at the time of the murder, and Loeb, 18, believed themselves to be Nietzschean supermen who could commit a "perfect crime" (in this case a kidnapping and murder).^[2] Before the murder, Leopold had written to Loeb: "A superman ... is, on account of certain superior qualities inherent in him, exempted from the ordinary laws which govern men. He is not liable for anything he may do."^[3]

The two were exceptionally intelligent. Nathan Leopold was a child prodigy who spoke his first words at the age of four months; he reportedly had anintelligence quotient of 210

ALICE BAG- MENTAL WARD

circa- 1978~ courtes~ alice bag~ sedona/antebellum correspondent

BLACK HORSE