TimPermanent

Special music feature from Howard Stump.

TimPermanent is about to release his latest collection of music. I first heard his music at the beginning of the year when he released Marker, a wonderful EP. My appreciation only grew when he released an acoustic cover of Robyn's song, Dancing On My Own. He is about to release another EP, Resident. I was lucky enough to get my hands on an advance copy, and it is outstanding. I first covered Tim through the release of Marker. You can find that here. Tim has been an out and proud performer since he was part of the socially-conscious anti-folk duo Testosterone Kills. As a solo performer, he weds electronica with infectious Pop and heartfelt lyrics.

Praise for new gay film

After an extended tour of international film festivals, Andrew Haigh’s pitch-perfect gay love story comes home  to Britain festooned with praise and weighed down with acting awards for newcomers Tom Cullen and Chris New, reports the UK's Metro paper.

Cullen plays half-out lifeguard Russell, who hooks up with confident artist Glen on Friday night, only to discover that he is off to the US for good on Sunday evening.  That gives them just one weekend to fall in love…

Chris Martin's gay feelings.

Chris Martin tells The Sun newspaper that watching Take That made him think he was gay!

The Coldplay star said his favourite bands growing up were "U2 and five handsome, strapping men from Stoke and Manchester".

With his tongue firmly in his cheek, he added: "I'm not afraid to admit it, they made me ask the question 'Am I gay?'"

Gwyneth Paltrow's other half made his revelation as he presented Gary Barlow with an award for his songwriting achievements at the Q Awards yesterday. It left Chris wide open to a response from U2, who also picked up a gong later at the bash at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.

UK Libs urge gay blood ban restriction removal

The Liberal Democrat party has voted to urge the government to go further on removing blood donation restrictions on gay men.

Members at the party’s conference in Birmingham agreed that the new 12-month deferral period is “a ban by any other name” reports UK's Pink News.

Earlier this month, ministers announced that the lifetime ban would be scrapped and gay and bisexual men would be permitted to donate blood if they abstain from sex for 12 months.

New Chris Dallman interview.

To make the new release from Chris Dallman,  Jason Shaw talks to the enigmatic mellow tunesmith with a voice of pure honey.

 

Article first published as Light The Love - Christopher Dallman Interview on Technorati.

A tragedy of modern life I find is the painful truth that there are many people that really don’t seem to quite get the recognition they richly or rightly deserve.  In an effort to elevate some of that misfortune and injustice,   I’d like to introduce you to a singer/song writer whose blessed mellow evocative tones deserve to and should reach a multitude of fresh ears.

Christopher Dallman is a rare combination of incredible talent and unashamed niceness,   he was born in September  1978 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this handsome fella learned the piano from just 8 years of age, then picked up a guitar around the age of 16 and taught himself to play.  Sometime during 1996 he started playing Sunset Boulevard, no not the famous street in LA, but a coffee shop in Milwaukee!

Chris is a sensitive chap with a vocal style is a delight to the ears and his all round sound is of transcendental, authentic and rather moving.  Chris has already built up a small army of fans all over this globe of ours and is all set to release a brand new five track EP.   I caught up with the LA based musician to find out more:

Hello again Chris, so this is a very exciting time for you, with you just about to release a new EP, when’s it coming out?

It is very exciting.  I've been living with these songs for so long and I love them so much that I can't wait to share them.  It's out September 27th.

We will talk some more about that in just a little while, however, first I want to take you back,   to where it all first started, when did you know you wanted to be a musician and that you had a such an emotive voice?

Well, I've always been musical.  I sang a lot as a child.  I have many memories of singing in my pyjamas while my grandmother played the upright piano in our living room.

I started actually writing songs when I was 17.  I recorded a little album I called 'Poison Jack' on a four track recorder in my parents' basement.  It was a collection of fuck-you songs,  I'd written to the older boy that had just broken my heart.  I dubbed a bunch of cassette copies for my friends and they responded really strongly to it.  I suppose that was the first time I knew my voice had any kind of emotional power.  And, you know  that's what gave me the confidence to set up my first live show at a coffeehouse in the city.

You talk about singing around the piano with your grandmother as a youngster, did you always hold a dream of being a singer or an entertainer?

I always wanted to be a performer.  Other jobs have never much appealed to me. But I started out wanting to be an actor and that turned into music when I was 18.

Who was on the young Chris Dallman’s stereo? 

Earliest loves were Madonna and Prince.   In high school and college, I got very into Tori Amos and Ani DiFranco.  I was very Lilith Fair then.  I still love all that, but back then it was all I listened to, whereas now it's a tiny slice of my taste.  I didn't really listen to dudes until I was in my 20s and I think you can hear that in my voice.  Now I listen to everything. I'm stuck on James Blake at the moment.  Stuck hard.

So are these the same kind of people that you take your influences from now?

Gloria Estefan Backs Target

Singer Gloria Estefan has defended Target's commitment to the gay community.

The 54-year-old Cuban native has been criticized for inking an exclusive deal with the retail giant. Estefan's upcoming album Miss Little Havana will be sold exclusively at Target.

Last year, Target became the target of a boycott over it's $150,000 contribution to MN Forward, an independent political fund that supported Tom Emmer's gubernatorial bid. Emmer objects to gay rights and has been linked to tea party backer Bradlee Dean, a strong opponent of gay rights.

