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American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer

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Devil's Trap: A Supernatural Podcast
10:09 The Things We Left Behind

Devil's Trap: A Supernatural Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 63:07 Transcription Available


Let's talk SPN Season 10, Episode 9, "The Things We Left Behind" and the (re?)introduction of Claire. Liz tells Diana about the legendary CBGG Wayne County Incident (aka the night Handsome Dick Manitoba got his collarbone broken by Jayne County's mic stand). Research LinksManitoba's Punk Bar Closes After 20 Years in East VillageABOUT HDM - Handsome Dick ManitobaThe first trans rocker Jayne County reflects on her wild life | HuckJayne County - WikipediaJAYNE COUNTY: I DON'T FIT IN ANYWHEREJayne County - Man Enough To Be A WomanThe Ramones' First Performance - Village PreservationThe Ramones play their first public gig in Manhattan | March 30, 1974 | HISTORY

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Polyrical
Resist

Polyrical

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 82:06


P183 - Resist Cancel Your Hopes | Penfriend : Exotic Monsters Dark Matters | Fold : We Do Not Forget Take It All Back | Fold : We Do Not Forget Master Debater | B of Briz : An Encyclopedia of Patriarchy (incomplete) Watch'awt | Bambu : If You See Someone Stealing Food... No, You Didn't. Steal For A Meal | Bambu : If You See Someone Stealing Food... No, You Didn't. Break The Cycle | The Green Wheel : Break The Cycle Reservations | Bad Alaskan : Red & Black Red & Black | Bad Alaskan : Red & Black Take Me Back To Palestine | Zeinab Shaath : The Urgent Call of Palestine Resist | Zeinab Shaath : The Urgent Call of Palestine Surrender Your Gender | Laura Jane Grace (feat. Lee Ranaldo, Jayne County, Kathi Wilcox, Jay Dee Daugherty, Am Taylor) - : TRAИƧA Wolf Like Me | Bartees Strange + Anjimile + Kara Jackson - : TRAИƧA ROSE FROM CONCRETE | Shay Mula : Rose from Concrete GIFTED AGAIN | Shay Mula : Rose from Concrete Destroy Property | Virtual Bird : Trans AF | Eraser : No Occupation: Another Benefit for Mutual Aid in Gaza Denouncing the violence of the oppressed and colonized is not just immoral, but racist | A Culture of Killing : No Occupation: Another Benefit for Mutual Aid in Gaza https://bandcamp.com/Polyrical Gaza Soup Kitchen gazasoupkitchen.org buy esims for Gazans gazaesims.com Palestinian Children's Relief Fund pcrf.net ANERA anera.org Palestine Red Crescent Society www.palestinercs.org/en MSF/Doctors Without Borders doctorswithoutborders.org Palestine Legal palestinelegal.org 1for3 www.1for3.org HEAL Palestine www.healpalestine.org Polyrical.com

The Bowery Boys: New York City History
#438 The Ramones at CBGB: Revolution on the Bowery

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 64:54


One-two-three-four! The Ramones, a four-man rock band from Forest Hills, Queens, played the Bowery music club CBGB for the very first time on August 16, 1974.Not only would Joey, Johnny, Tommy and Dee Dee reinvigorate downtown New York nightlife here -- creating a unique and energetic form of punk -- but they would join with a small group of musicians at CBGB to revolutionize American music in the 1970s.In this episode we're celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Ramones' first performances in downtown Manhattan. But this also a tribute to New York rock music of the 1970s and to the most famous rock-music club in America.CBGB & OMFUG officially stands for "Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Other Music For Uplifting Gormandizers," and Hilly Kristal's legendary hole-in-the-wall music venue on the Bowery would be best defined by that "other music" -- namely punk, new wave and later hardcore.Over the course of 70 performances, the Ramones would perfect their sound and appearance on the ragged little stage here at CBGB, building upon musical influences like the local glam rock scene (The New York Dolls, Jayne County) and their own nostalgic callbacks to the Beatles.The mid-1970s CBGBs scene would produce other artists who would go on to mainstream, international fame -- Patti Smith, Television, the Talking Heads and Blondie. Not only would these artists become associated with the Bowery, but most of them would live on the surrounding streets.On this special episode, Greg is joined by an incredible roster of guests including Ramones record producer and engineer Ed Stasium; longtime CBGBs fixture BG Hacker; tour guide and Ramones fan Ann McDermott and music historian Jesse Rifkin, author of This Must Be The Place: Music, Community and Vanished Spaces in New York City.Visit the website for more information and imagesSee the Bowery Boys live at Joe's Pub this October!After listening to this show, check out the Bowery Boys podcasts on the history of the East Village:#416 Creating the East Village#417 Walking the East Village  

The Film Pit
S08E08 - ΒΡΗΚΕ Ο ΠΑΝΚΗΣ ΤΗ ΜΠΟΥΑΤ ΤΟΥ

The Film Pit

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 65:24


Ο Ντάνι ο Γκαρσία καταπιάνεται με τον βόρειο πόλο του NYC πανκ, αλλά και με τον απόλυτο προορισμό της Αντυ-Γουορχολικης σουρταφέρτας, για να σπάσει και λίγο η εμμονή με το ευλογημένο CBGB. To Max's Kansas City ξεβράζει από μέσα του υπέροχες ιστορίες και σκηνικά και με την παρέλαση μιας εντυπωσιακής στρατιάς talking heads, o Γκαρσία δίνει μικρόφωνο στους πρωταγωνιστές και ουχί στους λέω-ότι-ήμουν-κι-εγώ-εκεί αν και τελικά η ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗ σταρ δεν είναι άλλη από την φανταστική Jayne County. ΣΙΓΑ ΤΟ ΔΥΣΚΟΛΟ. Ένα ντοκουμέντο μιας εποχής που πονάει κάπως που δεν θα ζήσουμε, αλλά χαιρόμαστε που την νιώθουμε ΛΙΓΟ έστω κι έτσι.

The Film Pit
ΒΡΗΚΕ Ο ΠΑΝΚΗΣ ΤΗ ΜΠΟΥΑΤ ΤΟΥ

The Film Pit

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 65:24


Ο Ντάνι ο Γκαρσία καταπιάνεται με τον βόρειο πόλο του NYC πανκ, αλλά και με τον απόλυτο προορισμό της Αντυ-Γουορχολικης σουρταφέρτας, για να σπάσει και λίγο η εμμονή με το ευλογημένο CBGB. To Max's Kansas City ξεβράζει από μέσα του υπέροχες ιστορίες και σκηνικά και με την παρέλαση μιας εντυπωσιακής στρατιάς talking heads, o Γκαρσία δίνει μικρόφωνο στους πρωταγωνιστές και ουχί στους λέω-ότι-ήμουν-κι-εγώ-εκεί αν και τελικά η ΑΠΟΛΥΤΗ σταρ δεν είναι άλλη από την φανταστική Jayne County. ΣΙΓΑ ΤΟ ΔΥΣΚΟΛΟ. Ένα ντοκουμέντο μιας εποχής που πονάει κάπως που δεν θα ζήσουμε, αλλά χαιρόμαστε που την νιώθουμε ΛΙΓΟ έστω κι έτσι. Κάνε κάνα λαηκ Κάνε κάνα σασκραή

Podcast El Programa de Sita Abellán
EPSA_10_01_2024_Especial Literatura musical con Ibon Errazkin y Tito Pintado.

Podcast El Programa de Sita Abellán

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 169:49


Ibon y Tito acuden a los Estudios Romanones para hablar sobre música, en concreto acerca de tres libros de reciente publicación en los que han trabajado como traductores. "One, Two, Three. Beatles in Time", "Man Enough to Be a Woman", de Jayne County y "Careless Whispers George Michael". El primero traducido por Ibon, el tercero por Tito y el segundo por los dos. Siglo XX por un tubo.

MMH - The Home Of Rock Radio Podcasts
Losin It With Luscious #148 New Chisel tune + Country Music vs. Da Punx!

