Dax Diameter

I definitely hear the artistic evolution in her music. Looking at where she is with the music in the present, I now kinda get why the ‘party girl’ image that brought her fame felt so inauthentic to her. She is clearly destined to become a much loved artist of her generation and a lot of other artists would love to have her monthly listeners on Spotify. I do wonder if she privately feels commercial pressure to concede to the demands of TikTok though. Listening to some of her newer material kinda makes me want to pad it out and extend the experience by listening to Michelle Branch’s “Hopeless Romantic” album. Katy Perry definitely feels like an artist in free fall to me. I find it low-key fascinating how her commercial success appears to have deserted her. She was beyond doubt one of the big pop girls of their generation but her appeal now seems in decline. Despite the money that a major label like Capitol has, combined to the A&R talents of their staff - it seems so crazy to me that nobody picked up on the fact that after the “Teenage Dream” era, Katy’s tunes appear to have fallen away and placed her commercial success in such a state of jeopardy. I can’t believe that despite the supposed executive talent around her - that situation was even allowed to happen. There have been rumors of her working on a dance album, do you think that is the right fit for her? or that it could restore her success/ billboard chart positions back to what they once were?

Hmmmm..

I’m not complaining. New Kylie is always welcome (regardless of whatever style she’s digging into in whatever era). I hope you are having some luck with Steps though, I sometimes notice you post about them. I do remember hearing once that Warner’s tried to talk H & Claire into recording “You’re The One That I Want” (from ‘Grease’), which would no doubt have been embarrassing for Claire - as H was of course still in the closet at the time and everyone knew it (no-one more so than Claire).

You know, I think you could very well have a point regarding more ‘generic’ artists. (Particularly when it comes to Ed Sheeran). I have never understood his popularity personally (maybe it’s the gay in me and I just don’t go for what he is giving in his music). That said, there have been times when I have looked on with stunned amazement that he appears to have such impact on others. I honestly can’t think of a single song of his I’ve ever liked (same as Coldplay for that matter), another popular band that I never could stand. How do you feel about the new Kesha material? I know a lot of people prefer her original sound.

I figure that as the chat on the “Latest Leaks” thread sometimes spills (organically) into more generalised discussions on artists, pop culture (and sometimes even life itself) - that I would create this thread to in part keep the “Latest Leaks” thread within the purview of its intended purpose and to here give space and voice to any ‘overspill’ chat on the above topics (or even provide a healing meditative space to members of our community who are maybe going through a tough time and could perhaps use some empathy from other members of the community who may have grappled with and successfully overcame what another member is struggling with in the present). we’re all ‘out there’ and we know that gay scene politics can sometimes cross the line into passive aggressive ‘cray cray’ at times, if that’s how your feeling right now and you need to unwind and smoke a doobie then saddle up, pitch your tent, jump on board, because who knows where this crazy ride into experimentation, either will (or won’t take us). Are you gonna look back in 10 years time and think “why the fuck did I post that in 2024 when I was shit-faced at 4 am, with mascara running down my face and I was multi-tasking by almost choking on my own vomit” (.. yet somehow still managed to pull the whole post off in such a classy way)! I would like to break the ice and open the discussion with my take on the sibling relationship between the Minogue sisters and what that means for Pop Culture as we get thrillingly close to the next quarter portion of this century we call the 21st. Okay, here goes..

Anastasia, the much loved U.S. singer, with a 20+ year history as a recording artist, who is much loved in most countries around the globe (aside from her own - where she is practically unheard of), returns with a lavishly produced MOR ear worm I can’t shake off right now:

Ariana Grande - “We Belong Together” (Mariah Carey AI Cover):

I think in these times of economic hardship - that politicians are revealing their true colors and this politician is clearly on the right wing. As a member of the public and a concerned netizen, we have an obligation to not forget when it comes to re-election time, not only of this Giorgia Meloni person - but also other politicians who reveal themselves to be on the right (and therefore on the side of big business, corporate greed, environmental catastrophe and the rolling back of lgbtq+ rights internationally).

I really like what you’ve done with the track, just take your time and chill. There’s no rush.

This also happens to be my favourite GA song and I’ve listened to this three times straight. I like it, the concept of doing this never occurred to me. However (and please don’t take this the wrong way), it’s one step away from perfection and what I mean by that is you can audibly hear the edit at 3 mins 34 secs. If there was possibly a way to hide that it would be perfect.