Openly gay Grizzly Bear ontman offers perspective on Orlando shootg

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• OPENLY GAY GRIZZLY BEAR ONTMAN OFFERS PERSPECTIVE ON ORLANDO SHOOTG
• INTERVIEW WH ED DROSTE OF GRIZZLY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY KARMAN KREGLOEJULY 4, 2007/3:38 PMBY KARMAN KREGLOEJULY 4, 2007 / 3:38 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"INTERVIEW WH ED DROSTE OF GRIZZLY BEAR","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-07-04T19:38:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-07-04T19:38:20.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"KARMAN KREGLOE","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED DROSTE, THE OUT ONT-MAN OF GRIZZLY BEAR, IS A MAN ON THE MOVE. ALMOST AS TALL AS A GRIZZLY BEAR -- BUT AS APPROACHABLE AS A TEDDY BEAR -- DROSTE HAS BEEN TOURG ALMOST NON-STOP SCE LAST AUGT WH HIS BAND, AND THERE DON'T APPEAR TO BE AN END {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CURRENTLY PERFORMG SUPPORT OF THEIR CRILLY ACCLAIMED SOPHOMORE EFFORT YELLOW HOE (WARP), GRIZZLY BEAR IS WDG UP THEIR TOUR WH CANADIAN SGER FEIST, WHERE THEY OCCUPY THE VETED OPENG SLOT. AND THEN 'S BACK ON THE ROAD FOR THE PCHFORK MIC FTIVAL AND A VARIETY OF OTHER DAT. DROSTE SAT DOWN WH AT THE VIC CHIGO TO TALK ABOUT GRIZZLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: GRIZZLY BEAR IS ON TOUR WH FEIST UNTIL THE END OF JUNE 2007. HOW HAS THAT BEEN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : IT'S BEEN SO MUCH FUN. SHE AND HER BAND ARE ALL AMAZGLY NICE, GREAT VIB. THEY HAVE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DIENCE THAN WE DO, SO 'S GREAT TO PLAY FOR NEW PEOPLE. SHE'S JT EXPLOD — SHE'S HUGE NOW. IT'S REALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: HAS GRIZZLY BEAR BEEN PLAYG ANY NEW MATERIAL WHILE ON TOUR, AND IF SO, HOW HAS BEEN GOG OVER WH THE DIENCE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : WE PLAY TWO SONGS OM THE FIRST ALBUM AND MAYBE FOUR OM THE NEW ONE AND A VER. WE HAVE SOME NEW MATERIAL, BUT 'S A LTLE LOUR AND DON'T WORK FOR THIS TOUR. WE'RE TRYG TO DO THE MELLOW SET FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: ALONG WH GRIZZLY BEAR, ARTISTS SUCH AS CHRIS GARNE, JOEL GIBB OF THE HIDN CAMERAS AND ANTONY OF ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS ARE BREAKG THE GAY MALE MICIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T MENTN FAL FANTASY OR PATRICK WOLF, AND THE LEAD SGER OM DEERHUNTER, BRADFORD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: THOSE ARE OTHER GOOD EXAMPL. BUT YOU'RE ALL SENTIALLY BREAKG THE MOLD, OR REVENTG , IF YOU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : WHAT IS THE MOLD? ARE YOU GOG TO E RUF [WAWRIGHT] AS AN EXAMPLE? [LGHS]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: I WAS GOG TO SAY BOB MOULD, BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT YOU AND RUF AND SOME OF THE OTHERS HAVE ALL BEEN OUT RIGHT OM THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : I THK 'S FUNNY THAT A LOT OF OUR STRAIGHT FANS DON'T REALIZE THAT I'M GAY, BEE THEY DON'T READ THE GAY PUBLITNS. AND THE STRAIGHT PUBLITNS DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO WRE ABOUT , WHICH IS NICE. I DON'T RE IF THEY DO, BUT 'S NOT REALLY FG OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: BUT DO YOU SEE YOURSELF FTG TO THE REALM OF QUEER MICIANS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : I THK ANYONE N F . I DON'T THK 'S AN EXCLIVE SCENE. THERE ARE TONS OF DIFFERENT TYP OF GAY MICIANS THAT ARE DOG MIC. DEAR HUNTER IS A TOTAL SHOE-GAZER/MY BLOODY VALENTE TYPE OF THG. PATRICK WOLF IS VERY THEATRIL. AND WE'RE JT SORT OF FOLKY. SO, SURE — WHY NOT? I F . I'M NOT STRSED ABOUT . [LGHS]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: HAS GRIZZLY BEAR EVER BEEN VED TO — OR WOULD YOU EVER PLAY — A GLBT MIC FTIVAL SUCH AS IDAPALOOZA [ TN] OR ALT Q [ CHIGO]?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : YEAH, I'M SURE IF WAS RPORATED TO OUR TOUR SCHLE. IT'S NOT LIKE WE INTIFY AS A GAY BAND. I'M THE ONLY GAY MEMBER. I THK THERE WAS SOMETHG SEATTLE THAT WE WERE VED TO DO, BUT WE JT DIDN'T HAVE TIME OR DIDN'T WORK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU GET AN UNDUE AMOUNT OF ATTENTN OM THE BEAR MUNY DUE TO THE NAME OF THE BAND?