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Adam Lambert’s on an ‘original high’ Shannon Hames Culture March 3, 2016 0From cruise ship singer to Broadway performer to “American Idol” runner up, Adam Lambert has certainly had a steady climb...
Gay author Rashod Ollison brings ‘Soul Serenade’ to Atlanta Shannon Hames Books February 17, 2016 0After a move from Baltimore to Virginia Beach toaccept a position as the music writer and culture critic at the...
Five years later: The Swilleys on family, coming out and inclusive LGBT ministries Shannon Hames Culture January 22, 2016 0In October 2010, megachurch pastor Bishop Jim Swilley stood in front of his “Church in the Now” congregation and told...
Gay comedian Sampson McCormick brings the laughs, love to Atlanta Shannon Hames Culture January 21, 2016 0A Southern light is shining brightly in Los Angeles and his name is Sampson McCormick. The 29-year-old gay comedian from...
Lesbian Atlanta personal fitness coach shares her journey and health plan Shannon Hames Health January 7, 2016 0A new year always brings new resolutions. Without fail, many of those resolutions are centered on weight loss and physical...
Tending Bar with Atlanta Eagle’s Tony Jackson Shannon Hames Culture December 16, 2015 0Earlier this year, mixologist Tony Jackson walked away with Georgia Voice’s Best of Atlanta award in the Bartender category. Tony...
Shannon Hames: Change for the better Shannon Hames A Modicum of Decorum December 10, 2015 0When I was a kid, my mom would say, “Shannon, you are such a free spirit.” I didn’t know what...
Legendary group Sister Sledge on headlining Atlanta Pride Shannon Hames Atlanta Pride October 2, 2015 0What do you do when you and your sisters were vocally trained by your Julliard graduate grandma, your father is...
Culture Club makes long-awaited return to Atlanta Shannon Hames Culture August 6, 2015 0Back in the early 1980s, gender-bending Boy George and his band mates stormed the New Wave scene with some really...
B-52’s singer Kate Pierson drops first solo album in advance of Atlanta tour stop Shannon Hames Culture July 10, 2015 0Kate Pierson is one of the iconic voices from the B-52’s, the Athens, Georgia band that began in the late...
Antigone Rising rocks Eddie’s Attic May 1 Shannon Hames Culture May 1, 2015 0For years, the all-female Antigone Rising has been a hit-cranking machine. Non-stop touring, some fantastically diverse press and a work...