Malcolm McLaren Documentary

In August 2008 I interviewed Malcolm McLaren.
Malcolm generously gave me a couple of hours of interview
time and I believe this was his last long form onscreen interview
before died in April 2010. I have shown a clip of this interview in
college lectures for my book 'Rebel Rebel-Anti Style' at Parsons,
Fashion Institute of Technology, Marist College and the
Academy Of Art San Francisco over the past year.
Students have been really inspired by Malcolm McLaren's
statement that "It is better to be a flamboyant failure than any kind
of benign success". It's for this reason that I feel many more people
should see the whole interview and I am turning the tapes into a
documentary film titled 'Malcolm McLaren: Spectacular Failure'.



Malcolm McLaren Documentary trailer 2011.

Bowiezone interview

BowieZone: First of all Keanan, thank you so much for agreeing to do this interview for Bowie Zone - I know how busy you must be, so it's very much appreciated that you have lent us time and gone to this amount of trouble.

Back in 1978 you formed the punk group Sordid Details. You were just 14 at the time, heavily influenced by The Sex Pistols and in a band who's name would appear in a Bowie song in 1980. Did the band actually record and release anything? 

KD: Sordid Details was a punk band I formed with my school mates Dave Huzzard, Martin Beard and John Cameron in 1978 when I was fourteen . I don’t remember who came up with the name and it is ironic that the phrase ‘sordid details following’ appeared in Bowie’s ‘Ashes To Ashes’ a little but later. We didn’t get the name from DB and I am absolutely sure he didn’t get it from us either.

We didn’t make any proper recordings but we did make a bunch of cassettes. It was a mad racket, that’s for sure. We were one of the few really young bands on the scene at that time in Yorkshire and I think we were quite stylish for a bunch of teenagers. I used to wear red PVC pants and stringy mohair jumpers but Mart Beard, the drummer, was the best looking. A bit like U2 really.

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http://bowiezone.com/#/keanan-duffty/4549015258

Bowie Ball 2010

I had a great time performing 'Rebel Rebel' and 'The Jean Genie' last night at Bowie Ball in NYC. Thanks to Deryck Todd for continuing to put together these great shows. Loved the Sacred Center Gospel Choir's version of 'Under Pressure'.


TIME OUT NEW YROK
Deryck Todd; organizer, Bowie Ball; 29, Bushwick, Brooklyn
How did the Bowie Ball get started? It called to me. [It was] a gift from the glam gods.
Crazy. So is this what you plan to wear? No. This is my homage to Jack Fairy. My outfit is custom-made.
Do you expect everyone to pull off a direct tribute to Bowie? It’s best to put your own spin on it; dress up like a young American, or a spider from Mars. Push the boundaries of what Bowie created.
What do you think of people who just show up without looking like Bowie? I encourage people to find their inner Bowie voice. But we have a makeup and hair squad who can transform you, and it’s only $1!
If the real Bowie showed up, you would… Shake his hand and say, “It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Then I’d clear the VIP section and get him a drink. And then, I’d ask him if he’d like to sing.

Read more: http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/own-this-city/81012/bowie-ball#ixzz124VfhQBB

Sex Pistols High Times cover October 1977

High Times was founded in 1974 by Tom Forcade of the Underground Press Syndicate. High Times was originally meant to be a joke, "a one-shot lampoon of Playboy. Like Playboy each issue contains a centerfold photo, but instead of a nude woman, High Times typically features a choice grade of cannabis plant. In addition to high-quality photography, High Times featured cutting-edge journalism covering a wide range of topics including politics, activism, drugs, sex, music and film.

In 1977 Tom Forcade aligned himself and the magazine with the New Wave. Blondie were featured on the cover of the June 1977 issue and Johnny Rotten was the cover star for October of that year. The Rotten picture was taken by Mick Rock and Forcade filmed the Sex Pistols for his DOA movie. Also included in the High Times Sex Pistols' issue was a statement made by Patti Smith following a cancelled WNEW-FM broadcast of the Patti Smith Group.

Blondie in High Times June 1977

Debbie Harry: Yeah, I'm a humanist.
Neal Barlowe: Like Bertrand Russell?
Chris Stein: Like Johnny Rotten.

Keanan Duffty Renegade Fashion Show

From Women's Wear Daily 09/11/2010

http://www.plumtv.com/videos/new-york-fashion-week-keanan-dufftys-guerilla-fashion-show

ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ28UYTthPs

http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/leylas-pink-truck-vidal-memoir-sportmax-and-kim-gordon-3251365?full=true

WHAT PERMIT? It only took a New York minute for the police at Lincoln Center to shoo away Keanan Duffty's "guerrilla fashion show." Duffty, who is relaunching his label for spring, foresaw that. But in that short time, the designer and his five models — silently carrying signs and looking very young rocker in officer jackets, plaid shirts and skinny pants — managed to attract a crowd on the plaza, which is, after all, full of people just waiting for something to photograph. Unfazed, Keanan and the models paraded onward to 63rd Street for a bit longer. No budget, no permission, no problem.

Keanan Duffty's Signature Label Returns

Designer Keanan Duffty's Signature Label Returns
by JEAN SCHEIDNES
Women's Wear Daily THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2nd 2010
Designer Keanan Duffty is dusting off his eponymous label and reentering the market with a contemporary collection for spring.
He might attempt a “pop-up fashion show” during New York Fashion week.
"I'm looking to do a guerilla presentation that may involve some illegality but nothing Dangerous", Duffty said.

Bowie by Keanan Duffty