Australian Ad Warns Same-Sex Marriage Will Lead to ‘Compulsory’ Cross-Dressing for Kids
The fearmongering clip was branded ‘dishonest’ by the ‘yes’ campaign for same-sex marriage in a responsive ad.
Daily Archives: August 30, 2017
Nicky Paris: ‘Comedy Saved My Life’
Nicky Paris: ‘Comedy Saved My Life’
The young, out, and edgy comedian talks about what his art means to him.
www.advocate.com/people/2017/8/30/nicky-paris-comedy-saved-my-life
Protectores
Ivanka Trump Proves Once Again She’s No Champion for Women in the Workplace
Ivanka Trump Proves Once Again She’s No Champion for Women in the Workplace
The first daughter backed the Trump administration’s halting of a rule for transparency on equal pay.
www.advocate.com/politics/2017/8/30/ivanka-trump-proves-once-again-shes-no-champion-women-workplace
Now available at the Trump Tower gift shop: Klan hoods and other fun ‘souvenirs’
Now available at the Trump Tower gift shop: Klan hoods and other fun ‘souvenirs’
From photos of Vladimir Putin to KKK hoods, Trump supporters can pick up some unusual souvenirs at Trump Tower.
NEW MUSIC: Fifth Harmony, Tegan and Sara/Matthew Dear, The War on Drugs, Beck, Morrissey
NEW MUSIC: Fifth Harmony, Tegan and Sara/Matthew Dear, The War on Drugs, Beck, Morrissey
This week in New Music: is the end of the road for Fifth Harmony, Tegan and Sarah (above) team up with producer Matthew Dear, The War on Drugs go old-school rock, Beck continues down the long road to his new album and Morrissey is back (again).
Fifth Harmony – Fifth Harmony
Ah, the inevitable curse of the boy/girl band – one member is always going to leave because of creative indifferences/similarities with the remaining three/four/sometimes five members vowing to “keep doing it for the fans.”
“We’re going nowhere,” they’ll tell us. “Our Journey has just begun”.
On their first two albums, Fifth Harmony were one of the best in show with brilliant tracks like “Not That Kind of Girl” with Missy Elliot for god’s sake and “Worth It” from their debut.
Sad to say that their third album sounds like a final one – it includes some genuine stompers like “He Like That”. However, despite coming in at just over 30 minutes, it’s still too long because of the will-do’s and pure duds.
The outstanding track is “Don’t Say You Love Me”. It’s a mid tempo ballad which says everything.
Tegan and Sara/Matthew Dear: “Bad Ones”
While we await the October release of The Con X: Covers featuring other artists covering their songs, Tegan and Sara have released a collaboration with producer Matthew Dear.
While musicians can often come up with terrible pretentious nonsense to describe their work, as previously noted on Towleroad, Sara said the song is perfect for late night bus rides in headphones.
Noted Dear:
“Working with Tegan and Sara reminds me the best songs are born from an open and free process. Often times, we need to get out of our own way to let the magic happen, and this song is a bold reminder of that.”
Perfect late night synth pop that will remind you of Haim, Haerts et al.
The War on Drugs – A Deeper Understanding
You may not have come across The War on Drugs, perhaps because the band – essentially one-man-show Adam Granduciel – has attained something of a mythic status created by likely apocryphal stories about his obsessive production techniques.
He deleted and re-recorded the last album? Heard it before. Really?
During that re-recording he took to obsessively watching speaker vibrations to ensure that levels were perfect. Hmm…
That album Lost in the Dream became the band’s breakthrough and was a relatively huge commercial success, reminiscent as it was of 80s and 90s drivetime music from the likes of Bruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams.
On the latest release A Deeper Understanding, Granduciel apparently loosened up a bit and worked in the studio with a full band.
The result: the Bryan Adams influences are to the fore, so much so that you could honestly listen to this blind and assume it was the Canadian singer songwriter, complete with guitar solos.
That all sounds terrible but it really isn’t. A Deeper Understanding isn’t clever like the previous album, it’s just a somewhat tortured soul letting rip on some really great rock songs. Nothing wrong with that.
Beck – “Dear Life”
It seems like years ago since Beck first mentioned his latest album Colors which is set to be released in October.
“Wow,” the first release from the album came last June and since then Beck has also issued “Dreams” and “Up All Night.”
Signalling Beck has moved on from his last album, 2014’s genuinely heartbreaking Morning Phase, “Dear Life” is a jaunty little number and the best of those released so far for public consumption. Is that a bad thing for a 10-track album? Probably…
Morrissey – Low in High-School
And finally, after the debacle of 2014 which saw Harvest allegedly deleting World Peace is None of Your Business after Morrissey slagged off the label, the man-who-never-learns-what’s-best-for-him has announced a new album.
