"¡Viva La Cobra!" is the title of the band Cobra Starship's second album, and I felt just as jubilant as this vivacious title when I looked at their album insert. Cobra Starship is definitely a band that knows how to fuse 80s music and fashion influence with modern day style.
To the far left is an image of their album cover, and next to that is a picture similar to what is inside their album insert (they have the same outfits on, and this is most likely from the same photo shoot). They wonderfully combine bright colors and flashy patterns in a way that stops just short of being offensive. They must have a great stylist, and I think it's brilliant.
Some notable items:
- Their large futuristic sunglasses.
- Neon tracksuit jackets.
- SKINNY pants (a must have), particularly the black and whit checkered pair, and the red and black tiger striped ones.
Their style nicely reflects the upbeat, sometimes comical, and slightly outlandish style of their music. With titles like "Damn You Look Good And I'm Drunk (Scandalous)," and "Prostitution Is The World's Oldest Profession (And I, Dear Madame, Am A Professional)," how can you take yourself too seriously? The entire premise of this band is one serious joke (in a good way), as you can see from the section about the bands beginnings on their webpage. It explains that a cobra from the future came to Gabe (the band's lead singer) and told him the purpose of his life. Fueled By Ramen, the record label they are signed to, has a brief summary of this on their website:
"Gabe Saporta spent days and nights in the deserts of Arizona pondering the nature of being. After being bitten and nearly killed by a venomous snake he awoke to learn his purpose in life from a giant futuristic cobra. His purpose was to create Cobra Starship and make sure the world goes out in style"
They seem to treat the whole concept of celebrity as one big joke, and I can't get mad at them. It's refreshing to see a band embrace music and fashion in such an outrageous way, all while laughing at themselves. Kudos for being different Cobra Starship.
Where can you find it?
"Throw your fangs up" high and proud and sport some gear from the Fueled By Ramen web store.
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Now playing: Cobra Starship - Prostitution Is The World's Oldest Profession (And I, Dear Madame, Am A Professional)
via FoxyTunes
"Throw your fangs up" high and proud and sport some gear from the Fueled By Ramen web store.
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Now playing: Cobra Starship - Prostitution Is The World's Oldest Profession (And I, Dear Madame, Am A Professional)
via FoxyTunes
1 comment:
wow...that was amazing, and so true..i wouldve never thought about how music can influence fashion...good thinking
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