Results for: be the change
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It’s Chika 1, Rap Industry 0 With Her Debut EP “Industry Games”
Chika’s debut EP drops TODAY an she’s re-introducing herself with a major bang! Conscious, thoughtful, craftsperson-ly lyricism and bombastic beats. I can’t wait.
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VIDEO PLAYLIST: These Bangers from Rhythm + Flow’s Lesbian Rapper Londynn B
Londynn B is a lesbian Cardi B by way of Grace Jones — all charisma, swagger, and sex. With the bars to back it up.
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Monday Roundtable: Hey DJ Play That (Gay) Song
The first musician or song that you felt in your heart and brain was gay was a big moment for many of us — here are the gay songs we first knew and loved.
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Hello, Goodbye: From Faking My Taste for Crushes to Falling in Love with Music for Real
Then I met Summer, a junior counselor at the Christian summer camp I went to between sixth and seventh grade. Summer wore a different band shirt almost every day: Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, The Doors, Led Zeppelin. She told me she loved classic rock, and without hesitating, I said “me too.”
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25 Incredible 8Tracks Playlists from Autostraddle Days of Yore
Autostraddle has been around for SEVEN years, and we’ve been making playlists that whole damn time!
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Cathy & Marcy Celebrate Diverse Families with ‘Dancin’ in the Kitchen’
Creating space for difficult conversations between parents and children has been both a goal and a side effect of their music making through the years.
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Hurray For The Riff Raff Interview and Ticket Giveaway!
Alynda Lee Segarra and Yosi Perlstein chat with us about their new album and new tour — and oh, by the way, you can win tickets to see them!
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The Curious Case of Alex Parks, the Celesbian Who Briefly Was
Chasing the UK’s once-promising lesbian pop star around the the place she’s least likely to be found: the internet.
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Pansexual Rapper Angel Haze Rewrites “Same Love” Lyrics, Wins Queer Hearts
“What really sets Angel Haze apart from the crowd of other up-and-comers is the level of brutal, unflinching honesty in her lyrics.”
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Vicci Martinez Has The Voice And The Major Label Debut: The Autostraddle Interview
Jess talks to The Voice’s Vicci Martinez about her brand new album, coming out, her musical guilty pleasure and of course, The Real L Word.
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Tegan and Sara Stare into the Camera, Your Soul in “Body Works” Video
Intern Grace’s Team Pick: I feel like someone told Tegan and Sara that every time they blink in this video, a kitten will die or something.
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Uh Huh Her’s Camila Grey: The Autostraddle Interview
Jess chats with Southwest refugee Camila Grey, who gives us the Behind the Music treatment on touring with Adam Lambert and Uh Huh Her’s brand new record, Nocturnes, finally out October 11th.
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Jessie J Likes and Dates Girls and Doesn’t Care Who Knows It
Jessie J’s a pop artist on the rise and she’s doing this thing where she’s actually open about her sexuality. It’s kinda awesome.
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Jessie J Did It Like a Dude and Most Dykes Like It
Jessie J won the BBC’s “Sound of 2011” poll and her first single “Do It Like a Dude” is a girls-can-f*ck-girls anthem with a gender-bending music video. Is Jessie J a subversive queer superstar or will she be seen as another homocultural appropriator?
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Chely Wright, Country Music’s First Out Lesbian Star: The Autostraddle Interview
“The Dinah is gonna be a lot of fun! Truthfully, every time I see a large group of gay women I can’t believe how many of us there are. I marvel.”
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Audiostraddle Weekly: Tegan & Sara & Muppets, Oh My!
Tegan & Sara perform “Alligator” on a Canadian kids television show, new albums on the horizon for Gaga, Blink 182, and Radiohead, new vid from Crystal Castles, tour dates from The xx, Jenny & Johnny, Gucci Mane releases new mixtape, and fresh new releases from Kele of Bloc Party, The Roots, and Sia.
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Jennifer Corday, Lesbian Country Rocker: The Autostraddle Interview
Chely Wright ignited a media frenzy when she came out last month, but lesbians have had an out country/rock star to call their own for years — Jennifer Corday. With 3 albums and her music featured in films and on TV, Corday is on a roll as she completes her upcoming record. She talks to Autostraddle about being gay in country, why lesbians love girls with guitars, and tells tales of the trouble her Gretchen Wilson “Redneck Lesbo” parody has gotten her into.
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Interviewing Bitch, Electro-Violinist Rock Poet Grrrl & Touring T.W.A.T.
Fueled by a recent break-up, queer electro-violinist rock poet B*itch (formerly from queercore duo ‘Bitch & Animal’) is back a new look and her second solo LP, “Blasted!”. Our music writer Corey sits down to talk about her transformation into solo artist and what fans can expect from her new release & upcoming tour.
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Queer Music Party: Tegan & Sara’s ALLIGATOR VIDEO, Kaki King, Sarah Slaton, Ke$ha, Bitch, Gaga, Nicki Minaj & More
Audiostraddle gets a make over! Also Tegan & Sara’s Alligator video premieres for real, Kaki King releases a new track from Junior, the Gossip announce US tour dates, the Vampire Weekend play doubles with a Jo-Bro and also; Ke$ha on bisexuality, Elton John says Jesus is gay, Nicki Minaj has a threesome and Lady Gaga is in a lot of magazines.
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Sing the Body Electric With k.d. lang’s Olympic Hallelujah (VIDEO), The Muppets & Adam Lambert
Cover songs from kd Lang at the Olympics, The Muppets, Hope for Haiti and the American Idol kids delight us. Also; Ellen’s NYTimes feature story, French kiss-in, John Mayer being crazy, Lady Gaga being creative, Alexander McQueen, Taylor Swift, Tool Academy, Big Gay Out, ChatRoulette and a dolphin.