MMH - The Home Of Rock Radio Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 118:07


We spin a brand new tune from London faves The Chisel & connect punk with country & twang with classic bands X, Blasters, Plugz, Hank Williams III, Slim Cessna's Auto Club, & new bands Tommy Prine & Vieira And the Silvers. We also spin new punk from Hip Priests, Popes Of Chillitown, Abertooth Lincoln, Holy Ghost, KennyHoopla, & Mutoid Man, plus classics from Ramones, Alice Bag, Adolescents, Jello Biafra With The Melvins, The Good The Bad The Zugly, Jayne County, Rubella Ballet, Jesus Skins, Los Fastidios, Otoboke Beaver, Manic Hispanic, & Replacements, and the Luscious Listener's Choice!   Hip Priests- Persistance Is Futile Jello Biafra With The Melvins- Plethysmograph Ramones- All's Quiet On The Eastern Front (New York Mixes) Adolescents- No Friends Alice Bag- 77 Los Fastidios- La Staffetta Mutoid Man- Call Of The Void Otoboke Beaver- Bakuro Book KennyHoopla- You Need A Hit Manic Hispanic- East L.A. X- The New World Knitters- The Call Of The Wreckin' Ball Blasters- Border Radio Plugz- Hombre Secreto Vieira And The Silvers- The Judge Slim Cessna's Auto Club- He, Roger Williams Tommy Prine- Mirror And A Kitchen Sink Hank Williams III- Pill I Took Zambonis- The Hockey Song D.O.A.- 001 Losers' Club Holy Ghost- Brownshirt Trojan Replacements- Color Me Impressed Chisel- Cry Your Eyes Out Jesus Skins- Bewegungstroi Rubella Ballet- Blues (Death Train) 1983 Wayne County- Mean Mutha Fuckin' Man Abertooth Lincoln- Average White Boy Good The Bad and the Zugly- The Kids Are Alt-Right Popes Of Chillitown- Crashmat Wayne Kramer- Junkie Romance (LLMF)   ** Programming note: the 1st 30 downloads of this podcast were not the final version of this broadcast. Please redownload this episode for the full version, thanks! 

Night Fever
Jayne County

Night Fever

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 69:43


Jayne County joins James St. James, Randy Barbato, and Fenton Bailey to talk about her early days in Atlanta, living and working with Warhol superstars, her iconic music career and the influence she's had on other artists, and her current obsession with making art.

Out on an Island
Ep.17 "Oh, Bondage Up Yours! Oh, Bondage No More!"

Out on an Island

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 90:06


Who runs the world? Well, fat white capitalists, of course! But women of all shapes and kinds are awesome and today Diz and Al discuss the "girls" who run the punk rock world. Join us for a conversation on women throughout punk rock history. New episodes drop on Saturdays at 3:00 pm HST Listen to our playlist on Spotify Song: “Oh bondage, Up Yours” by X-Ray Spex News Offensive land acknowledgment Indoor masks optional in public schools NYPD Makes Fitness Test Easier [Need your GOOD NEWS NETWORK Article] Information Trans Women in Punk Hellcat Records The Day the Country Died Documentary Sledgehammer Incident The Tampon Incident Legacy of Women in Punk by Decade 1970s Jayne County, Patti Smith, Joan Jett, The Runaways, The Slits, Crass (Penny Rinbaud), Siouxie and the Banshees, Vivienne Westwood and punk fashion 1980s [UK Anarcho Years, Zounds, …Pink Indians?] Vice Squad, X-Ray Spex, The Plasmatics, Blondie (Debbie Harry), Lunachicks, Hole, bondage fashion 1990s Bikini Kill, The Distillers, F-Minor, L7, Seven Year Bitch, Bratmobile, Nausea, Antischism, The Gits, Tilt, agenda-driven content, Shonen Knife, Riot Grrrl, Queercore 2000s Brodie Dalle (or Armstrong), White Lung, Shawna Potter, Horrorpops, Avril Lavigne as punk fashion (not punk music), Against Me! (Laura Jane Grace), Tiger Army, TsuShiMaMire 2010s to today G.L.O.S.S. (Sadie Switchblade Smith), Bad Cop Bad Cop, War on Women, Lunachicks (return from haitus), The Bombpops, She/Her/Hers (Emma Grrl), Bridge City Sinners, Mangy, Aye Nako, CU Space Cowboy, Not on Tour Honorable Notes Mary Harron, later known as the award-winning director of American Psycho, I Shot Andy Warhol, and The Notorious Bettie Page, started her career writing for Punk magazine after finding that no mainstream publication would hire her. Roberta Bayley documented the CBGB scene in a series of now-iconic photographs, including the one that graced the cover of the first Ramones album. Jayne County came out as the first openly transgender musician in 1979; and BDSM leather became the stereotypical punk outfit. The goal was to smash through people's perceptions of what was typical and allowed. Bridge City Sessions out of Portland Band Shoutouts Antischism “Salvation or Annihilation” Not On Tour Growing Pains “Therapy” Shoutouts Chris from Therapy in San Diego is still undergoing treatment and recovery for leukemia. Please donate if you can. Let's fucking have the conversations! Email us at outonanislandpodcast@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/outonanislandpodcast/message

Craig & Friends
183: Lanah P!

Craig & Friends

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 185:31


Trans non-binary pioneer Lanah P. joins me to talk abortion rights, The Comic Strip, growing up in Grimsby, starring in “Eat The Rich”, letting Lemmy have it, bringing Bowie down to Taboo, “Pistol In My Pocket”, Shirley Bassey, meeting Margaret Thatcher, the vicissitudes of the showbizniss, “Lanah Be Lit And Be Learning”, musical theater, getting hormones in the early 80s, working men's clubs of the 70s, Mark E. Smith, Leigh Bowery, self-work, Jayne County, compassion, and much much more. Lanah on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEDpI8ZC7spqtJUXaiMG3ow Lanah on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lanah.p Get lots of hott bonus content by going to https://www.patreon.com/CraigAndFriends You'll get ad-free & early versions of these episodes, bonus episodes, Movie Club episodes and more while supporting the show. Donate to the Abortion Support Network https://www.asn.org.uk/fundraising/ Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund https://www.pledge.to/protect-defend-trans-youth-fund#donate Donate to Amnesty International To Aid Ukraine https://tinyurl.com/448f36wu Rubber Child's Transition Assistance GoFundMe https://gofund.me/c2b3cd52 For ways to help fight the fascists and support Black Lives Matter & Black Trans Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co https://blacktranslivesmatter.carrd.co

MisplacedStraws
Danny Garcia & Jayne County Talk Max's Kansas City

MisplacedStraws

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 20:44


This week, Jeff Gaudiosi,Danny Garcia, and Jayne County coverMax's Kansas City Topics discussed: TNightclubbing: The Birth of Punk in NYC IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign Topic C Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/nightclubbing-the-birth-of-punk-rock-in-nyc#/ This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Turned Out A Punk
Episode 381 - Jayne County (Punk Icon)

Turned Out A Punk

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 64:49


They don't get too much more important to the history of punk than this guest! Today on the show Damian is joined by the LEGEND & one of the true innovators of punk: JAYNE COUNTY! Listen in as the two discuss why Jayne was a legend long before punk hit. From "wrecking" straight people with the Screaming Queens, to Patti Smith's method acting, to Bowie's jealousy, to being the first to play CBGB's & so much more!!! NOT TO BE MISSED! Also, don't miss Jaynes' essential "Wayne County & The Electric Chairs - The Safari Years" 4CD boxset, out now on Cherry Red Records! Also, check out Jayne County & Am Taylors' "I Don't Fit In Anywhere" out now on streaming services everywhere! Also, head over to TurnedOutAPunk.com & pick up a shirt from this podcast! Also Touched On:  Bow down to the Original Punk Rocker Being the first to play CBGBs Getting diarrhea from Healey's chilli  Getting shot at on stage on Long Island “Don't listen to her! Don't listen to her! She's the Devil” The Screaming Queens and “wrecking straight people” The REAL Queen Elizabeth Meeting John Lennon Getting possessed on stage The New York Street Scene Iron Butterfly Never liking the Grateful Dead Jackie Curtis' genius Theatre of The Ridiculous  Traveling to London with Andy Warhol's “Pork” Doing theatre with Patti Smith Suicide: Room Emptiers “I'm not a punk, I'm a rock and roller” - Dee Dee Getting paid by Malcom Mclaren TWICE Debuting two weeks after the New York Dolls New Wave killed punk off No Wave is too arty & TONS OF OTHER GOODNESS BROUGHT TO YOU BY VANS 

The Wise Fool
LGBTQIA+ / Queer in the Arts – a panel discussion

The Wise Fool

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021


We discussed: the concerns about being excluded, self segregation, sub categorisation, gay art as a topic vs a way of life, Art History, Tokenism, and the need for safe spaces.   Panelists: Emmanuel Thibault - Photographer + Designer - https://www.archiproducts.com/en/designers/emmanuel-thibault Frederick Nathanael - Director of Pride Art - https://www.prideart.no Katja Fjeld - Art Historian - https://www.instagram.com/sause_dyret/     People + Places mentioned: Judith Butler - https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/judith-butler Man Enough to Be a Woman, by Jayne County - https://serpentstail.com/work/man-enough-to-be-a-woman/ Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics by José Esteban Muñoz - https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/disidentifications Vaginal Davis - http://www.vaginaldavis.com Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?, Book by Linda Nochlin - https://www.writing.upenn.edu/library/Nochlin-Linda_Why-Have-There-Been-No-Great-Women-Artists.pdf Queer culture year 2022 in Norway - https://www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/aktuelt/2021/celebration-of-queer-culture-year/ Safe Space Collective - https://www.safespacecollective.com Homophobic murder in Spain - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-arrests-two-minors-over-suspected-homophobic-killing-2021-07-09/     Audio editing by Jakub Černý Music by Peat Biby     Supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway – https://eeagrants.org               And we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project: Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com + Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no        

