In Manhattan in the mid-1990s, Anita Pallenberg would tell her son she was going out for “tea” with Lenny Kaye, the guitarist with the Patti Smith Group. It sounded innocuous enough. But what the Rolling Stones muse was actually doing was recording what would be transcribed into a memoir found in a shoebox after her … Read more
In a show packed with camp and excess, playing to Manchester’s packed-out AO Arena, Muse were in the mood for fun. “We’re going to take you back 20 years to Absolution days,” Bellamy told the 21,000-strong crowd, kicking off with Will Of The People and Hysteria. It was more or less the only time he spoke … Read more
A Picasso masterpiece entitled “Femme a` la montre” is expected to fetch more than $120 million when it goes up for auction this auction. The 1932 oil painting, measuring 51 1/4* 38 inches depicts Picasso’s “golden muse” Marie-Therese Walter, who is featured in many of his famous portraits. The painting will be the main at … Read more
An exquisite portrait miniature of Rose Prenticea domestic worker in her Sunday best, painted around 1837, joins the constellation of proud, self-possessed Black women to have served as muse to the artist Mickalene Thomas. Since her first solo museum show in 2012 at the Brooklyn MuseumThomas has been widely known for her bold and bedazzled … Read more
A small shrine of flowers appeared in front of Margaritaville in Key West, Fla., on Saturday. There were more flowers outside Shrimp Boat Sound, Jimmy Buffett’s low-key recording studio along the docks of the Historic Seaport, where fans of the singer also placed a six-pack of beer, a copy of one of his books and, … Read more
Season 8 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” may have just wrapped, but fans can see even more of winner Jimbo and runner-up Kandy Muse — as both drag queens have landed their own series on Wow Presents Plus! The global multi-platform media company announced Monday that the two series, “Jimbo Presents: It’s My Special … Read more
French media has reported the death of Jane Birkin at the age of 76. The English-French star was best known for her relationship with musician Serge Gainsbourg. The pair, who were married from 1968 to 1980, collaborated on the risque hit ‘Je T’aime… Moi Non Plus’, released in 1969 – and recorded the year before, … Read more