Tag: Homophobia
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RIP Olivia Newton-John
I had avoided posting obituaries for a while, thankfully but news just came in that Olivia Newton-John has succumbed in her long battle with breast cancer. I am not a fan of Grease or a lot of her 70’s work – I did love her in the band/film Toomorrow which sadly never was released at…
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If American Idiot Was A Bro Country Song
At the time I kind of liked American Idiot by Green Day but the band put me off…but in the years since I”ve realised how talented Billie-Joe Armstrong is and how it’s a very clever song. On the 6th of January this year, Alex Melton did a ‘Bro Country’ version of American Idiot as a…
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Karen O & Willie Nelson – Under Pressure
I hadn’t heard this from it being released late last year, but this excellent and moving over of Queen & David Bowie’s Under Pressure by Karen ) and Willie Nelson is being released for Record Store Day. It’s the terror of knowingWhat this world is about.Watching some good friends screaming,“Let me out!” I heard about…
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Susie Blue
Heard about Susie Blue from Northern Ireland via the BBC’s Gay Britannia season, where I heard the BBC Radio Belfast’s show about the queer music scene there called after their song, People Like Us. The focus is on Northern Ireland not just because of the (homophobic, transphobic) DUP but also SOAK, but I think Susie…