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M ASPALOM AS PRIDE FUN IN THE SUN
FR ANKIE KNUCKLES GODFATHER OF HOUSE
UNDIES-COVERED P L E A SU R E S
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10.30pm – Drinks at Lisbon. Lisbon on Victoria Street is a great starting point or your queer night out. This traditional pub has a magnicent 1pm – Arrival at Liverpool Lime Street. From here it’s oldschool ceiling and a riendly atmosphere. only a short mince to base2stay. 1.30pm – Arrive at base2stay. Dump the bags, reshen up and make ourselves presentable.
base2stay Livepl base2stay is a new concept in hotels. The idea is simple: there are no hidden charges and because the hotel is stripped o all the services and extras you don’t use anyway, the prices are kept as low as possible. But it manages to do this without skimping on the things you really do want: ree wi-, 30 mins o ree local and national calls, ull air-conditioning and luxury surroundings.
2.00pm – Lunch at Lunya. Liverpool’s multiple award-winning Catalan restaurant is a usion deli and restaurant, located in a beautiully converted 18th century warehouse in Liverpool One on College Lane (by Habitat and Waterstones). Lunch deals include three tapas dishes and bread, or a three-course set menu with a drink, both or under £10.
base2stay hotels inupthat has neitherisadierent hotel norrom a barmost to swallow the it budget o unwary travellers. Instead it has a ree Nespresso machine in the spacious reception lounge, a vending machine with high-street prices instead o the infated hotel minibar prices charged elsewhere, and selected discounts at local bars, restaurants and retailers.
3.00pm – Shopping at Liverpool One. Everything rom All Saints to Henri Lloyd is located at Liverpool One, so any gay will have a eld day. Make sure you keep an eye on Liverpool-one.com or the latest discounts and oers available to shoppers. Students are also reminded to carry their NUS or discounts o up to 25% at selected retailers.
There is also a compact kitchen unit in every room, making it perect or clubbers wanting a pad to crash on a night out in a new city, businessmen and -women who don’t want to pay £20 or room service, and couples wanting a city break without the uss.
6pm – Check in properly at base2stay hotel. Grab a complimentary Fairtrade coee or two rom the Nespresso machine and head up to your room to get ready or dinner. At this point it’s worth organising breakast or tomorrow morning. The hotel doesn’t have its own kitchen to keep costs down or guests, but Franklins @ FACT oer a cooked breakas t box or less than £6. Alternatively, Lunya will deliver a continental-style breakast or £5. Compared to the price o most hotels’ own breakasts, this is a steal. Breakast will be delivered to your room any time up to 11am.
The upshot is there aren’t hoteliers pestering you every ve minutes, and you can spend what you want, when you want. Housed in a 19th Century industrial complex, which was once a printworks, a cork warehouse and an engineering works, the building has been revamped by Liverpool architects Austin-Smith Lord while
7pm – Dinner at Bem Brasil. Bem Brasil is a traditional Brazilian churrascaria de Rodizio restaurant. The idea is that you pay a xed ee and enjoy the continual dining experience. Fresh cuts o meat are prepared at the open-plan barbecue and carved at your table, with bee, lamb, chicken and pork served throughout the day. Make sure you try out their barbecued cinnamon pineapple as an excellent palate cleanser at the end.
maintaining certain srcinal quirks, such as the exposed brickwork, ironwork and timber trusses recovered rom earlier 18th Century ships.
11.30pm – Dancing at The Navy Bar. With its 8.30pm – Back to the hotel to get ready. Now’s colourul lighting, cute sta and cheap drinks, The the time to try out all those new outts you bought Navy Bar makes a perect next stop on your tour o throughout the day. Once you’ve plucked and preened Liverpool. Add to that the best mainstream dance yoursel, and maybe had a quick disco nap, it’s time to and pop classics, and you won’t be able to get o head out. the dancefoor!
Rooms are spacious, elegant and stylish, with a prevailing designer aesthetic dreamed up by French expert Clarissa Nadler. The hotel itsel is almost a gallery, with specially commissioned art by local creative Ronald Diennet, who created no less than 525 pieces or base2stay. Prices start rom just £49 per room per night, up to £149 or the luxurious Secret Garden Suite, with its own private terrace garden and two foors to sleep up to ve people. www.base2stay.co.uk
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devised by Gordon Ramsay’s old riend Nigel Paul Smith. Alternatively, with Gusto, PanAm, Blue Bar & Grill, Circo Bar & Restaurant, Portico and more all located at the Albert Docks, you can take your pick rom where to eat. base2stay oers guests special 20% o vouchers or selected restaurants,including a couple o places at the docks. Just ask at the reception which oers are currently available. 3.30pm – Aternoon treat at the Funky Shake Bar. I you’re not already ull up on cakes and clotted cream, why not pop into the Funky Shake Bar and try a shake or a healthy smoothie? Everything rom Revels to a Toee Crisp can be blended into a delicious (i very attening) milkshake. There’s also a wide selection o 1am – Camp clubbing at the G-Bar Showbar. On traditional sweets and candies. Eberle Street, G-Bar is a much-loved local venue with spangly drag queens, a young crowd and an up-or-it 4pm – The Yellow Duckmarine Tour. Hop on this attitude. The Showbar eatures drag DJs Lavinia, converted WWII amphibious landing crat, which Whitney Wide-On, Sian and Doreen Kumkwik spinning departs every 15-30 minutes. Tickets areavailable out the best camp trash in Liverpool. rom the Anchor Courtyard at Albert Dock, although it is recommended you book tickets in advance and double 3am – Aterparty at Bitch Disco. Fridays see Bitch check the departure and arrival times. The Yellow Disco roll out the big guns downstairs in G-Bar. Duckmarine Tour skirts the city or hal an hour, beore Resident DJs include Neil James, Wayne Cuddy, Davy the legendary ‘splashdown’, where the Duck takes to Kidd, Andy Matthews and Andy Mac, with house, tech,the water or the remainder o the journey. electro and G-Bar classics. Vodbulls and shotsare ridiculously cheap at just £1, with bottles starting at 5pm – Head back to base2stay to reshen up. You can £2. What more do you need? The club is open till 5am, relax, take a shower, and take advantage o the ree1am wi- – Clubbing at Garlands. Garlands is legendary which will give you plenty o time to party. . Or else you can sit back and read the complimentary across the country as one o the UK’s premier copy o Lern Yersel Scouse (Scouse Press) includedgay-riendly in clubbing destinations. Like Federation your welcome pack. or the Hacienda back in the day, Garlands is known as a no -holds-barred nighttime spectacular, whe re 7pm – Dinner at Puschka. Puschka is agay-owned everyone mixes without attitude, whether gay, straight 10.45am – Wake-up call rom reception. Time to quality bistro located on Rodney Street. You can expect or undecided. Armies o abulously dressed drag throw on a dressing gown and stick the coee on beore tasty starters such as cream o caulifower soup wi th queens and entertainers prowl Eberle Street and lure the breakast arrives. trufe oil and gruyere straws, hand-dived scallops you into their palace o clubbing excellence. Expect with caulifower puree and black pudding, or potted bright colours, a vibrant crowd and the best music in 11am – Breakast rom Franklins @ FACT. Time to
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tuck in to your cooked breakast!
Southport shrimps, craboclaw, mace butter andduck, toast. Liverpool any weekend. There’s always queue, Mains include ne cuts steak, Gressingham good thingsoncome to those who wait,and you awon’t be but pollack llet and wild mushroom and thyme pudding.disappointed! 12pm – Head to Albert Dock. The walk will take teen The trufe mousse, crème brulee and rhubarb and oat to twenty minutes and will give you a bit o resh air too. crumble make the perect nish.
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12.30pm – Visit Liverpool Maritime Museum. Absorb 9pm – Drinks at The Curzon. The Curzon is Liverpool’s yoursel in a bit o culture and check out the histories 11am – Checkout rom base2stay. As with their ‘Arrival cruisiest bar, but has a great atmosphere to visit with o slavery, piracy, smuggling and war in Liverpool. The Base’ deal, however, you can also book a room or just riends. An open-mind is a must, but you’ll get to museum eatures its own exhibition on gay men at sea, an hour or two later on in the day with their ‘Departure experience a genuinely riendly and welcoming bar including a brie section on the gay language Polari. Base’ experience. 2pm – Lunch in the Museum Dining Rooms. 12am – Brunch at 3345 Parr Street. 3345 Parr 11pm – Drinks at Pink. Known in Liverpool or its Surprisingly, the museum’s ourth-foor restaurant Street is a lounge bar and restaurant, housed inside the inectious radio adverts, which both entert ain and annoy appears in the Michelin Guide’s top ten eateries in amous Parr Street recording studios. As such, expect a in equal measure, you’re sure or a camp good time at Liverpool. Food is only served rom midday till 5pm, bohemian favour and a creative crowd. Pink. Check out abulous DJ Brenda asshe works the specialising in lunch and aternoon tea, with a menu crowd into a bubbly pink roth o gayness. 1pm – Wave bye-bye to Liverpool!
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UNDIES-COVERED PLEASURES
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Manbears By Simon Savage Goldilocks would have had a feld day i she had happened across Manchester’s Canal Street or the frst May Bank Holiday weekend as it turned into a sea o bears and cubs and then became a urry uzz.
Now on its 14th event the ‘Great British Bear Bash’ has become a must visit or bears, cubs, otters and their ans rom across the globe. Men rom all over the UK, Europe, America and even urther aeld revelled in the our-day long event rom the opening
weekends highlights - The Pool Party (which sells out every year). Think a rather camp and delightully hairy bear soup.
‘riendly welcome’ at the REM Bar.
at Theand Birdcage, barbecue in Sackville For more inormation visit: Park, bear themed nights at www.manbears.co.uk several o the bars with particular mention going out to The Eagle.
As well as the club nights, including the opening ‘Navy’ themed party at the Ritz on the Friday night, there were endless amounts to do during the daytime. Many opting or a special Beary ew hours at The Basement Sauna beore cooling o at one o the
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Other highlights included a cabaret show, talent search and dance troupe
Legends played host to the clubbing with the inamous Foam Party (less attire the better) on the Sunday night as a ond and rothy arewell!
A brilliant event all in all and one that needs to eature heavily in any bear or bear lovers diary! We can’t wait till next year... and i you can ’t either… there is always the Pre-hi ‘bear’ nation event in the Autumn.
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Next top model Competition
Following last year’s success, Manchester Pride is today re-launching ‘Pride’s Next Top Model’. This competition aims to nd two models (one male and one emale), who will appear in the estival’s marketing campaign or 2012.
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LADY GAGA - Strange
The landscape o art is shiting... has shited, the way in which people want and choose to interact with the cultural oerings o their city is changing. West Yorkshire Playhouse is responding to this ongoing evolution
To celebrate the beginning o this new strand o programming or West Yorkshire Playhouse, the cae and bar will be transormed into, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, a Cabaret on Saturday 18 June. Designed by
with TRANSFORM, a programme o work which will take place throughout the building. Working with Artistic Director Ian Brown and the Playhouse’s new associate producer Amy Letman, TRANSFORM curators Alan Lane and Kully Thiarai have created a season o work that has hitherto not had much o a place in the Playhouse’s programme. From a new durational piece by internationally renowned artis t Chris Goode to Geraldine Pilgrim’s 15 minute perormance; From Lemn Sissay’s one man show to The Red Room’s installation and perormance in which everyone can get involved, each work investigates how theatre can be transormative.
installation artist Shanaz Gulzar the event will include perormances rom The Wau Wau Sisters, Bourgeois & Maurice (Beth Ditto is a big an describing them as absolute lth), Company FZ and close-up magic rom Tim Sutton. The WYP promises a ortnight o theatrical dierence, ingenuity and above all... entertainment. West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds 6th – 18th June Box Oce: 0113 213 7700 www.wyp.org.uk Photo: Tom Je
Quality listening Pioneer continues to strengthen its lineup in the DJ market with the release o the HDJ-500T with included microphone cord; a new model designed or home DJing. The HDJ-500 headphones give a clear middle and low range or more accurate drum kick and snare sound monitoring, essential or DJ mixing. The HDJ-500T can now be utilized in even more situations, the standard fexible coil cord is listening to music on a mobile or DJing whilst a new straight phone. cord with a microphone allows or on the go hands-ree talking when www.pioneer.eu/uk
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and Beautiul The Fabulous Style o Lady Gaga By Laura Coulman With ‘Born This Way’ destined or a long stay in the album charts the plethora o books about this particular enigmatic popstar continues to grow. Back in 2005, struggling songstress Steani Germanotta – hal-crazed rom hunger and one bad trip – reinvented hersel as Lady Gaga, a earless, attention-craving alter-ego determined to write and wear whatever she pleased. Once unleashed, Gaga’s arsenal o eye-catching, jaw-dropping looks changed the ace o pop culture orever, inspiring reverence and revulsion in equal measure, and helping to make her one o the most infuential celebrities on the planet. This book pays tribute to her own unbridled orm o sel-expression, showcasing each o her most compelling looks – rom glinting space suits to rothy lace ancies to glitter-bone corsets to bloodstained ensembles resh rom the abattoir. Lavishly illustrated with more than 150 colour photos, Strange and Beautiul reveals the concepts, clothes, directors and designers that help Lady Gaga push ashion to its very limits.
