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Openly LGBTQIA+ Celebrities

These are celebrities who have recently come out as LGBTQIA+ or whom I’ve recently learned about or whom I hadn’t mentioned in previous posts of this type. Needless to say, this list is highly arbitrary and incomplete.

Campbell Johnstone (athlete)

Daria Kasatkina (athlete)

Jez Kerr (musician)

Ke$ha (musician)

Lucas Krzikalla (athlete)

Lil Uzi Vert (rapper)

Alexander Lincoln (actor)

Ozzy Lusth (TV personality)

Godwin Maduagu (actor, model)

Sanjaya Malakar (musician, TV personality)

Continuing the tradition from my old blog (which has been unceremoniously deleted by tumblr without much of an explanation why) I’m doing daily posts during June to celebrate LGBTQIA+ pride by showcasing openly LGBTQIA+ celebrities and various content about or created by LGBTQIA+ people such as music videos, characters on TV shows, movie trailers, …

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A Certain Ratio - All Comes Down to This

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This One Song… The Short Causeway on Tripping Down The Stairs

This One Song… The Short Causeway on Tripping Down The Stairs

Tell you what – we love hearing from artists when things go right. We equally love hearing from artists when things go dreadfully wrong. A song that was a piece of piss, written in 20 minutes? Or years in the making and a bastard to write? Whether it’s a song that came together through great duress or one that was smashed out in a short amount of time, we’re getting the lowdown from some of our…

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A Certain Ratio continue their late-career renaissance with new album It All Comes Down To This out today on Mute, with nods to every stage of their musical journey

It All Comes Down to This, for now at least, is the sound of the current incarnation of A Certain Ratio. Indeed, in many senses, it is the purest distillation of their essential sound ever committed to tape. Their thirteenth studio album, it is the first time ever they have recorded strictly as the core trio of principle band members – multi-instrumentalists Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop and Donald Johnson. From the moment the rattling, call-to-arms drumroll intro of opener ‘All Comes Down to This’ gives in to a wall of slithering, watery guitar squawks and bounding, rubbery bass notes, it is obvious that A Certain Ratio have once again been able to tap into a new artery of life. The record’s ten tracks present ten distinct moods, from the urgent, muscular, foreboding groove of ‘Keep It Real’ to the open, breezy, melodic synth of ‘God Knows’, every bursting moment of It All Comes Down to This is defiantly, resiliently alive. The essential difference between It All Comes Down to This and its immediate predecessors is that for this recording process, the band turned to the doyen of contemporary underground rock producers, Dan Carey (Black Midi, Kae Tempest, Black Country New Road). After meeting at the 2021 Wide Awake Festival in London, they found that Carey was even more eager to realise a full-length collaboration than they were, and the dates were quickly set. Known for his rejection of sonic clutter and his uncompromising focus on the central tenets of the bands and artists he produces, Carey’s instincts closely aligned with ACR’s desire to return to the basics. What the band might not have been ready for, however, was quite the speed that Carey intended to work at. If there is a residual darkness in the album’s sonic aesthetic, then it pervades the subject matter, too. As a snapshot of where A Certain Ratio stand in 2024, It All Comes Down to This is a towering testament to their staying power. For a band whose path has intersected with the lives of Joy Division, The Fall, Talking Heads, Madonna and Grace Jones, to now be immersed in their most creative and prolific period since the early 1980s, after 45 years together, puts the great majority of their contemporaries to shame. But then again, when you have always been preoccupied with laying the groundwork for your next steps, you’re unlikely ever to derive much satisfaction from standing still.  All instruments played by Johnson, Kerr and Moscrop Additional Trumpet on We all need: Jamie Beardmore Additional Clapping on Keep it Real and Out from Under: Nando from Bravi Ragazzi Pizza and Sophya from the alley

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UNDER THE RADAR: A Certain Ratio - "God Knows", Live performance recorded at New Century - Manchester - 17th May 2024

UNDER THE RADAR: A Certain Ratio – “God Knows”, Live performance recorded at New Century – Manchester – 17th May 2024 God Knows, taken from the newest A Certain Ratio album It All Comes Down to This.  Donald Johnson – Drums & Vocals Martin Moscrop – Guitar & Trumpet Viv Griffin – Bass and vocals Jez Kerr – Keyboards and Vocals

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A Certain Ratio

A Certain Ratio “All Comes Down to This” It All Comes Down to This (04-19-2024) Title track of the Manchester band’s 13th studio LP.   ACR is now a trio, consisting of founding members Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop, and Donald Johnson.  Kerr is quoted in Brooklyn Vegan as saying, “It’s the Ratio removing the safety net.  Every element of everything we’ve done on this album has been a change.” …

