Juan Velasquez

2 weeks ago | them.us | Juan Velasquez

Indie orchestral-pop quartet The Ophelias have a penchant for the classical. The band is named after the tragic character in Hamlet, inspired by lead singer Spencer Peppet’s experience reading the famous play in high-school English class. Across the band’s now decade-long career, The Ophelias have flirted with ancient texts in song titles like “Sacrificial Lamb,” and “Biblical Names,” and clearly that interest hasn’t waned with their new album Spring Grove, out today via Get Better Records.

3 weeks ago | them.us | Juan Velasquez

The singer-songwriters of Momma are, if anything, brutally honest. Over Zoom, Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten aren’t afraid to recount the last time they caused a stir.

2 months ago | them.us | James Factora |Samantha Allen |Juan Velasquez

There are two types of queer people: those who started watching The Traitors at least in part because of Alan Cumming, and those who started watching The Traitors and were like, “Who is this diva?!”If you’re in the latter camp, consider this your crash course. In case you weren’t aware, the reality show host did not emerge fully formed from the mists of the Scottish moors; he’s been working in Hollywood, on Broadway, on the West End, and beyond for decades. Cumming is also quite the trailblazer.

2 months ago | them.us | Samantha Allen |Juan Velasquez

Take enough vacations and eventually travel begins to lose its luster. That is the looming threat that has always hung over The White Lotus, the acclaimed anthology-style HBO comedy about rich people having problems in picturesque settings. In season one, creator Mike White threw a murder mystery, some light social satire, and a particularly memorable Lukas Gage-Murray Bartlett rimming scene into a blender to produce something that felt at once incredibly familiar and yet completely unexpected.

Dec 20, 2024 | them.us | Juan Velasquez

Year-end best-of lists are so last week. Though 2024 had some banger albums by the likes of Adrienne Lenker, Kim Petras, and Tyler, the Creator, it’s already looking like a wild year to come in queer music. Lady Gaga has already hinted at a return to form with her darkly danceable “Disease,” off of her upcoming seventh studio album due out sometime in February, and simply known — for now — as LG7.