Prizes include: Two VIP passes to Manchester Pride’s Big Weekend and the chance to be the ace o Manchester Pride’s marketing campaign. Winners will also receive copies o their photos or portolio use. Will Hadeld rom Manchester and Emma Speed rom Liverpool won the competition last year. Commenting on her win, Emma Speed said: “We got to lead the parade with Sir Ian McKellen and it was just exhilarating. It was an experience I will never orget and I would most denitely recommend it to others.” Will Hadeld said: “I was completely shocked to win, and o course really excited! The whole experience was amazing.” The competition will run until Monday 18 July with application ormsavailable at www.manchesterpride.com. Early Bird tickets are now available or Manchester Pride’s our-day Big Weekend, which runs romFriday 26- Monday 29 August, cost £15.00 plus booking ee and are available until 30 June. From 1 July tickets will cost £20.00 plus booking ee. Tickets can be purchased at www.manchesterpride.com or at various venues around the city.
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SINGLES
By Adam Lowe
Whats on //Manchester Take That hit Manchester ALEX GAUDINO FT. KELLY ROWLAND What a Feeling Out Now
JILL S COTT FT. ANTHONY HAMILTON So In Love 27th June
R&B has gone out o ashion with Jilly rom Philly, the star o HBO/BBC’s music buyers. Kelis knows it, Snoop The No. 1 Lady’s Detective Agency Dogg knows it and Kelly Rowland and winner o three Grammy Awards, denitely knows it. Ater working returns rom the success o The Real with David Guetta on two smash hits, Thing: Words and Sounds, Vol. 3 with and now having two UK number ones her new album The Light o the Sun. under her belt, she’s turning to another‘So in Love’ is the rst single rom dance legend, Alex Gaudino, to hit the this album with her new contract at charts again. Gaudino is best known Warner. ‘So in Love’ is classic Jill, with or ‘Destination Calabria’, which long laidback grooves, mellifuous vocals and ago became a clubbing anthem. The neo-soul sass. While ‘So in Love’ doesn’t collaboration is inspired. Gaudino and reach the intoxicating heights o ‘Love Rowland slow down the tempo right Rain’ or the ree-fowing jubilance o down, instead oering a euphoric ‘He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat)’, it’s summer vibe perectly suited or partiesthreaded with a real sunshine unk on the patio. This the gusto o that’s ‘Commander’ and lacks the elation o ‘When ace. guaranteed to put a smile on your Love Takes Over’, but nevertheless achieves s omething transcendent and sublime.
CALVIN HARRIS FT. KELIS Bounce 13th June
It’s denitely time to shine as Gary, Robbie. With nearly 2 decades o Jason, Howard, Mark and Robbie hits, numerous best-selling albums make their triumphant return to including the astest s elling album their home town o Manchester, witho the century and countless sell out a monumental 8 tour dates at t he tours under their belts, these guys City o Manchester Stadium over 2 have dominated the charts. weeks. Starting on Friday 3rd June On Monday 6th June DJ Dino and 2011 and covering 2 weekends, Cruz the Disco Inerno team will be giving 101 will be taking you on a journey away loads o Take That cd’s. through their musical career rom With summer season in ull swing the meteoric rise o the 90’s, to there is no reason to miss t his Robbie’s departure and the eventual antastic event or all Take That split and then on to the triumphant ans. come back and now the return o
Atershock Manchester’s ONLY weekly gay
dancing until the early hours.
house night below continues thisproviding Saturday at Sub101, Cruz, the perect hide out or the sexiest clubbers and the hedonistic house lovers in the city. Atershock residents Nik Denton, Gregg Holden, Ross Homson, Dusty & Darren Bewsher deliver the soundtrack o chunky upront beats to keep you
Launched in May ast becoming the onlyAtershock place to beisseen on a Saturday night. Check out our photo galleries rom the past couple o weeks on our acebook page or visit: www.clubatershock.co.uk
JASON DERULO Don’t Wanna Go Home 20th June
The woman whose rothy dairy productsJaaaaasoooon Derrruuuulo teams up bring the boys to the yard is in the with the Fliptones or his latest chunk capable hands o Cavin Harris this time,o inectious urban pop. This track as she continues down the road o dance is an unabashed escapist jaunt into deliciousness. ‘Bounce’ is a sexy electrosummer, and is radio-riendly but o house track with heaps o attitude course totally disposable. Expect Jason and that smoky Kelis favour. Calvin to pop up in shades at every estival Harris’ production work is smooth and going and to be played to death on the sophisticated, riddled as usual with radio (he’s the ninth most-played artist 80s touches, but sounding overall like on British radio). This is one or the a thing o the present rather than the teeny-boppers. past. This will be a good year or both Cavin and Kelis.
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ALBUMS
By Adam Lowe
BEDUK Electric Girl
SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR Make A Scene
6th June
6th June
FM Belfast
Sophie Barker is probably best Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s latest album recognised as one o Zero 7’s vocalists,cements her status as the British queen o appearing on album Simple Things’ dance-pop.A strong opening setsthe tone: breakaway hit ‘In the Waiting Line’. somewhat edgier, but with a rm eye on What type o gay mag would we However she’s also provided vocals or the dancefoor. It’s clear that Sophie knows be i we couldn’t bring ourselves The Egg, Groove Armada, Grooverider,the game, and on this album she has a to mention a band that has no Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins) and Muki. stellar list o collaborators that reads like problem stripping down to their Her sophomore solo album (discounting a dance who’s who. Highlights include the undies during their perormances? one album or kids), sees Barker more Greg Kurstin(Ke$ha, Kylie, Lily Allen) plaintive than beore, with a stripped collaboration ‘Revolution’, Calvin HarrisFM Belast is not really a band, back aesthetic and light production. There helmed ‘O & On’ and her Freemasons it is a community, a orce, a are Motown licks, hints o Joni Mitchell hit ‘Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)’. In riend. You should not treat them and encroaching trip hop elements thatMake a Scene Sophie displays a versatility as yet another buzz-worthy mp3 reveal a soulul but independent singer/that is both welcome and rereshing. clamouring or your attention; you songwriter hitting her stride. should treat them as a potential riend or lover, a welcome addition to your lie that accepts you or who you are, and wants you to be more o it. Who are they, though? For the past our years, Icelandic
using their steadily growing skills to hone a music that catches easily, yet runs deep; an art o perorming that can—and usually does—induce unique and euphoric states in large crowds o people, or just in your headphones. It is harsh and technical, warm and embracing and organic, thoughtul and giddy and cool and inclusive. FM Belasts’s is a careree, light-hearted empathy with balls and vigour, an almost aggressively welcoming party. To see the band in their pants go to www.vimeo.com/21480001
electropop groupthe FMart Belast have Out: JuneMusic – Don’t Want T o been perecting o reading Sleep 3rd – Morr an audience and connecting with it,
ADVENTURES IN DUBSTEP & BEYOND, VOL 2 Joe Muggs 6th June
NO SURRENDER Medicine Babies 20th June
Underground NYC club masters No Ministry o Sounds presents the secondSurrender release their second album: instalment in the foor-shuddering, bodya torrent o hip-hop, synth-pop, soul and juddering Adventures in Dubstep & Beyond indie-rock. This genre-ending sound series. But Joe Muggs delves beneath the is produced by ormer Tricky muse, wobbling bass synonymous with the genre Constanza Francavilla, and Euro team and proves that dubstep has its connoisseurs Radioclit, responsible or MIA and and artists as well as any other type o Santigold. Frazzled with eedback, music. Filthy beats quiver through the blurring with synths and greasy, grimy assortment o tracks, with stalwarts like slick to boot, this is a beey electro album Zed Bias, Hatcha, Terror Danjah and El-B, with clipped beats and more panting than bringing together the latest and greatest a Eurocreme porn shoot. dubstep in one place. Whether you’re new to the big at dirty monster that is dubstep, THE SOUNDS To Die For or you’re a an eager to sink your teethSomething into a primer o who’s who on the scene, this 6th is June the album or you. From the opening track ‘It’s So Easy’ this power quintet rom Sweden oer a heavy progressive electro-rockbeat that grabs the attention. I would suspect that i this manages to get the airplay here in the UK the album will prove itsel and get the band the recognition they deserve. Keep an eye out or the name The Sounds, as they are the sounds o the uture. Tight, melodic and catchy with more than a hint o head banging rock… and not beore time.
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Out at the seaside
Photo: ITV
Over the past couple o years, Pride Torbay has established itsel as a riendly, un and unky event, which really showcases the stunning natural beauty o the ‘Rainbow Riviera.’ This year, the LGBT estival which runs rom Thursday 28th to Sunday 31st July is set to be the most ambitious yet and coming to
(30th July) and participants are asked to choose one o the six colours o the gay rainbow fag and wear something o that colour. A human rainbow fag will then be ormed, taking walkers to the fagship event o the whole weekend – Pride in the Park. Star names on the line-up include Joe McElderry, Diva Fever, Jill Jackson an d
you live in glorious 3D (well everything else is these days!).
The DreamBears.
More than a dozen events will be taking place across the our days including an audience participation cinema screening o The Adventures o Priscilla Queen o the Desert (get working on those rocks!), an outrageous musical theatre boat party aptly named ‘Showboat’, a barbecue pool party, a pink picnic, themed pub and club nights, a gay history and heritage walk and the premier o a brand new gay play called ‘Swallow Your Pride.’
This looks set to be the biggest event in the entire south west, so come and join us in sunny South Devon.
A unique Rainbow Walk takes place on the Saturday morning
For ull details and tickets visit: www.pridetorbay.org
Lladd gay ight For a while now North Wales has been beret o any gay night lie to talk about but that has changed now that there is a regular weekly event at The Washington. Tutti Fruity is every other Thursday and is a lgbt night with resident DJ Miss Wanda Why. Each Thursday will be a dierent theme and will consist o silly games the best tunes and drink promotion. It’s a good night out or the un lover in you… and should you be holidaying in Wales this summer… they’d really love to s ee. The Washington, East Parade, Llandudno. Tel: 01492 877 974
DANCE TRAX With Jason Guy
Federation is r eturning to Leeds over the summer with two huge outdoor summer garden parties planned – you can catch me playing my trademark upliting house at both o them – ull details at www.clubederation.com. As usual, you can download my monthly podcast - simply search or ‘Jason Guy’ in iTunes or download directly rom www.jasonguy.podomatic.com.I you’d like to see your track, club, or event eatured here, contact me at
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-HOTMeet 24 yearold Romanian, INNA - Europe’s latest dance-pop sensation. While you may not know her name already, you will certainly have heard her chart-topping club anthems ‘Amazing’, ‘Hot’ and current UK top 20 single ‘Sun Is Up’. Ryan Houston tracks the busy lady down to nd out more.
How would it eel representing your country next year at Eurovision - is it important and are you proud? I’d love to represent Romania next year at Eurovision but I don’t know exactly know i I will have time. My schedule is pretty hectic nowadays. We’ll see next year... What can ans expect rom your album ‘Hot’? Summer music, a lot o tunes that will keep you on the dance foor! I’m telling you this: i you’re thinking o throwing a party, you need to have this album.
As this is your rst studio album are you worried how ans will take it or are you condent that it’s or everyone? Serge Devant t Taleen Bingo Players How did you rst get into music The album “Hot” has proven its 3 AM Eternal (Ultra Records) Cry Just A Little (3Beat) and why? strength in many countries. I know I always wanted to be a singer, since that British people are not easy Serge rst came to my attention with Now, this track shouldn’t really work. In I was little, thanks to my mother and to please but I hope I’ll gain their his debut track ‘Addicted’ that I rst act, it should be god awul but there’s grandmother. Every Sunday, they sympathy. I’m eagerly looking heard dropped at Beyond in London something about it that means I can’t took me to church with them to sing orward to its release to see how it’s (which I then proceeded to play the stop playing it. Take a sample rom in the church choir. I started taking doing. Also, I can’t wait to perorm ollowing week at Manchester Federation Brenda Russell’s 1988 hit ‘Piano In The singing lessons and perormed at in the UK! ollowed by a hundred requests o “what’s Dark’, give it a unky baseline and... well many youth estivals. Later on, this track?”). This time round, Serge that’s about it, but it works. Originally beore becoming INNA, I tried ‘Hot’ will be released by 3 Beat is resurrecting KLFnew classic ‘3AMwhile created as ‘Davali’, a bit o ait’s piss takedusted in 2004 Eternal’ with athe brand energy, and called been down successully capturing the aura o its time. and given the 2011 treatment. Olav The track builds intensity through its huge Basoski also gets in on the act too, with anthem breakdown, which showcases a tougher, more driving remix ull o KLF’s vocals and delivers us into pure strings and piano stabs– perect or the 80’s bliss with a twist. Serge says about Federation crowd. Be warned though this track, “I kept the best part o the “On no, gave up on the riddle... I cry just song, which is the break o the track with a little” will be lodged in your head! emale vocal singing “KLF” and catchy dial tones that are very recognizable.” Amazing reactions rom the rst play.
my luck with a pop-rock project, I released a couple o tracks that were unortunately unsuccessul. Then my producers, Play & Win, composed my lie changing track, “Hot”.
records on 13th June
How does it eel to be being recognised as not just a Romanian sensation but Europe’s latest dance-pop sensation? It eels extraordinary! It’s really wonderul to see people rom dierent countries having a great time on your music. I’m living my dream and I’m really grateul to all my ans or their amazing support.
