Arts PREVIEW: Out and proud: a call to arms – African activist releases debut dance track LGBTQ + activist and newcomer to the dance scene, Hunter releases debut single. The Tanzanian born artist released his Gay anthem So Gay, at the end of November, via YouTube. By Ray A-J • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Walking in the air? More like dancing Explore the snowy scene of a Christmas classic reimagined, through the voice of Velma Celli. Chord. Then twinklingly melancholy piano notes. The intro to a, dare I say it, Twilight film complete with sweeping camera shots of a desolate snowy landscape rushes into your conscious. By Ray A-J • 3 min read
Arts INTERVIEW: Ricky Rebel – “I’m being very open about my sexual fantasies” All American Glossy glam rocker and rebel with a cause, Ricky Rebel bares all in conversation with Ray A-J, tackling Trump, gender politics, and bisexuality, all while donning white cowboy boots. By Ray A-J • 7 min read
Arts MUSIC REVIEW: Steven Taetz – too cool for your yule? A look at Canadian Jazz-pop singer Steven Taetz’s newest work, just in time for Christmas. It may not be Christmas yet, but when I sat down to listen to Canadian Jazz-pop singer Steven Taetz’s new Christmas E.P it certainly felt like it. Straight away an uptempo rendition of the old favourite Cool Y By Ray A-J • 8 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Pink Punk coronates a new Queen Up-and-coming LGBT pink punk band Queen Zee and the Sasstones released their newest single Idle crown on November 24 – two months after their debut album Eat my Sass. With their 2018 tour alongside the Mamozets, the Liverpool gang are breaking down gender barriers, sharing their dysphoria with the By Ray A-J • 1 min read
Arts POETRY REVIEW: Hello Glastonbury – I mean, Brighton Ray A-J reviews the Poetry Competition and Festival 2017 featuring The Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy at the Old Market in Hove on Saturday, November 18. Electric – The atmosphere alive with the buzz and hum of a festival. Undeniably, contagious. If all the literary gigs of the world were a pool, thi By Ray A-J • 10 min read
Arts FEATURE: Poetry, the new rock and roll? Well as of November 18, it might be With rising instagram poets and inspirational styles like Spoken word emerging, the world of literary music that is poetry is reemerging as the next wave of art in the twenty first century. And who is at the front of this? We are. By Ray A-J • 6 min read