This Evening: Bring Out Your Nerds
>>> We are crazy for David Vandervelde (pictured) in the gayest Velvet Goldmine way possible. The same things that propelled Christian Bale to put on lipstick and writhe in tighty whiteys on his bedroom floor are the things we hear in this guy: Bolan, Bowie, Brett Smiley, and so on. (PS. You MUST click that Brett Smiley link.) Dig yon sounds:
David Vandervelde: “Jacket” [mp3]
David Vandervelde: “Cocksucker Blues” [mp3, via Daytrotter Sessions, NSFW]
He plays at Johnny Brenda’s tonight with Richard Swift, who is also great in that Harry Nilsson first album kind of way.
>>> Design nerds, heads up: Graphic Havoc is/are giving a lecture as part of Design Philadelphia at Media Bureau in NoLibs.
>>> Last night of the Philadelphia Film Festival; wow, that was amazingly fast.
April 18th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
What–no mention of Jobriath, Darren’s predecessor? He was a Philly boy who died in a pyramid on the roof of the Chelsea Hotel, and is buried in Valley Forge memorial Gardens in King of Prussia. Give the man his due!
The Morrissey connection: Morrissey oversaw Jobriath’s first CD re-issue. Morrissey had previously tried to hire Jobriath as his supporting act for the Your Arsenal tour, not realising that the singer had died.