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My interview with the Lead Programmer of TRON 2.0 and Designer of the Light Cycles experience, Kevin Lambert, for the 20th Anniversary of TRON 2.0.
You'll have to pardon me for constantly stumbling over my words, I was nervous during the entire interview.
Also did my best to clean up the audio. I don't have professional recording equipment, just a cheap headset with a microphone. Removed as much as I could of clicks, pops, hiss, breathing, clipping, and so on. But there was only so much I could do, and the final result definitely isn't perfect. You can still expect some distracting noise.
I can't thank Kevin enough for agreeing to do this. I'd like to try interviewing other Monolith Productions staff – who worked on TRON 2.0 – in the future, too.
I also want to thank @thedavetron (Senior Manager of Quality Assurance at Buena Vista Interactive, at the time TRON 2.0 was released) and Andrew Borman (Digital Games Curator at the Museum of Play).
Here's a link to the written version. It's not a word-for-word transcript, but rather summarizes the interview.
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0:00:00 Intro
0:00:10 Greetings Programs
0:03:35 How Kevin started making games and his full resume
0:09:58 Work at Monolith Productions prior to TRON 2.0
0:13:41 Was Kevin a fan of TRON before working on TRON 2.0?
0:16:30 When did development of TRON 2.0 start?
0:17:38 TRON Killer App was the original name for TRON 2.0
0:18:59 Was the game delayed because of LAN/Online Light Cycle Multiplayer? ➜ TRON 2.0 Lead Designer Frank Rooke states no Online Light Cycle gameplay at 14:03: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRc9Omencs4 ➜ TRON 2.0 Lead Artist Matt Allen on additional Light Cycle gameplay at 16:19: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhgbmm3F2u4
0:22:56 Content cut from TRON 2.0 ➜ Former Monolith Productions CEO Jace Hall on Firewall level at 9:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C-f99FyOY0 ➜ Jace on ENCOM systems being geometrically primitive at 12:58: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C-f99FyOY0 ➜ Jace mentioning later systems were meant to be more sophisticated at 16:04: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C-f99FyOY0 ➜ My interview with TRON 2.0 Disc Arena Designer Dan Miller: http://tronfaq.blogspot.com/2010/05/interview-with-tron-20-team-member-dan.html
0:56:46 Why no free-roaming driveable Light Cycles, Tanks, Recognizers, or Solar Sailers?
0:59:07 Easter eggs in TRON 2.0
1:04:48 How Monolith's earlier games scale on more modern display resolutions
1:06:47 What were all the sources Monolith drew inspiration from when designing TRON 2.0?
1:08:16 Did you incorporate anything into the game that resembled yourself, or Monolith Productions as an organization?
1:09:50 What did you do to get the feel of Disc combat right in TRON 2.0?
1:10:52 How difficult was it to implement RPG elements, such as Subroutines?
1:12:13 How much of a technical challenge was the TRON glow effect lighting in TRON 2.0?
1:13:35 How long did TRON 2.0 take to develop, and how much testing did you personally do yourself? ➜ Post-mortem by Frank Rooke that adds insight to length of development: https://web.archive.org/web/20090509175547/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2810/postmortem_monoliths_tron_20.php?print=1
1:14:57 Was there going to be an expansion for TRON 2.0? Would any cut content have been in it?
1:19:29 Did anyone at Monolith meet the cast and crew that worked on the original TRON film?
1:20:40 Did TRON himself appear in the game?
1:21:41 Why was there no TRON 2.0 Soundtrack CD? ➜ LDSO Unofficial TRON 2.0 Soundtrack download: https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_tron_20_4769a/post108
1:23:25 How many copies of TRON 2.0 were sold? ➜ My Twitter thread, estimating number of TRON 2.0 copies sold: https://twitter.com/LDSO/status/1563016442949165056
1:25:54 How much did it cost to develop TRON 2.0?
1:27:34 Was there a sequel planned to TRON 2.0 at the time? In game or film form? ➜ Free .PDF version of The CRPG Book, with my review of TRON 2.0 on page 336: https://crpgbook.wordpress.com/
1:30:47 Thoughts about a remaster/remake with VR support?
