Category Archives: music

‘I’m A Nick Jonas Jonas’

Posted on February 3, 2010 by queerlefty

It’s was not that long ago that I criticized music critics for comparing Jonas Brothers to Hanson almost by default. Since I probably like them both much, much better than the next guy, I don’t think either of them should … Continue reading →

Posted in music | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

And I Love Them

Posted on February 1, 2010 by queerlefty

In the Washington Post’s recent America’s Next Online Columnist contest, one piece of advise for the contestants was that they should avoid anniversary columns at all cost. The may be an easy five hundred words for the writer, but they’re … Continue reading →

Posted in music | Tagged , | Leave a comment

How Savage Garden Helped Me Come Out

Posted on January 27, 2010 by queerlefty

I just loved this  New Year’s resolution, attributed to New York magazine’s film critic David Edelstein via Slate’s Dana Stevens: “To have no shame: no guilty pleasures, only pleasures; no wish for do-overs, only excitement [for] the next opportunity”. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in gay, music | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

My Favorite Albums Of The Decade

Posted on December 21, 2009 by queerlefty

I’m not one of those who have a natural aversion to lists. I like to read them, and to rank stuff for myself. But when they go public, I invariably start to think about what’s wrong with them. Therefore: Mine … Continue reading →

Posted in music | 4 Comments

‘Jay, Can I Stay In Love With You?’

Posted on November 26, 2009 by queerlefty

I may have come relatively late to the musical genius of Jay Brannan, but by now he’s been something close to everything all the time for me for months. I guess being more ignorant than hostile to his music probably … Continue reading →

Posted in music | 4 Comments

The Significance Of Stephen Gately

Posted on October 19, 2009 by queerlefty

As a former Boyzone fan, I was of course deeply saddened by last week’s news that the group’s co-singer, Stephen Gately, had died. I say former not because I need to distance myself from my fandom, but rather because I … Continue reading →

Posted in music, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

All The Right Reasons Why I Love The Jayhawks

Posted on August 4, 2009 by queerlefty

There’s always something challenging when your favorite band decides to put together a best-of compilation. You are guaranteed to disagree with some of the song choices, and there is also the little detail that best-of albums by default point to … Continue reading →

Posted in music | Tagged | 2 Comments

This Time ‘In Living Cover’, It’s Jay Brannan

Posted on July 12, 2009 by queerlefty

Correction, July 26: This post originally misquoted a lyric from the song Drowning. The error has now been revised. I would like to thank reader James for pointing it out. Despite that I first heard his 2008 release, Goddamned, only … Continue reading →

Posted in music | Tagged | 11 Comments

Early Gay Crushes: Jesse McCartney

Posted on July 7, 2009 by queerlefty

Technically, I suppose that including Jesse McCartney in the Early Gay Crushes series would have to mean that anyone I might have had a celebrity crush on before I admitted to myself that I was gay would now be eligible. … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, gay, music | Tagged , , , | 13 Comments

An Appreciation From A Disloyal Michael Jackson Fan

Posted on June 29, 2009 by queerlefty

Let me apologize right from the outset: In some way or another, this piece will inevitably be more about me than about Michael Jackson, although he’s the one who was the biggest pop star of all time. And it is … Continue reading →

Posted in music | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments