The duo of Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland are one of the rare acts who can make electronic music fun, interesting and evocative. Whether heard at the 930 Club or your computer speakers, there is a great depth to tracks like “You Don’t Have A Clue” or “The Alcoholic” that makes it just a wee bit difficult to view Robert Miles the same way afterwards.

Michael Alago has had an interesting life. He is the gay man responsible for discovering Metallica. He spent the 1980s as a behind-the-scenes driving force in the illustrious New York City music scene. Now he has a new book of erotic photography. Check out what he has to say about his new work.

Megan Ouchida of The Mnemonic Sounds and Kay Bertholf of Candy Claws are something of an indie lez match made in heaven. The pair met over the internet, Megan based in Portland, OR, Kay based in Ft. Collins, CO. After a whirlwind long-distance relationship Megan asked Kay to marry her last month. Both women are musicians and songwriters in their respective hometowns.

Megan Ouchida of The Mnemonic Sounds and Kay Bertholf of Candy Claws are something of an indie lez match made in heaven. The pair met over the internet, Megan based in Portland, OR, Kay based in Ft. Collins, CO. After a whirlwind long-distance relationship Megan asked Kay to marry her last month. Both women are musicians and songwriters in their respective hometowns. In part one of this two part interview I spoke with Megan about her band, The Mnemonic Sounds, her Christian music roots, and what she loves the most about Kay.

The New Gay caught up with DJ Steve Fabus and Honey Soundsystem co-founder DJ Ken Vulsion to retrospect over the retrospective and the state of today’s underground.

TNG got the chance to talk to lead singer Daniel Balk about the debut album and the upcoming tour that kicks off in New York on June 7th, with a stop in D.C. on the 11th. (Full tour dates can be found after the jump.) Also discussed: Manhattan versus Brooklyn, killer families in Oklahoma, Mariah Carey, and poop – the latter two not being mutually exclusive.

Portland, Oregon-based queer synth-rockers Lovers is known for music that can be at once melancholic and exhuberant. As they wind their way through the South on tour and on their way to DC, I caught up with lead singer and song writer Carolyn Berk, with whom I lived years and years ago in a magic house in Somerville, Massachusetts, we used to call “the Clarendon Palace.” You can check out tour dates, songs and video on their MySpace page.

TNG’S Jeremy Gloff takes a break from his “Cynical and Southern” column to chat about his newest album THIS.

I had a chance to speak with Leisha Hailey last week . What ha’ happened was…

Michael Musto has been chronicling New York social life for over 26 years. He’s a rare stalwart in a scene often characterized by high turnover rates and even higher rates of self-destruction.