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Re: Dean Johnson - Death of a Legendary Legend
Oh dear. Such sad news. Two of my old show-biz partners, Tabboo! and then Philly (notoriously famed for projectile vomiting in the Pyramid production of Attack of the Spider Crabs from Star Nebula), each called me yesterday to break the news about Dean. I'm so glad that someone here wrote about remembering his laughter in the Pyramid dressing room. I remember that too, and his different laughs. He had a slow snickering laugh that could build into a bigger, volcanic eruption of laughter, sort...
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Re: Dean Johnson - Death of a Legendary Legend
Such sad sad news. Dean to me epitomized that true "downtown icon" - what a generation of artists(including myself) was inspired by to move to NYC. Visually beautiful in his brazen baldness and shades, aurally assaulting, verbally sharp as a razor. He embodied that true "punk" aesthetic of not only saying "Fuck You" en flagrante, but living it moment to moment. He will be sorely missed. Thank you Dean for Red Rocks, thank you Dean for your Wild Heart!
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Re: Jayne County!!!
I first met Jayne County at Club Velvet in Atlanta in 1992. She performed in the upstairs "lounge" - which basically consisted of a bar, some frou-frou chairs, and a small stage. When I saw Miss County screaming into the microphone, rolling around on the floor as if she were having a seizure (which she may have been), that was when I knew seriously knew that punk rock was ALIVE! My boyfriend at the time, Rob. Walton (now editor-in-chief for Playboy.com) and I were somehow enlisted to...
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Re: Dean Johnson - Death of a Legendary Legend
To say that I am crushed by Dean's passing is an understatement. It's like losing Warhol. Sprouse. Now Johnson. I met Dean when I was 17 and doing fashion shows at Danceteria. He had just finished a perfomance, scoped me out and asked me on a date. We went for chinese then headed to my apartment where we vacuumed up copius ammounts of shitty blow, attempted a make out session and then found ourselves in the typical abyss of coke dick. Dean suddenly said, "you wanna be a one time trick or...
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Re: Dean Johnson - Death of a Legendary Legend
DEAN YR A WITCH! We all knew this, but it became progressively a bigger part of his life , and this last year he was officially "wiccan". It started out years ago, we used to have these very punk rock, organic , unstructured improvised pagan rituals on the beach, all the time. I remember one time in p-town, he was getting oh so much playtime in those dunes, and i'd read, tan, and swim with the guys (tony dale martin ricky) while he took sex breaks- our intention that day for ritual was about...
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Re: Dean Johnson - Death of a Legendary Legend
Nope, I didn't know him personally. I was audience. Back in the day when Whispers at the Pyramid was something I thought would never disappear; it was a new home. Nope, no talent here, never got on stage or did a damn thing. But then Dean started Rock and Roll Fag bar, and us "audience" types - generic shy gay punk types - had a place to listen to the music we liked. Never knew when the next one would be held, or where. But Dean somehow managed to put together a night for those of us who...
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Re: DH and the Fishsticks
Today there's an OK piece in the NYTimes on Debravation's enduring punk I.D. Still punk after all these years.
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Re: Dean Johnson - Death of a Legendary Legend
i'm so heartbroken about this. crushed doesn't even begin to describe the feeling of loss, devastation. and i didn't even know any of this till a few days ago. i've been so busy with my own personal crap (elderly dying family members and my own health issues) i haven't even been reading the newspapers many days. and i've been out of the downtown/club kid/party scene for some years, so i'm no longer close to anyone who would have told me this terrible news. i've known and loved dean since he...
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Re: Dean Johnson - Death of a Legendary Legend
The Real Big Johnson After my last appearance at Reading for Filth, Dean told me I needed to modulate, and to play to the back of the room. In tribute to Dean I am going to do just that, because you know Dean ALWAYS modulated and ALWAYS played to the back of the room! (Or the back room, as the case may be). I got to the East Village in nineteen eighty-two to attend the Cooper Union; I was a CLUELESS kid from Long Island. By the time I found my way to places like the World, Pyramid, Save the...
