Articles by Beverly Hames

Beverly Hames

Catholic Guilt for Jews

Growing up slightly Jewish (or Jewesque, as I like to call it) I was always jealous of Catholic girls. For one, if you attach the notion of "sin" to something it makes being bad much cooler. Full story

2009 Dec 10 Beverly Hames Stuff

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This Noise Festival was Largely Successful

Brutal, short, violent, aggressive, hypnotic, and grating. In other words, a successful live noise set. Full story

2009 Nov 11 Beverly Hames Music

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Closet Rocks

I scored a pair of David Allan Coe shorts at Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic in Ft Worth, Texas. There is nothing like the sort of attention from having the name of outlaw country's biggest badass embroidered across your bum. Full story

2009 Nov 10 Beverly Hames Fashion

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Do Not Touch the Source of the Derivative

An exercise in obsession as much as art, the first-ever exhibit at Et Dérive makes me a little mad because I can't touch it. It's called "In Praise of Costume: The Garment as Sculpture," and if there are two arty things I want to fondle it is clothes and man-made objects. Full story

2009 Nov 4 Beverly Hames Fashion

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Pre-Dress-Up with Samantha Pleet

There's a party tonight for those of us who can't quite tell the difference between costume and everyday wear. Full story

2009 Oct 28 Beverly Hames Fashion

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Exquisite Nun Corpse, aka Say Yes to Life

A friend asked me to be in a band he was starting and I said, no. I'd never done it before, I was scared and intimidated. They got another girl to sing and the first time I saw them play I was crushed with jealousy. Full story

2009 Oct 23 Beverly Hames Music

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The Good Ol' Days of Saint Vitus Are Back Tonight

OK metal fans, you just got one treat and now here's another, as long as you are in New York tonight. In case you didn't already know, Saint Vitus is coming and they are playing their first Wino-fronted show in New York in...oh...22 years! Full story

2009 Oct 16 Beverly Hames Music

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You Don't Have to Slam Junk to Wear Leather

Ryan Turner has been slinking around the Lower East Side for years now. With his hair often in two Willie Nelson braids, this sneering ginger is hard to miss. On the wiser side of wise-ass he's the fast talking real-deal. Full story

2009 Oct 15 Beverly Hames Music

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MICKI AND HIS MINIONS

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2009 Jul 10 Alex

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