Alice Chapter 3

VOLUME 1
CHAPTER 3 MAY 2016

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Everything happens for a reason. And synchronicity has always been our strong suit.
When photographer Jenna Putnam asked Georgia Mitropoulos to join her to see Fat
White Family, Georgia went, not really knowing what to expect. Long story short,
their music captured her heart. She told me she wanted to surprise me and insisted
I join her two nights later at (Le) Poisson Rouge in the West Village to see Fat White
Family play. They were, indeed, everything she raved about. Powerful, achingly
hauntingly beautiful! While running through the crowded venue I spotted a blonde
guy who looked like he belonged on the pages of Alice. Georgia knew him, of course,
he’s James Hurst and he is in town for two months playing with his new band Gold.
We found ourselves at Berlin a few nights later, mesmerized by Gold’s hypnotic
sound. While all this is happening, the PR at Soho House told us they are opening a
new venue in the LES called Ludlow House and would we like to start having events
there? We thought for our first event who would be better than to have Gold play. On
the launch of our third issue, Alice goes to print and we have our premier event at
Ludlow House. As trippy as life always seem to be to me, our ever evolving magazine
just keeps growing and people keep finding out about us. We love music. I’m hoping
that shows. Here’s to the next adventures out on the town in NYC. We hope we find
you. You never know what might happen if we do.
Editor in Chief
Melissa Rodwell
Creative Director
Georgia Mitropolous
Art Director
Richard Ray Ruiz
Managing Editor
Kris DeVito
Digital Director
Jan Klier
Photo Editor
David Neilands of Solstice Retouch
Social Media Manager
Abigail Leyva
Contributing Photographer
Cory Ingram
Business Manager
Scott Cabaniss
Cover Photographed and Styled by GEORGIA MITROPOULOS

STAR
CHILD
On a cold night in Detroit, CODY KRAFT stays warm
while hitting up Bronx Bar and Old Miami for a few drinks.
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SWEETLIFE
FESTIVAL
Photography & Write-up by
CORY INGRAM
THE 1975

Coachella, Governors Ball, Lollapaloza, Firefly, Roit Fest. It’s festival season in America
again. With all of the events listed above, every band, singer, Dj, and rocker you
want to see is playing at one or more of these; but those tickets, those camping passes,
those flights - is it worth it? And half of those festivals are all west of the Mississippi!
That’s alright though, there’s one festival that’s been taking place over the past few
years that has been gaining speed at an alarming rate considering it’s only one day
long and only has three stages. Sweetlife Festival, organized and put together by
artisan salad masters, Sweetgreen, took place May 14th. With tickets only $100 for the
full day the line-up was fully worth it. Only a short four hours from New York City,
it makes for the perfect pre-summer day trip for the wanderlusters, vagabonds, and
trend-setters who have common interests such as, The 1975, Halsey, Wolf Alice, Diiv,
and Blondie, just to name a few.
Diiv opened the main stage of the fest with the guitar driven, ambient, Brooklyn
surf-grunge that got everyone at Merriweather Post Pavillion on their feet and shaking
their high waisted shorts to the groove. As Zachary Cole Smith and his band of
misfits floated and stumbled around the stage, the visuals accompanying them on the
backdrop depicted a blurry, fast passed, over-saturated New York City night
speeding by through the viewfinder of a late 80’s Handycam. Shortly after everybody
had entered the Pavillion to vibe out and dive in to the groove, up & coming
Brit-Rockers, Wolf Alice, took the stage. With an audible resemblance to the earliest
releases of the legendary Manchester rock veterans, The Stone Roses, Lead singer
Ellie Rosewell and her band mates were nothing short of immaculate. Playing
everything anyone in attendance wanted to hear from hits such as “Your Loves
Whore”, “You’re a Germ” and “Bros” to the rare songs off of their debut EP “Blush”
for all of the fans who’ve known of their world dominating persona before they even
hit the air-strip and brought their glamorous female-fronted alt-rock to the states.
Shortly after Wolf Alice finished pouring down their angsty, subterranean, Londonborn
sound over the festival goers, the sky decided to open up and pour down a
sound of its own; thunder storms shook and flooded the Pavillion for several hours.
However, the show must go on. Few in attendance were shaken and the crowd stayed
at large, nobody wanted to miss out on what was to come. Shortly after the skies began
to clear Blondie took the stage. Yes, if you were wondering, Debbie Harry has still
got it. Flawlessly performing every hit in the book from “Call Me” to “One Way or
Another” every attendee was in awe. Half way through the set she confirmed that the
band is in fact in the works of LP number 11. So, be prepared for the new wave punk
superstars to, yet again, shatter your heart of glass some time later this year.
As the night went on the amount of flower crowns and five panel hats seemed to
double as the scent of sushi burritos and artisan grilled cheese sandwiches floated
through the air. When the sun was finally about to set, the crowd slowly gravitated to
the main stage in anticipation for what everyone had seemed to be waiting all day to

