JImmy Somerville + Rick Astley together to Help Musicians

  Scottish queer singer/songwriter JIMMY SOMERVILLE  (Bronski Beat & Communards) and Brit singer/songwriter RICK ASTLEY (Never Going To GIve You Up)  front The Big Band Collective with a rousing edition of Bill Wither’s I Wish You Well. This joyous upbeat song was performed and filmed virtually was made to help musicians who have been facing … Continue reading

Jimmy Sommerville : Everything Must Change

  Iconic Brit queer singer/songwriter and activist Jimmy Sommerville teamed  up with composer Sally Herbert for this new haunting version of Everything Must Change, Originally written by the talented musician  Benard Ighner, the song became an anthem for many artists, including Nina Simone whose very strident take sent chills down your spine. Now Sommerville claims … Continue reading

Jinkx Monsoon has a passion for Cartoons and Vodka

  Ru Paul’s Drag Race season five winner JINKX MONSOON has been back in the recording studio with her musical partner Major Scales.  For this 3rd album, the pair has switched it up a little and focused on some of their favorite acts of the 90’s. JInkx and The Major collaborated with the likes of Fred Schneider of the B-52’s, Lady Rizo, and … Continue reading

Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales Dish The Dirt

Here’s a rather wonderfully funny and incisive interview with the delightful Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales conducted for Provincetown Community Television when they spent the summer in P Town performing in two hit shows at The Art House. Jinkx, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5 and voted ‘America’s Next Drag Superstar‘ and her musical partner … Continue reading

Jinkx Monsoon wants to be Just Me

In a week that has seen Drag Superstar RU PAUL come under fire for his ill-conceived transphobic remarks proving that he is so out-of-sync with our community’s take on gender, comes this rather wonderful music video from JInkx Monsoon the Season 5 winner of Drag Race. Monsoon (who prefers the pronoun ‘they’) and is singing their heart out … Continue reading

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