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Donna Summer dies at age of 63

May 17, 12 Donna Summer dies at age of 63

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The queen of disco, gay icon and drag queen inspirer Donna Summer has died at the age of 63, TMZ reports. The five-time Grammy Award winning artist passed away from cancer on Thursday, May 17. Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the Billboard chart. She also had our No. 1...

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Love, Rufus

May 12, 12 Love, Rufus

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Crooner talks new pop album, gay evolution and Gaga diss There are bad romances, and then there’s the kind that Rufus Wainwright had during the making of his latest album, Out of the Game. The troubadour got smitten with super-producer Mark Ronson, who added a pop bend to Wainwright’s classical leanings. Love at first sight?...

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Queer-inclusive soap opera celebrates Utah debut

May 11, 12 Queer-inclusive soap opera celebrates Utah debut

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The locally-filmed and produced online soap opera Proper Manors will be hosting a red carpet debut in at Peery’s Egyptian Theatre in Ogden on May 29, 6 p.m. The queer-inclusive series will bring actors such as Hunter Gomez (National Treasure) and Anne Sward (As the World Turns) along with various other local and national...

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Twilight Concert Series to charge $5

May 10, 12 Twilight Concert Series to charge $5

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Salt Lake City’s popular Thursday night Twilight Concert Series will cost $5 per concert starting this year. This year’s concert lineup held again at Pioneer Park include: July 5 » Beach House/ The Walkmen July 12 » Raphael Saddiq/ JJ Grey & Mofro Aug. 2 » My Morning Jacket Aug. 9 » Passion Pit/ Austra (Whose...

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New ‘Kyle’s Bed & Breakfast’ book released

May 03, 12 New ‘Kyle’s Bed & Breakfast’ book released

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The long-awaited second collection of the addictive syndicated comic strip Kyle’s Bed & Breakfast has arrived. This volume finds the boys of the harbor-town B&B up to their collective ears in romance, drama, intrigue, insanity, laughter and the occasional heartbreak … sometimes all in the same episode. Artist Greg Fox...

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Melissa Etheridge (kind of) opens up

Apr 27, 12 Melissa Etheridge (kind of) opens up

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Rocker talks life after ex, getting remarried and upcoming album Come to her window, but Melissa Etheridge won’t be around. Why? Because she’s everywhere else — on tour through the summer and in the studio laying down tracks for her first album since 2010’s Fearless Love. And, in the midst of a heated custody battle with her...

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