“BEAM ME UP SCOTTY..”

COKED UP..

This is the last of the Wendy Coked Up In Australia photos..

That’s about $400 worth up her right nostril alone..

Wink

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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN OLD JUNKIE…

This would make a fantastic Marc Jacobs “campaign” for his latest collection,wouldn’t it Wendy..?

Odd that he doesn’t “use” your face (or name ) in his advertising isn’t it..?

It works brilliantly for MY advertising..

Much Thanks to Focus 12..

Visit Them.

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P A N T Y H O S E…

This cool photo has not been getting the sort of attention it deserves recently..

Despite it being featured on Elena Gallen’s site for a while now..

It seems to have gone amazingly unnoticed..

Not any more.

DryBaby will get it onto Google…

By the way you’re “supposed” to look at the Arnette sunglasses..

Cough.

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EVERYONE DANCES TO MY iTUNES NOT YOURS WENDY….

Happy Now Wendy..?

(Severe Acne looks better in black and white..)

Wendy James worked very very hard..

To earn the artistic respect of the Public..

She needn’t have bothered..

R.E.S.P.E.C.T..

b.t.w.

Love that new album release date darling..!

No “unexpected” probs behind-the-scenes I sincerly hope..?

Cough.

Everyone Dances To My iTunes Not Yours..

I think you’ll find..

Wendy.

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“..MORE OF THAT MICK JONES INFLUENCE…”

Is THIS odd photograph more of that Mick Jones influence too..?

This is something you NEVER read in 2004.

(an “early draft” of the now infamous 2004 “official” Quite Great Press Release…Pete loves his “early drafts”..)

You will recognize certain parts which made it to the “official” P.R release.

The “Mick Jones” and “fellow nyc’ers Big Audio Dynamite” (yep seriously!) references did not..

racine – number one (2004)

the return of wendy james is of course a news worthy issue. the fact that she is returning with an album that most people will never want to admit is as good as it is all makes for the return even more fascinating.

rather than going over the woman’s illustrious past lets jump right into this sparkling new album.

rather than go into some big fancy studio with major label backing and a host of well known producers, which, with current demand for returning 80’s pop stars, you can just see would be a massively easy money option – wendy has chosen a far more interesting route back into the pop worlds collective conscious.

having relocated recently to nyc she formed new bonds with her drum machine and decided to learn every other instrument available to her to create the noises here, including guitar/bass/piano – no computers outside of the beats were used. making everything here all self made and self released as she then decided to form her own label (pia-k recordings), thus avoiding all the usual shark infested waters and maintaining the essential control factor.

for all the discussion and revelations in recent interviews that dr dre and eminem are the creators of the best new sounds the album sounds very traditionally old school indie with a splash of drum machine and subtle synthesizer noises. in fact, after several spins the albums 2 sonic reference points are fellow nyc’ers Joy Zipper and Big Audio Dynamite. there are the sunny uplifting indie guitar sweetness that joy zipper have excelled at in recent times matched against the odd flurry of beatbox programs and laidback guitar lines (hence the Big Audio Dynamite connection).

ok, the album doesn’t jump out and grab you, instead its a subtle beast that creeps up on you in such a warm and pleasant manner that when you realise just how much you have enjoyed the last 40+ minutes you press the start button again just to make sure..

starting off with the uptempo ‘the man’ (with gloriously catchy ‘its so easy’ vocal loop) its obvious that wendy has really learnt how to use her vocal skills, using doubled up vocals she sounds vibrant and completely on form. ‘grease monkey’ is next and is to be the albums first single release. with its throbbing bass synth line this comes over as a fine electro-rock groover, which if given a proper remix job by people who love the original could slay the dancefloor monsters. a great track. sensuous pounding beats and breathless lyrics make this addictive. breaking the style a little with the old broken piano led ‘princess patience blues’ is a lovely little tune that compensates for the slightly annoying screechy vocal loop that permeates through the next track ‘hip hop 156′ that aint hip hop at all, but actually sounds like an old transvision vamp b-side.

the track that really surprised me the most though, has to be ‘w.13th’, with its laid back blue beat ska type bass line and harmonica line like some long lost one dove out take. very brave and kinda cool – it works, just. as do several other tracks throughout, whether it’s the britpop throwaway fun of ‘blond mink mimi’ recalling the days when another woman lead guitar group louise wener’s sleeper were ruling the headlines. somehow creating a weird level of nostalgia for such innocent days. unfortunately though for some, ‘heavy metal dude’ is not a full on industrial ministry-style rock anthem, but more of the slight beats, tight rhythm guitars, punchy pianos and a quality ending involving all sorts of ‘ba-ba-babababa’, beat breakdown and dubbed up guitars –

more of that mick jones influence ?

as expected, moods are mellowed towards the albums end with the orchestrations of ‘cakewalk’ and the downbeat but determined ‘life goes on’ (‘i’ve stood my ground where so many fall’), giving slight insights into wendys obvious intentions.

the level of variety in the instrumentation and production may be a negative for some, but, it does mean that the album has a consistent sound throughout with very little in the way of modern pop music concessions. so, it’s a good job that the songs are as bubbly, sharply focused and melodically strong as they are. for the second album wendy will recruit a whole bunch of nyc musicians to create her sounds live, so i expect that the small, rounded, warm, lo-fi sound that she has created here will be expanded upon – if it works and she still manages to maintain the level of control over the results, as she has done here, remains to be seen, as this album is an obvious indicator of the womans pop music talents. something i suspect will be hard to admit for many ..

a fine proper pop album by a proper pop star.

Wink

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“THE WORLD OF IMAGINATION IS RIDICULOUSLY FRAGMENTED…”

“..Absolutely,I cannot hope to control the creative process in certain areas…At the moment I am making a Graphic Novel and working in fashion…The World Of Imagination is ridiculously fragmented….
Then I was pioneering along with Crystal Castles or House Of Holland in exploiting the phenomenon of “Celebrity” from a creative and provocative viewpoint but the circle of the Fashion World changes at a dizzying rate…

I want to return to themes which are more personal and unknown,less ephemeral…”

Elena Gallen

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WONDER WHO’LL BE NEXT…?

Don’t Do Drugs As They Turn You Into A Fucking Asshole For All The World To Laugh At..

After Farrah and poor sad Micheal Jackson..

Wonder who’ll be next..?

For The Celebrity Graveyard…

I could hazard a guess though.

Couldn’t you..?

Wink

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CLOWNTIME IS OVER…

This is the FULL SIZED original of this very popular photo from last year..

‘Wendy Pulls A Child Molester..”

Much Thanks to my Spanish friend who sent his own print of it to me..

It was originally taken for my friends at “Tilllate.Com”…

But never posted at this huge size..!

Much Thanks Again..

Enjoy the picture..

(If you can..Wendy is seriously “natural” in this one isn’t she..Yikes!)

Wink

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THE TRUTH IS WRITTEN ON OUR FACES…

THE TRUTH IS WRITTEN ON OUR FACES…

Look at the first picture of Wendy from last year…

She “seems” to be genuinely smiling and open..

But she is not..

She hates being there and is faking her “ventriloquist’s dummy” smile too much..

Her eyes say what she is REALLY thinking..

Try this..

Put your hand across her eyes and just look at her nose,mouth and chin..

THEN..

Put your hand across her nose,mouth and chin and just look at her eyes..

See..?

Wanna see Wendy trying desperately to hide her TRUE feelings..?

Check out THIS classic video again..

“HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A WOMAN MORE UNCOMFORTABLE IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE..?”

This “interview” was done the week AFTER “I Just Wanna Be With You” had entered the U.K charts at an unexpected (by Wendy certainly!) low position..

But before the official publication (and deliberate tabloid “accidental leak”) of the infamous topless photos she claims now was a huge mistake..

“PARDON MY TITS”

She was riddled with guilt and the realisation it was all going SO wrong…

Once you know how to “read” people like I can…

It is easy to see their true face.

Easy.

Wink

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LIFE IS RANDOM…

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“LIFE IS RANDOM…”

(Random Influence is actually a company so Wendy is also doing a thinly veiled piece of ADVERTISING in this photo session as well licking her own airbrushed ass…)

Lots of people have written to me asking for these in their FULL SIZE…

Why of course my friends…

Help Yourselves..

Whydontcha..?

Now no drawing swastikas or a “hitler” moustache on Wendy’s digitally “defreckled” face underneath “Cynical Money Grubbing Media Whore” words written in blood red ink…

Kay..?

You naughty DryBaby readers..!

Leave THAT to DryBaby…

As per usual..

WINK.

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La Femme Lumineuse….

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“La Femme Lumineuse….”
(The Luminous Woman)

Hot Press 1988

“Lady Of The Vamp” doesn’t translate to french…

and it is a poor pun of “Lady Of The Lamp” anyway…

Florence Nightingale

Seeing as the Hot Press interviews are very popular here indeed..

(Wendy was bizarrely honest in these interviews whilst lying in 99% of the rest…)

This is the very first one Wendy ever did…

“I used to live and breathe Joe Strummer..”

(more than Joe does nowadays…cough)

It gives a good snapshot of Nick and Wendy’s songwriting “style/method”…

“You listen to a brilliant song and think “God I wish I’d written that!” so you decide “We’re going to!”

(In 1991 various governments around the world “introduced” new copyright laws to stop such “songwriting methods” and Nick Sayer was one of the first people affected by the change in rules especially on the track “Twangy Wigout” which was “inspired” by Serge Gainsbourg’s “Je t’aime” and his publishing company “requested” Mr Gainsbourg was given a public credit on the album sleeve.Nick has not publically written anything since…)

Wendy also speaks about not glamourising drug use..

“…if journalists take time out to ask me something I must think very carefully about what I’m saying…”

That’ll be her “Personality No 1″ speaking there..

The other 6 “Personalities” inside her head couldn’t give a shit though..

Wink

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Jumeaux James….

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“Jumeaux James….”

(The James Twins..)

The Terrible James Twins…

Help Yourselves.

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Wink

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1988-2008

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1988-2008

22 year old Wendy James…..(1988)

42 year old Wendy James…..(2008)

Two Different Wendy James..

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