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- 139 mentions · 6 episodesPunkSounds & scenes
- S1E3 · Lisa Edelstein · - Kids wore one outfit until it rotted off
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · - Fenton's school years in London were all punk before the New Romantics
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - The Mudd Club had a punk sensibility; Johnny played bass in punk bands, was briefly in DNA and lived with Crass
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick was an original London punk; he says real punk was an art-school movement of artistic kids, not the spiky cliché, and that punk T-shirts had already pushed shock as far as it could go
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Ann watched London punk take off in her year abroad, from a safe distance; she says punks got beaten up and the scene wasn't welcoming to Americans. Back in New York she got a punk haircut, and the vaudeville show had punk acts
- S5E3 · Amanda Lepore · - Amanda always loved punk, which won her over to LaChapelle's dirty-hair desert shoot
- 223 mentions · 2 episodesHip-hopSounds & scenes
- S1E7 · Rudolf Piper · - Rudolf says he can't stand it; he saw it coming while building Mars and changed crowds
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick and Malcolm were in New York as it came down from the South Bronx; Nick says Malcolm brought it to Europe first
- 314 mentions · 1 episodeElectroclashArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - The name Larry gave to pop made with electronic music
- 413 mentions · 1 episodeBow Wow WowArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick was the band's creative overseer for Malcolm; he calls them sexy and one of the first diverse groups, with Burundi beats. He went to LA with them for I Want Candy and designed the See Jungle cover
- 513 mentions · 3 episodesThe Fabulous Pop TartsArtists & bands
- S6E1 · James St. James · - Fenton and Randy's band. No page of their own; covered on the WOW page
- S6E7 · Sally Randall · - Fenton and Randy's band - Sally pictures them playing; she'd like a book called The Pop Tarts Grow Up
- S1E10 · Joey Arias · - Joey has known Fenton and Randy since they were the Pop Tarts at the Pyramid
- 611 mentions · 2 episodesDiscoSounds & scenes
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · - Savage was a 70s disco; the Copa and Bentley's had disco floors
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - The Mudd Club began as a punk joke on disco, as Johnny describes it; the mid-70s were the start of disco
- 710 mentions · 2 episodesDuran DuranArtists & bands
- S1E1 · Dianne Brill · - Band she dressed; came to her Palladium party
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick's closest band relationship: he designed their wedding-themed album cover and made Ordinary World. Nick admits he wasn't a fan before, being a punk
- 810 mentions · 2 episodesVogue (Madonna song)Songs, records & videos
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Came a year after Elements of Vogue, as Johnny points out
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - It 'watered it down', Michelle says, 'but hello, this is something so queer'
- 99 mentions · 4 episodesRuPaul – 'Supermodel (You Better Work)'Songs, records & videos
- S6E1 · James St. James · - Video that sent James back to NYC
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Larry's song with Jimmy Harry and Ru, 1991
- S4E4 · Zaldy · - Zaldy and Mathu created Ru's look for it - and they're both in the video
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - Ru's hit the year they met in the green room
- 108 mentions · 1 episodeCrassArtists & bands
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - British anarcho-punk band Johnny says he more or less lived with; Chi Chi says they kept their records cheap and some members lived on the Lower East Side
- 118 mentions · 2 episodesGrungeSounds & scenes
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick says the Sugar Kane video cast expensive grunge as the Emperor's New Clothes
- S2E6 · Michael Schmidt · - Michael: grunge killed all the glamour
- 128 mentions · 1 episodeStray CatsArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - As Nick tells it, tattoos only became youth culture when the rockabilly trio arrived in London with quiffs and sleeve tattoos; James recalls Nick saying their sex appeal made every young man want tattoos
- 138 mentions · 4 episodesThe B-52'sSongs, records & videos