see - The 1975. The Manchester Quartet, who had just released their sophomore
album several months prior, had everyone in attendance on their toes anticipating and
speculating which of the infectious dance-rock songs would be featured in the set. As
the lights in the pavilion dimmed the roar of the crowd grew to incessant amount of
screaming that would resemble what one could only imagine a Justin Bieber crowd to
sound like. Seconds later the entire display exploded with a hot, neon pink glow and
the moment some had waited all day for was finally here. Matt Healy, the band’s front
man, came dancing onto the stage in some way that any of the flower crown sporting
Instagram models in the crowd couldn’t resist but to scream louder. The band opened
with their song “Love Me”; the appropriately titled first single, which was debuted in
October of last year, focuses on the dynamic shift of the band’s lifestyle as their fame
has grown from the smallest clubs and darkest pubs to headlining arenas world wide,
all within the past three years. Although, anyone who had ever seen the band in
previous years could’ve argued there was nothing similar between the neon saturated,
dance crazed superstars and their former incarnation they didn’t fail to deliver the
crowd with a plethora of tracks from their initial, self-titled album. Including songs
such as “Heart Out” , “Girls”, “You”, and of course the song that seemed to start it all,
“Chocolate”. As the pavilion had filled shortly after their set began and Healy made
a gesture for the crowd located on the grass to “calmly” fill the seats below, those left
on the lawn seemed to have more fun than anyone else in attendance, dancing, jump-
ing, running and screaming their way across the muddy festival grounds; it was pure
bliss. Except, nobody had anticipated for the band to make the move they made next;
immediately after the quartet finished their guitar-pop smash, “Girls”, they decided
to slow things down a bit, with their neo-gospel atheist hymn, “ If I Believe You”, the
crowd was awe stuck. This was one of the first times many of them had seen the band
play the silky smooth, bass driven gospel song live. Half way through the song, John
Waugh, the band’s resident saxophone playing live member stepped out from behind
the glowing LED’s and into the spotlight to play his part, which he executed in a
flawless fashion. However, before anyone in the crowd knew it, the band was playing
their final song and it almost time to say goodnight.
Even though The 1975 was billed as the headliner, there was one more set of the
night. Halsey, Brooklyn’s indie-pop queen, took the Treehouse stage by storm. With a
stage full of pyrotechnics and a forest filled with mud covered festival goers the young
singer paraded all over the stage as if she had just sold out Madison Square Garden.
Because she did. The singer is due to play a sold out show in the iconic
midtown Manhattan arena in mid-August, one short year after her debut album hit
the shelves. A truly remarkable accomplishment for an artist of any genre. As the
night came to a close, and the pavilion grounds transitioned from a booming, millennial
filled, cultural snapshot, to a barren wasteland of mud and trash those in attendance
could definitely say, Sweetlife 2016 was a successful festival with a homegrown
feel.

WOLF ALICE

DIIV

HALSEY

BEBE
BUELL
Photographed in Nashville by EMILY BEAVER
Interviewed by MELISSA RODWELL

At the risk of sounding like a geeked out fan girl, I have to admit that I have been a
devoted fan of Bebe Buell since I found pictures of her in Creem magazine in the
mid-seventies. There she was, all rock and roll glam sitting with some of the world’s
biggest rock stars ( and boys I had major crushes on ) and I wanted to know more
about this divine Goddess of The Rock and Roll World. Bebe has gone through
many incarnations: Model/Girlfriend/Muse/Lover but then she took hold of her
phenomenal inner power and started a band and got up on that stage and
starting singing her heart out! And man, what voice! She’s written a book, toured
with several different bands, recorded albums and is setting her sights on television
and perhaps the silver screen. The woman is a rebel soul, indeed. It’s heart-warming
to me that some 35 years later, I’m still geeking out on Bebe. I still want to know
more about her. I still love reading her story. What an honor to have her grace the
pages of my magazine and to read her answers to my questions. We love Bebe and
now you will too! Give her a listen and definitely go see her live!
ALICE MAGAZINE: You have been a legendary muse for so many talented artists and
musicians, who are YOUR muses?
BEBE BUELL: My muse is my inner voice. I follow my gut. That’s what led me to
Nashville and the entire rebirth I’m experiencing musically and artistically. It all started
with Mick Jagger and Oscar Wilde in my youth. My muses have run the gamut and
have never failed me.
AM: Who are some of your favorite musicians to jam with? Has there ever been a moment
where you were on stage with someone and thought, OMG, this is just incredible!!
??
BB: I’ve felt that many times in the 36 years I’ve been onstage. I’ve sung with a lot of
incredible people- everyone from Brian Setzer, Joey Ramone to Crystal Gayle. I felt
so good being on the Bluebird stage where so many people I admire so much have
stood. So, I can just be on a special revered stage and feel the ghosts of all who’ve
graced it! It’s a gift. It was kind of one of those aha moments when Steven (my baby
daddy Tyler) came up and shared my stage. Anyone who was there will attest it was
a magical, once in a lifetime moment of karmic joy! I loved being onstage with Matthew
Paige from The Blackfoot Gypsies and my dream would be to record a duet with
Margo Price. She is a slice of heaven!

