All posts by Doug Rule
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Rattle and Hum
There was no rain at this year's Capital Pride Festival, but rock-inspired folk singer-songwriter Melissa Ferrick sure as hell brought on the thunder. Only Ferrick's...
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Soundwaves
Angie Stone: Stone Love POP PROGNOSIS: GOOD… Don't let anybody tell you otherwise, but right now the prognosis for pop music is good. That is,...
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Over and Out
Remember when you couldn't stop listening to George Michael? Maybe you don't. It's been a good six years after all since he received much airplay...
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Soundwaves
MOVIE-CUM-MUSICAL MADNESS… The runaway success of Mel Brooks' The Producers and John Waters' Hairspray has ushered in the trend of turning Hollywood movies into Broadway...
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Cole Comfort
''Obviously these people are dead and we'll never be able to ask them questions, '' says Ashley Judd, who portrays Linda Porter in the new...
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Stand-Up Man
Earlier this year several very straight comics at Nanny O'Brien's in Cleveland Park made gay jokes during their open-mike routine. So Zach Toczynski began his...
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Mass Appeal
What's the difference between an after-hours party and a morning party at a club? It's not meant as a joke, though living in D.C. makes...
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Soundwaves
POP POLITICS… This Sunday, we can hope for some political agitation from musicians at the Capital Pride Festival pulpit. And pop stars of various stripes...
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Sophie B. Hawkins
The Apprentice offended singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins. Mind you, she didn't actually watch Donald Trump's popular NBC reality series, but she also didn't feel inspired...
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Simone Denny
Simone Denny is the voice behind one of the year's most notorious songs. You know the one. ''Days keep getting better, nights keep getting better…when...
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Namoli Brennet
What kind of a name is Namoli? An idiosyncratic one for sure. Perhaps it's better to call it a queer one. And like most good,...
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Melissa Ferrick
Melissa Ferrick is never getting married. ''It's not for me,'' she says with a gentle laugh. Still, she's exceedingly proud of her home state, Massachusetts,...
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Going Once, Going Twice …
There are an abundance of activities and events taking place during the week of Capital Pride. So why would anyone care about a Bachelor's Auction...
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Group Notes
Whether you're preparing to throw a party at your beach house, at your summer home, at your pool party, or in your car -- celebrating...
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Unheard Of
If you hunger for great music beyond the obvious choices such as OutKast, Melissa Etheridge, JC Chasez and Loretta Lynn, how do you choose among...
