![]() ![]() Kemp: Haha, the demo was written with our friend Sam from the Warbly Jets. “Donna” in Italian means woman and I’m not sure what “Marijuana” is or means, but I can only assume, given Kemp said it was about me, means “gorgeous and talented”. What was the inspiration behind writing the new single Donna Marijuana? Smoke ’em if you got ’em, and enjoy Donna Marijuana below: ![]() Kemp’s unbridled creativity, enthusiasm, and sense of humour is gleefully on full display with Donna Marijuana, and it is a sight to behold, no matter your state of mind. Kemp has had a storied career as a model and songwriter (she and her partner Sean Lennon also perform as Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger), as well as a respected video director. The band orchestrates everything themselves, from the concept, to directing, to producing – resulting in grandiose, maximalist art. UNI, comprised of Charlotte Kemp Muhl (bass), David Strange (guitar) and Jack James (vocals), represents what happens when three artists unleash their combined talents with a DIY spin. The track is fun, funky, and free – the perfect soundtrack for a groovy record party…or a munchie run to the 7-11. From the spot-on 60s film grain and prisms, to the bizarre lyrics of the track itself, you will swiftly lose track of time, era, and space. The video cuts to batshit Busby-Berkley-meets- Laugh-In dance sequences with glam rock aliens in glittery go-go getups. ![]() In 1971, President Richard Nixon criminalized American narcotics use (the infamous announcement clip is included in the video). Nixon’s policy agenda spread across all levels of government, leading to exponential growth in incarceration…but yielding little effect on violent crime rates. In Donna Marijuana, the opening scene depicts decrepit doppelgängers of Ron and Nancy watching Tricky Dick, stuffing their maws with Big Pharma poppers and other perfectly legal drugs. The video celebrates the hedonistic pleasures of reefer madness… all the while poking fun at the War On Drugs. In this Brave New World, black holes are the new black, K-holes are the Blue Light Special at K-mart, and polymath wunderkind Charlotte Kemp Muhl’s brain-melting time travel video whips up a tasty mix of late-20th century Waldorf salad, with plenty of nuts. To escape this planet’s inhospitable viruses, we retreat into the bubbly plasticine iron maiden of our addictions, be they weed, social media, sodium, Skittles, or religion. The designer has said, “The clothes I prefer are the garments I invent for a lifestyle that does not yet exist - the world of tomorrow.Happy holidays, plant lovers! Turn on, tune in and drop out, for NYC-based glam-rock trio Uni has a treat for you in the guise of their groovy new single, Donna Marijuana.įrom the Cold War to War of the Worlds, Pierre Cardin’s space-age visors have never felt more appropriate. In 2017, the Breakers mansion in Newport, R.I., staged a runway show of his work. Last year the Savannah College of Art and Design featured Cardin’s designs in “ Pierre Cardin: Pursuit of the Future.” That exhibition was held at the SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion + Film on its Atlanta campus. The designer’s early days included working for Christian Dior, and Cardin also designed costumes for the 1946 French film “Beauty and the Beast.” David Ebersole is producing with Todd Hughes titled “House of Cardin.” The filmmakers told WWD last year how they had mined facts about Cardin’s life through their research such as his four-year relationship with Jeanne Moreau. The Space Age couturier is the subject of an upcoming documentary P. The Brooklyn Museum’s senior curator of fashion and material culture Matthew Yokobosky plans to highlight how the designer’s bold, forward-looking aesthetic has influenced not only fashion, but also furniture, industrial design, and other sectors. His business acumen has resulted in hundreds of licenses. ![]() retrospective will feature 170 pieces that date from the Fifties through the present spotlighting an assortment of ready-to-wear, accessories, photographs, film and other materials from Cardin’s vast archives.Ī member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, Cardin has met numerous world leaders, artists and cultural forces through the years. The 96-year-old French designer looked to space travel and worlds unknown for futuristic inspiration. Rebecca Moses' Colorful Celebration of Women ![]()
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