Soulwax & 2ManyDJs Secret Late Night Party

Sony Ericsson Mindtrip

Last Thursday night in Milan, was a lot of fun! I had been invited to open the Sony Ericsson Party In Milan with Le Charme live and after DJs Radio Marelli & Cassius! The event was held at the mega galatctic Alcatraz venue, and I was asked to arrive early for my interview for ALL Music channel, which was presented by the adorable Toni! Love that girl!

I opened my set with one of my fav Chiacago based duo's Adult and then the wonders of indie electro beats followed! After a few vodka and red bulls served by the reliable Stella at the bar Amelia, Amy and I were on one! My friend Gianluca Longo, Fashion Director of ES Magazine was in town for a Samsonite event and when that was over decided to join in on the fun, backstage became a riot, of laughter and hysterics, we had so much fun.......

On the dancefloor again, we were swinging our bodies all over the place, just a shame the night for me at to come to a sudden end as my daughter back home took ill, I heard that for some the party that night never ended, it just kept going on!

Thanks to Sony Ericsson for a fantastic night!

ES Magazine In Milano!!

The ES Magazine staff landed in Milan in pure Milanese style, throwing an intimate drinks party at The Hotel Diana. We of course were there to enjoy the wonderful company and of course the gorgeous vino!
Gianluca Longo, was stylish as ever and Catherine Ostler was divine company, sharing her thoughts with me on being a woman in career and mother......We had a wonderful time, and thank all the staff at ES Magazine, let us know when you come back!!

SUPER

Zombie Dance Party at Gasoline

Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya: The Interview

Cool, new Kitsune signed band of the moment, Bitchee Bitchee Ya Ya Ya, took some time out of their hectic schedule to answer my questions....


1. You are a very elusive collective, could you briefly explain who you are? Who makes up BBYYY?

Well, we're not a collective. We're nothing but a regular band. Ya Ya Ya is the beat maker and I'm the singer. My name is Bitchee. On stage, we have another Ya Ya Ya, playing keyboards. Pretty simple, isn't it?

2. BBYYY is definitely a memorable name, who came up with it and is there a meaning behind it?

Yeah, it's a tribute to this amazing song "Lady Marmalade" by Pattie Labelle. If you know the song, you'll recognise the lyrics that inspired us!

3. You're signed to Kitsune, do you think your sound mirrors the typical Kitsune 'sound' of electro dirty lo-fi beats? Are you worried about getting caught up in whole ‘sound of the moment’?

That's a great question. Well, I don't think our sound is so close to that, just because we do a lot of recording live, not only with the computer, so it's definitely a bit more dirty. To be honest, we don't really care about being caught up in any kind of sound. We're musicians - here's a clue to anyone wandering about who we are... -, and we're learning everyday how to surprise the audience. Everyone who's heard our music on myspace think that we're in this particular circle of music, but nobody has heard the shape and the colours of the album we're working on. We came out with F''k Friend because that song was pretty obvious. We didn't have a label then, so it made things easier to put this one up front first.Now, we're stepping up in terms of sound, productions, and ideas, I hope...

4. You've mixed a lot of tracks for many artists including Bonde Do Role, Cazals, and The Whip. Do you think music is moving in the direction of mash-ups and DJs remixes?

I don't think it is, as far as music is concerned, but I think promotion is moving this way. It's good and it helps to have such and such names on your record, or Ep, but then, when you just blow up, like us for instance, it just helps to be known. We love it though! It's awesome to be able to work on someone else's song... Some of the music we've remixed was very inspiring too.

5. Who is the pretty girl on your myspace page?

Well, her nickname is __________ but you know her as ____ _____.


6. Right, lets talk about your two original tracks F**K Friend and Tu Connais Le Chanson. They are very kitsch, very 80s sounding. What inspired them?

Well, I guess a few things did... Nothing very original, but sometimes, you don't need much to write something!

7. Coming out of Paris and into London hints at being surrounded by fashion and style constantly. Has fashion influenced your music in anyway or vice versa?

Not really. I mean, not at all. You should see us on a Sunday, and you'd see how not important this is to us... I mean, as a girl, I spend 5 hours in front of the mirror etc. but hey, who said that was different from anyone else???

8. Do you think music and fashion go hand in hand?

Yeah, they're in love. They have a kid called "Fashic". You'll find him on myspace.

9. Who influences you musically?

Do you have any idols?Just to name a few, Dee Light, Prince, Sly Stone, Bowie, Zapp, E.S.G., The Supremes, Blurt, the M.J.'s - Michael Jackson, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson... My idol is the girl on the picture of our myspace profile. And Rick James.

10. Your sound makes me want to decode the instruments you use- reminiscent of an old fisher price drum kit or a medley of kitchen utensils used in a one-woman band. Is this an accurate description?

Wow, that's exactly what we use !!! Who told you?

11. Name three ways of describing your sound.

Ballsy, fun, poppy, and awfully sexy. Sorry, that's 4 words....