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https://www.musikblog.de/2024/04/die-zeit-auf-dem-feld-ist-das-was-wirklich-zaehlt-a-certain-ratio-im-interview/ Wer im Flow ist, der sollte einfach weitermachen und nicht lockerlassen. So oder so ähnlich lautete wahrscheinlich das Motto, als die Herren Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop und Donald Johnson von A Certain Ratio vor gut 12 Monaten ihr letztes Werk “1982” auf große Reise geschickt haben. Anders ist es wohl nicht zu erklären, dass die […]

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A CERTAIN RATIO - a certain story

‘A Certain Story’ is… the story of A Certain Ratio, told by Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop & Donald Johnson, from their teenage years to their forthcoming LP ‘1982’, which will be released on March 31, 2023. Including rare and exclusive footages and pictures. A film by Sébastien Faits-Divers.

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A Certain Ratio - Wonderland (ACR: EPA, 2021)

Video created by Raz Ullah / https://mute.com

Listen/Buy: https://mute.ffm.to/acrepa / https://www.acrmcr.com

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A Certain Ratio outside the Reno Club Moss side 1980 via Jez Kerr’s Twitter

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A Certain Ratio - All Comes Down to This - still rolling! New album out April 19

It All Comes Down to This, for now at least, is the sound of the current incarnation of A Certain Ratio. Indeed, in many senses, it is the purest distillation of their essential sound ever committed to tape. Their thirteenth studio album, it is the first time ever they have recorded strictly as the core trio of principle band members – multi-instrumentalists Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop and Donald Johnson. From the moment the rattling, call-to-arms drumroll intro of opener ‘All Comes Down to This’ gives in to a wall of slithering, watery guitar squawks and bounding, rubbery bass notes, it is obvious that A Certain Ratio have once again been able to tap into a new artery of life. The record’s ten tracks present ten distinct moods, from the urgent, muscular, foreboding groove of ‘Keep It Real’ to the open, breezy, melodic synth of ‘God Knows’, every bursting moment of It All Comes Down to This is defiantly, resiliently alive. The essential difference between It All Comes Down to This and its immediate predecessors is that for this recording process, the band turned to the doyen of contemporary underground rock producers, Dan Carey (Black Midi, Kae Tempest, Black Country New Road).

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Life´s too short for weird music - Tagesempfehlung 24.04.2018

The Orielles / Blue Suitcase /(Disco Wrist) (The Jez Kerr Remix)

The Orielles verlassen ihre LoFi Indiepop-Nische und haben die aktuelle Single „Blue Suitcase“ für einen – Fanfare – Electro-Remix freigegeben. Dass dies ganz leidlich funktioniert belegt der The Jez Kerr Remix eindrucksvoll.

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UNDER THE RADAR: A Certain Ratio announce new album, share "All Comes Down to This"

UNDER THE RADAR: A Certain Ratio announce new album, share “All Comes Down to This” “Manchester greats A Certain Ratio have announced It All Comes Down to This, the group’s 13th album, which will be released April 19 via Mute. They made this one with producer Dan Carey (Fontaines DC, Wet Leg, Black Midi, Slowtahai) who helped Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop and Donald Johnson strip down ACR to its…

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A Certain Ratio - Houses In Motion (Talking Heads Cover)

Manchester and Factory records legands, A Certain Ratio return with this wonderful cover of the Talking Heads track, Houses In Motion. A Certain Ratio are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year with a new box set and tour. This video was directed by AJ Gomez and stars the dancers Jessica Gotcha and Alex Valdez. ACR:BOX is set for release on the 3rd of May 2019, via Mute Records.

The band talk about this track below,

“Houses In Motion is reworked from original tapes, recorded in 1980 with Martin Hannett. This track, a Talking Heads cover, was intended as a collaboration with Grace Jones. Although Jones attended a session with the band at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, her vocals were never completed and the vocal on this version (recorded by Jez Kerr, prior to him becoming the band’s singer) was only ever intended as a guide vocal.”

Jez Kerr continues, "It was great to find this lost track and, even though the original idea was for Grace Jones to sing on it, I think this version captures the essence of ACR at their best – when we are being ACR and sounding like no one else."

A Certain Ratio are an English post-punk band formed in 1977 in Flixton, Greater Manchester. They became known for their punk-funk/industrial/dance-oriented sound, which drew heavily on disco, funk, and dub elements. They are comprised of Jez Kerr, Martin Moscrop, Donald Johnson, Anthony Quigley, Denise Johnson and Matt Steele.

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