Works by
Jake Shears
(Singer, Musician)

Jake Shears (born Jason Sellards on October 3, 1977 in Arizona) is the male singer for the American alternative music group the Scissor Sisters. He has also collaborated with Tiga and wrote the hit single "I Believe In You" for Kylie Minogue.

Sellards went to college in Los Angeles with an old schoolfriend of his future bandmate Scott Hoffman (aka Babydaddy); when at age 19 he went to visit her in Lexington, Kentucky, he met Hoffman. Sellards and Hoffman hit it off immediately and, a year later, both moved to New York (Hoffman going to Columbia College). Sellards made a living writing snarky articles for the gay magazine HX. For a while, Sellards was a fixture on the New York gay and electroclash scene, as well as a stripper in alternative gay bars (including the legendary IC-Guyz). The Scissor Sisters formed in 2002 as a kind of performance art lark, playing outrageous shows in clubs like Luxx, the heart of the electroclash scene in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where Sellards lived.

In concert, Shears is known for provocative dancing and often going near-nude, hearkening back to his former occupation as a stripper. He, along with his band, has become especially popular in the GLBT community, where the Scissor Sisters are especially popular. Shears and fellow band members Babydaddy and Del Marquis are all openly gay.

-- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Audio
• DVD

Audio

• Remixed! (2004)
  A genre and gender-defying mix of rock, pop, and dance inspired by burlesque, drag queens, and glam rock, New York’s Scissor Sisters made a big splash in late 2003/early 2004 with their neon-bright re-imagining of Pink Floyd’s "Comfortably Numb," the B-side to the band’s first single "Electrobix." They have topped album charts, selling out concert venues and scoring hit after hit in the UK and much of Europe. They have won praise from the praise from Kylie Minogue, Duran Duran, and Elton John.

  "Scissor Sisters Remixed!" features the remix versions (including exclusives) by Tiga, and A Touch of Class of the group’s hit songs "Comfortably Numb," "Electrobix," and "Filthy Gorgeous."

• Comfortably Numb (2004)
  Import, CD-single

• Laura (2004)
  CD-single.  The Glam-rockin' "Laura" is Taken from Scissor Sister's Self-titled Top Five Debut Album, Remix Comes from Paper Faces.

• Scissor Sisters (2004)
  Those dismissing the self-titled Scissor Sisters as a product of New York's latest band fad are jumping to conclusions. Yes, there's a certain cabaret aspect to what they do, but that's not to dismiss them as frivolous nightclub entertainment. That's only half the story. "Comfortably Numb" may nod to gay disco but this eclectic bunch of fashionistas have more interesting reference points tucked up their puff sleeves. If anything, the prevailing mood here is sunny AM rock, the kind of thing you might have tuned into in 70s New Jersey. "Take Your Mamma Out," perhaps the first song about coming out to your mother in a gay club, and sung by Jake Shears like primetime Elton, is a cracker. So too "Tits on the Radio"--slick barroom boogie that takes a venomous swipe at New York's increasing conservatism. Best here, though, is the anthemic "It Can't Come Quickly Enough," a retro carve-up of Nick Kershaw and the Pet Shop Boys that's more powerful than it sounds. Ignore it at your peril. -- Paul Tierney at Amazon.com

• Scissor Sisters (2004)
  Import, extra tracks
  Scissor Sisters are five electro-glam reprobates from New York who have produced one of the coolest records of 2004 without even trying. Ignoring the zeitgeist sounds of the Strokes & Stellastarr (there's no way that these guys own a Television album) the Scissor Sisters have missed out on becoming trendy scenesters to plough their own furrow in the plentiful fields of camp party music. Like fellow genre-splicing nutters Electric Six, Scissor Sisters are a band who won't be categorized. Influenced by vintage Bowie, Roxy Music & Elton John & with the audacity to cover Pink Floyd, the Scissor Sisters are one of the most unique & exciting bands around. Their self-titled debut album is chock-full of cheesy-yet-awesome tunes that incorporate disco, soft rock & everything in between. The Floyd cover 'Comfortably Numb' evokes 'Saturday Night Fever' era Bee Gees whilst 'Mary' is a wonderful pastiche of Toto.

• Take Your Mama (2004)
  Import, CD-single

• Filthy/Gorgeous (2005)
  Taken from the band's self-titled 2004 debut album, the title track is backed with 3 non-album tracks 'Filthy/Gorgeous' (Paper Faces vocal mix), 'Mary' (Mylo mix) & 'Filthy/Gorgeous' (Gorgeous version video).

• Maximum Scissor Sisters (2006)
  Audio CD book on a full color picture CD. Contains a biography, complete with commentary & interview excerpts. Comes in a full color slipcase with an eight page photo booklet & one-sided, 10 inch x 10 inch full color poster. Approx. 60 minutes.

• Ta Dah! (2006)
  Import

DVD

• We Are Scissor Sisters... And So Are You (2005)
  The band are extremely proud of this DVD which contains the following goodies: • A full live concert filmed at the Brighton Dome in August (which the band count as one of their finest ever performances), directed by Julien Temple (the great Rock'n'Roll Swindle / Absolute Beginners), and featuring backstage footage and other extras . • A 1/2 hour documentary, also directed by Julien. It tells the definitive Scissor Sisters story with never-seen-before early footage of Scissor Sisters performing on the New York club circuit and a few of the band's new friends dropping by. • A 10 minute, 4-play film piece directed by Andy Soup which features live footage and some incredibly bad acting. • all of Scissor Sisters music videos to date, including the rare original video for Laura. • Five different menu screens with each member entertaining you in their own unique way. • Plus a few hidden surprises that you'll have to press a lot of buttons to find, and plenty of filth and gorgeousness.  This DVD is formatted for all regions.