Please find more information about Michael Krebber’s book Alien Hybrid Creatures / Ausserirdische Zwitterwesen after the jump. You can download the beautiful cover artwork, showing a spawning sea anemone and additional pages.

It was so much fun to work with Michael on his book and I think it shows.

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Mariah shakes it off in her new video as she leaves Hollyhood.
For me, this is the best video of Emancipation so far. I love her look, especially the one with the thick blue eyelashes and the matching blue high heels. Watch the video on Yahoo Music.

Ich muss jetzt an mich halten, sonst kommen die Mariahwochen zurück. Meine Begeisterung hört nicht auf!

After I’ve read Loves Saves The Day I started buying music that was mentioned in the book or was remixed by Larry Levan. As Gwen Guthrie was introduced as “the first lady of Paradise Garage” at the club’s closing party, she is on top of my list this month. Larry Levan did alot of her remixes. I bought Padlock as a re-issue vinyl album, where the first LP has the original versions produced by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare and the second LP has the remixes by Larry Levan. You just need these two records to DJ. Switch between them all night long. This will make everyone happy. The original versions are very funky and crisp, the remixes ar a little bit more disco. Fantastic. And I like Gwen’s lyrics, as she can’t decide what she wants:

Don’t teach me, I’m electric, And If you touch me, I’ll shock you (Hopscotch)
Come On, Spread Yourself, All Over Me, Like Peanut Butter (Peanut Butter)

It is a shame that her first two albums are not available on CD. I will try to get the vinyl…

On a related note, Identify NYC Clubs has pictures and information on 22 NYC clubs.

1. Gwen Guthrie - Padlock - Original on Larry Levan’s Garage label
2. Sparkle - Handsome Man (Remix) - from the double CD Larry Levan - The Definitive Salsoul Mixes ‘78 - ‘83
   I love the lyrics of the song, very gay! And it does sound a little bit like Homer Simpson is singing (in a very good way). Other great tracks on the compilation are: Bunny Sigler - By The Way You Dance and Logg - I Know You Will.
3. Kids In The Streets Ft. Chez Damier - Keep On Turning (Motorcitysoul Original Dub) - Stir15
   This is such a Chez Damier classic! Wow!
4. Voices - Bring Down The Walls - Nu Groove 107
5. House Of Peace - Such A Feeling - Nu Groove 106
6. Louie Vega - V Gets Jazzy (Dance Ritual Mix) feat. Mr. V - Vega Records
7. M.I.A. - Bucky Down Gun, Sunshowers, Pull Up The People - XL Recordings
   Every time I’ve been to Nancy’s place in recent months, she played Arular for me. So finally, these are my favourite tracks from the CD.
8. Glashaus - Haltet die Welt an - 3P
   I always fall for Glashaus. Very hängengeblieben.
9. Sebastien Tellier - La Ritournelle - EMI France
10. Tiefschwarz - Damage (featuring Tracey Thorn) - Fine Records

Filthy Pictures from the parade.

Before and during the gay pride parade in Frankfurt.

We went through the trash of Nancy’s neighbours, to get some information about her demented caretaker. Then I defecated onto the street and had the nerve to expect applause, while Nancy got herself a very submissive slave.

h.i.t.l.e.r. rap via pony.exe

In time for the Frankfurt Gay Pride weekend I would like to quote RuPaul:

sissies are under fire around the world and we must fight back! we shall retaliate the only way we know how… like the powerful butch queens that we are, with our heads held high and looking flawless. remember, it was the queens who started the GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT, not the “straight acting” cowards.

And I like the drag queen chant sung during the Stonewall riots:

We are the Stonewall girls
We wear our hair in curls
We wear no underwear
We show our pubic hair…
We wear our dungarees
Above our nelly knees!

So, I have updated the site to the new Wordpress version and made Trackbacks work. Trackback away, you bloggers!

Additionally, I put the complete interview with Dirk Bach and the full articles for Texte zur Kunst and Mode Depesche onläne.

Although, I haven’t seen any of his drag movies, I’m also looking forward to see Gypsy Rose Lee! How womanly can Johnny be?

Pictures from a hot and hairy party at S.

Mutti mit Hühnern via malorama

Ich bin sehr begeistert von R. Kelly’s Urban Musical Drama, Trapped In The Closet. Schon der Titel ist sehr gut. Es handelt sich um 5 Videoclips, von denen jeder einen Cliffhanger hat. R. Kelly singt die vollen 20 Minuten des Musicals selbst, die Darsteller bewegen die Lippen zu seinem Gesang. Sowas mag ich schon immer! Der Minifilm ist auf der Homepage von R. Kelly (unter Video) zu sehen und als Bonus DVD zum Album erhältlich.

Spoileralarm: Besonders gut finde ich den dritten Teil, den da wird es etwas homosexuell. Rufus bringt seinen Freund Chuck ins Spiel, nachdem er R. Kelly bei seiner Frau Cathy im Wandschrank entdeckt hat:

Cathy: “Okay you busted me! And that much I agree, you caught me cheatinggg! But this is a little extreme!”
Rufus: “You are my wife sleeping behind my back. And now I come home and you got him in the closet, how extreme is that?!”
Cathy: “But she’s a he!”
Rufus: “Please, you can’t judge me”
Cathy: “But this is crazy!”
…
Chuck screamed out, “We’re in love!”
Cathy says, “Love my ass!”
Rufus said they’re getting married then I shoot one in the air!

Auf mtv.com habe ich gestern gelesen, dass R. Kelly die Dreharbeiten der Teile 6 bis 10 begonnen hat. Ich kann es kaum abwarten, die Fortsetzung zu sehen.
In den Teilen 1 bis 5 irritiert nur die extreme Machohaftigkeit und das Pistolenrumgefuchtele von R. Kelly, aber das gehört anscheinend zum Genre.

1997 hat R. Kelly in dem Duet Be Careful mit Sparkle den Grundstein für sein Urban Musical Drama gelegt. In dem Song singt er in der zweiten Strophe die Gegendarstellung:
Sparkle: 2 years ago, promises is all I heard, wait a minute, let me finish.
Now you wanna walk away boy, and tear down the walls in this house
R. Kelly: 2 years ago, didn’t know you had male friends, wait a minute, let me finish.
I found out you’re still reaching out to some of them, Mrs. Busy Body

Feast Of Fools has podcasts with John Waters (#94) and Holly Woodlawn (#100 and #101).

During the interview with Holly they talk about the Stonewall riots, her Warhol years, the movie adaptation of her book, A Low Life in High Heels and that Madonna “that cheap slut” only paid her $200 for her cameo in the Deeper And Deeper video. Also, make sure to watch the videocast of her performance at the Limelight from 1985.