Writing about nightlife isn’t easy. Something about that transcendent substances and dancing-fueled atmosphere gets lost in translation when put to a page. Not that many academics and fellow writers haven’t attempted to capture that rhythmic, sweat and glitter-drenched disco ball-illuminated utopia. But, staid and stodgy academics that haven’t stepped foot in a club in the past 20 years or maybe ever don’t typically spin captivating tales of after-hours debauchery. Continue reading
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Plastic Fantastic Lover: Amanda Lepore’s “Doll Parts”
Amanda Lepore isn’t afraid of exposing herself. Whether showing up to chic events near or completely naked or purring over club hits like “Champagne” (“I drink champagne in the morning/I drink champagne in the afternoon”) and “My Pussy” (“My pussy is famous/My pussy is expensive”) with Larry Tee, Lepore puts herself (and her pussy) out there. … Continue reading
Vanity Is Sanity: The Project X Magazine Reading Room
We’re going to roll right into another one for this week’s Party Out Of Bounds. Why, yes, we’re returning to the ever so frivolous era of the Club Kids so enter our Project X Magazine Reading Room! Continue reading
Welcome to Dean Johnson’s Rock n’Roll Fag Bar
While our filth elder Dean Johnson hosted several significant and sleazily-named parties in his nightlife career such as the Pubic Hair Club for Men and HomoCorps at CBGB, the most memorably named is undoubtedly his weekly party Rock n’Roll Fag Bar. Continue reading