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : YEAH. THERE'S THIS SE LLED BEARS GONE WILD THAT DID A LTLE Q&A WH . BUT I DON'T THK THAT I'VE NOTICED THAT OUR SHOWS HAVE A HUGE BEAR POPULATN. MAYBE I'M JT NOT AWARE OF . MAYBE THEY ARE G. I HAVE NO IA. I THK THERE ARE FELY SOME BEAR FANS, AND I'VE DISCSED WH A FEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: YOU'VE SCRIBED HORN OF PLENTY AS BEG A MORE “GAY-CENTRIC” ALBUM, WHILE THE SONG “PLANS” ON YELLOW HOE IS THE ONLY ONE OF A QUEER NATURE ON THE DISC. WILL THE NEXT GRIZZLY BEAR ALBUM STRIKE MORE OF A BALANCE BETWEEN GAY AND NON-GAY CENTERED MATERIAL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO SAY. I KD OF LIKE VAGUE LYRICS. SOMETIM THEY ARE GAY, BUT THEY'RE NOT OVERT. A LOT OF THE LYRICS ON YELLOW HOE DAN [ROSSEN] WROTE AND “MY LOVE'S ANOTHER KD” ULD BE TERPRETED THAT WAY, AND I THK HE'S VERY OPEN TO THAT TERPRETATN, TOO, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS THKG OF AS SOMETHG ELSE. THAT'S WHY I RELATE TO WHEN I SG THOSE LYRICS, BEE I'LL SG THOSE PARTS WH HIM ON THE SONG. I THK WE ALL ARE TO THE VAGUE NATURE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: I'M GLAD THAT YOU MENTNED YELLOW HOE , BEE THE ALBUM WAS EXTREMELY WELL RECEIVED. WERE YOU PREPARED FOR THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : UH, NO! [LGHS] IT WAS VERY EXCG. I WAS VERY PLEASED. I DIDN'T THK PEOPLE WERE GOG TO GET . I DON'T THK 'S NECSARILY AN IMMEDIATE POP ALBUM. I THK MANDS MULTIPLE LISTENS AND ACTUAL ATTENTN GIVEN TO , AS OPPOSED TO BACKGROUND MIC. IT ULD JT SORT OF WASH BY, IF YOU WEREN'T PAYG ATTENTN, AND I REALLY ULDN'T FLT SOMEONE FOR LISTENG TO THAT WAY. I HAVE PLENTY OF CDS THAT I ENJOY AS BACKGROUND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT I'VE DISVERED OM TALKG TO PEOPLE WHO REALLY LOVE THE ALBUM IS THAT THEY'LL BE LIKE, “I DIDN'T REALLY GET AT FIRST, AND THEN I ME BACK TO A MONTH OR TWO LATER AND REALLY GREW ON ME AND I DISVERED ALL THE THGS ABOUT THAT I LIKE.” WHICH I PREFER TO SOMEONE LOVG IMMEDIATELY AND GETTG SICK OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: GRIZZLY BEAR RECENTLY PLAYED FTIVALS SUCH AS COACHELLA AND SASQUATCH, AND WILL BE G TO CHIGO TO PERFORM AT THE UPG PCHFORK FTIVAL. WHAT DO MEAN, AS A RELATIVELY NEW BAND, TO BE SUCH MIL PANY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : IT'S EXCG! I FD THAT 'S HARD FOR ME TO GO AND SEE MIC BEE I'M ON THE ROAD SO MUCH. SO FTIVALS ARE A REALLY GREAT PLACE FOR ME TO SEE BANDS THAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: THAT MAK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : AND TO MEET PEOPLE. DEPENDG ON THE SIZE OF THE BAND, THEY ARE VARYG RANG OF ACCSIBLE TO CHAT WH. [LGHS] SOME PEOPLE MIGHT JT ROLL A LIMO, JUMP OUT, PLAY A SHOW, AND N {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: YOU'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : YEAH, I SAW PJ HARVEY DO THAT. AND A LOT OF THE BIG BANDS, THEY GET ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE TO DO THE SOUND CHECK FOR THEM. THEN THEY JT ARRIVE, THEY PLAY AND THEY N AWAY. BUT THEN OTHER SMALLER BANDS HANG AROUND. BUT 'S SO FUN. IT'S GREAT TO BE PLAYG AMONGST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT FTIVALS ARE WEIRD AND I NEVER JUDGE A BAND OM A FTIVAL PERFORMANCE BEE 'S OUTDOORS AND PEOPLE ARE TALKG AND EVERYONE'S HOT. IT'S NOT THE BT PLACE TO APPRECIATE SOMETHG WH NUANCE UNLS 'S A DANCE BAND — THEN 'S GREAT. BUT FOR SOME OF THE SOFTER STUFF, LIKE … SOMETIM I WONR WHETHER 'S REALLY BENEFICIAL. WE DO BEE 'S A LOT OF FUN, BUT WHETHER WE'RE REALLY WNG FANS WHOUT MELLOW STUFF …{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: HOW DO YOU THK YOU ARE GOG OVER THAT TYPE OF VENUE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : IT'S NOT THE BT FOR . AN OUTDOOR FTIVAL IS NOT THE BT. WE TRY TO AMP UP THE SONGS A LTLE B FOR THAT KD OF SETTG. GENERALLY SPEAKG, WE'RE BT VIEWED A CLUB OR A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: SCE LATE AUGT OF 2006, GRIZZLY BEAR HAS BEEN TOURG ON A NSISTENT BASIS. DO YOU FEEL AS IF YOU HAVE BEEN SET ADRIFT OR DO YOU ENJOY THE SENSATN OF BEG ON THE ROAD?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED: I FELY LIKE BEG HOME A LOT AND I THK I'M READY FOR A BIG BREAK. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, SOMETIM I GET RTLS AT HOME, SO 'S REALLY NICE TO TRAVEL. AND I LIKE PERFORMG A LOT. IT'S REALLY FUN. I MEAN, I DON'T LIKE DRIVG AND THERE ARE A LOT OF ELEMENTS OF TOURG THAT I DON'T LIKE. BUT ALL PAYS OFF BEE THE PERFORMANCE PART OF IS REALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: ARE THERE CI WHERE GRIZZLY BEAR PLAYS THAT YOU FEEL THEY GET THE BAND MORE THAN OTHER PLAC OR IS THERE A UNIVERSAL OPENNS TO THE BAND'S HARD TO TEGORIZE STYLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : CHIGO HAS BEEN A GOOD CY FOR . GENERALLY SPEAKG, THE MAJOR METROPOLAN AREAS ARE MOST RECEPTIVE. NEW YORK AND L.A. AND SEATTLE AND SAN FRANCIS AND CHIGO AND BOSTON. THE SOUTH IS A LTLE SLOWER TO PICK UP ON , BUT ATLANTA HAS BEEN GOOD, AND AT. WE PLAYED A SHOW BATON ROUGE FOR A UPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE AND THEY WERE A GREAT, FUN, KD OF ROWDY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT ... ED DROSTE, KATHERE HEIGL'S FASCATG AND MORE!