Episodes
Actress/Performance Artist/Singer/Downtown Icon Ann Magnuson talks with Randy and James about growing up in Appalachia, moving to New York City in the ‘70s, and operating the legendary Club 57. We also discuss her roles on the big screen in The Hunger opposite David Bowie, Making Mr. Right, and on television’s Anything But Love with Jamie Lee Curtis & Richard Lewis.
Published 09/04/24
Director Susan Seidelman sits down with Randy, Fenton, and James to discuss her underground ’80s punk classic Smithereens, working with Madonna on Desperately Seeking Susan, and her new book Desperately Seeking Something.
Published 08/28/24
Original Club Kid turned high-end fashion designer Richie Rich relives his early days in the San Francisco club scene and being in the Ice Capades with Kristy Yamaguchi and Rudy Galindo. He also discusses his iconic fashion line Heatherette and collaborations with Boy George, David Lachapelle and Pamela Anderson. And, of course, Michael Alig and the Club Kids.
Published 08/21/24
Party promoter, editor, nightlife photographer, and longtime friend of WOW, Trey Speegle recalls life in the early ‘80s East Village scene, creating Straight to Hell magazine, and his iconic Bad Boys parties at Danceteria.
Published 08/14/24
Fashion icon/cable TV pioneer Lauren Ezersky gives Fenton, Randy, and James the lowdown on her long-running series "Behind the Velvet Ropes" which ran from 1989 until 2012. The timeless beauty with the voice of a velvet foghorn spills the tea about interviews with Alexander McQueen, Halston, Karl Lagerfeld and more!
Published 08/07/24
Fenton, Randy, and James talk to longtime fashion/pop culture/ and scene photographer Dustin Pittman about his early days documenting Warhol's Factory, Max's Kansas City and Studio 54, right up until today (and the new book of photographs coming out this Fall). From hippies to Disco Dollies to punks to skater boyz to '90s rock stars and beyond, Dustin has seen it all and partied with the best!
Published 07/31/24
Model, muse, designer, and former club kid Zaldy sits with James, Randy and Fenton to chat about his longtime style collaboration with RuPaul, working and living personally and professionally with mastermind Mathu Andersen, getting his nails done with Patty Hearst & Tippi Hedren, and working with pop icons like DeeLite, Gwen Stefani, Beyonce, Michael Jackson, and Britney Spears.
Published 07/24/24
Model, muse, and ‘70s rock chick Bebe Buell chats with James and Fenton about her high profile relationships with rock stars like Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Todd Rundgren, Jimmy Page, and Elvis Costello as well as raising her daughter Liv with Aerosmith’s frontman Steven Tyler.
Published 07/17/24
Director of Special Projects at PAPER Magazine and Creative Director of Playgirl, Mickey Boardman AKA Mr. Mickey talks about breaking the internet with Kim Kardashian and THAT picture, overcoming drug addiction, and his current battle with Parkinson’s Disease.
Published 07/10/24
Heiress, fashion icon and musician Daphne Guinness joins the boys to discuss her latest album, her friendships with the late Alexander McQueen & Isabella Blow, and growing up in the South of Spain with neighbor and family friend Salvador Dali.
Published 07/03/24
On this very special BONUS Pride episode - drag historian Elyssa Maxx Goodman talks to James, Randy and Fenton about 19th century and early 20th century drag kings and drag queens like Bert Savoy, Julian Eltinge, Gladys Bentley, Annie Hindle, and the Pansy craze of the 1920s.
Published 07/01/24
Miss Guy joins James, Randy, and Fenton for the season finale of Night Fever. They reminisce on Guy's historic queer rock party Squeeze Box, his friendship with Debbie Harry and Boy George, and fronting the iconic band The Toilet Boys.
Published 08/17/23
James, Randy, and Fenton chat with 21st century "It Girl" and New York Times best-selling author of How to Murder Your Life, Cat Marnell. They discuss Cat's fashion and beauty career at Condé Nast, her contact with Michael Alig from prison, and her six months sobriety.
Published 08/10/23
Superstar DJ, OC (Original Club Kid), and party promoter extraordinaire Larry Tee joins Randy, Fenton, and James to discuss working on his fashion label TZUJI in Berlin, dating an unknown Michael Stripe, and watching a young "RuPaul and the U-Hauls". Inspired by RuPaul's stardom, Larry Tee wrote RuPaul's song "Supermodel (You Better Work)" for him.
Published 08/03/23
The wonderful Domonique Echeverria joins Randy, Fenton, and James to discuss the seven year anniversary of the subway accident that left her a double amputee. She brings us through the tribulations of the US healthcare system and the inspiring documentation of her healing process.
Published 07/28/23
Area club owner, hotel magnate, and TIGER KING Producer/Director Eric Goode joins Randy, Fenton, and James to talk about his iconic '80s nightclubs, Turtle Conservancy, and building an empire.
Published 07/20/23
Warhol superstar, punk pioneer, and Bowie PR guru Cherry Vanilla talks about her early days at the Copacabana, LSD trip clubs in the '60s, and being the first woman DJ ever in nightclubs.
Published 07/13/23
James, Randy and Fenton's longtime friend Man Parish, of "Hip Hop Be Bop (Don't Stop)" fame, reminds us of his role in the rise of electronic/dance music in the '80s. They discuss Man seeing Bette Midler perform at the Continental Baths, briefly dating photographer Christopher Makos, and recording Fenton's favorite song "Six Simple Synthesizers".
Published 07/06/23
Randy, Fenton, and James speak to the indelible Kevin Aviance about finding out Beyoncé sampled his song "Cunty", being an integral part of the South Beach Miami drag community, and overcoming a terrible hate crime in 2006.
Published 06/29/23
This week, James St. James, Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey kiki with the iconic Martha Wash. They discuss Martha meeting Izora Armstead and starting The Weather Girls, how Barbara Streisand turned down the vocal part she recorded for "It's Raining Men", and her settlement with RCA that turned into a record deal.
Published 06/22/23
For the Season 3 premiere, James St. James and Randy Barbato sit down with Patricia Field. They discuss everything from Patricia's former storefront on Bowery, to her jaw-dropping creations on SEX AND THE CITY, and ultimately her new documentary HAPPY CLOTHES, premiering at this year's Tribeca Film Festival.
Published 06/15/23
Richard Boch - who as the doorman at the pivotal punk club The Mudd Club joins James St. James, Randy Barbato, and Fenton Bailey to chat about the origins of downtown culture and all the fascinating nightlife celebrities he encountered, and his book The Mudd Club.
Published 10/17/22
Brian Belovitch - who describes his life as a gender outlier - joins James St. James, Randy Barbato, and Fenton Bailey to talk about forgotten ’70s trans-inclusive clubs like The Gilded Grape, his journey from boy to girl to woman to man, and his book Transfigured.
Published 10/10/22
Linda Simpson - photographer, girl about town, and accidental drag historian - joins James St. James, Randy Barbato, and Fenton Bailey to gab about gay culture in the ’80s, Boy Bar vs Pyramid, her uber-hip zine My Comrade, and her new book The Drag Explosion.
Published 10/03/22