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Oh! You Pretty Things: KILLER QUEENS! - The Ultimate Glam Rock Tribute
Michael T, Benjamin Ickies, Shien Lee & Twig the Wonderkid Present: Oh! You Pretty Things "Killer Queens" A musical homage to the brilliant talents of Queen, Roxy Music and David Bowie + Fashion Shows, Burlesque & Live DJs in a Fab Rock and Roll Dance Party! Sunday, May 30th [Memorial Day Weekend] @ Highline Ballroom - 431 W 16th St Doors: 8pm/18 +/I.D. Required Tickets: $15 @ http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/111498 MC: NC Shuva LIVE MUSIC By: This Ambitious Orchestra (12:30 &...
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LOVIN' OUT LOUD! A Benefit Concert for Queer Rising
LOVIN’ OUT LOUD! A Benefit Concert For Queer Rising New York, NY – Queer Rising will host LOVIN’ OUT LOUD! A Benefit Concert For Queer Rising on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 7:00pm at Santo’s Party House nightclub (96 LaFayette St., between Walker and White Sts; 4,6,J,N,Q,Z train to Canal Station). $10 advance (via Facebook RSVP or online donation)/$20 at the door. NOTE: ONLY "I'M ATTENDING" WILL GUARANTEE REDUCED ADMISSION! A true variety show-style event, tonight’s all-star cast includes:...
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Monsters and Mascara: A Tribute to The Cramps, Alice Cooper...
Michael T., Laura Rebel Angel and Xris SMack! Present: Monsters and Mascara: A Tribute to The Cramps, Alice Cooper, The Misfits and Horror Emcee: Devin Stone Featuring PSYCHOCHARGER! N.Y.C.'s Bloodiest band and the Bastard Sons of The King hisself,...
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Oh! You Pretty Things : The New Romantics
Michael T, Ben Ickies, Shien Lee, and Twig the Wonderkid present Oh! You Pretty Things : THE NEW ROMANTICS Sunday May 29th Memorial Day Weekend Oh! You Pretty Things brings you the sixth installation of their glam rock jubilee celebrating the children...
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Get Shivers this Thursday at The Delancey!
DJs Patrick and Frankie Teardrop spin a night of exclusively Post Punk, Goth and Dark Wave for dancing with wildest abandon. Here you will find the innovative and new, the post punk classic, the obscure gothic oddity and the dear to the heart one as...
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Get the Shivers this Thursday
SHIVERS A Night of Post Punk, Goth and Dark Wave DJs Patrick and Frankie Teardrop Hosted by Francine Devi
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Get the Shivers this Thursday at White Noise!
Get the Shivers on Thursday! Our wildly incandescent Post Punk and Wave Djs Patrick and Frankie Teardrop are joined by brilliant guest DJ Mark Splatter in our amazing new space at White Noise! Go-Go Amber Star dances on the bar! Mark Splatter...
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PS122 & El Museo del Barrio Present: Post Plastica
Carmelita Tropicana & Ela Troyano (NYC) Post Plastica (World Premiere) "Carmelita Tropicana lights up New York's performance venues with colorful, hilarious, and brain-twisting narratives." -Time Out New York Part live performance, part video installation, this piece offers a glimpse into a future in which celebrity culture has pitched a battle between the primacy of virtual and artistic lives; in which revolutionaries keep bees in a secret underground; and in which a half-woman,...
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2HELL @Three of Cups NYC
2HELL DJ Krztoff Bile Spins all his favorite shit: Industrial Metal Rock Thrash Punk Hardcore Breakbeat Atmospheric evilness just about everything EVIL in his vast music collection. Lots of surprises. $3 PBR's $6 PBR's and a Shot @ Three...
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Oh! You Pretty Things : The New Romantic Ball II * * Sunday May 27th Memorial Day Weekend * *
Michael T, Benjamin Ickies, Shien Lee, and Twig the Wonderkid present Oh! You Pretty Things : The New Romantic Ball II Sunday May 27th Memorial Day Weekend Oh! You Pretty Things returns with their second annual New Romantic jubilee celebrating...
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Labapalooza @ St Ann's- Zazoo Satori Poison Eve do PUPPETS!
