Fringe World takes over the city from Friday 18th January as singers, trapeze artists, comedians, burlesque performers, contortionists, drag stars and combinations of all of the above showcase their talents. We’ve sorted, searched and sifted through over 800 shows to highlight some of the gigs we’re most excited about! Whether they’re local performers we know […]
Madonna surprised New Year revellers at the iconic Stonewall Inn in New York City. The singer delivered a surprise acoustic performance with son David Banda on hand to help out. Madonna performed her megahit Like a Prayer and a cover of the Elvis Presley classic Can’t Help Falling in Love. The singer wore a leather jacket adorned with […]
Will & Grace is staying on top of their guest star game, casting Matt Bomer and Adam Rippon in their upcoming season. The actor and the Olympic skater will join Friends star David Schwimmer and comedian Chelsea Handler among others in the second serving of the sitcom’s revival. Bomer is set to play a “smooth-talking […]
A new documentary film looks into Madonna’s early days in New York and her first forays into the music industry. Directed by Guy Gudio, the documentary looks at Madonna’s time as a member of The Breakfast Club and her early days as a solo performer. The film uses dramatic recreations and interviews with Madonna’s former band […]
Madonna celebrates her sixtieth birthday today, the singer has had hit records consistently throughout the last four decades and has constantly reinvented herself. Right from the beginning of her career Madonna has championed the LGBTIQ+ community, been outspoken about HIV/AIDS and put queer culture and people front and centre in her work. Madonna’s currently in […]
Award winning musician, songwriter and producer Reggie Lucas has died aged 65. The musician who played with Miles Davis, and shared a creative partnership with James Mtume, is best known for producing Madonna’s debut album in 1983. Lucas passed away following a long illness with heart disease. His daughter posted a message to Facebook announcing […]
Vogue: The Madonna Circus | The Pleasure Garden | Until 24th February | ★ ★ ★ ★ Drag star BarbieQ and local circus company Kinetica have forged a great partnership combining their talents. Their show Sinsuality was a stand out at previous editions of Fringe World and now they’re presenting and brand new show – Vogue: The Madonna […]
Forget Gwyneth and the House of Goop, the House of Q has all the lifestyle tips you need to survive. BarbieQ is here with all the advice you need, but never wanted to ask… Barbie, I’ve recently moved into a share house and one of my new flat mates has zero concept of personal space, […]
Legendary New York gossip columnist Liz Smith has died aged 94. Smith’s career as a journalist started in the 1950’s and she worked all the way into her late 90’s, sharing news about movie stars, musicians and the rich and powerful. While the newspapers she wrote for in her heyday have cut staff and budgets, […]
George Michael’s video for Freedom ’90 is one of the most iconic music clips of all time, and now behind the scenes footage and outtakes from the clip have been released for the first time. When George released his second solo album Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 in 1990 he wanted to be taken more seriously as […]
