MIKEQ @ Chow Down, Aug 9th

BIG UP to everyone who came to Chow Down for MikeQ - what a night! Great to see ballroom finally taking off in my home town, here's some ace pics taken by Mike himself:

And two more - taken from the balcony of our 14th floor flat in Salford, just outside Manchester city center, great to finally have a photographer who can capture our nighttime view!

"Year In Vogue" mix for FACT Magazine

It's up! The hour-long mix of my favourite ballroom (with a smattering of club and house) from the last 12 months (roughly). Full tracklist below.


DESHAUN TIMOTHY & SUGUR SHANE - Ima Read (Divoli 2013 Mix)
SUGUR SHANE - CT Drops
VJUAN ALLURE - Kid Conga (Rebounced) ft Danial Haaksman
MYRRYRS - Memphis
RUSHMORE - Turn It Up
KEVIN JZ PRODIGY - Nasty Poetry (Schwarz Remix)
POISONOUS RELATIONSHIP - Nite Birds (MikeQ Remix)
MIA - Y.A.L.A. (MikeQ Remix)
BYRELL THE GREAT - #TwerkIt
LULU EBONY & GREGG EVISU - Bangee Cunt (DJ Delish Remix)
HYPEHEADS - Tom Landry (Ynfynyt Scrol Godless Bisexual ReQynt)
SHARAYA J - Banji (CVNT Bitch Edit)
BEEK - Like This (Like That)
TONY PLAYBOI - Space Walk Runway
AIR DJ - Britney Puta
BRITNEY SPEARS - Werk Bitch (Divoli S'Vere Gaginator Mix)
BRITNEY SPEARS - Werk Bitch (Divoli S'Vere Gaginating Ha)
JAY R NEUTRON - YUNGNEUTRXN
VJUAN ALLURE - Natives R Restless
DJ SEGA - Django (Demo)
SCHWARZ - My Pussy Tastes Like…
SUGUR SHANE - Outta Sight Cunt Juice
THOMAS BANGALTER v L-VIS 1990 - Spinal Ha
B AMES - Sniffles (The Bump Dub)
ANGEL X - Electro Runway Pump
MATRIXXMAN & MYKKI BLANCO - God Created The Beat (JD Twitch Remix)
BODYJACK - The Widowmaker
CVNT aka CVNT TR4XXX - Midnight Function
HOUSE OF WALLENBERG ft OCTAVIA ST LAURENT - Be Somebody (CVNT TR4XXX Remix)
NEW YORK TRANSIT AUTHORITY - A Long Time Coming
JAY EXCLUSIVE & VJUAN ALLURE - Any Bitch

CVNT London debut at HOUSE OF TRAX

And AGAIN with the Vjuan Allure - so psyched for this!

CVNT Berlin debut at MVSHI EN VOGUE, Sept 6th

I have been booked to dj alongside both Mike Q and Vjuan Allure at a vogue ball in Berlin on September 6th. Also appearing live will be the awesome Kiddy Smile - this is gonna go off!!

FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE

WHITNEY WEISS Interview

DAMN GURL. I met Whitney Weiss this summer as she was travelling and djing with with Tranarchy's good friends, the weirdo party collective CHERYL. We bonded instantly over her Ima Read hat and her love of voguing and Vogue Knights, not to mention her rock-solid set at the Islington Mill. Being a very talented DJ, Whitney spends her time travelling between New York and her home in Buenos Aires, and I was intrigued enough to get the low down on who and why she is for CVNTY:

How long have you been DJing, and how did you get started? 

I got my formal start when I was briefly living in Amsterdam in 2006, which is a long and different story. Friends of a friend owned a bar/club called Sappho, and they needed a DJ on kind of short notice. I'd been playing guitar with a band in Amsterdam at the time, and I guess my friend thought that meant I was capable of DJing. They asked me if I could and I said "yes, absolutely" even though I'd only ever messed around with friends' turntables back in the US. One of the owners loved Prince and for some reason I ended up playing a lot of Prince that night, so that made her happy enough to ask me back. I got my hands on some proper equipment so I could practice, and it all went from there. 

