Punk Goes Pride (Mondays 10pm)
Host Tate Logan is a singer/songwriter and member of the LGTBQIA+ community. “Punk Goes Pride” is a radio show dedicated to the LGBTQIA+ community and our allies, focused on queerness in pop culture from music, tv, film, books and more The conversations are fun, silly, light-hearted and honest to highlight the experience of queer artists as natural and normal. It’s cool to be queer!
On Sunday, June 26th, we participated in Pride along with the Los Angeles LGBT Center at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The event itself was a giant picnic with bars, food trucks, face painting, and the idobi Radio photo experience. The entertainment was DJ Nico blasting the best, high-energy, party music and a drag show with Queens Amber Crane and Lauren Banall. There was something for everyone here, just as Pride should be. When you walked into the event, you were met with a burst of positive energy and people letting loose and having a great time. Alongside idobi, Tito’s Vodka… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about Pride Month and how there’s still so much work to do.
idobi is spotlighting some of the LGBTQIA+ artists who are sparking hope, change, and serving up fire anthems every day of the year.
This week we interview artist, activist and choreographer, Kat Cunning (they/them)! They debuted on Broadway in Liaison Dangereuses (Janet McTeer, Liev Schreiber) and in Cirque du Soleil in addition to acting alongside James Franco in HBO’s The Deuce, and most recently, JLo in Marry Me (Universal). Kat is also thrilled to be contributing to authentic LGBTQAI+ representation as a non-binary role in Netflix’s upcoming Purple Hearts and making another anticipated appearance in Issa Rae’s Rap Shit on HBO Max.
Even if the document were entitled “The Constitution and Your Right to Wave an Assault Rifle About”, your guns are not as important as the life of a child.
Last year a report from USC brought to light that Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make up less than 6% of speaking roles in the entertainment industry and 4% of lead roles. The study looked at 13,000 popular films and found that of the 4% with AAPI leads, only 6 were women, 0 were women over 40, 0 were in the LGBTQ+ community, and 14 were Dwayne Johnson. The numbers for people behind the camera were incredibly low as well. Every year, for one month, we tell people in the AAPI community they are important. We tell them we want… Read more »
Today we talk about Seventeen’s newest album, A$AP Rocky’s legal troubles, and Gov. DeSantis trying to take down Disney. Seventeen’s Fourth Studio Album K-pop fans get ready, because Seventeen is dropping a brand new album. Face the Sun is their fourth studio album and will be released on May 27th. Their last album was released in 2019 and an EP dropped late last year. If you haven’t fallen in love with this group already, Seventeen is made up of 13 members who create a powerhouse sound we can’t get enough of. The group has been making waves and just released… Read more »
Geek Girl Riot is turning up the TV and movie love with the Thor: Love and Thunder trailer, Young Justice: Phantoms, Russian Doll, Heartstopper, and more.
Today we talk about the new Stranger Things trailer, the Michaeljohn Horne & Thomas E. Jones Youth Housing center in Los Angeles, and JoJo Siwa’s beef with Nickelodeon. A Brand New Stranger Things Trailer We didn’t think we could get anymore excited, but we are losing our minds after the new Stranger Things trailer dropped earlier today. The trailer has elements that make it feel like a horror movie, clearly showing us that things are about to get a lot messier before this is all over. The kids aren’t kids anymore and they are facing their own challenges while, you… Read more »
