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Chris

Rip it up and start again

About Me

A guy from the Philly area who's always looking for new experiences, because life's too short. I've been doing some freelance writing. I like to listen to music (mostly alternative and dance) and going into Philly. And there's a lot of stuff I'd like to take on in the future!

My Interests

Music, writing, leather, internet, my blog , movies, queer culture, sex, photography,

Music:

Madonna, Rufus Wainwright, Lush, Hole, Scissor Sisters, Joy Division, Kylie Minogue, Bjork, Radiohead, ABBA, Buzzcocks, Joan Jett, Yaz(oo), PJ Harvey, Le Tigre, Franz Ferdinand, Gang Of Four, Delta 5, Bob Mould, Jade Starling/Pretty Poison, Amber, REM, Junior Vasquez, Thunderpuss remixes, Psychedelic Furs, Human League, Go-Go's, Kristine W, Bessie Smith, dance, alternative, postpunk, new wave

Movies:

Female Trouble, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Smithereens, All About Eve, The Scarlet Empress, Truth Or Dare, John Waters, vintage Betty Boop cartoons, Valley Of The Dolls

Television:

Project Runway, Absolutely Fabulous, Sex and the City, Survivor, Queer Eye, I Love Lucy, Simpsons, Spongebob Squarepants, Roseanne, Top Chef

Books:

Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984 by Simon Reynolds, Lovely Me: The Life of Jacqueline Susann by Barbara Seaman, Take It Like a Man: The Autobiography of Boy George by Boy George and Spencer Bright, Leatherfolk: Radical People, Politics, and Practice by Mark Thompson

My Blog

Kylie Minogues new single and video

(Originally from my blog "I Exist!...And I Have A Cat":Check out this video: Kylie Minogue's new single ' 2 Hearts' - Music Video Add to My Profile | More VideosI'm in love, woo.Here is th...
Posted by Chris on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:39:00 PST

Internet Radio (and Music) is in danger!

I enjoy listening to internet radio because it exposes me to music that I wouldn't normally hear on a commercial FM station. For dance music I listen to WMPH (which airs on 91.7FM in Wilmington, Delaw...
Posted by Chris on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 01:35:00 PST

Rufus Wainwright at Borders, 5-19-2007

Rufus Wainwright -- Sanssouci Add to My Profile | More Videos Sorry I haven't posted about this earlier, but I'm finally getting around to this now. Two and a half weeks ago (Saturda...
Posted by Chris on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:18:00 PST

Is it just pop music?

From "I Exist! And I Have A Cat": I guess I can somtimes take it way too personal at times when musical acts I like aren't commercially successful, or they're not successful enough and go to desperate...
Posted by Chris on Tue, 01 May 2007 04:39:00 PST

Mika - "Grace Kelly"

"Too much melody to be a hit here," says someone from a music industry message board on the chances of "Grace Kelly" by Mika becoming a hit here in America. Which is a shame co...
Posted by Chris on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:27:00 PST

PhillyGayCalendar Year In Music 2006 column

In my latest column for PhillyGayCalendar.com I give my view on what happened in world of music in 2006 from Madonna touring to Beyonce's "Ring The Alarm" being a relection of America's current m...
Posted by Chris on Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:14:00 PST

Rufus Wainwright on French & Saunders

  Here is a clip of Rufus Wainwright performing "Spotlight On Christmas" on the French and Saunder's Christmas Celebrity Special, with Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders taking a humorous poke a...
Posted by Chris on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 06:54:00 PST

One dance station jumps the shark, another has a benefit

Friday night I listened to Vic Latino's last radio show for New York City's radio station WKTU via the web. For the past ten years the station was known as a dance station but for the past several mon...
Posted by Chris on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:45:00 PST

Kanye West behaves badly at the EMA's

Originally from I Exist!...And I Have A Cat: Kanye West, please STFU.In the past you've gotten a lot of liberal brownie points from people who normal don't listen to rap for your stances against homo...
Posted by Chris on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 07:44:00 PST

New Amber single

From "I Exist!...And I Have A Cat": Amber will be releasing a new single with the production team of Sweet Rains (who did a great New Order-sounding remix of her last single "Just Like That") titled ...
Posted by Chris on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:40:00 PST