And how did you get into production/remixing/etc.? 

I grew up playing in bands and writing music but also listening to a lot of electronic music, so it seemed like a natural thing to do. I can play drums, bass, guitar, synth, even banjo, and with the exception of that last one, those skills are still applicable when making dance music/remixes/edits. And I love DJing, but I didn't want playing other people's music to be my stopping point or to be the only thing I do. Though obviously, it is not an easy thing to do and requires a great deal of talent. 

What's your favorite production you have worked on? 

I'm really excited about this remix I just finished for Kiddy Smile's new single, "Get Myself Alone." I did an EP with a Brazilian singer/force of nature named Sura Sepulveda for a project called Hotel Vanity, which is named after a sex hotel on the Copacabana across the street from her place. It's dance music for slutty people that exists somewhere between Prince's "Erotic City" and "Be My Lover" by La Bouche. That was a lot of fun to make and will be out soonish. 

And what's your all time top 5 tracks?

That's a tough question! My favorites for a dance floor might not necessarily be my overall favorites. A fair mix of both would be:
Be Thankful For What You Got (the William DeVaughn version) 
Sparks - Number One Song In Heaven 
Prince - Wanna Be Your Lover 
The Flirts - So Many Men, So Little Time 
And Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (the original or the Gigamesh or the Psychemagik remix, depending on the scenario, because it is a perfect song and Stevie Nicks is everything)

You spend a lot of time in Buenos Aires. How is the club scene there and what are the major differences between NY/other cities? 

I do. It's been my hometown for five years, even though I spend time in NY, too. As far as nightlife goes, I'd describe Buenos Aires as "gleefully lawless." It's more gentrified than it was five years ago, but not in the soul-killing, venue-destroying way. Which means that people can throw parties pretty much anywhere and not have to concern themselves with whether or not they're going to get shut down. The city has passed smoking bans and made it so you have to stop selling booze around 5am, and some places decide to follow those rules, but most do not. Headlining in NY, you're going to be out of the venue by 4:30, unless it's after hours. You can headline at a major venue in Buenos Aires and not start until 4am. And I love that. It's also a great place to throw parties, since it doesn't cost you a ton of money to secure a space and rent (or borrow) equipment and also be making your rent each month at the same time. I feel like my friends in NY spend a lot of time thinking about making rent and that parties have to be "commercially viable," whereas in Argentina if you called a party "commercially viable," people would look at you all confused-like. 



Is there much difference between what you play there and in NY and if so, what?

For me, the major difference is endurance, it's how I play. Buenos Aires is like Berlin in that people go out late and stay out for days. I think the average set I play in BA is four hours, and the longest was close to 13. And you know what? I really like DJing for 10+ hours. You get to be really creative and jump from genre to genre a lot more than you do during a two-hour set. Maybe you play things out that you don't often play out/haven't played out in awhile, or you test the endurance of people dancing by playing a long stretch of really frenetic songs when you know there are still six hours to go. I'm from the Danny Tenaglia school of thought; you should absolutely be capable of DJing for a long, long time. And when I'm not working and am just out dancing, I love when a DJ plays for more than six hours. 

Another thing that's different in BA, I think, is that people are hungry to experience something new when they're out, not while they're sitting in front of a computer screen at home. I remember playing a MikeQ track at Niceto, which is a huge club with a great soundsystem, and watching a packed dance floor of young Argentine gay kids just absolutely lose their minds, because it was their first time hearing something that sounded like that in a club (this was before "212" or "Ima Read" came out). It feels really great to play something for people for the first time and to experience that energy.

What took you there in the first place? 