Low in High-School will be released on November 17th via his own label Etienne.
World Peace… was one of Moz’s best albums in years so it’s a shame it went to shit.
He’s been very hit and miss for the past 20 years and is due a stinker. However, it’s on his own label so the blame game stops at his door.
The post NEW MUSIC: Fifth Harmony, Tegan and Sara/Matthew Dear, The War on Drugs, Beck, Morrissey appeared first on Towleroad.
NEW MUSIC: Fifth Harmony, Tegan and Sara/Matthew Dear, The War on Drugs, Beck, Morrissey
53 Photos of #NoHateSF Rally in the City of Love
53 Photos of #NoHateSF Rally in the City of Love
www.advocate.com/photography/2017/8/30/53-photos-nohatesf-rally-city-love
Let’s talk about ‘g0ys,’ gay men who are so opposed to anal sex that they’ve created a little club
Let’s talk about ‘g0ys,’ gay men who are so opposed to anal sex that they’ve created a little club
They want to ‘ungay’ the world one bottom at a time.
Rachel Maddow, Donald Trump Jr., Gift Shop Ambush, Peter Thiel, Miley Cyrus and Family, Kermit the Frog: HOT LINKS
Rachel Maddow, Donald Trump Jr., Gift Shop Ambush, Peter Thiel, Miley Cyrus and Family, Kermit the Frog: HOT LINKS
NEW MERCH. Trump Tower gift shop. ‘Two NYC-based artists secretly slipped some items inside the merchandising outpost of the Trump Tower’s lower lobby. Among them: A Trump-emblazoned KKK hood “for fine people,” sealed packages of pee-proof rubber sheets, and postcards featuring the 45th President of the United States, Vladimir Putin.’
TESTIMONY. Donald Jr. to testify before Senate Judiciary panel: ‘The committee would not divulge the exact date, but another source familiar with the matter said the testimony would likely occur in the “next few weeks.”’
MALEFICENT. Lady Gaga’s new watch ad.
TRIANGULATION. Trump making preemptive break from congressional allies: “Trump’s advisers contend that the strategy will inoculate him from blame if Republicans lose big-time next year. But what they don’t seem to take into account is that constantly blaming GOP leaders for their failures could depress conservative turnout next year and ensure a Democratic takeover, at least in the House, which current election ratings place within closer reach of Democratic control than the Senate. And that scenario presents far greater peril for Trump than mere blame for electoral losses. A Democratic House majority would have the power to move on impeachment proceedings.”
EMPATHETIC SIDE. Trump doesn’t have one.
CIVIL WAR. Trump’s supporters are promising it if Trump is impeached. “The Christians will finally come out of the shadows, because we’re going to be shut up permanently if we’re not careful, and God says that faith without works is death, we have to do things.”
RACHEL MADDOW. #1 in cable news in August: “MSNBC host Rachel Maddow had the most-watched show in cable news in August, ending the month with 2.783 million total viewers, according to data released by Nielsen Media Research. It was Maddow’s second month in a row as No. 1. Maddow narrowly beat Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity, who had 2.679 million total viewers. The remaining shows in the top five for the month were Fox News’ Tucker Carlson (2.483 million), MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell (2.352 million) and Fox News’ The Five (2.351 million). Maddow was also first among adults 25-54, the critical demographic to advertisers.”
MTV VMAs. Who invited alt-right transphobe Milo Yiannopoulos?
PATENTLY UNETHICAL. Peter Thiel backs offshore testing of herpes vaccine: ‘The risks are real. Experimental trials with live viruses could lead to infection if not handled properly or produce side effects in those already infected.’
SAD ANNIVERSARY. Princes William and Harry pay tribute to their mother Diana.
NO LONGER SORRY. Kathy Griffin speaks out.
. @KathyGriffin: “I’m no longer sorry. The whole outrage was BS. The whole thing got so blown out of proportion.” pic.twitter.com/5PxNrQ2VSk
— Jeffrey Guterman (@JeffreyGuterman) August 29, 2017
TEASER OF THE DAY. The Cyrus family’s Carpool Karaoke episode looks bonkers.
MATT DAMON. At the Venice Film Festival.
INTRODUCTION OF THE DAY. Kermit the Frog’s new voice.
HUMP DAY HOTTIE. Indar Smith.
The post Rachel Maddow, Donald Trump Jr., Gift Shop Ambush, Peter Thiel, Miley Cyrus and Family, Kermit the Frog: HOT LINKS appeared first on Towleroad.
Religious Leaders & Public Figures Sound Off on the Nashville Statement
Religious Leaders & Public Figures Sound Off on the Nashville Statement
