The trailer for Yara Shahidi and Odessa A’zion‘s new movie has been released.
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Dragstrip 66 was a phenomenon in Los Angeles’ queer community — A beloved monthly event for the alternative gay nightlife scene.
DJs spun rock ‘n’ roll and underground music for the dance floor and lip syncing was not allowed in their stage shows. Drag queens sung live parodies of pop music.
During its 20-year run, 1993-2013, Dragstrip 66 existed at various Silver Lake-area venues: Rudolpho’s, The Echo, Echoplex, Safari Sam’s.
The drag aesthetic was punk, “messy,” and “gender fuck inspired.”
“It wasn’t for the faint of heart,” says DJ Paul V. (aka Paul Vitagliano) who cocreated Dragstrip 66 with MC Gina Lotriman (aka Dan Derkacz).
“By virtue of our crowd, it was messy. We weren’t looking for glamour,” he says. “There is no wrong drag, just throw it in a blender. That was the message we sent.
“We wanted the audience to dress up,” he says. “Our central idea was that the patrons come dressed in drag and become a part of the show themselves.”
DJ Paul V. (aka Paul Vitagliano) cocreated Dragstrip 66 with MC Gina Lotriman (aka Dan Derkacz) in 1993. Vitagliano and Derkacz appear in photos taken in 1993 and 2013. Vitagliano is on the left, and Derkacz is on the right in both photos. Photos: Provided by Paul Vitagliano
Vitagliano and Derkacz organized a 30th anniversary reunion for Dragstrip 66 at Los Globos and sold all 700 tickets in April.
On Sunday, they are at it again. This time, Dragstrip 66 will host its first Sunday tea dance, “Beach Bondage Barbie,” that will start at 4 p.m. It will take place at Los Globos.
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Vitagliano has plans for up to four Dragstrip 66 parties a year.
The name Dragstrip 66 is a nod to the “Sunset Strip” and Route 66, where their first
The trailer for Yara Shahidi and Odessa A’zion‘s new movie has been released.
Hot Chip have returned with their first new music of 2023 – listen to ‘Fire Of Mercy’, featuring Yunè Pinku, below.The band’s new track is their first since the release of their most recent full-length album, ‘Freakout/Release’, which came out last August.Discussing the new track, the band’s Joe Goddard said: “Fire of Mercy’ relates to the central concept of William Blake’s ‘Songs of Experience’ – it bemoans the corruption that inevitably comes from adulthood and longs for a return to the purity of childhood.”Yunè Pinku added: “Massive honour to work with Hot Chip as they’re huge legends within the electronic world. When they played me Fire of Mercy and asked me to jump on the track, I was thrilled to work with them.”Listen to the track below.Later this year, Hot Chip will play a show at new London venue Drumsheds on October 21.
Doja Cat has returned with a brand new single and video – watch ‘Paint The Town Red’ below.The new track is the singer and rapper’s second release of 2023, following comeback single ‘Attention’ which landed in June.‘Attention’ was her first solo offering since she released her chart-topping third studio album ‘Planet Her’ in 2021.The video for ‘Paint The Town Red’ is inspired by a trio of Doja-created paintings, and directed by Nina McNeely.Watch it below.Elsewhere since the release of ‘Planet Her’, Doja has dropped the Top 10 Billboard track ‘Vegas’ from the Elvis soundtrack and appeared on the remix for SZA’s Number One-peaking single, ‘Kill Bill’.She has also announced her first-ever North American arena tour kicking off later this year, with Ice Spice and Doechii as support – find the full schedule below and buy tickets here.The singer and rapper will kick off ‘The Scarlet Tour’ on October 31 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, with stops planned for Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, Miami, Brooklyn, Toronto and many more, closing out the 24-date trek at Chicago’s United Center in Chicago on December 13.‘The Scarlett Tour’ 2023OCTOBER31 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center *NOVEMBER2 – Los Angeles, CA, Crypto.com Arena *3 – Las Vegas, NV, T-Mobile Arena *5 – San Diego, CA, Viejas Arena *6 – Anaheim, CA, Honda Center *8 – Phoenix, AZ, Footprint Center *10 – Denver, CO, Ball Arena *13 – Austin, TX, Moody Center *15 – Houston, TX, Toyota Center *16 – Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center *19 – Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena *21 – Miami, FL, Kaseya Center #24 – Tampa, FL, Amalie Arena *26 – Charlotte, NC, Spectrum Center #27 – Washington, DC, Capital One Arena #29 – Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center #30 – Newark, NJ, Prudential
Can twins successfully bring their parents back together? That sounds like the plot of “The Parent Trap,” but the similarities between that film and “Dicks: The Musical” (previously known as “F*cking Identical Twins“) end there. The new A24 film updates that old formula to instead present two adult businessmen with a similar secret.
Can twins successfully bring their parents back together? That sounds like the plot of “The Parent Trap,” but the similarities between that film and “Dicks: The Musical” (previously known as “F*cking Identical Twins“) end there. The new A24 film updates that old formula to instead present two adult businessmen with a similar secret.
Punk band Sheer Mag have shared their first new music since 2019. "All Lined Up" is a raw and melancholic garage rock song delivered from the very last moments of closing time. Check out the video below.