Initially it was to escape winter and go broke at a more leisurely pace than was possible in NY. My second week there, I ended up stumbling across Kim Y Novak, which was this den of hedonism in the transsexual red light district where everyone in town went to dance and take too many drugs and stay up entirely too late. The first time I was in there, a woman who looked like Charo's grandmother was up on the stripper pole, to set the scene, and I figured that this must be a great place to DJ. I ended up getting a residency that lasted a little over a year, until the owners tried to turn the place into a sushi restaurant, which led to it finally shuttering. As that was winding down, this party called Dengue Dancing started taking off. Laura, who was doing booking for Dengue, asked me to DJ there and Lolo, one of the founders, grabbed me and shook me and offered me a residency right after I finished that first set. We had really similar taste in music, so that worked out wonderfully. So I stuck around for that, I actually didn't set foot in the States for almost three years, and then was offered the DJ residency at The Clubhouse in Buenos Aires, which is this members-only spot that's a bit like Soho House. We've had after-parties there for people like Grizzly Bear and the people in charge of The Clubhouse have been amazingly diligent about ensuring that the music meets a high standard of excellence and isn't just boring and popular, so it's been wonderful to collaborate with them.

While I was doing both of those residencies, I had a dream, like, an actual dream while asleep, that another one of the Dengue DJs, my dear friend Traviesa, and I were throwing a party called Father Figures, where we only played iconic underground arty music from before our birth dates. So I called him and said "let's throw a party together called Father Figures." And we started doing that, and it's been my absolute favorite thing in the world. We're hoping to do it in other countries next year. Father Figures happens each month I'm in BA at Sedgwick, which is a warehouse that's literally underground. It's always been free, so it's inclusive. And it's a chance to play things like actual disco or Italo disco or two hours of nothing but Patrick Cowley and Bobby O and Divine back to back and have an enthusiastic crowd of indeterminate sexual orientation that is fully committed to spending the night together there dancing in the least pretentious way possible. Which is funny, because these kids look really, really good; a crowd that good-looking in the northern hemisphere would be insufferable, but they're not in BA. When the band Poolside was in South America playing festivals, they came through Buenos Aires and guest-DJed this amazing 110bpm set of soul and funk and Grace Jones for no cover, which meant that kids who usually pay out their noses to see international talent got to come in and sweat on our dance floor and get an education in all of these artists they'd not heard played out before. That made me really happy, and it was really nice of Poolside to do, too.

Have you played in other South American cities, and if so, what has your experience of them been like?

I have, and I've found that people are generally really excited to see DJs or bands from the Northern Hemisphere play, because it costs so much damn money to get to South America if you aren't going to stay for a year or four that a lot of people can't or don't do it. If any brands or aspiring patrons of the arts want to be my sugar daddy so that we can get better up-and-coming talent down there, rather than like "the farewell tour of a metal band that really needs the money," let's talk. Same with exporting talented DJs from BA to other places for shows.



You recently played a tour of Europe - how was it?

It was wonderful. It was my first time in Manchester, and I fell in love with Islington Mill and think everything they're booking is great. I had a lovely time DJing in London and Berlin and especially in Paris, too. I liked it so much and it went well enough that I'll be back over in the fall.

Which has been your favourite club to play?

Wanderlust in Paris was a total dream. Watching people dancing next to bunnies romping in a miniature grassy knoll while the sun set over the Seine was the best. Niceto in Buenos Aires has my favorite view from the DJ booth. The Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn has the kindest sound people in the world, who do an excellent job. I got to DJ there for CHERYL, which is one of my favorite parties. The masterminds of CHERYL are some of the most creative people in all five boroughs and they're doing a great job of keeping New York fun and culturally relevant. Gong, which is practically a national landmark in Buenos Aires and has been preserved in nightlife ether since 1970, will always hold a special place in my heart because of its Soviet-issue light machine.

And your worst?

Nothing truly abysmal has happened…or I've blocked it out. There was an awkward moment in Buenos Aires when I thought I was DJing a private birthday party and it turned out to be a private birthday party slash gay orgy. I was in the library and the guests were all in another room after they mingled in the library and got food from the buffet. Every so often someone would come in and let me know that the music was good and that I wasn't done yet. That wasn't actually a bad experience, though. It was more of a surprise.

