Biting the Hand Nax & Jules

In this episode, we journey back to the 70s, 80s, and 90s to discover the fantasy glam-rock biopic Velvet Goldmine. We talk about the history and political climate of the 70s and 80s regarding glam, queer fan culture, the enigma of Kurt Cobain, and try to pretend we know about Oscar Wild. But, there is something else you didn't expect under all that glitter; fascism.

Our episode on Lady Gaga's debut album The Fame was so long that we had to break it up into two parts. In our SECOND episode, we break down the tracklist of The Fame. We discuss our personal relationships to the album as well as; Gaga's artistic subversion of fame and pop culture, the complicated relationships of queerness in regards to celebrity, and what the heck was up with Gaga's purple teacup.

We discuss Lady Gaga's debut album The Fame. In this first episode, we address the context of the cultural landscape surrounding The Fame. Then, we dig deep into pop culture and bring up the media uproar of paparazzi in regards to the fame culture of celebrities just before the 2008 financial crisis.

We are so glad to be back! In this episode, Julia and Nax discuss Lil Nas X's MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) in relation to queer theology and why his provoking devil imagery upsets right-wing media. 

In this bonus episode, we discuss racism and the present rise of fascism in the United States.

In this episode, we look back on 2019 and discuss our favorite movies and television shows. Because we are both very gay, we promise that all of our picks are also as such.