Thursday, April 29, 2010

i hope he stands by ME!

happy thursday, y'all. here is a teaser playlist from this week's hot trash. it's a shame that out of the 40-some songs i played i can only find about ten of them on this website, but oh well. that gives you all the more reason to tune in and see what you're missing!


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i have some pretty silly/awesome news. next month on sunday, may 23 i will be dj'ing a show with COREY FELDMAN. haha yes, THAT corey feldman and his band "the truth movement." i'll be on the same bill as teddy from "stand by me!" and mouth from "the goonies!" and edgar frog from "the lost boys!" hahaha. some of my favorite movies EVER. how fun.







my cousin beth and i will be playing records before/after/between bands. our friend the tony meda project is opening the show. we haven't hung out with him in years and it's been even longer since we saw him perform, so i'm pretty stoked for that as well. the first time we saw him play was actually with corey feldman several years ago. we laughed sooo hard at his set. later he came up to us and made friends and the rest is history.



do you think i can endear myself to corey by playing some jackson five??? when we saw him a few years ago we got our pictures taken with him after the show. he told us to tell everyone we stayed out all night partying with him. maybe this time we will. heh.




Sunday, April 25, 2010

inside hotel hot trash: big-eyed art

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i'm a sucker for big-eyed art. some people (sorry, josh!) think they are creepy but i find them pitifully endearing. i'm kinda picky about the ones i like to collect. sorry for the crappy pictures today. most of the prints are hanging in places where there isn't a lot of natural light.

my absolute favorite are the GIG pity puppies and pity kitties, and i have several hanging/sitting above doorways in the pinball room. quite a few of them still need cool old frames and i'm always on the hunt for tacky plastic thrift store frames.

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i have a few GIG-inspired figurines. my favorite is the kitten.

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i even have a rug!

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the only big-eyed people i really like collecting are the mod kids. usually they are wearing awesome 60s outfits and dancing. mine are by LEE and EVE.

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i also like these two little boys because the one on the right reminded me of a beatle and the one on the left has a cute little kitten by his feet! they are by OZZ FRANCA.

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stuff like this used to be fairly easy to come across in thrift stores and garage sales but they are becoming increasingly hard to find. if anyone has one that isn't in my collection yet, i am open to trades and good deals :D

Thursday, April 22, 2010

newNEWnew

it's official: i am addicted to the new treasury east. i lay in bed at nite thinking of themes and sit on the computer for hours browsing ridiculous keywords like "yee haw" and "bigfoot." i've been quite satisfied with the results though, so i can't really complain. in addition to my rock'n'roll treasury, i also created one inspired by my love for mysterious creatures and one inspired by my hillbilly boyfriend, the love of my life!

they DO exist!

my long hair just can't cover up my redneck

i also added a new series to the shop today...please welcome my rock'n'roll tote bags, inspired by lyrics from some of rock music's greats!

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red runaways tote bag

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white dead boys tote bag

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red tommy james and the shondells tote bag


i look forward to making more of these, especially because it will be neat to feature bands/artists whose products are hard (or impossible!) to find! for instance, have you ever seen a fats domino shirt?? me either, but i would die for one. don't be surprised to see some little richard, frankie valli and the four seasons or iggy and the stooges goodies coming your way soon! that's just how i roll.

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

get ready for hot trash tonite

i'll be doing the radio show tonite so tune in if you're sitting online from 11pm-1am est! here is a teaser playlist of some of the jams i rocked out last week on the show in case you wanna get an idea what listening to the show is like:


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i encourage you to start posting requests early on the hot trash facebook page wall -- the earlier you get them in, the better chance that i will see your request in time to pack it if i have it at home!

in the meantime, why not have a look at my friend erin coleman's new blog, dynamite in a dixie cup! it's a blog dedicated to girls and music...and girls doing cool things within the music scene! she already made a post to get people excited about hot trash tonite, ain't she sweet???

hope to hang out with you tonite!

hot trash on myspace

p.s. speaking of rock'n'roll...don't forget to check out my "whole lotta shakin' goin' on!" treasury on etsy...it has worked its way up to page one on treasury east and i'm very proud to have featured such talented artists and crafters!

Monday, April 19, 2010

oh, happy day!

so i'm still learning how to get the hang of these things, but here is my first stab at a treasury! its called whole lotta shakin goin on! and it has a rock'n'roll theme. please click on it and check out all the AMAZINGLY TALENTED artists and crafters out there who know how to shake a tail feather!

apparently this is a new testing feature on etsy known as treasury east, where anyone can create a listing. there are "no limits and no expirations," which sound a-ok in my book!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

kitten photoshoot

the other day, the cats wanted to have a photo shoot. they are cute little bastards, so who was i to say no? i hope josh never breaks up with me because i will end up getting 56 more cats and moving into a cave where i don't have to bother with human contact. crazy cat lady?? who, ME???

this is lemmy. he is the big, bad king of hotel hot trash. he's 6 years old and he alternates between total asshole and suffocatingly affectionate. he will scream and scream until you turn the bathroom faucet on for him to drink (and he will stick his paws in the toilet if you leave the lid up, so DON'T do this at hotel hot trash!). he bites for no reason and likes to cuddle while rubbing his nose in your hair. he's a total freak. if i were to characterize him so you could better understand his personality, i would say he is a cross between walter matthau in "grumpy old men" and pepe le pew when he chases that poor cat and is all, "let me kiss you! let me kiss you!" he will NOT take no for an answer when he wants to get his cuddle on!

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this is pogo. she is the baby and she will be 2 this summer. ever since she was a kitten she has repeatedly laughed in the face of authority, making her the most punk cat i've ever known (thus, earning her the name after the punk "dance"). no matter how much bigger the other cats were, she would strut her tiny self up to them and slap them in the face. she also had a thing for climbing the window screens like spiderman no matter how many times we tried to teach her some manners. she is still a naughty instigator, but she is never mean and has this charming "dumb but sweet" aura about her. recently i found out that the stray cat who fathered her is known around his neighborhood as "big daddy," so it made me feel better to know i wasn't just being a bad mom and it's not my fault she grew up to be such a little fat-ass. it's in her genes! she's just "big-boned!" if she were a character she would be spanky from "little rascals," because although she is cute and means well, she is always getting herself into some kind of trouble and never realizes just how she managed to do it.

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and finally there is megadeth, who (despite her name!) is just the sweetest little thing you could imagine. because of her shy nature and the fact that she is so much smaller than her brother and sister even though she is 5 years old, she tends to get picked on a lot (whether it's on purpose or inadvertent playing that is just too rough for her!) i always make sure to keep an eye out for her, and because of this we have a special bond that megadeth isn't quick to share with anyone else. i'm having a difficult time coming up with a character to compare her to, but she DOES resemble one of those big-eyed GIG paintings of the sad looking dogs and cats that were popular in the sixties and seventies because she is always afraid of everything and her eyes are always huge! she is the sweetest, once she lets her guard down!

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in other news, i have a really cool blog feature up on the website celebrate odd etsy! obviously, i feel right at home here :) lots of neat stuff on the site, so have a go at it if you're into the unusual. hope everyone is having a nice wednesday!

Thursday, April 8, 2010

frenzy! update

just added! click on a picture to be taken to the shop!

charlie and ted are back in stock:

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got some badass retro tube tops...will someone please wear these rollerskating??? PLEASE?!?!

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a cute vintage wild wild west themed apron:

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and a ridiculous vintage beer drinking games book, including a game called "hi bob" that you play during "the bob newhart show" (?!?!?)

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smile...it's almost friday!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

omg! some things!

1. OH MY! page 77!

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2. the bare wires were awesome last nite on the radio show!



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3. i don't know what this website is, but apparently i was featured in trendhunter magazine a while ago??? wtf??

4. horriblefest is rapidly approaching and i don't know if i'm ready for this nonsense!

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*artwork by meghan buchanan!

5. my friend erin c. (not to be confused with me or erin d., who together make up the erin club!) recently started a new blog focused on awesome girls, music, and AWESOME GIRLS DOING THINGS WITH MUSIC! it's called dynamite in a dixie cup and you should totally check it out! she also spotlighted hot trash in one of her first posts, awwww!

6. and most importantly...SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

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