same-sex marriage

Cub Sport singer talks coming out as gay, falling in love with bandmate

[Pictured: Cub Sport; photo by: Jennifer Embelton] BATS, the sophomore album from Australian indie-pop group Cub Sport, follows lead vocalist Tim Nelson coming out as gay and falling in love with keyboardist Sam Netterfield. Nelson explains sharing their story wasn’t exactly his goal, but he went through a lot of personal development after the release of […]

The Summer Set’s Jess Bowen opens up about same-sex marriage ruling: “I was so ecstatic”

A special piece by the Summer Set drummer Jess Bowen: June 26, 2015 will be a day I remember and cherish for the rest of my life. As I woke up in a hotel room in San Antonio to the sound of my alarm clock, I noticed several missed calls and texts on my phone from […]

Coheed And Cambria sing Supreme Court Justice Scalia's dissenting opinions—watch

Coheed And Cambria have written and performed a song consisting entirely of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's dissenting opinions on the upholding of the Affordable Care Act and yesterday's historic decision on same-sex marriage. Yes, you read that correctly. Read more: Musicians react to same-sex marriage ruling The performance is a testament to the permanence of […]

Musicians react to same-sex marriage ruling

Today, June 26, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled same-sex marriage legal nationwide. Before this, same-sex marriages were only allowed in 37 states, along with Washington, D.C. “No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family,” writes Justice Anthony Kennedy, who joined the […]

Supreme Court rules on same-sex marriage; music community responds

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on two key issues concerning same-sex marriage: a constitutional provision of the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) and the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban (Proposition 8). DOMA, which was instituted in 1996 under the Clinton administration, prevented the federal government from recognizing same-sex unions performed […]