HAPPY SHOPPER #6: KID CONGO POWERSHAPPY SHOPPER #6: KID CONGO POWERS

To say that Kid Congo Powers made an indelible mark on guitar rock is like saying the sandwich was a minor innovation in eating. His saber-toothed guitar work for the finest moments of The Gun Club, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and The Cramps set the bar high for a subsequent generation of white-belted hipsters to miss. He graciously submitted to our questions on the matter of shopping. Happy Shopper - Kid Congo Powers

1) What was the last electrical appliance you bought?

Mac 12 inch silver powerbook G4

2) How many shoes do you own?

25 pairs including 5 pairs of slippers

3) Thinking about only what you are wearing now and including your watch, jewellery and glasses if you wear them, how much would it cost me to get dressed up just like you? And where would I have to go to get the look

I have on Vintage 60's ecru slacks ( $100.), white vintage 60's converse low top sneakers $100), a red t shirt silkscreened by artist Amy Gartrell that says "The End", ($35.) a vintage silver watch from the seventies ($50.), and reading glasses from a drugstore ($10.). So $195. to dress like me today, not so bad! The shoes and pants are from CHERRY vintage in NYC, the tee from the artist herself, the watch I bought from a sidewalk salke in Williamsburg Brooklyn from a fellow named Fabio, and the glasses are from CVS.

4) What are you going to be eating for dinner tonight?

 Sushi. At He She Su She in Washington, DC.

5) What is the most amount you have ever spent on a bottle of wine or other alcoholic beverage and when and where was it?

I don't drink.

6) What and where is your favourite shop?

I LOVE YOU, the boutique run by Ian Svenonius in Washington DC

7) How do you get around town?

my bike.

8) Where is your favourite place to holiday?

Istanbul, Turkey

Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds' first album Philosophy and Underwear is out on New York Night Train records

http://www.kidcongopowers.com/

Alex V. Cook , Music Editor
Alex V. Cook listens to everything and writes about most of it. His book Darkness Racket and Twang is available from SideCartel, and he is working on his second this very instant. The full effect can be had at alex v cook.com (biography/all stories)