1:33:01 What are Kevin's thoughts about entries in the TRON franchise that followed TRON 2.0?
1:34:48 If you could make another official TRON title, or even an unofficial TRON-like game, what would it be like?
1:36:20 What does Kevin think about fan-made content for games, and TRON 2.0 in particular?
1:43:33 Myself and fans thank Kevin
1:45:52 Killer App Mod news for 20th Anniversary ➜ https://mastodon.social/@LDSO/110959566656685334
1:46:12 What do Thorne's initials "J.D." stand for?
1:47:02 End Of Line
1:47:58 Outro
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meta-squash · 1 year
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A review of Querelle de Roberval by Kevin Lambert
I picked up Querelle de Roberval at work and decided to read it with absolutely zero expectations or knowledge of its contents, only a deep love for Genet’s work. It is, it seems, meant to be an homage or at least inspired by Genet’s novel Querelle de Brest. I spent the time it took me to read the book completely uncertain whether I liked it or not, and after having finished the novel and mulled it over for the rest of the day, I think I have to conclude that I didn’t like it.
It is well written; Lambert’s prose is stylish, sharp, and flows well. I am not Canadian and therefore don’t know the nuances of specifically Quebecois politics or social issues, but I really struggled to pin down the political message of this book, and it was clearly gunning for something. The ironic, fourth-wall breaking chapter at the latter half of the book set the stakes for the rest of the book too high; the scene in which the neighborhood Greek chorus mourns over Querelle’s body does not feel as heightened as it was obviously meant to feel, because the fourth wall chapter cuts down any faith the reader may have in its glory or passion.
Stylistically it felt like two separate novels that someone had attempted to twist together into one -- the realism of the strike, and the poetic fantasy of Querelle’s world and that of the other queer boys. Unfortunately, either the attempt at combining them was not strong enough, or the lyrical alienation of the queer world from the straight working class world was not deliberate enough.
Aside from the two main characters, Querelle and Jezabel, the rest of the cast felt undercooked; some were not fleshed out thoroughly enough, and some should have remained more like two-dimensional side characters but were given only a little bit extra characterization and therefore felt strange and incomplete.
And unfortunately I couldn’t help but compare Lambert’s work to Genet’s original, and it falls far short of the beauty of Querelle de Brest, or Genet’s work in general.
Part of the fascination of Genet’s work is how often violence or “perversion” (sexual or otherwise) is not an act of revenge or anger, but one of love or reverence, and more importantly one of transcendence. Aside from the descriptions of Querelle with his lovers and Jezabel’s final act in the pool, this symbolism and emotional transformation did not occur. The violence was just violence, something more akin to torture porn than something loving, transcendent, or symbolic. Murder itself - the actual taking of a life - as an extension of the self and therefore an act of complete liberation of the self is not the point of Lambert’s work like it is in Genet’s. Instead, it is the violence itself, the causing of pain that he seems to focus on. In Genet’s work (particularly Funeral Rites), consumption of another is not an act of revenge or hatred as it is in this work, but one of reverence and love. Acts of violence such as sacrifice, murder, and betrayal take on a transcendent, romantic symbolism because they are acts in which the self is destroyed and transformed into something else. Corruption, violation, violence, perversion, are rarely about the outside world directly. Rather, they are ways in which the self becomes something more, confirms itself to be a living thing or an empty thing or a thing which acts out of love, submission, or dominance. Rarely are acts of violence things Genet’s characters do solely for themselves; they are ways in which two characters are eternally entwined, which is what makes his violent or twisted characters so romantic.
All this is something that is consistent throughout Genet’s work and blatant in both his direct prose and his symbolism. Much of the violence in Lambert’s work lacks that philosophical thoughtfulness, and the political passion that would have smoothed that over does not seem fully thought out.