Any advice to young up and coming djs/promoters?

Just pay your dues and enjoy it.

As far as promoting goes, have good taste and deep pockets so you can compensate fairly.

Any to women in particular?

Don't let men try to show you how the mixer works when you already know how the mixer works. Become 20 percent more adept than an average male DJ, this includes knowing how to set up your equipment, so at the very least, they have to say you're as good as the guys. Take deep cleansing breaths and expect to put up with some shit, but please don't quit.
 

RIZZLA DJ mix for Opening Ceremony

Loving this mix!




Full interview with Rizzla on the OC site too - def worth a read.

Emily Manning: Could you tell me a little about your academic background? Did your research lead you to discover the sub-genres you explore, or vice versa?
Rizzla: I basically like the same music I did when I was 17, I just started digging deeper over the years. Things I learned from art history, sociology, and gender studies influenced what I’m looking for, how I’m looking, and ultimately what I do with what I find. It doesn’t require education to be responsible and tasteful with what you discover, just a desire to learn where music actually comes from.

How did your time in Trinidad influence your work?
Massively. The sounds, the parties, the secret-but-amazing gay scene. I’m planning to return for a year soon to make music and get to know the visual art scene better.

Read it all here. 

Been trying to get an interview with Rizzla for a while now, my fingers are still crossed...

TERRY FARLEY exclusive interview

British house producers/DJs don't come more legendary than Terry Farley, acid house stalwart, original Junior Boys Own alum and one half of production duo Fire Island (not to mention many, many more). With the recent release of the exhaustive, 5 CD "Acid Rain" compilation on Harmless, I sent Terry some questions about acid, house music and the current UK club scene to twist his melon round: 

This compilation is pretty exhaustive! How long did it take to put together, and was there any criteria (beyond "original acid and deep house") for the selection?

It's taken about 9 months from myself chucking lists of records across to the label, me asking Miles Simpson about any tracks he would like to see released that i missed, and then getting knocked back from just about every crazy American producer and label from the 80s and having to start all over again.

Was there anything you wanted on there that you weren't able to get?

Loads - i wanted a few DJ International tracks but they were in dispute with the publishers. We wanted some Gherkin tracks, especially Mondee Oliver, but we chased that cat all over Ohio via contacts in the States and still could not find the label owner. Then there was a couple of Dance Mania tracks but Ray Barney has started to repress Dance Mania so that was out ...  Lil Louis wanted to keep all his shit for a film he's bringing out this year… Those Chicago guys are a nightmare.

Acid house had a huge impact on UK clubbing when it emerged in the 80s. Were you directly affected by this, and if so, how?

I got dragged along to Shoom by Gary Haisman, an old 70s dancing spar of mine (he made that D Mob "ACCCIIIED" track) and immediately I knew this concoction of music, dancing, drugs, clothes and attitude was going to change everything. People said 'Dont tell anyone about this' and 'Look keep it a secret '. Of course, exactly the opposite happened and we became disciples. Monday night at Spectrum went from 110 people on the first night to 2,500 inside and a thousand locked out within 6 weeks .

And how do you see the club scene in this country has changed in the 25 years since the original Summer Of Love? Do you think we could do with another Summer Of Love?

We could do with the ordinary punters realising that there role is just as important as the DJ. Kids in the main rock up in t-shirts and jeans, stand at face the DJ and shuffle about a bit. They need to realise THEY are the stars and the important ones not the girl or guy playing the music. I read once that Frankie Knuckles said the centre of the party should not be the dJ booth but the middle of the dancefoor, and I'm 100% behind that idea.

For myself as a DJ I always get pushed a little harder by a crowd who look like they have made a effort, who know what there role is for the night, who understand their importance. The times I've played at the Dalston Superstore i felt this, it's a lovely pressure that makes a DJ play better. You don't get people gawping towards the dj there as they are to busy dancing and checking out how fabulous everyone looks.

Similarly "deep house" has come to mean something different now to what it did then. How do you personally define "deep house" and do you have any gripes with what passes for "deep house" in 2013?

