Who's Your Paddy?

Rated X is throwing a St. Pansy's Day Parade!

Ugly Irish.

Did everyone survive this past weekend? I know there were numerous pre-St. Patty Day festivities so you now have 5 days to fully recovery until the weekend. While there are plenty of watering holes where liquor will be flowing fast, here are my two suggestions:

1. Remember how there is never anything to do on Friday night besides get trashed at Trash!? We adore that party, but seeing the same underage faces (Opps!), I mean- youthful - faces can get a tad... boring. Well we finally have at least ONE reason to venture into the midnight madness -- Sean Pierce is bringing you the liquid you've been thirsting for at Lit Lounge.

"Ugly" is a new monthly - if all goes as planned - that offers anyone who fell off the butch tree (and violently hit every branch down) an opportunity to embrace their um... "uniqueness" and get cheap drinks simultaneously(2-4-1 at midnight for the host "certifiable" uglies). If you happen to be attempting to bring sexy back (*gag me for just writing that) than perhaps this new monthly will give you a reason to rummage through the Halloween chest early and come out to sport fake teeth, uni brows, fat lips, white heads or awesome scars. Regardless, this is a party that has potential... potential to be a lot of fun and offer numerous laughs. Everyone needs that combo by the end of the work week.

2. Do I even need to remind you about Saturday? This is a chance to hear the infamous dynamic duo of Michael T. & Theo spin records that will make you riot while Jim and I host and the fabulous Jonathan Sorber celebrates his birthday on the stage of Rated X. This potent combination is sure to make for a night that you will never remember. Trust me, you're waking up with battle wounds after this fighting Irish party.

* Yep, he's laughing all the way to the emergency room on Saturday night.

Top O' The Morning

St. Paddy's Day is the feast day that annually celebrates Saint Patrick (386-493), the patron saint of Ireland, on March 17th. It is the Irish national holiday and although widely celebrated in the United States, it is not an official holiday. All across Manhattan, ever-growing crowds of people with no Irish connections, but who may proclaim themselves, "Irish for a day," will drink themselves until they piss themselves in the name of St. Pat, usually by consuming incredible amounts of alcoholic beverages such as lager that is dyed green, Murphys, Smithwicks, Harp or Irish whiskey, Irish cider, Irish coffee, or Baileys Irish Cream. And I hope you all partake in this green goodness, but save just enough strength to attend Rated X where Jim and myself will be holding court to a jam-packed Jameson spectacular. Not only that, but Philadelphia’s favorite photographer Jonathan Sorber will be celebrating his 26th birthday with style, grace, and Guiness. So come one, come all, and get ready to party hard for St. Patrick!

In the heat of Glamdammit....

* All pictures provided by the infamous JimToXicated!

Gemini Spaceship Lands

Antonio's Glamdammit is pleased to present, "The David Bowie 60th Birthday Bash" with a Bowie beauty pageant, glam give-a-ways, and rarely-seen footage of the man himself projected through out the evening.

Miss Guy (Toilet Boys, Rocket Queen) will be hosting the pageant with special edition Bowie dvds for the best-dressed Ziggy Stardust, thin white duke and scary monster!

So Saturday get out the glitter guns and get ready to have some fun!! It's time to sport the latex and lavish in the lunar light. In honor of Mr. Stardust, there will be an open bar from 11 p.m. until the midnight hour.

Paint yourself in sparkles and shake the shimmer out of you.

David turned 60-years old on January 8th, but the celebration is hitting the apex in the East Village this weekend!

And as usual, Jim and I will be in attendance making sure no one walks away thirsty.

GLAMDAMMIT
Saturday, January 13th @ 10pm
***Open bar 11pm to midnite***
@ Rififi (332 East 11th Street)
NO COVER - But all boys better be wearing lip stick.

Screen Test

Rob Roth is New York City’s modern day Renaissance man. Photographer, video artist, director and performer, Roth’s influence on the island of Manhattan can be seen in both his creative solo and collaborative projects.

Screen Test is a hypnotic masterpiece using video installation and haunting monologue developed by Rob Roth with music by Theo Kogan with her band, Theo and The Skyscrapers. It challenges the audience to define what is real and artificial, what role fantasy plays in survival and how the political and media landscapes of fear affect our current mindset. Screen Test plunges the viewer into a post-apocalyptic atmosphere full of doubt, courage, confusion and hallucination. It blurs the definitive line between reality and illusion using breathtaking imagery and serious sound that leaves the mind open to personal interpretation.

Rob Roth’s idea for Screen Test originally developed after his disappointment of the 2004 election. Roth and Kogan became friends in 2001 after Theo had performed at the club where Roth was producing ‘Click + Drag.’ It was the first time the dynamic duo collaborated and it sparked a friendship that continues to thrive today.

Roth had been experimenting with 'body projections,’ as well as music videos for some time with Kogan, so he was naturally inclined to ask her and the band to perform in Screen Test. The first version of Screen Test was shown in April 2005. Roth and Kogan received exceptionally positive feedback and soon after they were asked to grace the main stage of PS 122 to open the Winter 2006 program with their art production. Screen Test ran from November 28th to December 3rd at PS 122 to rave reviews and sold-out shows.

Roth explains, “In the first version, Screen Test was a work-in-progress and used the music that Theo and The Skyscrapers were working on at that time. In the recent version, the open monologue is the same, but everything else was custom made for the show. The music, video and end monologue was created to make the entire performance flow into a cohesive story.”

Roth is the creator and artistic director of Screen Test. The concept was developed by Roth, but the original music was written by Theo and The Skyscrapers under some direction as to what themes Roth hoped to convey. The music plays an integral role throughout the show using melodic mixes that range from enticing to evocative and takes the audience on an audible journey of momentous sound.

As the production opens, William Butler Yeats’ poem, ‘Before The World Was Made’ is recited and this poem’s message is interwoven in both the physically demanding performances and the duality of the music. Sean Pierce, guitarist, was also the creator of the ambient soundscapes and the sound effects with voiceovers done by both Roth and Pierce. Romy Ashby and Roth wrote the text for the monologues and it is evident that Rob Roth plays a very hands-on role in every step of this haunting and eerily prolific piece.

Roth commented, “I am never satisfied with anything, but I do feel we all accomplished something with this show. I feel it was a strong statement and I think Theo really shined in the best possible way to bring my vision to life and show what a great talent she is.” When asked if Roth could convey one thing about his art he stated, “I do this work to keep from going insane. I hope in the end that this piece moves or inspires people in some way.”

No matter how one interprets Screen Test, it is clear that this performance provokes both conversation and thought. It makes people question the importance of the everyday and challenges them to find “the face they had before the world was made.”

More information on Rob Roth can be found at: http://www.rob-roth.com/index.html

More information on Theo and The Skyscrapers can be found at: www.myspace.com/theo

Andy wants YOU to come to Rated X!