Sunny Day Real Estate, Jimmy Eat World and Glassjaw shared the same stage in Australia last night, that is an epic line-up. Photo is of Dan Hoerner, he doesn't get enough love. Here is a review of the show.
I've been enjoying watching Mary Carillo at the Olympics, where she's been trading witticisms with Bob Costas and gamely carrying the torch through the most remote stretch of arctic Canada. All these years I just assumed that Mary Carillo, she of deep voice and broad shoulders, was a lesbian. And it's not just because of the aforementioned baritone and athletic build. No, I have something that stops just short of evidence, which is that I saw Mary Carillo—French Open doubles champion and celebrated broadcaster—walking down Commercial Street in Ptown a few summers ago. It was just a few weeks after Wimbledon, and, as you might know, I had spent that fortnight listening to Mary's expansive vocabulary and emotive tendencies. So when I saw her cutting a tall sapphic figure down the gayest street in America, I called out, "Hey Mary, great job at Wimbledon!" and, in response, she smiled and waved.
The new Fair album is out, and as you can tell from Last.fm, I have been listening to it constantly. BUY IT.
If you haven't yet started watching Damages, you now have a compelling reason: Lily Tomlin. Yes, Tomlin, out lesbian and one of the best loved entertainers in America, has joined the dark and devilish cast of the television drama that stars Glenn Close as an evil sort of seductress. It is a stroke of genius to cast not only our girl Lily but also Martin Short, because these two comedians bring a layer of high camp to the show, now in its third season. I hope this means the plot will veer from the unnecessary violence of the previous seasons and instead continue to pursue the outrageous. The story line in Damages this season is basically the Madoff scandal, and Tomlin plays the equivalent of Ruth Madoff. In one scene, Tomlin is in a fur coat speaking with her son (Campbell Scott), while a long cigarette hangs from her mouth. The cigarette bounces up and down while she talks. It's too funny.
If this picture isn't enough to intrigue you, then go check out Roy Ira's songs at Myspace or Facebook. Much different than most music I listen to, but equally as good. This description should help you decide whether or not you are interested, taken straight from the band's Myspace: "Sounds like: hank williams and the carter family meet will oldham, perhaps. but not nearly that good. maybe beck 'one foot in the grave' runs into the johnny cash american recordings outtakes. hopefully something like that."
While we applaud President Obama for finally making the push to dismantle the military's inherently discriminatory "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, we are discouraged once again by the stunning ignorance of that persists among our elected officials. Rep. Duncan Hunter, a Republican from California, on Feb. 3 told NPR that he feared removing the policy would "open up the military to transgenders, to hermaphrodites" in addition to regular ol' gays and lesbians, whom he also opposes. Hermaphroditism, or, more accurately, intersex, is a biological condition that is present in up to 1 in 1,500 births. It does not refer to sexual orientation. There apparently is no current ban on intersex people serving in the military.
AfterEllen recently polled its pop culture-obsessed readers (honestly, are they all under 25?) asking which "out female celebrity" they'd most like to see make a guest appearance on the queer-friendly musical sitcom Glee. No surprise, those baby dykes voted for the adorable little heartthrobs Tegan and Sara.
By the way, the fabulous Margaret Cho, who considers herself queer (the husband notwithstanding), is making an album of duets that will feature a song with T&S.
Spyker makes C8 Aileron sports cars, which, to my knowledge, I've never laid eyes on. (But, then again, my Dad did bring me to all those car shows, so maybe I have.) A quick Google Images search revealed this gorgeous interior of the 2009 C8 Aileron. Feast your eyes. That interior is almost as good-looking as Bette Porter.
