Chris Charles

One-Question Interview with Linnea Quigley

Monday, August 12, 2013 Chris Charles 2

When it comes to Scream Queens, they don’t come any bigger than Linnea Quigley, who has appeared in over 100 films covering a span of 37 years. While some pundits may consider Jamie Lee Curtis the original Scream Queen, Linnea’s

Zombierella

Monday, August 5, 2013 Chris Charles 4

Svetlana Nagaeva, better known as Zombierella, is the bombshell bassist for the horror surf band (as they’re best described) Messer Chups. Hailing from from St Petersburg, Russia, Messer Chups’ sound is reminiscent of great surf rock bands of the 1960s, but they definitely have their own unique style.

Levy Tran Featured in Controversial Music Video “Asian Girlz”

Saturday, August 3, 2013 Chris Charles 1

Heavily-illustrated model Levy Tran recently tweeted an apology after the above music video she appeared in received a strong backlash due to the song’s lyrics.

Jen Rainwater

Monday, July 29, 2013 Chris Charles 0

If you’re an Oakland Athletics fan and a regular at O.co Coliseum, then you’re probably at least casually acquainted with Jen Rainwater, known among A’s fans as the “Oakland A’s Socks Girl.” Even to say Jen’s a die-hard A’s fan

Tristan Risk

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 Chris Charles 5

I‘ll admit, I’d never heard of Tristan Risk until I saw the movie American Mary, in which she played Beatress Johnson (yes, “Beatress,” not “Beatrice”), a stripper who had 14 surgeries to become a real-life Betty Boop look-alike.

Calamity Chang

Saturday, July 13, 2013 Chris Charles 1

When American burlesque was in its heyday, Asian striptease performers were practically unheard of. However, with the emergence of “neo-burlesque” in the mid-1990s, a few Asian ladies have taken to the stage, doing the retro “bump ‘n grind” acts. One

Pink Lady

Monday, July 1, 2013 Chris Charles 0

Pink Lady was a popular Japanese singing duo comprised of Mie (Mitsuyo Nemoto) and Kei (Keiko Masuda), who will always be best remembered (in the US, anyway) for their very short-lived 1980 NBC TV show Pink Lady (aka Pink Lady and Jeff).

The Ladies of American Mary

Saturday, June 22, 2013 Chris Charles 7

If you like movies where only and all the female characters are off the deep end, this gem from Jen & Sylvia Soska is one not to miss. Of special note is Tristan Risk’s bizarre Betty Boop-like stripper, Beatress Johnson and Paula Lindberg’s Ruby Realgirl.