A couple weeks ago, I went to Murray Hill’s book signing and discussion at the Westport Public Library. Westport is a fancy, little town by the New York border, an hour and a half from my other side of the Connecticut tracks. Jeff Hiller moderated and it felt like having laughs with friends. “Showbiz: My…
In my gay opinion, Girl In Red’s new EP Blue is just as emotionally hard-hitting with indie-pop beats as her previous albums. The EP is only four songs spanning a dozen minutes, bordering between ballads and angst, packed full of relationship trauma and heart break. It’s the story of the deterioration of a relationship and…
In my gay opinion, and stereotypically, October is the best time for scary movies. I grew up on the original classics “Friday The 13th” “Nightmare On Elm Street” and “Halloween”. You may be team Sleepaway Camp or team Camp Crystal Lake, but Cassandra Peterson’s alter ego, Elvira, serves my go-to type of camp with her…
Back in ’94, Tina Arena’s voice caught my ear with her single “Chains” and thirty-two years later, it’s still just as memorable. Her new EP, Way Of The World, focuses completely on her vocals, with the music soft and barely present…even a little haunting, perfect for an October release. Way Of The World is a…
What’s the best revenge after a messy break up? Sure you can go all Angela Bassett on their ass, stuffing their car with any belongings they left behind and torch it. If you don’t know the Waiting To Exhale reference, you have other things you should be doing than reading this post. Or you could…
I’ve been a fan of Norwegian singer Maria Mena for over twenty years but haven’t been lucky enough to see her in concert. She does shows in Europe but never in the USA. She hinted once about coming to New York City which had me hyped but that never materialized. When I was in Amsterdam…
September was the month of double albums, a few weeks ago Paula Cole put out her two Sonic Memoir volumes and last week Carly Rae Jepsen dropped her twenty-four track (one for every hour of the day) double disc Day And Night. The first twelve songs are the Day disc. Daytime Carly is experimental with…
This weekend New England was hit by a Noreaster. What’s a Noreaster? It means lots of rain with heavy winds. What did it mean for most people? Panicked grocery runs for milk and bread. What did it mean for me? Debating if I still go to New York City Saturday to see two off-Broadway shows…
This was the video that started it all, my lifelong love affair with Madonna. Every queen needs their diva and she’s been mine since that day in 1984: I ran to the flea market to buy rubber bracelets and a belly-baring mesh tank top…not a flattering look for a chubby pasty-white boy MTV introduced me…
The List is the Susanna Hoffs album I’ve been waiting years for. In March I went to The Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut to see Susanna perform most of the songs off The List with a few Bangles songs thrown in. I’ve been a fan for decades but it’s seldom that Susanna tours or puts out…
