Not to change gears too violently, but I'm amazed to hear that the New York electro band Scissor Sisters somehow reached the top of the UK charts. I last saw them playing for about twenty people at the Lakeside Lounge on Houston Street, as part of Sweetie's fondly remembered Cheez Whiz variety hour. Now they've booked Royal Albert Hall. The Scissors were the surprise hit of the Glastonbury Festival, drawing attention for a possibly non-spontaneous "wardrobe malfunction" by lead singer Jake Shears; the other unexpected smash was the English National Opera's traveling production of Act III of Die Walküre.