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Also in the Mudd Club crowd
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - One of the few bands on early MTV, as Nick recalls
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Ann's example of the Athens scene
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - 'Disco died the night I saw the B-52's'
- 147 mentions · 2 episodesDuck RockSongs, records & videos
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Malcolm McLaren album Johnny worked on with Nick Egan
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Malcolm's album, which Nick says influenced fashion, street culture, music and video more than anything else he did; Nick's Rizzoli book is about that period
- 157 mentions · 1 episodeINXSArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick's second-closest band relationship; he wanted to give a great band an identity and present them as a band, with Michael as the star inside it
- 166 mentions · 1 episodeSeductionArtists & bands
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - Michelle's girl group - number two with a bullet
- 176 mentions · 1 episodeThe ClashArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick's first single cover was their White Man in Hammersmith Palais; The Tea Set supported them, and they were managed by Bernard Rhodes
- 186 mentions · 3 episodesVillage PeopleArtists & bands
- S1E2 · Michael Musto · - Randy Jones's group
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · - Played the Copa's opening night
- S1E4 · Peter Gatien · - Peter booked them the Easter week Macho Man broke
- 195 mentions · 5 episodesBlondieArtists & bands
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Of course at the Mudd Club, says Johnny
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Their Rapture came before Buffalo Gals
- S2E6 · Michael Schmidt · - Michael's first concert, at 16
- S1E10 · Joey Arias · - Not signed yet when Joey met them
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - The Fans played with them
- 205 mentions · 1 episodeBuffalo GalsSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick calls it the first record of a new style without a verse-chorus pop hook; Malcolm paired square-dance calls with hip-hop calls. The video shows the Rock Steady Crew in Westwood hats
- 215 mentions · 1 episodeDexys Midnight RunnersArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick's first album cover was theirs (heard as Dex's Mid Up Runners). He says he found them too austere and not sexy compared with Bow Wow Wow
- 225 mentions · 1 episodeJazzSounds & scenes
- S3E1 · Patricia Field · - Her music as a teenager and at Studio 54 days
- 235 mentions · 3 episodesNew WaveSounds & scenes
- S1E3 · Lisa Edelstein · - Same one-outfit habit
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Coming in around 1979, Johnny says, and spreading from the Mudd Club and Pyramid playlists
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Klaus Nomi already looked very new wave; Ann says the new wave loved retro 50s and 60s
- 245 mentions · 1 episodeSquare danceSounds & scenes
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Malcolm's genius link, as Nick tells it: square-dance calls and rap calls are the same thing
- 255 mentions · 1 episodeThe Tea SetArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick's post-punk band from art school, formed after The Bears (heard as T Set and C-set). Nick says he was picked for his look, not his voice; they did John Peel sessions and supported U2, Iggy Pop and The Clash
- 264 mentions · 1 episodeChicks on SpeedArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - On the cover of The Face; on the Electroclash bill
- 274 mentions · 1 episodeElements of VogueSongs, records & videos
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Johnny's 1989 record with José and Luis as dancers; with Deep in Vogue, he says, the first vogue records
- 284 mentions · 1 episodeGhost CatSongs, records & videos
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Ann's song name-dropping West Virginia monsters such as Mothman and the Flatwoods monster, with Charlie McCoy; James made it his song of October
- 294 mentions · 1 episodeRushArtists & bands
- S1E4 · Peter Gatien · - Peter's first ever booking, at his Cornwall club - long before they sold out Madison Square Garden
- 304 mentions · 1 episodeSonic YouthArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick shot their Sugar Kane video in Marc's Perry Ellis showroom among the grunge collection
- 314 mentions · 1 episodeThe MustArtists & bands