Deep House is a form of African-American music that stirs your soul and makes you wanna close your eyes and raise your hands. The download sites realised that tech house was on its arse so rebranded tech house as Deep House and most people it seems fell for that shit. The Deep House template to me is Ten City 'Love Will Find A Way'. Anything that matches up to that gets my vote and my attention and my dollars.

What do you think of the modern music coming out of the black/gay undergrounds in the States, stuff like footwork/juke and ballroom/Jersey Club?

Mike Q and all those guys? I think its something I would need to experience personally rather than by a YouTube clip to fully appreciate. I admire the dancing and walking styles but the music itself seems a bit crazy for a old timer like myself.

Do you think house music will ever again be a global movement/force like it was in the 80s and 90s?

I think it is…  think of DJ's like Jamie Jones, Villalobos, Troxler - they are playing to big crowds on every continent and kids are suddenly getting back in House music , even my show tune lovin 17 year old has started to appreciate the values of a good Moog baseline!

The comp is strictlly US-focussed, but what are your 3 favourite acid house productions form the UK, and why?

PAUL RUTHERFORD - GET REAL  

When Paul showed up at Shoom everyone was in awe of him being such a major face but he quickly became everyones friend and very much part of the family . Its such a amazing record that twists and turn emotionally as well as being a straight up jacker.

JOLLY ROGER - ACID MAN

One record you heard at every warehouse, every club or every party. Intense track that always worked best with strawberry flavoured smoke.

BANG THE PARTY - RELEASE THE ACID

My all time fave UK House record is the A side to this 'Release Your Body '. Produced by Kid Batchelor and his confusion Crew, they were House musics version of Soul 2 soul.
    ◦  
What do you think it is about the acid sound that is still so appealing?

It's druggy, intense, it evokes memories of memorable nights and long lost friends… And it's also a bit scary.

Name one acid record you really HATE and why?

Oh there are far to many, in fact I'd say I actually only love about 5% of all the Acid records ever made simply because to get it right is quite a hard task. You need the actual machine itself not some lame plug in, and the bassline you programme needs to be perfect.
Everyone thinks they can do an Acid track easily, that's why there have been so many made and most of 'em tragic. But when it's done correctly you get an 'Acid Over ' or an 'Acid Life' and then it all makes sense again.

CVNT Mix for Bottom Forty

I've just done a new podcast mix for the wonderful US website Bottom Forty.

It's a bit more housey/four-four than my usual ballroom/Jersey fare, but it still has an edge of high camp for voguing your ass off to. there's also a few exclusives in there, like the collab between Terry Farley and Horse Meat Disco's Severino, and an as-yet unreleased Hard Ton gem. Also big up to Paul Knight for the Malcolm McLaren/Willi Ninja track that kicks everything off:




MALCOLM McLAREN & BOOTZILLA ORCHESTRA "Opulence/You Own Everything" MATRIXXMAN & MYKKI BLANCO "God Created The Beat"
TRONCO TRAXX "Runway As A House"
FARLEY & SEVE ft Paul Alexander & Franklin Fuertes "Diva Snap (DJ Sneak Mix)"
UP YOURS "London (Ralphi Rosario Dub)
JOSH CAFFE & HOLLAGRAM "Play With The Maid"
YNFYNYT SCROLL "Brand New Pussy"
ARMAND VAN HELDEN "Work Me 96"
UNKNOWN "Callas"
DJ HAUS & MATRIXXMAN "Feel It"
CVNT "Wicked Beauty"
HARD TON "Off The Wall"

Check out my wee interview for Bottom Forty here. 

SUGUR SHANE [Qween Beat/Got Rush Ent] interview

Part three in an ongoing series on upcoming children.

THIS BITCH RIGHT HERE! One of the first people ever to reach out to Cunt Traxxx in the early days, it seemed obvious to ask Shane when I needed a vocal for my debut EP. A real all-rounder, I sent his busy ass some questions to catch up, and to introduce him to the CVNTY readers...




