Movie Disaster Music
Josie Cotton walked away from the music industry at the height  of her career. Now she's back, with a new band and album, "Movie Disaster  Music". Gaining instant notoriety in the early `80s by way of the  infectious and controversial hit "Johnny are you Queer," Josie Cotton  seemed to have it all. Despite the taboo subject matter, the song became  ubiquitous on modern rock radio and catapulted it's singer to stardom.  Elektra Records didn't know how to handle the controversy (how times have  changed!) and after a host of missed opportunities and two albums (1982's  "Convertible Music" and 1984's "From the Hip"), Josie's moment in the  spotlight seemed to have passed.Now comes "Movie Disaster Music." Years in the making, this labor of love  assembles a host of musicians and producers including Paul Roessler  (Screamers, Nina Hagen), David McConnell (Elliot Smith, Wilco), Kenny Lyon  (Lemonheads, Los Super Elegantes), Patrick Warren and Michael Lockwood  (Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple) and Shon Sullivan (The Eels, Eliott Smith, Neil  Finn) among others, to explore her songwriting skills in daring and  exciting new ways. Always a great presence and voice, Josie Cotton shows  her new colors on this album; a mature artist with a fresh vision, still  challenging convention after all these years.