Thank God for editing. They took out the part where I said Brokeback Mountain is moving straight from the opera to the action figures to the lunchbox. I guess you can't count on everyone to love Spaceballs and Waiting for Guffmann.
Hi, babies. I'm in New York now, living the ouette dream! I feel like I belong here already. I'm going to be on NPR's Bryant Park Project tomorrow or Thursday or sometime, talking about the recently-announced An Inconvenient Truth and Brokeback Mountain operas. It should be cute.
But right now, FUCK THAT. FUCK OPERA. This is the only thing that matters:
Nomi, the lead singer LIVES for me in that wig. Those eyes, that (actual) man's voice. Shayne Oliver of Hood by Air (whose clothes I absolutely adore and are featured here) is giving me a Kwamé effect with that blond wedge. There's voguing, animated geometrical backgrounds, mystical overtones, glassware, references to videos I remember watching on BET when I was 13. Everything I ever loved about music, fashion, dancing, life—they're in this video. It's both nostalgic and very now.
For me, this is the most iconic video I have seen in x years, to say nothing of the songwriting and production. If you're not on the Hercules and Love Affair tip, you will be soon, along with rest of the world.