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><channel><title>QNotes &#187; Audiophile</title> <atom:link href="http://goqnotes.com/to/arts-entertainment/audiophile/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://goqnotes.com</link> <description>Carolina LGBT arts, entertainment, news, views</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:05:51 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1</generator> <item><title>Speaking of George Michael…</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13882/speaking-of-george-michael%e2%80%a6/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13882/speaking-of-george-michael%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:04:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13882</guid> <description><![CDATA[At press time, pop icon George Michael is hospitalized in Vienna, Austria, recovering from a severe bout of pneumonia. The latest official news states that he is out of the ICU and getting better. Thank goodness for that. Michael is one of my favorite artists.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13882/speaking-of-george-michael%e2%80%a6/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Madonna “Bowl”ing for a hit</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/13270/madonna-bowling-for-a-hit/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/13270/madonna-bowling-for-a-hit/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2011 05:03:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=13270</guid> <description><![CDATA[It’s official: The Material Girl is the halftime performer for Super Bowl XLVI. Madonna has declined the high-profile Super Bowl gig in the past, but now there’s no way she’s anything but delighted by the opportunity since she gets to unveil the first single from her forthcoming 12th studio album on the nation’s most-watched TV program.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/13270/madonna-bowling-for-a-hit/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gloria Estefan dances back into the spotlight</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12895/gloria-estefan-dances-back-into-the-spotlight/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12895/gloria-estefan-dances-back-into-the-spotlight/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:03:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12895</guid> <description><![CDATA[Dance music has always been a welcoming refuge for older divas. In fact, it’s probably the one popular genre where age really isn’t a factor at all. A dancefloor scorcher by a 50-something, 60-something or even a 70-something (hello 78-year-old Yoko Ono, owner of seven straight Club Play #1s — the most recent coming just last month) has as much chance of success as a track by a 20-something pop tart.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12895/gloria-estefan-dances-back-into-the-spotlight/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The creation of a pop artist</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12477/the-creation-of-a-pop-artist/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12477/the-creation-of-a-pop-artist/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:04:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12477</guid> <description><![CDATA[What makes a “real” singer long to be a pop diva – the next Britney, Katy or Rihanna? If you asked vocalist Liz Primo that question she would probably give you one simple, straightforward answer: An irresistable love for the music.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12477/the-creation-of-a-pop-artist/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Has Lady Gaga peaked?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/12102/has-lady-gaga-peaked/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/12102/has-lady-gaga-peaked/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:03:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=12102</guid> <description><![CDATA[I read a number of message boards devoted to music and I follow the “Billboard” charts pretty closely. I like to think I have my ear to the ground and am pretty good at spotting trends before they bloom. If it’s true, I have a feeling the presently scattershot sniping about Lady Gaga’s recent commercial results might kick into overdrive any moment now.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/12102/has-lady-gaga-peaked/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Recapping music&#8217;s &#8216;gay moments&#8217;</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11789/recapping-musics-gay-moments/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11789/recapping-musics-gay-moments/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:03:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11789</guid> <description><![CDATA[Billboard magazine, the music chart Bible, marked LGBT Pride Month and the June 24 passage of equal marriage rights in New York by compiling a list of “20 musical moments that were pivotal in advancing the understanding and acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.”]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11789/recapping-musics-gay-moments/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Britney&#8217;s coming to the Carolinas</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11447/britneys-coming-to-the-carolinas/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11447/britneys-coming-to-the-carolinas/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:03:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Raleigh]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11447</guid> <description><![CDATA[My Facebook alert was going off like the Bat Phone after a Gotham City prison break earlier this month letting me know that I had a message…and another…and another…and another…and — well, you get the idea. Hmmm, had the Prince Harry sextape I’ve been praying for finally come to light? Hey, hope springs eternal. No, it turns out that my gay male Fb friends were blowing up the internet over news that Britney Spears is bringing her Femme Fatale Tour to the Carolinas for two dates.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11447/britneys-coming-to-the-carolinas/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>D Alexander takes a loud, proud stand</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/11186/d-alexander-takes-a-loud-proud-stand/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/11186/d-alexander-takes-a-loud-proud-stand/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 May 2011 04:03:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=11186</guid> <description><![CDATA[Openly gay singer D Alexander has noticed a big change in the music industry since he began recording four years ago. In the beginning, producers tried to force him to become a mainstream pop artist. However, concerned that his music would lose its essence, D Alexander resolved to remain true to his artistry even if it meant never achieving high record sales. (“I told the producers they can keep their money, cars and chicks, just give me a mic and some glitter.”) Now, he sees other musicians following a similar path.