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Bitch! No, I’m not talking about yo’ momma, I’m talking about Bitch with a captial B, the righteous musician best known for being part of the former indie rock band Bitch and Animal and for her appearance in the groundbreaking film “Shortbus.”
Bitch’s fierce Amazon-like presence brings forth a great sense of humor and vulnerability that will leave you curling your toes in delight and thinking of the violin as a vital rock instrument.
We met Bitch in 2001 backstage at the IDA-Palooza Queer Music Festival, just one week after September 11, 2001.
I took one look at her beautiful dread-locked hair and her colorful outfit of mismatched thrift-store treasures and I was in love. Bitch is a woman after my own heart!
Imagine all of us deep in the woods of Woodbury, Tennessee, surrounded by hundreds of fierce queer people dancing, making great music and having a great time as the crickets joined in the jam.
Today Bitch is still rocking out, loud and proud with her band B+TEC=Bitch+The Exciting Conclusion. Pronounced “be tech,” they’ve got a hot new EP in the works under the same title and we’re playing some of these hot new songs on today’s show.
Check out the video for her new song “Bullet”
A hard working woman, Bitch has been busy producing music for her heroes like Ferron, whom I call the lesbian Johnny Cash of folk music. Come to think of it, this comparison is pretty confusing to people since Johnny Cash was pretty lesbian himself.
What’s great about Bitch is that she’s able to not only spot new exciting trends in music and share them with her fans, but she also bridges the music of years past into today with her collaborations with the legendary Ferron who we interviewed in April 2006. Recently Bitch produced Ferron’s new record “Boulder” available here.
Every musician has a deep appreciation with their instrument, and today we talk with Bitch about her deep emotional relationship to her violin. Does she kiss it good night like I do with my piano?
What was the experience in working with her sexy lover, actor Daniella Sea of L-Word fame for the film “Shortbus?”
What is the future of separatism and how does it relate to everyone? After all, our next President might be a woman or a black man, and that could shift people’s ideas of what it means to be outside the realm of power. Does having a woman or a black man in the oval office change things at all? Where does Bitch see herself in 5 years from now? Listen and find out.
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ColJH says:
April 16, 2008 at 06:57Happy Birthday Fausto!! Hope that ALL of your wildest birthday wishes come true. ;D
patchouli_stink says:
April 16, 2008 at 09:29Picutres of Fausto in his MooMoo please. Thx for the show
Geostud says:
April 16, 2008 at 10:13Bitch was so much fun! My favorite musician on the fof in some time. Happy Birthday, Fausto!
Felix Bedingfield says:
April 16, 2008 at 15:26Happy Birthday Fausto! In honor of your birthday, I plan on masturbating to an image of you on my PC. It’s the least I could do… 
SleeperChoke says:
April 16, 2008 at 16:12HAPPY BIRTHDAY
BIG BOY!
Can’t wait to finally meet you.
Thanks for all the smiles and laughs!
Fausto Fernós says:
April 16, 2008 at 17:36Thank you guys!!!! Love to you. Felix! Whoooo. That’s hot.
Teddy says:
April 16, 2008 at 20:05I loved this show! Definately going to check more of her stuff out!
Alexis says:
April 17, 2008 at 05:54I LOVED the show! Bitch is great. Happy Birthday Mr. Fernos, I hope you had a good one!
DCRyan says:
April 17, 2008 at 12:17If ever there was a person to reclaim the word, it would be Bitch. What an sweet and incredible heart she has. I loved listening to her and I’m so glad you had her on the show.
DC_gay_man says:
April 17, 2008 at 14:35Eureka - Bitch and the Exciting Conclusion,
Learned more about lesbians and their kindred spirits than any of your prior guests. Much appreciated.
Marc Felion says:
April 18, 2008 at 17:53DC_gay_man says
“Learned more about lesbians and their kindred spirits than any of your prior guests. Much appreciated.
Why not just appreciate Bitch for who she is? Why denigrate other people in order to give a compliment to a particular person? I think a good compliment can stand on its own without drawing comparisons to other people.
Polo Drew says:
April 19, 2008 at 15:49Bitch was such a sweetie. Great interview guys. I really enjoyed sampling her music. Off to iTunes to buy more.
Drew
TrickyToro says:
April 20, 2008 at 17:07Fantastic guest. Captivating with a great vibe. The Michigan conversation was very informative as well. Thanks guys.
moonsammy says:
April 21, 2008 at 17:56Excellent show. I immediately listened to her music online and bought Make this Break this and the Bitch and Animal release What’s That Smell. Incredible music.
kelly harris says:
May 1, 2008 at 04:06
After listening to this episode I went online and checked out Bitch’s website and found out she was going to be in St. Louis….I went to the show and I must say…BITCH ROCKS live…I just want to thank you for having her on the show and PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!!! invite her and Ferron back to the show. Thanks Mark and Fausto…Thank you for having such inspirational guests.
Marc Felion says:
May 1, 2008 at 11:48We will! Ferron and Bitch together, what a lovely combination!
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Fausto Fernós created the Feast of Fools in 1998 as wacky artists variety show in Chicago, Illinois.
Along with his partner Marc Felion, he hosts the world's most downloaded talk show for gay people on the internet, Feast of Fools.
Fausto loves pomegranates, waterfalls and 70s retro funk music.
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Let’s face it, creativity, not their forte.
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Thanks guys. I always thought they should call the drag show “Flowers in the Attic.” After all, the drag show takes place in an attic and drag queens are like flowers.
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Love Matthew Buckley! You guys are so good at interviewing people, it’s really great to get to know these youtubelebrities in a better way. Nice work! If I won...
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FSM says:
April 16, 2008 at 00:41¡Feliz cumpleaños!
Many happy returns, fausto!!