Things get dirty when Larry Tee is involved. Add transgender icon Amanda Lepore to the mix and well, let's just say that I had an eye-opening experience trying to find pictures of her. Never being one to hide her voluptuous figure and never being one to hide his skills at bubbling electro, this track has plenty to soundtrack a debaucher's night out. Their stories are so rich, I'd love a chance to interview them sometime. Remember when "electroclash" was the newest, tackiest rage and the scandal that ensued when Larry Tee branded the name as his own? Now that it's blown over, I bet he's got some stuff to say. And this girl--not even the wikipedia entry has her date of birth.

Larry Tee Ft. Amanda Lepore--My Pussy (Swanque Mix)

The Blow--The Love That I Crave(Strategy's Strata Club Remix)
M.I.A.--Paper Planes

Of Montreal--Heimdalsgate like a Promthean Curse
High Places--Shared Islands
The Organ--Brother
Black Kids--I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance
Dan Deacon--The Crystal Cat

Electrelane--Take The Bit Between The Teeth
!!!--A New Name
Klaus Nomi--Wayward Sisters --> Ding Dong
The Knife--This is Now

The Fiery Furnaces--Widow City
Yelle--Tristesse/Joie
Solange To Aberta--Track 3
Pansy Division--Sweet Insecurity

Rhythm King and Her Friends--Sister
Matt & Kim--No more Long Years (The Risk Remix)
Radioclit--Divine Gosa (Switch remix)
Betty Davis--Shoo-B-Doop and Cop Him
Kumbia Queers--La Isla Con Chicas

Broadcast--Michael
Yellow Fever--Culver City

Making Friendz--Don't Make me Cry

Nicky Click--Don't Gotta Pay For Love (feat. Mr.Owl)

Bjork--Hidden Place
Kumbia Queers--Cancion De Amor
PJ Harvey--Sheela-na-Gig

Making Friendz--Reject Me
Mirah & Sprectratone International--My Lord Who Hums
Why?--The Wig Master
The Strang  .lers--Skin Deep

Hunx--Hey Rocky
Scream Club--Don't F*** With My Babies
Simian Mobile Disco--I Believe
New Young Pony Club--Grey
Ursula 1000 vs. Senator Larry Craig--Around the World (Naughty Little Boy Edit)

Yelle--Tristesse/Joie
Now It's Overhead--Dark Lighht Daybreak
David Bowie--Blackout
As Mercenarias--Panico

Bangs--S.O.S.
I Like Action!--Car Out West
Scott Matthew--Little Bird
Jose Gonzalez--How Low

Antony & The Johnsons--Paddy's Gone
Tegan and Sara--Umbrella (Live)

Tami Hart!!! Having released albums under her own name on Mr. Lady Records in 2000 and 2002, then starting a new band The Winning Looks in 2005, and now with her solo/side project Making Friendz, you'd think there would be an abundance of information on ye ol' Google. But there isn't. The allmusic.com listing only has her Mr. Lady Records posted with no reviews, she is only mentioned on Wikipedia, and her band pages have little in the way of pics. In fact, googling her gets you hits for the Mr. Lady URL's, and if you click on them you get the empty domain ads for available addresses (sniffle). The worst part about this whole thing is that if you go and listen to these records and these myspace demos, there is a consistent pop sensibility that runs through her many faces. Beating Scout Niblett to the punch at channeling Kurt Cobain with her first records, showing folk how to be punk with the Winning Looks and dark and soulful hiss with Making Friendz, it's obvious that Tami Hart NEEDS to write music. The Winning Looks are set to release a debut EP, although there is little information. Their page says it was recorded by Kathleen Hanna. While we wait, Tami has made her Making Friendz songs available for download. Here are two of them so you don't have to waste time clicking elsewhere. But when you fall in love with the songs, go to Tami's page and tell her how much you love her!!



Don't Make Me Cry mp3

Reject Me mp3

It's always a nice surprise when the indie rock follows through on its promise to keep us interested. Like swimming among all the Vampire Weekends and Battles, scouring for some hope that douche-baggery hasn't leaked into all of world's crevices, you find Jennifer Moore. Freshly leaving the band Voxtrot, she puts on her own outfit with Yellow Fever, a trio whose jangle and hooks leave a bouncy taste in your mouth. Good for her, good for us. Looking forward to more. Here are some mp3's for your delight:

Culver City mp3

Joe Brown mp3

Imperial Teen--Room With A View
Xiu Xiu--Fabulous Muscles (Kid 606 Remix)
Yaz--Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)
Solange To Aberta--Track 3

