Playlist: Lullaby Renditions of Rock Songs That Will Soothe Your Very Soul
There’s nothing more adorable, heart-warming, or deeply inspiring as a tried-and-true rock song played by children’s instruments in a soothing manner. I promise.
Give My Regards to Broadway: The Mixtape
“There is nothing I love more than sharing a deafeningly silent, poignant moment with 300 other audience members; grinning wide through a rousing musical number that makes me want to stand and cheer; or tearing up at a matinee with the gray-haired woman seated beside me.”
Our Bowies, Ourselves
“It’s the legions of us Bowie-loving misfits, perhaps, who shall inherit the earth.”
“Make Out” Behind-the-Scenes Exclusive: Julia Nunes Wants You To Cry and Dance and Kiss to Her Music
A Q&A with Julia Nunes and behind-the-scenes photos from her new “Make Out” video.
MUSIC VIDEO: Julia Nunes’ “Make Out” Features Cute Couples Kissing, Alex Vega On Drums and Also Mary
We’ve got some exclusive content related to this music video dropping later today, and we just wanna make sure you’re as excited about that as you should be, because THIS VIDEO IS AMAZING and ALEX VEGA.
DAY IN THE LIFE: Lady Cultura, Rapper, Choreographer, Artist
“I’ve loved dance ever since I was convinced I was Sporty Spice and my living room was Madison Square Garden. I started classes at age 12 and haven’t stopped since.”
Mixtapes We Really Made When We Were Teenagers: A Roundtable
The Autostraddle staff has gone through their tapes, CDs and playlists to share a little corner of their past selves.
Holigay Playlist: Country Ladies Doing Christmas Right
A collection of Christmas songs sung by country music stars who just so happen to be women.
Robyn and Peaches Premiere Music Videos With Very Different Vibes Happening, Also Peaches’ Is Basically a Lesbian Sex Party In The Desert
Would you like to pull a blue feather out of someone else’s orifice with your teeth? We have a video for that! Would you like to re-enact the most iconic scene from the first X Files movie? We also have a video for that.
Feelin’ Like Wealth: The Black Friday Shopping Playlist
Whether you’re staying in, waiting in line, or buying a big-screen TV online at 12:01 AM, you could probably use a little more Drake, anyway.
Notes From A Queer Engineer: The Science Mixtape
This playlist is best enjoyed in the range of 20 – 20,000 Hz.
Follow Your Arrow: Musician and Furniture Maker Sean Desiree on Small Steps Towards Big Dreams
Musician Sean Desiree — who alone makes up all parts of the indie band bell’s roar — explains how they juggle being a musician by day with running a furniture-making business by night, how they learned to deal with rejection, and what’s it’s like being a queer person of colour in an industry and genre dominated by straight white men.
Let’s Get Dressed Up For Justin Bieber’s Giant Lesbian Slumber Party
The sunglasses! The crop tops! The Timberlands! The neon! Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” is what little me thought slumber parties would be like when I grew up, now with 100 percent more femme4femme glory.
Playlist: October Rain
Break out your stew recipes and hot cocoa mix, sharpen your pumpkin-carving knife, unearth your slippers from the back of the closet, press play, and settle in for the fall.
Mary Lambert Is Your Patronus: The Autostraddle Interview
“My hunger for success is a hunger to connect with as many people as possible, and for us all to help each other along this journey. That’s what I thrive on.”
Allison Weiss and Mal Blum’s New Albums Help Us Look At Our Guts: The Autostraddle Interview
Two of our favorite queer rock stars chat with each other about their new albums, their mental health, and Mariah Carey.
VIDEO: GAYmous’s “Femme on Femme” Will Cast A Disco Witch Sex Coven Spell on You
GAYmous’ new video has everything: crystals, spells, tarot, candles, bondage, glitter, and hot femme on femme action.
Breaking Up and Making Out With Julia Nunes’ “Some Feelings”
“Your heart breaks or you realize it’s been broken all along. All this time!”
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: New Music Video For Lila Rose’s “This Could Be Ha”
Queer Bay Area musician Lila Rose wants to talk to you about the circle of life, and how it moves us all.
Wild Child West Playlist: A Soundtrack For Getting Free
These are the songs that encompass all the feelings in my tiny heart about getting free, running away, doing the stupid and impossible things that don’t make sense, and figuring it out from there.