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY BRIAN JUERGENSDECEMBER 3, 2007/5:50 PMBY BRIAN JUERGENSDECEMBER 3, 2007 / 5:50 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT ... ED DROSTE, KATHERE HEIGL'S FASCATG AND MORE!","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-12-03T22:50:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-12-03T22:50:41.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRISTA APPLEGATE CHECKED OUT XANADU ON BROADWAY LAST WEEK AND POSED FOR SOME SNAPS WH HUNKY GAY LEADG MAN CHEYENNE JACKSON. SI NOTE: DID ANYONE ELSE SEE THAT XANADU'S HILAR THANKSGIVG DAY PARA PERFORMANCE GOT A MENTN ON THE SOUP LAST WEEK? AWOME. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HEY NEIL PATRICK HARRIS FANS: DID YOU KNOW HE VOICED THE WEBSLGG PETER PARKER THE ANIMATED NEW ADVENTUR OF SPIRMAN SERI A FEW YEARS BACK? IF YOU'D LIKE TO CHECK OUT BUT DON'T WANT TO BUY THE WHOLE THG, THEY'VE RELEASED A 3-EPISO "BT OF" DISC. DID SOMEONE SAY "STOCKG STUFFER"?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}T.R. KNIGHT BFF (AND BUDDG GAY IN) KATHERE HEIGL SET TO STAR GAY DIRECTOR ROBERT LETIC'S UPG ROMANTIC EDY THE UGLY TTH. LETIC HAS MANAGED TO WORK GAY CHARACTERS TO MONSTER-IN-LAW AND LEGALLY BLON, LET'S HOPE ONE POPS UP HERE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GRIZZLY BEAR'S ED DROSTE (BELOW, FAR RIGHT) CHATS WH MY OLD KENTUCKY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPEAKG OF HEIGL, SHE'S BEEN SELECTED BY BARBARA WALTERS AS ONE OF HER 10 MOST FASCATG PEOPLE OF THE YEAR. CHANC ARE HER IENDSHIP WH T.R. KNIGHT WILL E UP THE TERVIEW. THE CREATORS OF MYSPACE, JENNIFER HUDSON, AND JT TIMBERLAKE ARE AMONG THE OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A CUR REAR STARTED A FOM ASKG, "JT WHAT IS THE NNECTN BETWEEN GAYS AND MILS, ANYWAY?" HONTLY, NO IA ... BUT THEY'RE STREAMG FULL SONGS OM THE SWEENEY TODD MOVIE! {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• ED DROSTE'S YEAR-END REP (AND AN UNEXPECTED JO JO VER){FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSNOVEMBER 27, 2007/1:57 PMNOVEMBER 27, 2007 / 1:57 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ED DROSTE'S YEAR-END REP (AND AN UNEXPECTED JO JO VER)","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-11-27T18:57:33.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-11-27T18:57:33.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED DROSTE, THE OPENLY GAY LEAD SGER OF GRIZZLY BEAR, UPDATED THE BAND'S BLOG WH A REUNTG OF HOW, FOR OVER A YEAR (AND FOR REASONS KNOWN ONLY TO HIM), HE’S BEEN HOUNDG BAND MEMBER DAN ROSSEN TO RERD A VER OF CHEE-FILLED TOP 40 H 'TOO LTLE TOO LATE’ BY JO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HONOR OF ED’S 29TH BIRTHDAY LAST MONTH, DAN FALLY LIVERED, AND THE SONG IS CLUD THE POST. IT’S A SURPRISGLY STRAIGHT-FACED VER, AND ’S PRETTY SPECTACULAR. ED GO ON TO WRE A B ABOUT THE CRIL RPONSE TO THE RECENTLY RELEASED "FRIEND" EP, WORKG WH FEIST FOR GRIZZLY BEAR'S NEXT ALBUM, HOW HIS THANKSGIVG WENT, AND CLUS A FEW VAR MP3’{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS A BON, AT THE END OF THE POST, DROSTE ADDS HIS PICKS FOR THE BT ALBUMS RELEASED 2007. IT LOOKS TO BE A PRETTY SOLID LIST, THOUGH I’M A LTLE DISTRSED ABOUT THE NUMBER I HAVEN’T HEARD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT ED’S PICKS AFTER THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}1. DIRTY PROJECTORS - RISE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}2. RADHEAD - IN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}3. DEERHUNTER - FLORCENT GREY EP/{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}4. CASS MCCOMBS - DROPPG THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}5. OF MONTREAL - HISSG FNA, ARE YOU THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}6. FOREIGN BORN- ON A WG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}7. FEIST - THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}8. VAMPIRE WEEKEND - BLUE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}9. BEIT - FLYG CLUB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}10. PAPERCUTS- CAN’T GO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}11. JTICE - †{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}12. SLEEPG STAT - THERE THE OPEN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}13. RóISíN MURPHY - {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}14. PJ HARVEY - WHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}15. YEASAYER - ALL HOURS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