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/11186/d-alexander-takes-a-loud-proud-stand/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>lang packs a bang!</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/10837/lang-packs-a-bang/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/10837/lang-packs-a-bang/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:03:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=10837</guid> <description><![CDATA[k.d. lang is back with a bang…a Siss Boom Bang to be precise. Earlier this month the peerless singer-songwriter returned with “Sing It Loud,” her first studio album in three years and first recorded entirely with a band of her own since the pair of albums she released with the Reclines that launched her groundbreaking career over 20 years ago.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/10837/lang-packs-a-bang/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The music scene onscreen</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/10602/the-music-scene-onscreen/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/10602/the-music-scene-onscreen/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 17:03:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=10602</guid> <description><![CDATA[Music and movies are indelibly linked. So much so, in fact, that the first feature-length talkie was “The Jazz Singer”— the story of a Jewish cantor who defies his family’s religious heritage to perform popular music.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/10602/the-music-scene-onscreen/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gaga track born to succeed</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/10271/gaga-track-born-to-succeed/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/10271/gaga-track-born-to-succeed/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 05:03:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=10271</guid> <description><![CDATA[It’s almost odd to talk about “Born This Way” in terms of being Lady Gaga’s comeback song because, well, she hasn’t been anywhere. An unbroken streak of hit singles, her coast-to-coast sell-out Monster Ball tour and a string of red carpet appearances and performances at one awards show after another have kept her in the public’s unblinking eye for two solid years.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/10271/gaga-track-born-to-succeed/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A great leap of ‘Faith’</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/9928/a-great-leap-of-faith/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/9928/a-great-leap-of-faith/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:03:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=9928</guid> <description><![CDATA[These days, George Michael seems more lost than Gilligan, Hurley and the kids from “Dr. Shrinker” combined. But, in the closing years of the ‘80s, he was a pop music juggernaut. Actually, that’s too limiting because he enjoyed unprecedented success on the R&#038;B charts as well. It’s more accurate to say Michael was a music juggernaut.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/9928/a-great-leap-of-faith/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Odds and ends of 2010</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/9506/odds-and-ends-of-2010/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/9506/odds-and-ends-of-2010/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Dec 2010 23:07:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=9506</guid> <description><![CDATA[Overall, it was a down year for music, but I found enough bright spots to get me through with a minimum of complaints. Here’s a rundown of 10 things that kept me listening throughout 2010.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/9506/odds-and-ends-of-2010/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A look at the 53rd Grammy noms</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/9423/a-look-at-the-53rd-grammy-noms/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/9423/a-look-at-the-53rd-grammy-noms/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 23:04:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=9423</guid> <description><![CDATA[The nominations for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards have been revealed and surprises abound — starting with the overall noms count.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/9423/a-look-at-the-53rd-grammy-noms/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Gift Guide 2010: Music is a gift, so give it</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/9151/gift-guide-2010-music-is-a-gift-so-give-it/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/9151/gift-guide-2010-music-is-a-gift-so-give-it/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2010 04:14:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=9151</guid> <description><![CDATA[Back to Gift Guide I love to give and receive music for Christmas. It feels thoughtful and personal to me. Yuletide shopping for the Gleeks on my gift list — which is pretty much everyone on the list — will be easy as pie this year because “Glee: The Music [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/9151/gift-guide-2010-music-is-a-gift-so-give-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Green Children play and sing</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/8861/green-children-play-and-sing/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/8861/green-children-play-and-sing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 04:03:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=8861</guid> <description><![CDATA[The debut release from European duo The Green Children is out now and I’ve been playing it on repeat since it arrived. I’m a sucker for atmospheric dream-pop when it’s done right and “Encounter” is the gauzy goods.