Okay this is a little bit of yesterday's news. But can we talk about how Sia just came out as a lesbian? Well, she has a girlfriend anyway. Well actually, her girlfriend basically looks like a man. So, um...
Anyway, it got me thinking about 'lesbian' music in general these days. And yes, I do realize that it is terrible of me to generalize and pigeonhole all music by lesbians into one group. But you know what? Everybody does it, so I don't really feel guilty. Hell, all the gays do it.
In the late nineties, we had the riot grrl (I believe that is the proper spelling) movement and Lilith Fair. There was Bikini Kill and Sleater-Kinney, as well as Ani DiFranco's slightly quiter anger. However, now things have calmed down a lot, if the most prominent lesbian musicians are people like Sia and Tegan and Sara. I mean yeah, we've still got Beth Ditto around, but compared to Kathleen Hanna's (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre) early vocals, she's practically singing about sunshine and cookies.
I don't really know what I was trying to say here, but I just feel like attitudes have changed, and for the better. People don't have to be angry and confrontational, just because they're lesbian musicians. Instead they can just draw marker on their faces and dance around.
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Interesting stuff; I hadn't heard that Sia came out. Have you heard this by her: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrwV3TrFZA4
It's a cover of Britney's Gimme More. I was skeptical at first, but she actually makes it sound kinda classy.
And as for the Sarah Connor Chronicles--I downloaded most (not the last one), so I can burn you copies if you want. River is awesome as a terminator, by the way.
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