OPENLY GAY GRIZZLY BEAR ONTMAN OFFERS PERSPECTIVE ON ORLANDO SHOOTG

In one post, he tailed how to affect a straight persona while phone bankg red stat: "I had to practice a few tim to shake off the gay, but tst, wh a ltle work, we n all pass, " he wrote. "Y, I was gay married, and y, I got gay divorced, " he says. "I remember when we ed to sell our own merch, teens would e up to me shakg and say, 'You ma me feel better about beg gay, ' " Droste rells.

"Especially the die world, they felt there were no gay people. He had his first gay experience at 21 Seattle wh a guy he met through his 's band Pk Marti. "He prented himself as a person who was fortable wh who he was and hont about , and that ronated wh how I felt, " Batmanglij says over still receiv emails and texts om gay teens across the untry; he even reced a therapist iend to help one fan pe om a toxic home environment.

INTERVIEW WH ED DROSTE OF GRIZZLY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CELEBRIBY KARMAN KREGLOEJULY 4, 2007/3:38 PMBY KARMAN KREGLOEJULY 4, 2007 / 3:38 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"INTERVIEW WH ED DROSTE OF GRIZZLY BEAR","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-07-04T19:38:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-07-04T19:38:20.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"KARMAN KREGLOE","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"CELEBRI"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED DROSTE, THE OUT ONT-MAN OF GRIZZLY BEAR, IS A MAN ON THE MOVE. ALMOST AS TALL AS A GRIZZLY BEAR -- BUT AS APPROACHABLE AS A TEDDY BEAR -- DROSTE HAS BEEN TOURG ALMOST NON-STOP SCE LAST AUGT WH HIS BAND, AND THERE DON'T APPEAR TO BE AN END {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CURRENTLY PERFORMG SUPPORT OF THEIR CRILLY ACCLAIMED SOPHOMORE EFFORT YELLOW HOE (WARP), GRIZZLY BEAR IS WDG UP THEIR TOUR WH CANADIAN SGER FEIST, WHERE THEY OCCUPY THE VETED OPENG SLOT. AND THEN 'S BACK ON THE ROAD FOR THE PCHFORK MIC FTIVAL AND A VARIETY OF OTHER DAT. DROSTE SAT DOWN WH AT THE VIC CHIGO TO TALK ABOUT GRIZZLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: GRIZZLY BEAR IS ON TOUR WH FEIST UNTIL THE END OF JUNE 2007. HOW HAS THAT BEEN?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : IT'S BEEN SO MUCH FUN. SHE AND HER BAND ARE ALL AMAZGLY NICE, GREAT VIB. THEY HAVE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT DIENCE THAN WE DO, SO 'S GREAT TO PLAY FOR NEW PEOPLE. SHE'S JT EXPLOD — SHE'S HUGE NOW. IT'S REALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: HAS GRIZZLY BEAR BEEN PLAYG ANY NEW MATERIAL WHILE ON TOUR, AND IF SO, HOW HAS BEEN GOG OVER WH THE DIENCE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : WE PLAY TWO SONGS OM THE FIRST ALBUM AND MAYBE FOUR OM THE NEW ONE AND A VER. WE HAVE SOME NEW MATERIAL, BUT 'S A LTLE LOUR AND DON'T WORK FOR THIS TOUR. WE'RE TRYG TO DO THE MELLOW SET FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: ALONG WH GRIZZLY BEAR, ARTISTS SUCH AS CHRIS GARNE, JOEL GIBB OF THE HIDN CAMERAS AND ANTONY OF ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS ARE BREAKG THE GAY MALE MICIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : I'M SURPRISED YOU DIDN'T MENTN FAL FANTASY OR PATRICK WOLF, AND THE LEAD SGER OM DEERHUNTER, BRADFORD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: THOSE ARE OTHER GOOD EXAMPL. BUT YOU'RE ALL SENTIALLY BREAKG THE MOLD, OR REVENTG , IF YOU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : WHAT IS