Ani DiFranco announced she’s pregnant last week after accepting at award at the NOW convention in Albany. The poppa-to-be is Mike Napolitano who produced her upcoming album Reprieve.
Ani DiFranco announces pregnancy at NOW convention [AP]

We just caught word that Sleater-Kinney has posted news on their website that the trio will be disbanding after this summer’s show schedule, which includes a stop at Webster Hall on August 2. We suspect it had something to do with their appearance on The L Word. Maybe the show really is toxic.
Sleater-Kinney disbands [The […]

Queerty’s giving away an autographed copy of lang’s latest album Reintarnation to one lucky reader who can correctly answer their trivia question. All you have to do is email them the names of the original members of Jem and the Holograms and the Misfits. Easy, right?

We hear Madonna changed the lyrics to her song “I Love New York” during her set at the Coachella festival in California on Sunday. She sang, “Just go to Texas and suck George Bush’s d—.” Gosh, remember the old days when the Dixie Chicks were just ashamed of him?

(Via Queerty and the Malcontent) Logo just premiered the video for Willie Nelson’s post-Brokeback song “Cowboys are Frequently Secretly (Fond of Each Other),” so be sure to catch it here. Featuring Willie, some bulls, lots of hot boys, and Burt Reynolds, as a flamboyant director asking for yet another take with more testosterone.

A music savvy FOH pointed us to the most recent Gibson Guitar news section that features the “Faces of Gibson.” Among those new faces? Elizabeth Ziff from Betty. (BETTY!) We wish we knew how to quit you…
(In case you haven’t been to the Betty site in awhile, make sure you check out the Middle-Earthish map […]

Two more reasons to heart Dolly Parton, who’s nominated for an Oscar for her song “Travelin’ Thru” from Transamerica:
Because of her huge gay following, she’s often the target of hate mail. She says, “Some people are blind or ignorant, and you can’t be that prejudiced and hateful and go through this world and still be […]

Tonight at Pianos upstairs lounge (158 Ludlow at Stanton) is the queer Canadian duo Marni and Melissa. Haven’t heard their music yet ourselves, but they’re definitely cute and their set is definitely free. Show starts at 7pm.

In case you missed it, The L Word Season 3 soundtrack hit stores a few days ago. The double-disc set includes tracks from Tegan and Sarah, D’Angelo, and (sigh) Betty.

Double your dose of lesbian spirit when the Indigo Girls hit NJ next week. (They’re playing two dates in Princeton, Feb. 8 and 12.) An FOH let us know that human rights group Witness is looking for volunteers to (wo)man their table at those concerts and a few others, passing out literature and signing […]