Chris Azzopardi

Inside the rock legend’s life now – her personal awakening and how it’s changed everything

Melissa Etheridge: photo by James Minchin IIIIf Melissa Etheridge’s music has seemed mellow lately, she’s about to show you. Back to her rock-out roots, the tough-and-gruff musician/mother/activist makes a roaring return with the uplifting Fearless Love, her follow-up to 2007’s sociopolitical-powered The Awakening.

what’s all this about a comedian collaboration?

Tegan and Sara made a lot of noise last year – first on the most amped-up album of their crossover career and then indirectly via a juvenile dis song about the tune-making twins. From a stop on the Quin sisters’ current tour to support Sainthood, Sara opened up about NOFX’s “Creeping Out Sara,” their involvement in Lilith Fair’s summer return and making “crazy” music with Margaret Cho.

When you’re joking around on stage, is it rehearsed?