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5 Seconds of Summer shares video for ‘Old Me’

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Popular Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer are back with a new single and video, much to the delight of their legion of fans.

The song, “Old Me,” is taken from the pop-punk quartet’s fourth studio album, “Calm,” which is set for release on March 27 via Interscope Records. The single dropped on February 21.

For the video, which was released Tuesday, the band once again teamed up with director Hannah Lux Davis (Ariana Grande, Lana Del Rey, 5 SOS’ “No Shame”), and it’s all about nostalgia. Filmed in Sydney, Australia, it recreates moments throughout the band’s career and includes home footage from their early years, and culminates in a final shot featuring the four musicians walking onto the stage for a performance at the Fire Fight Australia benefit concert for National Bushfire Relief.

Director Davis says, “Working with 5SOS on this special project was so exciting. I love this band so much and I’m honored that I was able to collaborate with them to showcase their career progression and expansion. I wanted to make sure their experiences were portrayed as authentically as possible so that viewers could see the guys as their truest selves from the beginning of it all up until present day.”

Consisting of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Luke Hemmings, lead guitarist Michael Clifford, bassist Calum Hood, and drummer Ashton Irwin, 5 Seconds of Summer first found celebrity posting cover songs on YouTube before rising to fame when they toured with fellow “boy band” One Direction. They have since released three albums and gone on three world tours.

5SOS has a sizable LGBTQ fan base, and have been known for their support of LGBTQ causes, such as contributing a cover of “Killer Queen” in support of the Mercury Phoenix Trust, an HIV/AIDS charity founded by members of the band Queen after the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury. They have said that they felt “especially proud” to be Australian was the day “when the bill for gay marriage went through.”

The band recently announced the North American leg of their “No Shame” 2020 Tour, which begins August 12 at Mexico City’s Sports Palace and wraps up on September 26 in the Bay Area at the Concord Pavilion. Tickets are on sale here.

You can watch the video for “Old Me” below.

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Washington Improv Theatre hosts ‘The Queeries’

Event to celebrate queer DMV talent and pop culture camp

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The Washington Improv Theatre, along with the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs and the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC, will team up to host “The Queeries!” on Friday, April 26 at 9:30 p.m. at Studio Theatre.

The event will celebrate Queer DMV talent and pop culture camp. With a mixture of audience-submitted nominations and blatantly undemocratically declared winners, “The Queeries!” mimics LGBTQ life itself: unfair, but far more fun than the alternative.

The event will be co-hosted by Birdie and Butchie, who have invited some of their favorite bent winos, D.C. “D-listers,” former Senate staffers, and other stars to sashay down the lavender carpet for the selfie-strewn party of the year. 

Tickets are just $15 and can be purchased on WITV’s website

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Drag Underground returns

Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee, Cake Pop! to perform

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Shi-Queeta Lee performs at Drag Underground. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Dupont Underground and the Washington Blade have teamed up to host “Drag Underground” on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Dupont Underground. 

Performers include Indiana Bones, Bombalicious Eklaver, Shi-Queeta Lee and Cake Pop.

Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.

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White House Correspondents’ Dinner set for Saturday

Colin Jost serving as emcee

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(Washington Blade file photo by Michael Key)

The annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner is set for Saturday, April 27 at the Washington Hilton with Colin Jost serving as emcee. 

President Biden is scheduled to speak and numerous celebrities are expected around D.C. all weekend for related parties and events. 

The Washington Blade is the only LGBTQ outlet that is a member of the Association and is hosting a table of VIPs, including actor Billy Porter and Congressman Robert Garcia (D-Calif.). 

“We look forward to the Dinner each year to celebrate our press freedoms and to thank a range of allies and supporters for their work on behalf of the LGBTQ movement,” said Blade Editor Kevin Naff. 

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