Zazoo, Satori and Poison Eve are presenting their first full-fledged puppet piece "Pardon My Tale (A Punk Rock Fable) " as part of St Ann's Warehouse's "Labapalooza" festival of new puppet works. Our show is set in a dive bar in the early 80's and centers on a tale of drag queens setting out to avenge the deaths of their arty friends. We are in Program B - details below: St. Ann's Warehouse presents LABAPALOOZA! Mini Festival of New Puppet Theater from The Lab MAY 31-JUNE 3 $20 for one...
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2HELL - Wed. June 20th with DJ KRZTOFF BILE @ Three of Cups NYC
2HELL - Wed. June 20th with DJ KRZTOFF BILE @ Three of Cups NYC https://www.facebook.com/events/249614295139359/ Every 3rd Wednesday of the month DJ KRZTOFF BILE reaches into his vast music collection and spins whatever the fuck he wants. ...
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Russ Meyer R.I.P.
King of the funny skin flicksSeptember 22, 2004BY ROGER EBERTRuss Meyer is dead. The legendary independent director, who made exploitation films but was honored as an auteur, died Saturday at his home in the Hollywood Hills. He was 82, and had been...
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Anya Phillips
I hope this is the right forum to ask this, so here goes... Does anyone have any stories about Anya Phillips? The reason I ask is I've read so many crazy things about her in various books and I want to know more. Shhh...I'm trying to listen to reason...
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RIP, VIP - Chapter 2 (3/5/04++)
Am shocked and saddened to post that our friend Stephen Sprouse died yesterday at 50 years old.In a homegrown NY, Downtown Costume Institute way, he was THE defining designer of The Nightclub Era that spanned from punk to grunge.
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Quentin Crisp: The Naked Bon Vivant! A 100th Birthday Extravaganza!
The fabulously flamboyant and witty gay icon Quentin Crisp (who died in 1999 at age 90) gets a party fit for a queen. The lively literary salon includes readings, recollections and performances by some of Crisp’s most ardent admirers.The event...
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Lux Interior of The Cramps
Just got the news that Lux Interior of The Cramps died earlier today at 62. One of my last heroes of early adulthood - can't even list all of the ways that he and The Cramps were pivotal, from their style to their sound.Deepest regrets to Ivy and all...
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Minneapolis Low Life - Gay Pride June 28-29
Johnny and I are off to Minneapolis for the first time ever, to do a two-night club in an alley off Loring Park. If you live in the Twin Cities or have any tips while we are there, much appreciated.And if you are in town, be sure to come check LOW...
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Lady Miss Kier DJs PUSSY FAGGOT! 1/14 w/Penny Arcade & Sophia Lamar
Earl Dax PresentsPUSSY FAGGOT!Thursday, January 14, 2010 The Delancey Lounge168 Delancey (btwn Clinton and Attorney)New York, NYAdmission is $10 / $6 with RSVP to rsvp@pussyfaggot.netFull details available atwww.pussyfaggot.net With Your Co-hosts...
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Glamdammit Eight-Year Anniversary @ The Grand Victory - Saturday September 15th
GLAMDAMMIT CELEBRATES EIGHT YEARS OF FIST-PUMPING ROCK 'N' ROLL, PUNK ANTHEMS, AND GLITTERY GLAM-ROCK ALONG WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES AND A CAVALCADE OF STARS HOSTED BY NIGHTLIFE ICON ASTRO ERLE GLAM-ROCK DARLINGS THE ROMANS 11PM LEGENDARY NYC...
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The Old Punks Social - Saturdays 6 to 10 in Williamsburg
Hello Motherboards! This new weekly party in Williamsburg aims to be a social gathering of Rock, Indie, Punk, and general good music lovers from all walks; For those looking to grab a cheap drink or 3 before moving on to their respective...
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Oh! You Pretty Thingss : The New Romantic Ball III @ Le Poisson Rouge - Sunday May 26th Memorial Day Weekend
Michael T, Benjamin Ickies, Templar, Mandana, and Twig the Wonderkid present Oh! You Pretty Things : The New Romantic Ball III Sunday May 26th Memorial Day Weekend Oh! You Pretty Things returns with their third annual New Romantic Ball...