The Wise Fool
LGBTQIA+ / Queer in the Arts - a panel discussion

The Wise Fool

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 94:24


We discussed: the concerns about being excluded, self segregation, sub categorisation, gay art as a topic vs a way of life, Art History, Tokenism, and the need for safe spaces.   Panelists: Emmanuel Thibault - Photographer + Designer - https://www.archiproducts.com/en/designers/emmanuel-thibault Frederick Nathanael - Director of Pride Art - https://www.prideart.no Katja Fjeld - Art Historian - https://www.instagram.com/sause_dyret/     People + Places mentioned: Judith Butler - https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/faculty/judith-butler Man Enough to Be a Woman, by Jayne County - https://serpentstail.com/work/man-enough-to-be-a-woman/ Disidentifications: Queers of Color and the Performance of Politics by José Esteban Muñoz - https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/disidentifications Vaginal Davis - http://www.vaginaldavis.com Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?, Book by Linda Nochlin - https://www.writing.upenn.edu/library/Nochlin-Linda_Why-Have-There-Been-No-Great-Women-Artists.pdf Queer culture year 2022 in Norway - https://www.nasjonalmuseet.no/en/aktuelt/2021/celebration-of-queer-culture-year/ Safe Space Collective - https://www.safespacecollective.com Homophobic murder in Spain - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-arrests-two-minors-over-suspected-homophobic-killing-2021-07-09/     Audio editing by Jakub Černý Music by Peat Biby     Supported in part by: EEA Grants from Iceland, Liechtenstein + Norway – https://eeagrants.org               And we appreciate the assistance of our partners in this project: Hunt Kastner – https://huntkastner.com + Kunstsentrene i Norge – https://www.kunstsentrene.no        

Muses
Ep 170: Cherry Vanilla

Muses

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 63:25


This week we discuss the exciting life and career of Cherry Vanilla. Cherry Vanilla has certainly lived life to the fullest. At just 19 she was one of the first, and certainly youngest women managing major clients at an ad agency (Think Mad Men!) while also breaking barriers as the first female DJ in the NYC nightclub scene. After watching the documentary Groupies Cherry had "At last had a name and a vision for the role I'd been dying to play for so long, along with an awareness of a sisterhood of like-minded role models.” Cherry wasn't just a part of the music scene though, she also participated in the "Theatre of the Ridiculous" working with people like Jayne County and many regulars from the Warhol factory scene. In 1971 she starred in Andy Warhol's London production of Pork. It was while there that she met David Bowie, who had yet to break onto the American charts. When Bowie and his manager Tony Defries were looking to establish a New York office for his company Mainman they knew exactly who to call. All Cherry's previous work experience made her the perfect woman for the job. She would become Bowie's main PR spokesperson and later move up to VP of their audio/visual division, helping to solidify his place as a rock n roll icon.If all that weren't enough, by the end of the 70's Cherry would hit the stage herself, becoming immersed in the new punk scene and releasing 2 albums herself. Cherry's incredible passion for life, love and music is inspiring and after checking out the episode make sure you also purchase her fantastic memoir, Lick Me, where ever you buy your books! Pick up your Muses Merch over at https://www.teepublic.com/user/muses Check out other amazing shows on the Lipstick & Vinyl Network Follow us on TikTok Check out our Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yellow Brit Road
Yellow Brit Road, 6 June 2021: One-Year Anniversaries, Killer 1940's Guitar Solos, Icons, Gay Club Bangers

Yellow Brit Road

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 13:10


The Yellow Brit Road turns one! We've been on this golden road a full year now, so here's to another great show to celebrate! June is Pride month, and we're celebrating with queer musical history and icons all month. This week, we explored the legacies of arguably the first openly trans rock and roller, Jayne County, and the godmother and inventor of all rock music anywhere, Sister Rosetta Tharpe. You can find Sister Rosetta Tharpe's spirited live performance of Up Above My Head as played on the show here. We also had music from Bristolian punks Grandma's House London supergroup Child's Pose CHVRCHES (and Robert Smith!) with an exciting new collaboration Dance floor bangers from Bristol's Lynks Leeds alt rock band The Harriets Electronic punk trio NOISY Our submission this week was from Floridian indie-pop band Community Towel, who say of themselves, "Departing from bass and vocal duty in post-hardcore outfit GILT, multi-instrumentalist Nico Baci uses their indie/dream-pop solo project Community Towel to explore their struggles with mental and physical health, and experiences as a nonbinary and Latinx individual" Masala Chai artists this week were: Chicago-based multi-instrumental indie musician SuperKnova Montreal's shoegaze punkers Heathers Invigorating grunge from Toronto's PONY Find this week's playlist here (try and support artists directly if you can!) Listen live on your dial at 101.9 FM in the Kingston area, or on cfrc.ca, Sundays 8 to 9 PM! (Full shows are available in the archive for 3 months from release) Get in touch with the show: email yellowbritroad@gmail.com or tweet @YellowBritCFRC. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yellowbritroad/message

Rock N Roll Pantheon
The Devil's Music 27: Miss Guy

Rock N Roll Pantheon

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 76:29


Guy Furrow, aka Miss Guy is a multi-talented rock'n'roll legend: singer for the acclaimed punk/glam band The Toilet Boys, deejay, music producer, songwriter photographer and makeup artist. Born in Southern California, he came of age and hit his creative stride in the New York City rock scene when it was still something to be wildly excited about. He became fast friends and collaborators with his mentors Deborah Harry and Boy George; his duets with both can be heard in this episode. The Toilet Boys toured North America, Europe and Asia with The Ramones, Motorhead, The Damned, Joan Jett, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more. As a deejay, he's spun worldwide, everywhere from Manhattan clubs to high fashion shows and even art museums. Guy's photography is beyond-especially since so many of his subjects are rock stars and glamorous drag queens. In this episode, Miss Guy and hostess Pleasant Gehman talk about New York City in the 90's: wild times and the notorious club/party Squeeze Box; his wildest tour stories, spirit communication in dreams. They dish on Angela Bowie, Jayne County and iconic rock photographer Leee Black Childers...and about spooky hookups a la “The Blair Witch Project” in the middle of a forest.www.guyfurrow.com/missguyInstagram: @missguynyc Twitter: @TheRealMissGuywww.facebook.com/missguyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYniuvDpFnuOOEPq-kXcmvQMore from Pleasant Gehmanwww.pleasantgehman.comInstagram: @princessofhollywoodwww.facebook.com/pleasant.gehmanwww.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts

The Devil's Music with Pleasant Gehman
The Devil's Music 27: Miss Guy

The Devil's Music with Pleasant Gehman

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 77:29


Guy Furrow, aka Miss Guy is a multi-talented rock'n'roll legend: singer for the acclaimed punk/glam band The Toilet Boys, deejay, music producer, songwriter photographer and makeup artist. Born in Southern California, he came of age and hit his creative stride in the New York City rock scene when it was still something to be wildly excited about. He became fast friends and collaborators with his mentors Deborah Harry and Boy George; his duets with both can be heard in this episode. The Toilet Boys toured North America, Europe and Asia with The Ramones, Motorhead, The Damned, Joan Jett, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more. As a deejay, he's spun worldwide, everywhere from Manhattan clubs to high fashion shows and even art museums. Guy's photography is beyond-especially since so many of his subjects are rock stars and glamorous drag queens. In this episode, Miss Guy and hostess Pleasant Gehman talk about New York City in the 90's: wild times and the notorious club/party Squeeze Box; his wildest tour stories, spirit communication in dreams. They dish on Angela Bowie, Jayne County and iconic rock photographer Leee Black Childers...and about spooky hookups a la “The Blair Witch Project” in the middle of a forest. Instagram: @missguynyc Twitter: @TheRealMissGuy www.facebook.com/missguy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYniuvDpFnuOOEPq-kXcmvQ More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Devil's Music with Pleasant Gehman
The Devil's Music 27: Miss Guy

The Devil's Music with Pleasant Gehman

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 76:29


Guy Furrow, aka Miss Guy is a multi-talented rock'n'roll legend: singer for the acclaimed punk/glam band The Toilet Boys, deejay, music producer, songwriter photographer and makeup artist. Born in Southern California, he came of age and hit his creative stride in the New York City rock scene when it was still something to be wildly excited about. He became fast friends and collaborators with his mentors Deborah Harry and Boy George; his duets with both can be heard in this episode. The Toilet Boys toured North America, Europe and Asia with The Ramones, Motorhead, The Damned, Joan Jett, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more. As a deejay, he's spun worldwide, everywhere from Manhattan clubs to high fashion shows and even art museums. Guy's photography is beyond-especially since so many of his subjects are rock stars and glamorous drag queens. In this episode, Miss Guy and hostess Pleasant Gehman talk about New York City in the 90's: wild times and the notorious club/party Squeeze Box; his wildest tour stories, spirit communication in dreams. They dish on Angela Bowie, Jayne County and iconic rock photographer Leee Black Childers...and about spooky hookups a la “The Blair Witch Project” in the middle of a forest.Instagram: @missguynyc Twitter: @TheRealMissGuywww.facebook.com/missguyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYniuvDpFnuOOEPq-kXcmvQMore from Pleasant Gehmanwww.pleasantgehman.comInstagram: @princessofhollywoodwww.facebook.com/pleasant.gehmanwww.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts

Rock N Roll Pantheon
The Devil's Music 27: Miss Guy

Rock N Roll Pantheon

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 77:29


Guy Furrow, aka Miss Guy is a multi-talented rock’n’roll legend: singer for the acclaimed punk/glam band The Toilet Boys, deejay, music producer, songwriter photographer and makeup artist. Born in Southern California, he came of age and hit his creative stride in the New York City rock scene when it was still something to be wildly excited about. He became fast friends and collaborators with his mentors Deborah Harry and Boy George; his duets with both can be heard in this episode. The Toilet Boys toured North America, Europe and Asia with The Ramones, Motorhead, The Damned, Joan Jett, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more. As a deejay, he’s spun worldwide, everywhere from Manhattan clubs to high fashion shows and even art museums. Guy’s photography is beyond-especially since so many of his subjects are rock stars and glamorous drag queens. In this episode, Miss Guy and hostess Pleasant Gehman talk about New York City in the 90’s: wild times and the notorious club/party Squeeze Box; his wildest tour stories, spirit communication in dreams. They dish on Angela Bowie, Jayne County and iconic rock photographer Leee Black Childers...and about spooky hookups a la “The Blair Witch Project” in the middle of a forest. www.guyfurrow.com/missguy Instagram: @missguynyc Twitter: @TheRealMissGuy www.facebook.com/missguy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYniuvDpFnuOOEPq-kXcmvQ More from Pleasant Gehman www.pleasantgehman.com Instagram: @princessofhollywood www.facebook.com/pleasant.gehman www.twitter.com/PleasantGehman1 This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts

C86 Show - Indie Pop
Jimi LaLumia in conversation

C86 Show - Indie Pop

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 90:25


Jimi LaLumia in conversation with David Eastaugh New York punk musician Jimi LaLumia was raised in Lake Ronkonkoma, Long Island, and grew more and more interested in the New York City music scene of the late '60s and early '70s. He became a freelance music writer and a scene staple at the legendary Max's Kansas City, befriending Johnny Thunders and Jayne County in the process. In 1977, LaLumia formed Jimi LaLumia and the Psychotic Frogs, self-releasing the manic "Death to Disco (Disco Sucks)" later that year. The aptly titled EP Typically Tasteless appeared in 1978, featuring the originals "Mangle Me" and "You'll Never Walk Again" on the A-side and hilariously vulgar renditions of "Eleanor Rigby" and County's "I Got Fucked by the Devil Last Night" on the flip. The following year saw the release of two more Beatles-related covers, the Isley Brothers' "Twist and Shout" and the Shirelles' "Boys," on a gold-vinyl 45 featuring vocals by Cherry Vanilla and Blondie's early backup singer Donna Destri. Although the group survived in various forms for several years, that was their last official release.

Good Judy
34. Jayne County, Pioneering Queer Rock Icon

Good Judy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 60:43


We had a fabulous chat this week with Atlanta Queer legendary musician, Jayne County! She tells us about her involvement in the Stonewall riots, Atlanta herstory, working with folks like David Bowie and The Police and all about her new music with Am Taylor. On this episode, Brigitte and Ella/Saurus/Rex also discuss a wide array of hot topics and political scandals like the Golden Globes, gorilla glue, Black History Month, Britney Spears, the Super Bowl, and more! Good Judy is a podcast about queer art, news and pop culture hosted by two Atlanta queens, Ellasaurus Rex (@queen_ellarex) and Brigitte Bidet (@brigittebidet). Tune in every Tuesday with Brigitte and Ella as they discuss the latest news, chat with very special guests, and crown a Good Judy and Bad Judy of the week. Good Judy is part of the WUSSY Podcast Network, hosted by WUSSY Mag (@wussymag)   Produced by Jon Dean @jondeanphoto Podcast Art created by Nick Sheridan @glass.knuckles Podcast Music by DJ Helix @1djhelix   Donate to our Patreon Page! Follow Good Judy Podcast on Instagram Follow Good Judy Podcast on Facebook

Ebony and Irony
Ebony and Irony: Jayne County

Ebony and Irony

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 73:03


Lady Bunny and Monét X Change give their review on Bridgerton and discuss some of President Biden's Cabinet picks, including the nomination of Rachel Levine. Then, they Jayne County to talk about her career, her experience at Stonewall, a portrait of Bunny she painted and new music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

QueerCore Podcast
Sink Your Teeth Into Jayne County

QueerCore Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 17:26


A quick bite of Jayne County, America's first openly-transgender rock star whose foul-mouthed, unapologetic music inspired artists like David Bowie, Patti Smith and the Ramones. Jayne has always bucked convention to be herself. Support this podcast

Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine | WFMU
Jayne County - Trans Rocker and Pioneer - Interview - Episode # 115 from Jan 27, 2020

Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine | WFMU

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 19:58


Interview with Jayne County Original interview was June 7, 2012 Check out the original show with full playlist http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/45482 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_County http://www.jaynecounty.com https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/90937

Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine | WFMU
Jayne County - Trans Rocker and Pioneer - Interview - Episode # 115 from Jan 27, 2020

Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine | WFMU

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 19:58


Interview with Jayne County Original interview was June 7, 2012 Check out the original show with full playlist http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/45482 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_County http://www.jaynecounty.com http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/90937

TripleX
It was all Yellow. No fighting! On Triple-X-17-11-2019

TripleX

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2019 113:12


This ep we played a few trans artists for trans awareness week in Teddy Geiger, Antony and the Johnsons, and became man enough  to be a woman with Jayne County. We checked out Shakira’s new […] http://media.rawvoice.com/joy_triplex/p/joy.org.au/triplex/wp-content/uploads/sites/165/2019/12/Triple-X-songs-of-a-Generation-17-11-2019.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:53:12 — 103.6MB) Subscribe or Follow Us: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS The post It was all Yellow. No fighting! On Triple-X-17-11-2019 appeared first on TripleX.

The Passionistas Project Podcast
Holly George-Warren turned her passion for music and books into a career as an author

The Passionistas Project Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 38:17


