The first song I ever truly loved was West End Girls by Pet Shop Boys. There were many songs that brought me joy before then, but I remember oh so clearly that this was on another level. It felt as though the music and vocals of this song had taken me to another place because... Continue Reading →
Last year, I was asked to write a series of articles on sexuality and female musicians. It never happened in the end, and so I saved my first piece and promptly forgot all about it. However, I was reminded about the subject of that first article at the weekend and so I thought it was... Continue Reading →
Last month I went to see Jean Paul Gaultier in conversation with legendary fashion editor Suzy Menkes. As they walked onto the stage at the huge Barbican Hall, the entire auditorium erupted into applause and ecstatic cheers as if an international rock star had just walked on stage at Wembley Stadium. I think you could... Continue Reading →
Every now and again, I am reminded how wonderful Madonna is. Recently I found a link to scans of the pages of her Sex book on Tumblr and spent a while marvelling at how bold she was back in 1992. Despite the fact that I have my own copy in storage somewhere and so have... Continue Reading →