June 2012 Playlist

June Playlist

Could It Be Magic- Donna Summer

Only The Horses- Scissor Sisters

Move In The Right Direction- The Gossip

Have You Got What It Takes- Mari Wilson

Jimmie Standing In The Rain- Elvis Costello

The Low Spark Of High-Heeled Boys- Rickie Lee Jones

Good Intent- Kimbra

I Started A Joke- Bee Gees

Stay- Sara Bareillies

That’s What’s Up- Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic  Zeros

When I Am A Kid- Demis Roussos

The Book Of Love- Mark Kibble

Daylight- Matt & Kin

Little Lion Man- Mumford & Sons

Dauoalogn- Sigur Ros

Nessun Dorma- Nathan Pacheco

Filthy Gorgeous... New Music From Scissor Sisters

New Music from Scissor Sisters! It has been 4 years since Ta-Dah, & I have been craving some Scissor Sisters & a chance to see lead singer/songwriter Jake Shears in action again. I have a little bit of a crush, what can I say? Scissor Sisters' new album- Night Work, is produced in collaboration with Stuart Price, & will be released on June 28th. The album is described by Shears as "supersexual & sleazy", Scissor Sisters is the queerest band since Abba. They carry on in the tradition of ABBA, the Bee Gees, Blondie, KC & the Sunshine Band, Duran Duran , Supertramp, & 1980s era David Bowie.

Jake Shears grew up in Friday Harbor, in San Juan Island, Washington state, one of the most beautiful places on the planet. He went to high school in Seattle & started his career in the city that I got through the 1980s & 1990s living in. I like to think I would see him wondering around Capital Hill. I love his style & I love his luscious singing voice. When asked if the especially fine ass on the cover is his very own, Shears stated- “No, no, no. I wish. It's a ballet dancer named Peter Reed, who died in 1986. It's a Robert Mapplethorpe photograph. He represents a time period that we're drawing a lot of inspiration from on this album - the light & the darkness, the hedonism & liberation & tragedy of the 80s.”

With a new album being released & the opening of the new musical version of Tales Of The City opening at ACT in San Fransisco this summer, Jake has been a busy boy. The musical, based on my very favorite books by Armistead Maupin features a score & lyrics by Jake Shears & John Garden of Scissor Sisters & a book by Oregon’s own Jeff Whitty (a Tony Award winner for Avenue Q), & is directed by Jason Moore (Shrek the Musical, Avenue Q). This is going to be one big gay musical, because musicals are just not gay enough.