Two-time Grammy nominee and the award-winning author — Holly George-Warren has written 16 books including the New York Times bestseller The Road to Woodstock and the new biography Janis: Her Life and Music about rock icon Janis Joplin. Holly is also working with Petrine Day Mitchum on a new documentary called Rhinestone Cowboy about the story of Nudie, the Rodeo Tailor. Find out more about Holly George-Warren. Read more about The Passionistas Project. FULL TRANSCRIPT: Passionistas: Hi and welcome to the Passionistas Project Podcast. We're Amy and Nancy Harrington and today we're talking with two-time Grammy nominee and the award winning author Holly George-Warren. To date, Holly has written 16 books, including the New York times bestseller, “The Road to Woodstock” and the forthcoming biography, “Janice: Her Life and Music” about rock icon Janice Joplin. Holly is also working with Patrine Day Mitchell on a new documentary called “Rhinestone Cowboy” about the story of Nudie, the rodeo tailor. So please welcome to the show Holly George-Warren. Holly: Great to be here. Thanks so much for having me. Passionistas: What's the one thing you're most passionate about? Holly: Wow, gosh, what time is it? Every time it changes on the hour it seems like, but of course right now I'm most passionate about, I guess both Janis Joplin and Nudie. As far as my work life goes, my head is wrapped around both of those people. And interestingly enough, Nudie actually did make some outfits for Janice in 1970 so there's a connection with everything. And of course my other passion in my personal life is my family, my husband Robert Brook Warren and my son Jack Warren, who fill my life with joy and excitement and share, uh, my love for the arts, film, music, the outdoors, etc. So I'm very blessed. Passionistas: So tell us a little bit about what first inspired you to become a writer. Holly: I think music really did first inspire me beginning at a very, very young age. I grew up in a small town in North Carolina and literally I'm old enough to have discovered music back in the days of am radio. And in my town it was so tiny. We had very, you know, little radio, just some gospel, I think country and Western. This was in the ‘60s. But I discovered at night after like say nine o'clock on my little clock radio that I could tune into w ABC in New York and WCFL in Chicago. And that just blew my mind. It opened up this whole world for me of all these different sounds and styles of music. Cause that was in the day of very eclectic radio. Playing a DJs, they, they didn't go by strict playlists or anything like that. And I literally started just kind of writing, I think inspired by the music I was hearing. I started writing a little bit about music and I of course started reading biographies also at the same time. So that was the other major I would say inspiration for me. I started reading in elementary school these biographies of all kinds, everyone, you know, from like George Washington Carver to Florence Nightingale to Abraham Lincoln biographies and became kind of obsessed with reading those books. And you know, I just love to read from a young age. So I think those interests kind of combined that. Um, by the time I got to college I was writing quite a bit and uh, always did quite well with my writing assignments in school and then found myself writing more and more about music, going out and seeing bands performing live. And then that's what I did when I moved to New York city in 1979 I started writing for all kinds of fanzines and underground magazines that existed at that time in the East village. About then, it was kind of the post punk scene I guess, but I had been inspired by the original punk rockers, you know. I got to see the Ramones and bands like that in North Carolina before I moved to New York. So I've just started writing about the scene, which was not that well covered at the time. Talk a little bit more about the scene at that point. Back in those days, in the late seventies in New York city, there were only a couple of clubs where you could go out and see bands that had, were kind of either following in the footsteps of the original punk scene in New York and London. And a few of those people were still around New York and playing. So there was this great resurgence of kind of DIY homemade magazines, sort of called fanzines that all kinds of people that were into the scene started writing articles for. And it didn't have as many gatekeepers as say the big glossy magazines of the day, you know, even Cream magazine, which was kind of an upstart as compared to say Rolling Stone was pretty restrictive as far as who could write for those magazines. And I would send out queries and tried to get assignments and never hear back anything. But in the meantime, just people out on the scene who were playing in bands, booking bands, going out to see shows every night we're putting out these music magazines that pretty much anyone through, you know, string a sentence together and had a little bit of knowledge about writing. But a lot of passion basically. Again, passion was very much the key word of I would say the music scene, the people on stage and then also people writing about the music. So that's really what got me started and I started getting published in some, again very small run underground, a little music magazines. Passionistas: Then you did eventually start to write for Rolling Stone and you became an editor of the Rolling Stone press in '93. So tell us about the road to that and your experience working there. Holly: It was quite the fun road. It was circuitous because I did get swept up in the whole band scene and actually started playing in bands very early. I played, I used to call it lead rhythm guitar. So again, playing in different bands over pretty much throughout the 1980s and while I was doing that, I didn't write quite as much, but I felt like it was a huge tool for being able to write about music to actually be in a band. You know, we went on the road, we toured around some of my different bands, I did several recordings. So I learned what it was like to work in a recording studio. And just the whole life of being a musician became a real thing for me. So I felt like I could write about musicians with much more authority. I never considered myself a real musician. I still was a fan, but I, I could play a mean bar chord. And I started out with a fender Mustang and then I moved up to a fender Jazzmaster of the vintage one from the late fifties so I was pretty hip. Let me tell you. In the meantime, I did start getting some real jobs to pay the bills, including, believe it or not, I became an editor at American Baby magazine, which funnily enough, almost everyone that worked there was childless. And that was really my first nationally published articles was for this magazine. Um, how to know when your child is old enough for a pet or, you know, I did a research article where I went out and interviewed parents of quintuplets and quadruplets and triplets, you know, um, but I, you know, really kinda cut my teeth writing for that magazine. I learned how to be a journalist, you know, a real journalist. And then gradually through meeting people and also being a total rock and roll geeky nerd who was constantly reading every rock biography that would come out. And also I was really into, it was weirdly enough through punk rock, I got totally into old timey country music, like the Carter family. And honkytonk music like Hank Williams and I loved, uh, Patsy Cline, Wanda Jackson, the queen of rockabilly. So I got into that kind of music pretty much while I was a full-fledged punk rocker. And again, I think passion is the line between those two, the thread that connects them that, you know, both of those kinds of music, that earlier country that were raw primitive kind of country music as well as punk rock had that passion was very obvious in the music and that I loved it. I was totally into all that kind of music. And in fact, I saw George Jones at the Bottom Line in 1980 which blew my mind. So anyway, so I started learning more about that kind of music by just reading books all the time and eventually heard about a job as a fact checker at Rolling Stone press in the 1980s they were doing this big rock and roll encyclopedia and needed someone to double check everything. You know, these established writers who I'd been reading for years, Rolling Stone, like people like Dave Marsh had written. And so that was my first, you know, I was getting to call up Question Mark of Question Mark and the Mysterians and asking him, you know, was it true that he came from another planet and called up, you know, all these people. In fact, funnily enough, I handsome Dick Manitoba, the singer, the Dictators, I called him up to check some facts about this notorious horrible fight on stage, basically abroad between him and Jayne County at CBGBs. And then literally when I was playing in my band, we were rehearsing and this music building famously where Madonna once lived before she got an apartment near times square I was in, had gotten a taxi to get home with my equipment and there was, who was driving me, but you know, Richard, Manitoba, handsome Dick himself, who I had just caught up and asked him about his career as a fact checker. So anyway, that kind of got my foot in the door at Rolling Stone, which led to me over the years doing freelance projects for them. And till finally in 1993, well actually ‘91, they hired me as the editor to do a couple of their Landmark books, had deals with Random House to do new additions, “The Rolling Stone Album Guide” and “The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll.” And so they hired me to kind of be the editor to work with uh, Anthony DeCurtis and Jim Hinky at the magazine to guide these books, which are these massive, massive researched, you know, a lot of people involved, you know, a lot of moving parts to do these new, uh, additions. So that went really well. So in 1993 they decided to start up a new book division, which had kind of fallen by the wayside and they hired me to come on board and run that book division. And that was a great experience and that's what led me to start writing for the magazine. I started doing assignments for the magazine, record reviews and things like that while running the book division. I learned so much from working on those kinds of big reference books. You know, and again, we had amazing writers that I got to interface with and on “The Illustrated History of Rock and Roll,” too, I got to work with everyone from Peter [inaudible] to Mark Marcus to the late great Robert Palmer. Again, Dave Marsh, you know, many, many writers. And then I got to assign a lot of new chapters and in fact I wrote a chapter, Anthony DeCurtis became a real mentor to me. He was an editor at Rolling Stone that was in the trenches with me on these book projects and he assigned me as the writer to do a big piece on the changing role of women and rock, you know, beginning with Patty Smith, et cetera. Up to that current time. I think, you know, I covered, I think Sinead O'Connor at that point was maybe one of the newer artists that was, uh, the focus of my chapter. But that was a real huge, exciting thing to get to be part of. And then I got to do another very cool book with a wonderful writer editor named Barbara Odair, who came to my office. She was working at Rolling Stone and then at US magazine back in the day when it was owned by Winter media and said, “Let's do a whole book on women in music with every chapter written by women and every, as much as possible, all the photography done by women.” So we did this really cool book called “Trouble Girls: The Rolling Stone Book of Women in Rock.” And funnily enough, one of the chapters I did for that one was this big piece on Nico, who was my first ever famous person I ever interviewed when I was, you know, living in New York city. I was still waitressing at the time. And Nico, of course from the velvet underground fame was kind of down at the heels. Editorials at the time, but having to go to a methadone clinic across from where I was working and would come in every day afterwards and have an amaretto on the rocks and cheesecake. So I got up my courage and asked her if I could interview her and I didn't even have a platform for my interview, but she said yes and got to spend some time with her and interview her and use part of the interview and a little fanzine back in the day. But then I got to really expand and write this whole chapter on Nico and use this interview I'd done 10 