You might expect an album of Klaus Nomi material to sound like Klaus Nomi, but Man Parrish’s Dear Klaus Nomi isn’t that. Instead, the New York producer has added highly technical musical ...

Gay icon and theatrical pop/rock iconoclast Klaus Nomi died on August 6, 1983 from complications from AIDS. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of his passing, Sony Legacy is reissuing his two studio ...

In 1983, when Klaus Nomi died of “gay cancer,” the underground punk-opera singer was mostly unknown beyond his small circle of friends and fans. It’s a familiar story about a guy who moves to New York ...

Few pop stars have been quite as unique as the otherworldly maverick Nomi, who became the talk of the town in late-1970s New York. Forty years on from his untimely death, Nick Levine considers his ...

Born in the German state of Bavaria in 1944, Klaus Nomi emigrated to New York City at the age of 28, doing bits of off-Broadway theater work and moonlighting as a pastry chef. By 1978, he immersed ...

In his brief career, Nomi carried the flag for freaks of many stripes, with retro-futurist performances that featured his androgynous, Sturm und Drang vocals backed by a New Wave ensemble that ...

Superchunk have a new, limited-edition charity 7″ single that benefits Bill McKibben’s climate-change advocacy non-profit 350.org. Both sides of the single are pretty special: the a-side, “Our Work is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. "My initial impression of him was that he was wild and incredible and ...

Among the near mythical experimental music icons who helped shape queer performance spaces in the early 80s — from RuPaul’s days as a “sex freak” to Hi-NRG daddy Patrick Cowley and contemporary Paul ...

Last night, Courtney Act wore a Klaus Nomi inspired black and white outfit for her runway look on RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 6, episode 7. For the younger generation of viewers who don’t know who Klaus ...

A reissue of the Downtown fixture’s 1981 debut album is a reminder that despite his striking look, campy repertoire, and operatic range, the onetime Bowie collaborator was no novelty act. Klaus Nomi, ...