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The Gossip
The much-anticipated 5th studio
release of dual Portlanders/London-
ers The Gossip is finally here and it’s
everything and more you expect from
the trio behind 2006’s breakthrough
release Standing in the Way of Control.
A blend of soul, gospel, rock, funk, dis-
co, and punk, Gossip is comprised of
body positive vocalist Beth Ditto, guitar-
ist Nathan Howdeshell, and drummer
Hannah Blilie.
Encompassing a wide array of genres,
Joyful Noise manages to sample from
the great parts of 40 years of rock and
electronic without sounding outdated.
From tracks that mock their hipster sup-
port base like “Get a Job” to the perfect-
ly epic sounds of its first single “Perfect
World” the “popular in Europe” home-
town heroes are finally poised to take
the country by storm. You can listen to
and order the album on their website:
gossipyouth.com.
(LAW)
Repair What?
The Southern Poverty Law Center
(SPLC) and the Beth Allen Law firm, of
Portland, recently sent a complaint to
two professional psychiatric associations
urging them to investigate the unethical
use of conversion therapy by a Portland
psychiatrist. The SPLC also launched an
online tool that informs users of con-
version therapists near them and offers
people a safe place to share their stories.
The complaint was sent to the Oregon
Psychiatric Association (OPA) and the
American Psychiatric Association (APA)
charging that the Portland psychiatrist
unethically subjected a 22-year-old
University of Oregon student to conver-
sion therapy.
www.splcenter.org
June 2012
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