Fashion Grunge Podcast

It's rare that an actor inhabits a role so much that even the people closest to the real Jim Morrison were confused on whether or not it was really him. In the 1991 film by Oliver Stone Val Kilmer became the legendary lead singer of The Doors. I was ultra stoked to talk about this film because I have a real life super fan of The Doors along for the ride, Jai! We talked about the real story of the band, the conspiracy theories, and wonder why Meg Ryan was cast as Pamela. *first appeared on Patreon May 2022 ---- Get BONUS episodes on 90s/00s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Jai @jai_stylefactory Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

It's time for another interview series! I've been a student of Meghan's through her insightful TikTok, and I knew that I had to talk to her about being in the epicenter of what became known as 'grunge' in Seattle in the late 80s/90s. We had a time and covered so much ground. Some of the points we chat about include: indie record culture, the death of paper concert tickets, working the famous Nirvana in-store show, and moving to Palm Springs, CA and opening a vintage store. I found out what it's really like to go viral online, views on fashion TikTok and IG, sustainability in fashion, and cap it off with a Henry Rollins anecdote. Enjoy! 🎸👖 --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! GIVE US A 5 STAR RATING & SUBSCRIBE! Guest: Meghan Smith of Melody Note Vintage | Instagram | TikTok | Linktree Host: Lauren @lauren_melanie Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

for the full episode join the Patreon [patreon.com/fashiongrunge] Finally, after our technical snafus here is the episode on Annie Hall. This has been on the list for both me and Charles since the start of this podcast. During our teenage years we both saw Annie Hall and the filming structure and humor was nothing we had ever seen before. Diane Keaton is a breath of fresh air in this captivating titular character that inspires the fashion industry almost 40 years later. Me and Charles basically quote the entire film and point out the details in cinematography that were so modern for the time and even now few filmmakers master. off-topic rants: male TikTok thirst traps, Jaws, Oscars history minute --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s/00s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! Host: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Charles @charleshaslam Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

Yet another time for me to exercise my reality tv brain and who better than Kara Berry? I'm a superfan of her Bravo recaps each week on Everyone's Business (but mine) Podcast so I couldn't wait to find out where it all started. We get into Real World seasons being the lead in and where we fall now. around 26:00 is the Bravo chat including RHOC being our gateway, forgotten Bravo shows we need released from the vault, thoughts on RHOA, Summer House, Vanderpump Rules, and why Kelly Cutrone needs to be on the new RHONY --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! GIVE US A 5 STAR RATING & SUBSCRIBE! Guest: Kara Berry of Everyone's Business But Mine Podcast @everyonesbusinessbutmine / Linktree / Patreon Host: Lauren @lauren_melanie Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

Yes, it's finally here. The day we are talking the 1991 hit and fashion foundational film, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead. It's been a long time coming since this is my first official complete watch ( I know I'm ashamed, don't talk to me). Charles tells the story about how this is one of the building blocks of his film education, and for good reason. I get into why no one told me me there was a c***y version of Mulder and Scully, why Rose Lindsey is best feminist icon, and just how worthless the rest of this family is besides Swell. Also touching on the scary realities of the corporate world, the feeling when you first discover 'petty cash', and the similarities to 'The Hills'. Off-topic rants include: office horror stories, Drag Race, my first time viewing of Chinatown, early Project Runway --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s/00s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! Host: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Charles @charleshaslam Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

It's that time again! Dusting off one of our early episodes for a remix edition! We're going back to Salt Lake City, Utah in the mid 80s to see what Stevo and Heroin Bob are up to. I really need no excuse to talk about this film again. Our first episode was during the pandemic so it's high time that I review one of my 'foundational' films again. Mikey joined me on this one to talk about our love for Matthew Lillard, the outlandish and amazing fashion, and the countless hilarious scenes and characters we meet along the way. Off-topic rants include: more Scream talk, a brief chat on the Mod subculture, how Showgirls really is one of the best films of the 90s Listen to our first episode on SLC Punk! --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Mikey @agentmikey007 Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

It's been a time but Jai is back with me to talk about the hot topics in fashion. We were going to do a runway collection review but there are so many news topics to chat about instead. Basically we talk on the phone about this anyway so why not have another random chit chat fashion episode? We get into our thoughts on current fashion journalism, what's next for i-D and Nylon magazines, Alessandro Michele at Valentino, Dries leaving, and tons more Enjoy! --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! GIVE US A 5 STAR RATING & SUBSCRIBE! Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Jai @jai_stylefactory Music by Den-Mate @imdenmate Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

