Donna Summer, the queen of disco whose career spanned five decades and earned her multiple number one hits and awards, died after a long battle with cancer, she was 63.

Donna Summer is now being worshipped as a goddess in Japan.

Today we reflect on the life and music of Donna Summer, whose work was the soundtrack to the lives of many gay men.

What do the lyrics mean in “MacArthur Park,” considered one of one of the strangest songs ever in pop music?

Why did Donna seem to have a fascination with sex workers?

Amazing true stories behind her sexy, decadent music. Was she really having sex during the recording of “Love to Love you Baby?”

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John Waters gets a lift from the indie band Here We Go Magic while hitchhiking on the highway in Ohio.

What’s up with RuPaul and Chris Crocker not wanting to pay for their Feast of Fun subscriptions?

A new study reveals not a single person has left the army because of the repeal of DADT, the lift on the ban on openly gay and lesbian military personnel.

A Japanese developer creates a robotic butt that expresses emotions, but can robotic butts truly feel love?

Canon’s all robotic workforce. Update your calendars on the robopocalypse.

The new Green Arrow, Stephen Amell, is a real stud.

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Madleen Kane – Cherchez Pas – Horse Meat Disco, Vol. 2: iTunes

For generations of gay men and LGBT folks, Donna Summer’s music was a big part of the soundtrack to their lives. Who doesn’t remember being in a bar when they played “Last Dance” at closing? What did Donna Summer’s music mean to you? Bring back any fond memories? So long Donna, you don’t need to worry about leaving your cake out in the rain any more.

Listen to an interview with the music legend taped in 2003.

Boy is this going to be a fun episode! Watch this now. Lady Gaga is scheduled to appear in a musical episode of the Simpsons on May 20th, wearing 18 different costumes in a 22 minute show. Among them are a dress made out of living blue birds that allows her to fly, a flame shooting bra and her notorious meat dress, which Homer starts eating while she’s still wearing it.

Best. Episode. Ever.

Although Madonna’s music has taken a bit of a “backseat” to her multifaceted career as an entertainer, the Material Momma loves music and will probably be putting out albums forever. With her latest release, MDNA, Madonna revisits some of the themes and sounds that made her the queen of pop.

Why are people are having a bad trip of Madonna’s MDNA?

Is the woman who gave new meaning to word “reinvention” a brilliant artist or does this constant change up reflect a darker need to find comfort in her own skin?

This nude photo of Madonna is expected to fetch $7,000 at auction. Had she showed both of her boobs, she would have gotten $14,000.

Today the very funny Nadya Ginsburg, well known for her one woman show the Madonnalouges, joins us to take a look at the mind of Madonna and her latest trippy album, MDNA.

ATTENTION L.A. LISTENERS! Catch Nadya fabulous show with Jackie beat and Tony Tripoli this weekend at the Comics Of Fashion Police Show.

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A nude photo showing Madonna’s boob hits the auction block.

Bricks from Osama Bin Laden’s compound are on sale.

And a zookeeper in China helps a constipated monkey pass a peanut by licking its butt for an hour.

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Hudson K – Shine: iTunes

Miss Guy is best known as the lead singer of Toilet Boys, as “a pioneer in the DJ world” (Marc Spitz/Spin), and as a cutting-edge solo artist. Born in Southern California, Miss Guy grew up in the Rock scene of New York City with mentors including Deborah Harry and Boy George.

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Amanda Lear is still at it! She’s been making music since the disco era and in 2012 she’s still looking sexy and having campy fun. Watch her destroy that phone in her latest video!

This year the Eurovion Song Contest will take place in Azerbaidschan in May as a group from Azerbaidschan won last year when the contest took place in Germany. Currently each European country chooses its conestant in a national singing contest. In Germany 21 year old Roman Lob won the contest. Since he is easy on the eyes and cute I thought I should post it here.

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The music in Google’s video is “Cold, Cold Heart” performed by Tony Bennett.

Y.O.U. Pandora? Just minutes after Madonna performed “Give Me All Your Lovin’” at the Superbowl, Sherry Vine posted her parody, “Give Me All Your Muff.” I’m liking this a lot and I don’t even mind the ad in the video. A girl’s gotta get paid!

Check out the not-so-surpise twist ending where they start making out, or as Madonna would say “she is the baby pop star, and I am kissing her to pass my energy on to her.” Watch out Pandora Boxx! You don’t know where that mouth has been.

