Chipped Tooth Mix

I was a judge at Burger Queen last week and what fun it was.  Unfortunately I chipped a tooth during the taste round due to the abundance of sugar, so while waiting for my dentist appointment, I made a 80s pop mix about it
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Chipped Tooth (Too much sugar) by Holestar on Mixcloud

Nothing

Before the Hard Ton - Not Again video shoot, decided to indulge myself a little and do a little performance.
It's the Prince & Rosie Gaines version of Nothing Compares 2 U, doing both parts before becoming Sinead O' Connor.

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Open letter to Rihanna

I like you. You're a well rounded pop star and have a good team that have made some decent pop songs. You have that fun, cheeky, sexy thing balanced well and your music doesn't give me a headache like most of your peers (despite singing through your nose).

You've duetted with almost everyone in popular music but why your physically abusive ex Chris Brown? I'll happily defend your right to dance provocatively in your pants on prime time TV show and smoke whatever plant you choose but girl, by collaborating with a convicted violent scum bag, you're endorsing domestic violence and look ridiculous.

By going back and working with someone who has beat the crap out of you, you're sending a very disturbing message to women, victims of abuse and your legion of fans. Granted, you've not asked to be a role model but you are to many, especially little girls, many on my estate emulate your songs, hair and moves.

You're telling them its ok for a man to beat you up. You're contradicting your image of feisty young lady in control to one of a weak victim who lets her abuser crawl back into her life.

You may have forgiven him for mangling your face but many won't. I'm guessing you're in love with him and being a silly mare but if the collaborations are just for publicity....well that's even more fucked up.

It took Tina Turner years to get out, she was trapped in an abusive, controlling marriage and left with nothing but her name. You're a gorgeous young woman....walk away now with some dignity.

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P.S. His music is really shit and you can do a lot better, regardless of his angry fists.

P.P.S. Have a look at this. You could earn yourself some weed money and get your own back too. http://www.howtobeatupanything.com/home/2012/02/thousand-dollar-bounty-offered-on-chris-brown.html

Hard Ton - Not Again Video

A few weeks ago, I shaved my head for fellow plus size disco bitch Hard Ton for the new video 'Not Again' in couture by Lyall Hakaraia. I love Hard Ton's music, aesthetic and queerness so was a pleasure to work with them.

Enjoy two early hatched Easter eggs (or as Hard Ton says. Eat-her eggs)

Get the Hard Ton - Not Again EP 
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Respect...Scottee

I don't understand the credibility of awards (when was the last time a nurse, youth worker or road sweeper received a fancy bauble at a lavish public ceremony) yet the omission of Scottee from the 2012 London Cabaret Awards is surprising and somewhat odd. 

The short list features the deserved and fabulous talents of David Hoyle, Ryan Styles, Dickie Beau, Myra Dubois, Bourgeois & Maurice, Jonny Woo, Le Gateau Chocolat, Fancy Chance among others, but where is Scottee? (He was long listed in three categories; Alternative Performer, Host and Ongoing Production for Eat Your Heart Out.) Opinions are subjective but I feel it's a massive over sight that one of the hardest working and most progressive people in the alternative performance scene hasn't received a nod in any category.

My first encounter with Scottee was quite abrupt. He marched up to me at Kashpoint and said "I'm Yr Mum, who are you?" He later scolded me in front of a room of people for a collaboration I was honored to be part of.  I found him precocious, pretentious and somewhat rude...but rather fascinating. I watched his work from the wings for some time before we bonded on the roof of the NYC Downlow at Glastonbury and now consider him lovely, charming, driven, talented and an incredibly professional individual who I have the utmost respect for.

Besides creating some fascinating work and ideas, he knows who the 'right people' are and how to maneuver himself in the cut throat business of show, which is a skill in itself. He has kept things queer with integrity, continues to push things forward politically while maintaining accessibility and deserves his prolific status in alternative performance.

Not that he needs trinkets, I'm probably more perturbed by this than he is. He told me once he was concerned about his lack of higher education. I told him I have a Fine Art Masters and it means diddly squat. From a young age, he's been out there, doing it and is better placed and more experienced as a performer, director and curator than many with twice his education and age. Does he deserve an award? Yes. Does he care? Probably not. He'd probably eat it anyway.

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PS You can vote in the Time Out Audience Award category at https://www.facebook.com/TimeOutLondon?sk=app_248962568456729
You could vote for me if you were that way inclined but I suggest you vote for Scottee.


PPS I'm not having a go at the judges or the awards themselves, this is merely an opinion.