THE MOLD? ARE YOU GOG TO E RUF [WAWRIGHT] AS AN EXAMPLE? [LGHS]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: I WAS GOG TO SAY BOB MOULD, BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT YOU AND RUF AND SOME OF THE OTHERS HAVE ALL BEEN OUT RIGHT OM THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : I THK 'S FUNNY THAT A LOT OF OUR STRAIGHT FANS DON'T REALIZE THAT I'M GAY, BEE THEY DON'T READ THE GAY PUBLITNS. AND THE STRAIGHT PUBLITNS DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO WRE ABOUT , WHICH IS NICE. I DON'T RE IF THEY DO, BUT 'S NOT REALLY FG OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: BUT DO YOU SEE YOURSELF FTG TO THE REALM OF QUEER MICIANS?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : I THK ANYONE N F . I DON'T THK 'S AN EXCLIVE SCENE. THERE ARE TONS OF DIFFERENT TYP OF GAY MICIANS THAT ARE DOG MIC. DEAR HUNTER IS A TOTAL SHOE-GAZER/MY BLOODY VALENTE TYPE OF THG. PATRICK WOLF IS VERY THEATRIL. AND WE'RE JT SORT OF FOLKY. SO, SURE — WHY NOT? I F . I'M NOT STRSED ABOUT . [LGHS]{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: HAS GRIZZLY BEAR EVER BEEN VED TO — OR WOULD YOU EVER PLAY — A GLBT MIC FTIVAL SUCH AS IDAPALOOZA [ TN] OR ALT Q [ CHIGO]?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : YEAH, I'M SURE IF WAS RPORATED TO OUR TOUR SCHLE. IT'S NOT LIKE WE INTIFY AS A GAY BAND. I'M THE ONLY GAY MEMBER. I THK THERE WAS SOMETHG SEATTLE THAT WE WERE VED TO DO, BUT WE JT DIDN'T HAVE TIME OR DIDN'T WORK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: WOULD YOU SAY THAT YOU GET AN UNDUE AMOUNT OF ATTENTN OM THE BEAR MUNY DUE TO THE NAME OF THE BAND?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : YEAH. THERE'S THIS SE LLED BEARS GONE WILD THAT DID A LTLE Q&A WH . BUT I DON'T THK THAT I'VE NOTICED THAT OUR SHOWS HAVE A HUGE BEAR POPULATN. MAYBE I'M JT NOT AWARE OF . MAYBE THEY ARE G. I HAVE NO IA. I THK THERE ARE FELY SOME BEAR FANS, AND I'VE DISCSED WH A FEW {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: YOU'VE SCRIBED HORN OF PLENTY AS BEG A MORE “GAY-CENTRIC” ALBUM, WHILE THE SONG “PLANS” ON YELLOW HOE IS THE ONLY ONE OF A QUEER NATURE ON THE DISC. WILL THE NEXT GRIZZLY BEAR ALBUM STRIKE MORE OF A BALANCE BETWEEN GAY AND NON-GAY CENTERED MATERIAL?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : I DON'T KNOW. THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO SAY. I KD OF LIKE VAGUE LYRICS. SOMETIM THEY ARE GAY, BUT THEY'RE NOT OVERT. A LOT OF THE LYRICS ON YELLOW HOE DAN [ROSSEN] WROTE AND “MY LOVE'S ANOTHER KD” ULD BE TERPRETED THAT WAY, AND I THK HE'S VERY OPEN TO THAT TERPRETATN, TOO, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS THKG OF AS SOMETHG ELSE. THAT'S WHY I RELATE TO WHEN I SG THOSE LYRICS, BEE I'LL SG THOSE PARTS WH HIM ON THE SONG. I THK WE ALL ARE TO THE VAGUE NATURE OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: I'M GLAD THAT YOU MENTNED YELLOW HOE , BEE THE ALBUM WAS EXTREMELY WELL RECEIVED. WERE YOU PREPARED FOR THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : UH, NO! [LGHS] IT WAS VERY EXCG. I WAS VERY PLEASED. I DIDN'T THK PEOPLE WERE GOG TO GET . I DON'T THK 'S NECSARILY AN IMMEDIATE POP ALBUM. I THK MANDS MULTIPLE LISTENS AND ACTUAL ATTENTN GIVEN TO , AS OPPOSED TO BACKGROUND MIC. IT ULD JT SORT OF WASH BY, IF YOU WEREN'T PAYG ATTENTN, AND I REALLY ULDN'T FLT SOMEONE FOR LISTENG TO THAT WAY. I HAVE PLENTY OF CDS THAT I ENJOY AS BACKGROUND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT I'VE DISVERED OM TALKG TO PEOPLE WHO REALLY LOVE THE ALBUM IS THAT THEY'LL BE LIKE, “I DIDN'T REALLY GET AT FIRST, AND THEN I ME BACK TO A MONTH OR TWO LATER AND REALLY GREW ON ME AND I DISVERED ALL THE THGS ABOUT THAT I LIKE.” WHICH I PREFER TO SOMEONE LOVG IMMEDIATELY AND GETTG SICK OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: GRIZZLY BEAR RECENTLY PLAYED FTIVALS SUCH AS COACHELLA AND SASQUATCH, AND WILL BE G TO CHIGO TO PERFORM AT THE UPG PCHFORK FTIVAL. WHAT DO MEAN, AS A RELATIVELY NEW BAND, TO BE SUCH MIL PANY?