#tokow boys

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1981

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Rachel Ortas, Tokow Boys singer, London early 80’s

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SUMMERTIME SUMMERTIME RIBBON AROUND A BOMB

6.21.2017

Summer party edition.

Ginny Arnell- Dumb Head (1963) Noel Butler- Summertime Summertime (1983) The Delinquents- Alien Beach Party (1981) Beardsley- Summer Holiday (1986) Vice Squad- Summer Fashion (1981) Pink Section- Midsummer New York (1980) Bambix- Little Miss Sunshine (1989) The Motels- Suddenly Last Summer (1983) The Take- Summer (1980) Violators- Summer of ‘81 (1982) The Mutettes- Shark on the Beach (1983) Marine Girls- A Place in the Sun (1983) Patti Smith- Redondo Beach (1975) Anna Domino- Summer (1986) Ivy and the Teachers- The Beach (1980) Laurie Anderson- Rising Sun (1984) Desechables- Surfin’ Bird (1984) Bow Wow Wow- Sun Sea Piracy (1980) Pam and the Pashions- Summertime All ‘Round the World (1984) Lisa (リサ)- Mr. Sunshine (1983) Nikki and the Corvettes- Summertime Fun (1980) Martha and the Muffins- Echo Beach (1980) Pig Bag- Sunny Day (1983) The Flying Lizards- Summertime Blues (1979) Yoko Ono- Midsummer New York (1971) The Dreamers- In the Summer Night (1984) Les Calamites- Behind Your Sunglasses (1988) Microfilm- Summer House (1980) Siouxsie and the Banshees- Follow the Sun (1981) Tokow Boys- Swinging Pool (1980) Reesa and the Rooters- Ultraman in Surf Villa (1980) Beth Anderson- Ocean Motion Mildew Mind (1980) Look Blue Go Purple- As Does the Sun (1985) Oh Ok- Down By the Beach (1984) The B Girls- Fun at the Beach (1979) Joan Jett- Summertime Blues (1982) Annette Funicello- Beach Party (1963)

Photo: Rachel Ortas of Tokow Boys

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Tokow Boys - Swinging Pool

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Tokow Boys

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TOKOW BOYS : ELLE HOTESSE

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The Tokow Boys at Vauhalan suburb of Paris 1980 ©Baldo 

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WE BOTH LAUGHED IN PLEASURE RIBBON AROUND A BOMB

Erin Eyesore is joined by writer and archivist Ellis Martin, who reads excerpts from his forthcoming book, We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries Lou Sullivan. 

Lou Sullivan was an author and transgender activist who lived much of his adult life in San Francisco.  In this radio piece, Ellis’ readings of are punctuated with musical interventions by Erin. 

Ginny Arnell- Dumb Head (1963) Suburban Lawns- Flavor Crystals (1983) Die Hausfrauen- Bellevue Affair (1981) Cholita!- Chinga Tu Madre (1987) The Belle Stars- Hiawatha (1980) Glorious Strangers- Why Don’t You Join the Army? (1980) Appliances- Paranoia Rap (1981) Gina X- Be a Boy (1979) Model Citizens- Shift the Blame (1979) Phranc- Everywhere I Go, I Hear the Go-Gos (1985) Hagar the Womb- Dressed to Kill (1984) Schlaflose Nächte- Move (1981) Melon- I Will Call You (1980) The Doll- Desire Me (1979) Tokow Boys- Cobra Cobra! (1981) Essential Logic- The Order Form (1979) Jane Aire and the Belvederes- Yankee Wheels (1978) D.O.M.E.S- It’s Too Bad, Mother Dear (1985) Art The Only Band in the World- Ugly People with Fancy Hairdos (1980) Grýlurnar- Mao Gling (Iceland, 1981) Neca Falk- Banane (Slovenia, 1981) Damas Rock- Sabotagem (Portugal, 1981) E.S. Island- Tech Tech Mommy (Japan, 1982) Radio- Djelomičan Popis Lektire (Yugoslavia, 1981) Aerolineas Federales- Gualberto Dia y Noche (Spain, 1986) Pink Plastic and Panties- Bla-Bla (Netherlands, 1980) As Mercenarias- Santa Igreja (Brazil, 1988) Virna Lindt- Attention Stockholm (Sweden, 1981) Life in the Fridge Exists- Have You Checked the Children? (New Zealand, 1981)

Image: Lou Sullivan, 1974.

Follow Visiting Lou on Instagram, and pre-order We Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan on Amazon.   

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Tokow Boys-Elle Hotesse

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TELEPHONE DISEASE RIBBON AROUND A BOMB

7.25.2018

Ginny Arnell- Dumb Head (1963) Tokow Boys- Lobo del Mar (1981) Karena Marie- Runaway (1982) (Del Shannon 61) The Reasons- Oh Johnny (1981) Animal Dance- Under Pulse (1984) Die Shadocks- Disco Liebe (1982) Ama Dots- Silver Crawlers (c. 1980) Renee- Lay Me Down (1982) Influenza Prods- Niente Fazzoletti (1981) The Bodysnatchers- Easy (1980) Ginette Bellavance & Yul- Mister Canada (c. 1978) King Kong and the Empire State Building- Livin’ With My Mnd (1983) Claudine Chirac- Bonjour Tristesse (1984) Odd Stories- Dance (1981) Betty Troupe- El Vinilo (1983) No Unauthorized- Pas Pop Badoum! (1986) Visibility Zero- Serenity (1982) Catastrophe Bizarre- Furniture (1982) Virna Lindt- Young and HIp (1981) Splash- Hypnotised (1982) Stinky Toys- Boozy Creed (1977) Los Microwaves- Time to Get Up (1981) Penny and the Rims- Jump and Jerk (Live) (1980) Du-Du-A- Primitivni Ples (1983) Gruppo Sportivo- Superman (1977) Bocal 5- Babouin Calin (1984) Tuesday Piranha- Telephone Disease (1983) Nuala- Gran Canaria (1982) Desperate Hours- Rob Roy (1982) P1/E- Dependence (1980) Lolita Pop- Tid Att Ga (1983) 

