LET US ENTERTAIN YOU: Drag Queens and DJ’s in The Time of Coronavirus
by tim parks In these uncertain times where your favorite watering holes, restaurants and venues are shuttered with no firm opening date in sight, there is one certainty in the guise of those that are taking to social media to keep us entertained. With the re-opening of bars and nightclubs in question as to when […]
STAGE: The Theatres Are Closed but The Show Must Go On
by Keith Emerald – For those of you missing the excitement of a live-theatre experience during the pandemic, one of the coolest ways you can enjoy your favorite production is to go to www.broadwayhd.com. This website streams a wide array of live theatrical shows to subscribers such as Broadway Classics like Phantom of the Opera, […]
TELEVISION: VH1 Ru-veals Queens of New Season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars”
VH1 today “ru-vealed” the queens sashaying back to the runway to compete in the fifth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.” Viewers will get a chance to see their favorites act, sing, dance, sew, and lip sync for their legacy. The last queen standing will waltz away with the “All Stars” crown, a spot in […]
RAGE REVIEWS: Concerned & Conflicted
by chris carpenter The adjectives above might apply to me or they might apply to the subjects of the films I’m reviewing this week, or both. Read on to find out which! I am personally concerned that the best movie I’ve seen thus far this truncated cinema year isn’t getting the wide theatrical release it […]
LIVE THEATRE: Dark from Coast to Coast
by Keith Emerald – From Los Angeles to Broadway, the theatre world has gone dark in an unprecedented effort to stamp out the COVID-19 Corona Virus. I reached out to a handful of Southern California’s top theatres, big and small, to find out what is happening and how they plan on getting through this crisis. […]
RAGE REVIEWS: Covid Home Vid
by chris carpenter – Like most of my fellow Americans, I’ve been living under a “shelter in place” order the last few weeks thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Working primarily from home, however, has given me the opportunity to catch up on A LOT of online, streaming, and backlogged home video releases. When life gives […]
April Fooled Ya!
By Tim Parks It goes without saying that these are not only scary times, but crazy times, with the Coronavirus looming large on everyone’s mind. Folks – yours truly included – laid off from work, cases on the rise everyday and people literally flip sh**ting out trying to snag coveted rolls of toilet paper, as […]
On International Transgender Day of Visibility, Award-Winning Singer/Songwriter Benjamin Scheuer Releases “I Am Samantha”
Canvasback Records/Atlantic Records is proud to announce the release of “I Am Samantha” from singer-songwriter Benjamin Scheuer. The touching track recounts the real-life journey of Samantha Williams – a transgender woman who Scheuer first met and befriended at a coffeeshop in New York City. As Scheuer learned about Samantha’s story – and she in turn learned about his career as a […]
Jewel Hosts Live From San Quarantine: A Livestream Concert
Recently, Grammy Award-nominated singer-songwriter Jewel had to cancel her non-profit’s fundraiser, which funds 80% of her foundation’s budget to help at risk youth with housing, food, clothing, necessities, and mentoring, as well as physical, emotional, mental, and health tools. With this crisis, she wanted to do a Live From San Quarantine: A Livestream Concert with […]
RAGE REVIEWS: A Filmic Fusion
by chris carpenter – The clock is springing forward this weekend, and all manner of interesting couplings, reflections and revelations are now available on movie screens large and small. In Los Angeles, the 2020 Outfest Fusion is in full swing now through Tuesday, March 10. This also marks the event’s 20th edition. Fusion is Outfest’s people […]