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In addition to writing and playing I also produced this record and in doing so, found that I have a real passion for producing and I hope to do more in the future. Read the Exclusive Interview
March 2008
keyboardist/guitarist/singer-songwriter
DAN MANJOVI
Robert Urban interviews DAN
for Gay Guitarists Worldwide.
She embodies the empowering feelings of 'Freeing Yourself to Be Yourself' through 'Straight'-forward Rock w/an Indie Pop feel! Instrumentalist? For example, “Saturday Night at the Bookstore” detailing the prevalence of anonymous sex between closeted men.
As for what it was like in my formative years, it was a little tough only because I wasn't out of the closet, so most of the time I felt like I had to hide myself.
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Autumn 2010
singer/songwriter/guitarist MARLEE WALCHUK of Sugarbeach
Robert Urban interviews Vancouver Canada-based MARLEE WALCHUK for Gay Guitarists Worldwide. Too many choices drive me crazy.
especially regarding your formative/learning years on your instrument?
I have never really felt like an outsider when it comes to being gay and being an artist. I feel that it shows a well- rounded musical education and I'm proud of that.
Any special thoughts on your instrument, and what it's meant to you in your life?
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And while there are still strides to be made, I feel we are moving toward a more colorful palette from which to choose our musical heroes. Read the Exclusive Interview
Aural History: Be Gay, Play Guitar: The Musicians Who Brought Queerness to Punk’s First Wave
Punk rock is famous for lionizing life on the margins, but only a few years after Stonewall and still a few decades away from marriage equality, these musicians brought sexuality into the politics of the burgeoning subculture.
Written by Carys Anderson
Illustrated by Mark Yoder
It’s getting harder to separate music from politics nowadays, with the world’s biggest pop stars writing songs about climate change and endorsing presidential candidates.
And then I studied Madrigal music and sang in concert choir all through high school.
Favorite bands/musical influences? I strongly encourage young artists and songwriters to put together a simple home studio and learn how to operate the buttons and knobs on their own. But I have to say that vocally, the ladies of Heart (Ann & Nancy Wilson) and Pat Benatar really molded my approach to vocals because they sang with such conviction and strength combined with control, that really just did it for me.
He’s admitted one of Buzzcocks’ most famous songs, “Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?),” is about a man, and its tale of unrequited same-sex love — “You spurn my natural emotions / You make me feel I’m dirt / And I’m hurt” — broadened the horizons of what a love song could be. Read the Exclusive Interview
January 2009
Singer/songwriter LiANA
Robert Urban interviews Canadian multi-instrumentalist LiANA and reviews her music for Gay Guitarists Worldwide.
Seriously! But in the rock world, things are very different and some artists are even applauded for being gay and proud.
- Tell fans about your luv for your particular style of music, as opposed to other styles - how it became your favorite style of rock, etc
Rock music just always seemed to top my list of favorite song at any given time.
Jett has never publicly come out as queer, insisting that she’d rather the media focus on her music than her personal life. The process to store a sound is as simple as a touch of a button and I love Vox's easy to read handbook.