Nothing new from the Simian Mobile Disco boys but they are getting some indie-queer cred with this Beth Ditto drop on their song “Cruel Intentions.” Their record, Temporary Pleasure comes out August 17th.
Simian Mobile Disco – Cruel Intentions (ft. Beth Ditto)
(link via Young Creature)
I did stop watching cartoon commentary on out society in TV a little while ago, but this outing of Baby Stewie Made me happy.
Kinky queer women have no need to fear unwanted male advances at Vespertine, the play party for women. Demos are planned to run throughout the night with CANDY XXX, Miss Ammo, Mistress Natalya Sadici, Daddy OH! and the rest of the beautiful Vespertine Team. Play piercing, medical role play, fire and wet cupping, rope bondage, spanking and flogging and…what else is there??!! Vespertine happens on Saturday August 22nd at Mephisto’s Lair, 6410 N. CLARK, CHICAGO.
Membership for Vespertine will be available at Leather 6410/Paul C Leathers from July 22nd through August 22nd at 8pm NO CASH WILL BE TAKEN AT THE DOOR. Cost is $25.00 and the event is 21+. The store is located at 6410 N. Clark St. (Clark and Devon) and Membership may be purchased during regular store hours: Tuesday and Wednesday Noon-8pm, Thursday Noon – 10pm, Friday and Saturday Noon – 4am. Membership fees may only be paid in cash, a membership agreement must be signed and proof of age is required, as VESPERTINE IS A PRIVATE CLUB. If you have any questions, please e-mail directly at skyvespertinechgo at yahoo dot com, Fetish attire required, BYOB.
The Queerist is a new website that aims to aggregate queer events aroung the country in a one-stop-shop place for people traveling in and out of their communities. It’s free and everyone is allowed to post as long as you register. It’s still in Beta but so far it looks good and already had two fun things happening in Chicago. Go ahead and sign up! I’m thinking it could be the beginning of cool calendar and events page.
All I can say is that I was young once and was NEVER able to do what these kids do with their bodies. EVER.
Thanks, The Dishes Are Done!
Still Black, the documentary directed by Kortney Ryan Ziegler and produced by Awilda Rodriguez Lora exploring the life of six black transgender men, has had a world wide treck since I first blogged about it. Several awards and countless sold-out screenings later, you can now buy the DVD over at stillblackfilm.org
I was over at Sub-T for the first Queeraoke (happening every 1st Monday) and had a really nice conversation with Mark Ruvolo, a veteran of the Chicago punk scene. He told me about his homage to Klaus Nomi, a project called Aspic Tines and it just released its first record on Ruvolo’s imprint, Johann’s Face. All original songs done in the style of Nomi, or “intergalactic electro.” If you have not seen “The Nomi Song,” the definitive doc about Klaus Nomi, do yourself a queer favor and go and see it. You’ll then understand why Aspic Tines is so fucking cool. What I’m most impressed by is not the costume or persona, but the fine line Ruvolo walks between camp and earnest. That accent is fake but he’s in love with it; the make up and hairdo are not Ruvolo’s style but they fit the swirling, jittery electronics like a black velvet glove. Instant fan, here.
*Trailer for the Nomi Song
A lot of blogs I follow post things about queer art, politics, music, events, etc. They also post stuff about queer icons, the argument being that as people we don’t ONLY listen to/follow queer shit. That is certainly true for me, but I’ve always reserved TPR for the non-icons; I can’t live without my allies but TPR is an oasis…by policy. So when presented with the opportunity to give away Breeders tickets, you swear I was going to say no! But the catch is that this post is about TPR’s mission and it lets you know that if you follow me (@thinkpinkradio) and send me a tweet that tells me why we need our breeder allies to fight the big gay fight, then you’ll have chance to win a pair of tix to Kim and Kelly Deal’s show at Metro on Thursday August 13th. You gotta follow, though. Contest ends Monday the 10th at 7pm. Simple!
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