tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71676342009-11-21T17:29:07.854-05:00ModFabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948205388276084130noreply@blogger.comBlogger4688125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167634.post-58605947078097072392009-11-16T01:01:00.002-05:002009-11-16T01:01:01.554-05:00

Today I'm leaving for my sold out European concert tour trip to London and Sofia, and I couldn't be more excited. Tomorrow I'm making my all-too-brief stopover in the UK, where I'll be meeting two of my favorite Brit bloggers in the flesh, Raj from Electroqueer and Cal from Ultimate Addict (both of whom are linking to Roisin Murphy right now on their sites...coincidence? I think not.) After

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I came across this on Facebook yesterday, and felt -- with the sudden flurry of politicking in New York and in New Jersey to get marriage equality through in each state -- it was hilariously timely, too. Enjoy! (via Left Take)THE TOP TEN REASONS TO MAKE GAY MARRIAGE ILLEGAL Being gay is not natural. Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air

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Image via CrunchBaseSo I finally received a Google Wave invite today (thanks Eugene!) and immediately signed up, and I gotta say...it looks pretty freakin' awesome. What a powerful tool it's going to be...it's the idea of e-mail communication, taken to the next-generation step.Unfortunately, no one I know seems to be using it yet (it's still in the preview, invite-only stage), so I'm kind of

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It's probably unbecoming to admit, but the news today that Carrie Prejean has made a secret sex tape comes with a certain sense of ironic satisfaction for LGBT people, especially those of us who believe the evangelical Christian movement is riddled with hypocrisy. She is, after all, the movement's media darling, the dethroned Miss America who became a strident family-values activist, attacking

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Like many theatre bloggers, I'm sitting a bit agog this morning, trying to figure out what went wrong with The Neil Simon Plays at the Nederlander. After opening last week to glorious reviews and buzzworthy word-of-mouth, it has unexpectedly announced a closing date...today.The news is shocking for a number of reasons. Yes, the grosses have been low, but that is to be expected in late previews,

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Happy Halloween, everyone. I've posted a photo from last week's costume-making session over at Glitterlens, for your infotainment. To celebrate the holiday, I'm going up to New Haven, CT, to see history's greatest adulteress-slash-child-molester, Phedre, at Yale in a new production directed by ModFab buddy Christopher Mirto. Might do the parade later, if'n we're not exhausted when we get back.

ModFabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948205388276084130noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167634.post-57812640542671764632009-10-28T18:11:00.001-04:002009-10-28T18:11:00.093-04:00

Adam Lambert's taking a lot of heat around the blogosphere for the cover to his upcoming album For Your Entertainment, but I, for one, think it's pretty amazing. Sure, it's out there, but the detail and style of the 80's-era parody is dead on. Adam's clearly in on the humorous, campy joke...that album title drips wit and irony, considering his background as a product of the Idol machine.More

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Matthew Shepard via WikipediaI've slammed President Obama a lot over the last few months, so let me give props when he's due: tomorrow in a White House ceremony, he will sign The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. Named for Matthew Shepard, the gay teenager who was beaten to death in Wyoming, and James Byrd. Jr., the black man from Texas who was tied to a pick-up

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I. Am. Dying. From. Joy. The new song, "The Performance of My Life," starts at just shy of the five-minute mark.

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Woke up humming this old, obscure song from a criminally underrated band of the 80's, and felt compelled to share. "Davy" doesn't really have the hook for pop immortality, but it's a lovely tune just the same. I wish there were a video of the much more magnificent track "Aberdeen" from the same album, but this sound clip will have to do.

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One of the great ironies of my life is that I find myself agreeing more and more with conservative pundit Andrew Sullivan more and more. Of course, Andrew's not a Bush apologist anymore; like me, he bought the Obama line two years ago and became an advocate. Here's his discussion of the horrible behavior of the Human Rights Campaign this past week. If you've been following this story, I'd love

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My thoughts are with everyone participating in the National Equality March in D.C. today. I wish I was there, but I got invited to another party first, and hey, it's an equally gay event. I hope there's some hell raising at the Capitol today, especially in light of the egregious, unconscionable speech by President Obama last night in front of the craven, useless Human Rights Campaign. (If you

ModFabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948205388276084130noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167634.post-6831629651085379252009-10-09T03:08:00.000-04:002009-10-09T03:08:00.250-04:00

The GossipTonight is the beginning of my Fierce Diva Weekend; Damion (or The Blogger Formerly Known As Queering The Apparatus) and I are going to experience The Gossip at Terminal 5. I think their new album, Music For Men (currently on sale at Amazon), is undoubtedly one of the great records of 2009; I've never seen them live before, so I'm thrilled to take in Beth Ditto in all her ravishing

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View Larger MapThat's right, Euro-fabbers....I'm a-comin' to your continent! Actually, It's a trip for my day job, and most of it will be spent in beautiful Bulgaria and Romania. (Apparently, Eastern Europe is the hotbed of forward-thinking theatre in the world right now, so I'm being wined, dined, and shmoozed...and yes, I've got my very own Bulgarian translator to help me during performances!

ModFabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948205388276084130noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167634.post-70327185893437438462009-10-07T15:40:00.004-04:002009-10-07T16:28:50.169-04:00

The most surprising new contender for 2009's best album has to be Blake Lewis's charming, accomplished, and addictive sophomore disc, Heartbreak on Vinyl. It is easily the strongest recording from any of the American Idol alumni since Kelly Clarkson; but more than that, it reveals the maturation of a major dance artist...one that should, in there is any justice in today's music industry, be

ModFabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948205388276084130noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167634.post-34271474606820297322009-10-06T09:58:00.006-04:002009-10-06T10:08:15.646-04:00

You may not realize the jet-set, luxury-laden lifestyle bloggers enjoy. By simply posting our random thoughts on a public website a couple of times a week, we get PERKS...diamond jewelry, trips around the world, sex with really hot Brazilian models, Maseratis and cocaine by the truckload.Or at least, the FTC thinks we do. So they're going to regulate bloggers, to put a stop to this grotesque

ModFabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948205388276084130noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167634.post-46644237609076758972009-10-01T10:20:00.004-04:002009-10-01T11:10:27.174-04:00

Although I have fifty gazillion things to do, I can't even focus....since dawn, I've been totally obsessed with the videos, tweets, and blog reviews of Kylie Minogue's first U.S. gig in Oakland last night. SPOILERS TO FOLLOW:Robbie (he of the much-missed Toons 'N' Tunes blog, who is also one of my dates for the NYC concert on the 11th) called to share the playlist from last night's spectacular

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Vote in the comments:OPTION 1: Kylie Minogue arrives in California for U.S. Tour.OPTION 2: The Pet Shop Boys, collaborating with Shirley Bassey.OPTION 3: Next week's Tool Academy -- a lesson in Maturity.

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Earlier this week, I wrote a piece in response to Lily Allen's critique of file sharing...you can read my thoughts here, but I basically suggested that going after fans and technology is reductive, too late, and counter to their true financial interests...and that a better business model should be their goal instead.A far more witty response to Lily's letter is below. I'm not sure the author is

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At Sunday's mass all over the state of Maine, priests asked Catholic churchgoers to make an additional, second donation on Sunday toward repealing the marriage equality law in the state. Read the entire sorry state of affairs at The Advocate.How can this possibly be legal? This is blatant political fundraising and lobbying by a tax-exempt organization. I realize that churches have blurred the

ModFabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948205388276084130noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167634.post-71798241259271901272009-09-16T20:16:00.003-04:002009-09-16T20:18:34.101-04:00

And to all of you in Washington, DC, I'll see you very, very soon. [NSFW]

ModFabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948205388276084130noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167634.post-64076876750089833662009-09-16T09:31:00.006-04:002009-09-16T12:38:02.013-04:00

A small but growing wave of internet chatter is developing around Lily Allen's recent MySpace blog rant on file sharing, and her thesis (echoed by many other artists on their own blogs, like Patrick Wolf and Darren Hayes) that it's killing music. Electroqueer weighed in today with some thoughts as well. All are excellent reads, so check them out.Lily's nationalist anger, Patrick's self-centered

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If you follow my photoblog, Glitterlens, you might want to know that it's moved over here. Yep, bought my own domain, and switched to a fancy-shmancy Wordpress template...heresy, but it's really much better for photo work. (It also has a new rss feed, for those who are into that.)Currently on view are some pics from the U.S. Open, mostly of Venus and Serena, who were spectacular last week. I

ModFabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948205388276084130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167634.post-65561930320378725772009-09-12T00:02:00.000-04:002009-09-12T00:02:00.071-04:00

For all of the actors in my life (especially Mr. ModFab himself) who have to suffer the unbearable, excruciating torture of auditioning, I share this moment. And of behalf of directors everywhere...we're really, really sorry.

ModFabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12948205388276084130noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7167634.post-2371628134231428012009-09-11T15:42:00.003-04:002009-09-11T15:47:50.591-04:00

Back to form after the noble misstep known as Rudebox, Robbie Williams is relaunching his bad-boy persona with a toned-down, grown-up, sexy-daddy ethos for his next record. The first single, "Bodies," says it all: "All we've ever wanted/is to look good naked." Amen, brother. [via Fizzypop]

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