- S1E2 · Michael Musto · - Musto's campy Motown cover band; debuted at Hurrah the night Lennon died
- 324 mentions · 1 episodeThe Wedding AlbumSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Duran Duran's album, its cover built from the band's parents' wedding photos and photo-booth portraits; Nick says they went from a big budget to about £10
- 334 mentions · 1 episodeThereminSounds & scenes
- S3E1 · Patricia Field · - Armen Ra's instrument, blended with classical music
- 343 mentions · 1 episodeBillie Holiday – 'Good Morning Heartache'Songs, records & videos
- S1E10 · Joey Arias · - The song Joey always sings
- 353 mentions · 3 episodesDeee-LiteArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Heard as Delight in James's intro list of acts Nick designed covers for
- S6E7 · Sally Randall · - Kier and Dmitry's band, on Saturday Night Live
- S4E4 · Zaldy · - Lady Miss Kier's band - 'timeless', Zaldy says
- 363 mentions · 1 episodeDeep in VogueSongs, records & videos
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Malcolm McLaren's track; as Johnny tells it, built on clips from Paris Is Burning, while Chi Chi says it used the end of her piece Nations and she is credited
- 373 mentions · 1 episodeDNAArtists & bands
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - No wave band; Johnny says he was an original member, before it got good
- 383 mentions · 2 episodesFans (Malcolm McLaren)Songs, records & videos
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Malcolm McLaren's opera album, which Johnny worked on
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Larry played keyboards; they brought the B-52's and the Brains to New York
- 393 mentions · 2 episodesFrankie Goes to HollywoodArtists & bands
- S1E1 · Dianne Brill · - Band playing their first NYC show the night Fenton saw her
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - The sound Felix's Party Monster track recalls
- 403 mentions · 1 episodeHouse musicSounds & scenes
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · - Played upstairs at Bentley's and at the Copa
- 413 mentions · 2 episodesNew RomanticSounds & scenes
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · - The Blitz movement: a new look every week
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick, a punk, says he thought the New Romantics lost punk's cheap-and-cheerful spirit
- 423 mentions · 2 episodesNew York DollsArtists & bands
- S3E6 · Eric Goode · - Part of the gender-bending freedom Eric remembers
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Once Ann had their record in West Virginia, she says there was no going back
- 433 mentions · 1 episodeNirvana – NevermindSongs, records & videos
- S2E6 · Michael Schmidt · - When it came out, Michael says, the glamour died and grunge took over
- 443 mentions · 1 episodeNow ExplosionArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Larry's drag band that went up to New York
- 453 mentions · 1 episodeOrdinary WorldSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Duran Duran comeback single; Nick's video of a woman walking through a garden wedding lost in thought made his name as a director. He says it now has over 150 million views
- 463 mentions · 3 episodesRamonesArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick's first ever artwork was a Ramones T-shirt
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - On Ann's list of what everybody loved
- S1E10 · Joey Arias · - At CBGB that week
- 473 mentions · 1 episodeRuPaul & Michelle Visage – 'Hard Candy Christmas'Songs, records & videos
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - Their duet on Ho Ho Ho
- 483 mentions · 2 episodesSex PistolsArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick saw them at the 100 Club early on; Malcolm was known for them
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Arrived as London punk got more extreme, as Ann watched
- 493 mentions · 1 episodeSugar KaneSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Sonic Youth video Nick directed, which Nick says gave Chloë Sevigny her first time on camera; he says the idea was the Emperor's New Clothes
- 503 mentions · 1 episodeThe S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. – 'It's Gonna Be a Lovely Day'Songs, records & videos
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - Michelle's song on The Bodyguard soundtrack; the video was shot in a hurricane-wrecked Miami hotel
- 513 mentions · 2 episodesU2Artists & bands
- S1E7 · Rudolf Piper · - Rudolf says the then-unknown band asked $4,000, over his $3,000 limit per band, so they never played Danceteria
