NYC’s Marisa Sparkles bedazzles Berlin with Sparkle Army

Friday, August 27, 2010
NYC’s Marisa Sparkles bedazzles Berlin with Sparkle Army

Berlin's Monster Ronson teams up once again with commander-in-chief Marisa Sparkles for a third edition of their trademark glimmering debauchery, the Sparkle Army. As per their promo vid, expect a night full of "spaced-out sparkle disco, sparkle space sluts, and sparkly cocktails" -- please be careful not to get a sequin lodged in your... »

Expatriarch Radio #6

Friday, August 13, 2010
Expatriarch Radio #6

For the August edition of Expatriarch Radio, Joey Hansom presents some inspired selections you can really sink your vagina dentata into: the meta-pop of Lisa Dank's "On the Radio", the heavy flow of rapper Shunda K, the aural sodomy of porn soundtracker Tony Amherst, and a public service announcement from Sharvette, who reminds us... »

Barbara Panther plans debut EP and tour with Caribou

Monday, August 9, 2010
Barbara Panther plans debut EP and tour with Caribou

Barbara Panther: dissecting her name is more telling than any comparisons to Björk or Grace Jones could ever be. Stemming from ancient Greek, "Barbara" means "barbarian woman", and her surname -- aside from obviously referring to the nocturnally predacious pussybeast -- is evocative of Pantheism, the belief that god and nature are one and... »

Gay porn soundtracker Tony Amherst preps album, rare live appearance

Thursday, July 29, 2010
Gay porn soundtracker Tony Amherst preps album, rare live appearance

Tony Amherst is an American nomad who’s recorded music in various locations around the world with whatever setup was available at the moment. Until now, the only way you might have heard his music is if you’ve watched the homosexual pornographique films of Cazzo or High Drive, but Amherst is set to release... »

Expatriarch Radio #5

Friday, July 9, 2010
Expatriarch Radio #5

Expatriarch Radio is kind of like an ad for Axe Body Spray, but played in reverse. And then destroyed completely. In this episode, Joey Hansom offers a selection afrofuturismic pop from Kelis (working with Berlin’s own Boyz Noise) and Janelle Monáe, vampwave from Captain Ahab and //TENSE//, a history lesson on 12th-century composer Hildegard... »