VIDEO: Malaysian Queer Band “Shh…Diam!” Is Anything But Quiet
The band’s latest music video contains all the queers in blazers, “happy hard core” and awkward glances you’ll need for the week.
Playlist: Solo Mujeres
Perdóname, but Selena sometimes just doesn’t cut it.
Stevie Nicks and Haim Ring Like a Bell Through the Night in This “Rhiannon” Redux
“Nicks dubbed the Haim trio her “sisters of the moon,” gifting them with matching moon pendants hanging on gold chains. I can’t make this shit up.”
tATu’s Yulia Volkova: Girls Kissing Are Hot, but Gay Son Would Be Gross
O RLY?
Playlist: The Worst Sex Playlist Of All Time
Close your eyes, make a wish, and blow out the candlelight, if you can have successful sex to this playlist then you’re really in love.
BPM: Everybody
What if we just talked about ALL THE SONGS AT ONCE?!
Lowell’s Synth-Pop Anthem ‘LGBT’ Sends Message of Love and Acceptance
Emerging artist Lowell’s “storied” past is a lot less important than her current catchy message of LGBT love and acceptance.
Playlist: Sounds Like A Long-Distance Relationship
I feel like a long-distance relationship is sometimes built on the mountain in-between a memory and a waking dream. Here’s some music from the borderline.
VIDEO: GAYmous Gives Me Seriously Not-Pretend Feelings
Local Bay Area band GAYmous launched their first ever music video last week, and it’s basically the most awesome thing ever.
Beyoncé and Blue Ivy Are Flawless At The VMAs
Jay-Z was also pretty adorable.
Nicki Minaj’s Feminism Isn’t About Your Comfort Zone: On “Anaconda” and Respectability Politics
The Feminist Internet is, as usual, scrambling to decide: empowering, or not empowering? If anyone had actually been paying attention to Nicki all these years, they’d already know the answer.
Lauryn Hill Breaks Down the Protests in Ferguson with “Black Rage”
The track finally puts to rest the empty calls for “peace” amidst ongoing protests in Ferguson, Missouri since the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown.
Playlist: Brunchtastic
2.5 hours of tunes, because we know how long brunch takes.
Outside Lands 2014: A Photo Diary Straight From the Trees
Tegan and Sara, detox crafts, Baconland and TREES.
Michfest Could Change Its Trans Female Exclusionary Intention Only If It Tried, Only If It Wanted To
LGBTQ rights groups are joining activists, allies and former performers in opposing Michfest’s trans-female-exclusionary intention, and if Michfest wants to attract new fans, it needs to listen up.
Leaders Of The New School: 15 Queer Female Hip-Hop Artists You Should Know
They’re from all over the globe kickin’ ass and takin’ names one record at a time. Hear them. See them. Support them!
This is Beyoncé/Nicki Minaj Femslash
“And how is it that no one texted me that Nicki Minaj was in my hotel wearing denim cutoffs, 7″ black Louboutins, and a cutoff tank with my face on it? I’mma fire everyone on my security team.”
Katy Perry Continues Scaling New Heights of Cultural Appropriation
Katy Perry has once again offended a whole mess of people, to the surprise of absolutely nobody.
Album Review: Jenny Lewis’ “The Voyager” Is A Little Bit Of Magic
“If there’s one overarching theme on The Voyager, it’s the idea of being a woman and getting older and railing against the things that society (and even human instinct) thinks that you should have.”
Rebel Girls Dance Party: Women’s Voices Through Time
There’s a feminist anthem out there for you. Or, rather, in here.