Pamela DeGroff been writing for TGForum since the start of 1999. Her humor column, The Pamela Principle, ran until 2005. She started the Perpetual Change music column in May of 1999, and in 2008, Angela Gardner came up with the idea for the Transvocalizers column and put Pam to work on that. Pamela was a regular contributor to Transgender Community News until that magazine's demise. While part of a support group in Nashville called The Tennessee Vals she began writing for their newsletter, and also wrote for several local GLBT alternative newspapers in Tennessee. Pamela is currently a staff reporter for a small town daily paper in Indiana, and is also a working musician.
The Kinsey Sicks are no strangers to TGForum. When the idea for a new column featuring drag entertainers who sing in their own voice was first brought up, The Kinsey Sicks were naturally on the short list of potential features. In fact, they were definitely in the top five when it came to “must have” […]
From time to time, Perpetual Change will take a slight deviation from the regular playlist. This month is just such a time. The first transgender blugrass musician to be featured in the column is this month’s artist, Julie Olivia Buse. Over the years, it seems like every conceivable style of music has been discussed, even […]
By Pamela DeGroff Every so often we bring you a Transvocalizer — a TG performer who sings in their own voice and often writes the music, too. Our music reporter Pamela DeGroff has already covered Jackie Beat and Lady Bunny. This week she brings us a profile on and interview the Israeli pop/dance sensation, TS […]
Georgie Jessup is becoming an artist who is hard to catagorize. She is of course known for her music, and her activisim. Now, she will soon be adding a documentary film about her life and career to her list of accomplishments. Before getting into talking about the film, just a brief background. Georgie was first […]
by Pamela DeGroff Ever encounter the word “definitive” used to describe a certain aspect of an artist’s career? The definitive album, the definitive song, or the definitive sound? For actors, there’s always that one career defining role in a movie or play. So, can this concept of something being all defining translate to one specific […]
It’s one of those months when our musical column author, Pamela DeGroff has gathered together several short bits and pieces from press releases and other sources concerning the activities and artistry of TG muscians. In this edition of Perpetual Change she brings us news about The Cliks, jazz bassist Jennifer Leitham, some sad news from […]
In this edition of Pamela DeGroff’s Perpetual Change Pamela corners Venus DeMars, the leader of the band All The Pretty Horses, and asked her what’s been going on with the band’s lineup, and about Venus’s side project, House of Flowers. And we learn about a documentary film about ATPH that’s made the rounds of film […]
Melissa Clark is a singer/songwriter from the Schenectady, New York area. She is a retired U.S. Postal Service employee who has been living full time since 2002, and whom also has just released her first recording, an EP entitled Coming Out. She is also a cancer survivor who is adamant about health screening and uses […]
Donna Austin (plus some odds and ends) The interesting thing about doing this column on what I’ve begun calling “transgender representations in popular music,” is that I no longer know where it will lead me. By saying that, I don’t mean that there isn’t a clear vision for each installment. No, it’s just that over […]
Canada is known for more than just being our neighbor to the north. It’s also the exporter of great commodities such as hockey, excellent beer, and of course, very cold weather. The weather thing can be overlooked, even forgiven, because of all the great music that has also come from the Great White North. Rush, […]
