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playing in his quarters. I had to
struggle against the urge to
make a martini (stirred, not
shaken), plop onto a chaise
lounge, and pet my poodle, Fifi,
like a regular beatnik. Well, you
get my drift.
So, what are you waiting
for? Swizzle those sticks and
stir up that cocktail, turn up that
music, and soon you will expe
rience an uncontrollable urge
to put on some go-go boots and
sing back-up vocals to Felix
Slatkin as he croons “I Get a
Kick Out of You.”
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3 Heads • Knitting Factory
Works
The product of New York
queer rocker Chris Cochran, 3
Heads is laden with the angst
that I’ve noticed is prevalent in
a lot of independently produced
CDs by queer boys. Knitting
Factory Works’ media kit en
courages one to “listen to Suck
Pretty while chopping wood in
a pink g-string.”
Well, since I neither chop
wood (um, it’s summer), nor do
I own a pink g-string (black,
leopard print and purple, but definitely NOT
pink), I opted to listen to this CD after a particu
larly pissy day at work. Cochran’s rage-ridden
vocals and guitar riffing did this tired girl some
good that day.
M arla G len
C a t ie C u r t is
Love and Respect • Zoo Entertainment
Watch out for this butch crooner, she’ll melt
anyone with her smoky and whiskey-steeped
vocals. The sad thing is, she’s now a Parisienne
after leaving her native Chicago years ago. The
good thing is, she speaks French (yum!). Those
language skills can be attributed to her involve
ment with blues-jazz legend Nina Simone, who
also was instrumental in inspiring her to begin a
career in music. Glen definitely has a unique
voice that successfully blends the
styles of Marvin Gaye, James
Brown and Tina Turner, while
maintaining her own personality in
each song. It’s also refreshing to
hear an artist that has her own style
without succumbing to the current
popularity of dance and high-en
ergy, “boom! boom! boom!” mu
sic. As she’s already famous in
Europe (she was on the front cover
of the German version of Rolling
Stone), and an out dyke there as
well, it’ll be interesting to see how
Zoo Entertainment’s U.S. counter
parts market her. After listening to
her CD over and over—without
ever getting tired of doing so— I’m
sold!
Truth from Lies • Guardian
As I was listening to this CD in my car on a
late-morning drive from Seattle to Portland, I
almost fell asleep. That actually says a lot about
this latest release from Curtis. Sounding very
close to Sarah McLachlan (which explains my
drowsiness— I usually listen to Sarah before go
ing to bed), Catie’s got some OK songs, but after
a while, everything seems to sound the same (or
maybe that was just 1-5 on a dreary day).
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Ultra Lounge • Capitol Records
Get out that gingham dress and
mambo! Ultra Lounge is a six-
volume collection of CDs contain
ing re-releases of those kitschy
tunes that are regaining popularity
with the rise of the “Cocktail Na
tion” and bands like Pink Martini. Catie Curtis
It’s that Nancy Sinatra-type sing
ing, with a drum beat to match. It’s a retro space-
age Jetsons-type sound. It’s like The Ed Sullivan
Show on your stereo. For a while there, I felt like
I was stuck in an episode of I Dream o f Jeannie
while listening to music Captain Kirk would have
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