Errattic: Music Tagged as 'Representation'

“Our government gave homophobes a platform to hate, and it was a really terrible time for a lot of queer people throughout Australia.”
It’s so totally cliché to say, but we’re gonna say it: Sam Bluer is a name you’ll be hearing a lot more of in the future.

The Aussie performer made his music industry debut this year with two fantastic dark-pop tracks, Shift and Body High, the latter of which literally catapulted our wigs down the motherfucking street. The lyrics! The production! The video! We live!

To celebrate the release of his brand new clip, we got him on the phone and spoke about, well, everything: Boy George, privilege, homophobia in Australia, his obsession with Charli XCX, and coming out. Enjoy!

Gay Times

Tags: Gay, Interview, LGBTQ, Music, Portrait, Representation, Tribute

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21-Jul-2019

Infinity - Jaymes Young

Experience Underwater World

Mermaid

Tags: Environment, Music, Portrait, Reimagined, Reinterpreted, Representation, Respect, Re-tooled, Sports, Video

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08-Jul-2019

Kim Petras on Why Her 'Clarity' Era Is Still Just Her 'Building Phase' Towards Superstardom

The 26-year-old pop singer may have sold out her tour, released her most anticipated work yet, and expanded her fan base, but she's still banking on a bigger future.

Billboard

Tags: Celebrity, Interview, LGBTQ, Music, Performer, Portrait, Representation, Success, Trans

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01-Jul-2019

Alec Benjamin Is a Pop Storyteller for the Next Generation

Alec Benjamin has worn the same outfit multiple days in a row, he admits when we sit down to chat at New York’s buzzing Soho House one afternoon this spring. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter isn’t overly concerned with fashion; he just likes what he likes, and when he figures out something that works, he sticks with it. “I’m a very OCD person,” he says. “I’ll do one thing to complete exhaustion.”

That’s been true for his music, too. Pop trends come and go, but Benjamin, who’s best known for his viral hit “Let Me Down Slowly”, committed early on to absolute sincerity. In the tradition of pop storytellers like Taylor Swift and thoughtful songwriters like John Mayer, he’s built a brand of contemporary earnestness, layered over bulletproof pop balladry. Here, in this slick environment, a wide-eyed Benjamin seems a little out of place in his low-key sweatshirt, jeans, sneakers and tousled hair; you wouldn’t know he was a platinum-selling artist. But as the DJ in the corner ups the volume of his jazzy set, Benjamin settles in for the conversation, and any self-consciousness fades away. He’s not the type of guy who worries about keeping up appearances.

Time

Tags: Celebrity, Entertainment, Interview, Music, Portrait, Representation

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22-Jun-2019

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