Singer Isabel Rose is celebrating the release of her new album Trouble in Paradise in style with a gig at Manhattan's 54 Below. Rose finds her stylistic inspiration in the pre-hippie 60s. "I'm not a pastiche act," she told uInterview exclusively. "I'm a here-and-now performer, influenced by that era, but really performing in the here and now."

For the title song's video, Rose had a little help from some of Gotham's leading drag queens — Hedda Lettuce, Paige Turner and Ivy Winters. "I learned so much from them, they are so fun, so talented, and they really represented the theme of the song and that is that nothing is at it seems," Rose said.

Catch Isabel Rose on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 9:30p.m. at 54 Below (254 W 54th Street, N.Y, N.Y.) For tickets, click here.

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Q: What can we expect from your new album? - Uinterview

You can expect a little bit of Rat Pack Vegas, and you can expect a little bob rock Metallica edge, something for everyone.

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Q: What was it like to work with drag queens on the video? - Uinterview

Well, I shot 'Trouble in Paradise' the video with Hedda Lettuce, Paige Turner and Ivy Winters who are all incredible artists. I learned so much from them, they are so fun, so talented, and they really represented the theme of the song and that is that nothing is as it seems. So they were the perfect people to work with.

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Q: Did you learn any drag queen fashion secrets? - Uinterview

Well, I don't know if I should give away those secrets, but one of them was to use a blow dryer on your lashes, like you put them on and then you use the blowdryer and it makes the glue stick and makes the lashes go up. The other things I learned from them are not fit for camera unless it'll be viewed after midnight.

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Q: Who inspires your style? - Uinterview

My biggest inspiration is Ann Margaret, especially the Vegas performances, and I'm also very influenced by Mitzi Gaynor, and the performances are stylized. But I'm not a pastiche act, so it's not like going to see a 60's act, like Hairspray on Broadway. I'm a here-and-now performer influenced by that era, but really performing in the here and now. It's just that I'm doing a lot of "the pony, the pony, the pony," and it's also just a really good time. The 60's - that I'm referencing which was before, like, everyone was dropping acid — it was sort of the Camelot/Rat Pack 60's, that was just a gay old martini time, so it was just a great time to be stars.