SOCE headlines KUNT CRUSADERS show INDY, Friday @ ZONIE'S CLOSET

He is SOCE, the Elemental Wizard he is a Jewish, Gay, White MC. A Yale graduate computer programmer on Wall Street by day... Level 27 Hip Hop Spellcaster at night. Even with three CDs out on the market Im In My Own World, Dream de la Dream, The Lemonade Incident, and an active tour and work schedule SOCE does live shows throughout NYC in not only hipster bars and clubs, but also at high schools, colleges, theaters, museums, community centers and synagogues. Additionally, he co-hosts a math bee once a month with comedian Jennifer Dziura at Chelsea Market, and he does interviews and show reviews for NYC comedy blog The Apiary.

The Lemonade Incident has the controversial tracks called Im So Gay and Sucking Dick, as discussed in the October 2005 issue of OUT Magazine (page 35), "everybody metaphorically has to suck a little dick now and then to get along in this world", you can read the rest of it here. If you've ever had to struggle, been in love, enjoyed a good role-playing game, or just wanted to experience rap music where you can actually relate to every word spoken, SOCE'S music is for you!

This is his second show and He is excited to be back!!! It is hosted by The KUNT Crusaders, a group of women whom are actively bringing GLBT Musicians and artist to the local area. The show which will be opened @ 8 PM by local spinner DJ Fate at Zonie's Closet @ 1440 East Washington in Indianapolis this Friday the 14th. So come on, what are you waiting for? The cover is only five dolla's!


UPDATE: On the 15th SOCE will be performing for free @ 5p.m. in 609 East Mulberry Street, Bloomington, Illinois during a book signing for his friend Matthew Fish's (MySpace) (You Tube) newest release Fireflies in Winter and Softland as a combined book which you may purchase @ Amazon for 19 dollars.

RECAP SOCE LINKS: Website | You Tube | Collab | Rapture Press | MySpace | The Aviary |

Jay Brannan has returned from his worldwide tour

The man and music that I am an absolute dork for has returned from the overseas stretch of his Fat Is A Feeling Not A Shape Tour in which he has already visited a ton of other Cities in the USA, Canada, all across Europe, Australia (which yes, Governor Palin, is both a country and a continent), South America (a continent), and South Africa, (a country). They also have penguins, (pic to right), lol!

The following are the remaining Dates for Fat Is A Feeling Not A Shape Tour and other dates will be added as the information becomes available.

NOVEMBER

08th Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
09th Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
13th Orlando, FL Anti*Pop 08 / Gibson Showroom
15th Boulder, CO Club 156
(NOTE: VENUE CHANGE!)
*Meadowlark tickets will be honored*
17th San Diego, CA Delta Room @ HouseOBlues
18th San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
20th Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret
22nd Houston, TX Jet Lounge
23rd Austin, TX Cactus Cafe

DECEMBER

12th New York, NY Joe's Pub (sold out)
14th New York, NY Joe's Pub

As always please check out F6's LINKS PAGE for everything Jay Brannan and scroll through the video player at the top of this page to follow along the tour and view some of the other Dorks For Jay Brannan fan videos and commentary. Lastly check out GODDAMNED his first independent released CD and purchase it for 12 dollars or on iTunes for 10 dollars.

Dumpster Divas: A priceless quote found in the middle of a rubbish bin

"....Places in the universe must be very rare where we can walk naked away from our machines, breathe in the atmosphere, let the light of the nearest star fall on us, and find water to drink on the surface. While we can take technology with us to adapt to new places, it would be a good idea to take care of the one known place in the universe where we can do all these things......spaceship earth."



















As found in a 1978 Astronomy Textbook by Actor and Producer J. B. Ghuman, Jr. (aka Tyrese Johonson in Gay In The US of A and I Don't Like Your Bottom) of Reality Rejectz while rummaging through the trash.

LINKS: J.B.'s Personal MySpace | Reality Rejectz MySpace | Reality Rejectz Muzik | Lube The Movie

More details will be available soon but I want to personally say "Thanks!" to everyone whom came out Saturday to play in the sandboxes and throw balls back and forth to help Save Maumee!!

