Tori Amos
Tori Amos on Provincetown Bears, Microdosing and Becoming Immortalized by Subreddits
I've talked to Tori Amos enough times now that I no longer blink when the conversation drifts to witches, demons, fairies or the slow-motion collapse of [...]Read more about Tori Amos on Provincetown Bears, Microdosing and Becoming Immortalized by Subreddits
Q&A: Tori Amos Talks Bad Days, Memorable Mornings & Wearing Your Big Boy Boots
In her second book, "Resistance: A Songwriter's Story of Hope, Change, and Courage," flaming piano queen Tori Amos shares her personal stories against a [...]Read more about Q&A: Tori Amos Talks Bad Days, Memorable Mornings & Wearing Your Big Boy Boots
Best Albums of 2017
Donald Trump is still tweeting (oh yeah, and somehow still president). Free internet porn could be a bygone luxury thanks to #RIPNetNeutrality. But hey, music [...]Read more about Best Albums of 2017
Hear Me Out: Why we love Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey, 'Born to Die' Focus on Lana Del Rey's enigmatic image and you miss the point: Her major-label debut, "Born to Die," is an intoxicating hit of [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Why we love Lana Del Rey
Put your money on the 'Dark Horse'
Out indie folk-rocker Eric Himan may not be able to tell you where he lives, but his latest record is likely to put him on the map – one city at a time. "You [...]Read more about Put your money on the 'Dark Horse'
Songs for Sanity in this Political Climate
The resistance is in full swing, with late-night talk show hosts railing against Donald Trump's total incompetence as president and oppressed communities [...]Read more about Songs for Sanity in this Political Climate
Q&A: Tori Amos on Gay Mentors, Living the Persephone Myth & How to Respond to Trump As a 'Non-Reactive, Postmenopausal' Woman
Photo: Paulina Otylie Surys Tori Amos' mind is one of the greatest wonders of the music world. For over three decades, via an oeuvre as unpredictable as the [...]Read more about Q&A: Tori Amos on Gay Mentors, Living the Persephone Myth & How to Respond to Trump As a 'Non-Reactive, Postmenopausal' Woman
Q&A: Jillian Michaels on Her Madonna-Influenced Coming Out, LGBT Community's Pressure to Marry & Why She Uses the Word 'Fag'
The "shred" will put you through the sweat fires of hell, but despite her extreme workouts, Jillian Michaels wants you to know she is no monster. To set the [...]Read more about Q&A: Jillian Michaels on Her Madonna-Influenced Coming Out, LGBT Community's Pressure to Marry & Why She Uses the Word 'Fag'
Hear Me Out: Collector's Editions
David Bowie, 'Five Years 1969-1973' The iconic cover of the U.K. edition of David Bowie's 1971 release "The Man Who Sold the World" features the queer icon [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Collector's Editions
How I Learned To Love Tori Amos
"Tori Amos who?" My dear friend, then boyfriend, must have been dumbfounded when I – a gay man – uttered these words that, in retrospect, are among the most [...]Read more about How I Learned To Love Tori Amos
Why Tori Amos' 'Sophie's Choice' Tour Is Pure Magic
Tori Amos has so many babies – you know, those precious things, her songs, that she's seen change and grow throughout the years. Taking the stage on Wednesday [...]Read more about Why Tori Amos' 'Sophie's Choice' Tour Is Pure Magic
Hear Me Out: Best of 2014 ... So Far
Sia, '1000 Forms of Fear' Sia's come a long way since "Breathe Me," a song so emotionally vulnerable, it's overwhelming. No wonder premier pop starlets have [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Best of 2014 ... So Far
Q&A: Tori Amos On Inspiring 'Frozen' Hit & Why Gay Fans Relate To Her
"Lighting, sweetie, lighting!" is Tori Amos' theatrical retort to my compliment about how she's still looking as radiant as she did at the launch of her [...]Read more about Q&A: Tori Amos On Inspiring 'Frozen' Hit & Why Gay Fans Relate To Her