What is it about Christian Slater? He has the charm to basically almost carry anything. Well, Kuffs is a little known action comedy from 1992 that only really survives because of the magic of our lead character. Charles picked this one and it was a light refresher into why the 90s had such a diverse group of film genres. We talk about the unexpected fashion we loved, just wonder what the hell this script was about, and take a look at the recent work of Slater and why this movie would have made a fun tv series. Off-topic rants include: my GOT watching progress, Real World: Hawaii, and I ask Charles whether or not I should start watching Scandal --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s/00s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! Host: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Charles @charleshaslam Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

Vroom! I’m here on another solo adventure to talk about one of my foundational films, Gone in 60 Seconds. For me this movie had it all. An incredible cast, LA streets, and the CARS! For this episode I talk about my own history with loving cars, Angelina Jolie as Sway being the blueprint, and why Nic Cage will always reign supreme. Off-topic rants: my thoughts on the recent Crow trailer, comparisons to The Fast and The Furious, nu-metal and the importance of a driving soundtrack 🏎️ --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! Host: Lauren @lauren_melanie Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

for the full episode join the Patreon [patreon.com/fashiongrunge] Well, welcome to the circus. Or otherwise known as one of the darkest, most fucked up, brilliant show from the early 00s called Nip/Tuck. At first anything around surgery was like a definite no but in college I got sucked in. Me and Mikey are suckers for shows like this and loved going back to just the pilot episode. We try to keep it pretty spoiler free in case you haven't seen the show but OMG. We get into Kimber's introduction, why we are annoyed with Julia, how Sean is such a bore in the start, Matt being like a red flag, and Christian continuing to be best part of the show. 🩺🔪✨ --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Mikey @agentmikey007 Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

OK, this was super chaotic and me and Jules basically went rogue and talked about random topics for over an hour... We get into our current Love is Blind thoughts, the memes of the Willy Wonka Experience, create our own internet family (Daddy, Mother, and babygirl), and we get into the weeds of Hollywood and the current state of the heartthrob actor. 0:00- 25:00 Love Is Blind talk Mentions: Doja Cat at the VMAs : https://youtu.be/7WRZviRMYXA?si=tCrNGDB92Mmw89su Gwen Stefani- Luxurious https://youtu.be/mXFXwenVJg4?si=XX3qMrwfVU72a8fm --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Jules @imdenmate Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

for the full episode join the Patreon [patreon.com/fashiongrunge] This is the perfect example of 'never leave the house' and 'don't go descenting into unknown cave systems'. I wasn't sure what film to do so again I asked Charles for another suggestion. I have no idea what I did to deserve this because I literally sat cowering in fear in broad daylight watching this. Not only did it build masterful tension and take me on a journey I couldn't expect, but it broke barriers with an all female cast creating a horror film through spelunking and cave exploration. Me and Charles get into why we are immediately reminded of Blair Witch and Buffy throughout, how you can't trust anyone, and why you should also always have a backup map in case someone kicks in a river or leaves it in a CAR. --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Charles @charleshaslam Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

Finally I've stepped into the world of David Cronenberg films. It really is fitting that the first one I see and review is Crash from 1996. It was both me and Charles' first watch and we were enthralled. The exploration of subcultures I always find fascinating and this certain was that. We talk about the physical reactions to car crashes, how James Spader is THAT one, and constantly remind you that it's not the same film as that abomination that won Best Picture in 2004. off-topic rants include: who we would like to see in the film now, Christopher Meloni, Coen films, the history of NC-17 movies --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! GIVE US A 5 STAR RATING & SUBSCRIBE! Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Charles @charleshaslam Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

This was a first watch for both me and Jules. Objectively it's no Oscar winner but when you see it for what it is, there was something there. The casting was incredible and Tara Reid basically stole the show. We get into the realistic fashion, so many quotes we loved, a real-time deep dive on the director (eek), and just how this story was unbelievable and infuriating at times. Off-topic rants include: ghost rom-com casting, 'losing your V card' as a movie genre, our first musician crushes --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Jules @imdenmate Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

