Fame VMAN Photo Shoot from Starworks Digital on Vimeo.

Attached is video from the VMan shoot with the cast of Fame. Greg Krelenstein worked on getting the talent while the fabulous staff at VMan dolled up the fresh cast for their pages.

Subscribe to the magazine to see the results: VMan.com.

Wow. Normally my “another-one-bites-the-dust” column refers to the a magazine folding in the ever changing death-to-digital transformation of the publishing industry. This morning, I’m sad to say that 4 magazines (all Conde Nast titles) are biting the dust! One of them, Cookie, being a Starworks client whom we adore and love working with. The others are Gourmet (published since 1940) and 2 bridal magazines (Modern Bride and Elegant Bride). The closures will result in the loss of about 180 jobs.

Conde Nast’s Chief executive officer Charles Townsend sent out a company-wide memo email on this Monday morning announcing the closures. WWD reports that it was announced Brides magazine will now become a monthly, and the company plans to maintain Gourmet’s book publishing and television programming, as well as Gourmet recipes in Epicurious.com. According to Townsend, “our publishing activities in the epicurean category” will now focus on Bon Appétit magazine.

We wish all the staffers the best of luck in their new endeavors!

Source: WWD

Behold the new cover for Another Man. The casting is by Starworks’ Greg Krelenstein and the shoot is produced in conjunction with Art and Commerce Archive. Robert Pattinson of Twilight fame graces the cover photographed by Hedi Slimane. Out on newsstands now.

Can life get any better? The guys at Wax Poetics have created their own version of a Michael Jackson tribute issue. For the sophisticated music enthusiasts — I mean people who reeeallly love music and the nuts and bolts of it all — this issue is a gold mine. WP goes back to Indiana and explores MJ’s hometown and colleagues whom he created music with.

Other issue highlights are:

Goin’ Back to Indiana
The sun set on a former steel town as the first family of soul rose to fame

Mayer Hawthorne
Soul’s new breed kicks old-school Detroit harmonies

Illa J
Detroit’s baby brother steps to the mic with help from another

The Mackrosoft
Ceremonies of sound from jazz-funk shaman

The Phenomenal Handclap Band
Brooklyn DJs-turned-producers forge rock-dance hybrid

Shawn Lee
Prolific producer trades instrumentals for fundamentals

Lee Fields
Soul veteran scores masterpiece with the help of Brooklyn’s sophisticated funk

The Emperor Machine
Andy Meecham brings synth sophistication to the dance floor

Record Rundown
DJ Frane basks in a garden of vinyl delights

Well-Oiled Machine
The Jacksons churned out hits with Motown’s Corporation

Going for Self
With the help of hit-maker songwriters and producers, MJ charted his own destiny

The Transformation
Filmmaker John Landis created a monster with Michael Jackson’s Thriller

Funky Vocab
Wah Wah Watson spoke a new language with the rhythm guitar

Incorruptible Message
Producer Bertram Brown kept righteous reggae alive in Greenwich Farm

In the Gallery
New York DJ Nicky Siano made an art of mixing records

Analog Out
Roland D-50: distinctive synth of MJ’s Bad

To purchase the issue (my suggestion is you just subscribe), go to: waxpoetics.com. There is a special limited edition Thriller vinyl set (4 albums with remixes, etc) in honor of this issue.
J