ESG--Erase You
Tegan & Sara--Back In Your Head
L7--Fuel My Fire
Tracy + the Plastics--Ain't Never Gonaa Die

M.I.A.--Boyz
Matt & Kim--No More Long Years (The Risk Remix)
Dinosaur L--In The Corn Belt (Larry Levan Remix)
Making Friendz--All I Ever Wanted 2 Do

Office--Suburban Perfume
Panda & Angel--Dangerous
Bonde Do Role-- Office Boy (CSS Remix)

Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton--Rowboat
Sleater-Kinney + Fred Schneider--Angry Inch
Little Red Car Wreck--Crashing Cars
Yellow Fever--Culver City

Pansy Division--Spiral
Junior Senior--Can I Get Get Get
Wire--1 2 x U
Belle And Sebastian--The State That I Am In

The Smiths--The Boy With The Thorn in His Side

Dinosaur L--Clean On Your Bean
Skeletons and The Kings Of All Cities--Hay W'Happns?
M.I.A.--Bamboo Nager

Atlas Sounds--Unicorn Rainbow Odyssey
Sigur Ros--Ba Ba
Animal Collective--Peacebone
Raincoats--Lola

Ex-members--Wishes
Mirah and the Spectratone International--My Lord Who Hums
Winning Looks--234
Tegan & Sara--The Con

Cocorosie--Sunshine
Imperial Teen--Everyone wants to know
Freezepop--Do you like boys?
Peaches--Boys Wanna Be Her (Who Made Who Remix)

Office--Paralyzed Prince
Delta 5--Try
Le Tigre--Hot Topic
Metric--Too Little Too Late

Shoplifting--L.O.V.E.
Duchess Says--Black Flag
XBXRX--Fabricated Progression
Actor Slash Model--Soapbox Waltz

Lonely Dear--And I Won't Cause Anything At All

Larry Levan--Is It All Over My Face(Loose Joints)
M.I.A.--20 Dollar
The Blow--The Love That I Crave(Strategy's Strata Club Remix)
Matmos--Steam And Sequins For Larry Levan
Peaches--Set It Off(Radio Mix By Tobi Newman)

Cocorosie--Rainbow Warriors
Ono--Everyman Everywoman(Basement Jaxx Classic II Mix)
Imperial Teen--What You Do
Tegan And Sara--Back In Your Head
Blonde Redhead--Dr.Strangeluv

Animal Collective--The Purple Bottle
Rasputina--The Mayor
Metric--Hardwire
Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton--Rowboat

Pixies--BamThwok
The Gossip--Standing In The Way of Control
Andrew Bird--Sovay
Sleater-Kinney--Modern Girl
Le Tigre--After Dark

Veronica Lipgloss & the Evil Eyes--Strip Mall Glass
Gravy Train!!!!--Jonny Makeup
Interpol--Pace Is The Trick
Erase Errata--Dust
of Montreal--A Sentence of Sorts In Kongsvinger

XiuXiu--Fabulous Muscles

Emily Haines and The Soft Skeleton--The Bank
Veronica Lipgloss & The Evil Eyes--Strip Mall Glass
Genders--Slip Into The Nightcrawlers Club
Tegan and Sara--Back In Your Head

Ex-Members--Wishes
Imperial Teen--The Hair, The TV, The Baby & The Band
Arthur Russell--Instumentals Vol. 1 "excerpt"
Arcade Fire--My Body Is A Cage

Xiu Xiu--Hello from Eau Claire(Gold Chains remix)
The Blow--The Sky Opened Wide Like The Tide
ESG--Step Off
Noisettes--Scratch Your Name

Placebo--This Picture
Mirah and Spectratone  International--Love Song Of The Fly
Barr--Untitled

M.I.A feat Timbaland--Come Around
Patrick Wolf--Magic Position
T.Rex--Planet Queen
Suede--She

Boyskout--Secrets
Die Monitr Batss--Gore Appeal
The Naysayer--Smoke Reality
Electrelane--To The East

this is a blog after all.

remember when blogging was new and everyone was having conversations like,

you: "I didn't know you had so much anxiety about your women's studies final."

someone else: "didn't you read my blog?"

people just assumed that because they were keeping a public diary, others would be immediately drawn to it for the implied juiciness. anyway, in spirit with those days, i'm going to write some deep shit.

Queerfest Midwest was just amazing. It makes it so worth it that with little personal experience, Think Pink Radio, Chill Magazine and R&P were able to pull off a music and art festival free of any major drama. it was completely absent of schedule, technical, and emotional malfunctions. what made it sweeter was that the night before I had received yet another letter from a bigoted family member asking me to stay away from her children because I am gay. for sure, the proud queers at QFM were the perfect antidote for hate.

