Results for: be the change
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Janelle Monáe Covers Honey Mag, is Androgynous, Loves Androids
Janelle Monae is next up to be the Next Best Thing. In related news, it’s tough to be Ke$ha in a Lady Gaga world. Plus, Kristen Stewart looks like Kate Moennig at Coachella, Lady Gaga on Idol, Hailey Wojick, Christina Hendricks & more!
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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.
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The Cold War Kids Sell Out Williamsburg Music Hall, Stef Mitchell Shoots.
Aussie photographer and writer Stef Mitchell brings us a review and photos of the Cold War Kids’ sold out concert at the Williamsburg Music Hall.
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King Kong Don’t Have Nothing Over EZ Girl: The Autostraddle Interview
Jess talks to polarizing musician Elizabeth Ziff: “Honestly, I’m queer more than I am gay. I’m peripheral. I’ve never been conformist, I’ve never been status quo, it’s never even entered my brain. I’ve been in a band for 25 years, that’s what I’ve done. Traveled the world, fucked, got wasted, been political, and created.”
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Crystal’s Team Pick: Sia’s New Music Video
Remember that time I explained the top 10 reasons why I love Sia hard? Here’s my eleventh reason. Today a handful of people with exceptional music taste sent me the link to Sia’s new music video for “You’ve Changed”, a track that will feature on her upcoming album We Are Born. Sia’s music videos are […]
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Why Taylor Swift Offends Little Monsters, Feminists, and Weirdos
A symbolical analysis of the Taylor Swift canon (w/infographic). Is there art without sex? Love without raincoats? Feminism without girls? Beauty without dirt? Copycats without claws?
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52nd Annual Grammy Awards: Open Thread, Drinking Game, Lady Gaga Lovefest
It’s the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, and our first annual Grammy-Award-watching experience! We’ve got a drinking game and a casually updated live-blog of whatever happens after Lady Gaga performs. They give stuff out, right? Who knows!
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10 Fashion Icons in Music: Women Rocking Homosexy Style
Female fashion trendsetters in the music world! Karmen and Becky have thoughts and feelings about hot girls on guitars and why they’re seriously styln’ and you get to read about it! Lot’s of girls, clothes, and music videos await.
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El Perro Del Mar ‘Love Is Not Pop’ Album Review & Give Away
Karmen shares her many feelings about ‘Love Is Not Pop’, the heartbreak album from Swedish songstress El Perro Del Mar and the soundtrack for Karmen’s winter. Love may not be pop, but we do love El Perro’s pop and so we’re going to give away a few copies of this album to our readers.
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The Cliks, Reinvented and It Feels So Good: The Autostraddle Interview & Photoshoot
Robin catches up with Lucas Siveria and his new bandmates, Brian Viglione & Tobi Parks, for their first photoshoot together as The Cliks … and we think they’re in love.
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VIDEO: Autostraddle.com’s Bad Romance by Lady Gaga
Bad Romance. Except this time; it’s really, really, really good, too. You know what I mean. Lady Gaga. Bitches. Bad Romance. Stef. A;ex.
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Why Taylor Swift Won That Grammy (And Lady Gaga Didn’t). ALSO: Grammy Gallery!
Breaking down the Taylor Swift win and the Lady Gaga loss, with a Special Comment from Superfan Alex. Also; trouble for Naomi & Emily on this week’s Skins, the girl who plays Effy wishes she got to be gay too, a woman wins a directing award for the first time ever, and Tila Tequila quits twitter! For real!
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Audiostraddle’s Music of 2009: A Year in Review
2009 is over! And now Audiostraddle has recapped some of the best and worst musical moments, releases and artists of the year – the things that made us laugh, sigh, say “WTF” and wish we could reach into our TV screens so that we could slap Kanye West silly.
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Hunter Valentine Rocks My World: The Autostraddle Interview
In her Audiostraddle debut, contributing writer Corey Crossfield chats to Kiyomi McCloskey, lead singer from the Toronto-based female rock trio Hunter Valentine. Fresh from showcasing at New York’s CMJ, Kiyomi talks about the band’s beginnings, their upcoming EP “Lessons From The Late Night”, and how she writes the songs that can tear your heart apart or help you piece it back together.
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What Are The Top Ten Albums You Can’t Live Without?
Top Ten Desert Island Albums. GO! Intern Emily already did – find out which records she can’t live without, and why – from Death Cab and Tegan and Sara, to Sarah Mclachlan, Okkervil River and more. Plus, the top ten albums the rest of Audiostraddle can’t live without … what are your favorites?
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Top Ten Reasons I Want Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance
We have SO MANY FEELINGS about Bad Romance! Mostly, we think it’s the greatest music video ever made. Here’s why.
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Tegan & Sara’s Sainthood: B-Side Track Reviews, Massive Photo Gallery & #Sainthood
Sainthood comes out TODAY. We’ve got our review of the album’s bonus tracks, as well as a HUGE Tegan & Sara photo gallery. Don’t forget to tweet #sainthood today!
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Yeah I’m Just Hanging Out At the Tegan & Sara Spinner.com Takeover
Spinner.com invited Autostraddle to hang out at the Tegan & Sara takeover in Los Angeles, where intrepid sweaty-palmed awestruck reporter Karmen reports on the moments in between the songs when we see the real girls we love so much.
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I’m In Love With Australian Musician Sia: Top Ten Reasons Why
When quirky Australian-born, NY-based singer/songwriter Sia recently returned to her homeland to tour, it was everything Audiostraddle music editor Crystal had hoped for and then so much more. And now, from dating JD Samson to nonsensical tweeting to making sweet music with X-tina: Crystal explains exactly what it is about this goofy singer that she loves so hard.
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Twilight New Moon Soundtrack Review: Music for Feelings
As the world braces itself for the release of the Twilight Saga: New Moon on November 20, we thought it would be the perfect time to bring to you our feelings about its soundtrack – a broody 15-song compilation from indie rock legends and up-and-comers like Death Cab For Cutie, Thom Yorke, the Killers, Muse, Bon Iver and more.