March 28, 2024 The Newspaper Serving LGBT Los Angeles

Lana Del Rey Lives in the Hollywood Sign in “Lust For Life”

If there’s anything that can lift our spirits in these dark times, it’s the soothing voice of Lana Del Rey telling us everything’s going to be okay. Well, maybe not ‘okay’ but at least something like it.

In Del Rey’s new teaser for Lust For Life, the cosmically-inspired album from which the single “Love” first dropped in February, we see Del Rey trying to make sense of the cosmos. She reassures as that, although things may look black, they’re not exactly hopeless in the context of history.

Del Rey has always been obsessed with the iconography of Hollywood– we can’t help thinking that her occupation of the “H” in the Hollywood sign is a sly tip of the hat to Peg Entwistle, the actress who committed suicide by jumping off the sign in the 30s whose story was recently told by Golden Age LA-chronicler Karina Longworth in her addictive podcast “You Must Remember This”.

Del Rey’s witchy persona is also in keeping with her recent plans to cast a binding spell on Donald Trump to stop him from doing harm. We’re praying it works. If not, at least we’ll have a new Lana Del Rey album to console us.

Related Posts

Zombie Beach In Venice

October 31, 2021

October 31, 2021

Venice Pride and James’ Beach will present a monstrous dance party titled Zombie Beach to celebrate this Halloween season.  The...

World’s First LGBTQ Mariachi Band Performs for the Center to Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

October 26, 2021

October 26, 2021

Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles—the world’s first LGBTQ mariachi—entertained more than 50 Center clients and staff members with an exuberant...

Team Trans* Walk-Out At Netflix Office In Hollywood

October 18, 2021

October 18, 2021

Netflix’s trans employee resource group is planning a Team Trans* employee walk-out on October 20th at the Netflix office located...

Britney Spears Announces Engagement

September 15, 2021

September 15, 2021

Britney Spears and boyfriend Sam Asghari have announced their engagement.  Asghari’s talent manager Brandon Cohen of BAC Talent confirmed in...

Lady Gaga Announces New Album Dropping In October

August 15, 2021

August 15, 2021

Oscar and Grammy winner Lady Gaga has announced that she will be dropping a new album set to be released...

Lil Nas X Releases New Music Video “Industry Baby”

July 26, 2021

July 26, 2021

Lil Nas X has shared the music video for his new song “Industry Baby”. Directed by Christian Breslauer the video...

Gaywatch: Back To The Beach

July 14, 2021

July 14, 2021

On Saturday July 10th Venice Pride hosted Gaywatch: Back To The Beach, a queer dance party at the only gay-owned...

Backstreet Boys & *NSYNC Partner Up For “Bingo Under The Stars” Pride Event At The Grove

June 19, 2021

June 19, 2021

On June 18th The Grove hosted “Bingo Under The Stars” as a charitable Pride event at The Grove’s Level 8....

“WeHo Sounds” Free Virtual Concert Series

June 11, 2021

June 11, 2021

The City of West Hollywood kicks-off “WeHo Sounds”, a free Friday evening virtual concert series on June 18. Concerts will...

West Hollywood Declares May 23rd “Born This Way Day”

May 23, 2021

May 23, 2021

The City of West Hollywood is celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Lady Gaga’s hit song Born This Way by...

LA Pride Announces LGBTQ Cinespia Event At Hollywood Forever Cemetery

May 23, 2021

May 23, 2021

In honor of 2021’s “Thrive With Pride” theme LA Pride has announced a special night at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. ...

Michael Mayo Finds Freedom on Debut Album “Bones”

May 23, 2021

May 23, 2021

Bisexual rising vocalist, songwriter and instrumentalist Michael Mayo will be debuting his newest album.  Mayo’s genre-defying, highly personal debut solo...

LGBTQ Mariachis, Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles Return to Fuego at Hotel Maya

May 20, 2021

May 20, 2021

The world’s first LGBTQ mariachi band, Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles will return to Fuego at Hotel Maya in Long...

Byron Lane Helping Young Men Understand Testicular Cancer With “Nuts & Bolts”

May 2, 2021

May 2, 2021

Hollywood author playwright, screenwriter and testicular cancer survivor Byron Lane wants to educate young men about testicular cancer.  Testicular cancer...

Lil Nas X “Satan Shoes” Controversy

April 9, 2021

April 9, 2021

Since releasing his controversially queer-positive music video “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” gay singer/rapper Lil Nas X has had...