Tag Archives: music

Unlocking The One Direction Catalog, Through Bonus Tracks and “Midnight Memories”

Posted on January 31, 2016 by queerlefty

To those of us who have been on this earth for a while, and therefore have observed the slow disintegration of assorted girl- and boybands before, the grief all over the Internet pretty much equalled the writing on the wall … Continue reading →

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Learning To Love Hanson’s ‘Anthem’

Posted on July 14, 2015 by queerlefty

My relationship with Hanson’s sixth studio album, Anthem, has gone through many phases since it was released two years ago. My love for its predecessor, Shout It Out, had been so complete it couldn’t possibly have measured up to that. … Continue reading →

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Bad Blood Brothers

Posted on October 22, 2013 by queerlefty

Something is apparently rotten in Jonas world. I’ve written extensively about the various charms of the power-pop glorious siblings – from half-decent TV movies, to earnest solo efforts and featuring prominently on the Sexiest Males Alive list – but the … Continue reading →

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Nick, Over Time

Posted on October 14, 2013 by queerlefty

It may seem a little curious to accuse an autography of being too self-centered, but that nevertheless was my main takeaway from the episodic and “educational” new self-help/memoir hybrid of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. In no small part it has … Continue reading →

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Bringing Jesse Back

Posted on August 21, 2013 by queerlefty

However irregularly this blog has been updated over the years, I have nonetheless managed to single out a couple of recurring characters who have been given extra attention. There’s Hanson, of course, to whom we will hopefully return shortly for … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Hanson’s ‘Anthem’

Posted on June 23, 2013 by queerlefty

A certain hack columnist has for years been arguing that our globalized world is now «flat», but even in the supposedly ever-flattening world of the music industry there are still some limitations to the global availability of music, at least … Continue reading →

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“Hallelujah, the trouble’s gone”

Posted on October 5, 2012 by queerlefty

How distinct are The Killers, really? This might be a dull question, at least so long as their cocky and luxurious rock works as well as it does on the band’s fourth studio album, Battle Born. Well, their number one signature … Continue reading →

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#BetterWithPerry

Posted on August 24, 2012 by queerlefty

Anyone who has even glanced at the Sexiest Males Alive list over the years would probably suspect that I’m an avid Disney Channel viewer. And they would be right. I enjoy some of their sitcoms up to a point (the … Continue reading →

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“Can I pass you the sensory assault?”: On Jay Brannan’s ‘Rob Me Blind’

Posted on July 10, 2012 by queerlefty

Ninety seconds into La La La, a track from Jay Brannan’s new album Rob Me Blind, he suddenly veers into something approaching 2000’s college rock, when the lyrics take an aggressive turn. It’s an unexpected development from an artist I had … Continue reading →

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“Hanson Day” Reflections

Posted on May 6, 2012 by queerlefty

As May 6 is drawing to a close here in Norway, I just wanted to wish everybody a happy Hanson Day, and, while I’m at it, try to address some comments that have kept on tricklinf in over the years … Continue reading →

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