Tête-À-Tête and Lauren Flax have both released stellar new remixes of MEN's Simultaneously this morning...what a great way to wake up! Flax's take on the song is a swirling, orchestral march that takes the tempo down and the focus on the lyrics up. The Tête-À-Tête version is a straight up dancefloor jam with a driving Italo-esque synth line and a wicked guitar solo! But you don't take my word for it....
Tête-À-Tête and Lauren Flax have both released stellar new remixes of MEN's Simultaneously this morning...what a great way to wake up! Flax's take on the song is a swirling, orchestral march that takes the tempo down and the focus on the lyrics up. The Tête-À-Tête version is a straight up dancefloor jam with a driving Italo-esque synth line and a wicked guitar solo! But you don't take my word for it....
Tête-À-Tête and Lauren Flax have both released stellar new remixes of MEN's Simultaneously this morning...what a great way to wake up! Flax's take on the song is a swirling, orchestral march that takes the tempo down and the focus on the lyrics up. The Tête-À-Tête version is a straight up dancefloor jam with a driving Italo-esque synth line and a wicked guitar solo! But you don't take my word for it....
With 2009 winding down I can't help but start thinking back on the year and all the bests and worsts. One of the bands that definitely stands out as a favorite is JD Samson, Ginger Brooks Takahashi and Michael O'Neill's MEN.
With 2009 winding down I can't help but start thinking back on the year and all the bests and worsts. One of the bands that definitely stands out as a favorite is JD Samson, Ginger Brooks Takahashi and Michael O'Neill's MEN.
With 2009 winding down I can't help but start thinking back on the year and all the bests and worsts. One of the bands that definitely stands out as a favorite is JD Samson, Ginger Brooks Takahashi and Michael O'Neill's MEN.
I came upon this a while ago, but kept forgetting to post about it. Brace Paine (or Nathan Howdeshell if you prefer) does a really awesome blog on tumblr called ART THROB. He mostly posts weird and arty photos with youtube videos, songs, and personal Gossip pics sprinkled in. It's definitely worth checking out if you have some time to kill.
As an aside, Gossip will be headlining a US tour with MEN this fall, so be sure to catch them in your town. Click here for US tour dates and, to get you excited about the tour, here are a couple of tracks from the bands!
I came upon this a while ago, but kept forgetting to post about it. Brace Paine (or Nathan Howdeshell if you prefer) does a really awesome blog on tumblr called ART THROB. He mostly posts weird and arty photos with youtube videos, songs, and personal Gossip pics sprinkled in. It's definitely worth checking out if you have some time to kill.
As an aside, Gossip will be headlining a US tour with MEN this fall, so be sure to catch them in your town. Click here for US tour dates and, to get you excited about the tour, here are a couple of tracks from the bands!
I came upon this a while ago, but kept forgetting to post about it. Brace Paine (or Nathan Howdeshell if you prefer) does a really awesome blog on tumblr called ART THROB. He mostly posts weird and arty photos with youtube videos, songs, and personal Gossip pics sprinkled in. It's definitely worth checking out if you have some time to kill.
As an aside, Gossip will be headlining a US tour with MEN this fall, so be sure to catch them in your town. Click here for US tour dates and, to get you excited about the tour, here are a couple of tracks from the bands!
So after everyone's Pride/Shame hangovers have subsided, the city of Chicago has seemed a little off kilter the last week. No street drinking, combined with this amazing 70 degree weather, it for sure does not feel like a big gay summer to me.
However, this is such an awesome week to be queer in Chicago!
Friday June 10th is going to be a super fun night. First, it's Think Pink Radio Friday at Wang's (3317 N Broadway)! It's a ball, and not just because this blog has a friend-crush on that blog - 
A) Wangs is a gorgeous teeny tiny baby bar with just enough room for the lighting to accentuate your best features, without the harassment of the usual Boystown/Wrigleyville fence sitters, stroller pushers, and lost trixies. So so so good. (Make sure you check out the artwork in the bathroom. Gold star lezzies, you might wanna avert your eyes at first... I sure did ... but I've grown to love it)
and!
B) DJ Stinky Pinky plays super-fun music in such a chilled out, non-pretentious atmosphere! Seriously sweet remixes and queer dance tracks, he brings the perfect background track to your fancy shmancy martinis and $5 Tecate + Tequila shots (note: DANGEROUS). I almost don't want to post about it, because I love it so much and like always being able to get a spot in there.... but I'll share my secrets with you. The Creatures will be pre-gaming here for sure before we go see...