Unlike Genet, whose feelings towards authority have a conscious duality and whose works are unmistakably working-class, with the questionable morals of its characters being portrayed as a positive aspect, Lambert seems more intent on portraying the strikers as reprehensible in their actions, in that they are merely violent rather than transcendent in some way. This frames their actions then as either simply brutish or ultimately futile, rather than an act or event which either allows them to come alive for the first time or to change their self into something else. It also means that the characters whose morals are more “old-fashioned” like Fauteux or Bernard do not have the same dark, rounded-out intent and shadowy depths like that of Mario in Querelle de Brest, and instead are simply shallow and unlikable due to sexism etc.
In Genet’s works, violence always, always means something symbolically, and its meaning is usually expanded upon through descriptions of the character’s internal monologue or reaction or transformation. But much of the violence in this book was simply vengeful or retaliatory (the coffee, the molotov cocktails) and the moments during and after the fight with the baseball bats did not dig deep enough into any symbolism to make it feel like anything more than a violent, vengeful midnight rumble at a park. The closest thing was perhaps Jezabel’s vision in the grass of the little children healing her wounds and the neighborhood sleepwalkers singing a Greek chorus mourning for Querelle, but even that did not quite dig deep enough into the the tender, sensitive bits of Jezabel’s emotional transformation.
Querelle, in this case, was not a vehicle by which the novel’s characters as well as the reader are made to ponder relationships between people who mirror each other or expose hitherto unknown passions or weaknesses; instead, he was simply a vehicle for violence that is hardly thought out, and the brief paragraph referencing the sexual insecurities and incestuous perversions of the fathers was not enough to change that. Similarly, the sex scenes in the novel could have been the most Genet-esque thing about Lambert's text, but it supplants the transcendent and self-defining or self-immolating nature of strange or unsavoury sex in Genet's works with simple brutality. The "second" boy of the three unnamed teenagers nearly meets the brief, as he is described as having love within him that the other two must dig out, but Lambert only allows this theme a single sentence, then returns to grotesque and visceral sex without the layers of symbolism and subconscious conflict that gives Genet's views on sex that mystical, philosophical quality.
Within Genet’s work, his voice not as the narrator but as the literal writer Jean Genet is consistently inserted, so that throughout all of his novels he inserts himself and his own thoughts and experiences into the narrative, breaking the fourth wall to describe a memory or emotion of his past that connects through layers of symbolism and feeling to the narrative. The single chapter in which Lambert breaks the fourth wall and lets his voice through does no such thing, and is introduced so late in the novel that it simply pulls the reader out of the narrative entirely, and it is a struggle to get back into it.
No matter how meandering or erratic the narrative of Genet’s work, it always seems extremely self-contained, as though Genet has tight control over every piece of the story and his choices to digress to a personal memory or focus on a different character are deliberate. The self-contained nature of Genet gives the reader the sense that he is writing for himself first, and for an audience second. Lambert’s work, while interesting, can’t decide if it wants to be a kitchen sink drama or magical realist, and therefore its rambling nature seems less self-contained and less controlled.
I think the major issues I had with this book were its ambiguous political stance, its uncooked characters, and its rather bland use of violence. Compared to Genet’s deeply personal, extremely strong and passionate symbolism and emphasis on emotional and mental transformation, this novel felt shallow and disconnected, and without any firmly established positions, opinions, or symbols. I think if an author writes a novel and deliberately mimics the title and main character of a different, more famous novel, they should have a clear and solid reason why they have chosen to draw such a distinct and direct line, and some consciousness of how their work will be compared to the other by readers. This book seemed to lack that clear reason or that consciousness.
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demots · 1 year
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Avec la vie que je mène, voilà ce qui m'attend.
