The newly named and christened DVAC Gallery is and will be a growing population of a Visual Arts Collection curated by The House of Dandridge consisting of photography taken by members of the house as well as featured artists, series’ by graphic artists, cartoonists and much more…stop back in for some DVAC Gallery-vanting whenever you...
The Wild Reed Thoughts and reflections from a progressive, gay, Catholic perspective. Homosexual practices, found throughout nature, have probably been part of human life since it first evolved, but homosexuality, as we understand it, has existed for barely more than a century. . . . Homosexual identity, often viewed today as a central and...
Often times a video for a song takes a mediocre song to another level or the video for an amazing song leaves you disappointed. In this case with Frech Horn Rebellion, the video and the song compete for which is more awesome! Featuring the one and only Jody Watley and Young Empires, “Dancing Out” is...
It seems that Rock Bar in the West Village has become the new Nowhere for our very own DJ Chauncey D and we LOVE that! The last Friday of every month Chauncey continues his residency for BEAR YOURSELF the underwear party for the hirsute (next party Friday, June 28th) as well as a rotating...
Which do you believe in? Let us know in the comment section below…thanks for visiting The H.O.D.! Philographics (2012) – Minimalist philosophy posters The Work of Genis Carreras A series of 95 beautiful designs explaining philosophy using simple colors and shapes, available as a postcard box and a book. Check out the Kickstarter...
Can you name the original title of each Dr. Seuss Book? Put your answers in the comments below!
There are those that live their lives without anyone but their nuclear circle of friends and family and maybe the man who works the counter at the local deli that will miss them when they are gone. On the other end of the spectrum, or rainbow if you will, are the eternals, the legends, the...
The London Gay Men’s Chorus sings Erasure’s A Little Respect, outside the Houses of Parliament during the debate for gay marriage in the House of Lords. We must admit we did get a little choked up when we watched this Simple and sweet from GayStarNewsLtd A Little Respect I try to discover A little...
She Called “Come Out of the Closet” Come Hear Gender Pioneer Artemis Smith Wednesday, June 5, 2013, 6 – 8 p.m. Jefferson Market Library 425 6th Avenue, New York, NY Come meet and hear the 1950’s homophile activist and best-selling lesbian pulp fiction author Artemis Smith give a futurist talk entitled “Somewhere Way Over The...
We look very much forward to visiting Governors Island every June for the annual FIGMENT Festival. It is a two day NYC institution that offers an exuberant variety of site specific art, Tim Burton-esque installations and participatory art for the entire family. Here are the details. The H.O.D. will certainly be there to enjoy...
For more than a century, the East Village has been home to poets, jazz musicians, Vaudeville and Yiddish theatre, artists represented by blue chip galleries and those painting in the subways, rock stars, and performance artists. Building on this tradition and inspired by long time East Village resident Allen Ginsberg’s epic poem, the HOWL! Festival...
We recently came across this fantastic short film series from The Devotion Project through the amazing app that is Flipboard and are so enamoured with it, we had to share it with the world. Longtime friend Tony Osso is the filmmaker and mastermind behind the documentary project and we are honoured to know him! Kudos...
This is surely a sight to be seen. Disco Queen Hard Ton serves up a deliriously delicious tribute to Madonna’s “Open Your Heart” video in all his voluptuous glory. The song is a feverish throw back to the classic 90s house sound we love so much and Hard Ton’s voice is what Boy George’s...
Our Social Media guru Chauncey recently fashioned a chat with his Dance Parade colleague DJ McDonald, this year’s Lead Curator for DanceFest, the festival that immediately follows the parade every year in Tompkins Square Park. The DanceFest 2013 program was comprised of four stages in total as well as a handful of site-specific performances planned...
Lydia Lunch Hosts DON’T HIDE THE MADNESS ! Thu May 30 7 PM – 10 PM $10. Advance/ $15. Door Tickets Pyramid Cocktail Lounge, 101 Avenue A (Between 6th & 7th Streets) NYC HOWL! Arts and Some Serious Business Present an Evening of Spoken Word in the Raw… LYDIA LUNCH Hosts DON’T HIDE THE MADNESS! With cohorts...
Saturday, May 18th was The 7th Annual New York City Dance Parade & Festival. Chauncey’s cohort Jaime Jaget was able to snap quite a quantity of photos while stationed at The Grandstand located in Astor Place. Here are the best of the lot. Enjoy! Visit danceparade.org for more info! Czech owt… @DanceParadeNYC Virtual Flash Mob...
If contained and redirected, the amount of energy in the sheer force of hatred dispersed by those opposed to homosexuality with violent protests and vindictive manipulations of power could provide electricity to every home, hut and third world village in the entire world for a thousand years… Conservatives Attack Gay Activists At Rally In Tbilisi...
Today is Harvey Milk Day and if the gay rights hero and icon were still alive today he would have turned 83. Supervisor Harvey Milk recorded a message to be played should he ever be assasinated…and he was. Below is a video with the recorded message dubbed over images of San Francisco during the time...
A lot of attention and energy is surely focused on same sex marriage and marriage equality but just because members of the LGBT Community are able to profess their love legally, it certainly does not mean we are invincible. Early this morning, the third tragic hate crime against a member of the LGBT Community...
Pass this on. OK Everyone! After one attempt at making a splash across social media and Facebook, we are at it again. Friday, May 17th at NOON we will have another DANCE PARADE VIRTUAL FLASH MOB! Copy and paste this link onto your facebook timeline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQa1fyvacQY It is the 2013 Dance Parade Trailer…....
Back in 1998, during the illicit heyday of the rhtymically and sonically gorgeous drum n bass era of electronic music, the man that everyone wished they could be but could never touch was Goldie. I certainly didn’t own every release that bore his name, but his double CD Saturnzreturn had an epic track on...
DJ Big Ragoo and DJ Chauncey D move their sardonic soiree from the EV to the WV with the help of DJ Austin Downey on Saturday, May 25th! The party, like it did, features eclectic electro, classic house and new wave seasonings along with cult film screenings and queers of all shapes and sizes….it’s our...
Chip Kidd, The Standard, ARTBOOK | D.A.P. and PictureBox invite you to join Gengoroh Tagame in celebrating the release of his new book. Thanks to our friend Ricardo for the heads up about this event! Gay. Erotic. Manga? We shall soon see what those three things together will bring. The Passion of...
