Apr
25
Nick Gruber Arrested Monday in New York
April 25, 2012 | 7 Comments
Nick Gruber, the companion of fashion designer Calvin Klein, was arrested yesterday in New York and faces several charges, including cocaine possession and assault. The arrest was first reported by TMZ and pinged around the gay-media-gossip blogosphere all evening. The blond and handsome Mr. Gruber, 22, is also known for his brief foray in GayPornLand several years ago as a Sean Cody stud; he was also known as “Aaron Skyline” for Next Door Studios, among other noms de porn. It’s not clear if he and Mr. Klein are still dating. CLICK HERE for the full TMZ report.
UPDATE: Mr. Gruber was released on $1000 bail and ordered to stay away from a man with whom he had fought, reports NYDailyNews.com. He has an Aug. 9 return appearance before the court.
See also:
* “In Print: Out.com’s Skin-Star Beefcake”
* “Does Calvin Klein Boy Toy Have Erotic Past?“
[Photos by Marcelo Krasilcic © Out.com.]
Apr
24
Jimmy Fanz Joins Falcon-Raging Stallion Stud Stable
April 24, 2012 | 4 Comments
Press Release Roundup: You might recall I spent a thoroughly unprofessional amount of time two weeks drooling over newcomer Jimmy Fanz (see the link below). The affable hottie, repped by FabScout Entertainment, recently anchored a duo opposite Sebastian Young for directrix Chi Chi LaRue. Now he’s been signed as an exclusive performer with Falcon Studios and Raging Stallion Studios. A solo wank shot as a screen test was included in FUCKED DOWN, set for DVD release later this week. He went on to film a scene for KNOCKOUTS & TAKEDOWNS for the Jocks Studios label, which will be available in late June. This coming weekend, he’ll be added to the roster of livecam hotties on the Falcon website. “Jimmy’s got everything it takes to be a huge star. His versatility is not only about sexual positions; he also has a look that transcends all of the Raging Stallion and Falcon video lines,” said director and studio president Chris Ward. “A solid physique dusted with hair, a handsome face and a great ass and hefty cock give him the potential to be cast in any of the studios’ lines. In addition to all that, he’s a great guy to be around, and he has a special intensity and excitement when he’s performing—it’s an energy that I have noticed in all the exclusives I have signed who went on to be big stars.” Mr. Fanz notes that it was a poster of Jake Deckard that inspired him to seek out Raging Stallion. CLICK HERE for his Twitter account.
See also:
* “Fresh Meat: Newcomer Jimmy Fanz“
Apr
23
Skin Stars Assist Safer-Sex Outreach in Taiwan
April 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The Focus Taiwan news website reports that a pair of male actors from the Japanese adult industry headlined at a nightclub Saturday night in Taipei to assist the Taiwan AIDS Foundation in its safer-sex outreach and education to the local gay population. Performers Koh Masaki, at left in the banner here, and the singly named Kong were recruited to “promote the importance of health education and the use of condoms,” said the foundation director Bevis Tseng. “(H)aving the film stars talk about health education will be more effective among the gay community.” The outreach program is being launched in conjunction with a resource website as well as a lounge in Ximenting, “an area in Taipei where gay people gather, to provide regular services for the gay community as part of its continued efforts in AIDS prevention,” notes a media report. We don’t get a lot of news about the Asian adult film industry over here, so I felt this was worth mentioning. Please chime in if you’re familiar with either performer. CLICK HERE for the full report. I found a brief Q&A with Mr. Masaki that went up this past weekend on a blog that follows Japanese pop culture: CLICK HERE.
