Clips From i-D No. 295

The Beautiful Issue featuring Eniko Mihalik, January 2009.

MUSIC

CAT POWER Dark End of The Street EP (Matador)
The sexy Southern crooner's unreleased covers from her Jukebox sessions are being put on vinyl for your listening pleasure. We wish she'd get back to writing her own songs, but this sweet little EP will tide you over in the meantime. CB

JUSTICE A Cross The Universe CD/DVD (Atlantic)
In collaboration with buddies Romain-Gavras and So-Me, the Parisian D.A.N.C.E. messiahs have documented their first North American tour de force. It's larger-than-life electro funk from two larger-than-life DJs, and absolute heaven for the ears. CB

PRINT

The Allure of Beauty: Women In Hollywood (Assouline)
From Marilyn Monroe to Marlene Dietrich, Anita Ekberg and Julia Roberts, Hollywood's leading ladies have set the beauty bar to incredible heights. Featuring seductive photography and narrative by Elle's Karen Durbin, this anthology of strong, talented and gorgeous women belongs on your shelf. CB

E Pluribus Venom (Gingko Press)
Gingko Press sees Shepherd Fairey, the man behind OBEY, challenge the cracking foundations of the U.S. government with his iconic graphic prints. For those of you who missed the propaganda master's extensive show last summer, this graphic tome is an absolute must. CB

Romanticism (Steidl & Partners)

"I think of the camera as my soul. Much like a guitar," says Lou Reed of his second passion. A follow-up to the urban photos of New York, the Velvet Undergrounder has compiled dazzling snaps of landscape and architecture from all over the globe. CB

Seen Behind the Scene (Phaidon)
Marlon Brando, Catherine Deneuve, Jack Nicholson, Cate Blanchette and Johnny Depp are the stars captured behind the scenes in Mary Ellen Mark's new collection of celebrity portraiture. CB