K-pop soloist Kwon Eun-bi has returned with a music video for her new single ‘The Flash’.Today (August 2), former IZ*ONE member and soloist Kwon Eun-bi made a comeback with her first single album ‘The Flash’ and its title track of the same name. The singer plays a disillusioned star in the new visual, appearing gloomy as she gets her makeup done on set.“It spreads to me, I fall in love / Tonight, come to me, I caught my breath / Impossible to catch, it makes me want more / In a flash,” she sings in the chorus.
Visitors at Long Beach Pride in 2017 showed their pride in many ways. Photo: Q Voice News.
Josie Gibson was left comforting an angry and upset Craig Doyle as he returned to This Morning with bad news. The duo were back fronting the ITV daytime show on Monday (July 31) as they kickstarted their summer stint at the helm following on from Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary.
Grimes has returned with a brand new single – listen to ‘I Wanna Be Software’ below.The song is produced by Illangelo, who has worked extensively alongside The Weeknd. It follows Grimes’ recent Anyma collaboration ‘Welcome To The Opera’.The new song comes after Grimes confirmed that she had parted ways with Columbia Records.
“Desire” is not the first time that Smith and Harris have joined forces. Back in 2018, they teamed up for “Promises,” a house record that soared to the top of the U.K.
Elon Musk’s recent Twitter rebrand has been brought to a halt in Japan, following clashes with the trademarked name of hit rock band, X Japan.This month social media users were left surprised after Twitter owner Elon Musk rolled out a surprise rebrand for the platform – renaming it as X and scrapping the original bird logo. Now, the site is simply going by X in the United States, and each location that has a dedicated Twitter page has been updated to ‘X’, followed by the name of the country.However, this is proving to be an issue in Japan, as the brand name has already been trademarked by hit J-rock band, X Japan.Formed by members Toshi and Yoshiki in 1982, the four-piece have recorded together on and off for decades, and remain one of the highest-selling bands in the country.
Mitski has returned with a brand new single – watch the video for ‘Bug Like An Angel’ below.This week, the singer announced details of a new album titled ‘The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We’.Now, it has been confirmed that the singer-songwriter’s follow-up to 2022’s ‘Laurel Hell’ will come out on September 15 via Dead Oceans.On Sunday night (July 23), the singer-songwriter sent out a newsletter to her fans that included a voice memo, through which she revealed the title of the upcoming album.“Hi, this is Mitski, and I’m at Bomb Shelter Studios in Nashville, where we recorded my new album that’s coming out. It’s called ‘The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We’, and its first single is coming out on Wednesday,” Mitski said in the voice memo.Watch the video for ‘Bug Like An Angel’, directed by Noel Paul, below.In a new statement to fans, Mitski said that she had re-negotiated her contract with her label and wants to make more music in the future, having hinted at a potential retirement in the past.“There are a lot of things about working in the music industry, and about being in the public eye, that feels like it goes against my nature,” she began.“I think you all might have seen me struggle with it, from time to time! But I am also in a miraculously lucky position, to be able to make music with resources and time, and to have an audience like you who give me the opportunity to perform.
Alison Hammond left fans saying it 'felt off' to watch her as they spotted a change in her during her latest social media appearance. The presenter took to Instagram with one of her usual videos filming in and round the This Morning studio.
“Dark Winds” is the best show you’re probably not watching. The first season dropped in a crowded Summer 2022 on the less-than-massive AMC+ and didn’t get enough attention, but the second season might have the power to change.
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Ayr’s very own chart-topping DJ is back with another ‘big room belter’ track, dropping this Friday.
Stephen Rodrick U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) had a time-honored tradition during the six seasons of the original “Justified.” The rakish law man would chase a baddie across Kentucky back roads and trailer parks. Bullets flew, and moonshine was consumed. Still, Givens always made time for a philosophical and deep conversation with his prey before the final showdown. Raylan would learn something humanizing about his nemesis’ motivation and, inevitably, realize he himself could be a dick on occasion. These talks often featured Boyd Crowder, Givens’ frenemy played by Walton Goggins with a mouthful of Biden-white teeth, a shock of black hair and buckets of country wisdom. They were so humanizing that you often forgot Boyd was a white supremacist turned drug dealer.
K-pop girl group STAYC are currently preparing to make a comeback next month.On July 17, South Korean news outlet Hankook Ilbo reported that the six-member girl group are in the final preparations of their next comeback in August. Later that day, their agency High Up Entertainment confirmed the news, telling EDaily: “STAYC is preparing with the aim of releasing an album on August 16.”At the time of publishing, the title and format of STAYC’s upcoming release has not been revealed.
NCT Dream have released a music video for their single ‘ISTJ’ and their new studio album of the same name.On July 17 at 6pm KST, the seven-member NCT unit made their highly anticipated return with their new single ‘ISTJ’ and its eye-catching music video. The track is the lead single of the group’s third studio effort of the same name, which was also released at the same time.The ‘ISTJ’ visual begins as the NCT Dream members depart the ‘Real Word’ for the ‘MBTI World’, in which each of them are categorised and studied based on their personality types.