I’m not sure if this is what Mrs Ronson had in mind when having noted my early childhood vinyl obsession she made me Class 6 Record Player Monitor at Frinton Primary School. But it seems those days of putting a needle on a “not too exciting” record for everyone to file into the assembly hall to were not in vain. Although I always wondered if the … Continue reading 1BTN IWD Soundsystem at Patterns
We’re back, baby! 1BTN’s annual all-day female takeover returns Friday 8th March for sixteen hours of femme-focused music and entertainment to soundtrack your International Women’s Day celebrations. The 1BTN International Women’s Day Takeover will feature a phenomenal line-up of female presenters and special guests. The IWD19 campaign theme #BalanceForBetter will be at the heart of the day, highlighting women’s achievements in the music industry, campaigning … Continue reading 1BTN International Women’s Day Takeover
Whilst Amber Rudd makes noises but takes little action when it comes to making the benefit system more humane and as we witness the Universal Credit rollout devastate nearly every home it touches, now seems a more appropriate time than ever to think of others. Nothing is harder than to be alone at Christmas starring into empty cupboards or fearing the new year whilst you … Continue reading Fight food poverty this Xmas
Being diagnosed this late in life with Aspergers has been an interesting ride, to say the least. Over the past 15 months, there has been a lot of anger and grief over what I could have been or done if things had been different had my diagnosis happened when I was young. To ease that anger I tell myself well at least we’ve moved forward … Continue reading BBC’s School: I am Jack and Jack is I
Dear Jackie Doyle-Price, Minister for mental health, inequalities and suicide prevention, Today is World Mental Health Day. A day for stigma busting, frightening stats and well-meant declarations. But it’s also a day to highlight your Prime Minister’s failed promise to address the “burning injustice” of metal health provisions. How can she stand by as CAMs is overwhelmed with a generation of children and young adults … Continue reading World Mental Health Day: An open letter to Jackie Doyle-Price
When I first came out secretly to myself age 16 I saved up my pennies, jumped a train from Essex and sneaked off to London and the big new gay world. My first stop, maybe a little over ambitiously so, was the disco mecca nightclub Heaven where I was shocked to be greeted on the door by the words “no fish tonight dear!” I went … Continue reading There is no debate: You hurt my Trans sisters you hurt me
What a pleasure it was to spend Saturday afternoon at Brighton’s Jubilee Library with happy band of cartoon drawing, collage sticking, badge creating people joyously taking part in a Young, Queer and Invincible creative drop-in with photographer Lynn Weddle, Photoworks UK and Allsorts Youth Project as part of this year’s City Reads festival. Each and every participant really entered into the spirit of the Young, Queer & … Continue reading They came, they cartooned, they collaged, they conquered
#FBF to IWD18 when we joined a stunning line-up of amazing women for the 1BTN IWD18 Takeover. The tunes were good, the vibes were heavenly and the love was all around as we pressed for progress for our sisters. So head over to 1BTN on Mixcloud and listen again to all 12 shows from 1BTN’s finest including Sista Selecta, Molly Malone Lucy ‘Elle J’ Small Funk The FormatAlice Russell The Isle Of CC Lucie Barât Jayne Winstanley Club … Continue reading Listen again to our IWD18 1BTN Takeover
A celebration of just some of the female DJs out there, this womanly Queenie Daft Punk Teachers re-edit for IWD18 was recorded live at 1BTN radio as part of the IWD Takeover on Thursday 8th March. Thanks to everyone at 1BTN especially Hannah Sherlock, Suze Rosser, Clara Suess, Kerry Jean Lister and all the amazing female DJs, presenters and guests who made our IWD such a … Continue reading Teachers (Queenie’s #PressForProgress IWD 1BTN Live Edit)
Coming together to make a difference is what International Women’s Day is all about for us. Uniting, campaigning, fundraising, inspiring and celebrating. And so we are thrilled to announced we will be joining a truly amazing line up of female DJs, presenters, artists, singer-songwriters and performers for 1BTN’s International Women’s Day Takeover on Thursday 8th March 2018. A day of great tunes, amazing women and fundraising … Continue reading International Women’s Day Takeover on 1BTN
Wildblood and Queenie 