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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

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Yasi Salek
Jun 12, 2026
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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:

Madonna in 1981, photographed by Edward Acker

1. Madonna (most likely) dated Michael Gira of Swans

And I’m going to prove it here! Let’s get into it:

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