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All posts by Doug Rule

  • Robyn's Musical Nest

    Why do gays around the world love Robyn? ''I think it would be ignorant of me to assume all gay people are the same, and...

  • Cinematic Details

    Patrick Watson creates what you could call ''chamber-rock music'' – something like a more expansive and happier Antony & The Johnsons, or a dreamier, more...

  • Anything but Comatose

      {Girlina Coma (Photo by JoshHuskin)} ''It was very surreal at times, being in France or in Scotland, and opening for one of our icons,''...

  • Razzle Dazzle

    Chicago. Cabaret. Liza with a ''Z.'' Certainly gays are familiar with the musical output of the showy songwriting duo John Kander and the late Fred...

  • Carlile's Cause

    Of the perks that come with increasing fame, lesbian folk rocker Brandi Carlile is most honored by the aspiring musicians who seek out her counsel....

  • Spanglish

    Puerto Rico can be a peculiar experience for visitors, with its confusing mix of cultures and commercialism, of Spanish and English – Spanglish – of...

  • Scissor Sisters: 'Magic' Moves

    ''I'm gonna let you have it,'' the Scissor Sisters' Ana Matronic says halfway through Magic Hour. And on ''Let's Have A Kiki,'' the self-described drag...

  • Ring Them Bells

    Ever see a gender-bending twist on ''Cell Block Tango'' from Chicago? ''I think that is so typical of what the show is,'' says Eric Schaeffer...

  • Gods and Monsters

    ''There's this really ambiguous sexual attraction,'' says Christopher Henley, referring to the relationship between the god and ruler in The Bacchae. At one point, the...

  • Stringed Along

    ''Germany in general, and specifically Berlin, is a very, very open and diverse place now – a very creative place,'' says classical musician Avi Avital,...

  • Samson's Strength

    The Men is a new band from Brooklyn that JD Samson says plays ''really heavy music, somewhere between hardcore and metal.'' In other words, it...

  • Needles and Pins

    It's only natural that a drag queen named Sharon Needles would have pointed things to say, even about herself. But it's still shocking she hits...

  • The Attractions of Pride

    ''People have told me that they feel empowered, that my songs are so empowering,'' singer Deborah Cox told Metro Weekly in 2010. ''Even though some...

  • Glambert Goodies

    Adam Lambert doesn't cover Destiny's Child on his new set Trespassing. But for some reason, something about the beat and the attitude of the album's...

  • Dance to the Music

    ''I played Harold Hill in high school,'' laughs Parker Esse, when asked how familiar he is with The Music Man. Of course, his starring role...