See also:
* “Pacific Sun Japan Launches with ‘Blue Dragons’” (Aug. ’11)
* “Maleflixxx Japan Tuned Up for Local Users” (June ’09)
Apr
23
Aussie Site Extols BelAmi’s 3D Porn Flick
April 23, 2012 | 1 Comment
Author Barry Lowe over at Australia’s Gay News Network website takes a quick look at 3D porn in the all-male adult biz. To date, only Dominic Ford and BelAmi, and I think one other European label, have released any content in the format and the story primarily examines the latter studio’s 3D BEL AMI sexpic shot on location in Ibiza last year for their Lukas Ridgeston label. “As we’re in the early stages of the new technology, current attempts at the process will likely look as leaden in a decade or so as late 1920s sound movies do to us today. That’s not to say 3D BEL AMI is not a marvel,” Mr. Lowe writes. “It is… There’s a brief flirtation with gimmicks when a long stick that could poke your eye out appears in the first sequence set in a hot tub. But once you get over admiring the gorgeous setting and the incredibly classy interior design it’s the sheer reach out and touch realism that takes your breath away… You’re in the pool or the room or the hot tub with these guys.” CLICK HERE for the full story. What do you think of 3D porn? Chime in with your thoughts below.
[Image © Dominic Ford.]
Apr
20
Whoops: Canadian News Station Mistakenly Airs Gay Porn
April 20, 2012 | 5 Comments
Viewers of the CHCH Morning Live news show in Hamilton, Ontario were shown “three minutes of hardcore gay pornography around 9:30 a.m. Friday,” reports the Canadian LGBT site Xtra.ca. The blue movie was AFTER HOURS, the 2010 Berlin-based sexpic featuring Harry Louis, Giuseppi Pardi and Jay Roberts from Lucas Entertainment, notes a studio rep. The station’s news director blamed the mix-up on a “mechanical problem at the channel’s cable carrier.” The blogosphere has lit up over the switcheroo and quickly spawned a Twitter hashtag: #CHPorningLive. “We are apologizing to our viewers. We hope they understand it was beyond our control,” news director Mike Katrycz told the Hamilton Spectator. He estimated only about a minute of sexplay aired; even so, “it seemed like an eternity.”
Apr
20
Signage: Best Friends
April 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Signage: Can I get an amen up in here? Good morning, etc.
[Image via Comic Book Queers.]
Apr
19
Mr. Pam Profiled by ‘Edge New York’
April 19, 2012 | 2 Comments
The EdgeNewYork.com website has a snazzy new story profiling longtime adult-biz videographer, editor, director and bon vivant mr. Pam. As Constant Readers might recall, she recently moved from New York City back to San Francisco to run the newly formed NakedSword Originals label for VOD membership site NakedSword (see the link below). CLICK HERE for some back story on one of all-male adult’s very few female filmmakers.
See also:
* “Christian Wilde Featured for NakedSword Originals“
Apr
19
Indie Film Inspired by Porn Biz Debuts in New York
April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Eleven months ago, I first posted about Going Down in La-La Land as it made the LGBT film festival circuit. As I wrote then, the indie flick is based on the rather zany, sex-packed roman à clef published by Andy Zeffer in 2006 that draws upon his brief adult career as Andy Zee. The prolific filmmaker Casper Andreas—six feature-length films in eight years, including The Big Gay Musical and Slutty Summer—directed, adapted the script with Mr. Zeffer, and acts in the film, too. Notable cameos include Alec Mapa, Judy Tenuta and Bruce Vilanch opposite leading man Matthew Ludwinski, whom the Advocate termed “impossibly hot” in their write-up and described his character as “a struggling gay actor sucked into porn and prostitution.” Jeremy Bilding also has a bit part. La-La Land will open tomorrow, April 20, at the Cinema Village in New York (and comes to Los Angeles on May 18). Mr. Andreas talks about the flick and his thoughts on the skin biz in a GayCities.com interview: CLICK HERE. If you catch a screening, chime in below with your thoughts. Mr. Zeffer’s novel includes thinly veiled portraits of such real-life figures as Chi Chi LaRue and Wash West, among others. That period of time in all-male adult—a few years in the late ’90s, roughly—and many of the same people, were also fictionalized by Mr. West in his 2001 indie film The Fluffer. Mr. Zee only made a few sexpics, most notably BILLY HERRINGTON’S BODY SHOP for All Worlds Video in ’99, and THE PIZZA BOY 3 for Catalina Video one year later. CLICK HERE for the film’s Facebook page.
[Image: Matthew Ludwinksi and Michael Medico © Embrem Entertainment.]
