Jackie Shane is reclaiming her time–or more accurately, the times have caught up to Jackie Shane. A Black trans soul singer who captivated Toronto nightclubs in the 1960s, only to disappear from the spotlight in 1971, Shane has reemerged as a fearless icon with this week’s release of a double album Any Other Way that … Continue reading
Toot toot! Beep beep!…wait…what’s that, dearest Filthy Dreams readers? Sorry, I was just belting out disco queen and savior Donna Summer’s naughty hit “Bad Girls.” As you may have noticed, Donna has made more frequent appearances on our Filthy Dreams playlists as of late. Yes, I’ve been struck down with Summer fever! And since I’ve … Continue reading
“Faust was right have no regret Give me your soul and I’ll give you life And all the things you want to get So follow me… –Amanda Lear “Follow Me” Why, hello there, dearest Filthy Dreams readers! I know, I know…I’ll speak softly. We all had one too many glasses of our World Famous Pumpkin Punch … Continue reading
She’s got them tube sock titties, put ‘em in the air! She’s got those beaver tail titties, put em in the air! She’s got those tic-tac titties….oh, what’s that? Why hello there, dearest Filthy Dreams readers. I was just singing a family-friendly classic from one of our absolute Filthy Dreams favorites who undoubtedly earned her … Continue reading
Why hello there! Come, let me make you a drink from my mouth organ! What’s a mouth organ? Well, funny you should ask, dearest Filthy Dreams reader: a mouth organ is only a bizarre instrument dreamed up by the deviant mind of one of our oldest Filthy Dreams’ role models: that sickly aesthete himself Jean … Continue reading
In order to make up for these months of role model-lessness, we’re going to celebrate one of our favorite Filthy Dreams heros: the ultimate “plagiarist, liar and criminal” herself, Kathy Acker. Continue reading
Celebrating the 40 years of punk, we, here at Filthy Dreams, thought it would only be appropriate to feature our own gushing ode to our favorite trans punk: Jayne County. Continue reading