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Kevin Lambert, Que notre joie demeure
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queerographies · 10 days
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[Amerai quel che hai ucciso][Kevin Lambert]
Amerai quel che hai ucciso Kevin Lambert Titolo: Amerai quel che hai uccisoScritto da: Kevin LambertTitolo originale: Tu aimeras ce que tu as tuéTradotto da: Maruzza LoriaEdito da: Playground libriAnno: 2024Pagine: 192ISBN: 9788899452599 La trama di Amerai quel che hai ucciso di Kevin Lambert Kevin Lambert, vincitore dell’edizione 2023 del Prix Médicis, ha esordito nella narrativa con questa…
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bibliocroze · 6 months
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Une page au hasard (extrait 169)
"La fête, corps alchimique, en est à son moment de dispersion, d'évaporation, les particules s'écartent les unes des autres après les derniers services, passe entre les convives un courant d'air désagréable, une brise qui assèche les yeux, on essuie de petites larmes avec un mouchoir de soie, Cai tente d'éteindre la ventilation en appuyant sur toutes les touches du panneau de commande électronique, mais souffle toujours ce courant d'air qui nous agace, dispersés que nous sommes dans les salons,la salle à manger, sur la mezzanine, dans les bureaux et dans les chambres, autour de la piscine."
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Que notre joie demeure / Kevin Lambert. Le Nouvel Attila, 2023.
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filth-thezine · 1 year
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The twenty-year-olds sob, lament the only death that could have sealed off their youth, that of the magnificent lover they invented all together, whom they invoked through their prayers and incantations on nights when species vanished, whom they brought to life through witchcraft set down in ink composed of tears, blood, sperm, great symbols traced on hardwood or warmed ceramic, this lovely villain who would have spirited them away far from their beggar fathers, who would have made them princes in golden palaces, so go the thoughts of those who are so inspired; while the others tell themselves simply that he would have made it possible for them to live. A choir, to assuage absence and impotence. Listen to the vibrant song of new sorrows. They are of a race that sings under torture; they have no understanding of laws; they have no moral sense, they are brutes; do not be mistaken.
Kevin Lambert - Querelle of Roberval
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jerytoon21 · 1 year
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chai-and-cherries · 1 year
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5 Insanely Underrated (Dark) Queer Book Recs for Your TBR (No Spoiler Reviews!)
I ain’t gonna beat around the bush, folks--this post has been a long time coming. Over the past year, I have somehow stumbled into my new favorite genre, leaving the careful days of YA comforting fantasy reads behind (but not forgotten!). I used to never be one for the dark, grisly, and not so man-made horrors beyond comprehension. But with the help of time, mind devouring storytelling, and gut wrenching emotions the world loves to carve out of us all, tastes have changed! So without further ado, let me recommend 5 of my favorite (darker) queer reads of 2022. Titles are linked to official Goodreads summaries while I have included my no-spoiler reviews below.
Some of these are horror, some fantasy, some tragedy, and most a mix of the above. As the new year draws closer, if you’re feeling ready to branch out (or branch in!!) please consider giving these severely underrated titles a read. And support lesser known authors while you’re at it!
As the title of the post implies, these books tend to brew darker than your average cup ‘a joe. So please heed included trigger warnings and take care! 
1. You Will Love What You Have Killed by Kevin Lambert
(Original title: Tu aimeras ce que tu as tué. English Translation by Winkler Donald).
Genres: Adult Fiction, Horror, Canadian Literature, Queer AF
Review: If you’re not a fan of blood, gore, and every horror under the dying sun, scroll away now. Starting off incredibly strong and incredibly twisted with French-Canadian Lambert’s debut novel, You Will Love What You Have Killed, this novel is neither for the faint of heart nor some of the hard of heart. I went into this book knowing next to nothing about what was in store and left somehow feeling more empty than before. As arguably the darkest and most gory book on the list, this surrealist take on childhood rage and post-humous revenge on the town that discarded you before you had a chance to fight back is bound to haunt you long after you’ve finished it. Lambert’s own style of dark and nauseatingly twisted humor will either seal the deal for you, or leave you running for the hills. To be honest, I loathe this book as much I appreciate the queer, surrealist landscape of apocalyptic vengeance. Brownie points for being flat-out strange.
