The Pretty Reckless...

What we have heard of their music sounds pretty good. Taylor Momsen has an interestingly refreshing voice, which is well suited for the genre she has picked to sing and has chosen some apparently capable musicians to back her up.

Here is a young woman who decided not to play the bubblegum Pop game, and appears to be churning out some honest to goodness, kick ass rock music. So, why does so many of the web authors/gossip columnist, or what ever they call themselves these days, seem so fixated on the way she dresses? Have they never seen legs or breast before?

Check out the videos on their official web site at: The Pretty Reckless

[ Not to sound too overly biased, We should point out, We think there are many excellent bands and singers that are often times taken for granted, or noticed for reasons other than their musical abilities. ]

Gothic dreadlocks

Goth women and their fashion sense have fascinated me for several years. Lately I’ve been looking at pictures of the 'dreadlocks' worn by some Goth women, which if I understand correctly are often made of standard knitting yarn or similar fibers. Personally I think this looks rather cool, albeit a bit strange, in a uniquely different way.

Now at the risk of sounding like a smart ass, which I’m really not trying to be (at least not this time), I’ll just throw this out. Probably others have already expanded on the basic design, but my thought is why stop with yarn. Why not add some other things into the braids such as beads, wire, feathers, bells, charms, etc.

I'm also a bit curious as to the correlation of this styles direction and the development of headdresses in various earlier tribal cultures. If you have any ideas or observations feel free to post your viewpoint.