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/8861/green-children-play-and-sing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A closer look at VH1&#8242;s greatest artists</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/8300/a-closer-look-at-vh1s-greatest-artists/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/8300/a-closer-look-at-vh1s-greatest-artists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 20:23:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=8300</guid> <description><![CDATA[VH1 polled 200 artists and “music experts” earlier this year to assemble a list of the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time.” This updates their first such list, which was similarly compiled in 1998.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/8300/a-closer-look-at-vh1s-greatest-artists/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ibiza keeping DJ tradition alive</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/7974/ibiza-keeping-dj-tradition-alive/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/7974/ibiza-keeping-dj-tradition-alive/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:01:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=7974</guid> <description><![CDATA[In the early days of my nightclubbing it was common for the dance palaces to bring in guest DJs. Sometimes they were nationally known, sometimes they worked in clubs in neighboring cities and had a reputation for turnin’ the party at their home bar. Either way, it was always exciting [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/7974/ibiza-keeping-dj-tradition-alive/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Hookin&#8217; up with Scissor Sisters</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/7661/hookin-up-with-scissor-sisters/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/7661/hookin-up-with-scissor-sisters/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:03:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=7661</guid> <description><![CDATA[More times than I care to remember I’ve read back over an article or review I’ve just written and found it to be…off. Not what I’d intended and certainly not what I’d hoped for. It usually happens with pieces I’ve had to labor over — which only makes it more [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/7661/hookin-up-with-scissor-sisters/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The welcome return of Lilith Fair</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/7280/the-welcome-return-of-lilith-fair/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/7280/the-welcome-return-of-lilith-fair/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 04:03:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=7280</guid> <description><![CDATA[After an 11-year hiatus, Lilith Fair, the groundbreaking festival that celebrates women in music, is back for a 36-city North American summer tour. The festival boasts an impressive rotating slate of 80 acts from which 11 will be assembled for each show. Only one act is performing at every stop: [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/7280/the-welcome-return-of-lilith-fair/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Domo Arigato, Miss Roboto</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/6969/audiophile-domo-arigato-miss-roboto/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/6969/audiophile-domo-arigato-miss-roboto/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 04:03:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=6969</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you’re anything like me, your first inclination will be to roll your eyes when you hear the gonzo sci-fi narrative that drives “The ArchAndroid,” (out now on Bad Boy/Wondaland) the full-length debut album from one of the most buzzed-about recording artists of the last few years. The concept is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/6969/audiophile-domo-arigato-miss-roboto/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The sounds of summer</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/6470/the-sounds-of-summer/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/6470/the-sounds-of-summer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 21:03:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=6470</guid> <description><![CDATA[We’re now firmly ensconced in top-down, cruising the main drag, lying out by the pool weather which means it’s time to break out the bright, shiny music to match. Here’s a sampling of albums from LGBT and allied artists that seem to go hand-in-hand with this time of year. The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/6470/the-sounds-of-summer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Off the beaten path</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/5762/off-the-beaten-path/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/5762/off-the-beaten-path/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:03:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=5762</guid> <description><![CDATA[Musically, man should not live by mainstream bread alone. A well-rounded, nourishing diet ought to include regular servings of artists who don’t make the cover of Rolling Stone and albums that don’t dominate the pop and hip-hop charts. With this in mind, here’s a sampling of the recordings I’ve been [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/5762/off-the-beaten-path/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Going kookoo for Gaga</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/4802/going-kookoo-for-gaga/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/4802/going-kookoo-for-gaga/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:02:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://goqnotes.com/?p=4802</guid> <description><![CDATA[I had originally planned to devote this column to looking back at the most important musical artists of the past decade, as well as speculating about who might be the heaviest of the heavyweights in the coming decade. In addition, I was going to shine a particular spotlight on the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/4802/going-kookoo-for-gaga/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Santa delivers the goods</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/4521/santa-delivers-the-goods/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/4521/santa-delivers-the-goods/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:01:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=4521</guid> <description><![CDATA[Even though I haven&#8217;t unwrapped a single Christmas present, my holiday has already been brightened by some fabulous gifts of the musical variety. Most significantly, the one wish I&#8217;ve offered up every year to no avail is finally being realized… Yes, Virginia, Sade is recording a new album! The jazzy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/4521/santa-delivers-the-goods/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Horn