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : IT'S EXCG! I FD THAT 'S HARD FOR ME TO GO AND SEE MIC BEE I'M ON THE ROAD SO MUCH. SO FTIVALS ARE A REALLY GREAT PLACE FOR ME TO SEE BANDS THAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: THAT MAK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : AND TO MEET PEOPLE. DEPENDG ON THE SIZE OF THE BAND, THEY ARE VARYG RANG OF ACCSIBLE TO CHAT WH. [LGHS] SOME PEOPLE MIGHT JT ROLL A LIMO, JUMP OUT, PLAY A SHOW, AND N {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: YOU'VE ACTUALLY SEEN THAT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : YEAH, I SAW PJ HARVEY DO THAT. AND A LOT OF THE BIG BANDS, THEY GET ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE TO DO THE SOUND CHECK FOR THEM. THEN THEY JT ARRIVE, THEY PLAY AND THEY N AWAY. BUT THEN OTHER SMALLER BANDS HANG AROUND. BUT 'S SO FUN. IT'S GREAT TO BE PLAYG AMONGST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT FTIVALS ARE WEIRD AND I NEVER JUDGE A BAND OM A FTIVAL PERFORMANCE BEE 'S OUTDOORS AND PEOPLE ARE TALKG AND EVERYONE'S HOT. IT'S NOT THE BT PLACE TO APPRECIATE SOMETHG WH NUANCE UNLS 'S A DANCE BAND — THEN 'S GREAT. BUT FOR SOME OF THE SOFTER STUFF, LIKE … SOMETIM I WONR WHETHER 'S REALLY BENEFICIAL. WE DO BEE 'S A LOT OF FUN, BUT WHETHER WE'RE REALLY WNG FANS WHOUT MELLOW STUFF …{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: HOW DO YOU THK YOU ARE GOG OVER THAT TYPE OF VENUE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : IT'S NOT THE BT FOR . AN OUTDOOR FTIVAL IS NOT THE BT. WE TRY TO AMP UP THE SONGS A LTLE B FOR THAT KD OF SETTG. GENERALLY SPEAKG, WE'RE BT VIEWED A CLUB OR A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: SCE LATE AUGT OF 2006, GRIZZLY BEAR HAS BEEN TOURG ON A NSISTENT BASIS. DO YOU FEEL AS IF YOU HAVE BEEN SET ADRIFT OR DO YOU ENJOY THE SENSATN OF BEG ON THE ROAD?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED: I FELY LIKE BEG HOME A LOT AND I THK I'M READY FOR A BIG BREAK. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, SOMETIM I GET RTLS AT HOME, SO 'S REALLY NICE TO TRAVEL. AND I LIKE PERFORMG A LOT. IT'S REALLY FUN. I MEAN, I DON'T LIKE DRIVG AND THERE ARE A LOT OF ELEMENTS OF TOURG THAT I DON'T LIKE. BUT ALL PAYS OFF BEE THE PERFORMANCE PART OF IS REALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AE: ARE THERE CI WHERE GRIZZLY BEAR PLAYS THAT YOU FEEL THEY GET THE BAND MORE THAN OTHER PLAC OR IS THERE A UNIVERSAL OPENNS TO THE BAND'S HARD TO TEGORIZE STYLE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED : CHIGO HAS BEEN A GOOD CY FOR . GENERALLY SPEAKG, THE MAJOR METROPOLAN AREAS ARE MOST RECEPTIVE. NEW YORK AND L.A. AND SEATTLE AND SAN FRANCIS AND CHIGO AND BOSTON. THE SOUTH IS A LTLE SLOWER TO PICK UP ON , BUT ATLANTA HAS BEEN GOOD, AND AT. WE PLAYED A SHOW BATON ROUGE FOR A UPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE AND THEY WERE A GREAT, FUN, KD OF ROWDY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

