Yes, Kool Keith is going on tour as Dr. Dooom starting February 17. Yes, he is starting his own lingerie company called KK Fashion. Yes, he is starting his own pornographic film company called KK Film. Yes, he is featured on a track off the new N.A.S.A. record, Spirit of Apollo, with Tom Waits. And yes, according to the track “That Girl is a Monster” off Keith’s latest album Dr. Dooom 2, quoth the doctor, “When I urinate, you listen.”
Sorry to write so bluntly, but I had to lay it down plain so you knew I wasn’t lying. And I wasn’t. But you know what, I bet you still weren’t at all surprised. Had it been Sufjan Stevens’ name in that headline, then yeah, it would have been surprising. But not Kool Keith. HipHopDX could break a story about Keith boning Roseanne on the altar of Artemis in the lost city of Atlantis and not a single eyelash would fall from my brow due to disbelieving blinks. My own mother could break down my door and frantically tell me how Kool Keith just beat Dan the Automator to death with a petrified otter tail and scarcely a trickle of Capri Sun would burst forth from my delicate lips. Kool Keith is a mind unchained, and I will never be shocked at anything he does until a genuine, honest-to-God spaceship is involved. Barring that, I will simply be delighted by every glorious curveball Kool Keith throws at the public.
Not much more needs to be said, except that Kool Keith’s sudden love for pornographic fashion comes from his distaste for the current state of smut apparel, and the porno(s) KK Films produces will feature a soundtrack by Keith himself comprised of unreleased material. Also, if any of ya’ll are interested in a role in one of Keith’s films, contact him at this here address. He’s currently looking for “upcoming, ethnic talent” to “take [pornography] to another level.” So if you wanna be filmed having sex in front of/with Kool Keith, this is your opportunity. Don’t waste it.
02.17.09 - Victoria, B.C. - Sugar
02.19.09 - Vancouver, B.C. - Richards On Richards
02.20.09 - Seattle, WA - Neumos
02.21.09 - Portland, OR - Berbatis Pan
02.22.09 - Bend, OR - The Domino Room
02.24.09 - Arcata, CA - Humbolt Brews
02.25.09 - Harlows- Sacramento, CA
02.26.09 - San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
02.27.09 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey
02.28.09 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
03.05.09 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
03.06.09 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Loft
03.07.09 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
03.08.09 - Augustine, FL - Harvest of Hope Festival
04.02.09 – Baltimore, MA – Sonar
04.03.09 – New York, NY – Blender Theatre at Gramercy
04.04.09 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brendas
04.16.09 – Minneapolis, MN – Whole Music Club
04.17.09 – Chicago, IL – Reggies
04.18.09 – Bloomington, IN – Jake’s Night Club
04.19.09 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop
