MASCOTES

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Knife

2013-05-21T17:24:00.001+02:00

But who finds happiness interesting?

In the video The Knife performing A Tooth For An Eye. In the photo Kenneth Anger hotographed by Terry Richardson. Photo caption from Mr Fox by Helen Oyeyemi. Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Savages

2013-05-19T19:04:00.000+02:00

You'd think the homeless would despise the rest of us, but it seems the thing they want to do most is talk.

In the video Savages performing Shut Up. In the photo Elizabeth Debicki hotographed by Chris Colls. Source The Sydney Morning Herald. Photo caption from Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters. Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mac Miller

2013-05-18T18:35:00.000+02:00

Google is not a synonym for research.

In the video Mac Miller performing S.D.S. In the photo Jessica Chastain hotographed by James White. Source Madame Figaro. Photo caption from The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Title by Mascots.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Iggy Azalea

2013-05-17T18:33:00.000+02:00

Once you have kissed secretly, it is very difficult not to have sex.

In the video George Barnett performing Get Lucky. In the photo Tobey Maguire hotographed by Terry Richardson. Source Interview Germany. Photo caption from Politics by Adam Thirlwell. Title by Mascotes.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Smith Westerns

2013-05-16T19:44:00.000+02:00

Love is not a feeling to pass away
Like the balmy breath of a Summer's day...
Love is not a passion of earthly mould
As a thirst for honour, or fame, or gold.

In the video Smith Westerns performing Varsity. In the photo Waris Ahluwalia hotographed by Saskia Lawaks. Source Vogue Paris. Photo caption from Lucy's Song by Charles Dickens (1812-1870). Title by Mascotes.

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Smith Westerns, Weekend, Les Mascotes, 16 January 2012.

Ladies and Gentlemen, David Bowie

2013-05-15T18:44:00.000+02:00

People don't save other people. People save themselves.

In the video David Bowie performing The Next Day. Starring Marion Cottilard and Gary Oldman. In the photo James Franco hotographed by Terry Richardson. Source GQ. Photo caption from The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides. Title by Mascotes.

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David Bowie, The Stars Are Out Tonight, Les Mascotes, 27 February 2013.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Valerie June

2013-05-14T21:36:00.001+02:00

Privacy makes people lonely.

In the video Valerie June performing You Can't Be Told. In the photo Stella Tennant hotographed by Josh Olins. Source ID Magazine. Photo caption from A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers by Xiaolu Guo. Title by Mascotes.

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Jessie Ware, Night Light, Les Mascotes, 20 October 2012.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Pusha T

2013-05-12T19:03:00.003+02:00

Pure women are only those who have not been asked.

In the video Pusha T performing Numbers On The Boards. In the photo Carey Mulligan hotographed by Stevie and Mada. Source Flaunt Magazine. Photo caption from Ars Amatoria by Ovid (43 BC-17 AD). Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Lana Del Rey

2013-05-11T17:56:00.000+02:00

Whenever we engage in consumption or production patterns which take more than we need, we are engaging in violence.

In the video Lana Del Rey performing Young and Beautiful. In the photo Andrej Pejic hotographed by Zoey Grossman. Source Twelve Magazine. Photo caption from Earth Democracy: Justice, Sustainability and Peace by Vandana Shiva. Title by Mascotes.

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Lana Del Rey, Ride, Les Mascotes, 29 December 2012.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Chance The Rapper

2013-05-10T18:06:00.000+02:00

I wondered whether it might be possible to make a living by betting on horses.

In the video Chance the Rapper performing Juice. In the photo Josephine de La Baume hotographed by Alex Brunet. Source Vaga Magazine. Photo caption from Playing the Odds by David Szalay. Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, John Legend

2013-05-09T18:00:00.000+02:00

My favourite beverage is plenty of pure water.

In the video John Legend performing Who Do We Think We Are feat. Rick Ross. In the photo Naomi Campbell hotographed by Jacques Dequeker. Source Vogue Brasil. Photo caption from He's Back by Timur Vermes. Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, AME*

2013-05-08T18:10:00.000+02:00

It is thanks to my evening reading alone that I am still more or less sane.

In the video A*M*E* performing Play The Game Boy. In the photo Xavier Dolan hotographed by Shayne Laverdière. Source Candy Magazine. Photo caption from Vertigo by W.G. Sebald (1944-2001). Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Little Boots

2013-05-07T17:53:00.000+02:00

Anyone who wants something else is Jewish.

In the video Little Boots performing Broken Record. In the photo Casey Legler hotographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. Source V Magazine. Photo caption from Detective Story by Imre Kertesz. Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Pet Shop Boys

2013-05-06T18:01:00.000+02:00

You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.

