Jesus Camp follows the rise in power of the religious right and the specific focus that evangelicals placed on the indoctrination and manipulation of children. This Cult Bar episode follows the unraveling of both the hosts, a lot of tangents, and some comic relief from the live audience.
There's always been a thread of outlaw behavior at the heart of country and "Americana" music, and what's more outlaw than unabashed queer country music?
Have you ever wondered what a banging queer cover of Abba's "Gimme Gimme" would sound like? Wonder no more! The New York-based queer punk band NOTNORTH has you covered. The frontman, David Alan Thorton, looks like he was brought up inside gyms and underground punk clubs, pouring pure sex-punk* energy into a darker, sexier, way gayer version of Abba's hit while wearing nothing but a tight leather skirt and boots.
This month, The Cult Bar tackles The Cult of Natureboy. This documentary features some of the most beautiful people you've ever seen alongside footage of the ugliest abuses. RA and Doug tackle cult basics, the role racism in the US played in both the formation of the cult and how it came apart in the end, the need for better sex education, and more.
You asked, and we answered: the June Pride Playlist is on Spotify! And this isn't our normal lineup - this is three and a half hours of pure queer joy to rock out, slow dance, get your disco on, and any other mood your Pride celebration calls for.
If looks could kill, the human race would have been extinct by 1995, because several Kathleen Turner movies had made it to television by then. We would have never stood a fucking chance. We talk about "giving great face," but Ms. Turner invented it and perfected it.
You might be wondering, if you are not currently, nor have ever been Mormon (sorry, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - we wouldn't want to perpetuate a slur, nor would we want to ... infringe on their official copyright?), "Why the hell should I care about a logo dispute?"
The short answer is, it's obviously not a logo dispute; it's a silencing tactic. The longer answer is that the LDS/Mormon/whatfuckingever Church has over $100 billion, a dedicated legal team, and is pushing itself into the mainstream more and more every day.
Join us... in checking out Volume 40 of The Cult Bar, where we talk about OneTaste, the culturally appropriating cult that uses the veil of women's sexual empowerment to hide deeply toxic, patriarchal, abusive beliefs.
May Day is a lot of things to a lot of people, but here at Dirge, we want to focus on the fact that the first May Day was a riot, and we fucking love that. When the people in power forget what people are willing to do when their livelihoods are at stake and their lives are miserable, we've had to keep reminding them. Some have chosen more ... iconic messaging to get the point across, and we decided to curate a playlist to motivate you to do what you can
What do you get when you cross an ex-Christian musician with queerness, Brujeria, a badass beat, and ... is that Peaches? The answers are: Cain Culto, and yes. I am fucking obsessed. I've been into his music (and killer videos) for a while now, but he is hitting it hard, and I am tired of only having a couple of friends to talk to about him with. Calling his unique sound "Kentucky Latin Art-Pop" and refusing to continue to perform the "inauthentic version of himself," Cain is taking over my life, and I'm here to help him take over yours.
