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Utterly Thrilling Gay Songs, Vol. 3 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Uriel Mont, Vinícius Vieira ft, Wayne Fotografias from Pexels; AcatXIo, Alexandra_Koch, ernestflowerss, Gerd Altmann, Sibling Yonten Phuntsok from Pixabay]

Utterly Thrilling Gay Songs, Vol. 3 | Playlist 🎧

Utterly Thrilling Gay Songs, Vol. 3 features songs by Ash Gordon & Alaska Thunderfuck, Donavan Burt, Eli, Juno Lev, Samuel Saint, and Super Cassette.

By the musical hype, 3 monthsOctober 10, 2025 ago

Leftöver Crack, Gay Rude Boys Unite: Wacky Wednesday No. 33 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Hellcat; Rich The Barber Font from Font Space; Wendel Natan from Pexels; AcatXlo, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay]

Leftöver Crack, Gay Rude Boys Unite | Wacky Wednesday

In the 33rd edition of Wacky Wednesday (2025), we break down the unique “Gay Rude Boys Unite,” performed by Leftöver Crack.

By the musical hype, 5 monthsAugust 13, 2025 ago

Getting to Know... Operation Offbeat: Interview #124 [Photo Credits: Ashley Gerb Photography, Operation Offbeat, Brent Faulkner, The Musical Hype]

Getting to Know… Operation Offbeat | Interview 🎤

For the 124th interview on The Musical Hype, we get the goods on ska-infused UK rock collective, Operation Offbeat.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsSeptember 29, 2020 ago

ONLY… 5ive Songs No. 21 [Photo Credits: Atlantic, Brent Faulkner, Cash Money, Domino, Interscope, The Musical Hype, Republic, Unsplash, XL Recordings Ltd.]

Only… | 5ive Songs

On this edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that feature the word ‘ONLY’ in their song title.

By the musical hype, 5 yearsAugust 15, 2020 ago

Jonas Brothers, Happiness Begins: The Musical Hype album review [Photo Credits: Jonas Brothers / Republic]

Jonas Brothers, Happiness Begins | Album Review 💿

Pop brother collective Jonas Brothers shine on their highly-anticipated comeback LP, ‘Happiness Begins,’ their first studio album in a decade.

By the musical hype, 7 yearsJune 11, 2019 ago

No Doubt, Push and Shove © Interscope

No Doubt, Push and Shove | Album Review

No Doubt returns after an 11-year hiatus between studio albums. ‘Push and Shove’ serves as the band’s follow-up to Rock Steady, which bowed in 2001.

By brent80, 13 yearsOctober 3, 2012 ago

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