Wildblood and Queenie’s Spring Wonder Vol.4: The max-imal deep house one

Something about the sunshine has me spun out. Its the season to get saucy, sap rising and all that. Our latest mix is all about the deeper side of house reflecting what has to be the forthcoming sound of summer 2012? Sod the SHM and their version of EDM, this is exquisitely divine music. Oh and you’ll also find its actually house music. DJ Sneak … Continue reading Wildblood and Queenie’s Spring Wonder Vol.4: The max-imal deep house one

Whats read and white and making my eyes itch? Postmodern feminist art on a Sunday afternoon

Today I am digesting the theory behind feminism and postmodernism. Kruger, Holzer and Sherma. I am seeing life in black and white. In red and white. And questioning my gaze. Its all going a bit Madam Satan. Will I ever escape her? I study therefore I am. Kind of. Selfridges: SALE P.O.S. from Luke Williamson on Vimeo. Continue reading Whats read and white and making my eyes itch? Postmodern feminist art on a Sunday afternoon

Sorry Daff but I’ve fallen for Magnolia

Bugger. I’ve been unfaithful. To daff. My daffodil. The love I feel for the golden one has been usurped by another. Another who is a right classic, a spectacular, a lady for one season who dazzled me in the Spring sunshine. Oh magnolia for you are stunner. Seriously I said wow out loud for all to hear today as I walked across her in Nyman’s … Continue reading Sorry Daff but I’ve fallen for Magnolia

Wildblood and Queenie’s March Wonders

Thawed out yet? Feeling the gentle heat of spring in those dancing pants of yours? Summer dear ones is almost here (say we, ever the optimists). And to fuel our hope for sunny days and hot nights here’s a pick of March’s finest. First check out Opto Nights Volume 1 on Opto and its tasty mix of house, techno and progressive. The acidic sounding Spank … Continue reading Wildblood and Queenie’s March Wonders

Queenie’s knocking on a bit (apparently)

This month’s Gscene magazine sees the missus wax lyrical about the checklist that keeps telling her she’s getting on a bit. Just a bit mind. Enjoy x Why I know I really am knocking on a bit by Queen Josephine aged forty-eight and three-quarters. 1. It seems like about two months ago that Gscene last had a theme about Age although I’m reliably informed it … Continue reading Queenie’s knocking on a bit (apparently)

Remembering wash day with Whitney

It consisted of one stand alone spin dryer, a bunch of coins for the meter and a sweet gay lad called Mark. Wash day with Whitney in a kitchen in Guildford. Smalls thrown in the air with every ‘Ohhhh I wanna dance with somebody’, a much needed lesson in camp for an Essex dyke, heavy with political intentions but light on gay sensibilities. Whitney, like … Continue reading Remembering wash day with Whitney

Wildblood and Queenie’s Winter Warmer Vol.7 – The loved up one

If music be the fuel of love then this, we hope, will rev you up in all the right places. Welcome to Wildblood and Queenie’s Winter Warmer Vol.7 – The LOVED Up One. With an emphasis on the sauce that only a decent tune can provide, this mix tips the wink to some of the finest tunes doing the business this February. It’s the kind … Continue reading Wildblood and Queenie’s Winter Warmer Vol.7 – The loved up one

Reasons to love Madonna No. 586230037020824: Super Bowl 2012

Never has a game of football seemed so long. Never has my Facebook chat been so camp or so fabulous. Last night I joined a mass of British gay men staying up way past their bedtime just so we could say we saw it live. And wow was it worth it. I may have had enough time to have knitted Gaultier’s cone Madonna bra whilst … Continue reading Reasons to love Madonna No. 586230037020824: Super Bowl 2012

Charity Shop Treasure: Making things easy in an age of austerity

As the bills get bigger and times get tougher there’s nothing better than a bit of DIY. And when the results can be this beautiful whats not to like? Making Things Easy courtesy of 1977 and a certain Mr Ron Kidd is everything the budget squeezed home improvement buff could want. Don’t they look happy? Life was simpler then, okay maybe excluding wallpaper, but when … Continue reading Charity Shop Treasure: Making things easy in an age of austerity