This is my love letter to all the queer musicians out there, making art and kicking ass. If there's an artist you think I should know about, please let me know, I love new music! (I also reblog/post on general queer and trans stuff, radical news, and instances when the world is fucked, and when it isn't!)
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
The Shondes
photo by Natty Koper Photography http://bit.ly/LvMlaZ
Never forget.
That The Shondes are a great fucking band.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Wig In A Box
On nights like this
When the world’s a bit amiss
And the lights go down
Across the trailer park
I get down, I feel had
I feel on the verge of going mad
And then it’s time to punch the clock
(Source: constanthomesickness)
Secret Trial Five’s cover of Britney Spear’s Womanizer
their song is called “Colonizer” and it is perfect
SO PERF
Filthy/Gorgeous, by: Scissor Sisters.
An open letter to bands touring in the midwest
My friend and NCCC teammate wrote this open letter to bands touring this summer that I cosigned in spirit. Right now, we’re staying in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the biggest city in the state, and trying to find shows we might get the chance to go to is near impossible. There is some local music, but it’s ridiculous that more bands don’t come here. It’s a city! And there are people here that want to see music! So while this open letter is specific to Sioux Falls, it really can apply to any town or state even in the midwest and great plains that see touring bands just drive through on their way to a coast or Chicago, St. Louis, etc…If you’re in a band check it out, pass it around. If you’re a music lover in a show desert, reblog it, or write your own and send it to bands you want to see!
Joan Jett sings the Replacements’ “Androgynous” with Against Me!
Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! & Joan Jett - Terminal 5 - NYC - June 8, 2012
asiodjosijgsdauidsh glorious punk rock ladies
Tom Gabel comes out as transgender
I am in absolute awe.
I’m not even going into detail, because I can’t, but I have to say that no news story has ever meant more to me than this one. This kind of bravery—and honesty—is so unheard of, and I am so full of so many different positive emotions that I can’t even put them into words.
Laura Jane Grace, you are the most phenomenal person I have ever encountered. THANK YOU for paving this path for so many others like you. Congratulations, and good luck. Your fans adore YOU.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-gabel-of-against-me-comes-out-as-transgender-20120508
I would like to echo fullcollapse’s statement (nice username, btw!). It takes a tremendous amount of bravery to come out, but even more when you’re in the public eye and subject to a thousand times more scrutiny than the average person. That kind of bravery and honesty is beautiful and inspiring, like fullcollapse said. I’ve always been amazed by the passion, intensity, directness, and conviction in her songwriting. I’m glad that she is in a place where she feels she can be open and vocal about this.
I’m a fan of Against Me!’s music and of her wife Heather’s artwork, have been for years. All my love and support goes out to them and their friends & family.
Thank you. <3
Fantastic!
While I don’t listen to Against Me!, this is great c:
My first thought when I saw this was “Holy shit, this is huge.” As the article explains, this is pretty much the first time a major rock artist has come out as transgender, and her willingness to be so open about it is truly incredible. I have never been a great fan of Against Me, but I have always had respect for them. And I still do, perhaps even more so now. I’m excited to see where their music goes from here, and I wish Laura the absolute best of luck. As we all know, it can be incredibly difficult to be a public figure and be out as anything, but especially as trans. I really hope that the awesome, progressive community that tends to be fans of AM! continues to support her and the band.
this music video is really Important because:
a. women reclaiming public space/space where harassment occurs
b. reappropriation of physical harassment thru the use of handprint imagery
c. reappropriation of masculine object (baseball bat) for self-defense by women
d. men shown performing physical labor as work/women shown performing physical labor for pleasure
e. deconstruction of ageism thru the inclusion of young & elderly women being complete badasses
f. centering around performance by women of color, which is refreshing when we as a culture just had to deal with the fucking white girl mafia
g. doooooope. beat. not going to pretend i don’t love this song (or rye rye in general)new fave? New fave.
this is kickin
(Source: volatile-bodies)