MEN live at Berlin! Do I really have to say any more than that? Accompanied by the Chances DJs and DJ Greg Haus (who also plays the freakiest and bestest music videos every Monday at a certain employer of 1/2 of the Creatures). I'm super super excited to finally see MEN! Working on the weekends really ruins my shot at seeing any good touring acts, so I'm a lucky girl to get a shot at it this Friday.
But hey, so you work on the weekends too? Bummer, but trust... we've got you. On Tuesday, July 14th, get ready for bffs of the blog, SF / PDX band Forever! 
They are totally adorable, need I say more? Oh wait, we already did. In the midst of their US tour (have you seen them yet? If you live west of Chicago, there's a good chance they're on their way to your town!), they're stopping by to give us a taste of their sweet, sweet medicine. They'll be at Ronny's Bar (2101 N California ave), which has the most amazing PBR lined bathroom in the world. If you're squeamish or prone to squatting in public restrooms, stay home. Show starts at 9pm, and playing with The Cellphones, who I don't know a damn thing about but this girl has got a VOICE! So so so excited for this show and getting very pumped to get my dykebitch drink on in such fine company.
What are you doing this week? Have we missed anything particularly fabulous? Will we see you there?
So after everyone's Pride/Shame hangovers have subsided, the city of Chicago has seemed a little off kilter the last week. No street drinking, combined with this amazing 70 degree weather, it for sure does not feel like a big gay summer to me.
However, this is such an awesome week to be queer in Chicago!
Friday June 10th is going to be a super fun night. First, it's Think Pink Radio Friday at Wang's (3317 N Broadway)! It's a ball, and not just because this blog has a friend-crush on that blog -
A) Wangs is a gorgeous teeny tiny baby bar with just enough room for the lighting to accentuate your best features, without the harassment of the usual Boystown/Wrigleyville fence sitters, stroller pushers, and lost trixies. So so so good. (Make sure you check out the artwork in the bathroom. Gold star lezzies, you might wanna avert your eyes at first... I sure did ... but I've grown to love it)
and!
B) DJ Stinky Pinky plays super-fun music in such a chilled out, non-pretentious atmosphere! Seriously sweet remixes and queer dance tracks, he brings the perfect background track to your fancy shmancy martinis and $5 Tecate + Tequila shots (note: DANGEROUS). I almost don't want to post about it, because I love it so much and like always being able to get a spot in there.... but I'll share my secrets with you. The Creatures will be pre-gaming here for sure before we go see...
MEN live at Berlin! Do I really have to say any more than that? Accompanied by the Chances DJs and DJ Greg Haus (who also plays the freakiest and bestest music videos every Monday at a certain employer of 1/2 of the Creatures). I'm super super excited to finally see MEN! Working on the weekends really ruins my shot at seeing any good touring acts, so I'm a lucky girl to get a shot at it this Friday.
But hey, so you work on the weekends too? Bummer, but trust... we've got you. On Tuesday, July 14th, get ready for bffs of the blog, SF / PDX band Forever!
They are totally adorable, need I say more? Oh wait, we already did. In the midst of their US tour (have you seen them yet? If you live west of Chicago, there's a good chance they're on their way to your town!), they're stopping by to give us a taste of their sweet, sweet medicine. They'll be at Ronny's Bar (2101 N California ave), which has the most amazing PBR lined bathroom in the world. If you're squeamish or prone to squatting in public restrooms, stay home. Show starts at 9pm, and playing with The Cellphones, who I don't know a damn thing about but this girl has got a VOICE! So so so excited for this show and getting very pumped to get my dykebitch drink on in such fine company.
What are you doing this week? Have we missed anything particularly fabulous? Will we see you there?
So after everyone's Pride/Shame hangovers have subsided, the city of Chicago has seemed a little off kilter the last week. No street drinking, combined with this amazing 70 degree weather, it for sure does not feel like a big gay summer to me.
However, this is such an awesome week to be queer in Chicago!