Content Warnings: if you can think of it, chances are its here. loads of death and murder, including that of children, suicide; ableism; homophobia, transphobia; pedophilia, rape, sexual abuse, explicit sexual descriptions, abortion, necrophilia; animal abuse, killing of animals; child abuse, emotional abuse and verbal abuse (by the narrator); cancer; 9/11 (comprehensive list via Ashton on GoodReads)
2. Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
Genres: YA Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi/Dystopian, Queer AF
Blurb: In this world on the brink of man-made/god-induced apocalypse, trans-boy Benji has to fight not only to survive a hellscape determined to burn itself to the ground, but also his own role in bringing about the End. Hell Followed With Us is a queer rage manifesto, the gospel for those forced to become monsters by the same society that weaponized and then condemned them for being such. White’s novel not only brought healing to a large part of my own religious trauma, but it helped me embrace the very “monster” the so called righteous would have damned. Because when the world will villianize you anyway, revolution may very well be embracing the monster within--the monster the world forced into being. This one is definitely a keeper, and definitely a re-reader. The character diversity in this book is incredible, also for the simple fact that it isn’t forced or seemingly “trying to meet a quota”, and for canonically calling out [redacted].  
Content Warnings: For a comprehensive list courtesy of the author himself, please visit his website here. 
3. Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca
Genres: Adult Fiction, Horror/Psychological Thriller, Short-Stories, Queer AF
Blurb: Shorter but no less impactful than the rest, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke is a twisted foray into the psychology of human obsession. After reading the blurb, I tried to prepare myself for the following unease and depravity I was promised. And god was that promise delivered on a silver poisoned platter. Set to the backdrop of chat forums and online messaging, LaRocca weaves a sadomasochistic love story between two women searching for deeper connection. But love isn’t exactly the right word, is it? After all, things can only get worse from the start. Suffice to say, wholesome does not live in these pages. And I need more. 
Content Warnings: animal cruelty/death, body horror, gore, mental/emotional abuse, exploration of kink, very toxic example of a dom/sub relationship.
4. Angels Before Man by Rafael Nicolás
Genres: Adult Fantasy, Mythology Retelling, Romance, Paranormal, Queer AF
Blurb: I try not to pick favorites on list recs, but as my most recent read of the year, Nicolás’ debut novel has quickly been shelved in my mind and heart’s hall of fame. Angels Before Man is a queer retelling of the fall of Lucifer from a paradise that may not be as, well, paradise as it seems. With narrative prose so poetic that epics of the ancient world come to mind, and themes of religious rebellion and queer rage reminiscent not only of other novels on this list but also the lives of countless individuals whose love warns at revolution, Angels Before Man tells the story of the greatest disobedience Heaven had to face: the creation of sin, born from the first love that turned a jealous god to rage. As ABM only released weeks ago, I sincerely hope it’s only the beginning for this book and author. Bible? Who needs her. The Word of God? I don’t even know her. I’ve got Angels Before Man. And so will my friends because I’m gifting them this heavenly-gem (heh, see what I did there?) for the holidays. 
Content Warnings: Courtesy of the author himself (list also included at start of book): Blasphemy, off-page sexual assault with related internal monologue post-incident, Self-harm, Atypical depiction of grooming, Animal death, Abuse (emotional, physical), Sexual content, Body horror, Graphic depictions of violence, Incestuous term use, Potential correlation to homosexuality being sinful, Depictions of mental instability
5. Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
Genres: Historical Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Magic Realism, Queer AF
Blurb: Of the 5 recs on the list, I have to be honest and say with full disclosure that this is my one cheat as I have not actually finished it yet. But as I can attest from the 60% progress I have made, along with two of my close friends who recommended her in the first place, Siren Queen is a breath of fresh air in a genre that is understandably stifling at times. Interweaving the monstrous industry of Hollywood with actual monsters, Siren Queen explores the sacrifices made and prices paid for the chance at stardom and just being seen, all while embracing the monster society demands of us. Largely character-driven, this book has been a slower read than the rest, but its commentary on workers’ rights and inequalities, among other social issues often at the forefront of WASPish-run Hollywood, has kept me engaged since the start. 
