All the horrible tragic news of the past few days might make some of us want to hole up at home and binge on bacon ice cream and RuPaul’s Drag Race episodes. But never fear, otherwise the whackjob terrorists will win! Celebrate life! Go out dancing!
April 18th, 2013 | Posted in Event, dance music, music blogroll, music reviews | No Comments
Kent James, who long ago abandoned the punk mohawk, as well as a previous Country-Western persona, seems comfortable in simple garage mechanic duds as the front man for a thudding, loud and deliciously authentic rock and roll band that plays music without politics.
December 29th, 2010 | Posted in Bands, Music Videos, music blogroll, music reviews | No Comments
There’s no mistaking that many of the themes in local transgender singer Shawna Virago’s CD Objectified are autobiographical. The lead lyric in three of the CD’s songs, “Objectified,” “Transsexual Dominatrix” and “Butterfly” is the word “I.”
December 29th, 2010 | Posted in Bands, music reviews, shows | 1 Comment
When it comes to “gay music,” who better to support than the rainbowlicious Scissor Sisters? Their new album, Night Work, is said by lead singer-composer Jake Shears to have evolved into a musical statement on what our world would be like if AIDS never happened.
June 30th, 2010 | Posted in Bands, Featured Article, music reviews | No Comments
by Jim Provenzano
Growing up in a small Ohio town, the local country music station’s antenna interfered with reception for the Cleveland rock station, WMMS. The farm boys and “proud rednecks” I grew up with for the most part maintained a polite dis- tance from the artsy types like myself, except when I actually worked [...]
June 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Bands, Music Videos, music reviews | No Comments
This is supposed to be where I only review Non-Stop, Andy Bell’s terrific new solo CD, but we ran out of space for a blathering editorial, so I’ll be succinct.
Non-Stop will be released on June 7 on CD and via download and features the singles “Running Out,” “Will You Be There?” and “Call On [...]
May 5th, 2010 | Posted in music reviews | No Comments