Getting to Know… Travis Alabanza
A new and compelling wave of PoC artists have been coming through on the cabaret scene of late. They are challenging some and comforting others, and they’re making people sit up and take notice. One of...
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The months just fly by don’t they!? We’re already in March and spring is on its way…time to dust yourselves down and emerge into the sunshine. All these places to go and people to see! So yes, this...
View ArticleThe Sex Shells
If you haven’t heard of the Sex Shells yet, you probably don’t get out much. You’re probably a corporate research analyst for Jane Norman. Or maybe you’re Myleene Klass. She’s probably never been East...
View ArticleQX Meets…KARNAGE
Josh Lee meets the young gay rapper making waves on London’s hip-hop scene. On every season of every TV talent show, there’s at least one contestant who looks as though they would find the quietest...
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Do you sometimes feel you need some structure in your life or do you prefer a few surprises along the way? There’s something to be said for regular nights out in London, that’s not to say the nights...
View ArticleCharity Kase’s 100 Days of Drag
East London drag artist Charity Case has been making waves on social media over the last few weeks with her mindblowing “100 days of drag” project. Her looks are challenging, haunting, unique and...
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Fashion lovers, this weekend we’re back on the London Fashion Week trail amongst other things…if you work in or study fashion, it’s time to get yer gladrags out! Mind you I never need an excuse! I also...
View ArticleQX Meets… Daniel Lismore
The opulent kingfisher of London’s fashion underground, Daniel Lismore has made a name for himself through his kaleidoscopic imagination, and his notoriously effortless melding of couture and...
View ArticleDJ Of The Week… Sottoh
Parisian cutie Sottoh is jetting over to London next weekend to DJ at fag ash-flicking, insouciant gay night PATSY at Dalston Superstore. We sat him down asked him all about DJ stuff, including his...
View ArticleDouglas Dare
Dark, sombre times call for dark, sombre music. Douglas Dare is a London-based singer/songwriter, whose most recent release, Aforger, is a beautifully moving response to two personal events; coming out...
View ArticleLa Voix, Sweetie!
Absolutely Fabulous star, Britain’s Got Talent finalist and Drag Idol winner La Voix is packing up her stilettos and hitting the road with a brand new show – Red Hot Globe Trot. How much of a diva is...
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February’s theme is always love! Yes, it’s the month of romance, but in these troubling times we should cast our nets wider to encompass a sense of unity and world peace. Perhaps it’s a bit of a...
View ArticleShe’s BACK! The return of LIPSYNC1000
Jonny Woo on the evolution of drag, and the return of his acclaimed contest LIPSYNC1000 To say LIPSYNC1000 has been a success, would be a slight understatement. It’d be like saying Princess Beatrice is...
View ArticleRay Noir
Most of you probably know Ray Noir quite well. If you haven’t bumped into him in a smoking area in East London, YOU’RE NOT GOING OUT ENOUGH. We once passed out during one of his music video shoots and...
View ArticleMidweek Mini Cabaret Crawl!
Jason Reid shows that even on a Tuesday in January, there’s still a glitteringly camp night out to be had on London’s gay scene. Any night can be a good night out if you hit the right venues and...
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You know, I love it when people show the conviction of their dreams and aspirations and make things happen. Take stalwart of the New York scene Lady Bunny, who is coming to London to perform a riotous...
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London scene figures from Muslim and Middle Eastern backgrounds tell us why we must stand together against persecution Last weekend, in a terrifying and discriminatory move against liberalism,...
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It’s always good to switch things up! Y’know, change your routine and set yourself some challenges. Things don’t always end up the way you’ve planned but you could be in for a few interesting...
View ArticleThe Nightbus
Disruptive drag performer The Nightbus is a personification of everything we love about the alternative queer club scene. She’s talented, she’s original, and she’s not here to make fucking friends,...
View ArticleFirst Time In Drag!
They’re the unmissable, messily anarchic glamazons of any gay scene, one moment lip-syncing their way through an Ariana Grande number, the next nicking your boyfriend’s drink. You’d think they came out...
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