IdiotSpeak: Gabby Gifford get out of my towns!
So much of what I hear from my pro-assault weapons friends melts into pure asshattery once exposed to the light of day. Such is the case with DebraLee Hovey's statement criticizing Gabby Gifford's...
View ArticleBIG NEWS! Jodie Foster Comes Out as a Hot Mess
Sometimes it's better when people don't reveal who they really are inside. Instead of a majestic ocean of deep thought and noble purpose, Jodie Foster's revelations at the Golden Globe Awards gave us a...
View ArticleDebate on Gun Control? Not Yet.
The NRA has raised an army of bullies to shout down and intimidate anyone who dares call for gun control. I hate bullies.
View ArticleArmed With Aloha: Why Gays Should Give a Damn
Keep in mind that it's not simply civilians' rights to weapons of war that are at stake in the anti-gun control movement. The right of Christians to bear arms against homosexuals is also under siege.
View ArticleUltra to WMC: We've Got You Surrounded
Like a house music encyclopedia between two massive bookends, WMC is wedged between two Ultras this year.
View ArticleWMC 2013: Advice from the Beachmonkey
WMC is more than just an insanely good time with corresponding loss of revenue. It is the chance to make connections that could pay off down the road.
View ArticleLiving for This! WMC 2013 Recognizes the LGBT Community
The Winter Music Conference (WMC) is THE annual gathering of musicians, DJs, producers and music labels involved in electronic dance music. They've always supported Gay people. But for the first time,...
View ArticleWMC 2013, Day 1: Gimm+Icky, Kerli, Parralox, and HTC Overdose
Watch out for unknown DJs with milk jugs full of liquor.
View ArticleWMC, Day 2: Gay Music Community Comes Out
"Living for This: LGBT Artists in EDM" made history as the first Gay-themed panel in the history of the Winter Music Conference (WMC) .
View ArticleWMC 2013, Day 3: IDMA and Joi Cardwell FTW
Like WMC 2013, IDMA 2013 is a milestone year for the Gay community. One of the winners is an LGBT icon.
View ArticleWMC 2013, Day 4: Are You Afro? and Soulistic
I will wear my Are You Afro? shirt wherever and whenever I please. Anyone, regardless of race, who finds it inappropriate will not elicit shame or resentment from me, only pity because their discomfort...
View ArticleWMC 2013, Day 4: Nile Rodgers
Nile Rodgers was featured in one of the closing panels for the Winter Music Conference. And what a panel it was.
View ArticleWMC 2013, Day 4: Mikki Afflick, Patrick Bo and Lisa Shaw
Shore Club, Jazid, Chalk: three different venues with three very different looks. The unifying factor is that all of them had fine music.
View ArticleWMC 2013, Day 5: Ubuntu and the Chosen Few
It was my last day covering the Winter Music Conference, so I decided to go to Johannesburg and Chicago.
View ArticleMika Newton: Blessings of the Hard Life
The road to stardom leads to Los Angeles, which is why singer Mika Newton commutes back and forth from the Ukraine.
View ArticlePeaches Does Herself: A Review
This performance has it all! Cloth-covered humanoids crawling out of vaginas, more dry-humping than a Mad Clams party, dancers with reflective balls, a leatherette on a bicycle... the list goes on.
View ArticleCussing Your Parents
It is infinitely preferable for young people to respond to family members with obscenities than with a suicide note and follow-through.
View ArticleWMC, Part I: What's in a Name?
Winter Music Conference is upon us. Day One: Deep house floods the pool deck of the fabulous Shelborne Hotel.
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