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SMack! Annual Halloween Fetish Ball 10/30/2010 w/BELLA MORTE +more!
NYC's Premiere Multimedia Fetish Play Party presents: the Annual SMack! Halloween Fetish Ball! Oct 30th- saturday- DEVIL's NIGHT! http://SMack-Fetish.com New York City's most anticpated Halloween event! -+-+-+ Floors of Terror & Torture +-+-+-- GET YOU ADVANCED REDUCED ADMISSION TIX NOW!! : http://SMack-Fetish.Tix.com flyer here: http://SMack-Fetish.com/partie...hBall_10-30-2010.jpg Playing Live: Metropolis Recording Artists BELLA MORTE http://BellaMorte.com Gothic/Deathrock/Horror Punk...
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Reefer Madness in the Park! LOW LIFE 3:VIPER MAD @ HOWL! 9/6
Hi kids-We're back and in full-on production for this year's LOW LIFE @ HOWL! So, roll a fattie, slip on your best flapper/viper drag, and come join us in the park Labor Day Sunday at 5 PM..HOWL! FESTIVAL AND THE JACKIE FACTORY PRESENTLOW LIFE 3:...
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The HOWL! Arts Project 2009 Benefit Performances In September
HELP (HOWL! EMERGENCY LIFE PROJECT) OF THE ACTORS FUNDis a wonderful new community resource created to support artists who have made or continue to make their careers in NYC's East Village and Lower East Side and are in need of emergency...
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SMack! 10/30 Halloween Fetish Ball w/Bella Morte, Prometheus Burning+more!
Saturday, October 30 at 9:00pm - October 31 at 4:00amTouch Nightclub240 w.52nd StNew York, NYNYC's Premiere Multimedia Fetish Play Party presents:the Annual SMack! Halloween Fetish Ball!Oct 30th- saturday- DEVIL's NIGHT!http://SMack-Fetish.com/New...
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SEX CRIMES CABARET - Dec Premiere
COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS PRESENTSThe NYC debut of L. Gabrielle Penabaz' SEX CRIMES CABARET"...navigates amazing but true sexual legislation,taboos and history in a scintillating, multi-media cabaret."All Shows 8pm (Doors at 7:30pm) $20 TH/F/S - December...
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Malcolm McLaren
From the New York Times: Malcolm McLaren, Impresario and Rock Music Manager, Is Dead Malcolm McLaren, the impresario, promoter and self-promoter who once claimed to have invented punk rock, and who assembled and managed the youthful, unruly members of...
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Introducing The Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society
Hello - I'm here to announce The Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society. We're a collective of Mac heads who will be performing the most punk rock soft rock album ever, Tusk in its entirety over three shows in May: May 15, Boston; May 16, Brooklyn;...
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Dances of Vice "Glam Rococo" Event 11/22 - Prince Poppycock + Mr Uncertain from LA
Named after the T.Rex song, Dances of Vice "SCENES OF DYNASTY" holds in store an evening of opulence and pleasure in the Louis XIV sense, combined with the glamour and rebellion of the glittering glam rock era. For one night only, this is a private...
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The Motherboards Remembers 9/11/2001
Well, it's nearly here, with the corresponding blue skies and gorgeous afternoons. So much of our personal 9/11 experience took place on these boards, I thought it fitting to start a topic here.I just pulled out this old piece of writing from the New...
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But Darling I WAS a punk.
quote:Edina Monsoon: "In the seventies we wore safety pins"Saffron Monsoon: "You were too old to be a punk".Edina Monsoon: "But Darling I was a PUNK.Saffron Monsoon: "Exactly".I can't believe that we don't have a topic about punk! (Maybe we do)Edina...
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Miss Understood's Hi from Thailand
(Please excuse any errors. I have no spellcheck here)How's the weather suckers! I'm here in Bangkok for the 4th time. Perfidia invited my a few years ago and got me hooked. This place has the nicest people, the most amazing food, gorgeous men, and...
