enchanted evening fetish / boots heels iVardensphere porcelain / glamour massiv in mensch anticipation / coats gowns bibian blue kelleth DECEMBER/JANUARY 2010/2011 editor‘ s letter mission statement It’s our two-year anniversary! I can’t believe we’ve made it this far. Thanks for Auxiliary Magazine. auxiliary = alternative, supplementary, to provide what is reading and for your support over the last two years. We feel so lucky to have the missing, to give support. support we do and to work with the people we have. A great issue is ahead of you, contents bibian blue : 35 full of enchanting fashion for the winter season, festive features for the holidays, We have always had a love for the different, the unique, the creative. But from all massiv in mensch : 37 and the best music of the year. We have a lot of great plans in store, so look out sides we’ve heard what we love is on its way out, is suffering, is dying, is dead. for exciting things in the next year. Keep in touch and stay current by joining our Today an alternative aesthetic is seen more than ever. Yet the core, the base, the iVardensphere : 30 mailing list, following us on twitter, liking us on facebook, and looking for us in scene; everyone is telling us is in a sad state. Reality is what you make it. kelleth : 21 the sea of all those other social networks out there. We couldn’t have done it with- out you! As we grow over the next year we are looking for feedback, so please Our goal is to provide high quality fashion editorials, photographs, and articles; fetish . porcelain . anticipation : 40 . 6 . 50 write to us with your opinions. Our goal is to make a magazine our readers love, unique reviews and insights on the best media out there; and to create discussion Photographer : Zach Rose respect, and are giddy like a child on Christmas Eve to read. and passion about alternative subcultures. There is a lot of amazing and creative Stylist : Emily Rishea of Artifice stuff happening. We hope to find it, highlight it, and encourage it to grow. Makeup : Heather Orr Sincerely, Hair : Irina Lavrega Jennifer That is why we’ve created Auxiliary Magazine; an online and print magazine dedi- Model : Kelleth cated to fashion, music, and lifestyle with a darker aesthetic. There are no other boundaries than that. That is the strong point of alternative culture; and we hope to include it all. That is a lot of ground to cover. So contribute! Send us your fashion, your music, Let us know what you think! your events, your opinions, your projects, your ideas. This magazine isn’t for a Share with us your thoughts on the issue, select few, we don’t know it all, this magazine is for you and what we all love. editorial music current events, or whatever is on your mind! 4 raised in yogaville 25 quick picks Gopal Metro of Bella Morte Our editorial section is for your opinions. Covenant, Funker Vogt, and more... email : [email protected] 26 music reviews beauty Unit:187, I:Scintilla, Maserati, and more... 28 Massiv in Mensch 5 silver belles 30 iVardensphere beauty to usher in the new year contributors 32 dr. know Staff Contributors Photographs / Illustrations 6 porcelain the guy who knows a little too much nostalgic glamour Editor in Chief Aaron Andrews Photographers about music Jennifer Link Luke Copping Zach Rose www.zachrosephotography.com 12 aesthetic EJTower Jennifer Link www.jennifer-link.com 34 top 20 of 2010 Fashion Editor Rena Finkel Luke Copping www.lukecopping.com decadent destruction Meagan Hendrickson Meagan Hendrickson Saryn Christina www.sarynchristina.com Mike Kieffer Franklin Thompson www.franklinthompson.com Music Editor Jennifer Link Through The Glass Photography fashion Mike Kieffer Gopal Metro www.throughtheglassphotos.com media 35 designer feature Paul Morin María S. 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Kassandra Kiremit makeup artist for Bridget Blonde Vanity Kills writer of Purple Reign AUXILIARY december/january 2010/2011 2 3 december/january 2010/2011 AUXILIARY EDITORIAL BEAUTY The ideas and viewpoints of our readers published to voice an alternative perspective on current Raised in day society, topics, and events. Silver Belles Yogaville by Vanity Kills by Gopal Metro Born into a life of Yoga philosophy and growing up in a community 6 based solely on Yogic principles, Gopal Metro has lived a life of self-discovery, satisfaction, peace, and bliss. As the former bassist and founding member of the international alternative rock/goth act Bella Morte, Gopal has through music and presence given back to many what has helped to inspire himself. Now forming a new band with fellow Bella Morte front man Andy Deane, Gopal took the time to share the 1 experiences of growing up in a Yogic lifestyle and how it has made him who he is today. There are a small handful of us, less than two hundred over a thirty-year period, who either spent significant time in, or who were directly raised at Satchidananda 7 Ashram - Yogaville. Many of us are great achievers in our field (Liev Schreiber, Rivers Cuomo, Stefan Lessard, Atman Binstock, Scott and Miles Dinsmoor, Uma, Jyoti and Shakti Sackett, Lakshmi Bertram, and the Metro clan to name a few), and many more are simply great achievers at living a good and satisfying life. Every one of us had an entirely unique experience, so as opposed to speaking for all of us, I will focus solely on my own life. photo : Zach Rose I was raised on Yoga, an unusual upbringing in the states. And growing up in a At the age of five, and with his encouragement, I began my education at the Yo- Hindu American based interfaith organization with a strong focus on the accep- gaville Vidyalayam or “Temple of Learning”, where my fellow students and I stud- 3 tance of all beliefs as equally and entirely valid, world peace through the develop- ied the many different cultures, religions, philosophies, and beliefs of the world 2 ment of individual peace, and the Integral Yoga philosophy as taught by Sri Swami (both eastern and western in tone), as well as a more traditional western curricu- 5 Satchidananda is likely more unusual. In fact, there is only one place in the world lum of math, science, history, language, etc. Swami Satchidananda often taught us where it could happen, Satchidananda Ashram – Yogaville. I would go so far as there, as well as gave us lectures during our Saturday night Satsangs (trans. “Gath- to call the children raised in Yogaville a social experiment. What would happen ering of the Wise”). His parables, fables, stories, and lessons are deeply engrained if you were to raise a child on a unique system of values, highly isolated from the in my psyche, and have served me extremely well throughout my life. My educa- general American environment, but exposed to an entirely different world of Sha- tion was rich with culture, and the upbringing was deeply spiritual in nature. man and Priests, Monks and Swamis, Mystics, Siddhas, wizened old women, and a general feeling of harmony in existence? The answer is me. There are many Yogic systems, e.g. Sivananda Yoga, Bikram, Ashtanga, Kriya, 4 Jivanmukta, etc. But Integral Yoga, with its cultivation of both the external and I have spent my life in this sort of environment. And, while I might be an odd guy, internal elements, and its intense depth and breadth integrating fully in all aspects I am also quite happy and satisfied with my life, so I’d say the experiment was a of life, is where my heart is. I adhere to this philosophy for a reason. When under- resounding success. The core of our education, and what I still consider the core stood correctly, it simply works. And when it works, it works well. Integral Yoga Space-age silver rings in 2011 with optimism that only the future, seen for a maximum degree of control when working with bold, standout lip colors such of my entire life’s philosophy, is Integral Yoga, a synthesis of six distinctly dif- has been called the “gentle yoga”, and I fully agree.