AM: Tell me about how you fell in love with Nashville. Were you afraid to leave NYC
because of it being the mecca of everything cool here or were you ready for a change?
BB: I came to town via Shannon Pollard at Plowboy Records to sing on a tribute
album he was creating to honor his late grandfather, the great Eddy Arnold. It was
like an epiphany indeed. I just knew I needed to come to Nashville and refuel my
engines. I’m a Nash Yorker now because I need both energies to create and be happy.
Nashville is a speck of blue in a sea of red however it is one of the truly beautiful
meccas of artistic vibrance we’ve got left. It’s not for everyone but I was raised in the
South and spent my summers in North Carolina on my grandparent’s farm so it’s
part of who I am. I need magnolia trees and honeysuckle around me- I also need the
inspiration NYC gives me. It will always feel like home and with my daughter making
it her primary residence, it feels like family. The Northeast is my family haven. The
South is my harbor in the storm. Where I create now. I’ve formed some of the strongest
alliances of my lifetime in Nashville.
AM: I read about how you have some literary plans coming this year, what do you
plan on writing about?
BB: I’ve been silently working on the follow up to Rebel Heart (2001)... especially
when Madonna called her last album and tour “Rebel Heart”, I knew it was time, lol! I
started noticing on social networking a few of my fans started hash tagging
#originalrebelheart next to my name. That got the juices flowing on REBEL SOUL...
which turned into an idea for a one woman show. So, yes, let’s hope 2017 will see the
fruits of all this writing! I’m also busy compiling photos for what is to be a coffee table
photo book of my life featuring never before seen pictures and polaroids. There’s
also a beauty book brewing- alternative tips to letting your inner beauty reflect your
outer appearance. I’ve invented a great beer and powdered milk facial to boot!
AM: You are such an inspiration! I am in awe of how much you have accomplished
and how much you intend to still do! Have you ever had a time where you questioned
what you were doing, maybe questioned whether your heart was in something that
didn’t quite feel right?
BB: I think we all question why we’re here and what our lessons and journey are.
I also believe that we live the life we must live to learn the karmic lessons we must
endure. There are no short cuts. And if it doesn’t feel right in my gut, I run the other
way. That’s one of the blessings of getting older. You can spot the demons and takers a
lot faster. But I believe whole-heartedly in my art, in my work. I feel that what I’ve got
to say is important for women. For everyone. Important for people to stomp on the
“isms”= ageism, sexism, etc... there’s a great book you can read called “The Gift Off
Fear”. Listen to that inner voice- your guardian angels.

AM: What is one show that really sticks out in your memory as being a killer
experience and why?
BB: Oh my goodness, how could I possibly pick just one. Elvis Costello at Hollywood
High in 1978 was pretty special as was seeing The Rolling Stones when I was 12 in
Va. Beach where I lived. The Flaming Groovies at The Whisky, David Bowie & The
Spiders from Mars at Radio City Music Hall... Being sung to by Steven Tyler... but the
hugest thrill was playing my own first show...1980, Bebe Buell & The B-Sides. I knew
life would never be the same again!
AM: How do you feel about the current state of the music industry and the general
public trends? Do you think people hold music as important as we used to?
BB: Humans are oversaturated as a species sadly so the arts have taken a backseat
to the quick fix. Computers changed the climate of art forever- there’s no turning
back. I’m thankful to have been part of the time when the British Invasion hit the US
shores. To be alive to witness that wave of musical history starting in the 50s through
the mid to late 70s... There needs to be more music in the schools. Every child should
have an artistic outlet of some kind. Trends will always come and go but the memories
made from a song never die.
AM: I love how you have decorated your house in Nashville! I see it on your Instgram
feed! Tell me about your style? Your daughter raves about your rock and roll style, is
this something you have always owned or has it developed over the years? Who were
some women you looked up to when you were developing your style? I always admired
Anita Pallenberg’s style. Who did you admire?
BB: I also loved Anita Pallenberg, Marianne Faithfull, and Bardot but I feel style is not
something you can duplicate. Once I got to NYC in 1972 I felt comfortable
developing my own style because I had found my like-minded soul tribe of misfits
and artistic wildcards. I was encouraged to develop my own sense of self so I did. But
yes, I was inspired by the rebel essence and wild child appeal of women like Jane
Birkin and Jane Fonda in her Barbarella phase and especially Janis Joplin and later
Debbie Harry.
AM: What city would you revisit and why?
BB: I so long to return to Venice and Sienna Italy. Being there with Liv in Tuscany the
summer of 1995 while she was filming Stealing Beauty are some of the fondest
memories of my life. I want to return there with my husband and take him to the
enchanted firefly forest we found behind Villa Patrizia and back to the canals of
Venice with it’s shadows and mysterious auras.

AM: Any plans to tour in 2016?
BB: Touring is the goal. And now that I’ve decided to develop this one woman show
that will consist of just me with a drummer and guitar player and maybe?? a bass
player- still undecided- there’s a lot of work that goes into the process. Storytelling,
songs from different eras of my life and career, slideshow, mini movie, etc... I do know
I’ll be unveiling it at The Bluebird Cafe for the first time on Oct. 27, 2016. Makes sense
I would take it there as I also did my very first live show in Nashville at The Bluebird
in May 2014 (Mother’s Day). I think too there will be a few surprises coming up before
2017. I also plan on continuing to push the boundaries and open the
envelope! I predict 2017 will be a most productive year! 2016 will be the time to create
and give birth. I’m also very passionate about a TV show and movie I’m part of. My
plate has never been so full and I don’t take it for granted for one second.
I thank my Muse for bringing me to Nashville yet giving me the ability to have the
best of both worlds in NYC and my new founded home since 2012.

