All posts by Doug Rule
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Young, Black and Leading the Way
Frank Walker thought his life's work was with the Chicago Cubs. ''Growing up I was such a huge Cubs fan, and all I wanted to...
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Shears Force
{Scissor Sisters (Photo by Neil Krug)} Do you know what a ''kiki'' is? If not, it's just a matter of time. ''I really had no...
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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...
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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...
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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,''...
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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...
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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....
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Spanglish
Puerto Rico can be a peculiar experience for visitors, with its confusing mix of cultures and commercialism, of Spanish and English – Spanglish – of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
