Ray Rogers
May 12, 2009
He launched the first drag superstar onto the Top 40 charts, with RuPaul’s 1992 hit “Supermodel.” He deejayed outrageous nights at the Pyramid, the Roxy, and Michael Alig’s “Disco 2000” free-for-alls in the early ’90s. And he led the charge with the ascent of the Electroclash scene in Williamsburg in the early part of this decade, working with acts like Chicks on Speed, FischerSpooner and Peaches. And now, with the release of his new party album, Club Badd, with a fresh crop of talents he found on the Internet, and a guest-appearance from a trusted “Disco 2000” cohort, Amanda Lepore, Larry Tee finds himself surrounded by yet another groundswell of new music in Brooklyn, from Santigold and MIA in Bushwick to indie darlings like Chairlift and Telepathe in Williamsburg. Speaking of the latter, Tee was bemused to find out he stills has a pervasive impact on the local scene: “Telepathe hate me, by the way,” he said when BlackBook caught up with him and nightlife icon Amanda Lepore to discuss Club Badd. “They think I brainwashed the W.I.T. girls.”

