The Go-Go’s Reunite (on Zoom!) for a Rousing ‘We Got the Beat’ On ‘Today’

By James St. James on September 17, 2020 9:59 am

Belinda Carlisle, Jane Wielding, Charlotte Cafay, and Gina Schock AKA The Go-Go's performed their iconic '80s hit "We Got the Beat" yesterday morning at a little Zoom reunion on the Today show. And Hoda was OVER THE MOON. Living her best life! Watch below. (They sound … [Read more...]

Listen to This Early ’80s, Unreleased Madonna Demo “Love Is the Reason”

By James St. James on September 16, 2020 9:37 am

Of course you already know that Madge is hard at work with Diablo Cody writing the screenplay for her upcoming biopic. And while digging through a mountain of ancient demos, she … [Read more...]

#QueerQuote: “I’m Not a Sexpot” – Joey Heatherton

By Stephen Rutledge on September 14, 2020 8:45 am

If you were born after Jimmy Carter's administration, you probably don't know the name. If you are in to sports, you might think: "Joey Heatherton... didn't he used to be the quarterback for the Detroit Lions"? Yet, in the 1960s and 1970s, Joey Heatherton was a household name. In … [Read more...]

Legendary WeHo Club Rage Is Closing Forever (After 37 Years!)

By James St. James on September 9, 2020 10:24 am

The iconic LA nightclub Rage, located in the heart of Boystown, is permanently closing its doors after 37 years. COVID-19 and high rent are said to be the reasons. It joins Flaming … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Olympic Champion, John Curry

By Stephen Rutledge on September 9, 2020 3:03 am

1976, via YouTu be September 9, 1949– John Curry: "With my medal, it seemed that I had acquired all the trappings that went with it, the chains as well as the ribbons." If you read #BTD regularly (and you really should), it may seem strange to do a second tribute to … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: San Francisco Stripping Legend, Carol Doda

By Stephen Rutledge on August 29, 2020 3:03 am

Photo via Wikimedia Commons August 29, 1937 - Carol Ann Doda: "The minute I knew I existed in life was the night I started the Condor thing, The only thing that mattered to me was entertaining people. That always drove me." She was a topless stripper in San … [Read more...]

Carol Baskin Is In Talks to Be On ‘Dancing With the Stars’ This Season

By James St. James on August 25, 2020 9:10 am

E! News is reporting that Tiger King star/possible … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: Gene Kelly

By Stephen Rutledge on August 23, 2020 3:03 am

Astaire and Kelly, That's Entertainment II,1976, MGM via YouTube August 23, 1912 - Gene Kelly: "Any man who looks like a sissy while dancing is just a lousy dancer." I am a Fred Astaire guy, but my husband comes down squarely in the Gene Kelly camp. It doesn't … [Read more...]

#BornThisDay: – Mata Hari, Dancer / Sex Worker / Spy

By Stephen Rutledge on August 7, 2020 3:03 am

Photo, public domain via Wikimedia Commons August 7, 1876 - Mata Hari: "Death is nothing, nor life either, for that matter. To die, to sleep, to pass into nothingness, what does it matter? Everything is an illusion." Mata Hari (1931) is a film directed … [Read more...]

Lips Unsealed: The Go-Go’s Documentary Spills All the Tea

By Jared Abbott on July 31, 2020 10:09 am

“People automatically assume that we were probably put together by some guy…but we did it all ourselves.” And so begins The Go-Go’s, Alison Ellwood’s candid new documentary that gives an all access look at one of the most groundbreaking pop/punk acts of all time. Starting with … [Read more...]