Marianne Williams Photography

23rd Apr 2013 | 2 notes

Grunge & Glory, photographed by Stephen Meisel for US Vogue, Dec 1992.

Models : Naomi Campbell, Kristen McMenamy and Sophie Dahl

Fashion followed Music to Grunge.The designer grunge movement of 1992/93 was oft hyped, short lived, and ultimately a failed commodity for luxury label Perry Ellis (designed at that point by a certain Marc Jacobs) and then indie-designer Anna Sui. It was no shock that consumers didn’t buy the exorbitantly priced flannels and silk granny florals, opting instead for Grunge’s native shopping environment: the local Salvation Army or Gap. Despite the sucky sales, Jacobs and Sui both parlayed fabulous careers out of the hype they received for their concurrent collections, and Stephen Meisel’s 1992 Vogue spread defined a new, cool beauty that was layered, mismatched and oversized.

Grunge was actually poor kid fashion, a non-statement rooted in practicality and Pacific Northwest weather. Boots, layers, and flannels with a feminine touch of ditzy or clunky floral prints applied to whatever. Grunge was and is a fresh style, especially if you live where the weather is cool and changes quickly, and don’t mind a musty Goodwill once in a while.

22nd Apr 2013 | 3 notes

i’m going to disneyland this week!

(Source: londonlovesla)

1st Apr 2013 | 2 notes

marian-liddell:

Presenting, Unbind; a short film that I directed, produced, edited, and acted in. It won “Best Fetish Short” at the Los Angeles Fetish Film Festival this past weekend. I am so blessed to have worked such a talented creative team including my cinematographer Marianne Williams, sound designers Grep Ripes and John Haase, and leading co-actress Ms. Alexandra Mathews. Thank you all!

15th Mar 2013 | 7 notes

footwork-jungle:

IMMATERIAL TECH ~ 1. AAAAA In This

not sure if this is a brand new soundcloud account or what, but i don’t understand why they only have 33 followers right now. This shit is MAD!
Immaterial Tech is building a waterpark in the footwork jungle for real.

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ƒσℓℓσω ƒωנ ƒσя мσяє мυѕι¢!
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Fourth release on publisher Immaterial Tech.

For high quality AIFFs, visit the IT Bandcamp

Written and Produced by AAAAA for Immaterial Tech.

Mastered by Post Sound Lab.

Design by DRINK WATER.

Photograph by Marianne Williams Photography.

AAAAA CONTACT:

Soundcloud

straightaaaaa@gmail.com

Twitter

20th Feb 2013 | 6 notes

Crooked Cowboy and the Freshwater Indians

—Bed Bugs

seahorsesoundstudios:

:.:.SEA-CAST #2:.:.

This week’s SEA-CASTs are going to be of the odd folky variety…

Lasso’d up in Los Angeles, Crooked Cowboy and the Freshwater Indians grind and glide into your heart. A rad mix of tripped out spaghetti western folk, unique soundtrack-like arrangements and truly epic melodies. They put on an amazing rad show and play often in LA. Check ‘em out.

The recording history of the track is pretty scattered, using many of Los Angeles’ now lost but legendary recording spaces. The Crooked Cowboy ranch/barn and Mad Dog Studio may be gone, but they certainly live on in recordings like this. I mixed this almost 4 years ago at Mad Dog Studios in Burbank (www.maddogstudio.com) on an old Neve 8088 mixing console and a plate reverb. A lot of the recording was done by Bron Tieman, the Crooked Cowboy himself in his old barn in Highland Park. Yee-haw.

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Artist: Crooked Cowboy and the Freshwater Indians

Track: Bed Bugs

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Give them a quick search online and you’ll find some show dates, web pages and videos to get your fix.