Apr
18
Catching Up with ‘Gay Porn Comic’ ‘DemonicSex’
April 18, 2012 | 1 Comment
Here’s something for the comic book fans among our Constant Readers. You may already be familiar with the YouTube channel The Gay Comic Book Geek. The adorable host, Paul Staffelbach, briefly reviews the first issue of a “gay porn comic book” called DemonicSex from artist Sean Platter, writer/creator Chuck Connor and indie label Triple Six Comics. He first talked about the book a few years ago and got some negative feedback; the series ran for a handful of issues. The plot kicks off when the hero meets and has condomless sex with a mysterious stud, who “seeds” him with some kind of evil mojo that turns him into a demon. Things get worse from there. A real-life blue movie was apparently produced based on the book, so I’m really behind the curve on this whole project. But I decided to post about it because Mr. Staffelbach took another look at it last week. Ring any bells? CLICK HERE to check out the review.
Apr
18
Francois Sagat, Buck Angel and Sexy Action Figures
April 18, 2012 | 4 Comments
Okay, so I’ve got an update for our Constant Readers about that Francois Sagat doll—or “action figure,” if you prefer—I wrote about yesterday (scroll down a tick or click the link below). Last night, the erotic icon responded via Twitter machine to my story. “No, no, no, I’m denying this! This is not me! I’ll come up with an official one! I hate that crap! CRAP!” He later added, “It’s actually not for sale. I checked, of course it’s not for sale! DAMN!” (Edited for grammatical clarity.) So there you have it; that doll is a one-off produced by an ardent fan, most likely. I assured Mr. Sagat that he has a ready audience should he decide to license an official action figure, which prompted Buck Angel to announce that he is working on his own doll. I told him that I cannot wait for his doll to do things to Ken that Barbie hasn’t even dreamed about. In the meantime, CLICK HERE for Mr. Sagat’s recent sexplay, such as INCUBUS PART 2, for Titan Media.
See also:
* “Cuddle Up to New Francois Sagat Doll“
Apr
18
Berlin Sex Shop Offers Vegan, Eco-Friendly Adult Toys
April 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment
A Berlin-based adult emporium “has taken clear-conscience consumerism to an intimate new high, with organic, vegan sex aids,” reports an English-language website for German news. The retailer Other Nature offers organic lubricants as well as silicone vibrators and other pleasure items recycled from discarded bicycle tires. “We contacted each of the manufacturers and asked where the materials came from, where these objects were produced and if animal substances were used,” said co-manager Anne Bonnie Schindler. The store even offers DIY workshops for customers who want to produce their own toys. “Now a vegan lifestyle can not only be expressed in the kitchen and bathroom—it can also reach into the bedroom,” notes the site. There have been occasional forays into eco-friendly novelties (see the link below) in the U.S. market, but they haven’t taken off. We Americans really are brand-loyal to a fare-thee-well. CLICK HERE for the full story.
See also:
* “Sex Toy Helps Save Mother Earth”
* “Pink Visual Goes Eco-Friendly in ‘Plant Your Wood’“
[H/T FSCarmy Twitter.]
Apr
17
Cuddle Up to New Francois Sagat Doll
April 17, 2012 | 3 Comments
Did you know there is now a Francois Sagat doll? Seeing is believing, kids. (Has it been around awhile and I never noticed?) I’m tracking down where you can buy these guys. Among other questions, inquiring minds want to know if it’s anatomically correct like the infamous Jeff Stryker doll of yore. “Remember that movie from the ’80s where Drew Barrymore’s cat battles a troll that was climbing on the family’s chests at night and sucking out their breath? Well, it’s time for a remake starring the Francois Sagat doll,” snarks the Manhunt Daily blog. “That isn’t Sagat. That’s his unholy doppleganger from the evil mirror universe.” Demonic or cuddly, Mr. Sagat is only the second gay porn icon to be so immortalized (the Billy doll and his buddies don’t quite count). Porn, indie film, art world muse, he’s a real renaissance man, all right. In related news, INCUBUS PART 2 featuring Mr. Sagat is now available via Titan Media.
See also:
* “Quotable: Margaret Cho & the Jeff Stryker Dildo“
[Image source.]