Donati & Amato Like An Angel (White Label) Richard Durrand Explode (Black Hole Recordings)
The last time we heard rom the very cool Italian duo was with one o my avourite tracks o last year, their I you’re going to make a progressive/ collaboration with ATFC entitled ‘Thrill trance track, then this is how it should Me’. ‘Like An Angel’ is in act a much be done in my eyes. Taken rom the more progressive aair than that which album ‘Wide Awake’, this isnot normally we are used to rom D&A. Inst antly something I would like... but it alls more catchy, in a non-cheesy way, this track into the tough house categor y or me. destroyed the foor when I rst dropped ‘Explode’ is a beautiullyclimatic, charging it at Federation over Easter. Pick o the piece o house music, with a deep bassline mixes here come rom Andrea Bertolini and long synthchords. Throw in some who delivers an upliting vibe that some beautiully sung lyrics (albeit passed literally bounces along with the sound through a vocoder) rom voalist Kash and o summer. Fingers crossed or the sun just watch the dancefoor explode. It’s to go with it, eh? been on repeat on myiPod or days now .
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Suck My Sour Grapes We’ve all heard o the saying ‘sour He strutted over, ull o aggression, grapes’. It comes rom one o Aesop’s and I braced mysel or a bitch ght. ables. A ox, seeing some grapes on I was about ready to take my earrings a branch, wants to eat them. When out and tear mysel o a weave, when he realises the grapes are too high he dropped a bombshell. This was the or him to reach, he convinceshimsel kinda bombshell Glenn Close would the grapes must not be ripe yet, and make i she could get hold o the thus they’re ‘sour grapes’. The moral bunny rabbits. o the story is that when we don’t get what we want, we oten convince Would I consider dating him again, he ourselves we never wanted it in the asked. Yes, I know. The insanity o it. rst place. Clearly the sight o my grapes hanging rom the branch (whether allegedly Men are exactly the same. Iyou sour or not) is enough to get any man dump a guy, or reject him, how oten drunk. do you hear him turn round and scream (in his campest voice), ‘Well I But in the ace o this blatant never wanted you, anyway!’ masochism I had to ask mysel, was he possessed by the spirit o Recently I had this exact same Colleen Rooney—willing to go back experience. But this guy, not content or humiliation again and again and with being dumped and bitching aboutagain? it, to about make it business to Needless to say, my answer was no. telldecided everyone hishis sour grapes. Apparently I’d chased and awned But the act he even asked told me and begged all over town and he’d two things: turned me down at every stage. 1. Men will never cease to surprise O course, dear. This ox doesn’t go me (or themselves) when it comes to or grapes anyway (I’ll just stick to their desperation. the wine). But i that makes you eel happy, then whatever. 2. Nobody can resist the charms o Beyoncé’s booty. I took the adult, decidedly nonBeyoncé approach, and ignored So remember boys, i you diss me all him. However when I nally ran into over town, and then have the audacity him some eighteen months later, to ask or more tang aterwards, I’ll having encountered approximately have just one thing to say to you: two dozen people who’d heard his sensationalised version o events, Suck my sour grapes! things got stranger.
Gaga Triumphant American business and general listings magazine Forbes has come out with its annual list o the top 100 most powerul celebrities. For the past umpteen years the top spot has been reserved or talk show host Oprah Winrey but zooming in to that exalted position is none other than the equally unassuming Lady Gaga. According to Forbes editor Dorothy Pomerantz told Reuters: “She can use Twitter and Facebook to work the ‘little monsters’ into a renzy that leads to record sales and media attention. She’s the best example o how celebrities will need to manage their careers in the coming years.” 18
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Luciano, Joris Voorn, Riva Starr and others), he Following hot on the heels o spring’s celebrated 20 ‘Future Underground’ album, Pete Tongyears on Radio joins orces with Felix da Housecat to 1 in April, and release ‘All Gone Ibiza ‘11’. It brings this month he together the hottest club tracks that announced a 6 month residency in will soundtrack the White Island and Las Vegas. Add to all this his constant beyond this year, including tracks and touring, production work, remixes, remixes rom Azari & III, Guti, Marco music supervision, lm scoring, and a Carola, Stacey Pullen, Tong & Rogers, weekly Radio 1 show, and he’s without Boys Noize, Digitalism, Stephen Bodzinquestion the busiest man in dance. vs Marc Romboy, and many more. The album also includes two exclusives rom Out: 6th June Pete, with his new track ‘Dawn’ and the Tong & Rogers mix o ‘The World Is To be in with a chance o winning a copy o this antas tic double CD, Beautiul’ by Rony Seiklay. just answer this simple question: 2011 has been one o Pete Tong’s biggest years to date. In March, he heldWhere in the USA has Pete announced his Miami Pool Party (with Hawtin, a 6 months residency?
Pacha – Ibiza Chillt Classics Drawing on a selection o bona-de Balearic beats, horizontal chillers and re-works o classic tracks, this is this summer’s essential downtempo chillout mix. 20+ years o beach liestyle and aterparty relax mode - Pacha has a remarkable pedigree or bringing the best or that stress-ree, easy at home, relaxing on the balcony, tripping in the
and electronic music ans. Out: 23rd June – New State Music To be in with a chance o winning a copy o the 3CD collection, just
garden or coming down rom a estival high moment. From blissed-out tunes to answer this simple question: pre-party anthems this 3CD compilationIbiza is part o which island group? is set to chill even the hottest clubbers
Schl Pp School O Pop eatures top ten tunes This unrom all your avourite poptastic acts packed album also includes including X Factor heartthrobs JLS (Love You More), Jennier Lopez behind-thewith her smashing number one hit Get scenes videos! On The Floor, Justin Bieber with his Out Now unorgettable hit Baby and the new UMTV queen o pop Rihanna (Only Girl). More chart toppers include Cheryl Cole To be in with a chance o winning a (Promise This), Lady Gaga (Born This copy o this CD just complete the Way), and The Saturdays (Higher). Withtitle o this Jessie J hit: these speaker busting anthems, this Price ___? album is bound to be a burning hot chart sensation!
Gaga has well over 30 million Facebook ans and was the rst celebrity to reach ten million ollowers on Twitter. She not only sings about and supports gay rights she requently uses social networking to spread awareness on these issues.
The Top 5 Lady Gaga Oprah Winrey Justin Beiber U2 Sir Elton John
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From pussycats to the wolves
By Ryan Houston
Kimberl y, do you enjoy working with people who aren’t like you; does this give you a chance to improve your perormance? K: You can always learn something rom every experience and opportunity whether it’s good or bad. I love creative people, they inspire me. Who inspired your musi c and you yoursel?
Kimberly Wyatt is a ormer member o the girl super group, Pussycat Dolls, an experience she described as ‘the best Boot Camp or the music industry’ she could ever have hoped or.
What has li e been like or you since leaving Pussycat Dolls? Kimberly: It’s been two years o intense soul searching, challenges and hard work. The transormation has been empowering as well. How was Her Majesty and The Wolves ormed? Spencer: Kim and I met through a mutual riend when she was working on her solo project. And rom there we became ast riends! You guys have been described as a mix between Swedish House Maa and Calvin Harris by the British press. I you had to compare yoursel to other artists who would it be?
K: Those are two incredible artists The Dolls made her a star, but she’s to be compared to and we believe we proving to be just as strong without the are both inspired by them. We’d say band, and has embarked on her own solo our group is very unique but other career. Ater taking a spot as a judge comparisons are the Black-eyed on the hit reality dance show ‘Got To Peas. Spencer on the other hands Dance’, she’s taking a move back into the believes that a more urban theme music industry with the help o Spencer, ts the band better. Other artists we a talented producer, songwriter, and would compare ourselves to would be MC, who has emerged as one oLA’s a Jay-z or Kanye West because we hottest-tipped producers. Together they believe in our work ethic, and we’re orm Her Majesty and The Wolves. very passionate about our music. 20
S: What inspires meSHM, is Dat Punk, Tribe Called Quest, Calvin Harris, Duran Duran, and Kanye West. K: I’m inspired by emale vocalists like Sia, Ladyhawke, Robyn, Florence and the Machine, I eel inspired by DeadMau5, Swedish House Maa, as well as Tim Burton, Vivienne Westwood, Cirque du Soleil, Busby Berkeley, and Paulo Coelho. Kimberly you have appeared as a judge on Got To Dance and have worked with volunteers to teach them how to dance as well as so much more, have you missed the music industry? Do you eel you’re a singer, a judge, a teacher or a dancer? Where does your heart lie? K: Teaching and judging is my purpose in lie. It’s an outlet to share my experiences as a dancer in hopes that I can help them on their own journey. But working with likeminded, positive, creative people that support my crazy visions and creating art with purpose is where my heart lies the most. I don’t think I am one thing, I eel that I’m a passionate artist that loves to create the things that live inside my head. With the release o your hotly tipped singl e ‘Stars in Your Eyes’ and the anticipated release o the album ‘111’, what makes
Her Majesty and The Wolves dierent? S: What makes us dierent is that we have approached pop music in a very theatrical way. Where the music sets the stage to allo w the listener to be part o an experience where our live show will be like going to a play. But the music is more amiliar to progressive house. Readers should buy the album 111 because it is a musical journey through mystic lands with raves and wolves and hints o Little Red Riding Hood!! Why call the album ‘111’? K: 111 has become a sign in my lie that constantly reassures me o my path, my journey, and where I’m headed. When Spencer and I met to talk about becoming a duo I got in my car behind Spencer’s and saw my sign, “111”, on his license plat e. That’s when I knew it was meant to be. But it’s not all about numbers is it..? K: Spencer and I can geek out over music like nobody I’ve ever met. He’s so incredibly intuitive and has a great ear or incredible cool sounds, which never lets me d own...We want to do something innovative and creative in the music industry. The music industry is kind o dying, but we could recreate a new standard and a new way o doing things within it. I’ve never elt this ree and creative. S: The eventual stage production will resemble something like ‘a Lady Gaga show in Ibiza’. Album ‘111’ out 13th June Chime Entertainment/PIAS www.hermajestyandthewolves.com
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CASCADA ‘Miracle,’ ‘Everytime We Touch,’ ‘Truly Madly Deeply,’ ‘Evacuate The Dancefoor;’ these are just some o the essential dance anthems courtesy o German based trio Cascada. They are songs that have transcended the underground and translated into monster chart hits across Europe, with recent UK number one hit ‘Evacuate The Dancefoor’ beating even Michael Jackson to number one on the week o his death. Now, Cascada will release a Greatest Hits package, ‘Original Me’ packed with all these hits singles, and more rom their three platinum albums. In addition to the hits, ‘Original Me’ will also include a completely new album o resh material, recorded
Francisco’ , will be the album’s rst single release. A perect summer anthem, ‘San Francisco’ evokes the biggest Cascada hits o recent year while injecting a shot o 2011 electronica. Aimed at continuing the band’s winning streak o chart domination, the song is the perect bridge rom the hits o the past to the new material on ‘Original Me.’ Out: 6th June - Single ‘San Francisco’ Out: 13th June - New album and Greatest Hits ‘Original Me’
during the last year. One o these new tracks, ‘San
Aussie artist is a Dane I you’re looking or a sure bet on a pop artist destined or big things in the UK and the USA, Dane Rumble is your man. Signed to the Ministry o Sound label over in Australia he has been nominated or a staggering 6 NZ Music Awards and winner o “Best Male Solo Artist,” Dane has soared into the new decade with multiple hit singles under his belt, the most recent o which “Takes Me Higher” went straight to #1 on iTunes as well as the New Zealand Music and Video charts. Though thrilled with the reception o his music, Dane is no stranger to the industry, having spent a number o years in the phenomenally successul hip-hop outt Fast Crew. Opening or the likes o Missy Elliott, the Black Eyed Peas and D12, wasa dream come true or the music-obsessed Kiwi lad who grew up listening tohis step-dad’s beloved and battered vinyl collection.
Not in the least bit ambiguous Alan A. is a young, gay singer and songwriter based in London who has, over the years, produced an interesting blend o sexually explorative, witty, satirical, yet sharp-edged pop music.
Breaking out in 2009 rom hit hip hop crew Fast Crew, Dane embarked on a new solo journey – swapping hip-hop beats or his own distinct cutting edge sound. He openly admits it was a risky, and scary, move. The results, o course, speak or themselves! In just 12 months, the enigmatic artist who has an ear or a killer melody has written and produced some o the most inectious tunes to reverberate the airwaves in recent years. It is Dane’s instinctive sense o what makes a song a winner that has continued to drive his solo career; as well as the overwhelming response he’s had rom those who matter the most – the listeners The single – Cruel out 20th June www.danerumble.com.au
Originally rom France he moved to London in 2004 beore travelling to New York and Montréal to record his rst e.p. Ambiguity, but returned to London last year to work on the promotion o his music, and start perorming. Alan has a pleasant, i raw edge, to his vocals in which his Gallic roots can still be detected. While many love songs provide just about enough dose o sadness or sweetness to soothe you into a gradual lull, Alan A. grooves his way in withmore rumbling undertones o threesomes (“Pleasure”), major upheavals (“Depression”), or the rustrating dilemmas o sexual identity (“Come Over”). Alan A. condently struts his cheekiness through his songs, encouraging people to embrace their individuality. Roll-up, Listen-up and Enjoy! www.alan-a.com 22
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The Godfather of House By Adam Lowe
Frankie Knuckles is the ounding member o Dance music’s hall o Fame. Known as one o the world’s Greatest DJ’s and re-mixers who has played in the worlds’ most amous clubs; the Warehouse, Paradise Garage, Sound Factory, Roxy, Ministry o Sound. He’s a living legend idolized by gay and straight dance music lovers alike. Today he is better known as The Godather o House and it is widely accepted that his style o DJing, selection and the appeal o the Warehouse, which gave house music its name. Frankie, you’ve been on the scene or a very long time. Indeed, you’re oten credited with starting the house scene in NYC. In your opinion, how has house music changed since the 80s? What new changes do you particularly like? Technology has made it easier or anyone to make House Musi c now. Correction, technology has made it easier or anyone to make House Tracks. Credible House Music tends to be more song oriented. However, with the advent o the current technology I like the idea o DJs all over the world being on the same page (musically) and, the convenience o not having to schlepp my entire
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vinyl collection around the globe. You’ve also DJed at innumerable venues over the years. Where was your avourite gig? Where would be your dream gig in the uture? My avourites gigs were obviously the lengthy residencies I held at clubs like; Continental Baths, NYC (19721976), Us Studio TheWarehouse, Chicago (1977 - 1983), Sound
record collection), The Shapeshiters (because o their vast technical expertise and romantic sensibility or great songs), Frankie Feliciano (because o his deep emotional approach to production) and the list goes on.