Photographed and words by GEORGIA MITROPOULOS

We walked into the green room at Babys Alright and there I found a pair a blue
sunken eyes across the room glancing from the tip of a beer bottle…Captivating... I
left the room for a moment and upon my return it was empty so I went to the main
floor to see the show. To my surprise the same eyes were on the stage playing a guitar
like a psychedelic genius. The music had an energy like acid trips and Velvet. I needed
more so I went to the genius and said “when and where are you next?” We attended
the show the next evening at (Le) Poisson Rouge. The crowd was filled with babes,
literally layers of them. The music took over the room...It had a spell on everyone...
Sexy and Toxic...Girls shoving and pushing... Boys crowd surfing... Backstage were
artists, musicians, and other intriguing characters... there was one girl in full tattoos
and a bra...I thought she looked punk and began to shoot her...later that evening she
walked up to me and said “Hi...I’m Gaga”...I had no clue...and replied “Hi I’m
Georgia” “Georgia, Georgia, Georgia” she said with a smile and walked away. It’s the
kinda’ show that leaves sparks in your veins. The kinda’ music you buy on vinyl. The
kinda’ band that effortlessly takes your breath away as you stand in the crowd and
remember why you love and live for music.

THE
GARDEN IS
BEWILDERED
Photographed by NICK SUAREZ Styled and Make Up by GEORGIA MITROPOULOS
Model RISA BELLAK @ IMMORTAL MODEL MANAGEMENT
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I Swear
I swear, since seeing Your face,
the whole world is fraud and fantasy
The garden is bewildered as to what is leaf
or blossom. The distracted birds
can’t distinguish the birdseed from the snare.
A house of love with no limits,
a presence more beautiful than venus or the moon,
a beauty whose image fills the mirror of the heart.
-RUMI

TODD
DORIGO
Photographed by DEAN AVISAR Interviewed by ABIGAIL LEYVA

ALICE Magazine: What song do you wish you’d had written?
Todd Dorigo: Nick Cave - Lay Me Low
Every so often you hear an amazing song that resonates with you so much it feels like
you could have written it. That’s just a testament to Nick Cave’s brilliance in this case.
AM: If there was a Time travel Machine, where will you go and what would you do?
TD: EVERY decade people say ‘ohh it’s not what it was 10 years ago’. Taking that onboard,
I guess I should go as far back as that machine will take me. I’m sure it’ll be a
fucking hoot..
AM: Whose music hero poster hangs on your wall as inspiration?
TD: I don’t actually have posters on the wall but I do have a collection of records and
books lying around. There’s an iconic picture of David Bowie lurking on the book
shelf which definitely doesn’t let you rest on your laurels.
AM: What is Rock ‘N’ roll for you?
TD: Sticking to your guns and not caring about what other people think you should
be. That and a pale faced, leather clad, bed hopper.
AM: Whose fashion style has inspired yours?
TD: I’d say I’ve had most my inspiration from the flamboyant and sexually ambiguous
styles which the rock’n’roll and glam rock scene took on in the 70’s. From The Rolling
Stones to Marc Bolan and David Bowie. John Cooper Clarke was a big style inspiration
too with his mold of mod and punk.
AM: If you had the superpower to read minds whose would you want to read?
TD: Reading someone’s mind would either be incredibly dull or it would be like
opening pandora’s box. Neither are overly appealing. I definitely wouldn’t want anyone
reading my mind anyway..
AM: Do you think we’re born a certain way or that life shapes us into who we are?
TD: I think both of those ideas hold a lot of truth. We’re born with a set of skills and
qualities which are moulded by our surroundings and experiences. However, ultimately
I think we shape ourselves through the decisions we make.
AM: If you could own someone’s guitar who would it be and why?
TD: Elvis Costello’s Fender Jazzmaster. He’s a musical hero of mine and it’s probably
his most iconic guitar. It has this unique custom grey finish on it with his name
written on the fretboard, country and western style.

AM: If your life could be a movie what movie would it be and what character would
you be playing?
TD: The Big Lebowski - ‘The Dude’
AM: What is one thing you will never do again?
TD: Extreme sports. I’ve had two close brushes with death doing tame sports so I’m
calling it a day on anything where my feet aren’t firmly on the ground.
AM: What thing would you be disappointed if you never got the chance to
experience?
TD: A life of leisure.
AM: What story do your friends still give you crap about?
TD: I think I’ve suffered enough torment from my friends without allowing even
more people to jump on the band wagon.
AM: What do you think is one big problem in society today and what do you think
people should do about it?
TD: The awareness of how the things we consume are made and what effect it has on
the planet is disastrously low. The information is out there but it doesn’t receive the
attention it requires to make a real difference. Being proactive and taking responsibility
on a ground level would be a very good start.