Chaz Bono to appear on Dancing With the Stars

 

 

 

Chaz Bono is to take part in the new series of Dancing With the Stars.

The 42-year-old, who completed his transition earlier this year, says he hopes to educate viewers about transgender people.

Jedward are not gay or autistic, their manager insists

 

Jedward: Enjoying their punishment on CBB as babies (Pic: Wenn)

The twins were defended by tour manager Liam McKenna as they took the Channel 5 reality show to an infantile low on Monday, lapping up their punishment of being dressed as babies.

Foo Fighters Fake Gay Porn Tour Announcement

 

I’m still not super crazy about the new Foo Fighters album Wasting Light (I know, I know, pour your misery down on me), but I’ve always loved their music videos… the more ridiculous, the better. Dare I say it, I think they’ve reached a new high (or low, depending on your personal tolerance for fake shower sex) with a brand new video called "Hot Buns", promoting their upcoming North American tour dates.

 

Hundreds of complaints over Torchwood gay sex scenes

 

 

John Barrowman's sex scenes upset hundreds of viewers

The BBC has received hundreds of complaints over gay sex scenes in an episode of sci-fi drama Torchwood.

More than 500 viewers contacted the broadcaster over the scenes involving ‘omnisexual’ character Captain Jack Harkness, played by gay actor John Barrowman.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Two Proposition 8 hearings loom large on road to equality.

 

Two important hearings that will held in San Francisco over the next nine days could go a long way toward providing equal rights for LGBT Californians.

Then again, the hearings could trigger a devastating setback for gay rights advocates and their allies.

Starting at 9 am PST today, Aug. 29, Chief District Judge James Ware will consider a motion to make public the videotape of the historic three-week trial in January 2010 over the legality of California’s Proposition 8 law. Chief District Judge Vaughn Walker, who has since retired from the bench, ruled on Aug. 4, 2010, that Prop 8 was unconstitutional.

Apple's Tim Cook isn't the only gay person in the IT village !

 

Tim Cook has taken over from Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Tim Cook's appointment as head of Apple hangs the official "Gay people welcome!" sign above the tech-industry door – but the truth is that they have never been unwelcome here. They love us! Well, actually, they're totally ambivalent to us. Because, in the geek world, the normal rules of society have never applied, for the simple reason that they don't make sense.

George Michael confirms split from Kenny Goss

 

Wham!’s former frontman, George Michael, has revealed he and partner Kenny Goss have separated.

Rumours abounded in 2009 that the pair had gone their separate ways, but were promptly denied by the award-winning artist.

However, kicking off his Symphonica tour in at the Prague State Opera House last night, the 48-year-old revealed they did indeed split two and half years ago.

Will Young: Shows like The X Factor aren’t about music

 

WILL Young has slammed talent shows as "too sensational" - and said they have NEVER been about music.

And Will, 32, who won the first Pop Idol in 2002, warned that the public were in danger of being hoodwinked by manipulative telly producers.

In a dig at shows like The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, he said: "They're much more sensational now.

Why Will Young's desperate to be a daddy.

 

Will Young, who became a star after beating Gareth Gates to win the first Pop Idol, has a new album, Echoes, out on Monday,  in an interview with the Mail in the UK he tells of his new album and how he really wants to be a daddy!

The new album isn’t all plastic pop or sad ballads - he’s gone for intimate, atmospheric electronics on an ambitious yet classy set of songs, opted to sing in a higher register than we’re used to and employed a tough new producer, Richard X.

American Idol producer rejects Adam Levine’s call for more openly gay contestants

 

 

Nigel Lythgoe on the set of So You Think You Can Dance?

Yesterday, in an interview for Out magazine, Adam Levine, a judge on NBC’s The Voice, called for the producers of American Idol to find more gay contestants. Today, the American Idol’s producer rejected the calls saying that sexuality doesn’t have anything to do with singing.

"I'm not gay, but my brother is"

 

 

Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine has dispelled rumours that he is gay – but disclosed that his brother is.
The 32-year-old singer discussed his sexuality in an interview with America's OUT magazine.

He told the magazine: “There’s no way to hide my straightness but if people didn’t think there was a small chance I was gay, then I wouldn’t be doing my job very well.”

 

‘Other gay actors warned me not to come out’ says Kieron Richardson

 

 

The  Hollyoaks soap actor  Kieron Richardson has revealed that before he came out last year, other actors warned him that it could stop him from getting roles.   The actor was speaking out to GAYDAR RADIO and other media at Brighton Pride last weekend.

His comments echo those made many many years ago by top posh actor Rupert Everett.  “Obviously I had a lot of advice before I did come out. Other actors in the business, they were like, ‘Oh, maybe it’s not really a good thing to do’ because they felt it could hinder my career.” Said the soap star. 

Sesame Street pair Bert and Ernie 'will not marry'

 

 

The makers of Sesame Street say characters Bert and Ernie will not marry in a same-sex ceremony despite an online petition calling for the union.   Campaigners say the best friends should marry as a way to encourage tolerance of gay people.

Alex Reid Covers GT

 

 

Model and cage-fighter Alex Reid is the brand new cover star of GT Magazine, this month.
The sportsman strips off in GT’s annual Sex Issue to talk about his own sexuality, being hit on by men, transvestism and fame.
He also discusses his personal and public life following his split from Katie Price.