Almost everyone involved became so on a hand shake and not to sound all mushy but a new family was born. a new Chicago family. I think there were people who came together for the first time and are now friends. there were old friends that met up, had a good experience, and I get fuh-klempt whenever I think about it. there are so many people to thank and instead of making a list, we'll just call or write if we have your contact information.

the biggest lesson learned was simply about team work. QFM was so much effort and time, and it took a village people to raise this gay ass baby. aside from the main organizers, there were volunteers, local businesses, and friends with all kinds of helpful hands.

most importantly, there was monumental talent at the pulaski park field house. I saw some amazing performances, compelling photographs, bizarre images and let me just say there was no shortage of response from fest attendees. i saw romance, tears, enthusiastic youth, flirtation, giggles and dancing. oh, i have to mention the couples dance that happened during Actor Slash Model's "Soapbox Waltz." that was fucking rad. also Gina Young's tender solo set. AND the Ex-Members taking everything off of the stage and playing on the floor. their song "Wishes" is stuck in my head.

we're already talking about next year. we're cuckoo.

Mirah And Spectratone International--Gestation Of The Sacred Beetle
Imperial Teen--The Hair The T.V. The Baby & The Band
Kaki King--Gay Sons Of Lesbian Mothers
New Young Pony Club--Talking, Talking
8" Betsy--Unemployable

Making Friendz--Don't Make Me Cry
Misha--Scars
Erlend Oye--Always On My Mind
Ex-Members--Big Black Goodbye

Interpol--No I in Threesome
Chris Garneau--Baby's Romance
Sarge--Chicago
Actor Slash Model--TN Tranny Two Step


Of Montreal--Neat Little Domestic Life
Team Gina--Butch Femme
mcrofilm--Cassingle (Outsourced By Area)
The Ballet--The Face of Everything

Office--Paralyzed Prince
The Smiths--These Things Take Time
Dresden Dolls--Mrs. O (live at Luxx)
Belle and Sebastian--Legal Man
Duchess Says--Black Flag

The Soft pink Truth--Media Friend/ V.S.B

Check out the Feast of Fools Podcast at www.feastoffools.net

the blow--the love that i crave
Ex-Members-Wishes

{Feast Of Fools Interview with Tay Zonday}

8" Betsy--Unemployable
Metric--Hardwire

John Ryan--I Wish I were a Fairy
Yoko Ono--Walking on Thin Ice (Pet Shop Boys)
Lesbians on Ecstasy--We won't give it back

Les Georges Leningrad--Fi Fi F
My Blood Valentine--touched

Imperial Teen--Room With A View
Electrelane--To The East

8" Betsy--Unemployable
Scout Niblett--Just What I Needed(The Cars cover)
Duchess Says--Black Flag
Erase Errata--Glitter

Feist--Gate Keeper (Pocketknife's Faded Beachtowel Remix)
Silver Sun Pickups--Lazy Eye (Curtis Vodka Edit)
New Young Pny Club--Ice Cream
The Presets--

Chris Garneau--bbay's Romance
Can--She Brings The Rain
New Order--Ecstacy
Office--Busy With Other Things

Scott Matthew--Surgery
Grizzly Bear--On A Neck, On A Spit
Mirah and Spectratone International--Community
Cat Power an Karen Elson--I Love You(Me Either)
Loretta Lynn--The Other Woman

Metallic Falcons--Airships
Johnny Dangerous--Curious
Basement Jaxx--Right Here's The Spot
Tapes N' Tapes--Cowbell (Black Eyes Remix)

Chris Bell--You and your Sister
The Naysayer--Silent Night
Placebo--Because I Want You (Ladytron Remix)
Nina Simone--Black is the Color Of My True Love's Hair

Buzzcocks--I Don't Exist

gonzales--gogol
smiths--sheila take a bow
magnetic fields--sunset city
snakes say hisss! --watch out snakes!

kid sister--control (clean version)
gamine thief--wolf vs. owl
rasputina--oh bring back the egg unbroken
sparkelhorse--More Yellow Birds
the knife--like a pen (club mix)

ex-members--wishes
pet shop boys--different point of view
electrelane--to the east
the velvet underground--stephanie says

des ark--send jolley to raleigh
voxbox--the warning
imperial teen--everyone wants to know
ladytron--17
tegan and sara--floorplan
kimya dawson--it's been raining

depeche mode--just can't get enough (dirty south mix)
Mirah--The Dogs of B.A.
Mika--Love Today (Patrick Wolf Mix)
Bjork--Triumph of a Heart

Lady Sovereign--little bit of shh!
the ex--hay days