Recent searches

No recent searches

Search options

Only available when logged in.
shakedown.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
A community for live music fans with roots in the jam scene. Shakedown Social is run by a team of volunteers (led by @clifff and @sethadam1) and funded by donations.

Administered by:

Server stats:

255
active users

shakedown.social: AboutStatusProfiles directoryPrivacy policy

Mastodon: AboutGet the appKeyboard shortcutsView source codev4.4.3

#GNC

2 posts1 participant0 posts today
Christopher Phin

💅 If you’ve ever thought about wearing #NailVarnish but never known where to start, maybe my tutorial can help! youtu.be/elHywEANDmE

I wanted it to be cosy, calm and empowering, just as if I was sitting next to you as we paint our nails together, and it would mean the world to me if it found its way to folks who would benefit from it.

It’s long; check the description for chapter markers.

Thank you to my beta watchers Tom, Matt and @JimMcCauley!

youtu.be- YouTubeEnjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
#NailPolish#queer#trans
lee - no pronouns :v_greyace:

I just want to clarify first that people can absolutely use whatever terms/labels that fit best for them, and that definitions of said terms/labels can vary from person to person and that's totally fine - so if anyone reads this who has a different experience or definition to what I'm about to say, that's completely valid!

So what do people define as gender nonconforming, particularly in regards to trans people and transitioning?

I'm an afab trans guy - I also ID as bigender, and my second gender is acegender. I've been on T since April 2018, take progesterone to stop my periods, consistently dress in what is traditionally viewed as men's/masc clothing, and am typically read as male. However, I've chosen not to have any surgery and also don't bind - which means I have a visible chest.

Would this be classed as gender nonconforming?

On the one hand - I firmly believe that no body part is gendered, so I in no way view my body (pr parts thereof) as female. So therefore don't consider the presence of a chest makes you any less male/masc.

However, as things stand, the narrative around transmasc/trans male bodies is that you have top surgery. This is such a strong narrative that people insist on referring to me as pre op, and ask me when I'm having surgery or even assume that I've already had surgery, despite the fact I have openly not wanted surgery for several years now. So arguably, I'm not conforming to the expectations attached to my gender identity and presentation.

I'd be interested to see what others think - as I can kinda see both sides

#transgender#trans#transmasc
Continued thread
*
Joscelyn Transpiring

#TransMusicMonday

Lastly, I also want to suggest people check out a video essay about the Cramps by A Grrrl's Two Sound Cents. It really highlights what was amazing about this band, how absolutely brilliant and hypnotizing Poison Ivy's guitar virtuosity is, and the abosolute unrestrained play of Lux Interior on stage.

youtu.be/suI93b1KNJc?si=6OqTXM

I think it's interesting the way their journey maps onto so many queer people's stories. Lux was from Ohio but escaped to California for college where he met his brilliant and beautiful wife and bandmate, Ivy. They brought their musical circus to New York in the late 70s and were a core part of the emerging punk scene, blowing open the possibilities of what punk could be. They later settled in West Hollywood, where Lux started wearing heels and breaking gender.

YouTubeBikinis, Heels, & Robot Monsters | An Introduction to The CrampsBy A Grrrl's Two Sound Cents
#Trans#Queer#GNC
Continued thread
*
Joscelyn Transpiring

#TransMusicMonday

The Cramps infamously also decided to build on Johnny Cash's recording of performances at prisons by playing the Napa Valley Mental Hospital in 1978. Mental Hospitals were still pretty rough back then, but this is clearly a welcome bit of fun and liveliness for the patients, as they dance and even join onstage, and Lux and Ivy seem to be having a blast with them all. I think things like this endeared them to outsiders, weirdos, and folks living with mental illnesses like myself.

youtu.be/-JnkW2JhHJc?si=gpWo6P

YouTubeThe Cramps at the California State Mental Hospital in Napa - Concert 1978By Dr. Nuno C. Sousa, Psychoanalyst
#Trans#Queer#GNC
Continued thread
*
Joscelyn Transpiring

#TransMusicMonday

Thing is, Lux and Ivy were brilliant and unapologetically transgressive, while also deeply loving art. One of my favorite examples of this is one of the only songs I know about a Dada/Cubist painting. "Naked Girl Falling Down the Stairs" is about encountering Marcel Duchamp's "Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2" (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nude_Des) in a museum. The music video also highlights once more Lux's amazing ability to perform in stiletto heels and a latex jumpsuit:

youtu.be/E5mH38AhOHI?si=WcVwIs

en.wikipedia.orgNude Descending a Staircase, No. 2 - Wikipedia
#Trans#Queer#GNC
Continued thread
Joscelyn Transpiring

#TransMusicMonday

Artist: The Cramps

Where to start?

My first encounter with the Cramps was the music video for "Garbageman." While this is a cover, it was an invitation into music that coins the idea of "punkabilly" and if Lux's extreme vocals and Ivy's groundbreaking guitar don't put a spell on you, I don't know what will.

youtu.be/AyoAt7r1omc?si=Lj05SN

"Ultratwist" will give you a taste of how they developed their style and sound with one of their later ablums. It also features all the wonderful campy horror vibes in the music video that define their aesthetic.

youtu.be/mG8MtH5O1h0?si=En5ZPU

#Trans#Queer#GNC
Joscelyn Transpiring

#TransMusicMonday
#Trans #Queer #GNC #GenderNonConforming
#TheCramps #Psychobilly #Punkabilly #Rockabilly #Halloween

Artist: The Cramps (Lux Interior, he/him; Poison Ivy, she/her)

Why?

For Halloween, I decided to do something a bit different. The artists today never identified as trans as far as I know, but were so campy in queering gender and aggressively gender non-conforming that they embody the wider meaning of transgressing the gender binary.

Today, I am going to give you a crash course in THE CRAMPS!

The lead singer, Lux Interior (he/him), and lead guitar, Poison Ivy (she/her), fell in love over their shared passion as record collectors of classic blues and rock-n-roll, as well as a love for B-movie horror films. This led them to get married and form a band that basically created the genre of "psychobilly," also cementing other subgenres like "punkabilly." I think it's also fair to credit them with inspiring the aesthetics of later goth and emo scenes, as well.

TrendingLive feeds
About