FRINGE REVIEW: At the Epicene Makeup, glitter, showtunes and more. Welcome to Paul Diello’s new gender free world, through the lens of his hit Brighton Fringe show Epicene. EPICENE – to be genderless. To have no discerning quality of male, female, or otherwise. To float outside of the binary. On a Saturday night, at the humble j By Ray A-J • 8 min read
PREVIEW: Drag and improv, in my city? It’s more likely than you think. The dragged up duo Dragprov Revue are making their Brighton Fringe debut –and you won’t want to miss it. IMPROV. Drag. What’s not to love? Making their Brighton Fringe debut this year at Komedia are a side-splitting dragged up double act that are guaranteed to have you chuckling – Dragprov Revue. Th By Ray A-J • 2 min read
FRINGE PREVIEW: Pride to Youth: Drag it out Kick off your Brighton Fringe Festival celebrations the right way – in 6 in stiletto heels with a mug beat for the gods, at the most glamorous cabaret around Pride to Youth: Drag it out. ARE YOU READY for some giltz, glam, fashion and good old lip syncs? Honey, we’ve got you covered. Strut […] By Ray A-J • 1 min read
PREVIEW: The Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race take us to a galaxy far far away With their upcoming Werq The World Tour, the Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race are taking us to a galaxy far far away. GET READY to be transported to infinity and beyond, because the Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race are coming to Europe with the official Werq the World Tour. Hosted by Space Captain Michele V By Ray A-J • 2 min read
FEATURE: I have a phobia …and I’m not the only one. Ray A-J dives into the world of phobias, with help from Miss Autophobia and Star. Fear. It’s all around. It’s everywhere, existing in the darkest depths of our minds. And when this fear takes over, takes hold of our conscious and consumes our very lives, it becomes a phobia. By Ray A-J • 4 min read
MUSIC REVIEW: Wake up and smell the Cherryade London’s own LGBT+ bubblegum duo Cherryade explore the effects of the music industry on mental health, in their Indie anthem Shout Loud. “SHOUT LOUD,” cries a quirky London accent, full of cheek and anarchy. “Shout loud, but they still can’t hear you. I’m not breaking out,” the voice cries, as tec By Ray A-J • 3 min read
PREVIEW : Pop songstress Dido teases her first album in five years, with new single and video Give you up Pop songstress Dido returns to the scene with new break up anthem, and music video, Give You Up, from her first album in five years. ENGLISH Singer songwriter Dido teases new album with the release of her latest break up anthem Give You Up, on January 22, and accompanying video on February 19. The By Ray A-J • 1 min read
MUSIC REVIEW: Wanna hear 2019’s version of a heartbroken ballard? In the run up to her fast approaching album’s release, we take a look at pop newbie Call me loop’s latest cheeky dance bop that celebrates breaking up, Silly Boy. LIGHT, playful vocals bounce along a line of synthetic drum taps as Call me loop introduces us to 2019’s incarnation of a heart-broken ba By Ray A-J • 2 min read
MUSIC REVIEW: Are you an early bird, or a night owl? Dark synth pop’s next Bjork, Ariana and the rose, will make you dance until dawn with her latest track Night owl. SOFTLY, the whispers of a siren wake you, Every note Clinging to the air Circling round your head Seducing your ears Until they rouse you up from your depressed slumber, In the […] By Ray A-J • 3 min read
PREVIEW: Hog warts…. You got a cream for that?!? @ Caroline of Brunswick It may be Christmas, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get a little spooky. So prepare to be whisked away to the wizarding world, full of magical mystery, with an enchanting show brought to you by the Bitter Sour team, Count addiction and Cherry Fakewell. YOU better practice your cackling now, becaus By Ray A-J • 1 min read
Image edited by Ray A-J PREVIEW: RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Naomi Smalls has just teased 2018’s answer to Vogue (featuring Kim Chi). Move over Vogue because RuPaul’s Drag Race’s fashion forward runner up Naomi Smalls is making us strike a Pose, with her soon to be released debut single (featuring bestie Kim Chi). THE FABULOUSLY leggy drag Queen of fashion Naomi Smalls teases us with a video for her upcoming single Pose, on Decemb By Ray A-J • 1 min read
LIVE REVIEW: Don’t let Razorlight leave the stage @Concorde 2 You might as well just glue indie rock legends Razorlight to the stage here at Concorde 2, because we are not ready to let them go! By Ray A-J • 3 min read
