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Latest Gay caught up with Boogaloo Stu

Describe yourself.
Showbiz-superstar, extraordinaire.

Where do you get your ‘visual’ look from?
I recycle old charity shop dresses from the 60s and 70s – I unpick them, check out the amount of fabric pieces I have and then reassemble them into a new form – a shirt and matching tie, pants and matching socks. It’s all made by my own fair hands, and it’s eco friendly to boot!

Do you have a favourite item of clothing?
A refurbished fireman’s helmet, covered in silver sequins with ‘Stu’ spelt out in glittering diamante across the perspex visor, topped with a huge plume of black feathers. Read the rest of this article »

The Odeon in Brighton was the place to be recently as the Justin Campaign screened the film Brighton Bandits in aid of the fight against homophobia in football on the International Day Against Homophobia

Having been crowned Gay Football League Champions in 2006, Brighton Bandits FC made the first ever in-depth documentary last year about a gay football team. The aim of the film is to debunk the myth that gay men don’t play football – a myth that is shared by the gay community, the football industry and beyond. Read the rest of this article »

Anita Klein is one of the finest and most collected printmakers working in Britain today. Her art is witty, charismatic, warm and poignant; an archive of personal moments that everyone can identify with.

“At a time when the art world seems to be full of artists attempting to shock and denigrate, Klein’s intimate, life affirming work comes as a welcome breath of fresh air.” Says art dealer Vincent Eames, “Her works convey a unique pleasure in the everyday moments that make life special”.

This sale will showcase a large selection of original prints, drawings and paintings ranging from some of Klein’s earliest prints to her most recent works. The artist will also be at the studios on 31 May and 1 June for a private introduction to the show and informal chance for guests to ask Anita questions about her work. To reserve your place please call 01273 841244 or email: info@thefineartpartnership.co.uk

Anita Klein, Jointure Studios, Ditchling, 29 May–1 June
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Warm up

Last year’s Great Escape was at times, erm, great, so this year has a lot to live up to. It takes a band of some magnitude to set the tone for the annual weekend event featuring more than 200 bands playing 30 venues, and We Are Scientists step in for the event’s official warm-up show perfectly. The largely industry and so-hip-we-buy tickets-for-gigs-before-anyone-else-even-knows-they’re-happening crowd fills the XFM stage at The Barfly to bursting point. You might expect this posturing audience to feign indifference whilst carefully adjusting their angular side-partings or pulling their skinny jeans up, but in the company of the indie-pop Brooklyn act, all pretension is thrown to the wind as seemingly everyone gets sucked into dancing. A brilliant set paying attention to both full length albums, though perhaps more to the crowd-pleasing In Love and Squalor, is rapturously received as the band demonstrate why they should have been as big as sound-alikes, The Killers. Lead singer Keith Murray and guitarist Chris Cain are the comedy double act of the weekend, providing silly, surreal banter and affectionate mockery between indie anthems a-plenty. Tonight’s proper party atmosphere sets the scene for what should be another ‘great’ weekend. Read the rest of this article »