Mr. Soul! – he was black, hip, smart, innovative, political, and gay

posted Friday, September 11, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Film, Queer

Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was MR. SOUL! Ellis Haizlip ensures the Revolution will be televised, with “SOUL!,” America’s first “Black Tonight Show.” From 1968 to 1973, the public-television variety show SOUL!, guided by the enigmatic, openly gay producer and host Ellis Haizlip, offered an unfiltered, uncompromising celebration of Black literature, poetry, music, and politics—voices that had few other options for […]

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Shawn Mendes to perform at TIFF Tribute Awards in Toronto – Sept 15, 2020

posted Wednesday, September 9, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Music, Toronto

Shawn Mendes will perform as part of the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards, airing Tuesday, September 15 at 8pm ET/PT on CTV and everywhere CTV content can be found, and streamed internationally by Variety, during this year’s 45th annual Toronto International Film Festival. Mendes released his debut studio album, Handwritten, in 2015, with the single “Stitches” reaching the Top […]

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Thom Fitzgerald’s “Stage Mother” – the feel good movie we need

posted Friday, August 28, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Film, Queer

Stage Mother follows the story of Maybelline (Jacki Weaver), a Texas housewife and church choir director estranged from her gay son. When Maybelline learns of her son Ricky’s untimely death due to a drug overdose, she leaves her husband and travels to San Francisco to pay tribute to his life. When she arrives, she gets […]

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Canada’s Drag Race – and then there were three!

posted Friday, August 28, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Drag, Fashion, Montreal, Television, Toronto

Last night, the clown of queens, JIMBO, was eliminated from Canada’s Drag Race, leaving only three remaining contestants, one of which will be crowned Canada’s first reigning drag queen next week. The resident judges were joined by RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE legend Michelle Visage, whose presence raised the excitement, and the stakes. Writer, producer, and comedian […]

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Exclusive Interview with Trixie Mattel, who has released a new album, and wrote a book with Katya

posted Tuesday, July 28, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Drag, Music, Pride, Queer

Trixie Mattel has turned her success as the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars into pop culture gold, also co-creating and starring in the wildly successful comedy web show UNHhhh, with fellow Drag Race alum Katya Zamolodchikova, that was later adapted into the Viceland program The Trixie & Katya Show. The pair also collaborated […]

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Elton John has British Royal Mint coin issued in his honour

posted Monday, July 13, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity

Elton John is sure having his time in the spotlight lately. First there was the biopic, Rocketman, then his memoir, Me, and now he has a collection of coins being released by The Royal Mint in the U.K. that’s befitting of a Queen.He is the first solo artist to have his own dedicated coin, which […]

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Suzi Q – the story of musician Suzi Quatro to stream July 1, 2020 (one night only)

posted Friday, June 26, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Music

SUZI Q is the definitive, unexpurgated story of the girl from Detroit City who redefined the role and image of women in rock’n’roll, when she broke through around the world in 1973. This new film positions Suzi as the trailblazer and inspiration for a generation of women who were to follow after her in the next […]

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Love, Victor – the follow up series to the feature film Love, Simon – premieres June 17, 2020

posted Tuesday, June 16, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Television

Just in time for Pride season, here comes Love, Victor. Set in the world of the 2018 groundbreaking film Love, Simon which was inspired by Becky Albertalli’s acclaimed novel, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, this fresh Hulu series follows Victor, a new student at Creekwood High School on his own journey of self-discovery, facing […]

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Erasure Announce New Album “The Neon” – Listen To The Lead Track

posted Friday, June 5, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Music, Queer

Just what we need in these times of uncertainty, is an opportunity to let loose and shake some of that stress away! ERASURE (Andy Bell and Vince Clarke) have announced details of their eighteenth studio album, The Neon.  The 10-track album is out August 21 on Mute and will be released digitally and on standard and deluxe limited […]

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Diana Ross releases “Supertonic”, a new album of remixes and classics

posted Thursday, May 28, 2020

by: Bryen Dunn in Celebrity, Music

Supertonic is a special kind of Diana Ross magic. Absolutely authentic, it’s her voice, her electrifying sound. This music has no boundaries, blending the past and the now in this new collection.  Diana Ross rewrote history earlier this year when “Love Hangover 2020,” the first single from Supertonic topped Billboard magazine’s Dance Club Songs Chart […]

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