#athens boys choir

[gay-otlc]

Oh god mourners prayer fucks me up so much

[genderkoolaid]

I'm listening to my transmasc artist playlist cause I was finding songs to rec to my cousin and I remembered how much everyone who says "trans men can't make good music" needs to shut up and explode forever. transmascs musicians thank you for everything

[multigenderswag]

athens boys choir is amazing u shuld listent to them

Athens boys choir is in my top ten artists on spotify lol

[campgender]

i think y’all freaks might dig “best cock on the block” by bitch and animal. what can i say i love a good song about strap, especially if there are bongos

[leoblooms]

Tagged by @glampacked to list 5-10 songs i have on repeat!

Idiot Wind- Bob Dylan

Metrosexual Threw off My Gaydar- Athens Boys Choir

Stylo- Gorillaz

Body Language- Queen

Jealousy- Queen

Some of my Best Friends- Pansy Division

How Can I Sing Like a Girl- TMBG

Running Out of Road- Ryder Houston

Tagging @autisticbateman @zafiredis @vikzarts @aghxst if u want

[lugosis]

f ! <3

hiiii in no particular order:

and an honorable mention to this one song i was very briefly obsessed with for the transgenders

[filamentzine]

Chino

Α piece of music that needs to be played loud

Pastor T.L/ Barrett & the Youth for Christ Choir - Father I Stretch My Hands

A piece of music that moves you forward

Willie Nelson - Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground (Live at Budokan)

A piece of music that gets stuck in your head 

Charlie Rich - Sunday Kind of Woman 

A piece of music that makes you want to dance

Prince - Bambi

A piece of music that makes you feel badass

Gary Stewart - She’s Actin Single (I’m Drinkin’ Doubles)

A piece of music that you remember from your childhood 

Husker Du - Something I Learned Today

A piece of music that reminds you your hometown

Jackson Browne - These Days

The piece of music you’ve listened to the most

Noda Pappa - Blue

Chino is a self taught multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, graphic designer based in Kos Island and Athens. After performing in the short-lived feminist hardcore punk band CLIT. in 2019, Chino formed ENOUGH! punk band in Athens. ENOUGH! released their first single “Break Up Your Band” accompanied by music video in 2022, composed, recorded, mixed, produced, mastered, filmed, written, directed, edited by Chino. Their sound is all about Lou’s obnoxious, girly but aggressive lyrics mixed with raw punk riffs and yummy drum fills. Chino is the owner of Morbid Goods clothing brand (@morbid_goods) and he is also making album covers, logos, posters and videoclips for other bands, stores and events, as Chino Boy or Owaxa Records (@chino___boy, @owaxafanzine). Chino is usually described as “the Cowboy of DIY”.

ENOUGH! – “BREAK UP YOUR BAND” SINGLE

ENOUGH! – “BREAK UP YOUR BAND” VIDEOCLIP

ENOUGH! INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT: worldsyummiestband

CHINO INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT: worship_fecalmatter

[posi-pan]

pansexual playlist 💗💛💙

yungblud / cotton candy

chris, dam-funk / damn, dis-moi

demi lovato / the kind of lover i am

janelle monae / make me feel

athens boys choir / fagette

mike taveira / curious

angel haze / same love freestyle

girli / more than a friend

rina sawayama / chosen family

brook candy, sia / living out loud

ashnikki / slumber party

miley cyrus / midnight sky

frances forever / space girl

kailee morgue / medusa

[gay-otlc]

No thoughts head empty just "i say the mourners prayer almost without thinking" and "here i was, taking adam's rib and turning it into something she had to question" and "the loss of a daughter without gaining a son and wouldn't it just like be easier if you just sort of like picked one?" and "we are eighty percent water, fluidity seems only natural. to change state- a birthright" and "yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’mei raba, it is a conversational prayer" and "i'm driving, hoping instinct brings me to insight"

[genderkoolaid]

Do you mind giving a list of the transmasc artists in that sp*tify playlist, I wanna listen to transmasc artists but I hate sp*tify soooooo much

Sure! I wouldn't use spotify if I didn't have a cracked version of premium, it truly is fucking awful lmao.

