Queer Zine Explosion

Vol. 16 - December 1998
Subject: The Velvet Mafia "We Know Where You Live"

Queer rock band fronted by Dean Johnson (Rock n' Roll Fag Bar, formerly of Dean and the Weenies.) The lyrics are clever, bellowed over the music but bouyed by backing vocalists. The band's name is explained by a song also called The Velvet Mafia, the subject (or should I say target) of which are that gay entertainment biz cabal that includes the likes of David Geffen and Barry Diller. "Mona Lisa" carries to its logical conclusion the revelation that the famous painting may be a self-portrait of Leonardo - "Mona Lisa is a drag queen." Add to that odes to Deli Boys and Jersey Gigolos, and you've got a full menu of fun queer rock.

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