It’s time to be distracted by a tune about the days of our lives as we head into a week about to be filled with them. Yep its getting emotional already here at Wildblood and Queenie HQ and Florence‘s genius lyrical machine has us all a quiver in the lead up to Pride weekend. She’s right. Come next week we won’t know anything, except the joy … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: Florence and The Machine’s South London Forever
Can’t think of a finer groove to soundtrack the sunshine as Chaka Khan returns with Like Sugar, a wonder so sweet and set to be the tune of summer 2018. All tasty like. Web | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram Continue reading Perfect distraction: Chaka Khan’s Like Sugar
The perfect vinyl distraction, Honey Dijon’s latest adventure with Classic Music Company has me all in a queer quiver. Worth every single hard-earned penny, this four track wonder delivers in sparkling spades with world class remixes from some of dancelands finest purveyors of the groove. We have been charmed by Honey’s Best Of Both Worlds longplayer and this rework session increases the grins and ensures … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: Honey Dijon’s Xtra EP
As if there could be any other worthy distraction this week? Four words. We. Are. Not. Worthy. Continue reading Perfect Distraction: The Carters Apes**t
Oh Ms Summer where would my ever changing moods be without you? From Pride celebrations to sunshine drives to after hours and sunset bliss you always hit the disco spot, however balearic, however Munich, however camp, however Brighton. Summer, Moroder and Bellotte gold The Wanderer is an album of sexy wonders, filled with synth sweetness, rock edges, epic sonic adventures and Summer at her vocal and lyrical … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: Donna Summer’s The Wanderer
Now the glitter has finally settled it is time to write a few words about the best thing to happen to a farm that hops in many a year. Yes Alfresco Festival was everything and more than I expected it to be – and being Aspergers believe me I overthink everything a festival is suppose to be. From the welcome Mark and gang gave as … Continue reading Loved up and family thanks to Alfresco Festival
So this is the moment where I declare my proud French roots and let you all know my family were cobblers in France. Or maybe not. Anyway regardless of my dubious Huguenots connections, Christine and The Queens’ Girlfriend feat. Dâm-Funk has got me. Yes a pop star that looks like the queers around me, the kids I love. Touché Héloïse, you and your girders are gonna … Continue reading Perfect distraction: Christine and The Queens’ Girlfriend feat. Dâm-Funk
And there I was thinking there wasn’t a disco diva as sparkling as Mr Luke Howard. Yep he’s found his match and it is everything. So if you fancy throwing open the windows, flinging out your arms and singing at the top of your voice, impressing each and every neighbour in your block (maybe), then this is the Mixcloud moment for you. Three hours of … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: Spiritland Legends Diana Ross hosted by Luke Howard
The joy of those early clubbing days, the blur, the beer, the bass, the wide eyes, the big grins, the hands in the air, the oversized jumpers, (hence the sweat), the randoms, the escape, those hats, the queers, the not so queer, the hugs, the strangers becoming family. Róisín Murphy captures it all in the video for her latest slice of elegant electronica, the glorious … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: Róisín Murphy’s All My Dreams
I’ll always work it for you Florence. June the 29th can’t come soon enough. Florence and the Machine new album High as Hope is out June 29 via Republic. Stream or download the single Hunger here. Yes buy not steal. Remember kids, home taping is killing music. Web | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook Continue reading Florence – my forever perfect distraction
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