of plenty</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/3954/horn-of-plenty/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/3954/horn-of-plenty/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:01:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=3954</guid> <description><![CDATA[Autumn is to album releases what Summer is to movie releases — the season that matters more than any other. As a result, every year the Fall musical harvest yields a cornucopia of projects spanning from potentially star-making debuts to superstar juggernauts seeking to extend their chart reigns to heritage [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/3954/horn-of-plenty/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Songs in the key of &#8216;Glee&#8217;</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/3597/songs-in-the-key-of-glee/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/3597/songs-in-the-key-of-glee/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:07:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=3597</guid> <description><![CDATA[After only two episodes I’m already giddy for “Glee.” This new musical comedy gem from FOX focuses on the talents and travails of a group of glee club misfits and their earnest teacher, Will Schuester. The characters are swishy (glee club member Kurt) and dishy (Mr. “Shoe,” star QB Finn, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/3597/songs-in-the-key-of-glee/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Don’t you forget about him</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/3351/dont-you-forget-about-him/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/3351/dont-you-forget-about-him/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:03:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=3351</guid> <description><![CDATA[Like millions around the globe, I was saddened by the untimely, unexpected death of Michael Jackson. For Gen Xers like me his passing was particularly difficult because he was a towering icon to us — a musical superhero who, with “Thriller,” provided the soundtrack to our youth. Many of us [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/3351/dont-you-forget-about-him/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Maxwell returns in the night</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/3145/maxwell-returns-in-the-night/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/3145/maxwell-returns-in-the-night/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:01:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=3145</guid> <description><![CDATA[The conventional wisdom is that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and in many settings it’s true. Popular music, however, is generally guided by another, more cynical line of thought: Out of sight, out of time. Artists are either consistently releasing new material, performing on awards shows, guesting on talk [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/3145/maxwell-returns-in-the-night/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Swing Out Sister</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/3138/swing-out-sister/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/3138/swing-out-sister/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:47:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=3138</guid> <description><![CDATA[Swing Out Sister “Beautiful Mess” (Shanachie) On their ninth studio release &#8220;Sister&#8221; act Corinne Drewery (vocals) and Andy Connell (various instruments and arranger) continue to mine the rich vein of sophisticated pop and retro soul that has sustained them for two decades. Connell handles production duties on the album, his [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/3138/swing-out-sister/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Daniel Ingala’s not gay, but he’s fine that you are</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/2878/daniel-ingalas-not-gay-but-hes-fine-that-you-are/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/2878/daniel-ingalas-not-gay-but-hes-fine-that-you-are/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:01:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=2878</guid> <description><![CDATA[“Pins &#38; Panzers,” the debut album by Brooklyn-based post-punk, indie pop trio Plushgun, has struck a chord with queer fans. And the LGBT community’s continued fight for equality has certainly struck a chord with the synth-driven band’s founder and lead-singer, Daniel Ingala. In fact, count him as one of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/2878/daniel-ingalas-not-gay-but-hes-fine-that-you-are/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Under the influences</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/2594/under-the-influences/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/2594/under-the-influences/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 04:01:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=2594</guid> <description><![CDATA[Read any press release promoting a new album and you’ll find a paragraph crowing that the collection was influenced by this legendary artist or by that classic album. It’s a simple, effective way to hook the media and create buzz among taste-making record buyers. After getting burned a few times, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/2594/under-the-influences/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cover me</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/2439/cover-me/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/2439/cover-me/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 19:23:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=2439</guid> <description><![CDATA[From the early/mid ’70s to the mid/late ’90s album art was oftentimes pop art at its finest. One of the joys of exploring a new album in that era was scrutinizing the artwork. The best covers made good albums seem even better while the bad ones left you to wonder [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/2439/cover-me/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>I love the nightlife, baby</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/1803/i-love-the-nightlife-baby/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/1803/i-love-the-nightlife-baby/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:01:06 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=1803</guid> <description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s great timing for our issue on gay nightlife because I&#8217;ve just become a professional part of it. In the last Audiophile I mentioned that I was booked to DJ a party at Central Station. Would you believe that my