Fashion Grunge Podcast

I mean what's another excuse to rewatch Clueless for the millionth time than to do a remix of our original episode. We didn't have format back then so me and Jai just had to talk about it again!  More behind the scenes! More costumes! More everything! ---- Get OVER 70 BONUS episodes on 90s & 00s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more movies......

for the full episode join the Patreon [ patreon.com/fashiongrunge ] Oh the depressive nostalgia of your 20s is upon us. Yeah, you guessed it we're talking Garden State. It reads like a 75% memoir of writer/director Zach Braff and literally hit me and Jai right in the feels during our rewatch. There were so many familiar emotions that came rushing back including how this soundtrack defined the 'ind...

Get Glam! Get wild! Get kinda Bowie and Iggy? It's time to venture down the road of the 70s and glam rock. This styling is right up Jai's alley and we break down the looks we love and identify the future fashion it inspires. I on the other hand drool over Christian Bale in a baby tee.    off topic rants: Party Monster and the top 10 most popular episodes of the podcast --- Get OVER 70 BONUS episod...

This one I've been looking forward to for a long while. I've got Recho Omondi on the line for a conversation all about the 90s shows we loved growing up, our print fashion magazine origins as teens, and touch on points about fashion today. I ask all about the story behind her color green signature, evolution of fashion in television, and get into some 'deep cuts' of the 90s from our perspectives....

This one was heavy. It's been a while since I've seen this film and it's been on my list to review. In a complete perfect casting that really gives such dimension to a difficult story to tell. Me and Jai talk about our research on the controversy surrounding the original source material, Brad Pitt's unusual lukewarm performance, and Brad Renfro. off topic points include: Keanu Reeves and his charm...

For the full episode join our Patreon [ patreon.com/fashiongrunge ] I get to talk about gossip culture, reality tv, and find out more about the world of celebrity memoirs with Ashley and Claire of Celebrity Memoir Book Club !  You know I love an all over the place convo and we get into things like TikTok, Courtney Love, Meg Ryan movies, and evolution of plastic surgery today.  Enjoy! --- Get over...

For the full episode join our Patreon [ patreon.com/fashiongrunge ] It's time to go forward to go back in time as Charles says. For the next 'Back Track' in the series we're talking Alien (1979).  This is my first time watching this and boy was I missing out all these years! I was really into it and I'm so glad Charles decided on this one. We talk about the story and how incredible these special e...

for the full episode join the Patreon [ patreon.com/fashiongrunge ] Another film that is easily in my top tier and we haven't reviewed it until now!  Ugh, this movie is kinda gross and amazing at the same time. Me and Jai talk our weird feelings about parts of the story during our recent rewatch, literally FREAK OUT over the fashion, and realize this is Brittany Murphy's movie. off-topic rants inc...

This was an intense one. Full of so many emotions and ups and downs throughout. I'm so glad I watched this film with fresh eyes, it has been at least 20 years. I hope more people out there will watch and realize the magic that is, Set It Off from '96.  We get into many different points of this story and how the performances by all four leads should have gotten all the awards. Me and Charles also t...

This is one that has been on my list for a while. It's a dicey late 90s film which were popular at the time. Mikey has some interesting thoughts as a first time watcher and for me this has a whole nostalgia factor since it reminds me of high school.  We get into the concept of gossip today and how it's now currency, the moody fashion, and the soundtrack that screams buy me at 'Tower Records'.  Off...

Both me and Jai were so excited that a mini-series was being made about the Sex Pistols. Who else could possibly capture the chaotic spirit and the energy of London in the 70s but Danny Boyle?  All 6 episodes are out now on Hulu (US) but we're just talking the first one for now.  We touch on how perfect this series captures the scene in London, the fashion being on POINT, and the recent comments a...

For the full episode join our Patreon [ patreon.com/fashiongrunge ] It's time for me to nerd out with another Buffy & Marvel fan and the perfect person to talk to is Ian of Slayerfest 98 Podcast !  Another semi off the rails convo covering things like: that 'Passion' episode of Buffy, Marvel Top 3, Scream, 90s alternative rock and why it will never die, Agents of Shield, our dream season 2 Yellowj...

