The Zap Club was always much more to me than just a name above an archway. Its influence on my life far greater than anything this wide-eyed queer suede head could have imagined back in 1990 when I first made my way to its famous if filthy Brighton dancefloor. The sea salt ingrained in the crumbling arches was as fundamental to my life as a … Continue reading Spirit of Zap Reunion
First, it was the lights. Then the extractor fan, then the builders. Then the lights. Oh, the lights. My brain bickers as the lights flicker. Flicker, flicker, flicker. Waiting, waiting, waiting. 2, 4, 7, 12, 20 minutes late. The time passing by, ticking as loud in my head as the fan in the ceiling. Overloaded and over here as I wait my turn. Wait, wait, … Continue reading ADHD, Autism and me: waiting
So here’s one of those lists of tunes in some kind of particular order on a streaming service that will come in handy when you fancy dancing like no one is watching – either in the comfort of your own home all solo-like or in a neighbourly fashion with, erm, your neighbours. Music to make friends with, party with, shake hips to and ensure you … Continue reading Wildblood & Queenie’s Spotify playlist thing
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
You know how it is. Something comes along and you fall hard. Real hard. That feeling, those emotions, the love. One of those moments you’ll always remember. Well, it turns out if you fall once you can fall again and so it is with We Are Love, the homegrown 1BTN festival that captured our hearts and brought us a community we didn’t know we needed. … Continue reading We Are Love Festival 2024
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
This LGBQ+ History Month I’m gonna be digging deep into my illustrator archives and sharing some of my portfolio of past wonders. That’s me, Queen Josephine. Drawing a queer crowd in pen and ink since 1984. Here is Bootsie Sue – a character I created back in 1992. They say to draw what you know. Well here I am – promoting an exhibition at Brighton’s … Continue reading LGBTQ History Month : Bootsie Sue
Wildblood and Queenie 