years earlier or even earlier than me, I guess 12 years earlier for this book “Trouble Girl.” So that was really exciting. Yeah. Passionistas: So you were writing about women, you're interviewing women, but what was it like for you as a woman starting in those early days in the punk rock scene through this time where you've becoming a more established rock journalist? What were your experiences like both as a musician and a journalist, as a woman in the music industry? Holly: Well, when I met people face to face and worked with them, say for example, Anthony DeCurtis and Jim Hinky, who sadly just passed away just a few weeks ago or a month, a month or so ago. They were very, very encouraging and very supportive. They really encouraged me to write and gave me assignments, et cetera. But before that I really found, and maybe it's true whether you're male or female or whatever gender, you know, but if I just blindly sent out queries or blindly tried to get gigs writing, when I first moved to New York City, it was a disaster. I mean, people either ignored me or just blew me off or said no or you know, it was really hard to get the foot in the door without actually working with people and for them to see what my work was like. Now, I did have the good fortune early on to meet some people that had worked with punk magazine and part of, there was this whole cool kind of resurgence of comics. This really great artists. Peter Bag had joined forces with John Holmstrom who had done punk magazine. And Peter and I, a Peter's wife and I work together, you know, at this restaurant. So Peter knew that I, you know, at this time I was just going out and writing about stuff on my own and pitching it to a few people I knew actually from North Carolina had moved to New York, but then they started giving me assignments for this. These magazines they started, one was called Stop and when it was called comical funny. So they, you know, they really encouraged me. So, you know, I can't say that I experienced gender bias or anything like that. Once I knew the people, I think maybe I was just, it's hard to know. I mean I did definitely get a lot of rejection. A lot of people that I pitched didn't really take me seriously and whether it's they didn't really know my work or because I was a woman, I don't know. I mean I, I did frequently find myself being the only music geek, you know, blabbing away on all this arcane kind of Trainspotting rock and roll history trivia with, you know, I'd be the only gal in the room blabbing away about that, you know, with some guys and stuff like that. There weren't a lot of women doing it and there weren't that many women around Lee for me that I crossed paths with to kind of support my endeavors at that part of my career. However, I very fortunately met a couple of women when I was a fact checker at Rolling Stone Press who were very, very encouraging and really I would not be talking to you right now if not for them. And one was Patti Romanowski who was the editor of Rolling Stone Press at the time, who hired me as a fact checker back in the ‘80s. She went on to write many as told two books with everyone from Mary Wilson to Otis Williams at the temptations. And that book has recently been the basis for this very successful Broadway show right now. So Patty was fantastic. And then her boss, the woman who ran rolling stone press with Sarah Layson who became, you know, really made my career because after she left Rolling Stone Press, she started a book packaging company and became a literary agent and hired me continuously for her book company. And then she became my literary agent when I left Rolling Stone. No, actually before I even started at Rolling Stone, my first ever book, which I uh, got my first book deal around 1990. So it was even before I went to Rolling Stone actually, she became my literary agent and my first ever book, she connected me with my coauthor Jenny Boyd, who had been married to make Fleetwood and her sister Patty Boyd, you might know the name was married to George Harrison, Eric Clapton. And Patty was a really interesting person who had kind of dug out a new life for herself. After her marriage with Mick Fleetwood ended, went back to school, became a psychologist, got a PhD and wanted to do a book on creativity and in musicians. So she hired me to be her co-author and we did this book called, well, it's available now. It got repackaged again and republished in England called, “It's Not Only Rock and Roll,” but it was basically about the creative process of musicians based on interviews with 75 musicians. So that really started me on my path as an author. That was my first book and that came out and a ‘91 Simon Schuster, a Fireside Division. So Sarah did that and then she became my, you know, agent. I wrote a few other books, a couple while I was at Rolling Stone and then when I left there in 2001 I've been writing books ever since. And Sarah has been my agent for all of them up to this my Janice Joplin book. And she definitely is one of my, you know, if not for her, I would, you know, like I said, I would not be talking to you right now. Passionistas: You're listening to the Passionistas Project Podcast and our interview with award winning author Holly George-Warren. To find out more about her latest book, “Janice: Her Life and Music” visit HollyGeorgeWarren.com. Now here's more of our interview with Holly. So clearly you have an extreme in depth knowledge of the history of women in the music industry. So how do you think the music industry has evolved over the years in terms of opportunities for women? Holly: When I first moved to New York as far as women performing in bands, that was just starting to really happen thanks to the whole, you know, punk explosion with bands from England, like the Slits and the Raincoats, the Modettes, you know, I saw all those bands, that little tiny clubs and it just was a much more welcoming atmosphere for women to pick up instruments and play in pants. And like I said, I started playing guitar in bands. Then of course, you know people like Tina Weymouth and Chrissy Hynde, I mean Patty Smith of course. So as far as getting the courage to get up on stage and play and then just, um, to have other like-minded souls out there that wanted to be in bands with you was very, uh, it was a great time to be in New York and gradually there became more and more venues, places to play. I got to play at all of them from, you know, CBS to Max's Kansas city, peppermint lounge, Danceteria, you know, all these great classic clubs in New York, you know, late seventies, early eighties. And as far as the music business, I mean, you know, at that time we were like screw the music, but you know, we were punk rockers, man. We were underground. We didn't want anything to do with that. In fact, when I started even working for Rolling Stone in ‘93, I would tell people like, yeah, I'm working for Rolling Stone so I can afford now to write about the bands I really love. For it cause I was still writing for this really cool magazine called Option, which, and I'll if you remember that magazine, but very cool magazine based on the West Coast. And so I'd still write about people that would never ever get covered in Rolling Stone, but all different types of music. And again started writing about some of the early country music pioneers and rockabilly people like Wanda and people like that. So I didn't really interface that much with the mainstream music business at that time. You know, I basically had good experiences on that very low level. Again, this was the time of the Go-Go's had come around and the Bangles, my band Dos Furlines, went on a tour of Canada with a couple of other all women bands and it was, you know, it was a male promoter and everything went really great. Once I started moving up the food chain, once I was at Rolling Stone, I started working on producing some CD packages with labels. And again, everybody I worked with were male, but they were very supportive. They were really into what, you know, my ideas were. So I didn't really have any problem with that. And you know, gradually I started meeting some very cool women that a lot of women I discovered had been really behind the scenes. So I started meeting some of those women who had been working at labels for years. Some of them had left, it started their own publicity companies, some of them were in management, et cetera. So, and then I, you know, finally got to meet a few of the women who had been pioneering women, female journalists. But again, there weren't that many. It was very cool to see. And then, you know, like I said, Barbeau Dara and I did a whole book with lots of great, great women writers. The scene I think helped, um, a lot of women find their, you know, their niche a lot. You know, a lot of women were total big into music just the way I was. But you know, finally, all these channels that opened up for them to pursue it as either a writer or you know, an A& R person manager, publicist, a photographer, lots of great women photographers. And again, I was, I loved meeting women who started in the business in the ‘60s into the ‘70s. So I loved getting to meet them in the ‘90s and just, I wish I would've known them or could've somehow met them when I first started out in the ‘70s, late seventies, even early eighties to get encouragement from them. But you know, they, they were really kind of behind the scenes. They weren't that obvious. And some of them became very good friends like Jan new house ski, uh, fabulous, wonderful. A writer who was one of the early women writers for Cream magazine. And, uh, I got to know her and work with her and you know, Daisy McLean, who had written for Rolling Stone, um, back in the glory days of rock journalism where they were all these junkets and you were flown all over and wined and dined by the labels and all that kind of stuff. And she had some amazing stories to tell about being in the trenches. And Ellen sand or another wonderful writer who her great book called, I think it's called trips, was just reissued last year. And she was a very early writer. And when out on the road with, you know like LEDs up one and covered a Woodstock and a lot of Janis Joplin gigs, Forest Hills tennis stadium wrote about that. And so again, just these great writers who were hard to find when I started out. Passionistas: You have an interest in all these genres. And you've written about such a wide range of music from country to punk. What makes a topic or an artist compelling enough for you to dedicate a book to the subject? Holly: I guess if there's a complexity to the person and arguably perhaps all artists are a complex people, who knows cause I don't know about all of them, but I've been really attracted to writing about people that have had to really struggle, who've had to break down barriers to be heard, who have, you know, a lot of facets to their personality. And Janice is my third biography. My first one was Gene Autry, the singing cowboy who was a very complex man and very much a groundbreaking artist going way back to the beginning in the late 1920s broke through in the early thirties. And then Alex Chilton, who of course a lot of people know from big star, but it started out as this pop star at age 16 and the Box Tops and just had this incredible career in life. I become passionate about them, their music, their lives. I never lose that passion. I mean I still get excited if some crazy, you know, online radio station plays, you know, a Gene Autry song. Same thing without, I was so thrilled. I went to see once upon a time at time in Hollywood and to hear a very deep cut box top song on the soundtrack of a, of the new Quintin Tarantino films. So two to train. By the way, I never lose the passion for the people that I like. Literally moving in with one of my biography subjects, you know, for several years. And you never forget your roommates, right? Most of them. Passionistas: Tell us about why you chose to write a book about Janis Joplin and what you learned about her that you found most fascinating from writing the book. Holly: I have to say part of it, I mean, I really believe that my subjects also choose me somehow. Again, following my passion, I ended up in a place where it just kind of comes together and with Janice for years, of course I had loved her music. She was definitely an inspiration for me growing up again in this tiny town in North Carolina, that didn't have a lot going on for me as far as the kind of things I was interested in. And now again, I might be like one of my biography subjects, but