Two Of Us

I thought I'd make a list of my favorite dynamic duos.

1. John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Who would have thought anything interesting would happen at a church fete? That's where a 15 year old McCartney introduced himself to a 16 year old Lennon, thus changing the course of history forever. Perhaps I'm being a bit dramatic, but these two are my absolute favorites.

2. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
They attended the same school and were next door neighbors until Keith moved away. They reunited a few years later on a train, where Richards spotted Jagger holding records by Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry and realized they shared the same musical taste.

3.Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding
A modern day verison of the British comedy troupes Monty Python or the Goodies. Noel met Julian after seeing him perform his solo routine at a comedy club. Both throughly impressed by each other, they decided to form a very British, very comedic partnership.

4. Robert Plant and Jimmy Page
Jimmy was surprised that Robert wasn't famous yet when he saw him performing at a college. Although not Jimmy's first choice as lead singer for Led Zeppelin, they hit it off immediately and Robert got the job.

5. Alex Turner and Miles Kane
A modern day version of Lennon and McCartney. Miles and Alex became good friends while both of their bands were on the same tour. Several collaborations led to the recording of "The Age of the Understatement" in 2008. As of yet, no new material has been released, but both Alex and Miles have stated that they're interested in working together again.

6. Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser
Why yes I am comparing these two to Lennon and McCartney as well. The American version. They met in college, and according to Andrew, meeting Ben changed the course of his life forever. Their story is very Beatlesque, with Andrew starting the band and convincing Ben to join. He did and MGMT was born.

7. D.A. Wallach and Max Drummey
If Alex and Miles, and Andrew and Ben are modern day verisons of Lennon and McCartney, then Max and D.A. are a modern version of Bob Dylan. You know how Dylan is and that's exactly how these two are. They met while attending Harvard, formed a band, decided they would rather work by themselves and released their debut album "Love the Future" in 2009. They're currently working on their second album. But really, why do these new bands take so long to release new music? The Beatles had ground-breaking albums year after year.

Photoshoot: Bob Dylan by Barry Feinstein

Happy Birthday Bob!

Photoshoot: Aaron Johnson in Man About Town

If I found a man like Aaron Johnson about my town, well, I would be a very happy girl indeed. I first heard about Aaron about 2 years ago, when he was starring in Nowhere Boy (posts can be found here and here). When I found out he was playing John Lennon, I wasn't very happy because he obviously doesn't look like him (I thought he looked a bit like Stuart Sutcliffe actually). But then I saw the film and enjoyed it (I especially enjoyed Aaron). And so, in celebration of me finally liking a boy that is not 8+ years older than me, or old enough to be my grandfather, here are some photos and video of Aaron  from Man About Town Magazine. I'm really digging the road trip to paris, modern day teddy boy look/vibe.

Photoshoot: MGMT in Interview Magazine

What can I say? I have fallen completely, head over heels, in love with this band. And yes, I am aware that Andrew and Ben aren't the only members, but they are the only ones featured in this lovely spread.

Top Groupies Of All Time: Bebe Buell

Bebe Buell is probably the most gorgeous of all groupies, although she says she prefers the term 'muse.' Now, I'm not quite sure what songs she has inspired, besides Chester French's "Bebe Buell" and those Elvis Costello songs on Armed Forces she claims to have been the inspiration for. (Elvis said most of the songs on the album were already written before she came along, and I tend to believe him). But as far as I'm concerned, if your list of musician lovers is more than 3, then my dear, you are a GROUPIE. There's nothing wrong with that. Most of the people I know would be groupies too, don't deny it. I mean who doesn't want to hang out with musicians? Because that's what groupies do, that's the original meaning for it anyway. Now, if you want to sleep with them, well, that's up to you, er, them? Whatever. Anyroad, besides being arm-candy for 70's rockers, Bebe also had a career as a model back when she was 'god-head'. She was just 17, you know what I mean, when she caught the eye of Todd Rundgren and thus began her rock and roll life. Currently Bebe is the singer in a band, ob-la-di, ob-la-da. (You should know that I manage to stick the Beatles into everything I do, it's a gift really).

Bebe's senior yearbook photo. Her mother sent it to the Ford Modeling Agency where, obviously, Bebe got the contract.

Modeling 

With Todd. They had an open relationship, hence all the rockers Bebe dated throughout their entire time together.

With a newborn Liv Tyler.

Bebe's backstage pass, one of many, this just happens to be for Aerosmith

With Steven Tyler

With Todd and Tom Petty

With Joan Jett

With Iggy Pop

With Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks

Promo for "Hot Legs"

With Billy Idol

With Jimmy Page. Jimmy left Lori for Bebe. And then left Bebe for Krissy Wood. So then Bebe hooked up with Mick Jagger.

With Todd and Alice Cooper

With John Waite

With Elvis Costello

With Rick Nielsen

With Mick Jagger visiting John Lennon and May Pang

With Bob Geldof, David Johansen and Paula Yates

With Stiv Bators

Stiv and Liv. Seriously, Liv must have had as an amazing childhood as Heather McCartney