The Equinox

Something on Your Mind

This is what the end of Summer sounds like.

Your New Release All Over My Face

Rules for making profoundly sexy music:

-HEAVY bass. The more the better (two bass players are more than welcome). The rhythms sound be booming like the beat of the heart, the rhythm of the body.

-Guitar distortion. When done right, it should be swirling around the thumping rhythms in a dizzying ecstasy.

-Androgynous vocals that sound breathy and sultry, like a woman in the middle of climax.

-Elements of darkness/black magic-The German's were masters at this when they perfected cold wave and industrial/minimal wave.



San Francisco's now defunct Fuckwolf had it in a "smacking and pounding" attitude and now Australia's Hate Rock Trio have got that certain something underneath the sheets.

Melbourne born/Berlin based HTRK project are one of few who are able to sculpt minimal, sensuous music that seethes and writhes into the ears. Heavy funk bass mixed with East German electro, a bit of the Velvet's 'Venus in Furs' and polluted feedback have been making me feel really really naughty. Their music is slow, filthy and makes the mouth water and the lips part. I've been listening to this record for the past few months and I've yet to be sick of it.

Fascinator

Rentboy

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Birthday Girl

Dinner at Greens, passion fruit mango and coffee macaroons, new tops, monster sheild ring and a night of one of my favorite bands and djs (this includes Peter Hook-style bassslines and a keytar). This birthday is looking pretty good.

Iconoclast: Young Linda Ronstadt

"Judy Henske who was the then reigning queen of folk music, said to me at The Troubadour: 'Honey, in this town there are four sexes: Men, women, homosexuals, and girl singers.'”

—Linda Ronstadt

The best compliment I ever got was that I look like a young, Asian Linda Ronstadt. This is a look that I have perfected, and unfortunately abandoned, over the past 5 or so years (I'm pulling out some old favorites for fall though). The heavy fringe, the messy uncombed 60s hive, the giant silver hoops and Mexican jewelry, the late 60s-early 70s garb full of country references, big bell sleeves and obscenely short cut-offs. I guess because I love Scandinavian, minimalism and Japanese designers, people think I wouldn't be into "sweet and pretty."

Well, it's more like "sweet, pretty and country."

Why Linda doesn't get credit for being a great dresser is beyond me. She clearly influenced Jenny Lewis and Zooey Dechanel.

Not to mention her records with the Stone Ponys and her first three country rock albums were a

showmanship of excellent songwriting, musicianship and brilliant covers. The boyfriend is always commenting on how good she was at finding amazing musicians to back her up. Takes one to know one, I guess.

She was really cute then, too.

Here are some adorable clips of her work during her prime.


Check out the jumper!


And the floral bell sleeve dress! This song is from the record, Silk Purse, which is my favorite for it's extra dose of country, honky tonk and one of the best country record covers (featuring her getting dirty with pigs in a pen).


So much soul! Her whole band rips.