I'm adding specific songs of theirs I like because I know other people also find it easier to get into an artist if they are recc'd a specific song. Also the artist bandcamp when applicable:

Dreamer Isioma / Sunset Drive + Dumb In Love With You

Tobre / FTMLOVE

Joe Stevens / Daughterson

Anjimile / Baby No More + Animal

Jake Edwards / Holy

saint hills / Lavender

Athens Boy Choir / Fagette + Tranny Got Pack

Malaika Mfalme / Good Man

Art Project / Gender Nightmare + Enemy Estrogen + Pretty boy

Miles McKenna / Boys Will Be Boys

Schmekel (and all the jewish tboys cheer) / FTM at the DMV

Skylar Kergil / Brothers

First Ever Boys / Guts + Friends Who Kiss

Mavi Phoenix / Aventura

Ryan Cassata / boy on boy

Beverly Glenn-Copeland / La Vita + People Of The Loon + Africa Calling (love his music so much. it makes me feel the same way bell hooks writing does)

Zann Foth / Hindsight Cinema

Dazey and the Scouts / Sweet Cis Teen

Saint Wellesley / Captain, Oh Captain!

Freddie Lewis / Best Dressed Ex + Bell Jar

Mal Blum / Things Still Left to Say

Dump Him / Pretty Like a Boy

Ezra Michel / I'm a Faggot I'm a Dyke

Jay Page / Invincible + Am I Here

The Oozes / Bitchboy + Ultrasound (consider donating to one of the band member's top surgery fund as well!)

Grumpster (ty anon for reccing them!) / Roots + Growing Pains

[fanboy-feminist]

wow I really put sharptooth and tchaikovsky and schmekel and queen and against me! and athens boys choir all on one playlist I guess I’m just fun and quirky and unpredictable like that :)

It’s literally titled Weird Gay Shit and I love it.

[carbootsoul]

trans* musician recs!

(this is a partner list to my wlw/nblw list and there’s a lot of overlap, their names are links that should go to their spotify pages, i do not have a firm grasp on music genres but most of these are in the realm of indie/pop/punk/folk, unless otherwise specified gender/pronouns refer to lead singer, starred ones are my favorites. if i don’t know a singer’s pronouns i will use they/them.)

★- mal blum- pan and nb. folk punk. they/them. i saw them perform for wtnv live and it changed my actual life. a lot of their songs are about their struggle w depression but they’re also super catchy. songs to listen to: literally all of them but especially: san cristobal, the bodies the zombies!, odds, i don’t want to

sapphic lasers- nb and butch. electronic pop. cannot find their pronouns, if anyone knows please say! some really catchy songs tbh. all very queer and about sex so don’t listen to them w your little brother, i guess. songs to listen to: whiskey and black leather, baby i’m a runner now

ryan cassata- trans. singer-songwriter. he/him. ngl i did cry when i watched the music video for daughter for the first time. songs to listen to: jupiter, daughter, we’re the cool kids

★- ezra furman- pan/bi and trans*. pop punk? art rock????. he/him/she/her. she’s such a fucking icon i stg. her music is just...... so raw but not always in a screaming way? she can write balads that have the same emotion as someone screaming at you. songs to listen to: suck the blood from my wound, rated r crusaders, wild rosemary

dorian elecrta- nb, experimental pop. they/them. what! a king!!! dorian electra was one of the first people i found like, actually attractive and that holds. also their music fucks. songs to listen to: man to man, flamboyant, guyliner

athens boys choir- pan trans guy, spoken word? -ish? 80s-y pop? weird. he/him. god what the fuck even is athens boys choir. not what u expect from the name!! songs to listen to: fagette, the metrosexual threw off my gaydar, jazz hands

★- against me! (laura jane grace)- trans woman. punk. she/her. against me is iconic and if ur not listening to it... why not. really fun to listen to on the bus bc u can pretend ur actually cool. songs to listen to: i was a teenage anarchist, dead rats, two coffins

A.W. (john-allison weiss)- nb. indie pop. they/them. this is the kinda music u put on mixtapes. songs to listen to: one way love, i was an island

left at london (nat puff)- trans lesbian. pop. she/her. i think she did vines a long time ago?? she’s the “haha i do that” girl don’t misgender her or i’ll steal ur eyes. also, follow her on twitter. songs to listen to: revolution lover, i don’t trust u anymore

★- king princess- nb lesbian. pop, i think. she/her. a fucking icon is what she is. i low-key forgot about her but she was on snl here and my brain short-circuted. kinda like hozier but if hozier was lesbian and smoked weed. actually just looks sorta like him their music isn’t that similar. songs to listen to: cheap queen, hit the back, 1950

feel free to add on!

