Sunday, April 30, 2017

LOVELIST | April...


I've heard about Mr. Jesse Walker's The Bunny Hop at the Garage for years, but I finally strapped on a pair of rabbit ears and checked it out for myself.  It was so much fun. Great music, food, drinks and so much great people watching, with special appearance by the one and only Easter bunny!  I'll definitely make this a new holiday tradition. 
She's got LEGS for days (and days and days.)  When Season 8 fan favorite Glamazon came to town, of course I was there front row. She killed it and could not have been nicer.  Yas Queen!
When several people told me that NBC's newest sitcom gave them all kinds of Parks and Recreation vibes, I was basically already sold.  A spoof of crime documentaries about the arrest and trial of a beloved poetry professor from a small South Carolina town who is accused of brutally murdering his wife, and the young Northeastern lawyer hired to defend him. The ultimate hilarious Who Dun It.
Yes I hopped on the bandwagon and headed straight to S-Town this month with the rest of ya'll!  This engrossing podcast has been downloaded a record breaking 40 million times(!)  In 2012 horologist John B. McLemore sent an email to the staff of This American Life asking them to investigate an alleged murder in his hometown Woodstock, Alabama. After a year of conversation, Producer Brian Reed traveled to the small town in Alabama to investigate. And that's where this bizarre fascinating tale begins. Listen to them HERE.

I know the we’re only a quarter into the year but I think I’m just gonna call it. K. Flay: Favorite New Artist of 2017!  Literally obsessed and her new album is bloody brilliant.  Favorite Tracks include:  Blood in the Cut, Mean It, Giver and It’s Just A Lot. 
Can we just trade the tangerine clown for Selina Meyer in real life? Pretty please?  HBO's biting and brilliant VEEP is back for it's sixth season, and just in the nick time so we can laugh at what happens in fictional Washington DC, instead of crying about it.

My friend Demetri turned me on to this fantastic duo's new EP this month.  (I really owe him for putting a lot of great music on my radar.)  Keep the recommendations coming!  Favorite Tracks include:  Drinkee, Awoo, Matadora and Déjà Vu Affair
When my 24 Hour Fitness membership ended this month I packed up my running shoes and headed over to Planet Fitness. The price was right.  The amenities are fab.  I'm excited to get the most out of my time there... be it the sweaty cardio benefits or just the hydro massages.
I just started Netflix's awesome new documentary about Design.  Already, I love it.  Abstract gives a look beyond blueprints and computers into the art and science of design, showcasing great designers from every discipline whose work shapes our world.

All-SSSSSStar 2 queen Alaska recently dropped a new album and it was actually really good fun!  It's perfect for sweating at the gym or painting walls (I did a lot of that this month!)  I can't wait to see her perform live during pride in June too!  Favorite Tracks include:  Slaytina, Race Chaser, Come to Brasil and The T.
They're creepy and they're kooky, Mysterious and spooky, They're all together ooky... They're the batch of talented queens competing for the title of the World's First Drag Super Monster.  Dragula is an online series on Hey Qween TV.  Watch them HERE.  (And also, major crush on Israel.  You'll know who when you see him.)

Oscar nominated Lion is based on an incredible true story.  Five-year-old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of Kilometers across India, away from home and family. He must learn to survive alone, before ultimately being adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty-five years later, armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, he sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home.  Another best pic nominee crossed off the list. 
Yah, yah.  We know I'm obsessed with all things Drag Race.  We get it.  So, it should come as no surprise that I tune in weekly as Movie Bitches Avaryl and Andrew spill the T and sip the wine (and the occasional Absolut acai berry cocktail) recapping each episode.  Watch them HERE. Cheers!

We all know that I’m not a car guy, so this automobile documentary might come as a surprise to be included on this month’s List.   Top Gears’ James May hosts Cars of the People, a BBC series which look at how the motor vehicle became an everyday part of human life.  Really interesting stuff and entertaining at the same time. (Available on Amazon Prime.)

Thanks to the phenomenal FEUD series that just wrapped up, I was curious to finally check out this original Hollywood classic where the feud between Bette and Joan was born.  Watch it HERE.