Who is Sugur Shane?
 
Sugur Shane is an artist, but to break it down, a rapper, house vocalist, and DJ. In any case, not to be confused with a commentator or ballroom artist. Just wanted to clear that up, the mixtape has made some new Sugur Shane fans and they sometimes think I’m just ballroom.

How would you describe your sound?

My sound is dark, grimey and aggressive. Very in your face! You can always catch some shady lyrics in my art.

Who or what is your biggest musical inspiration?

I have a few. 90’s music is a big one, Lil Kim, Gillette, and Biggie. I actually wrote my first rap to Biggie’s Warning. Gillette & 20 Fingers brought the nasty side of it and also enabled me to mesh the genre’s together. As far as house music, Peter Rauhofer & Junior Vasquez were the sole contributors to that influence.

What's your favourite part of making music - djing, performance, production, etc?

I love all aspects of making music. The photoshoots are fun, Production fun  but draining, DJing can be cute, but the ultimate high is performing! I love performing, its better than any drug.

How did you get into the whole house/ballroom scene?

I was first introduced to the ballroom scene by my gay mother Princess Magnifique Royalty. I met her randomly actually when I was at Spirit Nightclub in New York. We clicked instantly and she has been my family ever since. Even with being introduced into the scene and having a gay mother; I still never really became too invested into the ballroom scene. I always checked it out here and there but kept my distance.

You're very prolific - tell us what releases you have just now…

Well of course we have my debut mixtape My Night with Peter & Junior! Which is not going away; Everyone keeps asking me about another mixtape. The mixtape still has a lot of ground work, so we are still pushing it. Aside from that I have some exclusives that dropped: Sexy Heels, Club Kid Cunt, Imma Read 2013 Remix with Queer Hiphop Artist DT. I also have my monthly Sugcast which is a tribal circuit house podcast on Soundcloud.

How did the collab with Schwarz happen and are you happy with it?

He hit me up a few days after I followed him on soundcloud. I live for his production so when he hit me up I was immediately down. Our collab Club Kid Cunt is one of my favorite tracks. That trance kick with the ha did it for me. I wrote that track within a hour, that’s when you know I’m truly feeling it.

You play a lot in your native Philly - how is the ballroom scene outside of New York at the moment? Is it different from NY? 

I can’t speak on the ballroom scene too much, because I’m not that involved. In my opinion the whole scene is starting to be watered down and taken over by vogue fem. I don’t feel like it’s a respected craft like it once was either; It’s not like it use to be. The only difference between the scenes is that it is a lot more dangerous here. Our monthly balls are in the hood, so you always come prepared. I’m not totally talking out of my ass either, because the true legends of vogue would agree.

What has been the biggest influence on you besides music?

Life experience. As I stated Biggie was one of my influences and he was a great storyteller. There’s always something that I may be going through at the time that comes out in my music. Like I said recently I stay Taylor swiftin guys in my songs as well lol. Lately it’s been the hipsters ha.

What's coming up in the near future for Sugur Shane?

I have many projects in the works right now. A new house music single coming out later this year. An EP in the works, of course more music videos. Last but not least I’m working on performing overseas and all over the U.S.

Sugur Shane on Soundcloud.
Sugur Shane's website Sugur Rush.

SUGUR SHANE Qween Beat Attack video:
 


And here it is, the Cunt Traxxx/Sugur Shane collab called “Drop", available as a free download, so GRRRRAB IT. NOW! Rest of the “Death Drops" EP is available to buy on Juno.  

JOEY LABEIJA [CuntMafia/NYC] interview

Part two of an ongoing series about upcoming children. One of the very first people to reach out to CVNT (or Cunt Traxx as it was just called back then), with some very kind words about the music, was Joey LaBeija. It was only right that I returned the love by interviewing Joey first for an ongoing series covering upcoming legends. She really is from the House Of Labeija, bitch, and she’s as talented with a set of CDJs as she is with a weave or a dip dye. 

