"I always try to put out a message of living your truth." - Michael Fitzpatrick
Popular band Fitz and the Tantrums are feeling free these days with a headlining tour that makes a stop in Chicago. Michael Fitzpatrick and Noelle Scaggs share lead vocals, James King plays bass guitar, and Jeremy Ruzumna is on keyboards with James King who plays multiple instruments. Their debut album Pickin’ Up the Pieces was released in 2010 and the group signed on to Elektra Records in 2013. Their latest endeavor Let Yourself Free premiered in 2022 to critical acclaim. Fitzpatrick talked about it and...
"If you are lucky to go to school in England as I did at 12 years old where you could take dance and theater classes your body is formed by what you study." - Michael Learned
At age 83, actress Michael Learned shows no signs of stopping or retiring. Her starring role in the Netflix true-crime series Dahmer- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story had her playing Catherine Dahmer, the grandmother of the infamous killer in 2022. For many, she will always be remembered for her role as Olivia Walton in the CBS series The Waltons where she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1973, 1974 and 1976. Her fourth trophy from the Emmys...
"We all have a bond now and call ourselves “The Porkchops.”" - Irene Dubois
Irene “The Alien” Dubois joined RuPaul’s Drag Race for the 15th season of the reality competition show. Searching for America’s next drag superstar can be tough on contestants and Dubois may have received the chop a little soon. She was the first to enter the werkroom, first to win the mini challenge and the first to go home. There were 16 contestants racing for the crown on season 15 making the competition stiffer than ever with a healthy mix of seasoned queens and social media...
"She’s not only bisexual, but she just loves love, honey!" - Adam Devine
Several years after Pitch Perfect, Bumper Allen played by Adam Devine moves to Germany to pursue a music career. He reunites with Modern Family castmate Sarah Hyland who portrays Heidi in the six-part Peacock series Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin. The duo spoke about the experience on a recent Zoom call. JN: (Jerry Nunn) How was working together on this project different than when you were both on Modern Family in the past? AD: (Adam Devine: We were in Berlin, Germany, so that was different!...
"I am really proud of how my projects have helped me as a queer woman." - Allison Ponthier
Out and proud singer Allison Ponthier hails from Allen, Texas, a suburb of Dallas and studied at the University of North Texas. She moved to New York to follow her dreams and was signed to Interscope Records. She has released two EPs Faking My Own Death and Shaking Hands with Elvis to high acclaim. Ponthier performed these songs live at LA Pride in the Park and with Jack Antonoff’s band Bleachers on a recent tour. Her vibe combines mental health lyrics with a melodic, sweet...
"There are many parallels between Aisha’s journey and my mother’s journey." - Anna Diop
Anna Diop is an actress and model from Senegal, a country in West Africa. On the small screen, she’s a regular on the DC Universe live-action series Titans as Starfire after being a series regular on The Messengers for The CW and 24: Legacy. On the big screen, she appeared in Us and now a new project called Nanny. Directed by Nikyatu Jusu, Nanny is an unpredictable thriller about a nanny working for a family in New York with dreams of bringing her son to...
"I would like to be known for my own contributions to my music as well as for contributing to other musicians’ work." - SG Lewis
English performer Samuel George Lewis wears many hats as a singer, songwriter and record producer. He has collaborated with artists such as Tove Lo, Dua Lipa, Clairo and Jessie Ware. After remixing tracks at a young age, he began releasing his own music online and became a resident DJ in Liverpool. In 2014 he signed a record deal with PMR Records and debuted a few extended play albums. He took on a major project by releasing a three-part set called Dusk, Dark and Dawn and...
Michael Fitzpatrick
Michael Learned
Irene Dubois
Adam Devine
Allison Ponthier
Anna Diop