So I kinda forgot to have kids. Making it to fifty years old knowing some poor soul won’t inherit these unique genes is, well, a blessing, I guess but in my world filled with the best of nieces and nephews (and honorary nieces and nephews), those days of regrets are few. But there is, of course, the other kind of family I have chosen to … Continue reading 50 tunes for 50 years: The Wannadies
Sometimes you need a tune to rage with. And nothing does it better than The The’s I’ve Been Waiting For Tomorrow (For All My Life) or has done for, well, most of my life. All the rage, all the anger, all the guilt, all the disappointment and despair. In a healthy five minutes and forty-six seconds. Forty-eight minutes if you count the rest of Soul Mining, … Continue reading 50 tunes for 50 years: The The
Forever soundtracking those early summer days of my childhood as Radio 2 seeped out of our hand-me-down radio come sideboard (once it had 30 minutes to warm up that is), this beauty introduced me to the joys of the songsmith and for me the greatest lyrical line of all time. Yes this Wildblood is a romantic to her Essex core. I mean who could not … Continue reading 50 tunes for 50 years: Glen Campbell
So here we go. Starting at the beginning. Raised on Motown, Bacharach, Nat King Cole, disco and Kraftwerk. Angsting it out to The Smiths and those Cocteau Twins, going electro with Japan and The Human League, dancing to Luther, Stevie, Northern Soul and Ms Summer. Loving with Marvin and Badu. Mending a broken heart with Al Green. Swishing to Salsoul. Losing it to Frankie Knuckles … Continue reading 50 tunes for 50 years: Dionne Warwick
For this autistic lass, the promise I made to myself as I entered my 50th year was not an easy one. Say yes to things that scare you. Say yes when you would have said no. So 2019 will now be known as the year this Wildblood said yes. To festivals, to gigs, to new challenges, to my bike and to those random email requests … Continue reading Queer Songbook & Traumfrau present International Women’s Day Mixtape
So we go, the festive season is here and the pudding is about to be eaten. May your Christmas be filled with feasting, fabulousness and festive bits. Here’s to your bells being very ding dong, Santa delivering you and yours every wish and every moment of your holiday season being filled with celebrations. Wrapped with love. Obviously. So Happy Xmas everyone and we’ll see you … Continue reading Happy Xmas from Wildblood and Queenie
2019 will mark fifty years of being a Wildblood. A Wildblood with plans on my mind as I look set to challenge myself to new experiences, new gigs and new thrills. And believe me as someone living with Aspergers this is gonna be prove to be quite the challenge. So watch this space and watch this Wildblood as I get ready to dance, DJ, sing, … Continue reading 2019 here we come
As we head towards the big day it seems only fitting that we share a little glittering festive love with our Xmas 2018 playlist. Way too many tunes helping you to get waaaaay too excited about the forthcoming holidays. Because you know us, we can take or leave this Christmas thing. Yeah right. Here’s to lots of ding dongs and jingles of one’s bells – … Continue reading Wildblood + Queenie’s Xmas playlist
This Friday it’s time to disco your way to the weekend as Queenie and Wildblood return to 1BTN for a three hour live session of camp cowbells, dazzling divas, saucy sequins and sparkling disco. Plus we’ve got an exclusive Mini Mix for you from B.Please‘s infamous resident DJ Butch Queen as we get set for B,Please! With Maze & Masters at The Green Door Store on 16th November. Yes all … Continue reading The Queenie + Wildblood Show on 1BTN 091118
Nothing is making us grin more than the news that Bitch, Please are on their way back to Brighton this November. With a line-up that includes DJ’s ZenZero, Butch Queen, Suze Rosser, the homecoming wonders Maze & Masters plus two disco reprobates called Wildblood and Queenie and Bitch, Please! performers Baby, Fuschia Von Steel, Alpha-Bites & Calypso, this is gonna be a party that will blow … Continue reading Bitch, Please! returns to Brighton with Maze & Masters
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