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick says The Tea Set supported U2 at their first-ever gig at the Nashville Rooms, and that U2 later gave an album away
- 523 mentions · 1 episodeVulcan Death GripArtists & bands
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Heavy metal parody band Ann made up with Rudi Protrudi; James's first party was for them. Ann says they've recorded new songs and never released a record
- 533 mentions · 1 episodeWorld musicSounds & scenes
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick says Malcolm and Trevor Horn made world music for the masses and the young
- 543 mentions · 1 episodeYour Cassette PetSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Implied: a host asks whether Bow Wow Wow first released music only on cassette; Nick says Malcolm wanted people to tape off the radio, foreseeing free music online
- 552 mentions · 2 episodes'America' (West Side Story)Songs, records & videos
- S6E1 · James St. James · - Song for Randy's film-school music video
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Ann remembers the original Broadway cast performing it on the Today Show
- 562 mentions · 1 episodeBack in Time for TeaSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - The Tea Set's singles compilation on Cleopatra Records, with a new song recorded by the original members
- 572 mentions · 1 episodeBongwaterArtists & bands
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Band Ann co-founded, named in her intro; her Burning Man friends were big fans
- 582 mentions · 1 episodeBush Tetras – 'Too Many Creeps'Songs, records & videos
- S6E7 · Sally Randall · - The video shoot that was Sally's first time inside a club
- 592 mentions · 1 episodeChubby Checker – 'The Twist'Songs, records & videos
- S2E4 · Nikki Haskell · - The early-60s craze Nikki was queen of
- 602 mentions · 1 episodeDevoArtists & bands
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Everyone loved them, Ann says; part of the Akron scene
- 612 mentions · 1 episodeIan Dury and the BlockheadsArtists & bands
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Another Mudd Club record Johnny played
- 622 mentions · 1 episodeJesus Christ SuperstarArtists & bands
- S6E7 · Sally Randall · - Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera, lip-synced by Sally's downtown cast
- 632 mentions · 1 episodeKraftwerkArtists & bands
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · - Always on at the Blitz; everyone robot-danced
- 642 mentions · 2 episodesLed ZeppelinArtists & bands
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · - Rock stars she met in London
- S3E6 · Eric Goode · - Their album cover inspired Area's Obelisk theme
- 652 mentions · 1 episodeSeduction – 'Two to Make It Right'Songs, records & videos
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - Their hit - kept at number two
- 662 mentions · 1 episodeSee Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!Songs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Bow Wow Wow album whose cover, Andy Earl's recreation of Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, Nick designed. James says it ranks among the greatest covers. Nick says Annabella's mother complained to the police and wanted Malcolm, Nick and Andy arrested; he insists it was an innocent art reference meant to provoke thought
- 672 mentions · 1 episodeShpongleArtists & bands
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Heard as Sprongle: the very odd band Ann got into through the raves
- 682 mentions · 1 episodeSonny & Cher – 'I Got You Babe'Songs, records & videos
- S1E10 · Joey Arias · - The Andy and Edie show's big number
- 692 mentions · 1 episodeStrange PartyArtists & bands
- S1E10 · Joey Arias · - Joey's band at the first Danceteria
- 702 mentions · 2 episodesTalking HeadsArtists & bands
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Part of the Mudd Club crowd, as Johnny recalls
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - The Fans played with them
- 712 mentions · 1 episodeTeena Marie – 'Déjà Vu'Songs, records & videos
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - Her first audition song
- 722 mentions · 2 episodesThe Cars – 'Hello Again' videoSongs, records & videos
- S6E1 · James St. James · - Warhol-directed video featuring Diane Brill
- S1E1 · Dianne Brill · - Warhol-directed video with 'Hello' on Dianne's décolletage
- 732 mentions · 1 episodeThe Psychedelic FursArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - On early MTV, and fronted by Nick's friend Richard Butler
