Brendan Maclean
Gay Music: In the Key of Q · Dan Hall
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Show Notes
“Music is healing for queer people because we find codes and messages that are hidden within songs, and we hear ourselves in them. And we see that caught in other people’s eyes.”
Sydney-based singer-songwriter joins Dan Hall to talk about growing up gay in the Christian suburbs of Australia, singer-songwriter John Grant, the power of performance and his complex relationship with his commercial hit single, House of Air.
Links:
- Episode transcription
- Brendan’s Spotify playlist featuring his songs from this episode and his five tracks to save from Armageddon.
- Brendan’s at Bandcamp.
- Alan Jones and the Cronulla beach riots via ABC News.
- John Grant at the Brixton Academy (bootleg).
- John Grant singing Queen of Denmark, Strongroom Sessions.
- The NSFW music video for House of Air.
- Brendan’s long-time collaborator, Harry Clayton-Wright.
- In the Key of Q composer Paul Leonidou’s online home.
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