set went over so well I was offered a Saturday [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/1803/i-love-the-nightlife-baby/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Prince leads ’09 releases</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/1601/prince-leads-09-releases/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/1601/prince-leads-09-releases/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:01:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=1601</guid> <description><![CDATA[It appears that 2009 could be a banner year for album releases. Bruce Springsteen has already issued the year’s first widely acclaimed recording (led by a five-star review in Rolling Stone) titled “Working On A Dream.” I’m hoping that the set is only the first of a handful of great [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/1601/prince-leads-09-releases/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Seal saves our &#8216;Soul&#8217;</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/1206/seal-saves-our-soul/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/1206/seal-saves-our-soul/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:03:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=1206</guid> <description><![CDATA[You know you’re likely to get something special when Seal, one of the finest male vocalists around, decides to cover a dozen stone-cold classics by soul giants like Otis Redding, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Gamble &#38; Huff, Al Green and Curtis Mayfield. When super-producer David Foster is brought in to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/1206/seal-saves-our-soul/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Recovering from the fall</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/1042/recovering-from-the-fall/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/1042/recovering-from-the-fall/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:01:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=1042</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fall is the busiest time of the year for new music releases. Every time you turn around one superstar or another is issuing a blockbuster (or so the ailing industry hopes). Toiling beneath the behemoths are the second-tier majors and ready-for-primetime indies, all hoping to break through with their own [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/1042/recovering-from-the-fall/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Little Jackie could save your soul</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/606/little-jackie-could-save-your-soul/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/606/little-jackie-could-save-your-soul/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:03:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=606</guid> <description><![CDATA[Little Jackie — “The Stoop” (S-Curve) Regular readers of this column (hmmm, is that a bit like saying regular unicorns or regular leprechauns? anyway…) know that I love the ’60s soul-inspired revival that’s exploded in the U.K. the last year and a half. Amy Winehouse (“Back To Black”), Duffy (“Rockferry”) [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/606/little-jackie-could-save-your-soul/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>It’s all coming back to me now</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/374/its-all-coming-back-to-me-now/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/374/its-all-coming-back-to-me-now/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:01:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=374</guid> <description><![CDATA[It’s conventional wisdom that everything old will be new again and the four most interesting “dance music” albums I’ve heard over the last few weeks do their utmost to prove this notion. I’m referring to “Bring Ya To The Brink,” the first all-dance set by ’80s pop icon Cyndi Lauper, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/374/its-all-coming-back-to-me-now/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Now’s the time for Summer</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/262/now%e2%80%99s-the-time-for-summer/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/262/now%e2%80%99s-the-time-for-summer/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 04:01:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charlotte]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=262</guid> <description><![CDATA[Like most Americans, I love a good comeback. When Rocky pummels Ivan Drago in the last round, I’m throwing haymakers right there with him. When Jimmy Chitwood sinks the last-second jumper to defeat South Bend Central, I’m swishing the net from my La-Z-Boy. In similar fashion, for the last few [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/262/now%e2%80%99s-the-time-for-summer/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Superdivas: Madonna! Mariah! Leona?</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/164/superdivas-madonna-mariah-leona/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/164/superdivas-madonna-mariah-leona/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 00:09:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=164</guid> <description><![CDATA[Suck on it Madonna&#8217;s 11th studio album, &#8220;Hard Candy,&#8221; is an interesting combination of the fizzy dance-pop of her 1983 debut and the urban luster of 1994&#8242;s &#8220;Bedtime Stories.&#8221; Unfortunately, it never quite matches the best of either, lacking the coquettish charm of the former and the musical sophistication of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/164/superdivas-madonna-mariah-leona/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Great Dame: The return of Shirley Bassey</title><link>http://goqnotes.com/59/great-dame-the-return-of-shirley-bassey/</link> <comments>http://goqnotes.com/59/great-dame-the-return-of-shirley-bassey/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:31:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[A&E / Life&Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Audiophile]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.q-notes.com/?p=59</guid> <description><![CDATA[You wouldn’t expect a song from a 70-year-old artist to be ripping up the club — but, there it is. As I write this, septagenarian Dame Shirley Bassey is at number three (with a bullet) on the “Billboard” Hot Dance Club Play chart with a cover of Pink’s “Get The [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://goqnotes.com/59/great-dame-the-return-of-shirley-bassey/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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