- 742 mentions · 1 episodeThe TrammpsArtists & bands
- S1E4 · Peter Gatien · - Booked at Rum Bottoms the same week as Village People
- 751 mention · 1 episode'Dancing in the Dark' video – Bruce SpringsteenSongs, records & videos
- S1E2 · Michael Musto · - Courteney Cox pulled from the crowd
- 761 mention · 1 episode'Heart of Glass' – BlondieSongs, records & videos
- S1E2 · Michael Musto · - Played at both Mudd Club and Studio 54
- 771 mention · 1 episode'The Glamorous Life' – Sheila E.Songs, records & videos
- S1E2 · Michael Musto · - The last song as police closed the bridge party
- 781 mention · 1 episodeA Flock of SeagullsArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Another early-MTV band Nick lists
- 791 mention · 1 episodeABCArtists & bands
- S1E1 · Dianne Brill · - Band she later dressed
- 801 mention · 1 episodeAC/DCArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick's contrast: a band for guys, whereas INXS appealed to everyone
- 811 mention · 1 episodeAerosmithArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick's example of acts selling the same records again in every new format
- 821 mention · 1 episodeB.J. Thomas – 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head'Songs, records & videos
- S2E4 · Nikki Haskell · - The kind of song Le Club played, Nikki remembers
- 831 mention · 1 episodeBeastie BoysArtists & bands
- S2E8 · Michelangelo Signorile · - Waved in by James at The World's opening night
- 841 mention · 1 episodeBedtime StoriesSongs, records & videos
- S4E8 · Richie Rich · - Madonna shot artwork for it at Hotel 17
- 851 mention · 1 episodeBillie Holiday – Lady in SatinSongs, records & videos
- S1E10 · Joey Arias · - His friend Tony told him to pull his hair back and be elegant, like on this album
- 861 mention · 1 episodeBlah-Blah-BlahSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Iggy Pop album with Nick's cover
- 871 mention · 1 episodeButthole SurfersArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Played Celebrity Club in Atlanta
- 881 mention · 1 episodeCats: The Jellicle BallStage & musicals
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Ballroom-set Cats that Chi Chi mentions opening in 2026, a long way from her 1986 research
- 891 mention · 1 episodeChampagne (Amanda Lepore)Artists & bands
- S5E3 · Amanda Lepore · - Another Amanda dance-floor classic
- 901 mention · 1 episodeColdplayArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick thinks they gave music away too, as Malcolm would have wanted
- 911 mention · 1 episodeCreedence Clearwater RevivalArtists & bands
- S1E7 · Rudolf Piper · - Named with Santana among the bands Rudolf booked in Berlin
- 921 mention · 1 episodeCulture ClubArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - In James's intro list of Nick's album covers
- 931 mention · 1 episodeDavid Bowie – 'Boys Keep Swinging'Songs, records & videos
- S6E1 · James St. James · - Song for Fenton and Randy's first joint film-school film
- 941 mention · 1 episodeDepeche ModeArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Early-80s electronic pop
- 951 mention · 1 episodeDivine Thing (probably)Songs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Heard as 1950: the Soup Dragons video Nick saw on the CityWalk screen and James says was nominated for an MTV award. Divine Thing is Nick's Soup Dragons video with an MTV nomination; Nick says it featured Connie Girl
- 961 mention · 1 episodeDoseArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Larry's band with two Chicks on Speed sisters
- 971 mention · 1 episodeFade to GreySongs, records & videos
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · - Steve Strange's single, one of Fenton's favourites
- 981 mention · 1 episodeFischerspoonerArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Larry saw them at a gallery - 'the future of something'
- 991 mention · 1 episodeFlora the Red MenaceStage & musicals
- S1E2 · Michael Musto · - Liza's Tony-winning musical
- 1001 mention · 1 episodeFuntone USA – Dick RichardsSongs, records & videos
- S6E1 · James St. James · - Atlanta label that released RuPaul's first records
- 1011 mention · 1 episodeGlitter rockArtists & bands
- S5E3 · Amanda Lepore · - The music of the New Jersey cover-band crowd where Amanda met Keni Valenti
- 1021 mention · 1 episodeGuns N' RosesSongs, records & videos
- S2E6 · Michael Schmidt · - One of the rock bands Michael dressed in LA
- 1031 mention · 1 episodeHairsprayStage & musicals
