Avenue D (band)

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Avenue D at a Gay Marriage Rights fundraiser
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Avenue D at a Gay Marriage Rights fundraiser

Avenue D is a female electroclash duo from Miami, Florida, based out of New York City and consisting of Debbie and Daphne D. The band are proteges of Larry Tee, and perform for his parties.[1] Their music is an energetic, humorous and sexually-explicit mix of rap, electro and new wave.[2] They began in 2001, as part of New York's electroclash movement, which also included artists like Fischerspooner, ADULT. and Felix Da Housecat. The band are also socially active, having played rallies and benefits for causes such as gay marriage.

Their records are all home-manufactured (with the exception of their single "Slut?") and are pressed on CD-Rs with home-printed stick-on labels. Despite this amateurish method of production and distribution they have still managed to sell approximately 50,000 records worldwide.[citation needed]

The pair has performed at clubs and parties in Glasgow, Scotland,[3], Copenhagen, Denmark,[4] São Paulo, Brazil,[5], Berlin, Germany,[6], West Hollywood, California,[7] and their home base of New York City.[8]

Contents

[edit] Charts and awards

[edit] Discography

  • Grade D Beef (2002)
  • Bootleg (2004)
  • The Sex That I Need/Dancin' (2004)
  • Slut? (single, 2004)
  • You Love This Ass (single, 2005)
  • Do I Look Like a Slut? (Remixes) (single, 2005)
  • 2d2f EP (2005)
  • As Free as We Wanna Be (2006)
  • Eurawesome! (2006)

[edit] Trivia

  • The Avenue D song "Orgasmatron" is featured prominently in Eon McKai's alt-porn film Neu Wave Hookers.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Avenue D - Bootys Made For Walking", Justin Hopper, The Pittsburgh City Paper, published April 15, 2004, accessed August 9, 2006.
  2. ^ "POP REVIEW; Where Sounds of the 80's Provide a Starting Point", Kelefa Sanneh, The New York Times, published October 15, 2002, accessed August 9, 2006.
  3. ^ Rachel Devine. (29 September 2005). "Club Choice: Glasgow: Avenue D." The Glasgow Herald
  4. ^ (23 September 2005). "Club: Drengene mod pigerne." Politiken
  5. ^ (23 April 2004). "Modernos, Vibra!" Folha de S. Paulo.
  6. ^ Tricia Romano. (4 August 2003). "The French Inhale: The Anti-Anti-Smoking Rally." The Village Voice (New York City).
  7. ^ David A. Keeps. (5 October 2003). "Sir Paul's Little Girl Opens in Los Angeles". The New York Times.
  8. ^ Tricia Romano. (17-23 December 2003). "Fly Life: Freak Show." The Village Voice (NYC).
  9. ^ "Avenue D > Charts & Awards", All Music Guide, accessed August 9, 2006.

[edit] External links

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