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TidalWave Comics is bringing the world of rock music and horror filmmaking to the comic book page with the release of Orbit: Rob Zombie. Available now both digitally and in print, the 22-page comic is the latest installment in TidalWave’s acclaimed Orbit series, which highlights influential figures who have shaped pop culture.
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London is a fabulous city with a million treasures waiting to be discovered around every corner if you just pay attention. If you’re a David Bowie fan, you might want to have cocktails at The Thin White Duke pub, located in the neighborhood of Soho, which is of course named after one of Bowie’s famous alter egos. Continue reading Hidden Bowie References in London: The Thin White Duke Pub
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It is known in some circles that, back in my Rock Journalist days, my very first in-person interview was with the walking enigma that is Marilyn Manson. The not-yet Antichrist Superstar was 24 years old the time time and I was much younger than I am now. Despite the fact that he is not so well-liked these days — owing to certain abhorrent behavior which we do not condone by the inclusion of this likeness of him as this week’s Pink Thing — Manson was very polite to me and an excellent interview subject on whom to ‘cut my teeth,’ as they say. Too bad he turned out to be such a dick.
Continue reading Pink Thing of The Day: Marilyn Manson Glamour Shot By Scott Scheidly
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If such thing had to exist, it’s appropriate that this Shark Attack velvet dress shirt was once owned by the great Sir Elton John. Embroidered on the back with his name, Elton and the head of a fierce shark, surrounded by tropical flowers, the shirt is part of a custom suit created for John by designer Gianni Versace around 1996.
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Superstar musician Elton John is known for his flamboyant and extravagant stage costumes, especially those he wore during the early 1970s, when he collaborated with various designers to create iconic looks that reflected his unique style. A standout ensemble from 1971 is a beaded neon-satin patchwork tailcoat and trousers, possibly designed by Annet Murray (wife of his bandmate, Dee Murray). John can be seen in his dressing room wearing the jacket in a photograph (below) taken by Terry O’Neill.
Continue reading Eye On Design: Elton John’s Neon Satin Patchwork Tailcoat and Trousers