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Valerie Phillips, photographer & artist

Season 1, Ep. 16
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American photographer VALERIE PHILLIPS gives us a picture of her personal musical Hell, selecting the five tracks that will torment her for all eternity. Valerie's incredible body of work spans live music, album covers, corporate clients, and fashion magazines as well as her fascinating series of books photographing young women in their own environments. She's shot PJ Harvey, Garbage, and Florence + the Machine to name but a few, and her latest book, LITTLE BABY NOTHINGS, documents the band Manic Street Preachers at the very beginning of their career. It is quite the treasure trove for fans of Valerie, the band, photography, the 90s, rock n' roll, eyeliner, spray paint, and of course leopard print.


This episode was such a thrill. We hope you love it like we do.


Find Valerie on Instagram @wynterinspace


Buy 'Little Baby Nothings' from the Manics website - includes merch bundles

or buy 'Little Baby Nothings' on artdata (UK/EU)

or buy 'Little Baby Nothings' on Marginal Press (Japan/Asia)


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Hellish now has a bookshop, where you can get books written by our guests, and a choice selection of Hell literature. Help us out by ordering from us!


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