Savvy production outfit The Knocks and vocalist Samuel make fine, sweet music together. They bring a fresh new pop sound that sounds deceptively British but comes straight from the good 'ole NYC. Samuel and The Knocks have been flirting with hotter than hot indie label Neon Gold, the home of Marina & The Diamonds and Penguin Prison. In fact, Samuel opened for Marina at her New York shows earlier this week and he is also joining the Neon Gold showcase at South by Southwest in Austin tonight. The Knocks remixed The Temper Trap's "Fader" and added Samual vocals. This is ...

In an interview with the UK Mirror, Boy George talks about his first meeting with Lady Gaga. She asked him for his autograph: "She asked me to sign her vagina. I didn't have a pen, so I just did her hat instead." Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... ...

Beginning this morning at 9:45 a.m., the Senate Armed Services Committee is holding another hearing on Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. The witnesses testifying for a repeal include Michael D. Almy, who served in the Air Force and has become increasingly vocal in support of a repeal. Testifying in opposition to a repeal will be John Sheehan, a retired Marine.Watch the live streaming here. ...

About Rielle Hunter and her comments to GQ regarding John and Elizabeth Edwards' state of affairs, marriage equality's most indefatigable foe, Maggie Gallagher, offers up the following quip: "I have never seen a more aggressive display of narcissism: blaming [Elizabeth Edwards] for failing to take responsibility for Hunter's acts of adultery -- acts that destroyed three children's home and put a fourth child -- her own -- in a fatherless home as well." THE RIGHT TO ADULTERY [Yahoo] Which is valid, as far as it goes. We definitely see some narcissism in Hunter's comments, and ...

You know that new "Better Courts Now" group that we told you about earlier this week? The one that features all kinds of eye-opening social conservatives pushing for the sole goal of electing judges who will come down against things like marriage equality? Yea, well -- yesterday the founder of that group, Don Hamer, died of a heart attack: Founder of group seeking to elect conservative judges dies of heart attack [Capitol Weekly] We wish the Hamer family peace. For the surviving members of the group, we wish for the insight that comes with death to ...

In late February, I reported that three Evanston men, Sean Little, Benjamin Eder, and Kevin McAndrew, were arrested and charged with felony hate crimes for a January attack on Daniel Hauff, who had come to the aid of a gay youth who was being harassed on the Chicago "L" train. The three men then began beating Hauff, calling him a "stupid faggot". Hauff said he escaped by wiping some of his blood on the attackers and telling them he was HIV-positive. Yesterday the three were indicted: "On Wednesday, the three men were each indicted on one count ...

BLOG SWARM Towleroad is participating in a blog swarm today with Daily Kos, Open Left, Bilerico Project, Pam's House Blend, Joe My God, Michelangelo Signorile, Americablog, David Mixner, Daily Gotham, Culture Kitchen, Taylor Marsh, PageOneQ, Dan Savage, Good as You, and others. We're asking you to contact Speaker Nancy Pelosi and ask that she move the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (HR 3017) to a floor vote.  The Employment Non-Discrimination Act, first introduced in 1994, would prohibit job discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Said openly gay Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry last year: "If we can get ENDA ...

The Face of Finnish Women is a post from: Diary of a British Expatriate Blogger in Helsinki,Finland The Face of Finnish Women is a post from: Diary of a British Expatriate Blogger in Helsinki,Finland Women are women the world over and after living here in Helsinki Finland for some years now I have gotten to know some of the lifestyle and traits of The Finnish Women as both friends and personal  Sure I [...] ...

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I had that bum all figured out. He had a good left hand you know what I mean. All right so I let him tag me with the left hand for a couple a rounds. So just when he starts... he thinks he's getting cute, I step inside and Jab with the left. With the right. With the left. I had him in my arms and from there on in we were just dancing.And that's a fact ...

Ugly Betty's Justin had his first kiss last night. It's not the first gay high school kiss in prime time though. Anybody remember a little show called Dawson's Creek? Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...   (top image via joe) ...

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Last Thursday I posted that openly lesbian Rev. Mary Glasspool had received the necessary amount of consents for final confirmation as an Episcopal bishop. She has been confirmed, in Los Angeles: "Mary Glasspool is the first openly gay bishop approved since 2003, when the election of a gay man as bishop of New Hampshire caused such an uproar that the U.S. church, under pressure from other members of the global Anglican Communion, imposed a moratorium on such elevations. The ban was lifted last year. Glasspool is also one of the first two women to be elected as bishops in ...

I'm especially busy and stressed these last few days...And I don't see any lightening of the load til the end of next week, and the start of the coveted Spring Break...Lots in the news in recent days to think and converse about... if I had the time... or remaining energy...Administration is seeking converts to a new education plan. Randi checks in the new plan that's decidedly skewed against teachers.Betty White, 88, lands a new TV role. God bless her! Love her!How privacy can vanish online, a bit at a time. Makes ya think... Scary stuff!City Restaurants required to ...

Six candidates are contending for Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's seat. Now, thanks in major part to the efforts of Boston College Law student Paul Sousa, we know where all six stand on Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's federal lawsuit taking on DOMA. Perhaps not surprising: The three Republican candidates have pretty much vowed to stay out of the lawsuit (regardless of personal opinions on marriage), while all three Democratic candidates are rarin' to help Coakley make DOMA go the way of the DODO. Bay Windows has much, much more: CT attorney general candidates pledge to join fight against DOMA ...

Well... someone to the right of you at least. Hi, Ang'.Did I ever tell you about the time Angelina Jolie did see me. Oh, of course I did. Best celebrity sighting ever. We were close enough to touch. Not that we did!I'm so ready for Angelina Jolie to have another Girl, Interrupted or A Mighty Heart level performance again, aren't you? Here's hoping that The Tourist (the film she's in costume for above) co-starring Johnny Depp is a winner. The behind the scenes crew indicates it might be: Oscar winning screenwriter (Julian Fellowes), Oscar winning cinematographer (John ...

For the longest time, I thought the following three things were true about Dennis Kucinich.1) Kucinich was liberal.2) Kucinich had the highest degree of integrity.3) Kucinich cared about the middle class and the poor.I admit that I was completely and absolutely wrong. None of that ever had a shread of truth to it. He made that completely clear when he announced today that he would vote for the HMO/health insurer wealthcare bill. In a previous posting, I specified what this bill would actually do, which is what Kucinich is actually voting for.1) Fines people for not ...

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Kathy Griffin Grills Barney Frank [Politico] Nice that she's working for us. Though personally we're still waiting for The Real House(and Senate)Vote of D.C." Maybe if we can get Kirsten Gillibrand and/or Robert Gates on "Dancing With the Stars," America will get up off their arses and give a damn. *** **SEE ALSO: AmericaBlog has been quite critical of "professional lobbyist" Griffin's messaging. John Aravosis' one word commentary on the above video and especially the frank questions about sex with B. Walters: Classy. A'blog's earlier thoughts on the subject: HRC's celebrity lobbyist calls Rep. Jim Clyburn, 3rd-ranking Dem ...