Hopefully Pandora Boxx will have a nervous breakdown in the near future and shave off her head, just like Britney Spears.

Manila Luzon has a new video “Hot Couture” featuring a dazzling array of costumes and wigs, including a delicious dessert table dress.

You might enjoy watching the drag queens as they bitterly eat cake off of Manila, but the highlight of the video for me was seeing baby Manila Luzon getting caught prancing around in drag by her mom. Watch to see what happens!

Narrative is so important, especially in music videos. Nice work Manila! Sashay, you stay.

You might remember her getting mad at Beyonce for singing her ballad “At Last” at President Obama’s inaugural ball.

Maybe she was also angry at the way Beyonce played her in the 2008 film “Cadillac Records,” which suggest her success was not one of her own making. Either way, we’ll never forget the strength and intensity of her voice and music.

Here’s one of her last TV appearances on Dancing with the Stars, singing her iconic song.

Ruth Brown as Motormouth Maybelle Stubbs in the original film Hairspray.

Was Etta James part of the inspiration for John Water’s soulful rebellious character Motormouth Maybelle Stubbs in Hairspray?

Here’s a great mix of some of her sexier, racier songs. In the Basement, down in the basement!

Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt do a charning version of “What Are You Doing New Years Eve?” If you press the snowflake button on the play bar you can watch the snow fall.

Thanks Rick!

Few people manage to capture the elusive commercial success that comes with making Christmas music, but it sure doesn’t stop them from trying.

Seems easy enough- throw a little jingle bells to a beat, add some “ho, ho, hos” and slap a snowflake on it. Why is it so hard to create a Christmastime classic?

Today we continue our annual holiday series: “Incredibly Strange Christmas Music, vol. 3″- oddball holiday songs few have ever heard but we think deserve a second listen.

Too bad Santa Yoda did not get his own song in Christmas in the Stars.

Even George Lucas tried to tie his sleigh to the spirit of the season but got stuck in a blizzard of a confusingly hilarious musical creations.

Here’s the links to the songs. Buy the music and have your very own “Incredibly Strange Christmas Music Collection!” Happy Holidays everyone!

Featured Music:

HO’S FOR THE HOLIDAYS

• Lady Bunny – Santa Just Came
• Lady Bunny – Dingle Berries
• Mae West – Put the Look in the Boot Santa
• Fausto Fernós- I Don’t Care What I Get for Christmas
• Wendy Ho – I’ll Be Yo Ho Fo Christmas

CHRISTMAS IN SPACE

• Rob Townsend – Christmas Message From Space

STAR WARS- Christmas in the Stars
• Anthony Daniels – Christmas in the Stars
• Jon Bon Jovi (possibly) - R2-D2, We Wish You A Merry Christmas
• Anthony Daniels – What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas?

CTHULU MYTHOS CHRISTMAS – A Very Scary Solstice
• Dagon Tabernacle Choir – Death to the World

ODDBALL

• Yoni Yorgensen – I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas

ANNOYING CHILDREN AND ANIMALS

• Little Rita Faye – I Fell Out Of A Christmas Tree
• Red Coffee – Ducky Christmas
• The Hunt Sisters – Christmas Piggy
• Linn Sheldon – Rabbits Have a Christmas

NOTHING SAYS CHRISTMAS LIKE A B3 HAMMOND ORGAN

• Bill Doggett and his Combo – Winter Wonderland

[Originally posted on 12.23.2010]

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At least this cutie is legal in his law-abiding state. Although I think he is in America as well.

Regardless, how fierce is Dev?! I wish she wasn’t hiding in the telly…

Here’s one of the best songs from The Muppets movie, where they reveal that the Walter’s human alter ego is openly gay actor Jim Parsons who plays Brandon in TV’s “Big Bang Theory.”

Does that make Walter the first openly gay muppet ever? We all know Miss Piggy is the first trans muppet.

UPDATE: Jim Parsons plays Sheldon on Big Bang Theory, not Brandon. (Thanks to Rick for catching this!) My apologies.

Christian Greenia, the number one Elvira impersonator, seems to think that Lady Gaga’s “Yoü And I” sounds a lot like 4 Non Blondes’ mega-hit “What’s Going On.”

What do you guys think? Is it a rip off, a tribute or a pure coincidence?