Bad girl Rihanna grows on her 7th CD but keeps an edge on ‘Unapologetic’ RICH LOPEZ | Contributing Writer getrichindallas@gmail.com Earlier this month, I was among the cadre that joined Rihanna for her 777 Tour — seven concerts, seven days, seven countries. The intention was to hype up the release of her seventh album, Unapologetic [...]
It’s practically an unspoken rule that being gay means you have to adore Kylie Minogue. We take her seriously — but non-queers? They only know who she is when the wedding DJ plays “Locomotion.” It’s a sad fact that Minogue’s wholesome dance act — admittedly, I’m a fan — hasn’t translated to the American masses [...]
Diamond Rings’ ‘Free Dimensional’ enshrines gay, kitsch-free retro synthpop ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor The best thing about the otherwise predictable Hugh Grant rom-com Words & Music is the opening number: A 1980s-style video to Grant’s character’s one chart-topper, a silly ditty called “Pop Goes My Heart.” For lovers of ‘80s kitsch, it’s the [...]
Note: Our writer couldn’t get tickets to see Madonna this weekend, so he did the normal thing: Flew to Phoenix to see her earlier this week. Before she hits Dallas this weekend, here are a few things to know about Madge’s MDNA Tour: Legos rule. It’s hard to pull off something new in big concerts [...]
All that glitters is not necessarily gold — sometimes, it can be Diamond Rings. That’s been the philosophy of John O’Regan (he goes by John O), the 27-year-old Canadian rocker who started as a frontman for the decidedly un-glam post-punk band The D’Urbervilles before striking out on his own in 2010 with the release of [...]
Gay Austinite Amy Cook drops heartfelt thrills on ‘Summer Skin’ RICH LOPEZ | Contributing Writer rlopez5428@yahoo.com As the music capital of Texas, we’ve come to expect good stuff to come out of Austin. So when even that city can surprise us with stellar, that’s saying something. And while Amy Cook is technically from California, she’s [...]
Gay icons Pink & Babs flex their muscle in disparate ways In a world ruled by artificial pop princesses, Pink has always approached her music with real-woman candor, whether she’s slamming horny dudes at the bar or singing a true-life tale about her parents’ divorce. But this hell-raiser act, which extends through her catchy-but-safe seventh [...]
Pet Shop Boys less than heavenly on ‘Elysium’ As the Pet Shop Boys, alterna-pop pioneers Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe never fail to keep the musical landscape interesting. With a knack for super-clever lyrics on top of dreamy dance beats, the duo has carved a signature sound into the ears of gay audiences for three [...]
