MUSIC VIDEO SHOT OF THE DAY: P.O.S. – Fuck Your Stuff
Last year, when I first heard this song “Fuck Your Stuff”, the first single from P.O.S.’s latest album “We Don’t Even Live Here”, I wished that it could somehow be the Cypher Avenue theme song. When Minnesota rapper Stefon Alexander opens up the track and…
MUSIC VIDEO SHOT OF THE DAY: Kid Cudi – Just What I Am
Occasionally we find music videos that we feel the urge to share with fellow weirdos like ourselves. So now that we a a platform to do just that, expect to see a (semi) daily dose of under-the-radar music to add to your iTunes library. To…
WEB SERIES REVIEW: Finding Me – The Series
{rating} First things first, the Finding Me web series is a spin-off of the Straight-to-DVD movies of the same name. Props to the filmmaker for showing entrepreneurial initiative. If you haven’t seen the films, DON’T WORRY. You will be constantly reminded of their existence in…
FILM REVIEW + VIDEO: “Dakan” – The First West African Gay Film
{rating} Since the early days of this website, we’ve been most surprised by the numerous page views and emails we get from young men either from a country in Africa now living in America and the UK or men currently still living there….
REVISITED: The HIV Infected Elephant in the Room
Slow news day folks. So I thought it might be cool to revisit a topic posted during the first week of Cypher Avenue’s existence. The topic was HIV and knowing when the best time is to bring up the question of status. I was…
FIVE BLACK GAY WEB SERIES RECAPPED
SHOTS FIRED! Let’s face it, even William Shakespeare had hecklers. Hell I’m sure there were even cave men that critiqued cave art. Criticism of art is probably older than art itself. Having said that, I decided to finally watch all of the scripted web series…
WEB SERIES REVIEW: Steel River
{rating} As I hit play on the first episode of Steel River, I hear Chris Brown singing, “I don’t wanna go there…” Whoa, that convicted felon is also a mind reader, he said exactly what I was thinking about regarding watching this series,…
WEB SERIES REVIEW: Freefall (Season One)
Seeing Season One of Freefall was like getting set up on a blind date with an attractive guy’s Best Friend. You get all hyped up thinking the date will be as sexy as him, only to find out that his friend is a Lord of the Rings Ork. We expected this series would be like the director’s previous work but we were bamboozled.
“The Real World: Portland” Star Had Sex With Men But Is Straight, NOT GAY!
To be honest, I don’t watch reality television. Add to that, I haven’t seen an episode of The Real World in over a decade. Apparently the show is still going strong with the recently premiered 28th season taking place in Portland, Oregon. One of…
VIDEO: Is the “Gay Lifestyle” Really For Me?
You can call me internally homophobic. You can call me an Effemiphobe. You can accuse me of Patriarchy. You can do all of those things and more but the fact remains that I do not relate to the so-called “Gay Lifestyle” in any way….
WATCH: Gay Short Film Basketball Drama – ANIMAL DRILL
{rating} Its rare that we find a film, television or web series featuring black gay characters that breaks from the typical stereotypes and story cliches (a group of best gay friends sharing laughs and tears as they look for sex & love). The rare…
FILM REVIEW: Immortal Kiss: Queen of the Night
{rating} To be honest, I really don’t know what the straight-to-dvd film “Immortal Kiss: Queen of the Night” is supposed to be…Initially, the casting of six attractive black men of all shades drove me to looking up more information about the film. Then I…
Cypher Avenue’s Top 50 Quick Dating Tips for the New Year: Tips 1 – 25
Since its only January there is technically still time to begin even more new starts and resolutions now that the 21st Century has officially entered its teenage years. When it comes to dating, many of us need a firm kick in the ass to…
Cypher Avenue’s Top 50 Quick Dating Tips for the New Year: Tips 26 – 50
Since its only January there is technically still time to begin even more new starts and resolutions now that the 21st Century has officially entered its’ teenage years. When it comes to dating, many of us need a firm kick in the ass to…
WATCH: Web Series “My Brother’s Keeper”
We’re wrapping up the editing of our extended interview with Lamont Pierre, the creator/director of the polarizing new gay black web series, “Freefall.” In the meantime, we wanted to share Lamont Pierre’s previous (and far more superior) writing/directing work on a web series called “My…
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