How is the ballroom/vogue scene in New York right now for you?

The ballroom scene here is really cute. Much respect to everyone involved with Vogue Knights, they really give the children a place to call home. But personally, that isn’t my scene. I joined the House of LaBeija to dj in the name and bring ballroom culture to the underground/warehouse scene that I am involved in. These parties have a VERY mixed crowd and I am usually the only dj that plays vogue beats. Usually, after the first 8 bars of my opening song, a circle opens up, the cunts come out of the woodwork & start dipping. I get such a high from watching them go off.

How did you get into DJing in the first place?

My whole life, I have always sought out some creative outlet. In high school I used to charge kids $50 to distress their jeans. Then I started charging my girlfriends to glue their weaves in. That turned into me going to beauty school and I’ve been doing hair ever since. Once hair became a job for me, I felt uninspired and stagnant so I started making tee shirts with my best friend. That turned into a bit of a success for us, and a consultant friend suggested we grew our brand by throwing parties or learning to dj . A lightbulb went off in my head when he said that because music has always been a huge part of my life and making shirts was getting a bit too expensive. So I bought some equipment and taught myself to dj in my bedroom.

What’s the best place you’ve ever DJed at?

The BEST party I have ever played is a monthly warehouse party in Brooklyn thrown my good friend and sagittarius sister Contessa. Nightlife in New York is so segregated; parties are either gay or straight, house or hip hop. The CuntMafia Warehouse is the only party where all the children harmoniously coexist— blacks, whites, gays, straights, hood rats and hipsters. I really discovered my ‘sound’ through this party, experimenting with music and making sure I play a set that EVERYONE can twerk to. I love Contessa so much for giving us all a place to come together, get wild, and make history.

And the worst?

Now I’m not lying when I say I have never played a bad party here in New York. BUT I will say I have worked for some really TERRIBLE promoters here :)

How did you get inducted into the House of LaBeija?

One day I was talking to my friend (now sister) Jamil about wanting to join a house. We had known each other for a while from the club scene here and started to grow close when I found out he lived just a few blocks away from me. A few weeks after our convo, he and my other sister Celso told me they talked with the Royal Members of the House of LaBeija and that I was going to be inducted the following week. My induction was done on stage in front of a club full of people after the house did a performance. It was the most magical moment in my life.

What are your all time top 3 tracks?

Big Momma Thang by Lil Kim
Back That Azz Up by Juvenile
Knuck If You Buck by Crime Mob
#HoodratProblems

And what’s your current top 3?

The acapella version of Body Party by Ciara is currently on repeat 24/7 for me right now.
No Tea by Pipes
Bubloy by Rizzla & False Witness

What is your favourite hairdo you’ve ever had?

My favorite is my current hair. It’s always some sort of rainbow. I owe my best bud Jenna, I give her free reign to do whatever on my hair and she ALWAYS turns me out. It’s the only thing that makes me feel cunt every day.

And what is the worst?

I used to have this platinum blonde pompadour when I was 18. I also was really into wearing these bright red Sally Jesse Rafael-esque eyeglasses at the time. That whole look was a mess. I wish I could take it all back but I can’t….so instead, I deleted every picture off Facebook.

What’s coming up in the near future for Joey La’Beija?

Right now I am also working with Contessa on making the CuntMafia Warehouse into an even bigger production than what it already has been. Bigger warehouses, new talent, sponsors THE WHOLE NINE YARDS DARLINGGGG. We want to take all the resident dj’s and bring this party around the world. I’m also in the works of planning a European tour in September right now. First stop is most definitely going to be London! See you then?

DEFINITELY!

Joey’s Tumblr is here, and his Soundcloud is here.

CVNT guest mix for PEARL NECKLACE show

This my guest mix for Pearl Necklace (link to the show).

Post-pop femme realness:
Beyonce, Rihanna, Destiny’s Child, Ke$ha, Madonna, Inaya Day, Lana Del Ray, Britney
vs  Ben Aqua, Schwarz, Ynfynyt Scroll, Vjuan Allure, MikeQ, Beek, B Ames, Kilbourne, DJ Haze, DJ Sliiink, CVNT

Today's PEARL NECKLACE is ever so cunty!

