Excerpt from a interview w/ Lester Bangs, the one-man pan machine...

Q: Just for posterity, can I have your definition of good rock 'n' roll?

A: Good rock 'n' roll... [long pause] I don't know. I guess it's just something that makes you feel alive. It's just like, it's something that's human, and I think that most music today isn't. And it's like anything that I would want to listen to is made by human beings instead of computers and machines. To me, good rock 'n' roll also encompasses other things, like Hank Williams and Charlie Mingus and a lot of things that aren't strictly defined as rock 'n' roll. Rock 'n' roll is like an attitude, it's not a musical form of a strict sort. It's a way of doing things, of approaching things. Like anything can be rock 'n' roll.

Q: It's just like that piece in the liner notes to Velvet Underground Live 1969, some of the greatest rock stars were Beethoven, Albert Einstein.

A: I don't know about Beethoven or Einstein, but I mean, you just know it when you see it. I mean, writing can be rock 'n' roll or a movie can be rock 'n' roll. It doesn't necessarily have to have anything to do with music. It's just a way of living your life, a way of going about things.

Brissi & Ned Rosen

Here is a first edit of some images on Miss Brissi, photographed by Ned Rosen. Reminds us of an 'edgy' studio story Francesco Scavullo would have shot for Cosmo back in the late '80's or early '90's. Fab!

Another One In The Can

Look for Mick and Lindsey in the upcoming music issue of Soma Magazine, shot by Georgia Kokolis.

Remembering Heather Stohler

We were saddened to learn that model Heather Stohler has passed away in a terrible accident. She and her boyfriend were victims of a tragic apartment fire this week in Indianapolis. Lance knew Heather during her early run up to success, as his good friend Rick O'Brien developed Heather at Ford and Elite in the mid 90's. Heather and Rick were quite the team in those days, and she was a fantastic girl. She will surely be missed. Our thoughts and condolences go out to her family in Florida.

Larissa Industries

A very classic Larissa for Brooklyn Industries. If you don't know, now you know.

Joy Quarterly Sneek-Peek

Larissa Simpson will appear in the upcoming debut of Joy Quarterly, along with a bevy of beautiful stories. This art and fashion lifestyle magazine is under the guidance of our friend Mark Veltman. Look for Joy Quarterly on newsstands beginning this summer.

Coco + Jan Gleie = S Magazine

RG <3 Jan Gleie. Can't wait to see this when it comes out! (CLICK "Montage" to see where it's all going.)

They Own The Sky

Puja and M83 for Urban Outfitters. Shot by Bill Zimmer.

The Dangers Of Frolicking

True story: The "REAL" Coco Young recently shot a portrait for Tar Magazine with Ryan McGinley, then went out to NJ to shoot some advertising with him. In the process, she (...and possibly some of the other wood nymph's) managed to rub up on some poison ivy during the overnight hours! That's so Rocket! "Leaves of three, run from thee..."

No scratching, darlin'.

More cool news about Coco to be revealed soon. This girl's on a roll.