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman's later hit
- 1041 mention · 1 episodeHedwig and the Angry InchArtists & bands
- S2E6 · Michael Schmidt · - John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask workshopped it at Squeezebox
- 1051 mention · 1 episodeI Want CandySongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick was sent to LA as art director on the video; he says Malcolm's only instruction was no candy canes, and the video ended up full of them
- 1061 mention · 1 episodeIggy Pop – 'Nightclubbing'Songs, records & videos
- S2E6 · Michael Schmidt · - Spelled out in Braille on Michael's Palladium room floor
- 1071 mention · 1 episodeJennifer Holliday – 'I Am Love'Songs, records & videos
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - Her second audition song - she hit the high part
- 1081 mention · 1 episodeJohn Peel sessionsSounds & scenes
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - The Tea Set did the John Peel show several times, as Nick says
- 1091 mention · 1 episodeKickSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - INXS album with Nick's gatefold cover, each member shot separately against white
- 1101 mention · 1 episodeKraftwerk – 'Radioactivity'Songs, records & videos
- S6E1 · James St. James · - Song for Fenton's film-school music video
- 1111 mention · 1 episodeLabelle – 'Lady Marmalade'Songs, records & videos
- S2E4 · Nikki Haskell · - Voulez-vous coucher - Le Club's not-quite-disco sound
- 1121 mention · 1 episodeLarry Tee & Afrojack – 'Bounce'Songs, records & videos
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - 'Meow, meow' - everywhere
- 1131 mention · 1 episodeLarry Tee & Justin Vivian Bond – 'Fashion Queen'Songs, records & videos
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - A recent top 20
- 1141 mention · 1 episodeLarry Tee & Princess Superstar – 'Licky'Songs, records & videos
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Larry's hit - gold on Steve Aoki's compilation
- 1151 mention · 1 episodeLiza Minnelli – 'Losing My Mind'Songs, records & videos
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Liza danced to it in Larry's booth
- 1161 mention · 1 episodeMadonna – 'Borderline'Songs, records & videos
- S2E6 · Michael Schmidt · - Madonna sang it at the Ritz the night Michael arrived
- 1171 mention · 1 episodeMadonna – 'Lucky Star'Songs, records & videos
- S2E6 · Michael Schmidt · - Also at the Ritz that night
- 1181 mention · 1 episodeMadonna – 'Who's That Girl'Songs, records & videos
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - The era of James's Madonna-at-the-World story
- 1191 mention · 1 episodeMerengueSounds & scenes
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - The Honduran 78 Malcolm handed Trevor Horn as a demo
- 1201 mention · 1 episodeMotörhead – 'Ace of Spades'Songs, records & videos
- S2E6 · Michael Schmidt · - Michael's drag number as Heidi Hole, with Marilyn Manson on backing vocals
- 1211 mention · 1 episodeMy Hair Looks FierceArtists & bands
- S5E3 · Amanda Lepore · - One of Amanda's dance-floor classics, as James lists
- 1221 mention · 1 episodeNeed You TonightSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - James asks if Nick's INXS work was around this hit
- 1231 mention · 1 episodeOasisArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - In James's intro list of bands Nick has made videos for
- 1241 mention · 1 episodePaula Abdul – 'Opposites Attract'Songs, records & videos
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - Number one when Seduction was number two
- 1251 mention · 1 episodePearl JamArtists & bands
- S1E4 · Peter Gatien · - Playing the Limelight on one of Peter's four-club nights
- 1261 mention · 1 episodePet Shop BoysArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Produced Liza's 'Losing My Mind'
- 1271 mention · 1 episodePositive MeStage & musicals
- S1E3 · Lisa Edelstein · - Lisa's musical about AIDS, staged at La MaMa
- 1281 mention · 1 episodePublic EnemyArtists & bands
- S2E8 · Michelangelo Signorile · - Also on the bill at The World's opening night
- 1291 mention · 1 episodePulsallamaArtists & bands
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Heard as Pulsa Llama: the all-girl band James describes as 13 girls fighting over a cowbell
- 1301 mention · 1 episodeRaptureSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick calls it a pop song with a rap, not a rap record
- 1311 mention · 1 episodeReal Wild ChildSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Iggy Pop song and Nick's first video; he says he made it from live footage at the Ritz plus graphics and fell in love with the form