What a wild ride! I get to unlock the side of my reality tv brain and have a chat with Emilie and Margaux of Old Millennials Podcast about our history with the genre. I can't even begin to tell you everything we talked about but lets just say we talked about Tyra Banks fainting on ANTM, fashion adjacent reality shows, MTV reality that raised us, Bravo a plenty, including our thoughts on the new Vanderpump Rules season, and soo much more! --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! GIVE US A 5 STAR RATING & SUBSCRIBE! Guests: Emilie @beginandjuice & Margaux @margshewrote of Old Millennials Podcast @theoldmillennialspod Host: Lauren @lauren_melanie Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

for the full episode join the Patreon [patreon.com/fashiongrunge] --- What says July 4th other than shark attacks and no holds barred capitalism? That's right we're talking Jaws from 1975! I have never seen this movie (can you believe it?) so Charles suggested it for July 4th this year! I loved this movie for so many reasons but basically the willingness of these townspeople to ignore warnings of a Great White shark that has killed multiple people at this very beach is alarming. We get into so many details we loved about the story including: the evil Mayor of the town, Hooper being super stylish, and an interesting FMK of our main characters. off-topic rants but not really include many stories and stats about sharks, megalodons, and why the sea shouldn't be trifled with --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! GIVE US A 5 STAR RATING & SUBSCRIBE! Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Charles @charleshaslam Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

The time has come. I finally recorded an episode on my own. A first time here on the show. It was hard deciding although I did do an internet poll and 'top music videos of the 90s' won. This took me a while to get in the mood to do but I selected these videos not really as random but as a good representation of all these varying types of narratives that I loved in videos during my teenage years. I did some behind the scenes research and cruised some message boards to dig deeper. I basically talk about what these meant to me at a time when the art of the music video meant so much. Watch the music videos: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBOB4Hahu9llH-Gw2dGTjWMiiGt0_I4T1&si=M0-mgRBOJCaV85HY on Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5dZ1Pt0xNpCY82KoJUzXIn?si=a38090cbad2e40bb --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! GIVE US A 5 STAR RATING & SUBSCRIBE! Host: Lauren @lauren_melanie Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

for the full episode join the Patreon [patreon.com/fashiongrunge] --- A first on the podcast, we have a special guest for a Forward Flash episode! I'm joined by Samantha of the nostalgia account Lovefool.99 on IG! This was such a blast to deconstruct an early 2000s classic. Swim along with us as we try to make sense of this literal insane story, the weird acting, and the questionable fashion choices. Like, why does Madison look like she works in a bank? We get off track then find our way back in the lane to talk the ins and outs of the oddly high body count, the weird teen obsession film genre of the 90s/00s, and why this totally should have had a sequel. Enjoy! 💦 --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! GIVE US A 5 STAR RATING & SUBSCRIBE! Guest: Samantha @lovefool.99 Lovefool.99 on TikTok Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

And we're back with another interview episode! I did promise I would do more of these this year and what a better way to start than to chat to Ashley and Britney of Black Girl Film Club Podcast! As per usual we were all over the place when it comes to the topics we covered. The way we analyze films these days is always so interesting to me. We touch on how the discovery and reviewing of films has changed in the age of social media. We get into what new films we're looking forward to, our reality tv watching habits, why people are just waking up to Mark-Paul Gosselaar, going through actor eras (binging filmographies), politics of awards season, and I mean we talked about it ALL! --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! GIVE US A 5 STAR RATING & SUBSCRIBE! Guests: Ashley @Letterboxd & Britney @Letterboxd of Black Girl Film Club @blackgirlfilmclub Host: Lauren @lauren_melanie Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod

Some considerable time has passed since we last explored the 'movie of the week' genre on the podcast. Luckily, if we ever run out of 90s films to talk about, there are literally thousands to pull from. This is one that has really stuck with me since I was a teenager. I remember taping this from tv and cutting the commercials out so I could watch it back uninterrupted. Out of all of the films, this particular one I watched ALL the time. I got Charles on this episode who knew nothing about it to watch it for the episode. While you think it may be a more lighthearted tale of a girl who leaves home, that is most definitely not the whole story. It gets pretty dark when this teenager is coping with how to survive on the streets with her 19 year old (eek) boyfriend/partner in crime. We talk the ins and outs of the story and just how much happens to them along the way, the holes in the story, and why we wish there was a more detailed ending to this tale. Watch the movie: https://youtu.be/2EbTXn9yf-8?si=A44Unq775_M-LqUL Off-topic rants include: proper wildlife identification, forestry, and runaway teen protocol --- Get BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show join the Patreon! GIVE US A 5 STAR RATING & SUBSCRIBE! Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Charles @charleshaslam Follow Fashion Grunge Podcast Substack The Lo Down: a Fashion Grunge blog/newsletter Instagram @fashiongrungepod Twitter @fgrungepod Letterboxd Fashion Grunge Podcast TikTok @fashiongrungepod