No one represented the glamour, style and excess of the 70’s quite like legendary designer Halston and in this new documentary, Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston, filmmaker Whitney Sudler -Smith takes us on a fun-and-fact filled journey through his life and times. Halston was also emperor of another world, namely New York City nightlife, and the fabled Studio 54 was where he held court, surrounding himself with the likes of Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli and Truman Capote. Every night was a party, full of dancing, drinking and drugging. Ultrasuede combines archival footage and an array of interviews with various witnesses and survivors of Halston’s empire including, his best friend Liza Minnelli, two of his leading models, Anjelica Huston and Pat Cleveland; fellow designers Dianne von Furstenberg, Stephen Burrows, Naeem Khan and Ralph Rucci; musicians Billy Joel and Nile Rogers (both of whom used “Halston” as a lyric in hit songs); journalists Bob Colacello and Glenn O’Brien (of Andy Warhol’s Interview), Jim Moore of GQ, Cathy Horyn of the New York Times, Amy Fine Collins of Vanity Fair, and Andre Leon Talley of Vogue, among others.
The Beastie Boys came to California in the early 90’s to record Check your Head. The studio they used, known as G-Son Studios in Atwater Village now houses the likes of Han Cholo jewelry, X-Large Clothing, Mad Decent Records and many other creatives. Brandon Schoolhouse from Han Cholo worked for the Beastie Boys and Grand Royal in the 90’s and takes us on a tour on the historic building.
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Beaux Saunders performing a beautiful piano cover of Bruce Springsteen’s hit single “Dancing In The Dark”. Her debut single, “Ain’t That Beautiful” will be dropping May 31st worldwide. Keep an eye out for the music video too!
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Music video for “Stay Away” featuring Charli XCX [Live From Dalston Heights]
