Former indie rock band the Dum Dum Girls released an album in 2011, Only in Dreams, that basically saved my life during late 2011 and all the way through 2012. The record is a masterpiece, a supersonic slice of dream pop heaven on earth. Spearheaded by the group’s singer and songwriter Dee Dee Penny (real … Continue reading Dee Dee and the Dum Dum Girls
Tag: popular culture
Michelle Monday
Michelle, going full-on bombshell for the October 1991 issue of Vogue. Did someone say “bombshell”? The great Herb Ritts took these sexy shots. Michelle, in her white negligee and platinum blonde bob, is giving us her very best Marilyn vibes. Wonder if she’d share that scotch with us? Can’t hurt to ask. The following year, … Continue reading Michelle Monday
Go Put Your Records On
Of all music formats, from eight-tracks to cassette tapes, CDs to downloadable files and then streaming, none have ever achieved the caché of the analog king, vinyl records. After a drop in sales for all music-listening mediums, vinyl has seen a resurgence in popularity over the last decade or so. Hipsters love their vinyl, after … Continue reading Go Put Your Records On
Serleena Returns
One year ago today, I posted an ode to the Victoria’s Secret-inspired, voraciously hungry alien Serleena, played by Lara Flynn Boyle in 2002’s Men in Black II. It was just another entry in the Bad Girls We Love series which, somehow, against great odds, managed to snowball into the second most popular post here at … Continue reading Serleena Returns
Hot Shots of the Week: The Horror Pulp Art of Emanuele Taglietti
Italian illustrator Emanuele Taglietti was born in 1943. His dynamic art is a salacious stew of horror, sex, and violence that practically leaps off the page and slaps you right in the face. The scenarios depicted are never anything less than completely insane, like hopped up B-movies on steroids. Here’s but a small sampling of … Continue reading Hot Shots of the Week: The Horror Pulp Art of Emanuele Taglietti
Random Image Dump #21: Dua Lipa Edition
We’ve featured countless legendary leg shows here at the Starfire Lounge, but music sensation Dua Lipa just arrived to give them some stiff competition. “Hold my beer,” she says, as her jaw-dropping legs carry her across the room before she climbs onstage. The audience, the staff, and even the inanimate objects are all immediately enraptured. … Continue reading Random Image Dump #21: Dua Lipa Edition
Bonus Hot Shots of the Week: Easter Bunnies
Happy Easter! Here are some bunnies.






