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  • Fear Factor

    By on June 8, 2005

    ''It's like this infectious elation,'' says SONiA of the feeling she gets performing at Gay Prides. ''It's just a beautiful thing.'' This being SONiA, of...

  • Rock the House

    By on September 29, 2004

    The organizers of the WEDRock benefit concert wanted to raise support for one of this year's most explosive issues, same-sex marriage. But they didn't want...

  • Without Fear

    By on August 11, 2004

    ''It kicks your butt, touring solo,'' says SONiA as she settles into the start of a Saturday afternoon interview from a motel in Ohio, where...

  • Simone Denny

    By on June 9, 2004

    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...

  • Melissa Ferrick

    By on June 9, 2004

    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,...

  • A Touch of Gold

    By on June 9, 2004

    One of the biggest thrills of Ari Gold's life was the day he met Madonna. ''Actually, I exchanged words with her,'' recalls Gold, whose own...

  • Sophie B. Hawkins

    By on June 9, 2004

    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...

  • D.C. Different Drummers

    By on January 7, 2004

    Photo by Michael Wichita DC's Different Drummers Mission: Create fine music, have fun, play with pride, work together and educate others. Founded: 1980 Number of...

  • Song of the Quilt

    By on November 19, 2003

    Photographs by Todd Franson The Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington and D.C.'s Different Drummers on their first full rehearsal, Tuesday, November 18th, 2003. ''When...

  • The Reluctant Hedonist

    By on September 24, 2003

    ''I intend to write an opera one day,'' says Rufus Wainwright. ''Especially after these horrifyingly personal albums. I think I might need to concentrate on...

  • Country Siren

    By on September 3, 2003

    What is it about Canada that produces such amazing country artists? Maybe it's the wide open spaces. Or maybe it's just the cleaner, crisper air....

  • Dream Holliday

    By on June 4, 2003

    ''I no longer live in sorrow,'' proudly proclaims Jennifer Holliday. ''I no longer have a lot of misery. But I definitely know how to sing...

  • Hello Again

    By on April 23, 2003

    When Jerry Herman left New York, his lifelong home, to move to Los Angeles more than a decade ago, he said he was retiring. And...

  • Jazzman

    By on April 2, 2003

    My lovers suffocate me, Crowding my lips, thick in the pores of my skin, Jostling me through streets and public halls, coming naked to me...

  • Space Age Plastic

    By on February 12, 2003

    Photograph by Michael Wichita ''The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't by subtracting where...