Obama's Inauguration Gets the Bad Lip Reading Treatment: VIDEO

Wow. Obama really flubbed the oath this time. And Beyoncé's National Anthem was touching.

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

Anderson Cooper Has Something to Say About Beyonce's Lip-Sync: VIDEO

Haters need to stop hating, says Anderson. "Francis Scott Key himself would send her a fruit basket."

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Kelly Clarkson, Beyoncé Perform at Inauguration: VIDEOS

Kelly Clarkson performed "My Country Tis of Thee" and Beyoncé performed "The Star Spangled Banner" at Obama's inauguration earlier today.

Check out the performances, AFTER THE JUMP...

News: Iran, Lone Gunman, Rhode Island, 'The Gay All Black'

From The Guardian, a first-hand account of growing up gay in Iran: "I struggled. I was sure that I was sick. I thought all these desires were unholy and sinful. I sought a thousand different ways to rid myself of these thoughts, but alas it was not possible. They were the inescapable desires of the body and the soul."

Colton Brugger, the anti-gay activist who does the National Organization for Marriage's web work, designed the new webpage for opponents of equality in France. One can only assume that NOM, well aware they're facing a losing battle here, thinks their hateful ways will play better overseas.

Justin Theroux looks dashing at the Calvin Klein Collection show in Italy.

And here's Glee star Chris Colfer strolling around New York City.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z reportedly spent $200,000 on their daughter's 1st birthday party, setting a very troubling precedent for their accountant.

Destiny's Child will indeed perform during the Super Bowl half-time show.

Sex and the City, drag edition.

An interview with gay actor Andrew Rannells about his roles on HBO's Girls.

The United States is giving France tactical support in the country's battle against militants in Mali, a former French colony.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr is convinced that his uncle, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated by more than one person: "The evidence at this point I think is very, very convincing that it was not a lone gunman."

Writing in the New Zealand Herald, University of Auckland Business School professor Dr. Mike Lee opposes the campaign asking a closeted member of the All Blacks rugby team to come out: "If any All Black was to come out as a homosexual, he would probably be known as 'the gay All Black', rather than an exceptional rugby player and individual. And that could create exactly what human rights groups in New Zealand surely don't want - a step backwards to a time when sexual preference was more of a big deal."

From Israel: "An Israeli gay couple married 10 months ago in New York has asked an Israeli family court to validate a spousal support agreement. Elad Aflalo Farber and Roni Farber Aflalo on Sunday asked the Ramat Gan Family Court to recognize their agreement -- the first time a legally married gay couple has done so, according to Haaretz. Previous recognitions of same-sex spousal support agreements involved common-law spouses."

A great read: "The Unbearable Invisibility of White Masculinity: Innocence In the Age of White Male Mass Shootings"

The Rhode Islanders United for Marriage coalition will hit the ground running on Monday as they lobby lawmakers and voters to get behind marriage equality in The Ocean State.

Changing attitudes toward gay people in Singapore: "A nationally representative survey in the Southeast Asian city-state found that in 2005, 68.6 percent of adults had negative attitudes toward gay people, while 22.9 percent had positive views and 8.5 percent were neutral. By 2010, fewer adults in Singapore had negative attitudes toward homosexuals (64.5 percent), while more expressed positive attitudes (25.3 percent) or were neutral (10.2 percent), the survey found."

Conservative Christians in Hong Kong protested new laws that would outlaw anti-gay discrimination there. Like their counterparts here in the States, they claim such legislation would impede their free speech rights.

Justin Timberlake Set To Release New Single Monday, Album Soon: VIDEO

Here's some amazing news for the millions of people, including this guy, who have been waiting for Justin Timberlake to get off the movie set and back to where he belongs: the recording studio.

The singer confirmed today that he's working on a new Timbaland-produced album, and that the first single, featuring Jay-Z and Beyoncé, will be released on Monday.

Get excited over Timberlake's explanatory video AFTER THE JUMP.

The OXD Mirror: New Music for 9.28.12

BY OCCUPY THE DISCO / RU BHATT

The OXD Mirror is a weekly music column brought to you by the boys of OCCUPY THE DISCO (OXD), a New York City based movement created by three music lovers, Ru Bhatt, Josh Appelbaum, and Tadeu Magalhães, who want to share their love for disco, house and dance music with the world. 

 

Midnight Magic & Tommie Sunshine - 'I Found Love'

Hailing from New York, Midnight Magic is a nine person ensemble that describes themselves as “the secret love children of Donna Summer and George Clinton,” and masterfully combine funk, disco, electro and soul in an effort to make the listener and rhythm become one. After hearing the Jacques Renault remix of their 2010 hit, 'Beam Me Up,' Brooklyn-based legend Tommie Sunshine was amazed that a modern band could create something so classic and pure. Feeling inspired, Sunshine used social media to seek them out, resulting in this collaboration. This timeless song combines 70′s disco, early 80′s Chicago House and the piano-driven dance music of New York in the 90′s, into a multi-layered track that is topped with the brilliant soulful vocals of chanteuse Tiffany Roth.

 

Escort - 'Starlight (RAC Remix)'

 

Escort is yet another New York-based band that has taken it upon themselves to revitalize disco for a new era. Although their debut single, 'Starlight' was released way back in 2006,  RAC (Remix Artist Collective) has revived the song for the band's upcoming Escort Remixed, out on October 16th. Portugal-based André Allen Anjos, founder of RAC, supplements Escort's 17 piece orchestra with an italodisco bassline that will keep your feet tapping as you enjoy Adeline Michele's delightful vocals.

 

Erika Spring - 'Happy At Your Gate (Aeroplane Remix)'

Amongst other productions, Aeroplane (Vito De Luca) gained tremendous amounts of buzz with his collaboration with Brooklyn-Based Au Revoir Simone on his classic rework for for Friendly Fires' 'Paris'. Considered a leader in the nu-disco and Balearica scene, the Italian-Belgian producer's records demonstrate a passion for soulful disco and early ’80s electronica. Erika Spring is the solo project of Au Revoir Simone's keyboardist/singer, Erika Forster. Though new Aeroplane mixes are rather rare these days (he tends to focus on his own productions), his decision to remix Erika's new single, 'Happy At Your Gate,' should come as no surprise given their previous collaborations. The result is a cosmic disco track with takes advantage of Forster's sultry, tempered vocals to create an immense floor-filling tune. If you're in New York and interested in hearing Aeroplane live, be sure to Occupy the Disco with us next Friday, October 5th. More details can be found on our site.

 

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