- 1321 mention · 1 episodeRed Hot Chili PeppersArtists & bands
- S1E4 · Peter Gatien · - Played Peter's clubs, James says
- 1331 mention · 1 episodeReggaeSounds & scenes
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - On Johnny's mixed-up Mudd Club playlists
- 1341 mention · 1 episodeRobin S. – 'Show Me Love'Songs, records & videos
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - The Motown era of house
- 1351 mention · 1 episodeRockabillySounds & scenes
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - The Stray Cats' style, which James introduces
- 1361 mention · 1 episodeRoxy MusicArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Also on Nick's headphones growing up
- 1371 mention · 1 episodeRun-DMCArtists & bands
- S2E8 · Michelangelo Signorile · - Played The World's opening night, as James recalls
- 1381 mention · 1 episodeRuPaul – 'Back to My Roots'Songs, records & videos
- S4E4 · Zaldy · - The video Fenton remembers shooting in 26 green-screen set-ups
- 1391 mention · 1 episodeRuPaul – Ho Ho HoSongs, records & videos
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - Ru's Christmas album - 'Hard Candy Christmas' got James through 1997
- 1401 mention · 1 episodeRuPaul and the U-HaulsArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Ru's Atlanta band
- 1411 mention · 1 episodeSambaSounds & scenes
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · - She brought Brazilian samba culture to the Copa
- 1421 mention · 1 episodeSantanaArtists & bands
- S1E7 · Rudolf Piper · - One of the big bands Rudolf remembers playing his Berlin club on minimal equipment for about a thousand dollars
- 1431 mention · 1 episodeSearching (INXS)Songs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick's video in San Francisco; he says it was the last video INXS made with Michael Hutchence
- 1441 mention · 1 episodeSearching for the Young Soul RebelsSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Dexys album: Nick's first album cover
- 1451 mention · 1 episodeSeduction – '(You're My One and Only) True Love'Songs, records & videos
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - Seduction's first song - ghost vocals by Martha Wash
- 1461 mention · 1 episodeSeduction – 'Heartbeat'Songs, records & videos
- S2E1 · Michelle Visage · - Watch it, she says, and you can see the Madonna influence
- 1471 mention · 1 episodeSilent Night (Stevie Nicks)Songs, records & videos
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Stevie's rarely performed version, sung by Jimmy James at the first Night of a Thousand Stevies
- 1481 mention · 1 episodeSister SledgeArtists & bands
- S1E4 · Peter Gatien · - Played Peter's Florida club
- 1491 mention · 1 episodeSuicideArtists & bands
- S6E3 · Chi Chi Valenti & Johnny Dynell · - Alan Vega's band
- 1501 mention · 1 episodeT. RexArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick listened on headphones as a kid, imagining pictures to go with the music
- 1511 mention · 1 episodeTears for FearsArtists & bands
- S6E1 · James St. James · - James teasingly called the Pop Tarts a 'poor man's' version
- 1521 mention · 1 episodeTelevisionArtists & bands
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - On the same list
- 1531 mention · 1 episodeThe B-52's – 'Rock Lobster'Songs, records & videos
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - The Fans' producer made the first single
- 1541 mention · 1 episodeThe BearsArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - The band The Tea Set grew out of; Nick says its singer died in a motorcycle accident
- 1551 mention · 1 episodeThe Black CrowesArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Played Celebrity Club in Atlanta
- 1561 mention · 1 episodeThe BlessedArtists & bands
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Howie Pyro's teenage band, which played Club 57 early on
- 1571 mention · 1 episodeThe BrainsArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Atlanta band the Fans brought to New York
- 1581 mention · 1 episodeThe BugglesArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Named with Video Killed the Radio Star
- 1591 mention · 1 episodeThe CharlestonSounds & scenes
- S3E1 · Patricia Field · - Dance of the 1920s she uses as a mood example
- 1601 mention · 1 episodeThe DamnedArtists & bands
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Ann and Alexa saw them in a Bristol pub
- 1611 mention · 1 episodeThe FuzztonesArtists & bands
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Rudi Protrudi's band
