Kathleen Hanna, Tegan and Sara, and Amanda Palmer are among the 300-plus musicians who have signed an open letter supporting the Internet Archive as it faces a $621 million copyright infringement lawsuit over its efforts to preserve 78 rpm records. The letter, spearheaded by the digital advocacy group Fight for …
Read More »Inside the Highs and Lows of Sapphic Pop's Banner Year
H alfway through their set, Muna address the elephant in the stadium. “We just wanted to acknowledge that someone very special is missing tonight,” says the indie-pop trio’s lead singer, Katie Gavin. It’s day one of All Things Go, an independent music festival that fans nicknamed Lesbopalooza due to its …
Read More »A Stalker Haunted Tegan and Sara for Years. Now the Duo Is Speaking Out
B efore Tegan and Sara Quin were the chart-topping sister act known for their genre-defying queer sound, they were twins from Calgary, Canada just utterly excited that they’d won a local music competition. One of their prizes for the 1998 victory was a headline set at a nearby pub, where …
Read More »Tegan and Sara Reveal Shocking Details Around Catfishing Scheme in Doc Trailer: They 'Destroyed My Life'
For years, fans of Tegan and Sara thought they had a unique online relationship with Tegan. They exchanged personal messages on Facebook and jokes. They felt like friends. Then they realized that wasn’t the case at all. The trailer for the new documentaryFanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara— which …
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