Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day” twenty five years ago this week, mariah carey was atop of the billboard hot 100 with her boyz II men… Continue reading “Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day””…
Why “A Diva’s Christmas Carol” Reigns Queer, Holiday Supreme I’ve always taken some level of comfort in the holiday season. Wrapping gifts, decorating the tree, queuing up the holiday… Continue reading “Why “A Diva’s Christmas Carol” Reigns Queer, Holiday Supreme”…
Out of the Box: My Ode To Nicki Minaj “When you’re young, it’s easy to feel trapped. It’s easy to feel like you’re not understood” – Nicki Minaj Like… Continue reading “Out of the Box: My Ode To Nicki Minaj”…
House of Love: Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic of the 80’s & 90’s this past october marked the 35th anniversary of the release of dionne warrick’s charity single “that’s what friends are for.” the one-off… Continue reading “House of Love: Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic of the 80’s & 90’s”…
Immuno-Heavy | Aces Lira The knots of responsibility weigh on me.Anxiousness creepsfor cuddles,when all I want is peace.You said you understood and I was… Continue reading “Immuno-Heavy | Aces Lira”…
The Songs I Loved: En Vogue’s “You Don’t Have To Worry” there are some songs from 1990 that i love but seldom listen to because they put me in space of… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: En Vogue’s “You Don’t Have To Worry””…
The Songs I Loved: Neneh Cherry’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin” almost 10 years into the AIDS epidemic, and only 4 years removed from the first time president reagan uttered the… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: Neneh Cherry’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin””…
Remembering the Brilliance & Impact of Vanity 6 girl groups have long been around since the turn of the 20th century. from the boswell sisters who were hit… Continue reading “Remembering the Brilliance & Impact of Vanity 6”…
The Black History of Freestyle Music the late great and house music pioneer, dj frankie knuckles, once said that house was disco’s revenge. and he wasn’t… Continue reading “The Black History of Freestyle Music”…
WHEN HOUSE MUSIC WAS BLACK & GAY happy pride, y’all! this weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the first pride events throughout the country. june 28, 1970,… Continue reading “WHEN HOUSE MUSIC WAS BLACK & GAY”…
I Changed My Mind About Community Last year I broke up with the LGBTQ2 community–well the shallow gatekeepers that ravaged our collective understanding of what it… Continue reading “I Changed My Mind About Community”…
The Songs I Loved: RuPaul’s “Supermodel (You Better Work)” my mother worked for drug dealers. from monday – friday, regardless of how drunk or high she got the night… Continue reading “The Songs I Loved: RuPaul’s “Supermodel (You Better Work)””…