Celebrating Ten Years of She Shreds Magazine: An Interview with Fabi Reyna
“In my opinion, music is the tool for distributing change through culture, through messaging, through community and collective vision.”
Black Queers Look For Accountability in Kendrick Lamar’s “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”
It’s not hard to listen to Black queer & trans folks and get this shit correct.
Kehlani’s New Album “Blue Water Road” Is a Sensual Exploration of Self
Sensuality is the overarching theme of the album, even in songs that are not explicitly about romantic entanglements. You can find it in bass lines, or just the overall vibe.
7 Minutes in 7-Eleven: Chrishell and G Flip Take Big Gulps of Each Other
Sometimes you just gotta make out with and choke out someone in a convenience store, you know?
Quiz: Which Album by a Queer Artist/Band Should You Stream Next?
You should listen to every one of these albums, but there’s one out there that’s just right for you.
You Can’t Fuck the Internet but You Can Try: An Interview With Queer Folk Singer-Songwriter Amelia Jackie
As I listen through Amelia Jackie’s queer folk album, again and again, I feel a fullness that is not unlike eating your favorite comfort food.
Quiz: Which 90s R&B Album Are You?
I find myself turning to 90s R&B when I’m really in my feelings. Like deep in my feelings.
Mal Blum on Their New EP “Ain’t It Nice,” Queer Americana, and Finding Humor in Sorrow
“Who cares that I don’t usually release country, or that it’s not on brand? None of this stuff matters. It’s like, if you want to share your art, then do it, because you don’t know how long you have.”
Syd’s Album “Broken Hearts Club” Beautifully Captures the Highs and Lows of Queer Love
Syd’s new album is a musically beautiful illustration of the excitement, joy, sensuality, passion, and pain that accompany love.
Charting Celesbian Breakup Albums: “Cheap Queen” and “Valentine”
Queer celebrity breakup albums are just the next phase of evolution from reading into celebrity post-breakup tweets. Because after all, what is a breakup album if not just a really long subtweet?
Playlist: Let’s Have a Middle School Dance Party
I asked queer adults to choose songs with the most middle school dance vibes, and the results smell like Axe bodyspray and taste like gum. Plus, read the real, true story of me kind of rudely rejecting a boy before my own 8th grade dance!
Slow Takes: Lucy Dacus’ “Home Video” and the Representation of Specificity
Home Video isn’t universal. It’s not even universally queer. It’s solely and specifically Lucy Dacus.
The Double Lives of Queer Church Musicians
Many of my colleagues and I have left church music leadership entirely.
Playlist: Love Songs Gifted By Exes
I asked some of my friends whether they had any love songs that they still love today, originally given to them by exes.
Five Things to do While Listening to Jasmin Savoy Brown’s “Orange Wine”
This song is well-suited for so many licentious scenarios.
Every Song on Tegan and Sara’s “So Jealous,” Ranked
The melodrama of So Jealous is hard to resist. It’s emotionally indulgent heartbreak music, whether your heart is breaking or not. And now, it’s back.
Playlist: I Asked My Friends What the Most Romantic Song of All Time Is, And Now They’re All Mad At Me
A crowdsourced Valentine’s Day-ish playlist presents a broad spectrum of definitions of “romantic.” In other words: Here’s some romantic chaos.
Quiz: Which 70s Soul/Disco Diva Are You?
We often romanticize the 70s for the music and the fashion — the two best parts about the decade. But could you really hack it as a badass babe in that era?
Queer Your Ears: Ten of the Best Albums Released by Queer and Trans Artists in 2021
Mental health was a major theme this year lyrically, as were some of the topics that can never be approached too many times — being gay, being in love, breaking up, struggling with identity, struggling with adulthood, struggling with self-sabotage.
23 of the Best Songs by Queer Artists in 2021
This was a great year for LGBTQ music and my gay little heart.