When this list popped up in a Google search, I was immediately intrigued because I knew that there was a very strong chance that this list would be a walking, talking, breathing stereotype. After all, what is a “gay” album? I mean, is MHW a gay blog or a gay site? We’re not, even though (as I find myself repeating with alarming frequency of late) I and three other members of this staff are out gay men. But the four of us (who can reveal themselves if they choose to) certainly don’t have the same musical tastes, and just because you happen to like making out with people of the same sex, it doesn’t mean that you’re predisposed to like or dislike certain types of music. My former co-worker Evan is a metalhead. There are gay punk-rockers. Hell, I like everything from Kanye West to The Shins. So I could write a long, political essay on how minority groups will never get anywhere unless we stop buying into tired stereotypes, and then I realized something…
Tag: Sarah McLachlan
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New Music In Stores & Online 8-5-08: Is It September Yet?
I mentioned the “dog days” in last week’s column, but this week’s set of releases appears to be just as, if not more lame than the one that preceded it. Anyway, since we’re about making lemonade out of lemons here, here’s this week’s hotlist.
The cover of Conor Oberst’s self-titled new album. Conor Oberst “Conor Oberst”-Since Conor Oberst basically is Bright Eyes, isn’t this a little like Trent Reznor making an album as “Trent Reznor”? I dunno. I can’t say that I know much about Bright Eyes except for the fact that the rock press loves him. Tons of friends have tried to get me into him on mixtapes and I just don’t get it. Too pretentious for me. But you can go ahead and like him. I won’t hate you.