- 1621 mention · 1 episodeThe InvadersArtists & bands
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Band that played a lot at Irving Plaza and Club 57
- 1631 mention · 1 episodeThe Lady in RedSongs, records & videos
- S1E3 · Lisa Edelstein · - James sang it at Lisa when everyone wanted to dance with her
- 1641 mention · 1 episodeThe Music ManStage & musicals
- S4E10 · Ann Magnuson · - Ann was in it in third grade with the local light opera guild
- 1651 mention · 1 episodeThe Rolling StonesArtists & bands
- S1E7 · Rudolf Piper · - Rudolf says a Rolling Stones release party at the first Danceteria made headlines around the world
- 1661 mention · 1 episodeThe Soup DragonsArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Nick made videos for them; one opened the giant screen at Universal CityWalk
- 1671 mention · 1 episodeThe StranglersArtists & bands
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - James asks whether The Tea Set worked with them; the band toured with them
- 1681 mention · 1 episodeThe TemptationsArtists & bands
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · - One of the monthly disco acts at the Copa
- 1691 mention · 1 episodeThe Trammps – 'Disco Inferno'Songs, records & videos
- S1E4 · Peter Gatien · - Every fourth song on the radio, Peter says
- 1701 mention · 1 episodeThe WhoArtists & bands
- S2E3 · Susanne Bartsch · - Rock stars she met in London
- 1711 mention · 1 episodeTina Turner – 'Proud Mary'Songs, records & videos
- S2E6 · Michael Schmidt · - Tina did the Proud Mary moves in Michael's fittings
- 1721 mention · 1 episodeTina Turner – Foreign AffairSongs, records & videos
- S2E6 · Michael Schmidt · - The record Tina was making when she and Michael started working together
- 1731 mention · 1 episodeToo FunkySongs, records & videos
- S4E8 · Richie Rich · - George Michael video with the supermodels that Richie missed
- 1741 mention · 1 episodeUltra RecordsArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Larry's hits came out there
- 1751 mention · 1 episodeUSA for Africa – 'We Are the World'Songs, records & videos
- S6E7 · Sally Randall · - James and Sally jumped on stage and sang it at Danceteria
- 1761 mention · 1 episodeVictor/Victoria (Broadway)Stage & musicals
- S1E2 · Michael Musto · - Raquel Welch took over the lead
- 1771 mention · 1 episodeVideo Killed the Radio StarSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Early MTV staple Nick names
- 1781 mention · 1 episodeVillage People – 'Macho Man'Songs, records & videos
- S1E4 · Peter Gatien · - Peter booked Village People right before it came out
- 1791 mention · 1 episodeVillage People – 'San Francisco (You've Got Me)'Songs, records & videos
- S1E4 · Peter Gatien · - One of their hits that week, as Peter remembers
- 1801 mention · 1 episodeVillage People – 'Y.M.C.A.'Songs, records & videos
- S1E4 · Peter Gatien · - Peter remembers it among their hits that week
- 1811 mention · 1 episodeWarm LeatheretteSongs, records & videos
- S4E8 · Richie Rich · - Grace Jones song playing when Heatherette got its name
- 1821 mention · 1 episodeWhite Lines (Duran Duran)Songs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - James prefers Duran Duran's cover to Grandmaster Flash's original; Nick says it's John's favourite of his videos
- 1831 mention · 1 episodeWhite Man in Hammersmith PalaisSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - The Clash single that was Nick's first single cover
- 1841 mention · 1 episodeWhitney Houston – 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody'Songs, records & videos
- S2E6 · Michael Schmidt · - Michael's example of beaded Erickson Beamon-style jewellery on screen
- 1851 mention · 1 episodeWu-Tang ClanArtists & bands
- S1E4 · Peter Gatien · - Played the Tunnel, James says
- 1861 mention · 1 episodeYazooArtists & bands
- S3E8 · Larry Tee · - Early-80s electronic pop
- 1871 mention · 1 episodeYou Oughta KnowSongs, records & videos
- S5E4 · Nick Egan · - Alanis Morissette video by Nick, named in the intro
- 188implied · 0 episodesLondon punkArtists & bands
- 189implied · 0 episodesNYC dance musicArtists & bands
- 190implied · 1 episodePresence (Led Zeppelin)Songs, records & videos
- S3E6 · Eric Goode - Implied only - the album cover with the mysterious object that inspired the Obelisk theme; not named in the episode
The jukebox fills itself from my episode indexes, so every new Afterparty adds its songs. Nothing is hosted here: the links search Spotify and YouTube, and timestamps play the show's own podcast feed.