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TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT ... ED DROSTE, KATHERE HEIGL'S FASCATG AND MORE!{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY BRIAN JUERGENSDECEMBER 3, 2007/5:50 PMBY BRIAN JUERGENSDECEMBER 3, 2007 / 5:50 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT ... ED DROSTE, KATHERE HEIGL'S FASCATG AND MORE!","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-12-03T22:50:41.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-12-03T22:50:41.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRIAN JUERGENS","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHRISTA APPLEGATE CHECKED OUT XANADU ON BROADWAY LAST WEEK AND POSED FOR SOME SNAPS WH HUNKY GAY LEADG MAN CHEYENNE JACKSON. SI NOTE: DID ANYONE ELSE SEE THAT XANADU'S HILAR THANKSGIVG DAY PARA PERFORMANCE GOT A MENTN ON THE SOUP LAST WEEK? AWOME. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HEY NEIL PATRICK HARRIS FANS: DID YOU KNOW HE VOICED THE WEBSLGG PETER PARKER THE ANIMATED NEW ADVENTUR OF SPIRMAN SERI A FEW YEARS BACK? IF YOU'D LIKE TO CHECK OUT BUT DON'T WANT TO BUY THE WHOLE THG, THEY'VE RELEASED A 3-EPISO "BT OF" DISC. DID SOMEONE SAY "STOCKG STUFFER"?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}T.R. KNIGHT BFF (AND BUDDG GAY IN) KATHERE HEIGL SET TO STAR GAY DIRECTOR ROBERT LETIC'S UPG ROMANTIC EDY THE UGLY TTH. LETIC HAS MANAGED TO WORK GAY CHARACTERS TO MONSTER-IN-LAW AND LEGALLY BLON, LET'S HOPE ONE POPS UP HERE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GRIZZLY BEAR'S ED DROSTE (BELOW, FAR RIGHT) CHATS WH MY OLD KENTUCKY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SPEAKG OF HEIGL, SHE'S BEEN SELECTED BY BARBARA WALTERS AS ONE OF HER 10 MOST FASCATG PEOPLE OF THE YEAR. CHANC ARE HER IENDSHIP WH T.R. KNIGHT WILL E UP THE TERVIEW. THE CREATORS OF MYSPACE, JENNIFER HUDSON, AND JT TIMBERLAKE ARE AMONG THE OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A CUR REAR STARTED A FOM ASKG, "JT WHAT IS THE NNECTN BETWEEN GAYS AND MILS, ANYWAY?" HONTLY, NO IA ... BUT THEY'RE STREAMG FULL SONGS OM THE SWEENEY TODD MOVIE! {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