TEENGENERATE
Photographed and Styled by GEORGIA MITROPOULOS
All Clothing Provided by THE SOCIETY OF VINTAGE
SPECIAL THANKS TO MANITOBA’S IN THE EAST VILLAGE, NYC

GOLD
Photographed and words by GEORGIA MITROPOULOS

Running through the crowds at the Fat White Family show at (Le) Poisson Rouge in
NYC, I saw 6 foot tall something long blonde long hair... James Hurst…I was drunk
but he was worse. I gave him a hug and said, “dude what are you doing here?” “I
just moved to New York today” he said. I told him NYC just became a better place.
I found out later that his band GOLD was here from LA recording for 2 months.
The first show of theirs that I attended was at Berlin. That’s when I discovered how
extremely original their sound is. It has a certain dark romance to it. But what about
their personal style, you ask? The boys have incredible taste in shoes, which is just
icing on the cake. A few days, 12 midnight on a Tuesday to be exact, I met them at a
Brooklyn rehearsal studio and watched them rehearse. The Tokyo room they called
it, because of the size and how everything is stacked. Gilbert Trejo, lead guitarist says
this about his band: “Gold is the standard we set for ourselves for our songs”
... Phil Spector gold star studios...
The names of the songs I find poetic: Best, Ruby, Mary, How to Fade, Always ..
Nelson, the singer says .. “It’s dark romanticism .. Bands don’t do that anymore..”
Seth the drummer asked for Chapstick and we offered him lipstick. “Perfect! I had
hot pink on earlier”. He pointed out his rat tail as the others described him as a 30’s
dandy .. “He’s a getting his rattail braided”.
Being among these four is like watching comets collide…Young blood... Inspired…..
They are lovely, humble and shining. And they are playing our first show at Ludlow
House, the new Soho house that just opened in the Lower East Side of NYC! See you
there!

QU
EEN
BITCH
Photographed by MARCUS COOPER
Styled and Make Up by GEORGIA MITROPOULOS
All Clothing Provided by THE SOCIETY OF VINTAGE
Model REUBEN RAMACHER @ RED MODEL MANAGEMENT

Photographed by RYAN RICHARDSON
Interviewed by ABIGAIL LEYVA
Modern Kicks is based in the Bay Area.
They are Ant Boyd – vox/guitar
Alex Stilletto – lead guitar
Stephen Sims – bass/vox and
Sean Glass – drums/vox

ALICE: Do you have any pre-gig rituals before going on stage? Any superstitions or
good luck charms?
Modern Kicks: Ant & Alex like to flat iron their hair in the nearest gas station
bathroom. Ya HAVE TO put the right sock on the left foot, always listen to Rick Flair/
Paul Stanley stage banter. It’s nice to hide out in the van and meditate. Or dive in
head first and get on stage. The key is to not waste anytime, we gotta 30-minute set
and all 1800 seconds need to count.
AM: Who is the party animal in the band?
MK: Honestly it’s a tie between all of us, Stephen comes to mind first ‘cause he’ll
take the lead one walking sideways (always in good fun) but on the other hand Sean
Glass is a madman, quiet and collected usually, there’s something about midnight
that brings out the animal in him. Alex gives no fucks 100% of the time whether he’s
passed out in some awkward position or got his arm around someone yelling about
how Hanoi Rocks is the best band ever. (Which is a proven fact that people seem to
argue at times) Ant (stone sober) always seems to be hanging out of a moving car or
what we call in the bay “ghost ridin’ the whip” at some point in the night. We’re all
super sensitive, social dudes who just wanna hang tough and stay up past our god
given bedtimes.
AM: What is the craziest gig you’ve ever had?
MK: So they we were.... Driving past the Tacoma Dome to some dude’s basement in
Washington (State), I dunno how the universe works but for some reason we ended
up at one of thee wildest shows we ever seen. People were hanging off the rafters,
passed out, hugging, crying, dying it gets a little fuzzy but woke up to some random
dudes playing Mario cart in the living room. We have also had some of them “LA
NIGHTS” where Sebastian Bach shows up (you know the dude from Gilmore Girls)
and hangs out with you for a while with his latest wife.
AM: What is something you would start a revolution for?
MK: All of us had a hard time answering this question, Rock’N’Roll revolution? Higher
self enlightenment? Free Slurpee day at 7-11 all day every day? No matter which way
you cut it we’d all want the golden era that we glorify to live on and not be forgotten.
It’s more of Ant’s personal philosophy but in this day and age everything is disposable
and its going to take a lot more than a hand full of good bands to bring it back
and push it in a new direction. The revolution or shift has to come from the
community, but I found that people have this preconceived notion of what rock’n’roll
is/ means (which is fine, something that should be interpreted by the individual), but
we all been to a certain degree institutionalized as to how we feel. I hate to admit it
sometimes but when I think about my mind set as a 15-year-old punk kid and how I
am now, I see school, the news, religion, whatever element that shaped us, never had
a problem leaving us by the wayside, which is good and bad, we have to form strong
opinions and ideas about what to write about and how to live our lives, I love Johnny
Thunders as much as the next guy but I also ain’t going to follow in his footsteps. At
the rate we’re living we’ll be lucky to have an ounce of sanity left once we get to the
top. BUT! Long story short, we already have and will continue fighting the good fight,
don’t matter if rock’n’roll is hip/cool/dope/sick or ever relevant again, we’re just trying
to put out songs with some substance and help the genre grow, its a communal thing,
fashion, film, music, art anything weird or interesting we’ll back it!
AM: Who in the band is more likely to get talked into doing something stupid?
MK: Stephen usually is a pretty fearless dude, so he’ll usually get wrapped up in some
kinda dumb bet, if Ant doesn’t volunteer first... if it ain’t dumb it ain’t fun!
AM: Dream band to headline with?
MK: Limpbizkit? ....... Creed?..... T.REX or Cheap Trick!
AM: Favorite city to play in? Favorite venue?
MK: Portland/ Austin sad thing is a lot of the venues are getting shut down
AM: What song would be on the soundtrack of a movie about your life?
MK: We all grew up together, lived in the same neighborhood (except Stephen... met
his ass on Instagram) but we all gotta sweet spot for the oldies and soul music.... so
probably Ignition Remix by: R KELLY is and will always be the soundtrack of our
lives...
AM: Oakland? Discuss.
MK: Oakland has gotta a bitter sweet ring to it dontcha think? First of all, we invented
and innovated the Hyphy movement, e40 and LIL B probably some of the best music
coming out of the BAY AREA. In short its a cool town, probably has the most chill
people I ever seen. People in LA sometimes get up tight, east coast peeps is fun and
rowdy, but Bay friends are chill. We wish the rock’n’roll scene up here was better...
It’s the toughest town I’d ever seen, dangerous, exciting, but also a place we probably
wouldn’t miss if it fell into the sea.
AM: Are you tired of being told, “you look like Steven Tyler?”
MK: You mean Steve Buscemi right?...... haha
Could be my father....
Listen my mom is an absolute saint but I wouldn’t rule out that she finagled her way
backstage at an Aerosmith show and did the deed... just saying’.... but aye! Steve AKA
“pops” gotta make up for some child support. Ya feel?

