Somewhere in Mississippi, an English Teacher is
Ashamed
OUT OF SYNC: A MEMOIR, Lance Bass
Review by Phil Putnam
To those who are
relatively aware, culturally sensitive, and
otherwise not idiots, the question was not IF one of
the sugar-waxed pop idol bois in *NSYNC was gay, but
rather WHEN one of them would tire of pledging
eternal teen love to Babysitters Club alumna and
krump on out of the closet, sequins blazing. Thus it
really wasn’t news when Lance Bass, now aged nicely
into his 28 years with the square jaw
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Jana
Losey
by Aaron C.
Yeagle
“I want people to
have an ‘altered time’ kind of experience that
happens in the theater or a really good movie — the
kind where you can forget about what’s going on with
you and travel like you’re dreaming.”
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Switchblade Kittens: The Weird Sisters
by Aaron C. Yeagle
Switchblade Kittens
came crashing onto the music scene with their punk
rock cover of everyone’s favorite Titanic theme, “My
Heart Will Go On”. This iceberg inspired hit hardly
caused the Kittens to sink, instead the song began
playing on over 300 college radio stations in the
US, Canada, and
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JANA
LOSEY: Blocks
by Rob Mathias
Jana Losey's second
CD release, Blocks, has me wondering "what ever
happened to Natalie Merchant anyway?" Do you
remember Natalie? The gifted singer from 10,000
Maniacs who also produced a memorable solo album.
Michael Stipe's fag hag?
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Ravenz
Gate: Less is More
by Hook
Outmusic
band Ravenz Gate is the brainchild of sultry
songstress Leslie Ruland, whose soulful vocals and
superb craftsmanship make her a stand-out leaps and
bounds ahead of the usual power-pop rocks
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Melissa Crispo: ... A Break in the Clouds
by Hook
Orlando’s
sweetheart Melissa Crispo has rocked Girls at Gay
Days and Lilith Fair every year since 2004. Her band
also opened for Betty (of L-Word acclaim) at the
Florida AIDS Foundation Benefit, has
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KYNT:
Makes Me Hot
by Aaron C. Yeagle
I recently discovered
this fantastic, talented performer via MySpace ...
(now the repository for anything indie in the world
because of its incredible guerilla marketing ... um,
social networking ... capabilities) ... in research
for GLBT musicians
I could help by supporting them on Q Radio (which is
what we're all
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MUSE
"Black Holes and Revelations"
by Rob
Matthias
Black Holes and
Revelations is the fourth studio album by English
alternative rock band Muse, released in July 2006.
The album sold 115,144 copies in its first week in
the UK, which is more than the first week sales of
Muse's previous album, Absolution (71,597).
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Darren Hayes: This Delicate Thing We’ve Made
by Danny Mariano
I
still remember the days when I was “truly, madly,
deeply” into the music of Savage Garden; drawn in
visually by the uber-hip and sexy look of the duo
and finding myself captured by the catchy pop-synth
melodies of their songs and then being completely
taken over with the urge to sing along.
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Logan
Lynn: Logan Lynn
by Aaron C. Yeagle
If the Land of Misfit
Toys elected a team of cultural ambassadors, Logan
Lynn would be its poet laureate. In Portland's
pulsating music scene, he occupies a singular
position- an emo prophet with a penchant for
electronic beats, preaching the Good Word to
drug-damaged crybabies.
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Annie
Vergnetti: Bruised Wings
by Aaron C. Yeagle
Annie Vergnetti is a
singer/songwriter hailing from Portland, Oregon. Her
music is described as edgie folkrock with a twist of
slide and grit. She has shared the stage with the
likes of Michelle Branch, Cherry Poppin' Daddies,
Nicole Sangsuree, Amelia, Two Loons For Tea, and
various other amazing
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