Thursday

Following my absence last Thursday due to a previous engagement (Antony and the Jonsons with the London Philharmonic....hard to express the beauty of the performance or how a man of his stature could write and sing such tender, beautiful, heartbreaking songs. Utterly unique, utterly riveting, moving and pure......sweet....gush gush, I'll stop now....), normal service is resumed as Madame takes her rightful Thursday position. If you get there before 8 you'll experience the added treat of Richardette's Hippy Hour.....

Madame xx

Kembra

Since I namechecked Kembra Pfahler in my answer to Lektrogirl's comment on my "I dream of Donna" post....and in case anyone hasn't heard of her, I decided to post this amazing picture. If Donna Jordan is my favourite model, Kembra is my forehead idol! This is a woman who has lurked about the New York art and rock underground for years. I've always been fascinated by her - got that shakey "I'm in the presence of someone I've always wanted to meet but now I can't speak!" paralysis as I stood next to her at the aftershow for Antony and the Johnsons, and I have mixed feelings about the fact that there is a five page spread about her in i-D this month....Liza Angst and I share an admiration bordering on hero-worship for this woman (in fact Kembra used to go to see Liza's band The Spitters in New York...along with Genesis P. Orridge....but that's another story - I'll try to persuade Liza to tell it sometime soon!)....
You know when you are into something or someone and suddenly everyone's talking about them?! You're pleased the object of your obsession is getting the exposure....but you kind of wanted to keep them to yourself????? Wierd. Anyway, check out the article in i-D, listen to her band The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black here and be amazed.

Madame x