The Jacket – Exoskeleton of Rock!
According to popular “rock-lore”, the religion of the jacket officially began due to Babyshambles’ persistence with the smug leather outergarment. And since then, a rocker’s shoulder will always be well padded, never exposed to the stage lights and to the eager, lecherous hands of over-zealous fans. You ain’t no rocker if you don’t have a decent jacket to perform in.. And so, a rapper’s got his fake diamond encrusted teeth, Hitler’s got his moustache and a rocker.. a rocker’s got his cool jacket.
Glitz to the Rubble:
The Mystery Jets brought the house down at Zouk early this year with their blazing jackets burning with effeminate fire. POWER to the sequins!
An Indie Tiger Never Changes Its Stripes:
Panda Bear is Noah Lennox, founder of the “legendary-in-the-indie-circle” Animal Collective, who has decided to go solo and save the world (as well as the trees and animals) with his wonderful, mellow tunes in pursuit of the 70′s sentiment of free love and peace. It’s very Dharma Initiative, I’d say.
The Poncho that could have been other things…
It’s all about the economy, man, when you don’t have money to buy a sarong/skirt and a jacket, you do like Bryan Poole/ The Late B.P. Helium from of Montreal and you don something can be BOTH a sarong and a jacket. Process it.
Oh Lord, another slaughter for the cover…..
True to the spirit of the band, Brandon Flowers tends to favour slaughtering unlikely animals to make his coats of various colours. Just cease and desist, will you? Attaching various parts of bird to your jacket ain’t gonna make you fly….
Chicken Breast does not qualify as a Rock Vest!
the Ingenue..
If you are female, and you rock, your best shot would be to dress like a gamine heroine in a short skirt and an oversized jacket.
Lykke Li
Florence and the Machine
Do the Tight Thing!!
Man, you’ve gotta be able to see the healthy shape of my liver through that suit …
Franz Ferdinand
The Hives
Interpol
All you need is some imagination…/ Don’t you wish you had a blindfold….
And sometimes, if you are Late of the Pier or Andrew Vanvyngarden (MGMT), you wear the “Emperor’s new jacket”.
In the end…..You don’t need to be clever, you just need some leather…
The best is still the standard leather jacket. Justice pirates the Babyshambles outfit and sells it to Surface to Air, creating a whole collection of classic rock jackets in crisp, evergreen cuts. The collection screams “HIGH FASHION” so much it brings a tear to your eye. The only jacket that comes with the smug “electro-strut”. Yeah, walk like a rockstar/model and wait for someone to kick your arse.
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