A term coined by GB Jones and/or Bruce LaBruce of the late 80s gay punk/sleaze zine "JD's." Later validated by a new wave of early 90s gay punk bands like Tribe 8, Pansy Division, Team Dresch, Sister George, God Is My Co-Pilot, and many others. Focused mainly around three record labels (Outpunk, Chainsaw and Candy-Ass.. this genre is still around today.
Tribe 8
Pansy Division
Team Dresch
SisterGeorge Sta-Prest
God Is My Co-Pilot Cypher in the Snow
Double Zero
Mukilteo Fairies
The Need
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2million.