London Daily Mail’s Douglas Keisler
IZAAK models
Singer, A Fine Frenzy & friend
February 6, 2008
Style 360 and Caravan owners Claudine and Brian Gumbel showcased designers including
Lorick, Fred Perry, IZAAK, J. Lindeberg, Edun, and Trovata as DJ Josh Madden
and DJ Dimitry!!! spun records all night.
WHO
Designers, actors, and pop culture enthusiasts like Abigail Lorick, Shamika Cotton, Alison Sudol, Sunkrish Bala, and Coral Amiga enjoyed drinks courtesy of Snow Queen Vodka and FUZE.
Melodie McDaniel
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According to L.A.-based McDaniel, the photo team and band had a hard time making it out of this month’s cover shoot. “Two trucks got stuck in the mud,” she recalls. “It took the whole band and Roderick the photo assistant to push them out!” McDaniel’s work has appeared in Details, Vanity Fair, and Vogue Hommes. Favorite festival: Bonnaroo
PHO TOGRAPH Y BY: MICHAEL PIERCE COURTES Y OF THINK PR
Bob Mehr
Writer, the Replacements
(page 84)
< “Getting into the relationship between
Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson was
pretty fascinating,” says Mehr, music critic
at Memphis daily The Commercial Appeal.
“There were times when it felt like they
were talking to each other through me.”
Mehr, 33, is working on a biography of the
Replacements titled Trouble Boys. Favorite
festival: Gonerfest in Memphis
PHO TOGRAPHY BY: WIREIMAGE, COURTES Y OF BES T BUY: LES TER COHEN [ 1]; MARK VON HOLDEN [ 2]
Best Buy In-store Signings
West Hollywood and NYC
February 5 & 26, 2008
Celebrity signings spanned across the
nation at Best Buy stores. In West Hollywood,
Christina Aguilera signed copies of her DVD
Back to Basics: Live and Down Under and in NYC,
Janet Jackson gave her signature to her newest
CD release Discipline.
WHO
Fans came out to Best Buy stores to meet
and greet the two artists.
[ 1] Christina Aguilera
Michael Gillette Illustrator, “The Hidden Track” (page 120) > After illustrating this month’s back page, Gillette isn’t so sure about the subject’s chosen genre. “I admire Larry Norman,” he says, “but I don’t think I want Christian and rock in the same sandwich.” The San Francisco–based artist recently did covers for a new edition of James Bond books. Favorite festival: Glastonbury. “I went five times in the ’90s.”
[ 2] Janet Jackson
David Browne
Writer, summer festivals
(page 65)
< The Monsters of Rock tour in 1988 gave
the New York–based Browne his first great
festival memory: “Seeing Scorpions form
their human pyramid, I thought, ‘How can
they smile while piled atop each other?’”
He is the author of Goodbye 20th Century:
A Biography of Sonic Youth (Da Capo), out
in May. Favorite festival merch: Alice in
Chains shorts from Lollapalooza ’ 93
MICHELLE EGIZIANO (MCDANIEL)
FLASH CORRECTION: THERE WERE T WO MISSPELLINGS IN THE “ROCK FOR DARFUR” FLASH ITEM ON PAGE 109 IN JANUARY 2008. PHO TOGRAPHER’S CREDIT SHOULD GO TO HILARY CORTS AND THE CORRECT SPELLING FOR THE BAND IS HELLOGOODBYE.
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