Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall

Some images I found:

Great flapper dress! 

I think this is a paparazzi shot, but it looks so fabulously stylized.

T. Rextasy

I've been obsessed with glam rock lately. This is mostly due to my discovery of Marc Bolan and T. Rex.

I'd been aware of Marc Bolan before mostly through his association with David Bowie, but I've started listening to his music and I just love it. He has an interesting and enticingly mellow voice.

Poor dear died in a car crash when he was only 29 years old.

What's interesting is that my parents (who were teenagers when he was most popular) have no idea who he is. I guess he wasn't as big in the US. (Neither of them were really into glam rock either.)

Stones 50

I like this one, from the new book.

carry on my wayward son

Supernatural is a pretty great show. Its mix of classic rock, beautiful men, supernatural action, and comedy is irresistible. The subject matter and humor remind me a bit of Buffy (one of my favorite shows). I also like the conceptual homage to On the Road: Sam and Dean traveling across the country like Kerouac's Sal and Dean. In a very cool vintage Chevy Impala nonetheless.

Also, nothing can break your heart like this guy's sad face:

Jared Padalecki. For those who remember his sweetness from Gilmore Girls, his sensitive (most of the time) Sam Winchester is just wonderful. Note the "puppy dog eyes."

This show always has me swooning. It's just so hard to be a Winchester! They're so pretty, but they have to deal with so much...

Haha, I'm a sucker for troubled heros.

Jerry Hall, Patti Hansen, and Jo Wood

I'm not sure, but given the years these women were with their respective Stones, I would guess this dates around late 70s to early 80s. Anyway, I think it's kind of fantastic. It looks like they're backstage.

Some Stones

Recording Some Girls in Paris. Very cool, shadowy photos.

From rollingstonesofficial.tumblr.

Velvet Goldmine (1998)

This is a great film. It deals with a David Bowie-like character who leads the rise and fall of glam rock. Velvet Goldmine is visually stunning and well put together. Jonathon Rhys Meyes is just beautiful, Ewan McGregor is sexy, Christian Bale is adorable, and Toni Collette is charming.

The music is wonderful, including glam rock standards, covers, and original pieces that fit right in with the ambiance. Beautiful clothing and set design add to the glamour and decadence.

The film is very academic. One of my favorite details is the green gem that gets passed from character to character. It supposedly belonged to Oscar Wilde, a pioneering dandy and the first pop star. Oscar Wilde quotations abound in Velvet Goldmine, and his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray features prominently in the beginning. It works perfectly to introduce the themes of eternal youth, vanity, decadence, and bisexuality.

The one issue I have is the implication that David Bowie completely sold out in the 1980s. Give the man a break, he couldn't be Ziggy Stardust forever.