Seductive, vampy, and intoxicatingly enigmatic, Dita Von Teese has innovated an intriguingly transgressive world of vintage glamour, class, opulence, and timeless beauty.
Alison Mosshart lives life on her own terms. The emblematic frontwoman began her career in 1995 with the Florida-based punk band Discount, touring extensively as a young teen. It was just six years later that Alison would found seminal rock duo The Kills with guitarist Jamie Hince.
King Princess burst onto the scene with 2018’s “1950,” a melodious anthem to queer love based on Patricia Highsmith’s seminal 1952 novel, The Price of Salt.
Haunting, alluring, and perennially enchanting, Chelsea Wolfe’s latest album, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, weaves a web of reverie around its listeners. As its swelling synths rise like shadows in the dark, crashing against captivating vocals that fluctuate from whispers to cries, Wolfe’s latest work of genius personifies emotional catharsis, punctuating a new era of “self-preservation, self-love, and self-worth.”
Deeply rooted in introspection and authenticity, Sarah Assbring’s sonic journey as El Perro del Mar channels melancholia as a space for healing and contemplation. The Gothenburg native’s latest release, Big Anonymous, profoundly explores bringing secrets into light – “the things that often go unsaid” – requiring us, the listeners, to confront our vulnerabilities and acknowledge the touching beauty of human frailties.
Tunneling through violence, vulnerability, endurance, and erotic encounters, Katy O’Brian tailors emotional torrents with a decided, confident strength, dazzling audiences in Love Lies Bleeding. Yet it is her life off the screen that is arguably as captivating – an unorthodox career path and challenging personal struggles have cemented her as a canon of reinvention, reclamation, and resilience.
The groundbreaking activist, writer, and producer urges us to trust ourselves and discover our truth.
Gabriela Herstik is one of those luminous, numinous beings that makes you believe in the power of magic.
The legendary screenwriter of Carol and Call Jane calls us to find humor in everything and embrace “the other.”
As a queer woman, I have seen enough Kristen Stewart memes to last me a lifetime. When I lived in Los Angeles, I ran into her often and noticed that some of her most iconic on-screen body language translated to the aisles of our local healthy grocery store – lip-biting.
In a world full of biased social media algorithms, 30-second viral clips that hold 24-hour lifespans, and a rapid, blink-and-you-miss-it news cycle, what exactly qualifies as achievement today?