Hark! Who goes there! Is that you, ghost of Christmas shopping mall past? Stepping out of the fluorescent glow of a shopping mall department store, Filthy Dreams’ Muzak Wish List Music Playlist has at long last crashed into the season like a Macy’s shopping bag full of discounted sweaters and gift wrap. Who says nostalgia … Continue reading
Gooble-ooble-gooble! *sniffs around spice rack* kee-yuk, kee-yuk..? YELP YELP!! CUCK!! AAAAAAAAAAAHH!! Hark! Something spicy lingers in the air. Why, it must be Thanksgiving, which means that it is time for yet another edition of our Filthy Dreams’ Thanksgiving music playlist! As Sylvester sings, happy days are here again! This year’s playlist revolves–like that … Continue reading
Peek-a-BOO!! **AAAAAAAAHH!!** Apologies for the lack of trigger warning, Filthy Fiends! Anyways, now that we have your attention, it’s so nice of you to join…even if it was a real SCREAM of an effort! Welcome yet again to another funhouse mirror season of despair, of disaster, of disappointment, of discouragement…of the Filthy Dreams’ HALLOWREEN music … Continue reading
In her piece on the The Catacombs, the 1970s San Francisco-based fistfucking club, Gayle Rubin provided a “music of the baths” playlist that was curated for its S/M loving patrons: “the party tapes relied primarily on disco and electronic space music, although there were also rock, soul, funk, and other genres.” Such spacey songs included … Continue reading
Mary Christmas! Here we go again, at the end of the year, sitting by the soot covered fireplace, rubbing our hands together while wondering if all the hardships this year have been worth it. Keep those embers lit and keep the faith; look to the dreary skies for a twinkle. That’s not Santa — Decode the twinkles! It says don’t give up… ‘til Heaven! Continue reading
Emergency!!! Menergy!!!! As of 3:00 p.m. EST, like you, we here at Filthy Dreams were inundated by sudden and immediate gay thirst traps from the suspected UnitedHealth CEO shooter. Double-takes turned into triple-takes as details emerged: nabbed at a McDonald’s?? Carrying a pocket manifesto?? A twink?! Being an online troll?? Time for an EMERGENCY Filthy … Continue reading
Boo!! Is your heartbeat racing because of the jump scare, or did you forget to take your blood pressure pills? Seems like you need to hit the treadmill, Mary! Put on your moon boots and get to Frankenstein-a-stompin’! It’s time for our annual HALLOWREEN music playlist! This year, we’re focusing on our health. After 12 … Continue reading
Happy Pride! Dust off those disco balls and polish your favorite yellow patent leather shoes. It’s time for yet another installment of our Pride music playlists! Previous Pride playlist editions included odes to crime, to mommy issues, and to tired old queens. This year, after gawking at Pride-themed CPAP decorations, we realized it is time … Continue reading
“Ya, ha, ha, ha, ho, ho, ho, ho! Santa, laugh with me! As he pinned the laughing song on the Christmas tree!” Face it: whenever Santa laughs, people fall to their knees. What inspires such devotion? Some doubt the stars are fire, even truth to be a liar, but no one dares deny Saint Nick. … Continue reading
Boo! Welcome, ghouls, to the 11th edition of our annual HALLOWREEN music playlist. That’s right–we’re entering into our second decade of doing the Frankenstein Two-Stomp and the Weird Watusi. A bit older, a bit more haggard, a bit more…MAD! How have we lasted this far while continuing on with our own version of queer world-making? … Continue reading