Young Gay Twin Brothers and Singers Eric and Todd Dammann

Britney's Plight Shows Gay Twins the Light

written by Bryan Ochalla for Gay Wired

The trend of turning uptempo pop songs into moody ballads may not have started with Alanis Morisette’s hilariously tongue-in-cheek cover of The Black Eyed Peas’ “My Humps,” but it certainly gave the increasingly popular sub-genre the push it needed to get out of the underground and into the mainstream.

A few months after Alanis made a splash on YouTube, former pop princess Mandy Moore followed suit with an acoustic revamp of Rihanna’s R&B hit, “Umbrella.” And just a few weeks ago, former Savage Garden front man, Darren Hayes, transformed Madonna’s raucous “Ray of Light” into a lilting lullaby on the British television show, Soundtrack To My Life.

Right around the same time, Seattle’s Eric and Todd Dammann released a homemade video of the pair performing a similarly somber remake of Britney Spears’ current single, “Gimme More”. Hayes may have the more famous face (for now), but that hasn’t helped him attract more attention than his 21-year-old counterparts—so far, about 83,000 people have viewed Hayes’ YouTube video, while more than 96,000 have ogled the Dammann twins.

Eric and Todd Dammann's acoustic version of "Gimme More"

Eric and Todd, both of whom are gay, haven’t let that new found fame go to their heads. In fact, they don’t even consider themselves to be part of the music industry—yet. So, you might want to consider the following interview to be a rare glimpse into the lives of a pair of soon-to-be stars.

GayWired.com:
You guys are so young, but I’m guessing you started singing a long time ago. Am I right?

Eric Dammann: We first began singing and performing at a very young age. Our older sister loved New Kids on the Block, resulting in their music constantly being played in the house. Todd and I learned the words right away, and soon we were singing along and dancing on the table. This was all at about the age of two. So I guess it was the New Kids who really inspired us to start singing. Not a very "cool" way to enter the biz I guess...

GW: Have you performed together ever since?

ED: We have always sung together, and in most performances we do tend to pair up as a duo. Our sound has a unique tone to it when we vocalize together, so it's always nice to take advantage of a strength like that in a performance. In terms of writing our own music, we do have more of a separate creative process. One of us usually teaches the other something that was created individually.

GW: I see from the list of influences on your MySpace page that you’re fans of some great male singers/songwriters—Elton John and Rufus Wainwright among them. How have you looked to these guys for inspiration?

ED: Most of these guys have a very distinct style—[they’re] original, but in a way they are clearly not taking themselves too seriously. You can tell in their lyrics that they are in it just to write music and share the result of their inspirations when writing. To be yourself is admirable to me. The best musicians are always like that for me.

GW: You may idolize male singers/songwriters, but your current claim to fame is the acoustic cover you made of Britney’s "Gimme More". What made you choose that song? Are you fans, or is it more of a tongue-in-cheek kind of thing?

ED: We are huge fans of Britney. The whole process of making the video was more of a goofy tongue-in-cheek thing, though, I have to admit. We weren't trying to make fun of her, it was more about us playing around and amusing ourselves. I love the fact that this has gotten us some exposure, though. It's flattering to hear someone say they enjoy your version of a song, more even than that of one of your idols!

GW: Are you planning to follow it up with something similar? I know people are offering up suggestions on YouTube and your MySpace page. What do you think of that? Is there anyone else you’d like to cover?

ED: I'm up for anything anyone would want to hear from us! Its always great to challenge yourself in something you like to do. I would love to cover some Beatles tunes, and maybe some Rufus Wainwright material.

GW: What do think about this trend of turning pop songs into ballads—like what you’ve done and what Mandy Moore did to "Umbrella", for instance?

ED: I think it's refreshing to see people try to be original, even if the song is popular already! Too much of what has been wrong with the music industry is lack of individualism and unique voice.

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For more on Eric and Todd, visit their Website | MySpace | YouTube |