Dance For Peace on Sunday 11th February was just that. A dance for peace brought to you by the sound heads of Nick Hook and Affy Wajid and the hearts of our Brighton DJ community. A community Queenie and I were proud to be part of as DJs including Seamus Haji, Scott Diaz, Evil Tom, Nick Hook, Mizaru, Pook, Miss Monument, Nina Carina, Bruno Numero … Continue reading Dance For Peace we did
3rd in a series of flyer action from this flyer addict for LGBTQ+ History Month. The Candy Bar, 33 St James Street, Brighton 2001 13th July 2001. The Love Lounge with two not-so-old disco queers called Wildblood and Queenie makes their Candy Bar debut – over there at 33 St James Street, Kemp Town, Brighton. Bar stools for a booth, belt drive for decks, the … Continue reading LGBTQ+ History Month: Love Lounge at Candy Bar
Shameless Hussies may have been heading towards its final dance but a phoenix did arise from the disco ashes in 1994 – dressed head to toe in flammable polyester as clubbing and tiaras and synchronised hair slides finally met on the dancefloor in the shape of Housewife’s Choice at Brighton’s The Loft Club – anew venue opening on Dyke Road where the old Reform Club … Continue reading LGBTQ History Month: Housewife’s Choice
Back in 1992 Queenie and Michele Allardyce aka Xi-Xi used to play live percussion at the Coco Club at the Zap on a Saturday night and decided doing the same at Shameless Hussies might be a good idea. Michele said to Queenie ‘ go on – phone up that Kate woman and ask if we can shake our maracas at the next one’. Suffice to say … Continue reading LGBTQ History Month: Shameless Hussies gets regal
First in a series of flyer action from this flyer addict for LGBTQ+ History Month. Shameless Hussies Fagins, East St and Reform Club, Ship Street Brighton 1992/93 Shameless Hussies was born out of two meetings – some lubricated by herbal tea…others not. A meeting made when this house music-obsessed soul found myself at Women Only night Venus Rising at the Fridge in Brixton where promoter … Continue reading LGBTQ History Month: Shameless Hussies Brighton
As we head towards the first festival weekend of 2024 it’s time to share the Body Movements festival love with a mix from me and the regal missus as we get ready to bring our disco vibes to Crate Brewery on Saturday 3rd Feb. Honoured to be part of the Emerging Talent taking part this year. Check the Soundcloud player to listen to the many wonders set to play … Continue reading Body Movements Festival Mix
Oh hello. Look at us. On a poster we’ve always wanted to grace. Goosebumps generated. Good times are incoming. As are the words I’m gonna find to sing the praises of this moment. Coming soon. Promise. HE.SHE.THEY w/ Horse Meat Disco Emily Meow (Polyglamorous) Wildblood and Queenie at Concorde 2 Brighton. Saturday 16th March 2024. Limited early birds are available here Continue reading He.She.They. w/ Horse Meat Disco
It’s just a gig. It’s just a list of DJs. It’s just a Sunday in Brighton. But if this small act of solidarity and fundraising can bring a moment of light in one of the darkest of times in my lifetime it will be worth it. DJs playing music for peace. Nothing groundbreaking or new in that sadly. But the sense of community in my … Continue reading Dance For Peace
Last year we got very, very close to leaving Brighton. To high re-mortgage rate rises to cope with, absentee student landlords below delivering the stress, health issues ensuring I needed a cheap and easy life. We stopped that train earlier this month (the grass is not always greener or cheaper it would seem) but not before the serious downsize was had. One of which was … Continue reading Wildblood and Queenie – The Vinyl Edit
It’s time to get with Girlflix this February as we join the Worthing family for a sassy session of disco-infused grooves at Melon as the party for lesbians and queer women celebrate their 1st birthday! Yes, the fruity times will be had with an incredible line-up of DJs and live performers including Billie Gold, DJ S2K, Tor Lloyd and Eliza Pink for the perfect mix … Continue reading GirlFlix 1st Birthday & Valentine’s Dance Party No6
