Can the biggest stinkers from your favorite artist actually be much closer to your heart than the universally praised classics? I certainly think so. Last week, Nick Cave received a flurry of inquiries submitted to his Red Hand Files newsletter from new converts who, upon listening to his stint on the Louis Theroux podcast, turned … Continue reading
Hello? Hello?!! HELL-OOOOOOO!! *taps mic* Can you hear me? Is this thing even on? Oh! Hello there, my most precious Filthy Dreams patriots! What’s that? What am I doing? Checking to make sure the plug wasn’t pulled on us like it was for OUR Trash Magic Miss America, Lana Del Rey, during her recent set … Continue reading
Haven’t you heard? It’s the time of the season–Pride season, that is! The past few years have tested the limits of our tolerance as on the one hand, corporate Pride became as ubiquitous as Hamburger Mary’s joints and RuPaul queens; while on the other hand, puritanical queers screamed about everything from kink in parades to … Continue reading
*throws confetti* *twirls under the disco ball* Why, hello there, our very dearest beloved Filthy Dreams readers! What’s that? What are we celebrating? Well, if you can believe it, today is the 10th anniversary of Filthy Dreams! A decade of decadence! Ten years of trash! Just one-tenth of a century of camp! On this very … Continue reading
Bunny bunny bunny You’re so funny with your twitching nose! Bunny bunny bunny You’re so funny from your head to your toes. Bunny bunny bunny Your ears are funny they’re too big for you! Bunny bunny bunny Though you’re funny everyone loves you. Happy Easter morning! He is risen–and has appeared to us adorned with … Continue reading
Every time a paparazzi photograph of Lana Del Rey leaving the mega-church Churchome in Beverly Hills made its way across my Instagram scroll, I rolled my eyes. Not because I was clutching my pearls at Churchome pastor Judah Smith’s previous homophobic comments (unsurprising). Not because it’s also Justin Bieber’s post-Hillsong refuge (who cares). Not even … Continue reading
“I’m not a big fan of the ‘Goth’ label. I much prefer ‘Sad Bastard Music.’” So reads a meme featuring my beloved Nick Cave, holding a cigarette with his hand to his head, possibly wondering why the hell his image has been used for a meme. Of course, Nick never said this. He’s as likely … Continue reading
“Everywhere I seem to go on this island seems to me I find degeneracy. There is brawling in bars. There is indecency in public places. And there is the corruption of the young. And now I see it all stems from here—it stems from the FILTH taught here in this very school room!” So spits … Continue reading
Ho, ho, ho!! Mary Christmas, Filthy Freaks! Welcome to the 10th installment of our Christmas music playlist! We have lasted long enough to be elevated to sainthood: St. Em, the Giver, St. Marion the Dreamer, and St. Widgey the Schemer. How did we celebrate? By committing crimes–for Santa–of course! Stick ’em up, Rudolph! We’re guiding … Continue reading
The Tirzah exhibition at SculptureCenter is as basic and enchanting as Tirzah’s music, which would perhaps be best described as mellow melancholia with spasms of grunge. If you weren’t already enamored with Tirzah, you’d probably walk into the exhibition, comprised of just two modestly scaled screens displaying music videos, all of which are readily available … Continue reading