CINEMA. That is all. The Birdcage has been one of my favorite films growing up and the only people who could share that emotion are Mikey and Charles. So get ready for tons of impressions, personal stories, and our blind rage at the fact this didn't win all the Oscars in '96. off topic rants include: Seinfeld, Love Island UK, and The English Patient ---  Get OVER 60 BONUS episodes on 90s TV and cu...

For the full episode join our Patreon [ patreon.com/fashiongrunge ]  The first podcast collaboration here on the pod and we're talking 90s with Doom Generation Podcast !  Enjoy an hour of the three of us going off the rails at times... Some interesting bits include: y2k fears, the impending Courtney Love memoir, vintage MTV moments (again), what 90s trash tv we watched, and tagging celebs on IG wh...

Within 10 minutes of watching this film I could quote it by heart. It has been at least 10 years since I've seen it and it still has the same effect all these years later. What a refreshing film filled with heartwarming friendships, broken hearts, and one of the best ensemble casts!  Me and Mikey are massive fans and talk our many favorite euphemisms, THAT Jennifer Coolidge cameo, and we play an i...

for the full episode join the Patreon [ patreon.com/fashiongrunge ] It's like someone took bits from my 17 yr old cynical brain when writing this film. This is my second time watching it and I try to work out why I didn't like it the first time. Jules is the total authority on this film so it has been on the list to review for a while.  We chat about the crazy weird story, why we worship Steve Bus...

For the full episode join our Patreon [ patreon.com/fashiongrunge ] It's been more than time to reach out to other 90s heads out there. This is my first venture in interviewing and I just had to talk with Brandon who runs the instagram account, @1990archives We get into our fave 90s bands and fashion era/brands, why MTV needs more than a reboot, and how he gathers info on the 90s scene for his pag...

For the full episode join our Patreon [ patreon.com/fashiongrunge ] What a film. This is cinema. It was amazing to finally take this in the way it should be. Me and Charles were completely hypnotized for the first 30 minutes and had so many first thoughts. We got into other casting options, the travesty at the 1977 Oscars, the fashion (specifically Betsy), and how this music score was top notch. O...

Finally we're talking a film from the 90s that created a sub-genre all its own, Pulp Fiction. While you may remember the poster of this film being in every dorm room for 20 years, I remember that iconic Bob from Mia Wallace and the Royale with cheese.  Since Me, Charles, and Jai are big Tarantino fans we had a super blast finally talking this pop culture staple of cinema. We get into the LONG list...

Wow. What a film. There really must have been something going on in 1999, because so many great films were released that year. Me and Jai touched on so many aspects that we loved including the cinematography, directing, and every stitch of the fashion. And we talked about that neon swimsuit.  Off-topic rants include: Val Kilmer, the casting process, Seinfeld --- Get OVER 50 BONUS episodes on 90s T...

What a wild ride this movie was! I love the music/record industry storylines of 90s movies. This one was sooo ridiculous and hilarious and made me love Brendan Fraser even more than I already do.  Me and Jules went a bit off the rails with our music biz talk and basically pointing out how everything isn't as easy as getting your single on the radio anymore. We get into the FASHION (yep), the other...

for the full episode join the Patreon [ patreon.com/fashiongrunge ] Yes, we're finally chatting the sequel to Trainspotting (1996) for our 'Forward Flash' episode!  We had such a blast talking this film, it's probably one of the only sequels that actually holds up to the original and is an utter delight. Me and Jai point out how the characters changed in 20 years and the many nods to the original....

Another disturbing film that we both went into not knowing anything about. And we sorta wish it stayed that way. It was through this dark journey we learned all about the underground world of sn*ff films. I basically decided to watch this because of Nicolas Cage and Joaquin Phoenix.  Me and Mikey talk about the darkness of 90s film themes, the fact that Mona May did the costume design, and how peo...

For some reason about a month ago I decided to watch Twilight and inadvertently watched the whole saga. Now I knew I was definitely late to the game and I wanted to gab about it with my two friends Jules and Charles. This quickly devolved into a pretty unhinged long convo all about our problems with Bella's character, the endless problematic things Edward does, question the reason of Jacob at all,...

No, not that kind of dick. We're talking the Watergate centered comedy from the glorious film year of 1999. This is my first time watching and I'm so glad Charles recommended it for the episode. We didn't know much of the real story but would like to believe that two teenage girls really did break open the case.  Me and Charles got into the MANY fashion looks, hilarious quotes and moments, and mar...