Factory Ba r, NYC (1991-1997). My dream gig would have a DJ booth that has the look and eel o my living room and, the dance foor would be open-air on a beach like Ku-Da-Tah in Bali with lush tropical breezes and beautiul people, amilies and their children enjoying the atmosphere and the music.
than the States? Why do you think this might be (or not)?
I you were just starting out now as a new DJ, who would be your 21st Century infuences and why?
Do you think house music is more commercially viable in Europe
House Music is more commercially viable in Europe. As a matter o act, it’s more commercially viable practically everywhere else in the world. House Music in the USA is more like the bastard stepchild o the music business. Why? In Europe there’s a great desire and sensibility or dance music with great energy and passion. The rest o the world ollows
The UK & Europe when it comes to commercially viable dance music. How has the download revolution changed modern music? Has it changed the way people DJ? Absolutely! It’s made it easier or me to carry a greater part o my record collection without the weightiness o 2 ull bags o vinyl. For those laptop DJs all they have to do is show up, plug and play. And again, the technology has basically put every DJ around the world on the same page musically, making it possible or audiences that don’t travel to be on point with all the new songs and tracks.
There are a ew... Danny Krivit (because o his history and incredible
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Whats on //Leeds Foamy
Gay, Glitz and Glam? Things are certainly hotting up or Leeds LGB&T Pride on 7th August. Local venues are busy raising cash to make sure that Yorkshire’s largest Pride event remains the ree, un and riendly event that people rom across the country have come to know and love.
partners are in negotiations with some antastic headliners, and not just that we have the stars rom the bars; our local venues will be putting up the best cabaret that the country has to oer – watch this space or more inormation.’
This year’s glitz and glam themed event is ollowing the successul and unique ormat o previous years. A massive main stage and rally on Millennium Square kicks o the proceedings rom noon until 3pm. Whilst keeping tight lipped about the nal line-up a number o local and national acts have been the event would not be complete without the glamour o Yorkshire’s own Dame Shirley Bassey experience.
At 3 o’clock the parade o at through the city streets sets ending the Gay quarter in Lower Eastgate. This year’s Pride will have a tinge o sadness or many who knew Darrell Hirst, Vice Chair and a leading light o Leeds Pride since its conception. Darrell passed on earlier in the year – but his memory lives on with a special trophy going to the best foat mechanical or walking on the parade already dubbed Darrell’s Campest Cart, there certainly promises to be much vying or this most coveted o awards.
Tom Doyle or the Leeds Pride planning group says, ‘We will be announcing more acts closer to the event, Leeds Pride and it’s media
The Summer season has arrived at Mission 2 in Leeds. Its Monday gay night, Homo, will be throwing a series o big events over the next ew months , starting with a oam party on Monday 6th June. Clubbers can come to party in their Speedos and swimwear and get dancing to the very best in bubblegum pop and chart whilst the club lls with oam. There will be prizes rom door whore extraordinaire, Gisele Batrice, or the best outt s and all drinks will be
just £1.50. As usual party goers can pick up £3 entry beore midnight. Each Monday at Homo, Mission 2 will also be undraising or Pride on Sunday 7th August so don’t orget to give generously each time you come to the club. Homo will be teaming up with sister night, Back Door Disco, to host the o cial ater party. Go to club clubmission.com
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Fishy Fundraising Let me introduce you to Sushi, the lonely little goldsh that is the latest member o the team at Leeds’ bar Fibre. His job is to help raise unds or the city’s gay pride event on the 7th August and or every £500 raised the sweet little ella will get a mate. So, not only will your kind donations be going to a terric cause, you’ll be helping this swimming hero (he could be the aquarium equivalent o David Walliams) gain a ew riends. You can ollow his exploits on Fibre’s web site and acebook pages and o course, 26
he’s there in person, or maybe there in sh, at the bar or those who wish to hob-nob with a ‘sea’ list celebrity. Fibre hope to raise £10,000 and in so doing get Sushi 20 new riends.
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Maspalomas Photos: Grizz
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as kids with their amilies, whether that is mum and dad, dad and dad or mum and mum, were encouraged to dress up and enjoy the un. Even dogs had their own ashion show in this all inclusive estival o riendly excess.
We at Bent are always up or a bit o a ‘do’… and when the particular ‘do’ on oer is The mega merchandising arena, better known as The Yumbo Centre, gets transormed most nights in one o our avourite holiday into a gay playground as this is where most o the gay bars, clubs, saunas and restaurants are destinations we never need situated. Over Pride they set up a huge stage, produce shows, choreograph antastic routines, much persuading. there are sexy ashion displays and have acts rom all over the world perorming, which on the nal day on this occasion ended in just one huge bubble bath. Foam was pumped over the huge, sparselyMaspalomas Pride in Gran Canaria is one o those clad audience as they danced and whooped with events that grows and grows each year. Last month the sheer delight o being in amongst such a crowd it celebrated its 10th Anniversary with over a o like minded people who knew how to party. week o events that attracted estimated crowds o 60,000 happy homos. There’s no doubt about the increasing popularity o this particular location as visitors rom all over Europe fock to this hot and riendly island o the coast o Arica or one hell o a party.
Congratulations to the organisers, the inhabitants o Gran Canaria and the 60,000+ visitors who made this one o the most enjoyable events in the entire world pride calendar. Next Maspalomas Pride 7th - 13th May 2012
Not surprisingly, with the sunny weather being almost guaranteed, the boys and girls make the most o the opportunity to wear as little as possible. However, those that do dress to impress sparkle and twinkle in the sunshine as their colourul and glitzy costumes dazzle any passer-by. Not that you get many people innocently passing by as the entire island seems to get involved with its lively guests to make the event so special. Twinks, bears, hunks and drag no one and no age is let out
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Pride 2011 Festival sees the Gay Photographers Network launch its second annualexhibition!
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Lincoln Bristol Pride Pride Northern Pride – Newcastle-upon-Tyne 23-30 Belast Pride 28 -31 Pride Torbay 30 Norwich Pride The Gay Photographers Network iselighted d to announce details30 Hull Pride o its 2011 Exhibition entitled More Guys Hanging. Following 30 Nottinghamshire Pride on rom the successo last year’s show, we are again proud to be Nottingham part o the Pride Festival andhis t year the show will be hosted 30 July-7 Aug Amsterdam Gay at the prestigious Strand Gallery, 32 John Adam Street, London Pride WC2. The Exhibition, which will be opened by actor and singer Toyah Willcox, will this year eatureover 40 photographers (proessionals and talented amateurs) displaying work covering a wide range o genres rom portraits to cityscapes, abstracts to landscapes, nudes to reportage, and includes work by published6 photographers, Dean Stockings, Zach Burns, Gaz, and Leigh 6 Carter as well as images rom David Cook and Neil Young who have recently had solo exhibitions in the capital. 6-14 The photos exhibited will be available or sale with prices to suit
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all pockets but there will be an oppor tunity to win limited edition7 prints in a charity auction /prize draw held over the course o the19-29 week to raise money or the Disabled Photographers Society and London Friend. 24-28 More Guys Hanging will be at the Strand Gallery, 32 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6BP 27 Monday 20th Press/Priva te view (by invite) to be opened by actor and singer Toyah Willcox!
Liverpool Pride Cotswold Pride Cheltenham Brighton and Hove Gay Pride - Parade and park party Leeds Pride Manchester Gay Pride Parade 27 Foyle Pride – Londonderr y N.I. Cornwall Gay Pride - Truro
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Skin 7 Manchester Gay Skinhead Weekend is now in its 7th Year and takes place rom 24th - 26th June. The action kicks o at the Eagle on Friday night, moving on to the ever popular Alert! Saturday sees a SKIN ONLY aternoon in the Rem Bar (Show Bar) on Canal Street, ollowed by the Eagle later on Saturday evening and into the small hours. Ater a relaxing breakast meet at Taurus on Sunday the action moves on to the Basement Sauna or Sauna Skins and then ends up with arewell drinks back at the Rem Bar. This year sees the addition o the exciting new Strictly Stomping competition where the winner will walk away with antastic prizes as well as the opportunity tosee themselves on the promotional material or the 2012 skin weekend. Register atwww.promo729.net beore the 5th June. Manchester Gay Skins is a not or prot group and all prots go to MGS nominated charities.
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World Series… 9 Boys will be boys
Weighing in at only 1.32 kgs and only 17mm thick, the Samsung Series 9 notebook’s sleek design and display does not overshadow its raw perormance. Equipped with Microsot Windows 7 and the
Combining elements o art, sport and music, men’s clothing brand The Northern Boys Club create a
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striking o T-shirts or the summer. Inspired rom therange days when men were men and sport wasn’t aected by politics or the weather, The Northern Boys Club use imagery and designs that symbolise and recapture those good old days. £29.99
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Back in the old school yard For those o a certain age, school just wouldn’t have been school with carrying a satchel but now, this truly iconic British bag, is set to be a ashion statement or both men and women or the coming season. With an endless portolio o colour pop options, print designs, abric nishes, shapes and styles and the ability to create bespoke designs we have got what it takes to create a stylish ashion
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It would appear that there is no let-up in the desire or new designs in men’s underwear . It seems every month new a nd exciting brands and products appear, as i by magic, in competition to cover our little (or not so little) treasures .
Confessions of an underwear fan… By Les Lea
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I love eatures in the press that show me the latest trends in underwear styles. I love the sexy images, displaying the most recent item to its best advantage by some horny model. Over the years that I’ve been collecting underwear I have enjoyed every ad, colour, abric, design… and plan to continue to do so. With my extensive collection, I regularly arrange my own little ‘estivals o pants’. I could go on but you get the drit. My motto is - Enjoy your pants… then let others enjoy them with you. Share you ideas with Les: c/o
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Pink Week – just wear the one colour (could be any colou r) Shiny Week – wear only silky, shiny or satin Kiddie Week – only brightly coloured pants with cute little designs White Week – make me eel virginal or 7 days Boxer Week – only boxer shorts Retro Week – sh out rom back o the draw my oldest undies Army Week – camoufage undies – i you can nd them Jock Week – not just or the gym Fetish Week – all those strange but sexy items made rom weird and wonderul materials
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Lycra Week – not just or bike riding
Once we got the hang o colour then all hell broke loose and we demanded more, which is exactly what we got. So, now a man’s ‘undies draw’ is packed with all manner o sexy, sheer, sensible(?) bits o abric that send so many o us into paroxysms o delight. There is something to suit all tastes rom the almost invisible pouch to
One o the most popular sites is www.underwearanatic.com have a look… or even create your own.
the heavy The union suit and in between. number o plenty underwear blog sites proves just how popular this subject is and how we really cannot get enough o these abulous garments.