I think I saw her on the Dick Cavett show and just her whole look and attitude and sensibility and not to mention her incredible voice. I'm like, what's that? I want to be that. She was probably actually a little did I know at the time wearing this outfit that Nudie made for her. Of course. I was one of those people that was devastated when she died in 1970 and in 1971 I had joined the Columbia Record Blub and got Pearl. I still have my original copy. So just a fan and then once I was working at Rolling Stone and started doing projects with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Hall of Fame did a really cool symposium on Janis back in the nineties, I think it was ‘97. And Bob Santoli, the head of education, VP of education and programming at the time invited me to be part of it and I'm, I got to go to Cleveland and give a talk about Janice's influence on contemporary women musicians, but the best part was I got to meet Janice's brother and sister Michael and Laura. I got to meet Sam Andrew, her a guitar player, Chet Holmes, who was the manager for Big brother and the Holding Company and started the Avalon Ballroom dances there back in the ‘60s some other people to her, John Cook, her road manager. So I got to meet all these people. Then lo and behold, they did an American masters, American Music masters panel on Janice or weekend symposium on Janice again in 2009 I believe it was. And once again this time, um, and powers and I were asked to give talks about, Janis kind of a keynote thing with Lucy O'Brien, a grade a woman, rock journalists who's based in London. So the three of us kind of gave a joint keynote and again got to meet all these amazing people. So I just kind of got to learn more and more and more about Janice and about her music. The thing that really got me was I was asked to write liner notes for this two CD set called the Pearl sessions that Sony was doing in the early teens. And for the first time they had gone into the vaults and pulled out all this talk back between Janice and Paul Rothchild, her producer, who was known for being a very authoritarian producer. Like he worked with Joni Mitchell and one of her first or I think or second album. And she's like, no, I can't work with him. He's too bossy. He tells me what to, you know, so she wouldn't work with him. He famously produced most of the Door's albums and he would make Jim Morrison like redo his vocal like 10 times or whatever. But he listening to them in the studio together, I'm like, Oh my gosh, this woman is calling the shots. Janis Joplin is telling Paul Rothchild like, Oh wait, let's slow it down here. Wait, let's try a different arrangement on this. Let's have this guitar part here. I mean, she was basically producing the record with him. She's never gotten credit really for being this very thoughtful orchestrator of music and hardworking musician. She created a very different image of herself in order to sell herself as a persona, this rock persona. And she was very successful at that and I think I, and almost everybody else bought it, but I realized from listening to these recordings that there was a whole other side to her, this musician side, that she wasn't just blessed born with this incredible voice that she just came out of the box singing. She worked, she really worked. And that very much intrigued me and that made me more interested in wanting to spend four and a half, five years working on Janice's life story and trying to make a write a book about her that shows her trajectory as a musician because you know, there had been some other books, some very well researched. I'm Alice Echols wrote a great book about Janis with a lot of research, but I felt still that somehow or musicianship and had not ever been acknowledged the extent that it should have been. So that was kind of my goal for this book to really find out who her musical influences were. What did she do to improve her craft, or how did she discover her voice? What were the obstacles she had to overcome, all those kinds of things. So that really fired me up. And again, my wonderful agent, Sara Liaison, who had actually been the agent for Laura Joplin's book that she wrote called “Love Janice,” which told her story of growing up with Janice as her sister and used a lot of letters that Janice had written home. She reproduced a lot of the letters in the book and my agent told Laura about me and I had met her back in the nineties and so I was able to come to an agreement that, again, similar to the Autry book, they would allow me to go into Janice's personal files or scrapbooks or letters, and I could use all that in my book, but without any controls over what I wrote, they would not have any editorial approvals or anything like that. So again, that's, that's how that came about. Passionistas: And your other current passion, you've touched on it a couple times, but tell us a little bit more about “Rhinestone Cowboy,” the story of Nudie. Holly: I think there's kind of a pattern here. You can see that none of these, I'm no one overnights and station or whatever. All of my projects really, they come from years of passionately pursuing something just really for the love of it, more than with any sort of goal in mind. And that's kind of the same story with Nudie. As I mentioned, I was a collector of Western where I worked on the, “How the West Was Worn” book and that's when I really learned about Nudie, who was this very showman, like couturier the Dior of the sagebrush or whatever they used to call him, who catered to early on cellular Lloyd Cowboys, people like gene Autry. And Roy Rogers was a huge client and then all the stars like Hank Williams making their incredible embroidered outfits. Then he started putting rhinestones on the outfits. I'm for a country in Western singers. And then in the late sixties people like Graham Parsons, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Janice, the Grateful Dead, the Rolling Stones, Elton John all started going there, getting these really outrageous over the top and bordered and rhinestone suits. So I learned about him gradually and then it turns out through doing “How the West Was Worn,” I met Patrine Day Mitchum, who herself had actually hung out at Nudie's back in the ‘70s, knew him and he had tapped her to write his memoir with him. So she has hours and hours and hours of taped, uh, recordings with him telling his fascinating story about being an immigrant as a young boy from the Ukraine to New York, all these ups and downs. He went through very colorful stories that finally landed him in Los Angeles in the late forties and started his shop and started making outfits for all these Western swing performers. Tex Williams was his first. So we teamed up and started talking literally back in 2002 about, Oh, we should do a project together about Nudie. Should we do a book, because should we do a film? And so literally, all these years later now, we've actually started working on our documentary. In the meantime, I had worked on several documentaries over the years as a consulting producer and producer on lots of music documentaries that have been on PBS, etc. So I had that experience. And then Trina has worked in the film industry over the years as well. So we were able to kind of combine our passion for Nudie and his incredible clothing and some of the other outfits were made by some other great, also immigrants from Eastern Europe. This guy named Turk who was out on the end. VanNess was the first one. His shop opened in 1923 and then back in Philadelphia on the East coast rodeo. Ben had a shop beginning in 1930 all three of them in Nudie where they came from. Eastern Europe was young boys, young men, and then also the whole story of the immigrants from Mexico. Manuel who still at age 86 is designing these incredible outfits in Nashville. He worked with Nudie and Heimaey Castenada who is still right there in North Hollywood, making incredible outfits for Chris Isaac and Billy Gibbons and Dwight Yoakam. So it's a bigger story. Even then I realized as far as it's a story of immigrants coming to this country and creating the iconic American look, the rhinestone cowboy outfit. Right. So go figure. Passionistas: Looking back on your journey so far, is there one decision you've made that you consider the most courageous? That sort of changed your trajectory? Holly: Oh, I guess it was just picking up and moving to New York city with, I had a little audio cassette player. You remember those? It was even pre Walkman. I had that. If you could set mix tapes or suitcase and that was it. 500 bucks, maybe 700 I don't know. Just kind of moved to New York and I mean, I think, I guess that was the smartest thing I ever did because basically in New York I made lifelong friends. I met my husband, he was playing in a band, the flesh tones. Um, we were on a double bill. My band does for line. So that's how we met in the 80s all these passions, some of which I had as a young girl growing up in North Carolina, I was literally able to materialize into projects, into a lifestyle and into a livelihood. I mean, gosh, I mean, how lucky am I that that happened? Things that could have just been a hobby actually became a way of life and an occasional paycheck here and there. So I feel very, very lucky. And I think moving to New York city, almost at a whim, I went to school at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. So I had two sides of my personality, the former hippie Janice wannabe, and the punk rocker. So when I was going to leave Chapel Hill, I'm like, well, I'm either gonna move to New York City or Key West. So I think it's a good thing. I moved to New York city. Passionistas: What's your secret to a rewarding life? Holly: Again, and I teach, I tell my students this, whatever you do, if you can pursue it with passion. You guys nailed it with the name of your podcast. Because if you can approach even, you know, path things with passion, you know, with anger or … of one with passion, I think, you know, whatever it is, if you can just engage and be passionate about things that's going to enrich your life. I mean it can maybe take its toll on you too. But I think how that kind of feeling and motivation that you're driven by the passion of whatever it is that you're thinking about or wanting to learn about or whatever, you're going to do a much better job with whatever it is you're pursuing. Passionistas: What's your definition of success? Holly: I guess success is not only attaining a goal that you had for yourself, but within that goal also having happiness and a good state of mind about it. Because I think horribly, you know, in our culture, a lot of people that find certain success, you know, material success or even career success, there's other aspects of their life that is not working out too well. So that's not really success is that I think you have to put all the parts of the puzzle together so that they're all kind of working out together to really be successful. It's tricky. It's difficult because life has a way of throwing lots of curve balls at ya. Passionistas: So what advice would you give to a young woman who wants to be a journalist or an author? Holly: First off, subscribe to your podcast. And seriously, I think surrounding yourself or finding out about or listening to other people who are passionate about things that you're interested in doing or even if it's something different, but people that their passion is driven them to be successful or to work towards attaining success, that that can be very inspirational and motivational for them. And then also not just do things through rote or whatever. You have to really find something that energizes you and does and passion you to want to pursue it, and I think that's really important and not do something just because you're supposed to or someone tells you you should do this, but you have to really find things that are going to bring you fulfillment. Passionistas: Thanks for listening to the Passionistas Project Podcast and our interview with Holly George-Warren to find out more about her latest book, “Janice: Her Life and Music,” visit HollyGeorgeWarren.com. And don't forget, our quarterly subscription box The Passionistas Project Pack goes on sale October 30th. Each box is filled with products made by women owned businesses and female artisans to inspire you to follow your passions. Sign up for our mailing list@thepassionistasproject.com to get 10% off your first purchase. And be sure to subscribe to the Passionistas Project Podcast so you don't miss any of our upcoming inspiring guests.