12. You're originally from Paris. How does the music scene there differ from your new home London's scene?

Much less bands there... London is moving sooooo fast that it's hard to compare with Paris... In the meantime, some bands in Paris are very original, probably a bit more than the whole London scene, even though we like a lot of stuff happening there in the past few months.

13. You're sound is very now. Do you think this is a sound that could last?

I don't know, I hope so! But once again, we're thinking in terms of album, not "myspace single", so if this Lp ever comes out, you'll see if we made the decision to go on with that sound... We don't even know ourselves yet...

14. You've had 55 plays today on your myspace page. How will you go about getting your sound heard and increasing this number?

Well, we've had over 1000 plays/day in the last 15 days, so I think you're a bit late on that one. We'll just make music, that's all we can do, right? And get new friends on Facebook.

15. Any tours you're about to embark on?

Yeah, shows are adding to each other every week, so please come and visit the page: www.myspace.com/bbyayaya <http://www.myspace.com/bbyayaya>

16. What do you think of my blog?

I think it's great, and I know that if I were a lesbian or a man, I would love to flirt with you. I'm none of them, so I'll just say that your blog is awesome !!!

OH SO HALLOWOOD!

My old friend the fashion photographer Giampaolo Sgura & his adorable stylist boyfriend Miguel Arnau decided to take Halloween into their own hands this year, both celebrating early and lauching their new photography studio to the beat of Thriller!
Up in the warehouse spralled Via Mecenate is where Hallowood; as they name it took place last night. An are now known for it's buzzing artist community of the new innovators in art, deseign and fashion and the guest list of the party was no exception!There was of course a strict dress code, strict enough to force a no entry on anyone that did't bother to dress a a Holywood icon, legend, or inspiration.
I had toyed with my character for weeks, but when push came to shove! It had to be her, the sex kitten of sex kitten's my own private seductress Birgitte Bardot! Now I set about seeing if I could play the role.



Well I tried, but some tried even harder and my friend Marco Braga, who by say is one of Milan's most talented Art Directors surpirsed us all! He had done an amazing job, and was completely unrecognizable as Grace Jones, although I have known him for 10yrs, it even took me a while to realise it was him! Fantastic!







The hosts of the evening looked amazing as ever, even more tonight, Giampaolo had done a brilliant Princess Diana, and Miguel was stunning as Karl Lagerfeld, move over Kaiser!



I'd spent the day costume shopping with Amelia & Teresa, at one point I got so involved in my fantasy characters, that I just forgot about everything else in my life, it just goes to show how powerful the art of concentration can really be. Teresa was pretty set on her character as Cleopatra, she just has the natural Cleopatra hair, so needed to get the costume and she looked incredible, Amelia on the other hand would go as Mia Willis from Pulp Fiction, ie, Uma Thurman, and I she looked so credible in her role!











It was great also to Neil Barrett again, it had been a while and he was on top form with his partner Carlo, they came as the good and bad angels, but I think they like to mingle with that role!



My fashion designer friend Dorota Lewandoski, who has now worked at Armani for many years, came as one of her icons Anna Piaggi and I have no idea if she knew that she was about to come face to face with the real Anna Piaggi, who to Amelia's delight turned up, looking so spectacular, she is just genius in every way, apart from being one of the most creative and eccentric women I have seen, she is also humble and sweet and very elegant lady.











But truth is that Hallowood was the most fabtastic party this season in Milan, there were so many more characters making the party more colourful than a bag of candy. Marcelo Burlon was genius as Keith Harring, and top hairstylist Franco as the tv geek reporter, art director Max was Anna Wintour and the list just goes on so here I have posted many more photos for you all to see! Enjoy!


























Amelia's pays homage to...

Two words: Anna Piaggi. These two words when said together epitomise all that is deliciously unconventional. She once declared, “when I dress with the perfect law of contrast I’m in a trance.” Her effortless love for all that is eccentric and colourful is her drug of choice. Meeting this queen of contrast, this conspicuous vivid misfit, after she waltzed up the red carpet at the Hallowood party last night, made my night. Her get-up as usual was a laundry bag of odd colours, awash with an American flag cape topped with pink blusher and a comical headband made her look like the epitome of cool but also winning her the best costume award of the night. She is my idol, and I got to meet her, albeit whilst shouting I love you, I think you’re amazing whilst my black wannabe Mia from Pulp Fiction wig began slipping off my head. As I took her hand, she smiled- her bright red lips parted as she muttered the words ‘thank you so much’. I smiled on the inside.
Anna Piaggi is definitely a priceless piece of pure posterity and at seventy-six; she puts any youthful fashionable fashionista to shame. One could only hope to be a mere old rag in her treasure trove of her exceptionally unusual mirage of garments. I personally would like to be her electric blue chiffon wrapped around her neck, layering her already loaded menagerie of apparel- but that’s just me.

Good Day,

Amelia X