STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM, STILL HERE? – The Lack of Financial Support in the Black/Latino Gay Community 2
This is PART TWO of the article, please see PART ONE HERE. THE REASONS Any possible explanations I list would all be speculation on my part. It’s sort of like having puzzle pieces all laid out on a table but you had no idea what…
WATCH: Music Video – Bry’Nt “Explain”
In this new video for the single “Explain”, director Sean Anthony (No Shade) strays away from gimmick movie remakes and twerking fems to instead just focus on Bry’Nt’s main asset. His looks.
Cypher Avenue Podcast: Episode #1 (Sean Anthony)
Cypher Avenue is back on the podcast scene with the premiere of Episode #1 featuring Nick Delmacy in an exclusive interview with gay black filmmaker Sean Anthony, the creator, producer and director of the web series, No Shade. Nick asks the artist about the sad state of black gay web series, his life as a gay black filmmaker and what more we can expect from his award winning comedy series.
CYPHER AVE RECAPS: Freefall Ep 09 – “Deceit”
Freefall is one of the 3 best web series created by and featuring black gay men (joined by Drama Queenz and No Shade). Its got the best looking cast of any gay web series. The photography is on point. The audio has improved. Also, it’s at least trying to tell atypical gay stories.
REVIEW: Trans Men Pilot “Eden’s Garden” + How To Make Black Gay Film Better
I won’t say that my expectations were extremely high when I first discussed the trailers for the new web series “Eden’s Garden” starring Masculine Black Trans Men. However, I expected much more than what we got in the much anticipated first episode.
Does This FREEFALL Interview Prove There’s Financial Hope For Black Gay Content Creators?
In a recent interview with the small UK based LGBT blog, Vada Magazine, the creator of the web series Freefall, Lamont Pierre, opened up with interesting details about the show that may give hope to new content creators.
WATCH: Bros Before Hos – Full Pilot Episode
BROS BEFORE HOS is a television pilot presentation about what it’s like to fall in love in this crazy world we live in now. The series is a semi-autobiographical comedy about three brothers, two straight, one gay, each dealing with modern-day issues in Los Angeles while trying to find love, but screwing shit up along the way.
WATCH: Ratchet Music Video – Fly Young Red “Throw That Boy Pussy”
In this new music video for his trap song we see the young, attractive “Red Hustla” (full of tattoos, bottles of top-shelf liquor and a squad of fitted cap wearing goons) at the club cheering for effeminate gay men in booty shorts to “throw that boy pussy.”
WATCH: (Kinda Sorta) Bisexual Music Video – Metrell Hurst “I Can Do Better”
R&B Singers Metrell Hurst and Damien Crawford just dropped a music video for their collaboration single, “I Can Do Better.”
The Gay Gatekeepers
The majority of mainstream gay themed content is whitewashed and almost absent of color. There is very little imagery featuring African, Asian, Indian, or Black American men. I thought we were all a part of this rainbow?
CYPHER AVENUE’S BEST OF 2013 AWARDS
Here it is, the first week of the New Year so that means it’s time to celebrate everything that was awesome throughout 2013! So here’s CYPHER AVENUE’S BEST OF 2013 AWARDS.
WATCH: Music Video Bry’Nt – “Keep The Streets”
No Shade director Sean Anthony helms the very first Music Video by openly gay rap artist, Bry’nt. The release of the song “Keep the Streets” also marks the official return to Hip Hop music by the artist after a 3-year hiatus. During this break the…
The 40 Most Awesome, Hilarious, Weird & Depressing Cypher Avenue Google Searches
You would be very surprised by some of the search strings people use that brings them to Cypher Avenue. Scouring some of the phrases, I both laughed at and felt bad for some of the people out there and what they search for in the Internet. So here are some of the standouts that led guys to Cypher Avenue this past month.
STEP YOUR GAME UP:10 Essential Marketing Tips for Indie Artists, Event Organizers and Content Creators
Cypher Avenue has become one of the most visited websites created by & for particular men of color in the country…with that growing popularity comes a platform to help independent artists (like ourselves) gain exposure. In the last year we’ve received many-many-many requests from artists, event organizers and content creators to feature them or their work on our website…through Twitter.
Cypher Ave Podcasts
These are Podcasts and Interviews. They are vulgar. They are offensive. They are entertaining. They are awesome. CYPHER AVENUE PODCASTS: Cypher Avenue Podcast #1 – Web Series “No Shade” Interview Cypher Avenue Podcast #2 – Web Series FREEFALL Interview Cypher…
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