Music
No One Takes Your Freedom
From DJ Earworm, a great sounding mash-up for your weekend. Scissor Sisters' "Take Your Mama" + Aretha Franklin "Think" + The Beatles "For No One" … [Read more...] about No One Takes Your Freedom
The Care and Feeding of a Musical Bear
Thought Not inaugurates a "Celebrity Bear of the Week" feature by chatting up the Scissor Sisters' Babydaddy, in a tete-a-tete that includes tips from … [Read more...] about The Care and Feeding of a Musical Bear
George Michael says good-bye to the world of pop music in confessional documentary before he "disappears". The doc said to be insightful about his … [Read more...] about
Killer Role Model
Arjan riffs on the Killers' Brandon Flowers' "ambiguous sexuality, gay-themed lyrics, and boy love behavior on stage" and his relationship to … [Read more...] about Killer Role Model
Cowboy Ballads
This morning, Variety reports that Gustavo Santaolalla, who wrote the gorgeous sweeping guitar and woodwind score for The Motorcycle Diaries, is busy … [Read more...] about Cowboy Ballads
NYT: "Even at first blush, it was clear that "The Gates" is a work of pure joy, a vast populist spectacle of good will and simple eloquence, the first … [Read more...] about
Year of the Cock
The Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears performs at Wednesday's 25th annual Brit Awards in Earls Court, London, which happened to coincide with the Chinese … [Read more...] about Year of the Cock
Tarzan Boy
MP3 alert: Music is a Virus revisits the world of the late Jimmy McShane and the "guilty pleasures" of his 80's pop identity Baltimora. … [Read more...] about Tarzan Boy
Gay Ex-police officer wins sex harassment suit. Awarded $260K. Stunning Coachella Music Festival line-up unveiled. April 30 fest adjacent to Palm … [Read more...] about