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
Like the school disco full of the kids you really wanted to be, Chris & Dom’s Sunday Almanac at Saint George’s Inn, Brighton celebrated 10 Years in decadent and dandy style yesterday. All queer like. All landlord dancing on the tables, singing till your throat broke, just the one more then, clipping speakers, kilts flying, beads never worried, Shameless dancefloor reunions, bear hugs, disco loved ones, Whitney and … Continue reading Thank you Sunday Almanac
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
I did a radio show. It was alright. Actually, it was one of my favourites as I rounded up 2023 and our 30th anniversary year of celebrations, reflecting on the three decades of tunes and disco action Queenie and I have been lucky enough to enjoy together. There was lots of love and lots and lots of house music. Soulful house. Funky house. Deep house. … Continue reading Listen again: 1BTN 22.12.23
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
#TBT to that day in April ’23 when the Chris & Dom’s Record Box Sunday Almanac reprobates descended into our 30/60 celebration at Patterns with style. Decadent disco darlings of the queerest kind soundtracked by the ever-sassy showstoppers that are Chris Goddard and Dom Agius Can’t wait to join the Sunday Almanac fam on January 28th at Sunday Almanac 10th Birthday Bash at Saint Georges, … Continue reading Chris & Dom’s Sunday Almanac 10th Birthday
Wildblood and Queenie 