some extreme, sexy and damn exciting, good value men’s underwear. Coming rom the same stable as Clever Moda gives Pikante a good underwear pedigree.See Above
Meanwhile, South American brand Pikante has nally landed here in the UK. So, what are our rst impressions o the Pikante range? I think it’s air to say that Pikante have released
NO KNICKER KNOCKERS HERE Jock Boy Trust Gregg Homme to add a spicy twist to the classic Jockstrap design. I almost don’t need to write a review about the Gregg Homme Boy Toy Jock; I can sum up all the inormation you need in a ew short words: It’s rom Gregg Homme (so you already know it’s going to be great); it’s a sexy wet look Jock, and it orms part o the new Greg g Homme Boy Toy (or is it BoyToy?) collection. That’s pretty much all you need to know. £36 www.deadgoodundies.com
XTG XTG Underwear GymBoy Brie is a low rise brie with a sot contrast elastic waistband. The body o the brie is made rom a ribbed white stretch cotton and has contrast binding at the ront pouch and legs. Made rom 90% cotton and 10% spandex. £22 www.banglads.com
Getting a boner Alexander McQueen Bone Print Brie - In keeping with the designer’s penchant or skulls, this pair o unique bries takes inspiration rom Alexander McQueen’s signature moti and eye catching bone print. £6 0 www.underu.com
Block Colour High Quality - High Impact Björn Borg is well known or their playul, vibrant and daring underwear range, with imaginative patterns in various dierent colour combinations. The new collection is perect i you are looking or both high quality and high impact underwear. £39 - available rom Selridges
Retro Brie A pop inspired brie available in a range o bright block colours. Cut or extra comort and t, the Retro Brie includes button detailing and branded James Tudor waistband. £22 - www.jamestudor.co.uk
Bluebuck The Bluebuck man is condent, strong and unashamedly masculine, and has largely been ignored by menswear designers… until now! Bluebuck underst ands this man. Understand s that sel-condence is more attractive that selobsession. That is why Bluebuck’s underwear delivers quality, comort, t and the eel o designer underwear without the over-ussy styling and unsubtle ‘designer branding’. Available in a vast range o colours (well, white and blue) and an enormous range o styles (brie, trunk & boxer), this underwear appeals to a man who is 100% masculine, but not macho; who takes care o himsel, but doesn’t obsess over his looks; who is into spending hours innot theimage. gym; who sports makes rather choicesthan based on substance, Bries: £18, Trunks: £20, Boxers: £22 www.bluebuck.net
Andrew Christian Air Jock This modern take on a classic sports jock is proving so popular that the supplier has to work overtime to keep with demand. abric and design simply -Sexy,upslinky, stunning,The supportive and… did are I mention so damn sexy? £15.49 Comes in three colours Red, Black & Blue www.shop.bent.com
Kenneth Cole New York based ashion designer Kenneth Cole has recently launched his underwear range exclusively here in the UK. These striking pants eature ne, gauge, cotton-jersey technology or uncompromised comort and t and are only available rom House o Fraser stores. From £15-£ 18
Going K’Mando Who would have thought that something so small and simple would be the ‘ashion’ phenomenon o this year? Yes the world’s rst truly anatomical underwear engineered or men arrived with ew thinking that this ‘cock glove puppet’ would go down so well with boys and sportsmen in equal degree. The K’mando Strapless Pouch is sel-supporting and designed to snugly t your masculine anatomy perectly. Its secret is the gentle way it cushions your equipment with a snap-closure and slightly padded sot abric. It comes in our colours and can be obtained rom: www.shop.bent.com or call: 08001385020
JAMES MCAVOY SHOWS HIS CLASS by Pedro Caiado
The Scottish actor James McAvoy, star o the new X Men First Class, talks about the new movie, his role and says, in an interview at the Dorchester Hotel in London, “This one had to be dierent.”
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Were you aware o the comic books beore making X-Men First
same way in a dierent suit because it just doesn’t validate the movie. It
Class?
has to beand dierent. So o I looked at srcin We spend in this Patrick took a lot notes but moviestory. explaining why time he can’t walk it was more about seeing something so we’ll get to see why he loses his dierent. So, where Patrick was wise hair or shaves his head in a uture I would be oolhardy. Where he was movie. We’ve saved all that or then chaste, I would be randy (laughter). (he laughs). By the end o three lms, i we make any money, I will end up doin g X-MEN FIRST CLASS opens in the something that eels more like Patrick UK rom 1st June Stewart, but it was really important to start in a dierent place, but taking the cues rom him.
I was really aware o the comic books and the cartoon when I was growing up. I was about twelve-years-old and the show had shown up on Live and Kicking I think. I would make the mistake o watching that rst cartoon… and then they’d make you wait an hour and teen minutes to show you the second hal o the cartoon. Why did you accept this rol e? I think it was due to the chance we had to redene the characters. It’s not a reboot, like the latest Batman movies, but It’s very much a prequel. This character (Proessor Xavier) was established in the comic books but also in the movies by another actor. Did you look at the actor or did you base your perormance on the comic book? Well, the comic book history is very dierent rom all o the X-Men movies that have come beore; even the cartoon to a certain extent. In the comic books my character is an American person and Fox decided to make that character English when they cast Sir Patrick Stewart. So, I had to go with the lm. I watched the lms and then, as this is a prequel, it had to be dierent and the ranchise needed to be resh. Also there’s no point having that character played the
is very young. We decided not to do that. Maybe it’s a smart move in an
Do you agree that there’s a bullying element in the context o X-Men movies? I think that one o the things that always runs through the X-Men movies is that they are about people who eel like outsiders. People who are upset about sel-loathing perhaps, are araid o themselves and want to be normal perhaps, or rejoice in the act that they are not normal. This is one o the key elements in all o the X-Men stu and I think that the screenwriter managed to put in there. There a nicely humorous element towards the end o the lm where you say that you might be bald when you get older. How do you think that that might be addressed. Maybe have a nice buzz cut? Well, either he shaves it, or he loses it. In the comic books he loses it the day that his powers activate when he
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The American Connection
True
Beauty By Max Jimiez photos: Mencia Stine
As we take a peek at the scene over in the USA we come across a whole spectrum o out and proud musicians, artists and DJs who are prepared to take a stand over their sexuality and promote it in an atmosphere o ever growing conservatism and right-wing bias.
a stand against the industry. I, or one, am relieved that I have remained true to my principals. The reedom to express mysel honestly is what makes me eel beautiul.” It used tokiller. be that gay true was a career Is being that not anymore? Today, an artist remaining in the closet is more o a career killer than coming out is. As artists, it is our duty to publically expose our diaries. I ans nd out that we have been deceiving them, they will question the art orm that is supposed to be our truth. Is it easier or young artists to come out as gay today? It is much easier. There is something o a revolution taking place in today’s music industry. As a generation, we are taking a stand and ghting or our rights. Nothing is o limits. How have releases like Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” and Ke$ha’s “ We Are Who We Are” impacted the world’s eelings about the LGBT community?
D Alexander has noticed a big change in the music industry since he began I started to tear up the rst time I recording our years ago. In the saw the video or “Born This Way.” I beginning, producers tried to orce could not believe that we had nally him to become a mainstream pop arrived. Many songs have danced artist. Fearing his music would lose around the subject without entirely its essence, D Alexander resolved to bringing it home but Gaga’s lyrics are remain true to his artistry even i it so bold and her message is so clear. meant never achieving high record It’s antastic to hear the song playing sales. “I told the producers they can on mainstream radio and television. keep their money, cars, and chicks, just give me a mic and some glitter.” He sees other musicians ollowing a similar path. “Artists are nally taking 36
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Do you eel Elton John and Ricky Martin waited too long to come out? No, it was a dierent time then. I commend their courage. The more closets that get cleaned out, the easier it becomes or us to be earless. What gave you the courage to stand up to the music industry suits? I did it pre-Glee, way beore it was popular to be out and proud. I used to eel lost and unsure about what I should write about. Once I gured out who I was, my musical mission became clear. Instead o worrying about what people thought, I began to write about everything I was eeling. Instead o keeping those private thoughts locked away in a journal, I brought them orth. They have been some o my best works yet. “Beautiul” seems to suggest that beauty comes with maturity. Beauty comes with honesty, most importantly honesty with yoursel; the ability to be comortable in your own skin. In a way, maturity plays a role in this discovery because it is ultimately lie’s hurdles that point our internal compasses in the right direction. What do you hope ans take away rom your music?
NEW YORK CITY’S TOP DJS By Jimmy Newsum
Euro DJs reign supreme but when clubsters want to get down to some American beats, its NYC spinners they turn to. We have long known the power New York City DJs yield in breaking and making a record.
Spinning style: NYC Tribal House with an internation al Flavor. Hear him live in NYC at: Best Buy Theatre (ormerly Nokia), Pacha and special holiday events at New York’s Matinee. “NYC is still the world’s dance mecca because the best o the best are here!”
From the days when Madonna stepped to the DJ booth at Danceteria to hand Jellybean Benitez her “Holiday” track to the nights Junior Vasquez spun Whitney’s “Step By Step” into an internationally beloved club anthem, NYC’s DJs have long shaped what the rest o the world grooves to. A new pack o spinners have emerged as today’s leaders in NYC and like their predecessors, these DJs are tearing up foors and redening the meaning o club music.
Art is indenable. I hope my music will allow ans to take whatever they need to rom it.
EDDIE ELIAS Spinning style: Underground cutting edge beats with high energy vocals.
What should ans know about the next generation o emerging musicians? We represent the uture o reedom. We are the reak buried deep within the most conservative mind. That wild animal that erupts only when the lights are o and we are alone. We have to stop giving a shit about what people think. We are a generation o beautiully insane youth. Get ready or the takeover.
HECTOR FONSECA
Hear him live in NYC at: Club 57, Alegria and Verve @ Touch. “New York used to be the world’s dance mecca. Brazil and Ibiza have taken over. I am trying to bring it back.”
TRACY YOUNG Spinning style: House, Tribal, Progressive. Hear her live in NYC at: Splash.
Beautiul happens to be the name o D Alexander’s rst single, on i-Tunes now. www.acebook.com/dalexandermusic
“NYC is still the world’s dance mecca because it’s an urban metropolitan setting loaded with culture, ashion, the arts, music and lm. Where else can you see a ballet, buy a two dollar hot dog, and pick up a pair o Loubitans ater listening to a live quartet in the subway? All in a teen block radius. This is greatest city on the planet!”
ESCAPE Spinning style: High energy tribal and vocals. Hear him live in NYC at: Club 57 @ Providence and Verve @ Touch “NYC is still the world’s dance mecca because we are always ahead o the curve and everyone comes through this city to play.”
Terry GeorgE
Slipping in the Soap Awards When a riend o mine invited me to the British Soap Award I jumped at the chance. It was being recorded in Manchester at the IT V studios right next door to the abulous Coronation Street set. Ahh, I had happy memories o this place because last year I had my amous (well or me) cameo role when Jason Grimshaw was crowned Mr Gay Weathereld. Suddenly my mind was working overtime as I began to think that maybe, just maybe, this was all a trick to get me to the studios and present me with my own award or ‘Best Extra in a Pivotal Scene’. I was even composing my acceptance speech… just in case. Alas, it wasn’t to be and on urther reading o the invitation it said that on arrival there
with the idea o getting into OK Magazine… but the invite continued, our entrance was to the let o that and the rouge walkway was only or celebrities.
would be crowds o people, an army o photographers and the obligatory red carpet… again my heart raced
via myalllarge plasma screen were so amiliar, even i as I’dthey never met them beore. I had a £20 bet
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With hopes dashed or ame and a nice little photo in Hello the event itsel proved a terric pick me up as I rubbed shoulders with some o the most amous aces on TV. As you would expect with the Soap Awards it was like meeting old riends. As regular visitors to my living room
with my riend Danny Miller, that he would win an award. He wasn’t very condent and said he didn’t think he was in the running but I insisted that the Best Actor category would be his. He was shocked, surprised and very happy when he was awarded Best Actor or his portrayal o Emmerdale’s Aaron Livesy… and I was twenty quid better o.
bravely gave the photographers every shot they asked or. Needless to say the place was wall-to-wall aces rom Emmerdale, Eastenders, Corras, Hollyoaks, Doctors… the list o shows seemed endless. Even new kids on the block rom ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ were mobbed by the paparazzi. A surprise guest was American hunk, and ex-Desperate Housewives eye candy, Jesse Metcale who was there Deservedly, Emmett J Scanlan picked to present an award. There is no up both Hollyoaks’ only two awards denying he is an extremely handsome that night - or Best Newcomer and brute as just about every man and Best Villain. It wasagain greatalthough to meet up with Liz Dawn upsettingly, she seemed rail but
woman the get auditorium tried to firt with himinand a photo… including yours truly.
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BITES Jonnies on JLS We tried to get an image o the guys wearing them… alas this is the one they sent… still, it’s always nice to see this particular boyband. As young people are beginning to think about summer holidays, JLS and Durex are reminding them to pack condoms along with sun cream and swimwear. Also they will launch
what is believed to be the biggest ever survey into the sexual habits o the 16+ population, with the chance to win one o 10 Ipads and several
opportunities to meet JLS. To enter go to www.duresxsurvey.co.uk. They are sold in Boots, Superdrug and Tesco.
Takeaway Featuring ormer Bent cover star and one o the new breed o young gay actors rom lms like FIT and Kick O, Stephen Hoo, plays the lead character Eddie Woo in this, the rst British Chinese musical. Takeaway tells the story o Eddie - a constant dreamer who’s juggling two girlriends as well as working day and night in his ather’s Chinese takeaway shop. But he has a secret passion - an idol he’s determined to emulate…Tom Jones. In act, he’s never happier than when he escapes his humdrum lie to don the tight leather pants that transorm him into the super condent star he really is. Theatre StratordRoyal East - London 10 June - 9 July Box Oce: 0208 534 0310
By Alex Wiggan So you like to glam it up rom time to time between the weekly application o ake bake and those ritual ace cleansing sessions you put yoursel through; and who doesn’t? Occasionally you’ll slip on a pair o killer heels, some eyeliner, a little black dress and you’ll head o into town. Now whether this is as a one o situation or it’s a regular occurrence there’s always that worry that some scene queen will stick a label on you that might not be applicable. But regardless o what
Bugs has never once worried i anyone was questioning his sexuality even when he was puckering up with another chap. For the record Bugs is a heterosexual hare and as such (and by the nature o his species) he probably thinks about sex twice as oten as the next guy. He may have reached the age o seventy-two, but existing solely on a diet o carrots has clearly worked in his avour as he’s a bit o a silver ox (...erm rabbit) that still knows how to work a crowd. Over the years Elmer Fudd has tried desperately to get his hands all over him, Yosemite Sam has brandished his weapon at him on countless occasions and old queen Day Duck
make the bitchy ew think that the problem is with themselves and not Bugs. Ater all as bunnies go, Bugs has never been shy o firting with all the boys and leading them on until they have orgotten that he’s never going to ollow through on his promiscuous promises. What Bugs has is the ability to be one o the lads whilst firting with his sexuality to please himsel and nobody else. He’s never once bothered about what he’s wearing and oten uses it to his own advantage whenever the right situation to be clad in a bra and miniskirt arises. Over the years he may have toned down his need to get dressed up in drag (well he does
eels comortable to you there has always been one individual that has never let the opportunity to dress up like a lady bother him and likewise his gender switching antics have never bothered anyone else either. For some an aternoon decked out in drag can cause a ew glares rom those not accustomed to the famboyant liestyle, but or legendary animated icon Bugs Bunny, it’s never been an issue. I truth be told it could be because he can deal with a putdown aster than Speedy Gonzales can zip past Usain Bolt, so he can stop any would be naysayers in their tracks. O course it could also be because
couldn’t have become more bitter and twisted over Bug’s popularity i he tried. The thing is none o those boys have ever questioned Bugs’ dress sense, even i he looked ruitier than Carmen Miranda clutching a banana in the resh produce section at Lidl. Oh there may have been the odd comment about him being a ‘screwy rabbit’, but Bugs’ constant repetition o “What’s up doc?” has turned the tables on them, putting any potential judgements that could eventually arise back in the opposite direction beore they’ve started. It’s been a simple trick deployed on many occasions but it’s skilully designed to
have a girlriend nowadays) but at the heart o this rebellious rabbit there is always the need to remain true to himsel.
