Sonisphere #2

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Too exhausted to say much – here’s some images from today with the rest coming…

Sonisphere #1

A day of mixed fortunes, including a tetanus jab and trip to see a plastic surgeon in A&E with a severed tendon (see Twitter) – but on the other hand the full Alice Cooper theatrical show was fucking awesome, and I now have hardcore painkillers (so every cloud):

Big Elf

Big Elf

Lovely Damian, Big Elf

Black Spider

backstage

Gary Numan

Alice Cooper

Terrorvision

Anatomical Rock

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anatomical, guitar

Dug up over at Street Anatomy

Breathing with skeletons

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Marina Abramović, performance art, skeleton

Marina Abramović is named the “grandmother of performance art” for a very very good reason – woman after my own heart!

Rock cakes

At Sonisphere – back Monday!

Rock cakes, like this rock cake recipe are one of the easiest and quickest buns to make. Rock cakes are great fun for children to make as they produce perfect bite-sized cakes every time. Serve warm with a little butter as a tea time treat. Rock cakes are one of Harry Potter’s favorite tea time treats.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 8 oz/ 225g self rising flour
• 1 tsp double action baking powder (US) or 1 tsp baking powder (UK)
• 4 oz/110g soft butter or margarine
• 2 oz/ 55g granulated sugar
• 4 0z/ 110g mixed dried fruit
• 2 oz/ 55g currants
• 1 medium egg
• 1 – 3 tbsp milk
• Demerara sugar for sprinkling
• Oil for greasing

Preparation:

• Heat the oven to 400F/200C/Gas 6
• Sieve the flour and baking powder into a large baking bowl, add the softened butter or margarine, and lightly rub together with fingertips until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
• Add the sugar and the dried fruit and mix so all ingredients are well incorporated.
• Add the egg and 1 tbsp of the milk and mix to create a stiff dough. If the mixture is still dry add milk a tbsp at a time until required consistency.
• Lightly grease two baking sheets.
• Using a tablespoon divide the mixture into 12 mounds evenly spaced on the 2 baking sheets. Sprinkle with the demerara sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 mins or until golden brown and well risen

Illustrations of nightmares

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books, children, gojin ishara, illustrator, monsters, scary, zombie

Well these really are remarkable – a collection of frankly messed up 1970′s illustrations, for CHILDREN’s books, done by artist Gōjin Ishihara (via Pink Tentacle).

You Are Beautiful

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project, street art, you are beautiful

This is such a feel good blog post from Lost at E Minor ))))))

This anonymous crew from Chicago have collaborated with artists from all over the world to produce feel-good, inspiring street art with one message: YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. You can find their lyrical work on top of buildings, on trains, against a park fences, written in a multitude of different ways…

Cake corsets

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burlesque, cake, candy, corset, maya hansen

Yummmmmmy this is a range of corsets inspired by cupcakes and candy – and best of all designer Maya Hansen has called the range “Cake corsets” – think I will even take one of these over the skeleton shoes. At least that’s my outfit sorted for The Mad Artists Tea Party anyway!

Via The Trendy Girl

Radioactive Lingerie

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80's, radioactive lingerie, undrewear

I am first to admit that my blog is random but the tumblr site Radioactive Lingerie makes mine look rather dull indeed – to be honest I have not totally figured what’s the site’s mission statement yet but I know I like it (via UO blog).

Magenta rocks!

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alice cooper, rocky horror, sonisphere

Alice Cooper’s live shows are legendary for their sense of rock theatre and sheer visual spectacle – and I am SO looking forward to seeing it on Friday at Sonisphere…

Along with the Alice Cooper vibe Friday has a dress theme of Rocky Horror (going for World record of time warpers or something on Friday) so I have titted about and pulled off a Magenta costume (of sorts) tonight by cutting up an old nurse uniform my big brother gave me from his work (don’t ask, no really don’t). Now have to make sure the apron straps are in the right place (doh), add blood to the costume I have made for my friend and we are good to ROCK (and yes yes I know it’s not a ‘costume perfect Magenta’ fellow cosplayers but I did make it all myself)!