British model, actor and author April Ashley passed away on 27th December, she was 86 years old. Ashely was outed by the British press in 1961 when they revealed she was a transgender woman, she is one of the earliest people in British people to undergo gender reassignment surgery. In her early twenties Ashley moved […]
Australia’s largest vogue competition will be twirling back into the Mardi Gras line-up for 2019 after their sell-out debut last year. Sissy Ball will returns to Sydney’s Carriageworks to once again collaborate with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and Red Bull Music for an extravaganza on the runway. Mother of the House of Slé, […]
Troye Sivan is serving some high-fashion editorial in his last music video. The second video from his upcoming album of the same name, Bloom, follows the success of the LPs debut single My My My. In the clip, the Perth expatriate channels his best avant-garde supermodel in an assortment of flowery situations under the direction of Vogue […]
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, […]
A leading HIV researcher, well known celebrities and British Olympians are among the many people acknowledged in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours. Professor Amanda Fisher, the director of the MRC Clinical Sciences Centre at Imperial College in London will become a dame. Fisher’s discoveries helped pinpoint HIV as the virus that leads to AIDS. The […]
The iconic queer documentary Paris is Burning has been added to the US Library of Congress. The film is one of 25 movies of historical importance that has been selected for cultural preservation the country’s national film registry. Filmed in the late 1980’s, and released in 1990, the documentary explores New York’s drag ballroom scene and […]
Madonna has won a copyright case which involved one of her best known songs. Despite borrowing elements of The Sasoul Orchestra’s track ‘Love Break’ a court has ruled that it did not breach copyright. The classic song contains a sample of a trumpet that is 0:23 seconds long, but the US 9th circuit court decision […]
The First Monday in May (M) Directed by Andrew Rossi The title refers to the annual fundraising gala for the Manhattan’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. Money raised goes to the museum’s costume institute which houses the world’s biggest collection of fashion. Rossi, who shot and edited the breath-taking doco, captures all the behind-the-scenes details as […]
It’s hard to believe but Madonna’s iconic track ‘Vogue’ has just celebrated it’s 25th anniversary. To mark the occasion dancers Jose and Salim ‘Slam’ Gauwloos who appeared in the clip joined Madonna on her Blonde Ambition tour have released a new video. Even though their now in their 40’s these guys have still got the moves! […]
Our foray into the world of cassettes this week brings us two artists related to Madonna and the only solo output from George Michael’s Wham! sidekick. Patrick Hernanez, Born To Be Alive CBS, 1979 He’s a classic one hit wonder with the title track, personally ‘Born To Be Alive’ is one of my favourite songs […]
