Yesterday I was watching this old special hosted by Gene Kelly that I had TiVo'd, called That's Dancing. In it, he narrates a series of clips about dancing on film, intercut with some interesting interviews from aging dames. Then he started talking about things like Fame and Michael Jackson and, dude, Flashdance. Now, I honestly think I'd forgotten that Gene Kelly was ever … [Read more...] about Liberation in a G-String
PG Interview: Dylan Rice
Making it in the music business is one part talent, two parts stubbornness and three parts outrageous dreams of fame and fortune, or so VH1's Driven series would have me believe. I met Dylan Rice almost nine years ago, when we were fresh-faced desert rats marooned at a Midwestern college, and have had a front-row seat to watch him grow from a shy singer into a sexy, shamelessly … [Read more...] about PG Interview: Dylan Rice
Three Cheers For The Queers
Thank god the Bravo network has decided it doesn't give two snaps about Middle America. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which premiered to more buzz than my gay office has heard since family favorite Clay bit the big one, is easily the gayest TV show ever. (I'm including in my survey the original Divas Live.) It's also the funniest thing I've seen all summer. Queer Eye is … [Read more...] about Three Cheers For The Queers
Mad Scientist Music Man
Think of Daniel Bedingfield as a control group. The 23-year-old Brit says he wrote and recorded most of Gotta Get Thru This sitting in his underwear in his London bedroom. The debut album, just released in the US after spawning two number one hits in the UK, could be the lovechild of Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez. It's a solid cross-genre pop effort that succeeds in no small … [Read more...] about Mad Scientist Music Man