Tranny Bunny
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2011 Damron Men’s Travel Guide By Gina Gatta Just re-issued in time or the summer exodus to oreign climes, this little black book o gay travel is a useul addition to accompany you on your global experiences. With over 13,000 listings o restaurants, bars, clubs, cultural happenings, gyms, parties and special events… it could be just the liesaver to make travelling easier and more rewarding. A handysized but thick volume covering loads o gay businesses and oering tips on local customs at your nger tips. £17.99 – SCB - Damron
Images copyright: Looney Tunes/ Warner Bros. Cartoons
Johan’s Blog Johan on Tour As you probably know we’re regularly travelling around Europe – and sometimes even the US! – to conduct our very sexy and extremely horny STAXUS ON TOUR shows. www.StaxusOnTour.com
understandable thatome s club owners don’t bother with such technicalities and simply hope that no police or city
(sporting an already hard cock!) and want to start to join us. O course, the management simply can’t allow this
ocials turn up at their club – which is sometimes a bitare o really a shame our shows. Nevertheless, you during should because some o the guys never underestimate the authorities, quite cute and their cocks are unique. who make it their business to read But what is it with these English lads? fyers and adverts that promote an They’re always really good un, with occasion such as a “horny hardcore the crowd going absolutely wild during show by the STAXUS porn-stars”! As the show; and there’s no other country such, it’s happened several times that a where people actually jump onto the perormance has ended not with a cum- stage and show their cocks. In addition, shot, but with a police interrogation I see more hard cocks and ucking backstage. And believe me, not every in the toilets in the UK than police oce is a cute, blond, muscular anywhere else in Europe. 25 year old guy who’ll shag you in the You British guys are a stairwell ater arresting you. No, that really horny, lthy bunch! sort o thing only happens in STAXUS But hey, I really like movies! The reality is that most o that!! them are tired, bad-tempered ortysomethings without the slightest sense For booking enquiries o o humour! the STAXUS porn actors or clubs, shops and O course, it always helps that we’re private events please Czechs, who can immediately orget all contact via e-mail: our English language skills, so we’re
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We do (almost) everything that you see us do on our DVDS, rom signing autographs to perorming doublesting. It always depends upon the A unny thing happened in Munich, tastes and requests o the club owner. where we were having some kind o Mind, it pretty much goes without striptease and wanking show in one saying that I leave things like sting to o our regular clubs. We’d had some our specialists like Mike Cage – but I’m problems with the city authorities very good at signing, not to mention beore, and the club owner had made other things! sure that he’d had permission or our shows. As such, we did our show – As you can imagine, we have a lot including a cum-shot on the bar – and o stories to tell – some unny, some were somewhat surprised aterwards scary, some horny and some (sadly) when we ound the proprietor in quite boring! However, in the process discussion with the police again. It turns o travelling all those thousands o air out that he now had problems because miles every weekend I’ve made a lot o we did our show ON the bar and there new riends with these shows. was a chance that our cum might have dropped on some o the bottles. In The irritating thing is that in some addition, we’d thrown our underwear countries the shows we do are not onto the shelves where the glasses are even legal, with the club owners stored. All acts that are against the needing the ocial approval o Spain the German city authorities. In Greece and ne … hygiene laws, and subject to a no-one’s interested; whilst in France and Belgium it’s the law thatwe It’s also interesting to see the dierent always use a condom (which we do reactions o the audience. In Greece it’s anyway because we only do sae-sex always quieter; in France they’re always shows). In Switzerland they don’t even a bit shocked by the antics; and in the have any regulations or this kind o US they almost aint at the sight o a entertainment; and in Germany it’s naked ass. The Germans, meantime, illegal to uck on the dance-foor o can be a little haughty; whilst in the UK a gay club, either as a guest or an … well, you guys always know best! artist. Indeed, it’s not even allowed or someone to strip naked! In Britain it also happens quite oten that some o the club guests want to Dependant on the city, the required physically participate in our shows. certicates cost between €50 and They even jump up onto the stage, €350 per night in Germany, so it’s only pull o their shirts and their shorts
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I, Piee Seel, Depted Hmsexal By Pierre Seel On a ateul day in 1941 in Nazi occupied Strasbourg, 17 year-old Pierre was summoned by the Gestapo. This was the beginning o a journey that would transport him rom the saety and innocence o his home to the horrors o a concentration camp. For nearly 40 years he kept his experiences secret in order to hide his homosexuality but ultimately, haunted by the past and the silence o others, decided to speak out, bearing witness to all aspects o the holocaust rarely seen. £10.99 – Basic Books 42
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POOLSIDE Cool shades o green and blue dominate in POOLSIDE, but the main attention is directed towards those men who present their incredible bodies. Sexy and sel assured they use the pedestal on which Henderson puts them. It’s clear to see that Henderson loves his work and that he’s proud on having the chance to work with some o the most attractive models worldwide. POOLSIDE invites us to grab ourselves a drink and sit down in the canvas chair. And, oh, the cool water just comes at the perect moment, since every single model in this book is hot enough to set hearts on re. www.brunogmuender.com
Natural beaut y This pictorial anthology is dedicated to the glory o the male body … without revealing the most delicate details. Ater all, there’s more than enough let to be adored: Immaculate bodies, brilliantly staged by photographers who are longing to show us true and timeless beauty. For in contrast to the emale amenities the ideal o a perectly ormed male body has never changed in ne arts: A well trained body, a distinctive ace, a pair o sexy calves and a tight butt, combined with alluring eyes that make you want to discover more. www.brunogmuender.com
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The world seems to be going ‘bonkers’ over that special little club at McKinley High and the characters that make it so special. Glee has become something o a phenome non and catapulted its stars into the realms o ‘superstardom’. Some o the cast had already record o the number o entries in the established themselves on Broadway, chart at any one time. While, here while others, like Chris Coler (gay in the UK they continue with similar Kurt) so impressed at the casting that eats as in BBC chart ater chart, they the producers wrote the character just are lled with the very latest showor him. stopping number. Meanwhile, we simply cannot get DVD, albums, live show and o course enough o all that singing and dancing.the brilliant TV show have all proved Downloads directly ater each show successul but the one thing that not only give the Glee members hit makes us Gleeks and Cheerio ans records but their covers have also obsessive and excited is the prospect produced a re-ignition o interest in that eventually there will be a movie… many acts who thought their careers so we can get thrilled all over again might be on a downward spiral. but on the big screen. Word has it that They’ve topped the American Billboard the producer signed up their stars to charts and surpassed even The Beatles a three movie deal even though, as yet, no ocial production dates have
been conrmed. However, it was announced on 4th May, that Murphy and FOX (the producer and production company) are producing a concert lm, Glee Live! In 3D!, eaturing perormance and backstage ootage
Sure to hit the right note with ans, ‘Gleeks’ and ‘Cheerios’ can relive over 30 memorable Season 1 perormances uninterrupted with this one disc DVD. Encore eatures the ‘Glee’ versions o a host o iconic numbers including Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,”Queen’s “Somebody To Love,” Kanye West’s “Gold Digger” and Madonna’s “Vogue”! Sing and dance along with the whole William McKinley High gang with
rom the upcoming Glee Live! In Concert! tour.
your copy o Glee Encore, released only on DVD this summer.
Whatever happens we Glee ans can be happy in the knowledge that or the near uture at least we can enjoy the brilliant singing o Rachel, Mercedes, Finn, Puck, Quinn, Santana, Kurt and Brittany on our TV… that is unless Sue tries to scuttle Mr Schu’s ambition.
Out: 6th June - £9.99 - Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment To be in with a chance o winning a copy o this ab DVD, just answer this simple question: What is the name o the character who is out to sabotage the Glee club?
West is West
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Doing Time or Patsy Cline
Ten years ater the multi-award winning rst installment East is East, West is West ollows the Khan amily as they take on a mammoth journey rom Salord to rural Pakistan. In a last attempt to make a good Muslim
Dismissed rom the army ater allegedly making a pass at a ellow soldier, young Lars soon alls in with a gang o gaybashing neo-Nazis. Although the group are initially wary o this new gure, Lars quickly
Ralph is o to seek ame and ortune in Nashville. The young musician leaves his parents arm with just his guitar and a plane ticket, but ate intervenes when he encounters an unstable drug thie and his enticing
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Aron is in the Joseph and Frank Henry (Keanu A stunningly-shot middle o a routine are the best o Reeves) gets and beguiling climb when a riends. Both an unexpected ode to the allboulder suddenly are also in love wakeup call encompassing pull becomes dislodged with Sarah; a when he becomes o desire, this movie just above him precarious, angstan unwitting stands out as an crashing onto his ridden ménage participant in example o gay arm and leaving him trapped in solitudea trios that is complicated still urther a bank heist. European Cinema at its most otent. p Two inside a dark, isolated canyon. Over theby the marriage o Sarah and Joseph. Rather than give up the names othe realmarried couples head out to the unning st next ve days Ralston does everything Crated by 6 dierent writers, this quirky culprits, he takes the all and discovers Italian coast or an ideal holiday in the sun. he can to prolong his lie while wrestling love-triangle comedy also contains a his true calling. Having done the time, With both Diego and Shanny, and Matteo with hunger, thirst, fashbacks and memorable cameo rom Quentin Tarantino Henry reasons he may aswell do the and Francesca’s relationship seemingly hallucinations. as a lm bu discussingthe homosexuality crime. Discovering a orgotten tunnel solid and unfappable, the group o riends This breathtaking lm takes you on a o Top Gun with an entertaining “Go theconnecting the bank to a nearbyheater, t settle in or a typically sereneeach b journey through the mind o a man or ced gay way” speech! he recruits his old cellmate Max to aid in holiday. But when Diego and Shanny’s to come to terms with himsel in the most the robbery, all the while playing the lead young lithe son David arrives, it quickly extreme o circumstances. 127 Hours isOut: 13th June -£12.99 – Network in the theatre’s current production where becomes evident that it is not just the a visceral, thrilling ride that demonstrates releasing he nds himsel alling or his leading lady, young girls on the beach who are drawn to what the human mind an c achieve when it Julie. his Adonis-like beauty. chooses to ght or lie. To be in with a chance o winning a Out: 13th June - £15.99 – tla releasing copy o this DVD, just answer this Out: 6th June - Blu-Ray & DVD To be in with a chance o winning a Out: 6th June - Blu-ray & DVD - Pathe simple question: Entertainment in Video on Rental copy o this DVD, Complete the title o this Quentin just answer this To be in with a chance o winning a Tarantino movie – Pulp ____? To be in with a chance o winning a simple question: Win copy o this DVD, just answer this copy o this DVD, just answer this What is the capital T hese simple question: simple question: o Italy? Turn to pa Which o these implements do rock/ice In the series o Matrix lms what washet ge 6 2 f or d etails climbers use: A, Crampons. B, Campons, name o Keanu’s character: A,Neo. B, C, Tampons Morpheus. C, Agent Smith
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I have a massive crush onRyan Reynolds and or me o peace and justice, they are called the Gr een Lantern humans, who have never harnessed the innite powers o this is the most anticipated lm o 2011. Harry who?Corps. A brotherhood o warriors sworn to keep the ring beore. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the Who cares. Green Lantern is the big box oce hero o intergalactic order , each Green Lanternwears a ring puzzle, and along withhis determinationand willpower , 2011. In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small that grants him superpowers. Hal is gited a and cocky he has one thing no member o the Corps has ever had: but powerul orce has existed or centuries. Protectors test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect orhumanity.
MOVIE BUZZ Darren Aronosky, ater backing out o The Wolverine, is now eyeing a new projectcalled Human Nature. The teen-year-old srcinal script o a man who is cryogenically rozen and up pets yearsolater to a world in which humans havewakes become another species. George Clooney is attached or the lead role. Director F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job) will return to the heist genre and bring Sam Worthington with him in The Last Days o American Crime. The graphic A hot young cast make this worthy thriller a must-see. Mother will do absolutely anything toprotect her novel adaptation is set in a near uture where the Ater a bank robbery gone wrong, three brothers children. In one terriying evening, Mother brilliantly government plans to implement a orm o legal mind head or home... only to discover that their mother takes control o the situation and masterminds her control (Clockwork Orange, Minority Report?), lost the house in a oreclosure. The new owners andsons’ escape. Sides will be taken, secrets revealed, making it impossible or its citizens to commit their guests, gathered or an ill-timed birthday party, and sins punished as the hostages struggle to make it unlawul acts. become the brothers’ unwitting hostages. Their mother through the night. and sister arrive, and it soon becomes obvious that Queer As Folk’s Charlie Hunnam has entered negotiations to star in director Guillermo del Toro’s Pacic Rim. The lm now appears on track to become del Toro’s next eature, ater Universal put the brakes on the Tom Cruise-led At the Mountains o Madness. Pacic Rim certainly brings the promise o more o del Toro’s always imaginative critters, as it takes place in a uture where giant malevolent creatures threaten to destroy the world.