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Montreal
I spent the 4th of July weekend in gorgeous Montreal, Canada. As with the rest of the Quebec province, French is the official language in Montreal but pretty much everyone speaks English also. Unlike their European counterparts, French Canadians are...
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Mark Chamberlin aka JudgeCal
This past week the "Scene" lost a true icon!! Cal (Mark Chamberlin) aka JudgeCal was found dead in his apartment of natural causes. When people talk about the good old days in clubbing, they are speaking of Cal!!!! He started out in the "Industry"...
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Sex Crimes Cabaret - 1 night only Fri Feb 12th
FRIDAY February 12thSEX CRIMES Double FeatureThe 1 Hour Show *PLUS* Performance-Packed After-Party1. SEX CRIMES CABARET Rock-n-Roll Cinematic Theatre show.Are you a sex criminal? You probably are. Sex Crimes Cabaret takes youon a sonic and visual...
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Underworld: The Black Shamrock Ball is Wednesday!
St Patricks Night BASH!UNDERWORLD!....The Black Shamrock BallWednesday March 17Featuring Dj'sTemplarBride of WireV-ChristSpecial GuestsAengelREXSPECIAL MIDNIGHT LIVE PERFORMANCE BYHYPERNOVA!The Best Goth EBM Post-Punk Dark DanceMAD DRINK SPECIALSLARGE...
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STIMULATE 12/18: TRON LEGACY/UV/Blacklight theme + KinkyXXXmas= "Merry-TRONica"
Xris SMack!, Mindswerve Studios, Kostume Kult + Thrills & Skills present: S T I M U L A T E [ The Mind, The Body, The Dancefloor ] - Get your Monthly Fix! TRON LEGACY Movie release Party (film opens 12/17) + UV/Blacklight theme + Kinky XXXMas = "Merry TRON-ica"! Stimulate Your Senses! ==== SIGHT ==== "FROM THE GAME GRID": live TRON show by Thrills & Skills - http://ThrillsAndSkills.com Multi-Screen Video STIMULATion by the SMack! Video Lab & Special Guest VJ STATIC http://SMack-Fetish.com...
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Glamdammit : Nine-Year Anniversary @ The Grand Victory - Saturday October 5th
GLAMDAMMIT CELEBRATES NINE YEARS OF FIST-PUMPING ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, PUNK ANTHEMS, AND GLITTERY GLAM-ROCK ALONG WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES AND A CAVALCADE OF STARS MICHAEL T AND THE VANITIES TRIBUTE TO ROXY MUSIC, DAVID BOWIE , AND T.REX 1AM BABY SHAKES 12AM THE FLIES 11PM LATE-NITE SET BY BREEDLOVE HOSTED BY ASTRO ERLE AND BIRDY BLACK DJ SETS BY TWIG THE WONDERKID AND JAMES DAVID "WIRED-UP : GLAM, PROTO-PUNK, AND BUBBLEGUM" BOOK GIVEAWAY PABST BLUE RIBBON OPEN BAR 11PM TO MIDNITE MORE INFO...
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THE COPASETIC (Manchildblack & DJ Afro) Release Party-Sat. 7/26
BRINGING BACK THE BOOGIE ONE GROOVE AT A TIME!!!!!! Hype Life Music Presents: THE COPASETIC (Manchildblack & DJ Afro) "If I Ever" Release Party! On Saturday night, July 26th, Hype Life Music welcomes you to Brooklyn newest hotspot, Friends and Lovers, to celebrate the brand new release from acclaimed dance music duo The Copasetic! DJ Afro -- founding member of the Venezuelan supergroup Los Amigos Invisibles -- once again joins forces with NYC nightlife impresario and recording artist...
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Glamdammit : Ten-Year Anniversary @ The Grand Victory - Saturday October 4th
GLAMDAMMIT CELEBRATES TEN YEARS OF FIST-PUMPING ROCK 'N' ROLL, PUNK ANTHEMS, AND GLITTERY GLAM-ROCK ALONG WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES AND A CAVALCADE OF STARS MICHAEL T AND THE VANITIES PERFORM THE BEST OF SEVENTIES-ERA GLAM ROCK WITH SPECIAL...