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Pansy DivisionPansy Division are a punkish rock band who's songs are by turns hillarious, juvenille and explicit. They make songs with explicit gay lyrics. Non of this namby-pamby hiding behind non gender-specific pro-nouns for Pansy Division. And because Pansy Division are gay, they can poke fun mercilessly at the gay community with out being offensive. But that doesn't stop them from making some emotional and heart-felt songs about the painful side of being gay. |
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Michael StipeOK, so Michael Stipe isn't gay, but his sexuality is, shall we say, fluid. The following was taken from an article in "Ikon" magazine in 1995. I continue in tabloid-land by asking if he's ever fucked a man." "Year... why do you ask?" I was wondering what the difference is between making love to a man and making love to a woman. "I don't really draw lines by gender... OK, the difference between screwing a man and screwing a woman - one's got a dick and the other one's got a pussy. That's the difference. It's an individual thing. Making love to different men is different. Making love to different women is different. It's not about being homosexual or hetrosexual or whatever. I can't think of labels like that. I'n not homosexual or hetrosexual. I'm... sexual. And I have sex with humans. It seems kinda natural." Well, what ever the case, I find Stipe's attitude a refreshing change from the macho rock music norm. As for Stipe being "sexual", well, he's got that right. |
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Indigo GirlsThe Indigo Girls on really cam out of the closet with their 1997 album "Shaming of the Sun". This album had one or two songs with explicity gay lyrics, together with a comprehensive list of (US based) gay organisation on the album sleeve notes. Having said that though, I don't think many people could have looked at there album covers and not at least wondered if Amy Ray and Emily Saliers , who make up the Indigo Girls, were gay. I've been a big fan of the Indigo Girls for about two years now. They have a brand of harmony based folk rock that really appeals to me. And not just me either. The Indigo Girls won the best contemporary folk album Grammy award in 1989 for there self names album, and have been nominated again in 1998 for the same award for "Shaming of the Sun". |
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David McAlmontDavid McAlmont had a big hit in 1995 with Bernard Butler with "Yes", completely overshadowing McAlmont's self titled 1994 ablum. Overall, it's this earlier work that I much prefer. McAlmont and Butler split up and I'm looking forward to McAlmont's next solo album. McAlmont is certainly a very flamboyant character, and never one to shrink into the background. I've never seen him live, but if his television performances are anything to go by, it would be quite an experience. |
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l d langk d lang has an extraordinary voice that always seems to cut right through to the heart of a song. Never having been much of a country music fan, I tend to go for her more recent work. |