[rat-a-tat-tatt]

Here’s a personal recommendation list for trans day of visibility, more on the transmasc side, as it’s media I’ve been enjoying and relating to throughout my transition so far.

Books

Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills

Features a trans man in the beginning stages of socially transitioning in a small town while beginning to host a radio show. Very sarcastic, touching, and was deserving of the stonewall book award in 2014. It was written by a well-informed cis woman, uses slightly outdated language, and has an unsavory trope I’ve found in all books about trans people, but out of all the books wit FtM leads that I’ve read, it’s my favorite. CW transphobia, assault

Some Assembly Required by Arin Andrews

An autobiography from Arin Andrews about his junior year in high school, when he first starts transitioning socially and medically. It also documents his side of his relationship with Katie Rain Hill, a trans woman who wrote a book from her perspective titled “Rethinking Normal” CW Transphobia

Gender Failure by Ivan Coyote and Rae Spoon

A joint autobiography about two people sharing their stories of gender exploration and transition, and why they identify as gender failures. It acts almost as a novelization of a live show they toured together, and watching some of the clips from the show while reading it is a fantastic augmentation. CW transphobia

Beyond Magenta by Susan Kuklin

A compilation of interviews with six trans teens, they tell the story of their life and transitioning journey, with stories from people of different walks of life. This book lets the interviewees control the narrative of the story, and truly shows Kuklin’s skills in photography and writing. This book also earned the Stonewall Book Award and gives visibility to people who often don’t see any. As the interviewees control the narrative, any transphobia is not discussed heavily or vividly, it’s acknowledged and then they move on.

Musical Artists

Athens Boys Choir

If you want 90’s-2000’s hip-hop but also want it to be unapologetically queer and Jewish, then this is the artist for you! He mixes the style with spoken word poetry, so eac album as a mix of lighthearted songs celebrating diversity while having some that are performed as if he’s trying to heal his soul from the world.

Favorite Songs

The Metrosexual Threw Off My Gaydar

Mourner’s Prayer

Erasing Too Hard

Athens, GA

Ezra Furman

If you want some retro grungy alt-pop then he might be for you. While he isn’t trans, he identifies himself as androgynous and has some really relatable songs about being queer and gnc. Transangelic Exodus, his most recent album, tells the story of him running away with his lover from an unsupportive town.

Favorite Songs

Maraschino-Red Dress $8.99 at Goodwill

Body Was Made

Restless Year

Wobbly

This list is far from complete, but it’s just some of my favorites that I know fairly thoroughly. Feel free to add on with your favorite trans media!

[breath-of-venus]

Hyakinthia

The Procession, it’s political influence in the spartan-athenian relationship and later academic interpretations of the festival

A lightly edited text taken from the book Cults of Apollo at Sparta.

According to Polykrates, the Lakonians celebrated the Hyakinthia for three days, certain prohibitions were imposed on the participants concerning the wearing of wreaths, the eating of bread and cakes and singing the paean because of the mourning of Hyakinthos. A sacrifice of a chthonic character was made to Hyakinthos within the altar of the sanctuary. In the middle of the celebration of the cult, however, the cult would change into a great spectacle with the participation of adolescents of both sexes. Choirs of boys and young men, sang and played the flute and the kithara. There were performances of dances of an archaic style, and some boys were riding horses. Girls were carried in specific chariots, and they also took part in horse-races. The whole city, i.e. Sparta was empty during the celebration and apart from the citizens, their acquaintances, and slaves, were entertained at the meals. A great number of sacrifices were made during this part of the cult.

Another notice in Athenaios of interest for the Hyakinthia is the mention of a road called 'Υάκινθος οδός (Hyakinthos Street). This road was probably used during the Hyakinthia for processions going from Sparta to Amyklai.