I jt haven't been feelg so psyched about the gay whe muny lately. It was not the bt move for me, but I don't thk that necsarily has to do wh me beg gay.

I've noticed a lot of gay men now sayg, "We don't even need marriage. Followg Ameri's adlit mass shootg history on June 12, which took place at a gay nightclub Orlando, Grizzly Bear ontman Ed Droste has offered a heartwrenchg take on the suatn. Droste has been openly gay sce 2004 the early days of the band's reer, and has served as a role mol mic for LGBTQ+ folks.

“More and more as I get olr I fet and perhaps willfully dismiss how sanely lucky and privileged I was to grow up a very supportive fay and school system so many ways but pecially regards to my homosexualy. The fact that I n unt on one hand where I've been verbally gay bashed is a blsg pared to most. However, as we grew young teens would approach me at the merch table, sometim tremblg and cryg, thankg me for simply beg openly gay and the die rock world.

ED DROSTE'S YEAR-END REP (AND AN UNEXPECTED JO JO VER){FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSNOVEMBER 27, 2007/1:57 PMNOVEMBER 27, 2007 / 1:57 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"ED DROSTE'S YEAR-END REP (AND AN UNEXPECTED JO JO VER)","DATEPUBLISHED":"2007-11-27T18:57:33.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2007-11-27T18:57:33.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ED DROSTE, THE OPENLY GAY LEAD SGER OF GRIZZLY BEAR, UPDATED THE BAND'S BLOG WH A REUNTG OF HOW, FOR OVER A YEAR (AND FOR REASONS KNOWN ONLY TO HIM), HE’S BEEN HOUNDG BAND MEMBER DAN ROSSEN TO RERD A VER OF CHEE-FILLED TOP 40 H 'TOO LTLE TOO LATE’ BY JO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HONOR OF ED’S 29TH BIRTHDAY LAST MONTH, DAN FALLY LIVERED, AND THE SONG IS CLUD THE POST. IT’S A SURPRISGLY STRAIGHT-FACED VER, AND ’S PRETTY SPECTACULAR. ED GO ON TO WRE A B ABOUT THE CRIL RPONSE TO THE RECENTLY RELEASED "FRIEND" EP, WORKG WH FEIST FOR GRIZZLY BEAR'S NEXT ALBUM, HOW HIS THANKSGIVG WENT, AND CLUS A FEW VAR MP3’{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS A BON, AT THE END OF THE POST, DROSTE ADDS HIS PICKS FOR THE BT ALBUMS RELEASED 2007. IT LOOKS TO BE A PRETTY SOLID LIST, THOUGH I’M A LTLE DISTRSED ABOUT THE NUMBER I HAVEN’T HEARD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT ED’S PICKS AFTER THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}1. DIRTY PROJECTORS - RISE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}2. 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There have been many tim I've felt lser than wh the gay muny.

My love go out to everyone Orlando but everyone world wi who has to stggle jt to be gay. There are multiple untri where beg gay is served wh a quick ernment sanctned ath penalty. Le1fThe term "gay rapper" was practilly an oxymoron a year ago, but when Le1f (real name: Khalif Duf) released his mixtape Dark York this past sprg, signaled the birth of a star.

Still, he's quick to clarify his skewed take on hip-hop isn't shtick: "It's important to have gay black men out of the closet the media -- and not a way that's a ridiculo archetype. Grizzly Bear ontman Ed Droste has wrten a heartfelt statement reflectg on yterday’s tragic mass shootg at Pulse, a gay nightclub Orlando, and the ongog stggle for LGBTQ rights.

"More and more as I get olr I fet and perhaps willfully dismiss how sanely lucky and privileged I was to grow up a very supportive fay and school system so many ways but pecially regards to my homosexualy. Currently performg support of their crilly acclaimed sophomore effort Yellow Hoe (Warp), Grizzly Bear is wdg up their tour wh Canadian sger Feist, where they occupy the veted openg slot.

We're tryg to do the mellow set for Along wh Grizzly Bear, artists such as Chris Garne, Joel Gibb of The Hidn Cameras and Antony of Antony and the Johnsons are breakg the gay male mician: I'm surprised you didn't mentn Fal Fantasy or Patrick Wolf, and the lead sger om Deerhunter, Bradford Those are other good exampl. [lghs]AE: I was gog to say Bob Mould, but the difference is that you and Ruf and some of the others have all been out right om the: I thk 's funny that a lot of our straight fans don't realize that I'm gay, bee they don't read the gay publitns.

There are tons of different typ of gay micians that are dog mic.

It's not like we intify as a gay band. I'm the only gay member.

I thk there are fely some bear fans, and I've discsed wh a few You've scribed Horn of Plenty as beg a more “gay-centric” album, while the song “Plans” on Yellow Hoe is the only one of a queer nature on the disc. Will the next Grizzly Bear album strike more of a balance between gay and non-gay centered material? Sometim they are gay, but they're not overt.

“I had to practice a few tim to shake off the gay, ” he nclus, “but tst, wh a ltle work, we n all pass for whe, straight, married relig folk!

By Brian JuergensDecember 3, 2007 / 5:50 PMChrista Applegate checked out Xanadu on Broadway last week and posed for some snaps wh hunky gay leadg man Cheyenne Jackson. Knight BFF (and buddg gay in) Kathere Heigl set to star gay director Robert Letic's upg romantic edy The Ugly Tth. Letic has managed to work gay characters to Monster-In-Law and Legally Blon, let's hope one pops up here, too.