Artists/Bands/Fashion

Artists/Bands
my spare time I like to do my own projects and as inspriation I decided to re-create album artwork from Artists and Bands that I really like

Alex Turner
The original is on the right, I tried to re create it so that it looked as similar as possible to the original
This is the Submarine EP by Alex Turner. It's one of my favourite albums and he is one of my favourite artists. As well as rock music I also like it when it's a bit softer and this album is perfect for that. I like relaxing to this album as the lyrics are really clever and it's not too heavey

Julian Casablancas

Julian Casablancas is the lead singer from The Strokes which are my favourite band. He did an album called Phrazes For The Young and is alternative rock. As well as being quite heavy it also has softer tracks on it. I enjoy Julian Casablancas because he's very original. Sometimes I think bands sound similar to other bands but with Julian I've not heard anyone like him before, which is why I like him so much. the tracks on the album are very vaired, some are quite fast tracks and some are slower with personal lyrics. I like casablancas because he branched away for The Strokes for a year and made his own album which some other members of the band also did. But out of all of them (Nickle Eye, Little Joy & Julian Casablancas) I enjoy his the most.

The Strokes are my favourite band. I love them because i feel like the give an edge to rock music, they've changed it and rock isn't just rock anymore there are more twists to it. For example their newest album Angles isn't necessarily 'proper' rock but it still has features of rock in it. My favourite album of theres is First Impressions Of Earth which holds some of their heaviest songs such as Juicebox and Heart In A Cage. The fact that I've pretty much grown up with them makes me like them even more also as they used to be my brothers favourite band. I really like their laid back attitude which comes across in interviews, especially with lead vocalist Julian Casablancas. In their short movie about their life on tour In Transit, you can also see on that they they don't really care about anything but music which is what I love and I'd what to incorporate that in to my magazine.

As well as newer bands I also really enjoy listening to older bands and artists such as The Beatles, The Smiths and David Bowie. I love The Beatles because as well as their music, I like reading in to their backgrounds and watching documentaries about them. I especially liked the conspiracy about Paul McCartney being dead and read page after page about the clues leading to it. I like The Smiths because I feel like their music is relaxing and easy to listen too, and I also like Morrissey and still listen to him too. I like David Bowie because he's so weird, his music is very different and his voice is very striking.

Fashion

Julian Casablancas portrays my favourite music fashion sense. The classic rock leather jacket with studs is edgy and stereotyped with rock. But i really like the different coloured feathers he has in his hair, which is very different. Also, he sometimes dyes parts of his hair red and blue as well as wearing very brightly coloured skinny jeans. I think he gives the impression that he doesn't care what he wears or thinks which is what draws me to liking his image.
I think I will be able to show this style on my magazine cover it's it's quite simple and not too hard to do.

I love the style that MGMT show. It's very unusual but striking and I think it gives off a really good effect. The setting is unrealistic for me however as I wont be bale to shoot my magazine cover on a beach as there are none near me. However the colthing is realistic if unusual, and also the face paint is practical as lots of places sell face paint.







Julian Casablancas' father John Casablancas influenced the bands fashion sense and style as he worked in the line of fashion for Elite Model Management

From the photo's you can see where the band took their style from. It's quite simple and minimalistic but has a striking impact as it's quite clearly 'rock and roll'. The leather jackets and simple white shirts give it the class rock look.

Also, The Strokes took inspiration from Elvis' '68 comeback special. When they performed their track Take It Or Leave It live at the $2 concert you can directly see that their backdrop is the same as Elvis' was. Also, Julian and Elvis are wearing similar suits just in different colours.