January 2012
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Prada WTF seriously.
Originally appeared in Urban Air Market: urbanairmarket.com/blog
Written by Holden Pumphrey
Monday, 16 January 2012 12:22
hanks to my bridgeroom and of all places, Gizmodo (!) I’ve found what are quite possibly the silliest women’s shoes ever designed. Oh Prada. Oh Miuccia Prada.
A woman whose ready-to-wear aesthetic I generally like, and might love if I thought it...
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Keep your noggin' fresh whilst listening to these...
amous bookshop in my town, City Lights has a podcast series. And below there are not one, but two new shows for your enjoyment. The first is Nelson George reading from The Plot Against Hip Hop (which is my first choice) and the other is Stephen Elliot reading some of the late Charles Bukowski’s work.
Thanks City Lights!
Links are below. Enjoy everyone!
1. Nelson George reading...
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TONIGHT: 120 MINUTES
o yo yo yo. How long has it been since you’ve gone out and listened to something truly badass and not totally commercially hyped ala Kayne?
OK, OK, maybe you have done this recently. But how long has it been since you’ve seen the art of laser badboys Future Weapons? You could be deaf and this would still be worth the mere $5 entry. In San Francisco.
also in GOLD version!
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December 2011
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My Top Ten for the Week:
et another (overdue) installation of music you might like.
1) Elvis Presley’s “Mystery Train”. I’ve been working my best on this for karaoke. I’ve been into old country-type rock’n’roll lately. Wonder if it has to do with my recent trip to the South. This song is on the soundtrack for the Jim Jarmusch film “Mystery Train”. It’s just...
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Urban Air Market
t always happens this way. As soon as I get into blogging again, I get hired to blog again. Writing begets more writing. This is a good thing.
Urban Air Market is the lucky forum. I’ve been involved in this project for years in many different capacities and I’m passionate about the event and the company’s mission. Essentially, the Market is a curated design/fashion/art show...
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Poem Book Recommendations from Lime Tree
ime Tree is a poetry-focused blog kept by the poet and my friend K. Silem Mohammed. He pretty much has his finger on small press publications and has kindly put together a list of ten recommended books from this year.
And then he went ahead and added ten more.
Thanks, K.!
(It’s worth clicking the link to see the book designs alone.) Enjoy.
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We Like Poems Here →
y dear friend, Sivan Butler-Rotholz, is the poetry editor of As It Ought To Be. Her selections are always poignant examples of excellent progressive, contemporary poetry happening in the United States.* She has a mean and beautiful eye.
Her note on this Saturday’s poet:
Part contemplation, part meditation, part manifesto, today’s poem considers the world of the word, the sentence, and the...
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The NYT on rock photographer Mick Rock →
“Back then, to pick up the hottest women you had to wear makeup.”
hat’s more interesting than the artist is the slideshow. I miss that stark freshness of rock photography. Fantastic work.
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Coming up in arts this week: Dieter Rams &...
THURSDAY
e are very excited to be attending SFMoma’s director’s cut screening of Bladerunner (which, I will admit, I’ve never seen before). Come on! I wasn’t even a year old when it came out!. I do know it is an Important and Influential Film, and will probably come off as more prescient than it did even thirty years ago.
It’s part of an exhibition of Dieter Rams...
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Oh hello again.
t’s been a long but fruitful hiatus, and your girl is back.
PHOTO: CHRISTINA MCNEILL
What to expect from The Holden Archive in the coming months:
Art reviews - There is so much happening in the San Francisco gallery scene that I’d love to share with you.
Less labels, more fashion - If you’re like me, you’ve grown up a bit and have truly gotten over label...
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About The Holden Archive
bout The Holden Archive!
Hello! It’s been a long but fruitful hiatus, and your girl is back. Like so many blogs, there has been a contextual shift from mostly fashion to all arts. It’s too difficult to write about one and not reference the others. I’m a working artist, my fiancé is a working artist, life is filled with art and I can’t keep it all to myself. While I live in...
April 2010
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What Happens
Sorry it’s been so long, darlings. I’ve been in love.
February 2010
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In Memorium
January 2010
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Looks This Week [On Me]
lasted week was a total rollercoaster. Started fantastic, ended like shit. Thankfully, this one has started steadily better and I’m hoping it won’t turn to ick as well. Note that. There’s determination here.
WEDNESDAY
Going: to play air hockey at the Riptide Arcade at Fisherman’s Wharf with my dear friend Daniel Clark and Ryan Joseph
Scarf: my mother’s; Leather...
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Marvelous Music [Week 1]
Autor De Minuit - Les Nubians
Cissy Strut - The Meters
Postcards From Italy - Beruit
Ces bottes sont faites pour marcher - Eileen
Vois sur ton chemin - Les Choristes
What Would Wolves Do? - Les Savy Fav
Charu’s Theme - Satyajit Ray
Black Tongue - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Congo Dance - Alan Lomax
Our Prayer - Brian Wilson
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Looks This Week [On Me]
his is a very late recap, and just as well I keep my introduction short. Enjoy.
MONDAY
Going: to meet the darling Brigid Huntoon and my dearest Ryan Joseph at Koko’s.
Top: Hussein Chalayan; Belt: A bit of satin from another dress; Jeans: ?; Orange argyle socks (!): Target; Shoes: Fahrenheit
TUESDAY
Going: to Murder of Lilies’ studio in the ‘Loin.
Sweater: thrifted;...
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December 2009
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Looks This Week [On Me]
hristmas this year was unlike any before. I was unable to go visit my mum and sisters in Nantucket, but found my own little family right here in San Francisco. Last year I was all alone (poor me) and it was slightly depressing, but this year was full of treats. Here’s what I wore, where I went and who I saw:
MONDAY
Going: Vesuvio Cafe for chess and coffee; Scarf: Hand-knit by my...
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Marvelous Music For Your Week [52]
You can chill to it. Like this slightly freaky baby.
96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians
After the Gold Rush - Ben Neill
My Moon My Man - Feist
Sofa Song (Acoustic Version) - The Kooks
Saeta - Miles Davis & Gil Evans
Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) - Peter Sarstedt
Shewolf - Shakira [yeah, I fucking love this song]
Golden Brown - The Stranglers
One Is The Loneliest Number - Aimee...
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