Apr
13
Conner Habib Offers Up Sex Advice
April 13, 2012 | 4 Comments
Conner Habib, one of my favorite skin studs, has been tapped—no pun intended—to offer sex advice for the NewNowNext blog (I thought I’d already posted about this days ago, but apparently that’s not the case). Constant Readers might recall previous installments in the series by that adorkable side of beef Colby Keller. As I tweeted the other day, I hope this doesn’t mean Mr. Habib pushed Mr. Keller down a flight of stairs or something to get the gig. CLICK HERE to check out his advice to a hetero couple with incompatible sex drives. CLICK HERE for one of Keller’s prior efforts.
See also:
* “Habib’s ‘Rest Stop Confidential’ Stirs Debate“
Apr
11
Fresh Meat: Newcomer Jimmy Fanz
April 11, 2012 | 5 Comments
Fresh Meat: Directrix Chi Chi LaRue is shooting a new batch of blue movies for Channel 1 Releasing this week. And she’s been twatting up a storm in between corralling batches of sexy guys doing the suck-and-fuck. One such hottie had lots of us panting the other day. He is Jimmy Fanz and you can see him, left, with Ms. LaRue, and at right with tatted-up bad boy Sebastian Young, with whom he shot a duo scene yesterday. Yep, I’ll be waiting for that one… He’s a clean-cut side of beef with a hairy chest—a hairy chest!—and no obvious tattoos or piercings. I don’t have a problem with body ink or piercings, it’s just unusual to find a guy without ‘em anymore. He’s repped by Howard Andrew of FabScout Entertainment. When I wrote and asked where they found this guy, Mr. Andrew replied, “From my personal fantasies!” He also said Mr. Fanz is “an awesome guy.” In addition to his Channel 1 Releasing sexplay, the young stud is filming for Cocksure Men and Men.com today and tomorrow. More details to follow, trust.
[Images source: LaRue Twitter feed.]
Apr
10
Bits and Bobs: News from GayPornLand
April 10, 2012 | 2 Comments
Bits and bobs: More news, gossip and other items of interest from the far-flung corners of GayPornLand:
* Porn O’Clock: Sultry sex bomb Dominic Pacifico, a/k/a DJ Pornstar, will spin this Saturday, April 14, at Cherry Pop presented by Tom Whitman at Ultra Suede nightclub in West Hollywood. Doors open at 9 PM. [Cherry Pop on Facebook]
* Porn O’Clock: Mr. Pacifico will also corral a passel of fellow skin studs at Share nightclub, a strip joint, in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 21. He is scheduled to be joined by fellow Raging Stallion Studios hunks Angelo Marconi (where has he been hiding lately?), Jason Michaels, Derek Parker and Jesse Santana. [Share nightclub on Facebook]
* New Release Desk: Treasure Island Media is tub-thumping for TIMSUCK VOL. 1, a “ball-draining” ten-scene collection culled from TIM’s “oral sex streaming site [featuring] insatiable bonehounds and horse-hung tops hooking up for everything from one-on-one cock worship to a nine-man suck-a-thon gang-bang that has to be seen to be believed.” Exclusive wholesale-retail DVD to be managed by New Barbary Coast Distribution. [Treasure Island Media]
[Left image © Falcon Studios; right image © Channel 1 Releasing.]
Apr
10
Bits and Bobs: News from GayPornLand
April 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Bits and bobs: News, gossip and related items of interest from the far-flung corners of GayPornLand:
* Look who’s back: “Controversial lollipop twink” Jake Lyons anchors a new-ish fuck scene opposite Jessie Allen/Alan for CircleJerkBoys. It’s not clear if this is fresh material or a banked vignette. Puzzling, albeit amusing: it’s titled A LYON IN WINTOUR. [JasonCurious]
* Happy (belated) fifth bloggerversary to longtime porn-biz colleague Vincent Lambert. [Twitter]
* COLT Leather line of branded apparel and accoutrements relauched with Amsterdam-based Mister B. “Great brand image is their key to success, so at their request to take their leather line and work it into our strong-standing place within the world’s leather products, and to the mass adult market, we were more than willing to comply,” said company rep Wouter Geurtsen. Initial menu of goodies includes “multi-colored jockstraps, wrist straps, arm straps and wrist wallets, with other accessories soon to follow.” [COLT site].
