Carbon Costume

Penelope McQueen is a character from the Rock Band video game series.  She appears as a playable session musician in both Lego Rock Band and Rock Band 2.  In the second installment of the series, Penelope wears a dark newsboy cap, black puffy-sleeved blouse, oversized tie, and thigh high boots.  To truly achieve her rocker style, don’t be shy with the dark lipstick and heavy eye shadow.

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club’s Band is the pseudonym of the Beatles on their album of the same name. Released in 1967, the album contains such hits as “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and “A Day in the Life.” This era marked the transition of the band’s image from less clean cut and more experimental and avant garde. In this picture, from left to right: Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison

Ghost is a Swedish rock band that was formed in Linköping, Sweden in 2006. The lead singer, Tobias Forge, is known for his various imaginative stage personas. One of his most iconic is Papa Emeritus II, the second of Ghost’s supposed lead singers.

In the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) is the lead guitarist for the rock band Spinal Tap. He rocks louder than anyone else, owing to his custom amplifier that goes up to eleven.

Lemmy Kilmister is the frontman for the rock band Motörhead, known for such hits as Ace of Spades. Besides his gravelly voice, he’s recognized for his mutton chops, prominent facial moles, and edgy sense of fashion.

Angus Young is the lead guitarist and songwriter for the Australian band AC/DC. Subverting all expectations for how a hard rock musician should dress, Angus performs in a schoolboy uniform replete with newsboy cap and necktie.

Andrew WK is a rock singer and songwriter known for his hit single Party Hard, and for partying hard. This outfit just needs one more thing — for you to wear the jeans seven months straight to build up that grime.

While you might have to make iconic music in order to be as authentically cool as Joey Ramone from The Ramones, it’s easy enough to copy his uniform in order to at least look as cool as him. All it takes is a leather jacket over some jeans and you are good to go, but fronting a band might help too