Not such fragile dreams after all
T’Pau, fronted by the vivacious Carol Decker shot to fame in the late 1980s with a string of Top 40 hits, most notably Valentine, Heart & Soul, China In Your Hand and I Will Be With You.
Interviews
Don’t Die of Heckling …and other sequins of wisdom
After 25 years as Lola Lasagne, Stephen Richards talks to Craig Hanlon-Smith about his life as the Brighton Belle.
Housewife superstar!
Sam Bailey will take to the main stage at Preston Park just before 9 p.m. on Saturday 2 August to headline Brighton Pride. When Sam won the tenth series of X Factor in 2013 she carried with her the hopes of every older performer in the country. For years she worked the clubs without getting […]
Queer Fellows
Mark Govier asks why the Royal Society does not acknowledge its own gay founders. Following the recent posthumous Royal Pardon of computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing, who became Fellow of the Royal Society in 1951 but was punished with chemical castration in 1952, Mark Govier says it’s time
Heather Peace Live and signing at HMV
Singer-songwriter and actress Heather Peace visits HMV in Brighton to perform short acoustic sets and sign copies of her new album The Thin Line. Having learnt piano from the age of five and led her local congregation in song as a child, Heather continued to write and perform music alongside her act
Queens on top!
Lola Lasagne talks sequins, camp and drag ahead of this years Legends cabaret tent at Pride. The sequins have been ordered, the wigs are being groomed and the frocks are being finalised. Yes the biggest day in Brighton’s cabaret year is getting closer so we decided to chat with Legend’s Cabaret Tent
Zoe Lyons: Funny lady, funny woman, funny girl!
Hizzie Fletcher gets up close and personal with Zoe. This month’s cover star, Zoe Lyons, created a huge buzz on the comedy circuit in 2004 when she won the Nivea Funny Women Award 2004 and reached the finals of Channel 4’s So You Think You’re Funny Award in the same year. As a result she […]