Friday June 10th is going to be a super fun night. First, it's Think Pink Radio Friday at Wang's (3317 N Broadway)! It's a ball, and not just because this blog has a friend-crush on that blog -
A) Wangs is a gorgeous teeny tiny baby bar with just enough room for the lighting to accentuate your best features, without the harassment of the usual Boystown/Wrigleyville fence sitters, stroller pushers, and lost trixies. So so so good. (Make sure you check out the artwork in the bathroom. Gold star lezzies, you might wanna avert your eyes at first... I sure did ... but I've grown to love it)
and!
B) DJ Stinky Pinky plays super-fun music in such a chilled out, non-pretentious atmosphere! Seriously sweet remixes and queer dance tracks, he brings the perfect background track to your fancy shmancy martinis and $5 Tecate + Tequila shots (note: DANGEROUS). I almost don't want to post about it, because I love it so much and like always being able to get a spot in there.... but I'll share my secrets with you. The Creatures will be pre-gaming here for sure before we go see...
MEN live at Berlin! Do I really have to say any more than that? Accompanied by the Chances DJs and DJ Greg Haus (who also plays the freakiest and bestest music videos every Monday at a certain employer of 1/2 of the Creatures). I'm super super excited to finally see MEN! Working on the weekends really ruins my shot at seeing any good touring acts, so I'm a lucky girl to get a shot at it this Friday.
But hey, so you work on the weekends too? Bummer, but trust... we've got you. On Tuesday, July 14th, get ready for bffs of the blog, SF / PDX band Forever!
They are totally adorable, need I say more? Oh wait, we already did. In the midst of their US tour (have you seen them yet? If you live west of Chicago, there's a good chance they're on their way to your town!), they're stopping by to give us a taste of their sweet, sweet medicine. They'll be at Ronny's Bar (2101 N California ave), which has the most amazing PBR lined bathroom in the world. If you're squeamish or prone to squatting in public restrooms, stay home. Show starts at 9pm, and playing with The Cellphones, who I don't know a damn thing about but this girl has got a VOICE! So so so excited for this show and getting very pumped to get my dykebitch drink on in such fine company.
What are you doing this week? Have we missed anything particularly fabulous? Will we see you there?
YoungCreature fave MEN have another new video! It seems like just last week or something that we posted the video for Simultaneously. They're quick! Anyways, the video is directed by Matt Wolf and features some pretty sweet choreography. If you like the song, you can get that in one of our older posts here.
Also, if you are in Chicago, MEN will be stopping by Stardust at Berlin on July 10th, or check them out in your town!
YoungCreature fave MEN have another new video! It seems like just last week or something that we posted the video for Simultaneously. They're quick! Anyways, the video is directed by Matt Wolf and features some pretty sweet choreography. If you like the song, you can get that in one of our older posts here.
Also, if you are in Chicago, MEN will be stopping by Stardust at Berlin on July 10th, or check them out in your town!
YoungCreature fave MEN have another new video! It seems like just last week or something that we posted the video for Simultaneously. They're quick! Anyways, the video is directed by Matt Wolf and features some pretty sweet choreography. If you like the song, you can get that in one of our older posts here.
Also, if you are in Chicago, MEN will be stopping by Stardust at Berlin on July 10th, or check them out in your town!
YoungCreature fave MEN have just finished their European tour and are back to debut their latest video. The video, for the song Simultaneously, was made by New York artist Leidy Churchman and fuses the one of the band's lower key songs with images of paint being manipulated by various objects including hair, mops, plungers and more. It's an interesting take on a music video and a nice visual compliment to the song.
Check it out!
K8 Hardy, video artist, performance artist, regular artist and one of the founders of LTTR just made a video with MEN for their song Off Our Backs! K8 has also made videos for Le Tigre, Lesbians on Ecstasy, and worked with the brilliant Miranda July! She's got a YouTube channel where you can watch some of her other work, so check it out! And...check out the post we made here on YoungCreature for MEN's song Credit Card Babie$!!
So, you all know MEN right? Of course you do!
Well...get excited because they just sent us their BRAND NEW song Credit Card Babie$!!
I was already a big fan of MEN's brand of dance music, but this song (and their other new song Off Our Backs) takes it to the next level! These songs have more of a post-punk/disco thing going on and might just be even more infectious than their previously released songs. Also-- as awesome as Credit Card Babie$ is already, I'm excited to hear the remixes that are probably being started right now! These songs are absolutely made for the dancefloor!
Besides making the songs you can't wait to dance to at your local sweaty dance party, MEN always have something to actually SAY with their music...so be sure to check out the lyrics on their Myspace page!