The second testimonium is Pausanias' description of the sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai, where the Hyakinthia was celebrated. The sanctuary was shaped like a throne (or an enormous chair) in the middle of which was an altar that served as the base, for the column-shaped, semi-iconic image of Apollo.

Hyakinthos was said to be buried in the altar and Pausanias mentions a sacrifice that was made to Hyakinthos through a bronze door on the left side of the altar during the Hyakinthia. This altar was covered with reliefs depicting divine and heroic figures, among whom Hyakinthos and his sister, Polyboea, were represented.

Pausanias says that the women wove a chiton for Apollo every year. He does not explicitly mention the Hyakinthia in this passage, but it is generally accepted that the presentation of the cloth was made during the Hyakinthia. and that it was carried in a procession on the sacred road called Hyakinthis.

Historians mention the Hyakinthia in connection with warfare. Herodotos tells about the Athenians asking the Spartans for help in 479 BC and that the Spartans received the plea when they were celebrating the Hyakinthia. According to Thucydides a truce between the Athenians and the Spartans in 421 BC would be renewed every year, in Athens during the cult of Dionysia and in Sparta during the Hyakinthia. This notice together with a passage in Strabo, saying that the people's representatives were attending the Hyakinthia, confirms the official character of the cult in Sparta. In the biography of Agesilaus, Xenophon tells that the king, after a military expedition against the Argives, returned to Sparta to participate in the Hyakinthia and sing the paean to Apollo. In his Hellenika, Xenophon once again mentions the paean in connection with the Hyakinthia.

There is, then, a contradiction in the testimonia concerning the singing of the paean during the Hyakinthia, since Polykrates, in the above-mentioned passage in Athenaios, states that the paean was forbidden during the cult. A contradiction of a similar nature concerns the wearing of wreaths. According to Macrobius the Spartans wore wreaths of ivy during the Hyakinthia. These contradictions in the testimonia are due to the structure of the cult, as the author argues later on.

The earliest discussions of the Hyakinthia treat the cult in the light of the myth about young Hyakinthos being killed by a discus throw. The myth is explained by german scholar Georg Friedrich Schömann in his Griechische Alterthümer where the death of Hyakinthos is used as a nature allegory in which Hyakinthos impersonates the sprouting vegetation in spring, 'killed' by the heat of the summer. Apollo being the sender of this heat and the discus symbolizing the Sun. The rituals of sorrow during the first part of the Hyakinthia are interpreted as the sorrow felt for Hyakinthos as a symbol of the 'dying' vegetation. This pattern of interpretation is repeated in Unger's treatment of the cult, the first fairly detailed one. Unger's view of Apollo is of him being a sun-god, the god of daylight and the strong heat of the summer. Hyakinthos was a weakened aspect of Apollo, and his death symbolized the end of spring and the beginning of summer.

A recent discussion of the Hyakinthia by Dietrich, published in 1975, interprets Hyakinthos as a Divine Child. In Dietrich's view, the Hyakinthia was an apotropaic cult of the dead connected with Apollo in his aspect of Apotropaios and Alexikakos, averter of evils. Dietrich discerns three stages in the development of the cult, a pre-Dorian Minoan-Mycenaean stage, a Dorian, and an Apolline stage. The most important aspect of Dietrich's article is that he points out the occurrence of the month Hyakinthios in specifically Dorian regions of Greece, and thus indicates that Hyakinthos must have been a Dorian god whose cult began in Amyklai and was spread by the Dorians before the end of the Bronze Age. Dietrich moreover characterizes the cult as a 'juxtaposition of incongruous elements', due to the intrusion of Apollo in an older cult devoted solely to Hyakinthos.

A different line of interpretation is represented by Jeanmaire. In his work Couroi et Couretes, 1939, the three Spartan cults Hyakinthia, Gymnopaidiai and Karneia are interpreted as rites of initiation. The Hyakinthia was, in Jeanmaire's view, the final phase in a cycle of initiations of Spartan adolescents, and the young Hyakinthos was a symbol for every male initiand, whose death in the myth very well suited the theme of death and rebirth associated with rites of initiation. The theme of initiation in Greek religion earned its second major treatment in Brelich's study Paides e Parthenoi, in which Brelich, like Jeanmaire , considers the three cults as parts of the educational system in Sparta, the agoge. In Brelich's opinion, the Hyakinthia was a New Year's festival, symbolized by the presentation of the new chiton for Apollo.

