Madonna almost certainly dated Michael Gira of Swans, did a public AOL chat with Anthony Kiedis, and turned down giving Peter Hook a lap dance
My five favorite arcane little stories from Madonna month
Happy Friday. Bandsplain’s Madonna month (which was actually six weeks long my bad) has finally come to a close with a beautiful mailbag episode featuring the two most important gay men in my life, my mother and Patrik Sandberg. I have emerged, bleary eyed and insane, back into the world, which due to my algorithm and personal tastes, is still about 75% Madonna content. And I do like it that way.
Because even though the doors are wide open, I cannot leave Madonna jail. Here for your pleasure, are my five favorite arcane little stories that emerged from my weeks and weeks of Madonna research:
1. Madonna (most likely) dated Michael Gira of Swans
And I’m going to prove it here! Let’s get into it:


