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This a certain must-have. and That's Music... This Week In Texas. 1>y J\VYlVYly !<... SIJYI\-ft.. email Jimmyat:[email protected] From early Berlin techno and house through to tions). He released the second volume of his progressive trance, producer/OJ Paul van Oyk Politics of Dancing mix album series in 2005. has soundtracked the German electronic dance scene ever since he moved to the city and be- In Between, Paulvan Oyk'sfirst studio album in gan mixing in 1988. A native of a German town four years, and only his second in seven, was near Frankfurt, van Oyk first heard house mu- certainly a long time coming. In fact, it was sic on the radio during the mid-'80s. Soon he questionable whether another studio album was experimenting with a rudimentary turn- would come at all. A lot changed over that span table setup, and after hitting Berlin, he gigged of time in terms of musical trends -- the rise around the city. (and descent) of microhouse, for instance -- but thankfully van Oyksticks with what he doesbest By 1991, he had appeared at the legendary on In Between rather than experiment with an r:.i Hear Jimmv live ~ Tresor club; he later set up his own E-Werk assortment of styles like he did on his previous club, and debuted on record as Visions of Shiva, album. with fellow trance wizard Cosmic Baby. He re- weeklv at Houston's mixed for New Order, Humate, Sven Vath, and The album features a wide range of collabo- others, then signed to the German MFSRecords rations including David Byrne (~alking Heads), 11.:'I South Beach ~ for his first album, Jessica Sutta 1994's 45 RPM. By (Pussycat Dolls), the midpoint of the Ashley Tomberlin 1990s, van Oyk had (Luminary), Alex become a globe- M.O.R.P.H, Lo Fi trotting OJ and re- Sugar, Rea Gar- mixer. His second vey (Reamonn), album, Seven Ways, RyanMerchant and resulted in British Wayne Jackson. and German dance Paul van Oyk re- chart entries for ceived a Grammy the singles "Beau- nomination in 2005 tiful Place," "For- for Best Oance/ bidden Fruit," and Electronic Album "Words." While both for his original al- of his albums were bum "Reflections" issued in America - this marked the during 1998, van first time NARAS Oyk added a remix recognized this collection (Perspec- category. tive) and mix album (Vorsprung Dyk Aside from his mu- Technik) to his dis- sical activity, Paul cography. 2000 saw van Oyk has alw~Ys the release of the dedicated a Slg- single "Tell Me Why nificant part of his (The Riddle)," the life to politics and album Out There social justice: from and Back, and the his youth, whe,n EP We Are Alive. As a follow-up to global club he fled over the Berlin Wall to the West, to h~s dates in support of those releases, van Oyk re- children's charity in India's Mumbai, and hiS leased another EP,Columbia, in mid-2001. After partnership scheme with the German RedCross a relatively quiet 2002 (on the recording front), to help poor children in Berlin. In 2004, PvO,!,as van Oyk returned with a mix-album/greatest- the only electronic artist involved in a nat~on- hits/OVO (Global), the soundtrack to a film wide tour with the Rock The Vote campa1gn, (Zurdo), and a new production album (Ref/ec- where he joined the likes of Bono, P Oiddy,the MICKEY'Sbrings vou the newest .~Iinnovations in interactive entenainment First, we brought you LITTLE DEAUBIG DEAL Wednesdays starting at 10:00 pm Now, we are proud to present "ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A DRAG QUEEN?" 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And whatever level of attraction that you ., feel for your same sex, I would consider the possibility of a postponement of your nuptials until such time as you are certain exactly how you want your buns buttered. ar Diva: It would be completely and tragically unfair of you to go through with your vows and then, at some point in I'm gonna try and make this as short as possi- future, decide that you'd rather be sleeping with ble. I'm supposed to be getting married in 3 Bruno instead of Briana and leave her, your family, weeks. Problem is that I find myself more your friends and a host of acquaintances and associ- attracted to men than my wife-to-be, or any ates in the uncomfortable position of having to decide 'oman for that matter. I have never been In a whether they (a) can still associate with you, because same sex relationship nor would I know where you're suddenly gay and ruining Briana's life; (b) want to begin. If it's just a curiosity thing, I don't their wedding and shower gifts back; (c) want an invi- 'ant to risk losing my fiance (who I really do tation to your union with Bruno; or, (d) should tell you love), but what if it's not? that Bruno and Briana had a tryst in the kitchen dur- ing your rehearsal dinner. Take some time, suck Wondering in Waco some dick, see if you like it. ...then decide. You owe it to yourself - and to Bruno and Briana - to be sure. Dear Fence-sitter: Dear Diva: Thank Gaea you wrote to me before walking down that aisle with the person that could, or could not, be I'm going to be traveling for an extended peri- the one that you'll spend the rest of your life with. od of time through the South Pacific, Southeast The effects of going through with your marriage with- Asia, India and the Middle East as part of a out serious reflection at this point in the game would medical exchange program, and I'm having a have enormous repercussions that, if not forestalled, helluva time trying to find any references to could end civilization as we know it, and doom the gay bars and businesses in the majority of the planet to a nuclear winter that will kill everything but towns and villages that I will be practicing In kroaches and George W. Bush. Okay, maybe the during my journey. I know that you've traveled roaches would die. But, I digress.... Truly, you the world and know better than just about any- haven't really given me a complete picture of your one how to find other gay men in the regions attraction to men. I mean, do you experience a rag- that I will be visitlng •••so spill it! How do I do ing hard-on whenever you're in the locker room at 24 it? Hour Fitness and view all the men in various states of undress and then have to run screaming into the ice Passport-packln' Pete I to alleviate it? Or, do you find yourself wanting to caress the hand of your business associate, or slip Dear PP: off your wingtips and play footsie under the table with him when you're discussing some aspect of your Short of following the nelliest and swishiest man you shared work life, because seeing the 5 o'clock shadow espy in whatever burg or hamlet in which you happen on his beautiful face and his sea-blue eyes 'neath his to find yourself, the best way to find trade in foreign Prada specs and hearing his brilliance in and knowl- ports is simply to ask the concierge at your hotel. Of edge of every subject under the sun just makes your course, not every inn and hostel will boast a knees weak and butterflies take up residence In the pit concierge, but quite often the front desk clerk can also of your stomach? Or, do you just like to get drunk on be very useful - if not the man of your dreams.