Chirassi discusses the Hyakinthia in her work Elementi di Culture Precereali nei Miti e Riti Greci, published in 1968. She considers the Hyakinthia as originally a proto-agrarian cult, which is still expressed through the prohibitions against bread during the first part of the cult. These prohibitions, according to Chirassi, point to a cultural level where the use of fire and thus baking and cooking were unknown skills. With the taboos, the participants created a primitive level of culture*, preceding that of an agrarian society. The participation of adolescents, both boys and girls, indicates the role of initiation.

In the work Les Chœurs de Jeunes Filles en Grèce Archaïque, published in 1977, Calame regards the Hyakinthia as the final stage in a tribal initiation. The destruction of the old order is expressed by a period with symbols of death and sorrow, followed by the revival of order, a kind of resurrection. In Calame's opinion this ritual pattern is reflected in the myth about Hyakinthos. He dies, killed by Apollo, and enters heaven where he puts on the status of hero. After a while he is reborn and, together with his sister Polyboea, starts a new life. The cult is regarded as an enactment of the myth, a ritual drama.

*The word primitive might be controversial in certain situations. I chose to keep the usage of the word because it seems to be speaking of a specific time where certain technologies were not available, however naming any culture or cultural manifestation in modern-day anthropology “primitive” is generally considered incorrect or disrespectful.

For the full, unedited text, please consider buying the book Cults of Apollo at Sparta if you're able to afford it, supporting academic research and furthering your own personal research. If you're not able to purchase the book now, here's a PDF link.

[eutheo]

⟨ CHARLIE GILLESPIE. CIS MALE. HE/HIM. ⟩ though the mist might prevent some from seeing it, THEODORE “THEO” MOSETTI is actually a descendent of H E R M E S. it’s still a question of whether or not the TWENTY-ONE year old MCOGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR from NEW YORK, USA has taken after their godly parent completely, but the demigod is still known to be quite LOYAL & IMPULSIVE. 

guess who’s back, back again? it’s me, the local mommy long legs here to give you yet another character for me to try and do justice too. as ALWAYS please dm me for plotting purposes for this hyperactive boy, he is a fairly good egg. let’s get into it.

BASIC INFORMATION

FULL NAME theodore james mosetti NICKNAME(S) theo, teddy, tj OCCUPATION cashier at fireside records (part-time) SEXUALITY: pansexual AGE 21 DATE OF BIRTH april 2nd NATIONALITY american RELIGION spiritual THREAT LEVEL 5/10

PHYSICAL INFORMATION

FACE CLAIM charlie gillespie HEIGHT 6 foot even EYE COLOR hazel HAIR COLOUR + STYLE brown, almost like a caramel color. slightly grown out (he hates hair cuts) DOMINANT HAND right DISTINGUISHING FEATURES warm and welcoming smile, shaggy hair, bright sparkly eyes, broad shoulders, full bushy brows, small beauty mark to right of nose, freckles scattered through out skin. ACCENT + INTENSITY has a new yorker accent, especially strong when he’s excited (which is common) or angry (which is not too common) TATTOO(S) he has ONE tattoo, a smiley face on the side of his right hand with “just smile” scripted beside it. SCAR(S) long scar running along his left shoulder from surgery from an in game injury, a few little scars on hands from sports. PIERCING(S) one of his ears is pierced, he did it as a dare and honestly didn’t hate it so he kept it

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

HOMETOWN newark, new york CURRENT RESIDENCE athens, greece LANGUAGE(S) english/italian SOCIAL CLASS middle BASIC EDUCATION high school COLLEGE EDUCATION currently a junior in college DEGREE(S) N/A PARENT #1 holly mosetti & enzo mosetti (adoptive parents) PARENT #2 barbara hawks (birth mother) PET(S) growing up had two dogs, golden retrievers  RAP SHEET? clean as a whistle PRISON TIME? he would be dead, tbh