Hear Me Out: Tori Amos, Neon Trees
Tori Amos, 'Unrepentant Geraldines' It took Christmas carols, 400-year-old classical music themes and a lovestruck "light princess" for Tori Amos to [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Tori Amos, Neon Trees
Michigan: Giving A Folk About Gay Marriage Feb. 23
By Shelby Clark To raise much-needed funds for the Michigan Marriage Challenge, a movement to help the DeBoer-Rowse family legally co-adopt their three [...]Read more about Michigan: Giving A Folk About Gay Marriage Feb. 23
Merry Clayton & Darlene Love: The Gay Interview
When Merry Clayton recalls the song most dear to her, "After All This Time" – one of many Carole King-written tunes on Clayton's self-titled 1971 solo album – [...]Read more about Merry Clayton & Darlene Love: The Gay Interview
Jewel: The Gay Q&A
Jewel's life is the best kind of It Gets Better story. Even though the famed music-maker recorded a video to offer hope to struggling teens, she didn't need [...]Read more about Jewel: The Gay Q&A
Hear Me Out ... For the Holidays
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta, 'This Christmas' Friends since summer lovin' brought them together over 30 years ago, Olivia Newton-John and John [...]Read more about Hear Me Out ... For the Holidays
Hear Me Out: Christina Aguilera Finds Her Voice Again
Christina Aguilera, 'Lotus' Christina Aguilera opens her seventh album by calling this a "rebirth" despite her "broken pieces" – or, in other words, a really [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Christina Aguilera Finds Her Voice Again
Hear Me Out: Dev doesn't let the sun go down on debut
Hear Me Out Dev, 'The Night the Sun Came Up' "It's Dev," the punkish pop up-and-comer – first entering mass consciousness with a sampled spot on Far East [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Dev doesn't let the sun go down on debut
Tori Amos Talks Christian Phonies, Gay Chat With Daughter and Ending Bullying
Tori Amos doesn't do anything straight. Regarded as one of the premier singer-songwriters of our time, the gay icon's veered off every which way – into [...]Read more about Tori Amos Talks Christian Phonies, Gay Chat With Daughter and Ending Bullying
Hear Me Out: Erasure succeeds with new sound
Erasure, 'Tomorrow's World' Over 25 years ago, when Erasure came together, Vince Clarke and Andy Bell were on the cutting-edge of the synth-pop music scene. [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Erasure succeeds with new sound
Hear Me Out: Sugarland sucks country out of fourth album. Plus: Paula Cole does the '90s
Sugarland, 'The Incredible Machine' Having already bent country music during their glorious hit-making, genre-shaking run, change seemed inevitable for [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Sugarland sucks country out of fourth album. Plus: Paula Cole does the '90s
Classical goes queer
Something's concocting in Cameron Carpenter's outrageous mind regarding the garb he'll wear for his local engagement. It's a hodgepodge of khakis, a fishing [...]Read more about Classical goes queer
Small talk with Little Boots
Walk a mile in Victoria Hesketh's Little Boots and you'll realize why every man over the rainbow hearts her. She's cute, fun and sounds like the second coming [...]Read more about Small talk with Little Boots
Hear Me Out: Feel 'Glee'-ful with new soundtrack, 'Twilight' music doesn't suck
'Glee: The Music, Volume 1' Skittles encourage you to taste the rainbow, but have you heard it? You can with songs from the gay-tastic Fox musical romp [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Feel 'Glee'-ful with new soundtrack, 'Twilight' music doesn't suck
Merry ... 'Midwinter'?
It's so like the religiously ambiguous Tori Amos to elude all the churchy mumbo-jumbo and trace popularized carols back to their non-worship roots. She does [...]Read more about Merry ... 'Midwinter'?
