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Avenue D was an American electroclash duo from Miami, Florida. Based in New York City, the duo consisted of Debbie D. (Debbie Attias) and Daphne D. (Daphne Gomez-Mena). They were protégés of Larry Tee, and performed for his parties. Their music is an energetic, humorous and sexually explicit mix of hip hop, electro, and new wave. ==History== Avenue D formed in 2001, as part of New York's electroclash scene,〔 which also included artists such as Fischerspooner, ADULT., and Felix da Housecat. Their songs were inspired by new wave music and 2 Live Crew. Groups including W.I.T. and My Robot Friend were part of the lineup along with Avenue D in April 2003 at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, California, and subsequently at the Henry Fonda Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Boy George appeared onstage with Avenue D at a July 2004 party "Disgraceland" hosted by Larry Tee. Avenue D played at Churchill's in Miami, Florida in July 2004, along with 10 Sheen and DJ Lahora.〔 They performed at clubs Wave Waikiki and Pussycat Lounge in Honolulu, Hawaii in November 2004.〔 In 2005, they scored a moderate hit with "Do I Look Like a Slut?" on the ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Singles Sales chart. The same year, their song "Orgasmatron" was featured prominently in Eon McKai's alt porn film ''Neu Wave Hookers''. The band was also politically active, and played rallies and benefits for causes such as gay marriage. They released three albums independently, the last two on their own label, Avenue Dreams. In 2004, they collaborated with Boy George's electroclash project, The Twin, by appearing on his album ''Yum Yum'', on the track "Fire-Desire". A mash-up of the duo's song "Do I Look Like a Slut?" with The Twin's "Here Come the Girls" was also made but remains unreleased. Norwegian musician Erlend Øye included Avenue D's song "2D2F" on his installment of the ''DJ-Kicks'' compilation series, released on April 19, 2004. On November 19, 2007, Avenue D announced on their website that they would split up. They performed two final shows in December of that year, one in Brooklyn and the other in Miami.〔 To coincide with Valentine's Day, a triple-disc box set was released in early 2008, containing the albums ''Grade D Beef'' (a re-issue of their first album with an altered track presentation), ''D Sides'', and ''Totally Magic'' (a collaboration with Phiiliip), packaged in a heart-shaped box with a bonus T-shirt included.〔 In 2008, Debbie D. joined Otto von Schirach, Jose el Rey, and El Tigre to create the Miami Bass Warriors.〔 The band released a self-titled 12" EP in July 2009. In a 2009 interview with ''The Miami Herald'', Debbie D. reflected on her choice to leave Avenue D, "I was ready to do something new. I was tired of everybody coming up to me and asking me, 'Do I look like a slut?' Irony only goes so far. We turned into the characters in our songs. We wrote them when we were 21. By 28 I had just outgrown it."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avenue D (band)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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