Queer Rhythms
Spoken word and poetic self-expression is exploding amongst London’s youth, and gay boys are at the forefront. By Patric Cash Poetry at GCSE was dull and lifeless for me. Guys from the 1700s, who...
View ArticleGrotto Queens
Can you believe it’s party season already? I know! Were has this year gone? It feels like only a few weeks ago that we were dancing around our handbags in some park, drinking warm cider. But just...
View ArticleJonny Woo’s East London Lecture
Queer performance artist extraordinaire Jonny Woo has created a lecture on the evolvement of East London with a brilliant twist; it’s not a lecture. It’s a one-man verbatim play that showcases the...
View ArticleLGBT Artists in Their Own Words
We asked artist and composer Jamie McDermott from The Irrepressibles, the velvet voice of morose disco soul Alexander Geist, gender-fucking terrorist singer-songwriter MJ Woodbridge and electro-poet...
View Article10 Stereotypes about German gay men that are… TRUE!
The German Party at The Hoist this weekend promises two feature tow arches of the hottest fetish men in the world, plus the launch of the brand new extended Bar Berlin. With Jagermeister shots all...
View ArticleA Very Black Cap Christmas
We caught up with the boys and girls at the Camden institution, to find out what fantastic festivities will be happening over the coming month at the ‘Cap and pick out some of their highlights!...
View ArticleFour For We
WE Party is one of the hugest extravaganzas in all of London town and ahead of its momentous fourth birthday party, we found out from promoter Nadim four reasons exactly why it’s so popular with the...
View ArticleSleeping Booty
Vulgar, depraved, colourful and hilarious were the words floating around my head after seeing Sleeping Booty. Writer and director Stuart Saint and leading lady Dusty ‘O’ are now in their third year of...
View ArticleA plan to save The Joiners Arms needs your help…
The Joiners Arms has been at the heart of the East End gay community for nearly twenty years. It’s a pub in the traditionally British sense, a space for its people first rather than money, and a place...
View ArticleSink The Pink Slags Christmas Scrap book!
He’s been on tour with gay royalty, yes it’s Elton’s favourite artist of the moment, it’s Bright Light Bright Light! Original Sink The Pinker and big fan of the 90s, he’ll be performing at our Winter...
View ArticleBar News
TWO BREWERS This weekend at the Two Brewers there’s going to be a crazy big ball down Clapham way as everyone who’s anyone prepares for Ball: Christmas Carol on Sunday 14th! The venue’s monthly...
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DALSTON SUPERSTORE 12/12/14: MISTER INTERNATIONAL Popping up for a winter special, Andy Butler (Hercules & Love Affair) brings his label Mister International for a showcase in East London....
View ArticleSex Workers’ Opera
An interview with the directors and some of the stars of the Sex Workers’ Opera By Patrick Cash Why did you decide to set up the Sex Workers’ Opera? It was kind of a magical coincidence. We have an...
View ArticleWhat Indie Did Next: Love Like Hate
Love Like Hate sprinkle darkly spell-like pop melodies into their musical cauldron’s ivory piano keys and synth-lead rhythms. By Patrick Cash I may have vaguely aligned Heather Cheketri and Sonja Ter...
View ArticleCirca Late Nights
05/12/14: Oh, ‘tis the season to go all damn night! And while Soho hasn’t been renowned for its super late night action in recent years, Gawd bless Circa and their 4am late licenses that will continue...
View ArticleKu Bar 19th Birthday
06/12/14: Just a matter of days after their giant World AIDS Day Fundraiser, we returned to Ku Bar to help them celebrate their 19th Birthday; oh the tough life of a QX writer (and his liver). After a...
View ArticlePam Ann @ The Two Brewers
07/12/14: Having endured a traumatic transatlantic flight in an aisle seat (the indignity of it) and with a comedown the likes of which would tip even the hardened Vauxhall Vera over the edge, our...
View ArticleWE Party 4th Birthday
06/12/14: WE, four years on how did that happen? Oh my days, how time flies. We rocked up to the Coronet and quickly got out of the bitter cold, and found the usual warm welcome from our gawjess hosts...
View ArticleG-A-Y presents Sam Bailey and Stereo Kicks
6/12/14: Last Saturday at super-club Heaven the stage was almost as packed as the main floor facing it – with the arrival of Stereo Kicks; the gargantuan group having finished fifth place this X Factor...
View ArticleSugar
06/12/14: With long residencies at Freedom, the Admiral Duncan and more, Miss Danni Dee is surely one of Soho’s longest serving queens, so when we heard about her night at north London’s home of drag,...
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