Drop Into Max's
Maxs 02 Bebe Buell

Drop Into Max's

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 38:26


Yvonne is back for more of the Max's Kansas City story! With her this week is her good friend and DJ at WDST, Greg Gattine for some great stories about Max's and life, in general, with Rock & Roll's most famous girlfriend, Bebe Buell. Bebe was a southern girl with a lust for life which brought her to NYC in the 70s. She made her way as a model and quickly found herself in the middle of the riotous scene at Max's. Her love affairs with rock legends were the envy of every girl who loved music, which was every girl. These days, she has returned to her southern roots, living in Nashville and creating music. Thanks to Bebe and Greg for joining us and another thanks to Bebe for letting us feature some of her music. Find everything Bebe at https://www.bebebuell.org/ Go to https://www.woodstockvitamins.com/ promo code Max for 15% off your first purchase Please check out Yvonne's youth charity, The Max's Kansas City Project at http://maxskansascity.org/ Thanks to Jayne County for use of "Max's Kansas City" https://www.woodstockpodcastnetwork.com/ is in association with http://www.radiowoodstock.com/

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Rock's Backpages
E18: The Prodigy's Keith Flint R.I.P. + Jayne County audio interview

Rock's Backpages

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 42:29


In the absence of Mr. Mark Pringle, Barney Hoskyns and Jasper Murison-Bowie pay tribute to Keith Flint of the Prodigy, revisiting three articles from the RBP archive, including an interview conducted during the shoot for the 'Firestarter' video. Three pieces by the week's featured writer Jeff Tamarkin spark discussion of Bay Area musicians Marty Balin, Greg Kihn and the Residents before talk turns to a brief but brilliant 1985 audio interview with Jayne County. Contemplating her influence as the first open transwoman in rock, Barney and Jasper listen to an excerpt from Ira Robbins' phone interview in which she talks of transitioning and working in a Berlin "house of prostitution". Finally, Jasper and Barney introduce select highlights from the new additions to the RBP library: Beatles label court battles of the early '60s, Jeff Beck's 1970 visit to Motown, Alice Cooper's shock-rock and Rage Against the Machine raging against the corporate rock machine. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie Pieces discussed: The Prodigy's 'Firestarter', The Prodigy: Who Will Rave Your Soul?, The Prodigy @ Glasgow Academy, Jefferson Airplane, Greg Kihn, The Residents, Jayne County interview, Beatles court battles, Jeff Beck at Motown, Alice Cooper, Rage Against the Machine, The Associates Q&A

Drop Into Max's
Maxs 01 How It All Started

Drop Into Max's

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 27:42


Before there was CBGB's and Studio 54, there was Max's Kansas City. Located in Union Square, Manhattan, it was a haven for poets, photographers, models, actors, and musicians. This is Max's story told by Yvonne Sewall, former waitress at MKC and wife of Mickey Ruskin, the owner. Upcoming guests will include former employees, notorious attendees, and the musicians who became the soundtrack to multiple generations. There will be live performances and crazy stories. You won't want to miss a single episode! Please check out Yvonne's youth charity, The Max's Kansas City Project at http://maxskansascity.org/ Thanks to Jayne County for use of "Max's Kansas City" Woodstock Podcast Network is in association with http://www.radiowoodstock.com/

Mostras del Rock | Por Barbi Recanati
Mostras del Rock #04 | El Punk de Manhattan a Londres

Mostras del Rock | Por Barbi Recanati

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 24:00


En este episodio: El big bang del punk comienza en Nueva York con las madrinas Patti Smith y Debbie Harry, tan antagónicas como complementarias. La escena llega a Londres con The Slits, Raincoats, X-ray Spex. De ellas y algunas más, como Jayne County y Ronnie Spector, sale este episodio ruidoso. ¿Cómo surgió el rock? ¿Quiénes lo fundaron? ¿Conoces a Rosetta Tharpe, Cordell Jackson y Memphis Minnie? ¿Y cuánto sabés de Aretha Franklin o Carole King? Mostras del rock es un podcast sobre rock. Pero muy poco común. Heroínas musicales que atravesaron muros sexistas, abrieron puertas y armaron caminos que llegan al presente. "Guión & Voz: Barbi Recanati. Grabación, edición y mezcla: Antonio Boyadjian."

Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine | WFMU
Peter Crowley - Max's Kansas City - Booking Agent - Pioneer Tastemaker - Art Director - Episode #76 from Jun 18, 2018

Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine | WFMU

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 15:51


Interview with Peter Crowley Original Air Date: June 7th, 2012 This original show also featured an interview with Jayne County - "https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/45482" Both were in NYC for the Max's Kansas City Reunion celebrations! https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/79740

Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine | WFMU
Peter Crowley - Max's Kansas City - Booking Agent - Pioneer Tastemaker - Art Director - Episode #76 from Jun 18, 2018

Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine | WFMU

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2018 15:51


Interview with Peter Crowley Original Air Date: June 7th, 2012 This original show also featured an interview with Jayne County - "https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/45482" Both were in NYC for the Max's Kansas City Reunion celebrations! http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/79740

Red Velvet Media ®
Tony Mann : Musician, Author, Film Maker, Actor, Clothing Designer, Art Curator

Red Velvet Media ®

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2017 100:00


Tony has performed and/or recorded with everyone from Ornette Coleman to GG Allin. He has also designed and made costumes and clothes for the likes of Joey Ramone, Diane von Furstenberg, and the motion picture Zoolander.Tony is at his best bringing people together, and has an encyclopedic and personal firsthand knowledge of Rock, Punk, and Pop Culture.He is also an actor, with credits including Ruben Amar’s multi-award winning film Swim Little Fish Swim.Some bands Tony is associated with :The Flying 69, GG Allin ( Scumfucs, Cedar Street Sluts ), Electric Monster, She Wolves, Dee Dee Ramone, Syl Sylvain, Jayne County , Mad Juana ,The Saints, Yout Gone Mad,The Willowz, Psychotica, SuperNumbLiveMachine, Lost Patrol,The Lovely Intangibles, The Fuzztones, Angel Rot. Tony has contributed to the following books : Lost Rockers ( PowerHouse) New York Rock ( St Martins Press) currently working on a book with bodyguard Big John Harte ( Kiss, Iron Maiden, Prince, Billy Idol)Has appeared in the following films : Squeezebox The Movie, No Spare In NY, Swim Little Fish Swim, Con Art -The Mark Kostabi Story

Waves Breaking
Interview with Tyler Vile

Waves Breaking

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017 50:06


While I was on the East Coast to attend/table AWP, Tyler Vile and I got the chance to meet up with each other in D.C.'s Green Lantern bar to talk poetry and punk. The photo for this month's episode was taken just after our interview.   Tyler Vile is a writer, performer, and activist from Baltimore, MD whose novel-in-verse, Never Coming Home, is available on Topside Press. She is a member of the Baltimore Transgender Alliance leadership team and the vocalist in a punk band called Anti-Androgen. Her interactive poetry zine, Hassidic Witch Murderer is available on her website. She aspires to one day become the world’s greatest transsexual yenta. Artists/Bands Mentioned in the show: Tyler's Wesbite Never Coming Home Hassidic Witch Murderer Anti-Androgen's bandcamp Cat Fitzpatrick Punk Globe Cpunk or CripplePunk movement the Sidebar  Media Pigs  the Germs  Jayne County  Ginger Coyote  Operation Ivy  The Fags  Raped (UK band)  Minor Threat Black Flag  Marginal Man Government Issue   John Stabb John Berry  The Slickee Boys  Iron Cross the Twats  Mischief Brew  Bad Brains  G.L.O.S.S. Venus Selenite Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi The Baltimore Transgender Alliance  KOKUMỌ Kay Ulanday Barrett The Sound of Waves Breaking this week was a demo version of "FUCK THE WOLVES" by Anti-Androgen. 

Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine | WFMU
Jayne County - Electric Chairs - Wayne County - Punk Pioneer - Transgender - Episode #23 from Mar 8, 2013

Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine | WFMU

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2013 24:17


Interview with Jayne County - "Original Air Date June 7, 2012" http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/45482 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlwGAXeFRqs&feature=youtu.be https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/49744

Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine | WFMU
Jayne County - Electric Chairs - Wayne County - Punk Pioneer - Transgender - Episode #23 from Mar 8, 2013

Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine | WFMU

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2013 24:17


Interview with Jayne County - "Original Air Date June 7, 2012" http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/45482 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlwGAXeFRqs&feature=youtu.be http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/49744

Feast of Fun : Gay Talk Show
FOF #1644 – Sharon Needles Loves Alaska

Feast of Fun : Gay Talk Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2012 45:50


Alaska Thunderfuck is no ordinary drag queen. For years, along with her lover and drag sister Sharon Needles, she’s brought an otherworldly sensibility to the clubs of Pittsburgh with her enormous platinum blond hair and punk rock inspired makeup.Since the very beginning of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Alaska sent in her audition tapes, working hard to convince the producers of the show that she’s got what it takes to be America’s Next Drag Superstar.In LA most recording sessions take place by the pool.Last year, on a whim, her boyfriend Sharon Needles also sent in a tape, and not only got on the show, she won and is now one of the world’s most celebrated drag queens.What happens to two drag queens in love when one of them becomes a superstar?Today making their first interview together is Sharon Needles and his lover Alaska Thunderfuck, to talk about their relationship, their spooky Haus of Haunt and who wears the stilettos around the house.Listen as Sharon Needles takes us behind the scenes of the recording of her debut album with queer music legends Ana Matronic, Jayne County and RuPaul, and talks about feeding hot dogs to the lusciously lipped NYC nightclub personality Amanda Lepore.Featured Music:Alaska Thunderfuck – Trannies Are Fierce: site