Tori Amos talks 'Midwinter Graces'
Tori Amos releases "Midwinter Graces" on Nov. 10. Tori Amos gravitated toward sin on her last studio album. Her follow-up then, a seasonal LP dropping Nov. 10 [...]Read more about Tori Amos talks 'Midwinter Graces'
Sins & solstice
Talking to Tori Amos is like getting lost in a bedtime story just before drifting off. Her pillow-soft voice is delicately soothing, often breaking for long [...]Read more about Sins & solstice
Tori Amos is attracted to sin, Eminem roasts and relapses
Hear Me Out Tori Amos, 'Abnormally Attracted to Sin' Tori Amos is a mommy to millions on her 10th studio LP, attempting to quench all her kids – the cultish [...]Read more about Tori Amos is attracted to sin, Eminem roasts and relapses
Rufus pleases Royal Oak crowd with moody solo set
At times, during Rufus Wainwright's solo show Oct. 18 in front of an intimate crowd at the Royal Oak Music Theatre, the theatrical-voiced charmer made Tori [...]Read more about Rufus pleases Royal Oak crowd with moody solo set
You Oughta Know
Rachael Sage's brief stint with a married man sounds like a blueprint for a bad country song – or a pissy Alanis rock rant. But, nope, the angelic-voiced [...]Read more about You Oughta Know
The Monkey Man
Guitar over his shoulder, Ryan Mintz saunters up to the adorned beverage counter at AJ's Cafe and orders a soy latte. He makes a special request: A mug. Saving [...]Read more about The Monkey Man
Motor City Pride Performances
Trying to balance beer-garden time with Pride performances? It's a daunting task, we know. So, here, we've devised a handy li'l list of the talent gracing the [...]Read more about Motor City Pride Performances
Hear Me Out
Battle of the Dirty Divas Mariah Carey "Touch My Body" Visions of love? Riiight! Mariah Carey's edging 40, which can only mean one thing: She wants wiener. [...]Read more about Hear Me Out
Best beats of '07
Hear Me Out I have a headache. You see, from the umpteen CDs my ears have digested this year, I could only pick 10 that were super-duper sonic successes. [...]Read more about Best beats of '07
Tori tears it up in Detroit
Tori Amos Oct. 27 Fox Theatre B+ No doubt: When people call Tori Amos' fan clique a cult, they're not kidding. The musician's unwavering horde, which filled [...]Read more about Tori tears it up in Detroit
Tori Amos: Queen of Quirky
Appearing in Michigan Tori Amos The American Doll Posse Tour 8 p.m. Oct. 27 Fox Theatre, Detroit http://www.toriamos.com Tori Amos isn't herself [...]Read more about Tori Amos: Queen of Quirky
Chris Azzopardi is the entertainment editor of Between The Lines. Disagree that Rufus is a size queen? Is Tori getting stranger with age? Should Miranda have turned her man in - or put a bullet in him? Let him know at {URL [email protected]}.
Rufus Wainwright Release The Stars B- If it wasn't evident before, it is now: Rufus Wainwright is a size queen. And he likes it B-I-G – walloping string-laden [...]Read more about Chris Azzopardi is the entertainment editor of Between The Lines. Disagree that Rufus is a size queen? Is Tori getting stranger with age? Should Miranda have turned her man in - or put a bullet in him? Let him know at {URL [email protected]}.
Hear Me Out: Lavigne gets loud, McBride masters monster notes
Avril Lavigne {ITAL "The Best Damn Thing" B} Avril Lavigne still wants to be a Toys 'R' Us kid. Forget the step-ahead she took to prove herself as a grown-up [...]Read more about Hear Me Out: Lavigne gets loud, McBride masters monster notes
Q Puzzle: "Passing of Note"
February 26, 2007 Across 1 Sprint at the Gay Games 5 They have foamy heads 9 Go down on a hill 14 Bars for gay chefs? 15 Nobel prize winner John 16 Mick [...]Read more about Q Puzzle: "Passing of Note"
Gay Gift Giving Guide
Face it. Remembering what hip-hugging jeans your gay best friend wants for the holidays, not to mention the size (Does he like them tight? Does that mean he [...]Read more about Gay Gift Giving Guide
Musician leaves major record label for creative control
Casey Stratton 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 The Intersection, Grand Rapids http://www.caseystratton.com Casey Stratton used to purchase a rental car when touring and turn [...]Read more about Musician leaves major record label for creative control
Swan song: A singer's journey to 'Ladyland'
By Gregg Shapiro "Ladyland," the debut album by radiant redheaded diva on the rise Sierra Swan introduces us to one of the more fascinating artists of the [...]Read more about Swan song: A singer's journey to 'Ladyland'
For those who like to watch
While this winter has been one of the warmest in recent memory, there are still plenty of cold days to come. This means, of course, plenty of reasons to curl [...]Read more about For those who like to watch
Wellspring's Fall Concert of Dance premieres two new works
KALAMAZOO – Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers presents two new works featuring the entire company for the Fall Concert of Dance. The Fall Concert runs Nov. [...]Read more about Wellspring's Fall Concert of Dance premieres two new works
Hear Me OUT July, 2005
The Brighter Side of Me Namoli Brennet The first thing that struck me while listening to "The Brighter Side of Me" is that it's impossible to tell the gender [...]Read more about Hear Me OUT July, 2005