Apr
9
Harry Louis Tweets New Love Marc Jacobs
April 9, 2012 | 7 Comments
The gay-porn-gossip blogosphere has taken note of a post to the Twitter machine made by crazy-gorgeous Brazilian sex bomb Harry Louis today. Has he finally come out, so to speak, as the main squeeze of designer Marc Jacobs? Some of our Constant Readers follow this stuff more closely than I do; you’ll recall they first set off a gossip kerfluffle in late December (see the link below), but nothing was publicly confirmed. As Jezebel notes, Mr. Louis “is neither the first porn star (Erik Rhodes) nor the first Brazilian (Lorenzo Martone) the designer has dated, but may in fact be the first Brazilian porn star.” Parabéns! CLICK HERE for Louis on Twitter; CLICK HERE for a sample of his fine, fine assets via Lucas Entertainment.
See also:
* “Harry Louis Hugs Marc Jacobs, Becomes Media Darling“
Apr
6
‘Porn Brat Pack’ Indie Flick Eyes Summer Start
April 6, 2012 | 3 Comments
Constant Readers will recall I’ve been following the progress of Porn Brat Pack, formerly titled Joey Stefano, an indie film chronicling the sexcapades of Mr. Stefano and his entourage, among them Chi Chi LaRue, Sharon Kane and Geoffrey Karen Dior, in the early ’90s. See the links below for my interviews with writer-director Chad Darnell. The project is heating up. Mr. Darnell recently launched Facebook and Twitter pages and shot key art with several cast members, among them comedian-actor Ryan O’Connor, Missi Pyle (whom you might have seen this past year in The Artist) and RuPaul’s Drag Race ingenue Willam Belli, who really nails (pardon the pun) one of Ms. Dior’s iconic photos. Filming is expected to get underway this summer. CLICK HERE for their Twitter page.
See also:
* “In Print: Joey Stefano, Madonna and ‘Sex’”
* “Indie Film to Examine Stefano, Gay Porn ‘Brat Pack’”
* “Joey Stefano Indie Biopic Approaches Starting Line“
[Images source.]
Apr
4
Russo, Kalvo Topline ‘Cocktails’ Tonight in WeHo
April 4, 2012 | 2 Comments
Press Release Roundup: Promoter-host Scotty B. is on vacation this week. Pinch-hitting as emcee for Cocktails with the Stars at Micky’s nightclub in West Hollywood tonight is hirsute hunk Adam Russo. The strapping guest of honor is scheduled to be Brad Kalvo, and you can see a lot more of him over at Cocksure Men: CLICK HERE. Otherwise, stop by Micky’s and cop a feel. By the way, mark your calendars for the annual Cocktails extravaganza Wednesday, April 25 with extra-special guest DJ Chi Chi LaRue and a guest roster of two dozen skin stars. CLICK HERE for Cocktails on the Twitter machine.
See also:
* “Planet Porn: Dean Monroe’s Hot ‘Cocktails’“
[Images: Adam Russo; Kalvo via Anthony Duran.]
Apr
3
Swiss Navy Cuddles Up with ‘Dr. Oz’
April 3, 2012 | 5 Comments
The adult novelty sector is all atwitter because The Dr. Oz Show will apparently be featuring a number of lubes and other adult products on today’s show. The good doctor will be answering viewer’s most embarrassing questions. Among the companies scheduled to be featured is Swiss Navy Lube. And in related news, publicity rep Jason Sechrest passed along a rumor that Swiss Navy is available in some Walgreen’s locations. “I suggest running to your nearest store and grabbing as many bottles as you can before they start flying off the shelves,” he said. CLICK HERE for the Dr. Oz website and check your local listings for when it will air in your neck of the woods. CLICK HERE for Swiss Navy on the Twitter machine.
See also:
* “Swiss Navy Will Sponsor Pack of Porn Studs for Gay Pride”
* “Swiss Navy Lube to Sponsor Grabby Awards Sexploits“
