Del Marquis

by Raj Rudolph Well for one thing, I'm so glad that Scissor Sisters are back.  I just can't go on in a world without them and their brand new video for "Baby Come Home" only proves that their brand of feel-good pop rock still continues to strike a chord with all of us queers, queens, freaks, fairies and everyone else in-between. What I love about "Baby Come Home" is it brings back a sense of nostalgia from the Scissor Sisters that we enjoyed from their first album in tracks like "Take Your...Read Full Story

Del Marquis has cut loose from the Scissor Sisters (for the time being) and is producing music on a solo basis. We caught up with the man behind the big guitar to find out what makes him pick. When do you find you do your best work? That is, what time of day?Witching hours are usually the best... 1 am to 4 am. But sometimes , getting up early and treating it like a job, meaning starting at 9 am can be productive in different ways.Do you have a ritual you do to get in the right frame of mind...Read Full Story

(09/06/2010) Del Marquis in a reflective mood As the lead guitarist of Scissor Sisters, Del Marquis (née Derek Gruen) has spent the better part of the past decade touring around the world, alongside his friends/band-mates, in what has become one of the most entertaining musical groups to see perform live. And while in no way as gregarious on-stage as the band’s lead vocalists Jake Shears (Jason Sellards) and Ana Matronic (Ana Lynch); his stalwart demeanor, and unique style of...Read Full Story

Photos, Video and Words by G. Rod Thomas of Bright Light Bright Light On January 23, 2012, UK Singer Rod Thomas, better known by his stage name Bright Light Bright Light performed at New York’s Cake Shop.  If you’re not familiar with Bright Lightx2′s music, Rod Thomas’ voice is extremely soulful over great electronic beats.  New York was in for many treats last night as Bright Light Bright Light changed things up in the best possible way.  Rather than perform electronically, the entire...Read Full Story

Del Marquis of Scissor Sisters is one cool dude. Last time I chatted to him, he was in the midst of promoting his own brilliant solo work and was keeping rather tight-lipped about what was happening with the highly-anticipated Scissor Sisters third album. Well "Night Work" has dropped and the Scissor Sisters junior effort was met with extreme applause to bloggers and music fans wordwide. After speaking to both Ana Matronic and Babydaddy about "Night Work", I really wanted to get Del's...Read Full Story

Del Marquis of Scissor Sisters is one cool dude. Last time I chatted to him, he was in the midst of promoting his own brilliant solo work and was keeping rather tight-lipped about what was happening with the highly-anticipated Scissor Sisters third album. Well "Night Work" has dropped and the Scissor Sisters junior effort was met with extreme applause to bloggers and music fans wordwide. After speaking to both Ana Matronic and Babydaddy about "Night Work", I really wanted to get Del's...Read Full Story

For those of you who don't know, (and really, if you don't, then I'm quite concerned) Del Marquis is the guitar player for Scissor Sisters.  He's just put out a series of EPs and the latest one is called "Litter To Society".  These EPs are utterly brilliant - an experimentation of musicality through funk, electro, soul and pop.  They are wildly epic in a 1980s-meets-the-year-2009 kinda way.  I highly recommend you give them a whirl.  They are a bit different - not your usual pop fodder.  Just...Read Full Story

DJ Sammy Jo is the Scissor Sisters official tour DJ and he's put together a bangin remix of their new album track "Invisible Light" with his mate Nita that you can all listen to here right here, right now on EQ.  I had a chance to ask DJ Sammy Jo a few questions about the collaboration with Scissor Sisters and Nita and this is what he had to say... EQ: Well hello Sammy Jo - so what has life been like for you as the official tour DJ of choice for the almighty Scissor Sisters? DJ Sammy Jo: Hey...Read Full Story

Yay!  Scissor Sisters have unveiled their new butt-clenching artwork for their third album "Night Work" which will be out on June 28th.  As a special treat, the band put up album track "Invisible Light" on their official website which is a curiously strange little number - I quite like the homage to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" they threw in there as well!When asked about the sound of "Night Work" Jake Shears said: “Night Work is really us boiled down to who we are. It feels quintessentially...Read Full Story