BLACK JACK

Ohhh excitement of the White Stripes variety - Jack the super bogan stud (in a Pete Doherty kind of way) and Meg launched their documentary, 'Under Great White Northern Lights', in September 09 which showcases the goings on of their 2007 Canadian tour. The director, Emmett Malloy's has had previous big up s for work on docos (or rockumenterys) for Oasis, Foo Fighters, N.E.R.D etc.

While it didn't reach New Zealandia the DVD is coming out March 16 - YUS! You can already stream the album online if you can't wait to buy it on Amazon.

The September premiere at the Toronto Film Festival made for some dazzling (and brooding) photo hotties - likewise with stills from the docos trailer. Beautiful...

Meg and Jack at the premiere for 'Under Great Northern Lights' at the Toronto Film Fest.

PEOW PEOW

But wait theres more, much much more (eeeeh I'm so excited about this part). To celebrate the release of the DVD/CD the White Stripes have teamed up with the Lomography.com fellars to create a White Stripes lomo comp! Basically you submit your lomo interpretation of the Northern Lights - with extra (imaginary) points if it incorporates the signature red, white and black of The White Stripes. Eek. Problemo - entries close tomorrow. Solution - get busy with my chromy tonight or submit an existing image.

mmm hmmmm.

P.s The Dead Weather (Jack white, hotty hot girl Alison Mosshart from the Kills etc)are playing in Auckland next week.

p.p.s I'm watching Project Runway and wondering where all the styliness has gone?

PRINCESS DIANA F+

Loving my new Lomo photos that I have just had developed - so wrong and so distorted but that's why I love them. The errors and light splattered film make for a dreamy effect.

These are all taken on my Diana F+ Chromatic - mmmm pretty...

To cut a long story (and my 'I heart Diana' ranting) short these gems are true survivors with the Lomo site describing them as cult legends and dannnngggg I can see why. They are so simple even your granny could use it - sans screen and even buttons it's all knobs, switches and clunky noises. Plus you look like a pro - people can't work it out so they assume you know your shit :) Originally a toy camera that let in a tonne of light they have been revamped, reproduced, re-launched and even cloned! Although they all do the same thing you end up wanting several of the exact same camera in a different clone. Case in point - I want ALL of these

Clockwise from top left: Qing Hua Diana F+ by Dorophy Tang; Mr Pink (made especailly for me! P.s. I made that up); Colette Diana F + (partnership with my FAVness store in Paris 'Colette'); and the Snow Cat

Wow the above contains several blog/drool worthy topics on their own: PINK, Colette, snow fun... watch this space.

Anyway, they even released limited edition White Stripes Dianas - YEOW!

Throw one of the many coloured filters in front of that Queen Mother of a flash bulb and you get some outrageous effects like the dreamy wonders below (sadly these are not my own)...

Surprise - that last one actually is my own.

Black and white images taken on a Diana are stunning as well but given that I have just loaded up a black and white film I will get snapping and report back on that later. Click.