Gregg Shapiro

Gregg Shapiro is a regular contributor to OutSmart Magazine.
Arts & Entertainment

Women’s Work

While we all sit and wait patiently for indecisive Lily Allen to make up her mind about whether or not…

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Two Guys

Undertow/Contracorriente (Wolfe), the feature film debut by gay writer/director Javier Fuentes-Leon, is a deeply moving romantic love story, with a…

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Old Home Week

When Michael Stipe, of college rock gods R.E.M., came out, he joined the ranks of other gay luminaries fronting rock…

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Country Cool

Like Loretta Lynn, Bettye LaVette, and Candi Staton, country queen Wanda Jackson has been given the revival treatment.

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Heart to Heart with Hunx

Led by Hunx (a.k.a. Seth Bogart), formerly of queer dance unit Gravy Train!!!!, Hunx & His Punx puts the gay…

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Phair Game

Singer/songwriter Liz Phair, who made a splash in 1993 with her debut album Exile in Guyville, continues to make waves…

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Musical Valentines

For the apple of your eye: Impressive in its scope, as well as its distinctive packaging, the 17-disc Apple Records…

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Winter Dance Party

Let’s be honest: the song “Dancing on My Own” from Swedish dance goddess Robyn’s Body Talk Pt. 1 is probably…

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Better than ‘Best Of’

Ani DiFranco dominated the alt-folk singer/songwriter scene of the 1990s. But don’t forget about Dar Williams, who released three amazing…

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Features

Holiday Harmonies

Seasonal tunes for Christians, Jews, and everybody else who deserves a gift. The B-52s never put out a holiday record,…

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