It began at a protest in the heart of Canberra. The voices of youth screaming for the rights of the nation, placards held high and fists raised towards the sky. At least until Brad and Courtney caught sight of what can only be described as an ‘adorable’ gay couple that they simply had to have.
Who knew that two men, one with an afro, and one with a face that could only be described as ‘that of a primate’s’, could sow the seeds of something far more beautiful than the concept of Paris Hilton being locked away?
Sending Christmas carols to their rightful place by recording over them to make a farewell tape, Brad and Courtney decided to make a covers tribute tape for their friend who was departing the country. James “You’re Beautiful†Blunt, and Avril “Too punk for you†Lavigne became a springboard for the newly christened Afroqueer to strut their proverbial ‘stuff.’
The experimental duo has not escaped tragedy, with their demo tape containing their tender originals ‘Whores in the hallway’ and ‘Pat the Cat’ vanishing into thin air. After a long hiatus, driven by memories and passion of the ‘fro and the gay monkey, Afroqueer adopted a never say ‘die’ attitude and Brad picked up his guitar and started writing “actual songsâ€.
The fire within helped to produce cutting edge track “Coolcooldoneâ€, and their latest addition “Having myself to myself†and while attributing his unique vocal stylings to an eclectic mix of Bjork, Matt Belamy, and Billy Corgan to name a few, Brad is working on even more material to make an indie/electro/….let’s just say he is working on material to make an eclectic music fan a little bit hot and bothered.
Political undertones, high school trashbags, and all the colours of the rainbow, Afroqueer are writing songs that are grade A honest, and maybe a little grade B quality... for now.
Lyrics have been proudly spouted from the lips and fingertips of both Courtney and Brad, who as an aside has been accused of moaning far too much (however those who bag him have obviously never listened to Thom Yorke sing ‘paranoid android’. Now that’s a whiner baby).
In the end they’re not here to be pigeonholed. Call them vegexperimental, and don’t even think about serving them meat.
Odd? Perhaps. Sexy? No doubt.
by Carrie “biosexual†Dennes
Edited by Brad of Afroqueer because she can't write for shit