KELSY
KARTER
SHOT AT THE MINT IN LOS ANGELES
Photographed and Interviewed by NICOLA COLLINS

ALICE MAGAZINE: Where are you from?
KELSY KARTER: I was born in Auckland, New Zealand but moved to Australia when
I was 2 and thats where I grew up so really I am Australian.
AM: Whats the biggest difference between Australia and LA?
KK:Australia is just generally the most laid back place, I grew up in a City thats all
surfing and partying. But there is so much culture here in LA, the whole world is
here in one place and it is the place for the industry.
AM: You live in LA now?
KK:Yeah I have lived here for 5 years. Half of my family is from LA so all my life I
have bragged that I am half American and that I was going to move to America one
day and I did. It was always my plan to come here.
AM: What makes you get up in the morning?
KK:Coffee! No you know what I am going to sound really lame and like a Hallmark
card right now but I moved here to make something of myself for my family. So the
thought of missing them everyday makes everyday count and gets me closer to creating
what I came to create. Being away from home is such a sacrifice and it has to
be worth it because my family are my life. Thats what gets me up, I’m all alone and I
need to do this.
AM: It’s very brave of you?
KK:I came here with my dad for a vacation straight out of high school, 2 weeks later I
moved here, at the time I didn’t even look at it like being brave or impulsive, it’s just
what I wanted to do and then a year later I was like “Shit, how did I do that? Thank
god I was stupid” because it got me here.
AM: Whats the thing that inspires you to write songs?
KK:I write best when I am completely depressed, even if its a happy song I have to be
in a dark place to write anything. If I am just chilling I can’t write as well. I think you
get put against a wall and the best comes out. I write about love, life and what I have
been through. I grew up very rebellious and there’s nothing I haven’t done. I try to
use that part of me in a good way now rather than looking at it like it’s a bad thing.
AM: What makes you sad?
KK:Everything! There are two things that I wish I wasn’t...nostalgic and empathetic,
I can’t even watch the fucking news because I spiral. I have been through a lot of
death, a lot of separation between my family and I know they are my core problems.
My dad has been telling me to get therapy for years because I have a real fear of losing
people and it goes everywhere with me.
AM: Does that make you push people away and not want to get to know new people?
KK:100%, I have a tiny group of people and I need to keep watch that they are all
there and not lose them. I find it very hard to trust people. I used to have night terrors
which are extreme nightmares, it’s nuts. It is something I have dealt with my
whole life and I know it stems from my fear of death. This is really dark and deep for
us to talk about but I am an intense person, I am a bit of an extremist.
AM: What star sign are you?
KK:Leo
AM: What makes you nostalgic?
KK:I am obsessed with the 50’s 60’s and 70’s, the music, the movies, the people.
There’s nobody of today that I look up to, it’s all back then. I was getting my hair
done today and they had 90’s hip hop on and I was nostalgic.
AM: When was the last time you cried?
KK:I cried yesterday, I cry all the time.
AM: Whats the ultimate goal?
KK: That is such an adult question. I want the whole world, I want longevity, I want
respect, I just want to make music, sing, act, be happy and take care of everyone.
AM: So you are an actress also?
KK:I actually moved to LA to act but music has just come quicker. I grew up performing
in the theatre and acting is what I was good at. i never in a million years
thought that I would be a singer.
AM: With that voice?
KK: Thank you! I didn’t see it. In theatre I was the shyest person and when it came to
singing my friends were all better than me so I always chose the acting part and let
them sing. My family are all jazz musicians though so I grew up around music.
AM: Where do you want to live in the future?
KK: I don’t want to live in Australia and I don’t want to live here in LA. Somewhere
else is next for me, New York maybe, I love New York so much.
AM: Who is Kelsey in 5 words?
KK: Peter Pan, rebel, intense, passionate, odd and I’m really funny, no I’m kidding,
nobody who says that ends up being fucking funny. But seriously I am.
AM: Do you think up the ideas for your music videos?
KK: Oh yeah, I am a control freak. I don’t have a manager so I manage myself. I am
responsible for my success and when you are not huge you have got to do it. And
when you put something out there, its out there so you’ve got to be careful. I don’t
put anything out unless it’s right and I spend a lot of time getting it right.
AM: What do you think about social media?
KK: I hate it. I wish I could delete it all. I’m old school, I don’t care. But it is a great
tool for independent artists and it has done great things for me, it’s a business now
and I wish it didn’t exist. At Coachella people had their iPads out, it’s like experience
it, the moment is right now. I would prefer no phones at gigs but when you get home
and see videos people have uploaded of the gig it’s nice to see how I did. So I’m not
for it but I’m for it.

