British band The Communards will be marking the 35th anniversary of their debut album by putting out a new version of the record with heaps of bonus content. The band comprised singer Jimmy Sommerville and classically trained pianist Richard Coles. In 1985 Sommerville quit Bronski Beat and formed a new partnership with Coles, who had […]
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 […]
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. […]
This Friday Connections Nightclub marks it’s 40 year history with the second of it’s Decadance parties. This time round ‘Electric Dreams‘ is celebrating the club’s second decade between 1985 – 1995. So what tunes were we really listening to in gay venues in the late 80’s? We headed into the archives to see what songs […]
When it comes to length, who has the longest 12 inch records? We take a look at five longer than average tunes. A few weeks back I was hanging out at POP! at Connections and DJ Cinnamon played George Michael’s ‘I Want Your Sex’. Not the single, but the whole 12″ inch version. I remember […]
