Happy Pride Month, y all! Even without parades and festivals, there are still plenty of opportunities for us to show and share our pride this season. Supporting LGBTQ+ musicians should be close to the top of the list.
In the 2010s, Frank Ocean paved the way for queer black male musicians. In the 2020s, Lil Nas X took the initiative and ran with it. In between the two, you will find the brilliant
serpentwithfeet (aka Josiah Wise).
Deacon (Secretly Canadian), the second full-length serpentwithfeet album, is sexy, sly, seductive and spiritual, often in the same song. Malik and Same Size Shoe are ideal illustrations of this.
By Dewayne Wells
Apr 29, 2021
The Go-Go’s will take a look back at their 2001 reunion album, ‘God Bless The Go-Go’s,’ with a special expanded release to mark the album’s 20th anniversary.
The expanded edition will feature the 12 songs from the original album along with two new songs, “I Think I Need Sleep” and “King of Confusion.”
The album wasn’t made available on vinyl with its original release back in 2001, but the expanded edition will also be pressed on blue colored vinyl for record buffs.
Bandmates Charlotte Caffey,
Singer Belinda Carlisle, 62, rose to fame as lead singer of The Go-Go’s and is best known for her solo 1980s hit Heaven Is A Place On Earth. She lives in Thailand with her film producer husband Morgan Mason, 65. They’ve been married for almost 35 years and have one son together, James Duke Mason, 28.
My mum always told me two things to stay out of the sun, and not to run because it would damage my knees. I thought she was just being annoying, but I really should have listened to her because I’m now suffering the consequences of the latter.
Belinda Carlisle s teenage obsessions: I was going to be Anita Ekberg in Rome, but ended up in a band
Clockwise from top left: The Runaways, Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita, Belinda Carlisle and the Roxy nightclub in LA. Composite: Getty/Alamy/BFI
Clockwise from top left: The Runaways, Anita Ekberg in La Dolce Vita, Belinda Carlisle and the Roxy nightclub in LA. Composite: Getty/Alamy/BFI
The singer recalls the joy of 60s California pop, being enthralled by Fellini’s La Dolce Vita and the Go-Go’s first gig
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On May 14, 2021, The Go-Go’s’ critically acclaimed 2001 reunion album,
God Bless The Go-Go’s, celebrates its 20
th anniversary and will be reissued on CD, vinyl and digital formats via Eagle Records. This is the first time the original album version of
God Bless The Go-Go’s will be available on LP and is pressed on 140gram, blue colored vinyl. The deluxe CD and digital versions feature new cover art and includes the bonus tracks “I Think I Need Sleep” and “King of Confusion.” Pre-order
here.Featuring Charlotte Caffey (lead guitar, keyboards, vocals), Belinda Carlisle (lead vocals), Gina Schock (drums, percussion, vocals), Kathy Valentine (bass guitar, vocals) and Jane Wiedlin (guitar, vocals),