Content Warnings: racism, racial slurs, fatphobia, violence, family violence, homophobia, sexism, drug abuse, addiction.
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cookiethew0lf · 25 days
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Spooky Month x Cult Of The Lamb
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Skid and Pump as Lamb
Bob as Helob
Kevin as Forneus
Streber as Chemach
Father Gregor as Ratau
And the last page is just ideas of who other characters would be in this crossover. I'm considering making the hatzgang the first three bishops and Ignacio as Shamura. If you have better ideas, feel free to share them!
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Lamb: I'm just killing for sport at this point. I don't know where my target is, so everyone is my target.
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eightopals · 3 months
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Pentatonix Grammy Look Wows Fashion Mavens
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See full article and read text at Real Simple magazine’s website:
https://www.realsimple.com/2024-grammy-awards-red-carpet-trends-8558963
I’m chuffed that they were the first ones mentioned in the article. Candice, their stylist, does such great work.
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i know this means the kraken are gonna lose bc there’s only so much beautiful chaos the nhl can give us in one night, but boston losing is so sweet i don’t even care.
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aziraphalesbowtie · 2 years
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artists that i’ve listened to because they were in a show i liked ~
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Billie Piper (Rose Tyler, Doctor Who)
she has 2 albums: Honey To The B (1998) and Walk Of Life (2000)
her music sounds similar to the Spice Girls and is perfect if you’re looking for music from that era
my favorite songs: Safe With Me, Something Deep Inside, Honey To The Bee
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Aly & AJ (AJ Michalka voiced Catra in She-Ra & The Princesses of Power)
they have 6 albums: Into The Rush (2005), Acoustic Hearts Of Winter (2006), Insomniatic (2007), Ten Years (2018), We Don’t Stop (2020), and a touch of the best gets you up on your feet gets you out and then into the sun (2021)
their earlier music is what you’d expect from child actors that starred in a disney movie (in a good way!) and their newer music is more alternative. they write pretty much all of their songs.
my favorite songs: In A Second, Silence, Potential Breakup Song (explicit version)
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Omar Rudberg (Simon Eriksson, Young Royals)
he has one album: OMR (2022)
his music sounds like something you’d want to hear on the radio in the summer. he mostly sings in swedish and spanish, but sometimes his lyrics are in english.
my favorite songs: på min telephone toda la noche, Symphony (a cover), Breathe
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Madison Reyes (Julie Molina, Julie & The Phantoms)
she has an EP titled All Kinds Of Love (2022) and released a cover of Selena’s Dreaming Of You in 2021
her songs are all very different from each other, but definitely fit the pop genre
my favorite songs: Dreaming Of You, Te Amo, Main Thing
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Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams, Glee)
he has an EP titled Boy (2019)
i’d call the genre “millennial gay pop songs” and i hope he puts out a full album at some point
my favorite songs: Help Me Now, Younger, All I Want Is You
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Austin P. McKenzie (dating Kevin McHale; is also an actor but i haven’t watched any of his stuff)
he has 2 albums: Melancholy and Nightshade (2019)
definitely an alternative sound
my favorite song: Crazy Beautiful
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Adam Lambert (Elliot “Starchild” Gilbert, Glee)
he has 5 albums: For Your Entertainment and Take One (2009), Trespassing (2012), The Original High (2015), and VELVET (2020)
his music is what i’d call “intense pop”…similar vibes to lady gaga
fun fact: he’s been touring with Queen as lead singer for years!
my favorite songs: Whataya Want From Me, For Your Entertainment, Loverboy
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RILEY (Mercedes Jones, Glee)
she has a self-titled EP
her music is r&b
my favorite song: Temporary
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Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans, Glee)
he has an EP titled Tree House Tapes as well as many singles
country/alternative
my favorite song: Hold On
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Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez, Glee)
she only released one single, Sorry (2013), but i’ve listened to her unreleased music and i really enjoy it (other cast members of Glee have said that they are working on releasing her album)
i’d say her unreleased songs have an r&b sound to them
my favorite song: Think You Slick
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