The new video for The Let-Go was recently released on YouTube. The video features out musicians Elephant and Yo! Majesty. The Let-Go will be part of the upcoming release Elephant VS. Yo! Majesty (EP), from Scruffy Records. This video was directed by Jim Zabilla. Elephant are Coleman and Jackson Vrana, twin brothers making their own music by blending Rock and Hip Hop together. Yo! Majesty are Shunda K and Jwl B, making great music together for several years.
For more about Elephant, visit their official website here. To purchase their latest release, Queer Nation, go to iTunes or Amazon. For more about Yo! Majesty, visit their official website here. To purchase their release, Futuristically Speaking...Never Be Afraid, go to iTunes and Amazon.
Clockwise: Elephant, Jimmy Somerville, The Young Professionals, and Sir Ari Gold.
As it is the last Friday night of 2011, I thought I would end it with a review of some great party/dance music from the year to date. And some very hot gay men, too. Well, that is just a very nice bonus point, at least for me. And, as you will be able to hear for yourself, some of my favorite dance music comes in all kinds, from Punky Hip-Hop to Neo-Disco to Euro-beats.
I will start off with one of my favorite tracks from the homo-twins, Coleman and Jackson Vrana, with their biting social commentary set to their own brand of Hop-Hop that sounds more Punk than Pop. Using the group name Elephant, the twins assault the listeners with strong language, hard beats, and bold ideas on the four songs off their debut. Take, for example, their video for the song Notorious H.I.V. off the Queer Nation EP. Being a Friday night post, I just think I will mention this is not safe for work, but great for everywhere else.
You can purchase the Queer Nation EP on iTunes and Amazon.
I have made no attempt to hide my complete infatuation with Ivri Lider and his music. I tell you, if I were to ever meet him, I fear I would embarrass myself, and ask him to marry me or something along those lines. Well, that aside, I was eagerly awaiting his first English-language album, which still has yet to hit the stores. However, we were treated to a release by The Young Professionals, an electronic duo featuring Ivri and Yonathan Goldshtein. Their first album, 9:00 to 17:00, 17:00 to Whenever, is a pure electronic pleasure, one irresistible song after another. Check out their video for the single D.I.S.C.O., and just try to not dance while you listen.
You can purchase 9:00 to 17:00, 17:00 to Whenever on iTunes and Amazon.
Not only is Sir Ari Gold unmistakably hot, he is also incredibly talented. And if you pair him with a legendary voice like Miss Sarah Dash, and you have a single that is impossible to resist. And that would give you the song Sparkle, the second single off Between The Spirit & The Flesh. That is a great album, starting with the sexy first single, Make My Body Rock. But here is the video for Sparkle.
You can purchase Between The Spirit & The Flesh on iTunes and Amazon.
And finally, a night of dancing isn't complete without a some Jimmy Somerville to shake my groove-thang to. And this year, Jimmy released the Bright Things EP, and I just had to buy it. I mean, I've been buying Jimmy's music since he was with the Bronski Beat 27 years ago, and I've been addicted to that voice since. Jimmy might have turned 50 this year, but he hasn't lost a step with that voice, and just makes me hungry for more from him. Check out Overload, off Bright Things.
You can purchase Bright Things on iTunes and Amazon.
The first listen to Elephant's single, Queer Nation, was a bracing shock, much like diving into the cool swimming pool in early spring. I had no idea what to expect from the music of gay twins Jackson and Coleman Vrana, but it certainly wasn't the in-your-face bravado of the rocky Hip-Hop and Rap they bring to the table. They have this quality that brings the Beastie Boys to my mind, only definitively gay. Loud-and-proud gay. Eat-me-bitch gay. Quick-grope-on-a-drunken-night-at-the-bar gay. Get-Your-Pride-On gay. Empty-pockets-at-the-end-of-the-night-with-the-hot-stripper gay. Check them out in the debut video, Queer Nation. A word to those hitting the play button, it might not be safe for work...
Yeah, Elephant is not competing with Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift for fans. In the song Notorious H.I.V., Jackson and Coleman lay it on the line - "bag it up, bitch." Yep, safe sex is front and center. In their own very special dance song, Tranny Step, they ask you to "shake your tranny boots," and I think you should. Now, bitch. Great 4 Play opens with the comment "It smells like sex in here." Wish I was there, cause this sexy song had me licking my lips. Do you wanna taste? You can purchase the EP on iTunes here and on Amazon here. The EP is less than $4.00, so it is worth a chance! You can learn more about the Vrana Twins on their official website here.
