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A Different Kind Of Pride: Perspectives On 50 Years Of Celebration, Part 6

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A Different Kind Of Pride: Perspectives On 50 Years Of Celebration, Part 6

June 27, 2020 • We asked writers in the LGBTQ+ community to reflect on the relationship between celebration, music and LGBTQ+ activism. Deborah Sprague writes about songs that reflect her experience as a trans woman.

'Salt Into The Wound': Why Anohni Is Skipping The Oscars

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The Record

'Salt Into The Wound': Why Anohni Is Skipping The Oscars

February 26, 2016 • The singer and lyricist — and the first transgender performer ever nominated for an Oscar — has written that the truth about her exclusion from the ceremony is "impossible to ignore."

Music Interviews

Antony And The Johnsons: Nature Songs

February 5, 2009 • Much of Antony and the Johnsons' music has revolved around singer Antony Hegarty's efforts to come to terms with and explore his sexual identity. But his latest album, The Crying Light, shifts away from issues of gender.

Antony And The Johnsons: Nature Songs

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Antony Hegarty's Otherworldly Sound

Fresh Air

February 3, 2009 • Antony Hegarty, lead singer for Antony and the Johnsons, has a striking sound — "between male and female ... at once ethereal and earthy," one critic writes. The group's new CD is The Crying Light.

Antony Hegarty's Otherworldly Sound

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Song Of The Day

Antony And The Johnsons: Imposingly Sad

October 9, 2008 • "Hope Mountain" finds singer Antony Hegarty offering up only a vague sketch of what lands somewhere between a fairy tale and a folk tale, with some whispers of deeper spiritual meaning at the end. But it may be his most wrenchingly gorgeous song yet.

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Antony and the Johnsons: Cabaret to Carnegie Hall

October 12, 2005 • With lush, mournful songs, Antony and the Johnsons have grown from cabaret act to Carnegie Hall. Singer-songwriter Antony channels artists such as Boy George and Nina Simone, earning an enthusiastic critical and popular response.

Antony and the Johnsons: Cabaret to Carnegie Hall

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Antony and the Johnsons: 'I Am a Bird Now'

March 24, 2005 • The driving force behind Antony and the Johnsons is Antony Hegarty, who grew up deeply influenced by the musical presence of Boy George and Culture Club. Jerry Dannemiller has a review of the group's second CD, I Am a Bird Now.

Antony and the Johnsons: 'I Am a Bird Now'

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Antony's 'Future Feminism': Stage Banter As Statement Of Purpose

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The Record

Antony's 'Future Feminism': Stage Banter As Statement Of Purpose

August 7, 2012 • A recording (and transcript) of the singer's remarks about nature, religion and gender, from the new live album Cut The World.

It's Time To Party: Summer Songs

Party Of One: Misery Alienates Company

July 7, 2009 • Tonight and every night, hordes of keg-tapping sex-havers are congregating. Tonight and every night, you were not invited. What you and your poor, pockmarked soul need is a soundtrack — five songs to ensure that you and your stuffed animals will have a night to remember.

First Listen: Antony And The Johnsons, 'Swanlights'

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First Listen: Antony And The Johnsons, 'Swanlights'

October 3, 2010 • Swanlights isn't exactly a beach record, but for Antony Hegarty, it does sound like a rough approximation of feeling good -- or at least a sincere attempt to pursue happiness and growth. Hear Swanlights in its entirety here until Oct. 12.

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All Songs Considered

Fall Music Preview

September 21, 2010 • On this edition of All Songs Considered, Bob Boilen talks with Robin Hilton and Stephen Thompson about some of the albums they're most heavily anticipating this fall.

Fall Music Preview

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World Cafe

Antony And The Johnsons: Dark Cabaret

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March 26, 2009 • The power of Antony Hegarty's The Crying Light finds the minimalist bluesman exploring humanity's relationship to the world through melodramatic chamber-pop songs.

Antony & The Johnsons in Studio on World Cafe 3/26/09

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All Songs Considered

U2, Tom Jones, Antony And More

March 2, 2009 • On this edition of All Songs, we've got an eclectic mix of live performances for you: Tom Jones, Leonard Cohen and Antony and the Johnsons Also U2 and a album from Rocco DeLuca and the Burden.

U2, Tom Jones, Antony And More

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All Songs Considered

Brooklyn Brass, A Malian Masterpiece, Cabaret Pop, More

January 26, 2009 • From All Songs Considered: David Byrne, AC Newman, Beirut, Rokia Traore, and more.

Brooklyn Brass, A Malian Masterpiece, Cabaret Pop, More

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All Songs Considered

Antony And The Johnsons, Old School Soul, Cuban Jazz, And More

October 6, 2008 • Hear the strangely haunting voice of Antony Hegarty, the Buena Vista Social Club live, and more.

Antony And The Johnsons, Old School Soul, Cuban Jazz, And More

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The Decemberists, Nat King Cole, Antony and the Johnsons

March 2, 2005 • New music from The Decemberists; Canada's country rocker Kathleen Edwards; Remembering the music of Nat King Cole; Surreal crooner Antony and the Johnsons; Galaxie 500's Damon and Naomi and more.

The Decemberists, Nat King Cole, Antony and the Johnsons

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