Larry Steinbachek, keyboard player for queer ’80s band Bronski Beat has passed away. Steinbachek’s sister Louise Jones, told the BBC that he passed away in December following a short battle with cancer. He was 56 years old. Alongside Steve Bronski and Jimmy Somerville, Steinbachek formed the electro band Bronski Beat in 1983 and the trio quickly […]
Tags: 80s, Age of Concent, gay, Homophobia, Jimmy Somerville, john foster, Larry Steinbachek, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, music, Pride, queer, Richard Coles, Smalltown Boy, Steve Bronski, The Communards, Truthdare Doubledare
13 Jan 2017 /
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Singer Jimmy Somerville has posted a video in response to the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida. The former lead singer of Bronski Beat and The Communards sings a verse from Brosnki Beat’s classic tune ‘Why’, it’s lyrics ‘You and me together, fighting for our love’ still having resonance decades after the song was first released. […]
Tags: Bisexual, Bronski Beat, Florida, gay, Jimmy Somerville, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Orlando, Pulse, rose, The Communards, trans*, transgender, Why
17 Jun 2016 |
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Dance music artist Kate Ryan is the latest artist to cover Bronski Beats queer anthem ‘Smalltown Boy’. The Belgian artist has delivered the track as a light dance tune and renamed it ‘Runaway (Smalltown Boy)’. Ryan, who represented Belgium at Eurovision in 2006, has often scored a hit in Europe by updating tracks with a […]
Tags: BEF, Brandon Flowers, British Electric Foundation, Bronski Beat, Dido, Divine Knights, Emelie Simon, Jimmy Somerville, Jose Gonzales, Kate Ryan, Little Boots, Real McCoy, Sharon Corr, Smalltown Boy, The Killers
26 Jul 2015 |
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Former Bronski Beat singer Jimmy Somerville has marked the thirtieth anniversary of their hit ‘Smalltown Boy’ by recording a brand new version of the track. The new piano version of the tune is a far cry from the electro dance track that made Somerville a household name, but it showcases the songs meaningful lyrics and […]
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23 Jun 2014 |
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A busker in Berlin was standing on the street singing the Bronski Beat song ‘Smalltown Boy’ when the original singer of the song Jimmy Somerville just happened to be passing by. Somerville jumped in and started singing along. The song about coming out was a breakthrough hit for Bronski Beat in the mind 80’s. Somerville […]
Tags: Berlin, Bronski Beat, Busker, Jimmy Somerville, Smaklltown Boy, The Comunards
5 Nov 2013 |
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