RYNHEART
Photographed by SAMANTHA FALCO Interviewed by ABIGAIL LEYVA

Alice Magazine: What is the one place in the world you would like to visit at least
once and why?
Rynheart: We want to see the world. Being in a travelling band all over the map.
AM: What is the craziest thing you’ve done?
Fabz: Eric and myself were in the middle of kicking our first guitarist out of the band.
There were four of us living in a two bedroom basement apartment in Toronto and
he didn’t pay his share of the rent for two months. So one night after a few drinks we
decided we were going to destroy his bed with a handsaw and burn his luggage in
the laneway behind our place. Turns out he had a bunch of cables and batteries in the
bag. Sparks began to fly and the thing just fucking exploded!
Eric: The cops were there almost instantly. We ran back to the home base leaving our
other roommate to talk to the cops, he convinced them he was a neighbour looking
for the damn kids that started the fire. We couldnt hear for a few hours after that.
AM: Have you ever done something in anger only to regret it later?
Eric: I broke my hand by punching a brick wall after learning my best friend slept
with my girlfriend. I regret it cause the sex was shit. Not worth breaking my hand.
AM: How did you come up with the name of the band?
Fabz: We came up with Rynheart from going through our old man’s photo album.
(Eric, Dano, and I are brothers) We saw the name on a photo and thought it would
translate to “a heart of stone” and knew it was us.
AM: What temptation do you wish you could resist?
Eric: Road rage
Dano: Extremely loud music.
Fabz: Constantly tapping/drumming on everything
AM: What piece of wisdom would you pass down to a child?
Eric: Carve your own path, dont let others tell you what you should do because it
worked for them.
Dano: Never be completely satisfied with your own work. When you reach a leval of
comfort you stop producing.
Brett: When in doubt, play E
Fabz: Timing is everything, don’t follow the pack cause it’s the norm. It all comes full
circle.
AM: If the sky could be a different color, what would it be?
Rynheart: Pink in the day and purple at night.
AM: If you could own anyone’s wardrobe, who’s would you own?
Rynheart: As a collective I think we would all agree either Mick or Keith’s wardrobe
throughout the 70s and 80s. We really dig how modern fashion is channeling the
early glam era. Stuff from Saint Laurent, John Varvatos, and Christian Benner are all
inspiring to us. We also wouldn’t complain about having Slash’s t-shirt collection.
AM: Who have been some of your biggest musical influences?
Rynheart: Our influences range from all the things we grew up with to all the things
we picked up along the way. We’re doing something that’s been done for many years
now but giving it a new attitude. Some of the first artists we heard were Deep Purple,
Hendrix, Zeppelin, and The Stones. As we grew up we became influenced by many
other genres like punk, blues, pop, funk, and hip-hop. All these influences give us the
ability to create more in a genre where one would expect a very redundant formula to
a song.
AM: If music were a drug, which drug would it be?
Rynheart: Heroin. Has the power to take away pain. When your off it, you want it
again.
AM: How influential is music to the world?
Rynheart: Music manipulates emotion. As history proves, it can change the culture
and start revolutions. People say you are what you listen to and that’s why we like to
keep an open mind when it comes to music. We want to influence and inspire others
to create without barriers or restrictions.
AM: What’s the worst advice you’ve ever listened to?
Rynheart: Being told you have to play every show your offered. While this was the
case in the past, now we find we want to be writing, perfecting and releasing songs
that will entice people to come see us live.
AM: Who would like to meet (dead or alive) and why?
Rynheart: John Lydon, because he’s hard to read, sarcastic and could rip you to
shreds at any moment.

BEHIND
THE
MAKE-UP
Paul Lemaire continues on with his series of models shot in their own
environment, bringing their humanity to life!
All Photography by PAUL LEMAIRE
Models CHARLOTTE @Next Models Milan & EMILY @Elite Models Worldwide