VICES + HABITS

SMOKES? ocassionally DRINKS? yes DRUGS? only weed, has taken ecstacy/molly before VIOLENT? not unless provoked OR sticking up for someone ADDICTION(S)? physical activity, perhaps? also enjoys reality television. SELF-DESTRUCTIVE? he can be at times. HABIT(S) excessively bouncing leg, pacing around, whistling (someone smack him if he does it too much), drumming hands on knees, rubbing the back of his neck, talking too loud. HOBBIES sports, sports, more sports, late night drives, playing guitar, enjoys listening to music for hours or watching sports. LIKES any sport but football and baseball are his favorites, the song brandy (you’re a fine girl), karaoke nights with friends, laughing until he cries, falling down youtube rabbit holes. DISLIKES overly-aggressive people, missing birthdays, wet socks, people who bite ice cream, overly seasoned food or UNDERLY seasoned food, quiet rooms. OBSESSION(S) once again SPORTS, ANYTHING SPORTS. and john lennon. COMPULSION(S) talking to fill space, he hates long pauses.

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

HOUSE hermes ZODIAC aries ELEMENT fire ANIMAL golden retriever 

HIS POWERS AND PERSONALITY CAN ALL BE FOUND RIGHT HERE <3

EXTRACURRICULARS: capture the flag (vp), member of the choir, feminist alliance, lgbt alliance, theo tackles that (sports segment for radio), songwriting club

SPORTS CLUBS: captain of baseball, member of basketball, lacrosse and football.

WORKPLACE: somehow manages to pick up shifts at fireside records?? he is all over the place tbH?

HERE ARE SOME HEADCANNONS about the basic background info on my son, i might write his full bio.....i might not, WHO KNOWS, but i probs will. for now, here’s some need to know background:

theo was left in the foster care system at a very young age, his mother was an addict who gave him up in favor of continuing her life of addiction, but he was VERY QUICKLY adopted by the age of 2.

the family who adopted him already had an older son, who at the time was 6, and also eventually gave birth to a daughter who is 5 years younger than he was (she was a miracle baby).

he has diagnosed adhd, it was pretty intense when he was younger but after getting medication for it and diving into sports, it’s calmed down a bit...although it does still tend to flair up every now and then.

theo’s family was middle class, they lived in newark, new york (right outside new york city) in a humble home and were very tight knit. of course they had little family arguements here and there but, over all, he had a very wholesome childhood.

he found out he was adopted when he was pretty young, it wasn’t like his parents needed to tell him, he didn’t really look like his siblings or parents in the slightest but he was always assured that they loved him regardless and theo knew they meant that.

VERY MUCH involved in sports all throughout his life given his athletic ability, he loves sports (don’t get him started because he won’t stop). honestly, he just loves being involved and being a part of something. to quote high school musical “being a part of something special MAKES you special.”

outside of sports, however, he loves music...picking up guitar (mostly to impress a girl when he was younger) and he has a decent singing voice although he very much is more of a jock than a performer.

hermes claimed him when he was 12, he found out he was a demi-god when he was sixteen.

right before his sixteenth birthday, he was severely injured in a football game against another team. it was a rare day when he was off, as if something drained his energy, and he dislocated his shoulder. it was the ONLY TIME he used his powers to steal a larger amount of money since his parents would have to pay a lot for the surgery.

he is currently studying PSYCHOLOGY (cognitive) due to his adhd and wanting to learn more and help other people out there who might be struggling, although knowing how all over the place he is...he may switch at some point, who knows with him tbh??

SIMPLE WANTED CONNECTIONS FOR THIS GOLDEN RETRIEVER BOY:

best friends (2 or 3), brother/sister figures (2??), workout buddies (2 or 3), sports junkies such as himself, fwb (maybe 2 or 3, he is a pretty loyal little pup but he iS still a boy), exes (could end on good terms, bad terms, awkward terms who knows??), crushes (unrequited, mutual, secret??), enemies (1 or 2, theo doesn’t have many enemies but maybe someone isn’t about his good vibes?), party pals, coworkers, teammates, ANYTHING really.

i’ll probs make him a wanted connection page down the line when i get my stuff together hehe <3 feel free to dive into my DMSSSS!

[gay-otlc]

Therapy is expensive but bar mitzvah superhits of the 80s 90s and today is free