Good morning pals. I'm so happy to be featured on my dear friend Irma Zandl's blog today- Irma is one of the coolest people around, an amazing brand guru, and if you are lucky enough to be invited to her beautiful home for a party, cancel any other plans you have. She is simply the hostess with the absolute mostess and her soirees are always full of fun and interesting people. And you need to make her blog a bookmark and read that as often as you should. It's a fabulous resource for trends, art, food, and fun.
So I was getting a cup of coffee this am before the gym and happened to walk by Book Court's window, a store I mentioned on Irma's blog because it's just a lovely spot to browse the latest titles. They really get curb appeal by the way- they always put books in the window that make me pause and go inside. But since it was 6:15 in the am, they weren't quite ready to receive me.
Alas I glanced at the window and my eyes widened when I spotted Viv Albertine's new book entitled Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. Um, is there a better title for a book in all creation? Not really. (Cue My Favorite Things, thrash version of course).
A few of you may know I have a complete love affair with rock biographies and autobiographies, and I'm not giving up on my dream of a rock and roll book club, where a musically inclined lot of us read books like Viv's and meet to discuss them at somewhere that has not closed (real rock and roll bars are hard to come by in NYC these days). That said, I can't wait to read this book which Goodreads summarizes as "a raw, thrilling story of life on the frontier". If you're not familiar with said frontier, Viv is a bonafide punk legend. She was the guitarist for the Slits, she hung out with Sid Vicious, toured with the Clash, and inspired "Train in Vain" while dating the band's Mick Jones. That's 'nother level cool to me. There's sure to be some juicy tell all moments in this book. Needless to say, this will be a page turner if you, like me, love books about music and iconic moments in time. Plus, CHICKS WHO ROCK. (My favorite subject, along with clothes and boys, of course.)
Here's some more pics of Viv in the prime of her punk sauce. I have always loved her style and tried very hard to emulate her look while I had a brief fling with art school (who hasn't?). She's still looking gorgeous today but I of course adore the old photos of her looking so chic. I am definitely reading this one as soon as I possibly can. I'm so in need of a good rock and roll reading experience. And that's what's up this slit wide open Wednesday in the 212. Yours, in cool punk chicks. Go buy this as a gift for a cool chick you know.
Oh, and bonus points for all of you that go to your local mom and pop bookshop to snap up a copy of what is sure to be a fun read. I can't wait to get my mitts on a copy. XO