EMILY

CHARLOTTE

Photographed and Interviewed by CORY INGRAM

Most up & coming artists today have quite large digital audiences, but most struggle
to fill small clubs and bring people out to shows. However, The Britanys, a four piece
rock band from Brooklyn with just over 1,400 Instagram followers, have generated
quite the buzz since their formation in 2013. In comparison to most other artists
today, the quartet has already sold out venues such as the Williamsburg hot spot,
Baby’s All Right. I met up with Lucas Long, Steele Krat, and Jake Williams after their
set at Le Poisson Rogue on May 7th to catch up with them and find out a bit more
than who the band had on their most recently created Spotify playlist; here’s what
went down.
ALICE MAGAZINE: Most of the music listeners and industry reps out there today
use Spotify, Twitter, Apple Music, or some other type of streaming service to discover
new artists; With social media playing such a heavy hand in today’s rapidly growing
industry and community how do you think your music gets heard most when you’re
only on soundcloud, Facebook, and Instagram? Do you think there are any disadvantages
to being a band now when everyone is so reliant on social media to find out
what’s “cool”?
Lucas Long: Since we’re still in the beginning stages of the band we figured it best
not to over-saturate everything. Sure, we would love it if everyone would pick up a
vinyl and CD at every show, however, unfortunately that’s not the case in the current
industry that we’re a part of. When the time is right, we’ll be expanding our accessibility
and make the songs available on streaming services and on all the online stores
but being in the beginning stages of the band we just want to hold off until the time
is right. Everything is so permanent now, sure there are people who record a song
and put it out everywhere the next day but what if six months later you want to sound
different or want to change part of the song and put it out then?
Steele Krat: That being said, once we release our fourth single, due out in early June,
we’ll most likely be packaging that with the songs already on Soundcloud and putting
it out through streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, etc as some type of
“Demo’s Collection”.
Lucas Long: And in the Fall we’re hoping to be able to release a more official EP,
hopefully around October.
of the spectrum. A few months prior to Jake joining, we started writing a lot of
second guitar parts for the newer songs and starting talking about how adding
another member would help round everything out and add to the vibe that we were
going for. Since Jake joined last September, it has really opened up a whole new
world of possibilities.
SK: As afar as the writing goes, with a second guitar becoming part of the process, it
makes us much more aware of what we’re writing because of how heavily a lead
guitar line can influence the direction and vibe that a song gives off. I also feel that
from where I stand, as the drummer, it’s helped me focus on the tightness of everything
in a way that I definitely hadn’t anticipated.
JAKE: I had know the guys pretty loosely for awhile through a recording studio we
all hung around out in Brooklyn. It’s funny, I actually wrote the first press release
for them because I really liked what they were doing and was very interested to
see where they would go with the project. As far as getting in goes, it couldn’t have
worked out better. I had a lot of free time and wasn’t really playing with anybody else
seriously when Lucas got in touch with me.
SK: Yeah, didn’t he slide into your DM’s with a photo of Sasha Berin Cohen drinking
of bottle of Perrier with the words “come shred”.
JW: (laughs) Yea! It was rather serendipitous too; I had been out of the city for a few
years at school, and I knew all their music from listening to it so I said, Why not! I felt
I already knew where they wanted to go with everything in terms of musicality and
the idea they had behind it and it’s worked out great since.
AM: Although you’ve been playing together since 2013 you’ve recently added Jake to
the band; and more recently released your first single as a four piece, “Basketholder”,
was there a large shift in the writing dynamic when he joined or was it more like the
missing piece to the puzzle that you always needed? Also, Jake, could you briefly
discuss how you met the rest of the guys and came to be a part of the band?
LL: When we first started the band we were just looking to play shows trying a lot of
different sounds out; there wasn’t much focus on a specific sound and some of the
songs we were writing weren’t very cohesive and kind of came from all different ends

AM: Talking a little more about “Basketholder” ; you worked on that song with
producer Gordon Raphael, who is currently based in Berlin. What was it like to
collaborate with somebody who plays such a major role in the way the song sounds
solely over the Internet? Were there any disadvantages or obstacles?
SK: It was funny, we did an interview with an Argentinian blog and when we finished
the guy who was interviewing us, Nicholas Ellis, messaged me and said, “Hey are you
guys fans of Gordon Raphael’s work? Just curious because I think he would be a
great fit for you. I’m a friend of his and he’s heard of you before. I can pass along his
contact if you’d like”.
LL: We all thought it was BS.
(all laugh)
SK: So we emailed him the rough demos of the song and he wrote back pretty
quickly saying, “this is great, let’s do it” but at this point we thought it was Nicholas
Ellis the whole time just messing around with us or trying to get in and produce us.
But when we got the mixes back a week and a half later we all kind of looked at each
other and said, “OH! This is actually Gordon Raphael……” after that we did a few
quick back and forth emails with revisions and opinions on the track and it honestly
all worked out great! We have yet to meet him in person though.
JW: We’re actually trying to get him out to New York at some point this summer
though to work on a record if he’s available, so hopefully that works out.
LL: He’s extremely intelligent. The whole time we were writing back and forth about
what the song was going to sound like I was constantly trying to just get on his level.
He knows so much about sound the way he intends for people to hear the songs
he works on. It was such a great experience. I really hope we get the opportunity to
spend some time working with him this summer here in New York so we can really
bring a lo of our ideas and concepts for this new record to life with his help!

AM: What’s next for The Britanys?!
LL: We’re in a very transitional phase right now. We jus started
working with a booking agent as of yesterday so there are a
lot of potential shows that could be a lot of fun. We also might
spend a bit of time touring in June which would be our first
time on the road. And if all goes according to plan we’ll spend
a week or so recording in July. Maybe a local festival or two,
then it’s prep time for the release of the new music and trying
to get all of the best CMJ showcases that we can. But we’re
trying to take everything as it comes but once this new music is
done and released we plan on hitting the ground running and
taking it as far as we can get! There’s a lot of exciting things in
the works.
https://soundcloud.com/thebritanys/get-my

“We plan
on hitting
the ground
running”

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GUSTAVO
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