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s (There Will Be Blood) untitled religious drama known around the web as The Master looks to be back on track. Philip Seymour Homan will star as a man who creates a new belie system (a la L. Ron Hubbard), while Joaquin Phoenix will play the alcoholic driter who becomes his disciple.
Okay, so I have a thing or Brazilians and ast cars,in 1984 to his untimely death a decade later. Far moreQuentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained may have hence why I have included this. Senna’s remarkablethan a lm or F1 ans, Senna unolds a remarkable a leading man. Will Smith has emerged as the story, charting his physical and spiritual achievements story in a remarkable manner, eschewing many ront-runner to play the lm’s title character. The on the track and o, his quest or perection, and the standard documentary techniques in avour o a more lm is described as a spaghetti Western centering mythical status he has since attained, is the subject o cinematic approach that makes ull use o astounding on Django, a reed slave who seeks to reunite with Senna, a documentary eature that spans the racingootage, much o which is drawn rom F1 archives andhis slave wie, a journey which will see him team up legend’s years as an F1 driver, rom his opening season is previously unseen. with a German bounty hunter to take down Monsieur Calvin Candie, an evil plantation owner. 46
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Kabm
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Legendary art-house director Gregg Araki’s lms are Southern Caliornia seaside town. Smith’s everyday not everyone’s taste. I love them. Kaboom doesn’t lie in the dorms - hanging out with his arty, sarcastic disappoint. A hyper-stylized Twin Peaks or the best riend Stella, hooking up with a beautiul ree Coachella Generation, eaturing a gorgeous, super spirit named London, lusting or his gorgeous but dim hot young cast, Kaboom is a wild and sex-drenched surer room-mate Thor - allgets turned upside-down horror-comedy thriller that tells the story o Smith, ater an one ateul, terriying night ater tripping on some ambisexual 18-year-old college reshman who stumbles hallucinogenic cookies he ate at a party. upon a monstrous conspiracy in a seemingly idyllic
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Failed his high school drama class. Out 17th June
Bad Teacher sees Cameron Diaz in the type o role we handsome substitute (Justin Timberlake) – competing love her or. Some teachers just don’t give an F. For or his aections with an overly energetic colleague, example, there’s Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz). She’s oulAmy (Lucy Punch). When Elizabeth also nds hersel mouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate. She drinks, she ghting o the advances o a sarcastic, irreverent gym gets high, and she can’t wait to marry her meal ticket teacher (Jason Segel), the consequences o her wild and and get out o her bogus day job. When she’s dumpedoutrageous by schemes give her students, her co-workers, her ancé, she sets her plan in motion to win over a and rich,even hersel an education like no other. Good un.
Has a ear o fying since he once went skydiving and his parachute ailed to open on the rst attempt.
In 2002, he badly injured his back jumping rom a bridge in Zurich, Switzerland.
Was oered the role o Xander in Buy the Vampire Slayer.
Loves riding motorcycles.
Is the youngest o our brothers. Two o his three elder brothers are policemen.
Was engaged to marry Canadian singer Alanis Morissette in 2004.
Bidesmaids
Out 24th June
Producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Superbad) and ride down the road to matrimony. Annie’s lie is a director Paul Feig (creator o Freaks and Geeks) bring mess. But when she nds out her lietime best riend us Bridesmaids. Kristen Wiig leads thecast as Annie, is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian’s maid o a maid o honour whose lie unravels as she leads her honour. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie blus her way best riend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group o through the expensive and bizarre rituals. A chick fick colourul bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, the gays are going to love too. Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild
His avourite city is Amsterdam.
Was named the “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine in 2010.
Gained 25 pounds o muscle or his role as Hannibal King in Blade: Trinity.
Be a stud at Studland Bay More ino www.ViceBournemouth.com Bournemouth Pride this year is on Saturday 9th July. The event is called Bourne Free and has a Treasure Island theme, visit the web site or details: www.BourneFree.co.uk Good hotel advice: GayAccommodationBournemouth.co.uk For allthe latest scene ino and gossip log onto: GayBournemouth. net or search the many groups on Facebook.
We decided to go camping at Burnbake Campsite, just around the
With the excess o recent Bank Holidays, added to the rather splendid weather that arrived unannounced but was very welcome, it was decided that an extended weekend away was defnitely needed.
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corner rom nearby village Studland, an the area not ar rom o the golden sand beach town on the south coast, Bournemouth. The place has everything you need or a ew days away in the sun. Studland Bay is the UK’s biggest and best (some might say notorious) gay beach, a great place to hang out and have some seaside un. It also allows dogs; my chocolate Labrador loves playing ball in the water so kept us entertained all day. Just remember to take lots o water and all the supplies you’ll need or a day out as there are no shops nearby. I you don’t have a car don’t worry, rom Bournemouth train/coach station it takes about 30 minutes on the number 50 bus to get to Studland Bay, it’s the 2nd stop ater the Sandbanks
The gay scene in Bournemouth is located in an area c alled The Triangle. The best gay bar is DKMY, others include: The Xchange,
Ferry. Then about a 20 minute walk Branksome, Ventana and the Bakers through the sand dunes. It’s a nudist Arms. Bournemouth’s gay nightclub beach so I guess you’d expect it to is 2930 The Triangle . be a little out o the way. I you’re oended by seeing lots o naked men with big dicks bobbing about, you certainly wouldn’t like to get lost in those sand dunes! But once there it ’s perect to relax and chill, without all the amily and kids commercialism ound on Bournemouth’s main beaches. I you ancy some jet-skiing or banana boat un (you know what I mean so stop sniggering), then put on your Speedos and walk urther along the beach to Knoll Beach which has lots o activities, things to do and a shop.
On bank holiday Sunday’s there is a big new club night called VICE (ormally called Bolts) at its new home V nightclub, an old converted church near the gay area. The venue truly is amazing, it’s a great night, when we were there they had a live PA rom Amanda Wilson and top DJ Lee Harris.
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BRIGHTON Pride in Brighton
Hello Dolly ‘Dolly Rocket’s Big Summer Party’ comes to Legends & the Basement Club in Brighton every Friday this summer.
The USA also comes to the South coast as US DJ Bryan Crat fies in rom Atlanta or new monthly pop/r&b night STATESIDE, every last Thursday at the Basement Club (below Legends).
Finally the weeks o waiting and speculating are over as Pride in Brighton & Hove announce a brand new partnership to host the Main Dance Tent at this year’s Preston Park event on Saturday 13th August – The Last Night A DJ Saved My Lie Foundationä(LNADJ).
to work together to raise awareness and essential unds or a growing number o international and local charity partners and good causes. Dance music ans can expect an exciting line up o local and national The Foundation, whose headquarters DJs alongside none other than The are based in Brighton and Ibiza, has Godather o British House Music been set up to harness charitable himsel, Danny Rampling who will be giving rom the global dance industry making a very special appearance. and encourage DJs, clubbers, record labels, promoters and ans, worldwide, www.brightonpride.org
Hostess Dolly Rocket says “Expect a great party atmosphere with tonnes o un and me o course!” Dolly will be giving away glasses o bubbly in her very own VIP booth in the Basement Club. Plus lots o un and exclusive Dolly Rocket branded products so don’t miss a chance to get your hands on a bit o Dolly’s merchandise. Dolly also promises, ‘FLASH’ drinks deals every hour on the hour. So keep your eyes and ears open cause that is gonna be a lot o un.
STATESIDE brings some o the newest US tracks to Brighton or the rst time plus a chance or spin master Bryan to play some o the classic tracks rom his enormous collection. Expect a mix o rare US tracks, pop hits and classic dance tracks. Legends & The Basement Club, 31-34 Marine Parade, Brighton BN2 1TR Tel: 01273 624462 www.legendsbrighton.com
By Les Lea
I remember the frst time I ever sunbathed nude. It was when I was 26 years-old and visiting an American riend in New York and we went up to the Hamptons. I wasn’t sure i it was an ocial nude beach but there were as many people with swimming costumes on as there were without. I was nervous but loved the reedom o being naked on the beach but come the time to go home I ound that the sun had done its worst, and I had stupidly not lotioned my bum (or my cock and bollocks) enough and I was very red and very stingy. For a couple o days I could hardly stand the idea o wearing anything next to my skin as even a pair o cotton shorts proved to be uncomortable. I learned...
A ew years later, when I visited the sand dunes in Masapalomas, I had no such trouble. My body was slaked with creams, oils and unguents (which is just as well on those particular dunes) and my body withstood the beating sun. As I’ve got older I haven’t elt the need stripways o toI’ve worship the sun, and intomany developed a delight in seeing a deep tan line… but that is just another one o my many etishes… which I can appreciate as much as an all over tan. Despite it being very popular with certain people I’ve never quite taken to the idea o a spray tan, or even stood in ront o a tanning lamp, i I’m going to have a tan I want to get it ‘au natural’.
There are many gay beaches around Europe but the nice people at Trip Out Gay travel have listed these as their Top Ten – hottest gay nude beaches:
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Farme Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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West Street Beach, Laguna Beach, California Fire Island, New York Tamarama Beach, Sydney, Australia Hippie Hollow, Austin, Texas Elia Beach, Mykonos, Greece Wreck Beach, Vancouver, Canada Oval Beach, Saugatuck, Michigan Little Beach,
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Maui, Hawaii Black’ s Be ach, San Diego, California
Images rom: http://guyzbeach.tumblr.co.uk You may disagree and have your own avourites but to check out what the site has to say about these places go to: www.tripoutgaytravel.com/theworld’s-top-ten-gay-beaches-orshowing-some-skin
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I as impessed ith the item by Steve Makham i last m th’s Bet abt his fst time at a gay saa as it bght back s may happy memies my fst ecte i sch a place.
I was visiting a riend in the States and one night ater we’d been to a Disco (well it was a ew years ago now) he suggested we visit the local ‘Baths’ as he called it. I was slightly drunk but on a high rom a great night out so agreed, on condition he didn’t leave my side while we were there.
That was my undoing. Once the towels were o he liked what he saw and I was simply amazed at what he had between his legs. His slow, sexy soaping bringing his cock to a rather impressive state, which he came over and nudged up against my slippery butt cheeks. He taunted me with it or a ew minutes beore sexily suggesting we experiment more but in private.
The place was absolutely buzzing with guys o all shapes, sizes and colour. Tiny towels wrapped around naked bodies only seemed to emphasise the That night I had the time o my lie. Not only with sexiness o each owner and I began to want to see my Latino riend, but once he’d nished (or the even more. Eventually we ound ourselves in a very third time) with a series o other hunky men who dark area where I lost my riend - it wasn’t the happened to also be in the mood. By the time we place where you could suddenly start shouting out were thrown out in the morning I’d lost track o all somebody’s name, although there were plenty o my partners but it gave me a taste or ‘The Baths’ other noises going on. My bum got pinched, stroked rom that moment on. and patted, while my deensive towel proved useless
as hands groped at my dick. I managed to nd my When I returned to the UK the local gay sauna was way out o the gloom and into a communal area my rst port o call and I’ve been a regular ever where more cruising went on and where a lovely since. dark, hairy-bodied Latino stopped in ront o me smiling. I think he could sense my resistance to get Ian – Nottingham involved but he suggested that a warm shower might help relax me. He wouldn’t take my shaking head as an answer, so, I nervously ollowed him to those warming jets o water.
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For many, HIV doesn’t look that scary. Yet some in the porn world do share In a ‘live or today’ culture, talk o the concerns about bareback porn. uture drug resistance or cases o thoseTwinky porn actor Brent Corrigan has who currently have drug resistance deployed his cute charms in a series or other complications are easy to o explicit and humorous sae sex dismiss and all the while the sae-sex videos or the Washington DC based campaigners are telling us “don’t campaign, FUK!T. This apparently has worry, it’s not the end o the world”. all the more potency as Corrigan is a Yet, changing tack and adopting a ‘reormed’ barebacker, with many o 1980’s ‘scare the crap out o everyone’ Corrigan’s early bareback porn lms route wouldn’t work either as it would now voluntarily withdrawn rom the
THT eephe helplie HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has changed the telephone number o its helpline THT Direct to a reephone number, in an eort to make the service more accessible. The new telephone number is 0808 802
be located in the ears o the past market ater he revealed he had orged rather than the contemporary realities. identity documentation so that he could Screaming “you’re all going to die” make the lms under-age. only works i people see people ill and dying. In 2008, the BBC’s Newsnight programme revealed details o two Sae sex’s ocus on the whiter-thanDVDs which included ootage based It once again threw a light upon the white strategy o ‘always use a condom’on a week-long shoot in which eight modern gay liestyle, and particularly has also contributed to a dismissal o guys had bareback sex in various our sex lives. It does so at a time when sae sex activity. How many o those combinations. Soon ater, our o the most visual evidence o our sex people currently calling on gay men to the actors involved in the shoot lives – porn – is depicting ever greater ‘always use a condom’ actually mean were diagnosed asHIV positive. It amounts o bareback sex. Condomless that? Do they mean always during was presented as a shock to the ucking is apparently what we are oral sex? Would that changewith a British bareback porn industry but in choosing to buy and some companies, long-term lover? What do you actually reality, was quickly orgotten. Other notably the San Francisco based, do? When the sae-sex advocate and companies such as Treasure Island Treasure Island Media, have celebrated Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black Media (TIM) and Hot Desert Knights the bareback act and identity at a time was revealed on Perez Hilton’s blog in celebrate bareback sex, although none o mounting concern around bareback a series o sex tape stills getting ucked more so than TIM and its titles such porn. without a condom, he ound himsel at as Cumsloppy Buttholes, Breeding the centre o a media renzy and was Season and Plantin’ Seed. Its repeated The gay author and journalist Paul orced to make a statement saying: ‘I depiction o the use o a Devil’s Dick (a
1221. It is ree to callers rom UK landlines and most mobile networks, and will not appear on telephone bills. The condential serviceis available between 10am and 10pm on weekdays, and rom 12noon to 6pm on weekends.