Not only will we be playing tracks from some of the finest ladies with attitude of hip hop and r&b; think Lil Kim, Shystie, Roxy Cottontail to name a few...

BUT, we will be premiering a guest mini mix from producer and DJ CVNT TRAXX! This Manchester based butch queen knows his stuff about the ballroom vouging scene, hunty! if you don't believe me check out his blog atwww.c-v-n-t-y.tumblr.com!

We will also be discussing a lil' bit about tonight's screening of theLEGENDARY Paris Is Burning at the Flying Duck.

AND how could we forget CAMP SONG OF THE WEEK returns this week with a camp r&b classic!

as always check us out on;
Facebook; www.facebook.com/pearlnecklaceradio
Tumblr; www.pearlnecklaceradio.tumblr.com
stay fierce!

The Jump Off Intact The Hood Internet Not On Label
London Bridge Fergie A&M
Let's Make Nasty (Bounce Little Kitty) Larry Tee ft. Roxy Cottontail 3 Beat
THE LIBRARY IS OPEN
WorkCiara ft. Missy Elliott RCA
Good Girls Gone Bad Shystie Polydor
CAMP SONG OF THE WEEK
Aphrodisiac (Somepoe Bmore Refix) Brandy Not On Label
Bills Bills Bills (Bongo Remix) Destiny's Child Not On Label

EXCLUSIVE CVNT TRAXX MIX FOR PEARL NECKLACE 

JACK TO THE SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND mix by Wawashi DJ

CVNT featured on the new mix by Wawashi DJ of HARD TON

"JACK TO THE SOUND OF THE UNDERGOUND" a mixtape by WAWASHI DEEJAY (HARD TON) // the mixtape is ltd to 100 downloads // booking info:jack@hadagroove.com

1. ANANDA PROJECT: CASCADES OF COLOUR (WAMDUE BLACK REMIX)
2. HARD TON: MONOTONE (to be released on Killekill House Trax 04.06.2013)
3. SPN —-> RMX (white label)
4. PAUL PARKER & HARD TON: THE HEAT IS ON (UABOS REMIX) exclusive
5. TOMMY RAWSON: LOSE IT
6. CVNT: WICKED BEAUTY
7. M.C.I. (white label)
8. BAM BAM: GIVE IT TO ME
9. FURFRIEND: FIRST FUCK
10. QUBRIQUE: HALAX UINIC OF PALENQUE
1. FRENCH FRIES: DRUMS/TRAXX
2. FRAMES: SLOW

THE HA BASS MIX by MFK

urbanmutations:

THE HA BASS MIX by MFK
TRACKLIST
Cunt Traxxx - Serve (For Dean)
Matrixxman - Kanekalon (Extensions)
Parris Mitchell - All Night Long (Bok Bok Endurance Dub)
Thomas Bangalter x L-Vis 1990 - Spinal Ha
Loopstradamus - #CVNT DO IT
Tony Quattro x Beek - Temptation
French Fries - What To Do
Bambounou - Capsule Process

Oh look I’m the first tune!

SUGUR SHAME Peter Rauhofer tribute mix

sugurshane:

I wasn’t going to do my monthly mix this month, but this is a tribute to the man who has influenced me and kept me going throughout the years. Tears flowed from my eyes when I heard he passed. As you know I’ve dedicated my latest mixtape to him and Junior Vasquez “My Night with Peter & Junior”. Heartbroken we have lost one of my music heroes. His legacy lives on. Everyone has been doing podcast tributes but I decided to go about mine differently. Not just Peters mixes but any songs related to Star 69 in any way or tracks he has spun at the legendary Roxy. Rest in Peace Peter We love you and miss you!

twitter.com/sugurshane
facebook.com/sugurshane
www.sugurrush.com

Sugur Shane tribute to Peter Rufhofer (RIP)