Meet Swsh – Queer, Soulful and Unapologetically Herself
Swsh is writing the tracks we need to get through all of our 2018 heartbreak. Her gritty yet soulful vocals on new single Break The Fall will put you in a state of nostalgic bliss. We got a chance to chat with Swsh and discuss her influences, ambitions, fluidity and, of course, how she stans […]
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“Spend the Love” with Mystical Icelandic Electro-Pop Band Vök
Hailing from magical Reykjavik, Iceland, indie-electro band Vök is soothing our souls with addictive synth sounds. Coming together after winning a Battle of The Bands competition in Iceland, the band uses their platform to speak out on a range of modern issues. Their latest track “Spend the Love” explores using love as a currency, and […]
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Playhouse Grot3sk Subvrt Film Night
Celebrating a range of filmmakers from around the world, the Subvrt film night Playhouse Grot3sk presented the unusually informative, the weirdly beautiful, the absurdly pleasurable. One of our filmmakers Alabama Blonde flew all the way from Australia and combined a fashion presentation with her film. Check out some of the pics from the night below. […]
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Sissy Ball Returns to Sydney Mardi Gras 2019
This morning Red Bull Music and Sydney Mardi Gras announced the return of Sissy Ball, Australia’s biggest vogue competition at Carriageworks on Saturday, 23 February, revealing the initial participating houses, head judge & Sissy Ball MC. After a sold-out 2018 debut, Sissy Ball invites people together for an exhilarating night of movement & flair as houses and local talent battle it out on […]
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Creating My Kink Universe: A Personal Essay
I believe the way I got into kink is related to how my sexual experiences began. After my parent’s divorce, I spent the school year with my dad in Delaware and summers with my mom in California, which is where I met my first partner. She was very into exploring – “let’s do this, let’s […]
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Let It All Out: A Look Inside Atlanta Ballroom Culture
A look inside the Atlanta ballroom culture, its traditions and how the city energizes and inspires the community with Tia Blahnik (House of Blahnik), Candice Revlon (House of Revlon), Zo Balmain (House of Balmain), and Elijah Ebony (House of Ebony). Footage taken from the Red Bull Music Presents: ATL Is Burning ball. Film presented by Red […]
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The Bingeworthy Queer Docu-series That You’ll Be “Putting On” Your Screens
The first docu-series to hit queer streaming service Revry, “Putting On” follows the life of Israeli born model, influencer and entrepreneur, On Mekahel. Combining our guilty pleasure for reality TV with a still relatively untapped niche – queer TV – “Putting On” is a trailblazer that is answering the queer community’s cry for more variety […]
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Alabama Blonde’s “Matrimony”: Melbourne’s New Edge
Alabama Blonde is a mix of soft grunge and heavy metal while using latex, leather and my favourite word – FRINGE! The experimental Melbourne designer recently came out with a third collection called Matrimony – a nod to Australia’s recent political stance on gay marriage. The show held was in an iconic queer space – […]
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Flu$h: Removing Outdated concepts of Sex Work and Sexuality
Sex work is a subject that you don’t often see explored in mainstream American media, especially not in a positive or neutral light. So when I stumbled across short film Flu$h by chance at this year’s Outfest I was immediately hooked. Presenting a side of sex work within the queer world that is rarely explored, Flu$h […]
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Disco Dining Club is the Culinary Sorority You’ve Been Craving to Join
Upon arriving at the illuminated mansion in the highly-coveted West Adams region in LA suburbia, I immediately sensed that this was going to be a debaucherous affair. Stepping through the exterior brick arches and into the foyer, I was instantly greeted by a host who handed me a refreshing spritzer as I politely nodded to the […]
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