In the video Pet Shop Boys performing Axis. In the photo Winona Ryder hotographed by Craig McDean. Source Interview Magazine. Photo caption from The Prophet by Khalil Gibran (1883-1931). Title by Mascotes.

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Pet Shop Boys, Leaving, Les Mascotes, 4 November 2012.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Vampire Weekend

2013-05-05T17:43:00.001+02:00

What has happened to chess is also happening to power in general.

In the video Vampire Weekend performing Ya Hey. In the photo Amanda Seyfried hotographed by Ruven Afanador. Source People Magazine. Photo caption from The End of Power by Moises Naim. Title by Mascotes.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Vanessa Paradis

2013-05-04T17:35:00.000+02:00

In the affairs of this world, poverty alone is without envy.

In the video Vanessa Paradis performing Love Song. In the photo Olga Kurylenko hotographed by Damon Heath. Source Instyle Magazine. Photo caption from The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). Title by Mascotes.

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Vanessa Paradis, Mosquito, Les Mascotes, 17 June 2011.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu

2013-05-03T17:32:00.000+02:00

A fate is not a punishment.

In the video Janelle Monae performing Q.U.E.E.N. feat. Erykah Badu. In the photo Hirari Ikeda hotographed by Kate Bellm. Source I-D Magazine. Photo caption from Absurd Creation by Albert Camus (1913-1960). Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Snoop Dogg

2013-05-02T17:42:00.000+02:00

Mes avis sur vos relations avec les femmes sont aussi dans ce mot de chevalerie: Les servir toutes, n'en aimer qu'une.

In the video Snoop Dogg performing No Guns Allowed feat. Drake and Cori B. In the photo Miley Cyrus hotographed by Mario Testino. Source V Magazine. Photo caption from Le lys dans la vallée by Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850). Title by Mascotes.

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Snoop Dogg, Sensual Seduction, Les Mascotes, 9 June 2011.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Selena Gomez

2013-05-01T17:54:00.000+02:00

The shadow can be more important than the substance.

In the video Selena Gomez performing Come And Get It. In the photo Tom Sturridge hotographed by Mike Coppola/Getty Images. Tony Awards Meet The Nominees Press Reception, 1 May 2013, New York City. Photo caption from Quartet by Jean Rhys (1890-1979). Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge

2013-04-30T18:28:00.001+02:00

Those two fatal words, Mine and Thine.

In the video Ghostface Killah & Adrian Younge performing Rise of the Ghostface Killah. In the photo Carla Bruni hotographed by Patrick Swirz. Source Madame Figaro. Photo caption from Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, James Blake

2013-04-29T18:17:00.000+02:00

When a Man has Married a Wife
He finds out whether
Her Knees & elbows are only
glued together.

In the video James Blake performing Overgrown. In the photo Karlie Kloss hotographed by Hedi Slimane. Source Vogue Japan. Photo capiton from Poems from Blake's Notebook by William Blake (1757-1827). Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Bombino

2013-04-28T18:48:00.004+02:00

American soldier. Lonely men fighting on foreign soil.

In the video Bombino performing Azamane Tiliade. In the photo Alex Turner hotographed by Willy Vanderperre. Source AnOther Magazine. Photo caption from Marlene Dietrich's ABC: Wit, Wisdom & Recipes by Marlene Dietrich (1901-1992). Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams

2013-04-27T18:17:00.000+02:00

This week we are having anti-television therapy in our house.

In the video Daft Punk performing Get Lucky feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers. In the photo Anatolij Belyj hotographed by Aleksey Kiselev. Source Esquire Russia. Photo caption from Havana Real: One Woman Fights to Tell the Truth About Cuba Today by Yoani Sanchez. Title by Mascotes.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Justin Timberlake

2013-04-26T17:41:00.000+02:00

I don't suppose a writing man ever really gets rid of his old crocus-yellow neckties.
Sooner or later, I think, they show up in his prose, and there isn't a hell of a lot he can do about it.

In the video Justin Timberlake performing Mirrors. In the photo Chen Kun hotographed by Yuangui Mei. Source Numero Homme China. Photo caption from Seymour: An Introduction by J. D. Salinger (1910-2010). Title by Mascotes.

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Justin Timberlake, Suit & Tie, Les Mascotes, 25 January 2013.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Muse

2013-04-25T18:03:00.000+02:00

We live as we dream.

In the video Muse performing Panic Station. In the photo Tamara Ecclestone hotographed by Tony Kelly. Source Playboy. Photo caption from Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1857-1924). Title by Mascotes.

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Muse, Madness, Les Mascotes, 6 November 2012.