Burston is one o those whomedia have made high prole protests in the at the apparent acceptance o, and growth in, barebackporn. In 2009, he cited a mixture o personal and social reasons or seeking to avoid bareback sex and the risk o HIV transmission commenting that: ‘In the long run, it’s ar healthier or [gay men] and ar easier on the National Health Service’.
Calls to THT Direct are ree rom landlines and the ollowing mobile networks: 3, O2, Orange, T-mobile, Virgin and Vodaone. Calls made rom other networks may be charged, and will then be eatured on an itemised bill. When calling, there are additional options to listen to recorded inormation, or to request to be called back in another language. Every call is handled condentially, although some calls may be listened into or recorded or training purposes.
Last year, Belgian researchers published ndings which revealed that in Europe and the UK, the HIV epidemic is being uelled by risky behaviour in young gay men.
apologize and cannot emphasize enoughdildo o rozen semen) arguablysex. the the importance o responsible sexual ultimate extreme act oisbareback practices’. Media reports also began emphasising that the photographs For now, companies like TIM appear were three years old and with his then to be in the ascendancy, along with our boyriend – conrming once again the HIV rates. Porn is understandably the notion o gay men strategising their saeeasy target but the porn companies sex practices (boyriend = bareback are refecting our own sexual practices OK, random shag = bareback bad) and desires. It may at times give us along with emphasising bareback as permission to unleash slutty desires something historic, something gay men and antasies but it also records what The playwright Jonathan Harvey, don’t do anymore. were doing anyway. As long as we are perhaps best known or Beautiul Thing not dying in droves, and (unlike many and Gimme Gimme Gimme, includes a Yet it seems the contrary is true. countries) continue to have access to scene in his new play Canaryin which Bareback seems to be othe now. The ree or aordable drugs and treatment, a young man dismisses HIV as ‘an old porn that seeks to record it, whether it is easy to cast anti-bareback man’s disease’; HIV is dismissed as in the orm o commercial studios or campaigners as irrelevant. something associated with another the amateur porn we are uploading generation. Sae sex campaigners onto sites such as XTube, does so as Bareback porn remains controversial have ound themselves in the midst o part o presenting the “authentic” but whatever our apparent public a catch-22 position. For years, the contemporary homo. This is sex, not discomort, it appears that when it message has been “don’t worry, HIV only as we want to have it, reed rom comes to porn, as well as our ucking, isn’t the end o the world, it needn’t the constraints o social obligation, but we’re increasingly choosing bareback.
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stop you doing what you want to do”. it’s also documenting sex as we actually This message was borne o the need to have it. Chris Ashord is a Principal Lecturer encourage people into being tested and in Law at the University o Sunderland being treated. Ater all, oncepeople Whilst recent years have seen gay where he teaches a course on Law and do know their identity, the evidence is rights campaigns notably stripped o Sexuality as part o the law degree that this changes people’s behaviour. the sexual, bareback porn is a reminder programme. He also blogs at: Testing is thereore a key element in that gay men uck other guys up the any strategy to reduce HIV inection arse. Not only that, but it re-ass ociates http://lawandsexuality.blogspot.com/ rates. The trouble with this message gay men and homosexuality with is that people have listened, and more disease at a time o signicant legal andImage: Snap Shot – Falcon Studios importantly looked around at the world social advances in gay rights around the they inhabit. It is not the 1980s. Men world. Its dominance at acritical time are not dying all around us. Whilst in the development o gay rights enables many o us might know riends or homophobes to cast gay men once more ormer lovers who are HIV positive, as degenerate and disease ridden. they are still alive and appear well.
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John said I’d like it. Even Evan, who I’d trust with that it was the raw smell that brought him out in a my lie, said I’d like it… but I didn’t. Everyone on sweat in anticipation and told us about one o the TV seems to like it and those people online seems to hottest sessions he’d ever had. The others agreed think it’s just antastic. But I didn’t. and added comments about their own hot sessions I read advice that said “Start slow, take it mild, but I wasn’t too sure. However, I had now agreed, I don’t rush it… you’ll soon get the taste or it.” had my best mates around me and in truth, i I was But I didn’t. going to do it, there was no one I’d rather have to introduce me to the experience. I loved and trusted
with something that I could do regularly with my mates and not have to think about it.
One blog I looked at said that or his rst time them all. he wanted it to be the hottest thing he’d ever experienced. He thought that was the only way to ridThe day and time arrived. We bowled up at the himsel o his own ears about trying it. I couldn’t nd appointed venue; an unassuming place, in a back anything on the net that was negative… apparently, street, the interior lit by candles that they said only everyone in the world loves it… so why didn’t I? added to the atmosphere. Michael said he’d availed Was it the way I was brought up? himsel many times o what they had to oer, the last time, six weeks ago had been his hottest We were never that adventurous in our household experience ever… and again, whether and everything sort o stuck to a pattern. Same it was the smell or just the earul thing week in, week out. Nothing changed. anticipation, I elt a little nauseous. My riends had marvelled at me when I’d told them that I’d never tried it. Michael had insisted there The lads knew what they were and then that he should be the one to introduce doing so chatted to the sta making me to its delights but I had to tell him I just wasn’t all the arrangements and beore I ready. He scoed a bit and the nodding heads o knew it I was experiencing the very my mates told me I was indeed the only one who’d thing I’d avoided or my ull 18 years never tried it. o lie. Nervously I looked around the group at the beaming aces and Ater this ‘declaration’ o mine it began to be excited looks o anticipation made me the only topic o conversation. “When would I jump straight in. eventually give it a try?” My riends were adamant
was sweating, bilious and had decided that I wasn’t going to try it again… not even with my best riends.
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I hadn’t enjoyed my rst curry, and I didn’t think I ever would.
that wantedme to to help hell they up tothey introduce itsme, pleasures. Inwere act, lining they all wanted to be there… suggesting that we do it as a group. My mind boggled. I don’t think they realised what they were asking me to do but I was encouraged that not one o my riends thought it was a bad idea; every one o them deciding that they should be there to see me through this ‘ordeal’ as I called it. You know ‘One or all and all or one’ type o thing.
Uuurgh. trying to What do to were me? Ithey tried to take it slow but it didn’t help. From the very o I wasn’t happy and wished I’d never approved o this terrible ordeal. Within moments the So, ater three weeks o constant badgering I sweaty, smiling agreed. My ve mates, Michael, John, Biggie, Tom aces that and Evan all agreeing a time and a place when I surrounded should try the very thing I’d been avoiding most o me were my lie. I’d told them that I didn’t like the smell but encouraging me they just laughed and said it was the thing that got to take that nal their juices fowing in the rst place. Biggie said leap; to join in
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Aquarius
Gemini
(May22/June21)
You will be rewarded tremendously by listening more than speaking over the weeks ahead. Mixing with an assortment o people will be inspiring. You could be motivated to join a club or society that stirs you in a way you’ve never been motivated beore. New contacts will also help you urther your career prospects. In act by winning the aection o a leading gure you could gain entry into a privileged society. You’re eeling restless these days and will be happier when out and about whenever you get the chance.
(Jan21/Feb19)
Discussing a dilemma with someone who has his or weeks. A firtatious colleague may try to make a move her eet on the ground will help you see things more on you and since you’ve ancied them or some time clearly now. A jealous riend is causing waves and itis you aren’t likely to discourage them! becoming apparent they’re trying to come between you and your partner. Conficts in a close relationship have (Aug24/Sept23) more to do with outside infuences than whether or Your social lie and riendships could in some way be not you are compatible. You don’t necessarily want toconnected to your career over the weeks ahead. Either win an argument but you do want to eel your partnera riendly get together will introduce you to some is listening and understands. A heart to heart will give useul business contacts or you could meet someone you this reassurance. at a conerence who becomes a rm riend. Romance could also result rom such a meeting. You and a (Feb20/Mar20) certain special someone will be spending more time Indulge a partner’s whims and they will love you orever. together sharing spontaneous delights that only come Even their ideas sound crazy it might be a lot o unthrough a truly compatible union. giving them a try. You could learn so much more about what makes you tick by letting go o your inhibitions. (Sept24/Oct23) Over the weeks ahead relax and let yoursel become It might eel as i you go over a ew cli edges over more transparent. Be prepared to let other people in. the weeks ahead and you won’t believe how well Single? You could meet someone who acts as a catalyst everything turns out. More than once a diculty will in some way and who encourages you to do something turn out to be a blessing in disguise. More than a you never dared think was possible. ew people will be surprised by the way you are so 23/05 Joan Collins assertive and determined these days. Someone close is24/05 Queen Victoria
Virgo
Pisces
Libra
Morrissey 22/05 Celebrity Gemini
25/05 LaurynKravitz Hill (Mar21/Apr20) hankering o your attention. you you eel will they’re 26/05 Lenny You’ve been thinking about it or a while and are now starting to or leansome on you too heavily, orIonce let Aries
ready to act on the idea o changing neighbourhoods.them know you have other things to do. 27/05 Christopher Lee 28/05 Kylie Minogue Your partner or a housemate may have to be jolted out 29/05 Melissa Etheridge o their lethargy; insist it is time or you both to move (Oct24/Nov22) 30/05 Mel Blanc on. Searching or a new place to live will be excitingYour agenda needs to be re-balanced so as to give when it won’t take long to nd the perect home or yoursel more time to spend with your loved ones. The31/05 Colin Farrell you. Even so, expect to spend a lot o money putting aim is to ensure they are happy and i over the weeks 01/06 Marilyn Monroe 02/06 Sir Edward Elgar your own special touch to your surroundings! ahead it means making a ew sacrices, you won’t 03/06 Tony Curtis mind doing so. You’re trying to tackle problems that are (Apr21/May21) causing tension in your closest relationships and you’re 04/06 Angelina Jolie 05/06 Mark Wahlberg A rival will try to spoil your good mood; they will only going the right way about it. An introduction to a riend succeed i you let them get to you. Over the weeks o a riend will eel like it was meant to be. It will turn ahead let their comments roll right o your back. The out you have a lot in common and you’ll be adding a more energy you put into your social lie and stayingvaluable name to your address book. in touch with people you love, the better you will eel. I you’re single and lonely, very soon love will nd you. (Nov23/Dec21) Someone will be taking the initiative and getting in A certain person is apparently doing their best to Send your entries to: touch. Future anniversaries will celebrate a special attract your attention. Friends have noticed so why Competition Time event that takes place this month. haven’t you? I you’ve been too busy to see someone Bent, APN House is keen to get up close and personal, open your eyes. Temple Crescent (June22/July23) Over the month ahead you could get some abulous Leeds, LS11 8BP A goal you really want to reach is closer than you opportunities through your social relationships. It will or:
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Scorpio
Taurus
07/06 Prince 08/06 Joan Rivers 09/06Johnny Depp 10/06 Judy Garland 11/06 Gene Wilder 12/06 Anne Frank 14/06 Boy George 15/06 Courtney Cox 16/06 Tupac Shakur 17/06 Barry Manilow 18/06 Paul McCartney 19/06 Paula Abdul 20/06 Nicole Kidman 21/06 Prince William
Competition Time
Sagittarius
Cancer
think so don’t give up; not now! You’ve been workingbe easy to get on with people at this time even those (inc. name and address) hard and over the weeks ahead you will overcome the you hardly know. Be wary o someone who will try to hurdle that’s currently getting you down. Are you letting clip your wings or challenge your choice o riends. other people’s comments infuence your thinking? Their negativity could well lead you to expecting the worst. (Dec22/Jan20) You should have more aith in yoursel as it’s not doing Even i you aren’t in the mood to socialise you could you any good to let other people upset you. These next meet some wonderul people, this month, through ew weeks you need to believe in yoursel more! making the eort to mix and mingle. A riend has something special to celebrate in which case, be (July24/Aug23) prepared to put on your glad rags and join in. Cupid has You’re more popular than ever these days! People a dart aimed in your direction so don’t hide yoursel can’t get enough o you and you can’t say no to all the away. I you’re already spoken or, take advantage o exciting invitations coming your way. You’re a regular these loving trends and whisk your partnero or a social butterfy and you’re loving every un moment. romantic weekend break. Even so you won’t disregard any interesting career or romantic opportunities you may meet, over the next ew
Capricorn
Leo
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