Fashion, art, leisure… one rolls into the other at this time of year in olde London Town, as we head into the month of October. London Fashion Week went with a bang in September (never seen so much fabulous drag!) and now watch out dears; it’s Frieze London art fair from the 14th-17th October if you’re so inclined! Meanwhile, club culture continues with a whole load of ‘artistic’ people expressing themselves.
Take Grizzle! DSS Bartop Slutdrop Special on Friday 2nd October. John Sizzle and A Man To Pet get together for a ‘femsesh’ session upstairs at Dalston Superstore (117 Kingsland High Street, E8 2PB) from 9pm, then downstairs get yer groove on with ledge Terry Farley, Fidel and Julian Muraiu.
If you’re over South London on Friday 2nd then wiggle yer hips down to The Lipsinkers at the RVT (372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY). Camp classics mouthed in outrageous style. This lot always bring bring the house down with their routines, sketches and repartee. From 9pm, show time 10pm and disco til’ 4am!
Yay! Happy birthday Jonny Woo! Saturday 3rd October join him and friends for an evening at The Glory (281 Kingsland Road, E2 8AS) for Jonny Woo’s 40(ish) B-Day Partay where show time starts at 9pm with special guest from Manchester Zsa Zsa Noir performing her new tracks, Titus Groan hosting, Kezia as Debbie Harry, Hannah Holland DJing a classic set and Jonny’s mate Darren playing all the birthday party hits. All on til’ 2am as well!
We can never get enough of Hard Cock Life lol, returning to the Ace Hotel (100 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6JQ) on Saturday 3rd. These boys know how to party with a set list of ‘homo hip hop’ from 10pm until 3.30am. They say ‘It’s been a long time. We shouldn’t have left you. Without a hard cock to step to.’
Drag Day – Dressed As A Girl Hits Vue Cinemas For One Day Only
Yes, you heard it right cult film Dressed As A Girl holds London and UK screenings across the land on Sunday 4th October at 3pm.
Keeping on a film slant, the Marsha P Johnson Film Club take over VFD (Vogue fabrics Dalston, 66 Stoke Newington Road, N16 7XB) on Tuesday 6th October, with a screening of films about Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera. With an introduction and discussion from Lavinia Co-Op, music from Reba Maybury plus more. Starts at 7.30pm til’ late, continuing every Tuesday in October with further rare film screenings, performance and talks.
I must mention Nowhere Slow – A Reading on Wednesday 7th October from underground star Bertie Marshall, author of Berlin Bromley, Psychoboys and Nowhere Slow. It’s taking place at the Hackney Attic (270 Mare Street, E8 1HE) from 8pm, where Bertie will be combining spoken word and soundscape from composer and musician Nick Hudson into a forty-minute performance.