Dale Melita

Brighton & Hove, UK

Scene's head pop critic/pop culture enthusiast, sliving* in Brighton. Since 2021, I write a silly monthly pop column, interview artists, occasionally review theatre and listen to pop music daily! *not a typo😆

Culture

INTERVIEW: Conleth Kane on grief, joy, becoming his truest self and his Andy Bell approved EP, Erasure-esque

Community Corner

INTERVIEW: West End Queen Portia De Fosse on stage life, Charlie Hides' wisdom and her wish to “go back and give Nigel Farage’s dad a condom.”

Culture

#DALEYPOP x April 2026

Culture

REVIEW: Kinky Boots the Musical at London Coliseum

Culture

INTERVIEW: From I Kissed a Boy to Universal Music. Meet Joakim Kleven, Norway's fierce new pop star

Culture

Rising K-Pop breakouts 82MAJOR are headed to London🏆

Features & Longread

INTERVIEW: Dan Fulham on queer legacy, inclusivity, and why the future of Musical Theatre must welcome everyone

Culture

INTERVIEW: Natasha Hamilton unveils new single Fantasy, opens up about creative freedom, the music industry and her vision for Morpho Records

Community Corner

INTERVIEW: Marsha Mallow reflects, "I am a great believer in energy and the legacy you leave behind"

Culture

INTERVIEW: Jack Tracy on wrapping final season of queer comedy, Danny Will Die Alone

Community Corner

INTERVIEW: Lady Red Velvet spills the royal tea on upcoming Brighton Fringe debut, exporting panto to Spain and her almost-encounter with Jonathan Bailey

Culture

INTERVIEW: Conleth Kane on grief, joy, becoming his truest self and his Andy Bell approved EP, Erasure-esque

INTERVIEW: West End Queen Portia De Fosse on stage life, Charlie Hides' wisdom and her wish to “go back and give Nigel Farage’s dad a condom.”

#DALEYPOP x April 2026

REVIEW: Kinky Boots the Musical at London Coliseum

INTERVIEW: From I Kissed a Boy to Universal Music. Meet Joakim Kleven, Norway's fierce new pop star

Rising K-Pop breakouts 82MAJOR are headed to London🏆

INTERVIEW: Dan Fulham on queer legacy, inclusivity, and why the future of Musical Theatre must welcome everyone

INTERVIEW: Natasha Hamilton unveils new single Fantasy, opens up about creative freedom, the music industry and her vision for Morpho Records

INTERVIEW: Marsha Mallow reflects, "I am a great believer in energy and the legacy you leave behind"

INTERVIEW: Jack Tracy on wrapping final season of queer comedy, Danny Will Die Alone

INTERVIEW: Lady Red Velvet spills the royal tea on upcoming Brighton Fringe debut, exporting panto to Spain and her almost-encounter with Jonathan Bailey

Queer Black artist Arlo Parks unveils new single, Heaven, lifted from her forthcoming album, Ambiguous Desire