[hevusa]

Why do they dress up bands against their will? It cheapens everything about that magazine, and all others who do the same.

[Glice]

Visual representation is really important. People in bands very often dress very badly. One of the worst things about Nirvana is that they introduced this idea that you can dress terribly and 'that's ok'. Yes, it's fine if you're a handsome swine like Cobain; no, the average turd cannot get away with it.

Bands should take more care with how they dress, then there wouldn't be the need to dress them 'against their will'. Arguably.

[floatingslowly]

yes, when you say "against their will", I assume you mean RAPE, like with rope and knives to their throats.

ps: who the fuck reads Spin anymore. lol?

[Glice]

In fairness, you assume people mean RAPE when talking about anything - even something as innocuous as corn.

[floatingslowly]

I don't know about you, but I can think up terrible things to do with corn.

then again, you live in the Gr(e)ay Isles and corn grows TINY there.

shuck n fuck.

[Glice]

Fuck you. Our corn is awesome. Fuck you Anglo-corn haterz and your retarded bread.

[floatingslowly]

as if your depressed ever-weeping skies could grow a stalk the likes of which America sees.

your kernels are sour, underdeveloped and quite frankly, leave your women unsatisfied and yearning for yankee a-maize-ments.

is it rape if they BEG for it???

[Glice]

I don't cornseed; I ear what you're saying, but you're just being a pain in the grass.

[floatingslowly]

peas and hominy.

[knox]

Originally Posted by Glice

Visual representation is really important. People in bands very often dress very badly. One of the worst things about Nirvana is that they introduced this idea that you can dress terribly and 'that's ok'. Yes, it's fine if you're a handsome swine like Cobain; no, the average turd cannot get away with it.

Come on, that was the BEST thing about Nirvana.

People should dress whatever they want - not if they accept being dressed up by other people for a magazine that's their problem no?

[knox]

better question: why do you buy theses magazines and/or care

[Glice]

Why are you talking about that and not grain?

And, honestly, I really struggle to not hate Nirvana on the basis of what they did to fashion. Trainers [sneakers] - awful, on anyone. Those shirts! Awful dye-jobs! No no no no no.

I've barley started.

[hevusa]

Originally Posted by knox

better question: why do you buy theses magazines and/or care

The whole concept of using bands to sell fashion is tacky.

[Glice]

Are you fucking insane? Have you seen how sharp the zoots were? Miles' cut? I mean, for fuck's sake, music has always been about looking like a sharp motherfucker.

[knox]

Originally Posted by hevusa

The whole concept of using bands to sell fashion is tacky.

It has always been fashion looks for inspiration in music, never the opposite.

[floatingslowly]

glice, with his rye demeanor, is a cereal rapist who oat to be threshed.

[knox]

Nirvana-fashion allowed me to wear baggy trousers and not wash my hair for a long time, as well as applying more $2 dollar eyeliner with no precision than anyone ever has.

Of course we've been reading about high couture brands doing grunge-inspired collections, but when I saw a magazine last week saying they are doing "the kurt cobain-style highlights" in hollywood salons I couldn't help but think he made the right decision.

[Genteel Death]

We might as well just buy the records and let bands play onstage behind a red curtain, if music is all that always matter. It's true that some well dressed bands remain shit even if they look good. Mix having a great appearance with great music and you have one of the best things ever. Who in their sane mind would want Les Rallizes Denudes to look like Dinosaur fucking Jr?

[Glice]

Originally Posted by floatingslowly

glice, with his rye demeanor, is a cereal rapist who oat to be threshed.

I don't know wheat you're talking about. I can't get a grist on what you're saying. I'm not even sure chuno what you're saying.

[Glice]

Originally Posted by Genteel Death

It's true that some well dressed bands remain shit even if they look good. Mix having a great appearance with great music and you have one of the best things ever. Who in their sane mind would want Les Rallizes Denudes to look like Dinosaur fucking Jr?

On the other hand, I have a lot more time for the Horrors because they look amazing than if they looked like Dinosaur fucking Jr. The Cramps, a similar thing - thought the music was ok, saw some pictures, decided they were one of the best things imaginable. And LRD - I mean, is there a sexier band around? The only one I can think of is mid-80s Einsturzende.