Image: Rhoda Dakar of The Bodysnatchers

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ROSA VIDEO RIBBON AROUND A BOMB

6.14.2017

Ginny Arnell- Dumb Head (1963) Frightwig- My Crotch Does Not Say Go (1984) Tokow Boys- (S)ombre Chinoise (1981) April and the Fools- You Do (1980) Mechanical Servants- Study Up (1980) Dangerous Birds- Emergency (1982) Visible Targets- Just For Money (1982) Supstral- Hundert Mann (1981) Ti-Tho- Elefantenjäger (1983) Jyl- Computer Love (1984) Ruth- Polaroid Roman Photo (1985) Electric Chairs- So Many Ways (1979) Virna Lindt- Underwater Boy (1983) Baroque Bordello- Mary Chinese (1985) Metal Boys- Un Petit Peu de Amour (1980) Appliances- Paranoia Rap (1981) MFA Kera- Anastasia (1983) Dancette- Going Green (1982) Westside Lockers- Fuschia Rayon (1980) Angie Rox- Are You Waiting (1980) Doris- You Never Come Closer (1970) La Perversita- Strawberry Fields Forever (1979) Camilla Motor- Rosa Video (1982) The Days- Herz Aus Stahl (1982) Fault 151- Radiation Man (1980) Vain Aims- You (1980) The Fabulous Dirt Sisters- Didn’t Affect Me (1986) Frank Chickens- We Are Ninja (1984) Mikado- Un Naufrage En Hiver (1984) Twa Toots- A New Depression (1986) The Belle Stars- Hiawatha (1981) Jayni and the Limit- It’s My Party (1980)

Photo: Kazuko Hohki of Frank Chickens. Colston Hall, Bristol UK, 1985. Copyright Paul Norris

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PETITE ROCKETTE Ribbon Around a Bomb

Ginny Arnell- Dumb Head (1963) Tokow Boys- Petite Rockette (1980) November Group- Shake It Off (1985) The Motor Totemist Guild- Farmer Without Strings (1985) Twin Diet- Communicate (1983) Frank and Moon Zappa- Valley Girl (1982) The Flowers- Confessions (1979) Danielle Dax- The Wheeled Wagon (1983) Les Rita Mitsouko- Restez Avec Moi (1984) Bunny and the Lakers- Shrieks From the Peaks (1979) The Fat Five and the Thin One- Locomotive Driver (1985) Zurich 1916- Sugar Sugar (1983) Grace Jones- Nipple to the Bottle (1982) Art Fleury- Love and Fear (1983) Matador- Abortion (1987) Fit & Limo- Hallo Aufwiederhoren (1982) Outi Popp- Paperilyhty (1984) Kizza Ping- Mannen (1981) Metal Boys- Disco Future (1980) Yoko Ono- I Don’t Know Why (1981) Mars- Hairwaves (1978) Vox Pop- Paint It Black (1983) Big in Japan- Taxi (1978) As Mercenarias- Acao de Cidade (1987) Salem 66- Sleep on Flowers (1984) Chandra- Kate (1980) Mood of Defiance- Flower Child (1983) Belle Star- Sweet Paranoia (1980) Elegi- Till Lillebil (1981) SIB- Tears (1981) 

Photo: Grace Jones

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AMOUREUX SOLITAIRES Ribbon Around a Bomb

All French edition of the show! ---

Ginny Arnell- Dumb Head Barbarella- Excessive Machine clip Cristina- La poupee qui fait non Pariapunk- Double Face Anoushka et les Prives- Control Ici Paris- Le Centre du Monde Elli et Jacno- Le Telephone Lizzy Mericer Descloux- Fire Lord Eva Braun- Week-End a Blois Tokow Boys- Cobra! Cobra! Les Calamites- Toutes Les Nuits Kas Product- Never Come Back Edith Nylon- Sado Maso Verdun- Securite Anti Liberte Zona- Citron Henriette Coulouvrat- T'es Trop Lio- Amoureux Solitaires Hermine- TV Lovers Masoch- Des Polis Sur Moi Ruth- Polaroid Roman Photo Nini Raviolette- Suis Je Normale The Questions- Take a Ride Clothilde- Saperlipopette Les Rita Mitsouko- Les Futur No. 4 Lucrate Milk- Kick Your Ass Peggy Luxbeurk- Univers Wunderbach- Raya Baroque Bordello- Mary Chinese Candidate- Strange Girl Metal Boys- New Maiden Debil- Maso Marie France- Dereglee X Ray Pop- Nous Sommes Sapho- Forget Les Lou's- No Escape Deux- Candidate Background music- Elodie Lauten Photo: Lizzy Mercier