I’ve been on an early ’90s kick for the last few days, so here’s a great track from England’s Prefab Sprout, If You Don’t Love Me, which hit #3 on the Billboard dance chart in 1992. I have a beautiful (if slightly foggy) memory of hearing this song at some giant circuit party around then (maybe in Atlanta), where the …

Say what you will about Democratic-cum-Libertarian presidential candidate Mike Gravel, but the dude is NOT boring. Dig his trippy take on the Beatles’ Helter Skelter. It’s funny and sobering. Cannot. Stop. Watching. Play LOUD.

Rich Morel and Bob Mould bring their hairy beary beat-filled carnival back to Manhattan tomorrow night for another installment of Blowoff at the Highline Ballroom in Chelsea. Doors don’t open until 11:30pm this time, so expect the place to fill to capacity at once. Advance tickets are recommended as I think they stopped selling before 1am last time and some …

– Meta-musical [title of show] begins previews at the Lyceum on July 5th, with the opening set for July 17th. The entire original Off Broadway cast will appear. – Off Broadway: Experimental art group 3 Legged Dog will present the world premiere of Charles Mee’s Fire Island at the 3LD Art & Technology Center in the West Village beginning April …

One of my two most vivid childhood memories is standing in my grandmother’s living room in Newark, at age four, pondering all the adults’ horrified reactions to the assassination of JFK. I didn’t understand what had happened, why the women in my family were sobbing as the men spoke quietly with grim, fear-filled faces. The other memory comes from when …

Last night I stopped by for a few drinks in the swank Chelsea pad of Sirius FM host Michelangelo Signorile (left) with cub cutie Corey Johnson (center) and über-blogger Andy Towle (right). We gossiped about other bloggers (of course!), gay politics, and the merits of Fire Island versus P-Town. (I remain agnostic on the issue.) Hard to believe that I’d …

Speaking to a Nigerian newspaper, former President Jimmy Carter made it clear how he’s casting his vote as a superdelegate, saying, “My children and their spouses are pro-Obama. My grandchildren are also pro-Obama. As a superdelegate, I would not disclose who I am rooting for, but I leave you to make that guess.” If you include Carter’s coy statement, Obama …

Here’s a bit of Thomas Beatie’s interview with Oprah, including the ultrasound test. UPDATE: Oprah message board lights up with hate.

In a case involving Roommates.com, the U.S. Court Of Appeals has ruled in an 8-3 vote that internet businesses cannot ask the sexual orientation of clients, saying that it was no different than asking someone in person or by phone if they are Jewish or black. “If such screening is prohibited when practiced in person or by telephone, we see …

The Philadelphia Gay News published a long interview with Hillary Clinton yesterday. Some highlights: PGN: I assume that you and President Clinton have gay friends. Can you give me your impression of one of those couples that you socialize with, without giving any names?Hillary Clinton: Oh my gosh. There are so many of them. I know that Mark [Walsh, Clinton’s …

In a collaboration with People Magazine, today Oprah Winfrey hosted Thomas Beatie, the world-famous “pregnant man”, showing her audience ultrasound video of the fetus growing inside him. “It’s not a male or female desire to have a child. It’s a human desire,” a thinly bearded Thomas Beatie said. “I have a very stable male identity,” he added, saying that pregnancy …

Some asshole ran a fake memorium for his best friend in the Washington Post on April 1st, using a famous line from Brokeback Mountain to imply that they’d been lovers. And he’s shocked, SHOCKED, that people didn’t find it funny. An “in memoriam” ad about a former U.S. ambassador that was placed as an April Fools’ Day joke backfired yesterday. …

Remember, healing comes from Jeebus. Except, you know, when it doesn’t. The three siblings of a girl who died of diabetes that went untreated as her parents prayed instead of taking her to a doctor have been removed from the home during an investigation, police said Friday. The parents and social services experts agreed the move would be best for …

My house guest left yesterday after an eight day visit. It was great having him here, but while I’m glad to have the place back to myself and am no longer tripping over his suitcases, the apartment feels empty and quiet and I’m reminded of why I’d always enjoyed having roommates. I’ve lived alone for four years now. Aside from …

The New York Post says the office of New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has been funneling money into sham organizations in order to later use the funds to reward those faithful to her. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s office hid millions of taxpayer dollars by allocating grants to phantom organizations as a way of holding the funds to …

Whoa! Another meltdown from Bill Clinton. Bill Clinton unleashed one of his famous red-faced, finger-wagging tantrums when he was asked during a private meeting last weekend about New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson’s endorsement of Barack Obama. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the angry outburst to California superdelegates occurred just before the former President took the stage at the Democrats’ …

Another ringing phone ad from Hillary.

Here’s a sign of the times. A California company is selling car dealers a device that disables your car when your payment is late. A Riverside County company is cashing in on the subprime credit crunch. Murrieta-based, Sekurus, sells a device that will disable a driver’s car if a payment is missed. The so-called ‘On-Time’ device is actually a little …