E10: 10th Floor, 12 West, The Flamingo – Queering the New York Dance Floor pt.4

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We conclude our mini-series on the Downtown gay scene by taking a visit to three important parties of mid-70s New York: the 10th Floor, the Flamingo and 12 West. Jeremy and Tim explore the different musics, DJ styles and demographics found in each venue, along with the issues of race, exclusivity, consumer culture and sex that to different extents inform them. Naturally, they also contrast all of these spaces to the Loft, from which they are all drawing in one way or another.

In addition, Tim and Jeremy discuss the seminal novel of this story, Dancer From the Dance, which documents both the joy and the melancholy of this clubbing culture; introduce us to a variety of 'themed nights'; and close the episode by spending a bit of time on the 'trash aestetics' of filmmaker John Waters.

Tracklist:
Area Code 615 - Stone Fox Chase
The Glass House - I Can't Be You (You Can't Be Me)
Zulema - Giving Up
The Temptations - Happy People
Melba Moore - Standing Right Here
Dionne Warwick - Take It From Me
The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird

Books and Films:
Andrew Holleran - Dancer From the Dance
Irving Welsh - Trainspotting
Leo Bersani - Is The Rectum a Grave?
Pink Flamingos