What`s in store…?

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What`s in store…?

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What’s in store…?
Put your wig on tight, leave the boyfriend at home
and get ready to dance hard as DALSTON SUPERSTORE
celebrates five years of adventures over East
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The
SuperClub
DALSTON SUPERSTORE
put queer East on the map
five years ago. With an
incredible array of club nights,
combining explosive DJs with
the most mentalist drag queens and trannies, you don’t get more bang for
your buck than a weekend at the ‘Superstore. Owners Mikki Most and Dan
Beaumont plied Cliff Joannou with plenty of prosecco and told him just how
they pull it all together every week…
Photos by Franc-off Godevi
and not just do the obvious
CLIFF: Why is Dalston Superstore the
stuff. We both ran clubs
dog's bollocks?
before [TrailerTrash and Disco
DAN: Come down to our birthday next Sunday
Bloodbath] and putting on great
and we’ll show you …
DJs is fundamental. We’re open
You’re on. How has Dalston itself evolved
day and night, and I like the
over the past five years, and what impact
idea you can come for a decent
has the ‘Superstore had on the area…
cocktail and some food early
DAN: When we started out people thought we
evening and still be here at 4am
were crazy trying to open a gay bar in Dalston!
in the morning dancing… There’s
MIKKI: Yes, we were pretty much the first bar
not too many places offering that
in the area, and certainly the first gay bar, so I
in London.
think people thought we were mental. We’ve
For such an intimate club
opened up a lot of doors in the area for people
spot, you’ve had some very
though, and it’s been amazing to be part of
cool DJs jump at the
helping make Dalston
chance to play there…
more diverse. It’s
DAN: The best thing about
been stressful at times
programming your own
but the booze helps!
discotheque is that you get
How have you set
to bring all your favorite DJs
it apart from other
over to play. Highlights for
gay venues?
us have been an amazing set
DAN: Music, booze,
from Prosumer in the early
food and fun! You
days, Erol Alkan dropping a
never know what
disco set, the legendary David
to expect at the
‘Superstore. You
could fine John Sizzle
and A Man To Pet
reenacting the Human
Centipede on the
bar - don’t ask! - and
then pop downstairs
for dance courtesy of
some hot young DJ
we’ve found in New
York or Berlin.
MIKKI: Yes, we’ve
always tried to push
things a bit here
Dalston Superstore
(117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB)
celebrates its 5th birthday over
the May Bank Holiday weekend
with the main party on Sunday
4th May, 6pm - late.
“Music, booze,
food and fun!
You never
know what to
expect at the
‘Superstore”
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Morales playing for four hours, and multiple
visits from people like Optimo, Horse Meat
Disco, Chloe and Spencer Parker. Plus, our
amazing residents – it wouldn’t be the same
without Hannah Holland, Borja Peña, the Little
Gay Brother guys, Lovely Jonjo, Dave Kendrick,
Jos Gibson and the Duchess of Pork et al.
MIKKI: Absolutely, we recently had the guys
over from Members Club in Berlin for B(e)ast
and the music was really amazing and fresh for
London. It’s great to have the freedom to bring
over international talent and introduce it to our
scene over here.
And it’s the place to put a wig
on it…
MIKKI: It’s part of what we are
and to be honest all the best
nights I can remember at
‘Superstore have involved
wigs and heels flying
around all over the place.
So many of our regulars
turn up in flats and leave
in heels, it’s what gives the
place its sparkle.
DAN: [Laughs] Yes, our bar
very often gets mistaken for a
stage by our bewigged regulars
doesn’t it? We wouldn’t be the venue
we are without the support of people
like Jonny Woo, A Man To Pet, John
Sizzle, Jacqui Potato and Glynn Famous.
In fact we are still in awe of their
talents… not to mention their
ability to stage dive in heels on a
Friday night without sustaining
any injuries.
is
What
BEAUTY?
Albino supermodel Shaun Ross was taunted by bullies as a child,
but is now one of the most sought after faces in fashion. Following
on from his ‘Radical Beauty’ talk at the TEDXHackney event,
Patrick Cash went to meet him at the Dalston Superstore to
talk more about modern ideas of beauty.
some sort of validation from
another person because you
can’t find it within yourself,
which is why a lot of men,
especially gay men, are very,
very insecure, they don’t
even really notice it.
Just looking for fleeting affirmation?
Of course. Even getting a lover, it’s: ‘I want to be
with him because we look good’, more so than
‘we feel good’, and that could be the reason why
a lot of gay relationships don’t really last.
So, what to you is beautiful?
Certain things are not meant to be jammed
in a jar and certain things are not meant to be
categorised, so that’s beautiful and beauty to
me. Beauty as a feeling, like an air you can’t
really feel, you can’t explain, you just know how
it feels and you’re like that’s beautiful.
And what to you is physically
beautiful?
Physical beauty doesn’t exist to me.
But there must be some guy in a club
who you walk in and think ‘wow!’
Well, I have a boyfriend.
That doesn’t stop you looking.
I look at people and I think they’re hot but I’m
a very logical person, that’s my problem. I’ll
look at a boy and think ‘Oh my god, he’s so
cute’, but I know x, y and z, why this would
never happen, why it would never work, so
www.facebook.com/ModelShaunRoss
www.tedxhackney.co.uk - curated by Daniel Vais
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Photo: Vinicius Vilanova
Tell us a bit about yourself.
I’m obviously a fashion model, of course, but
I’m just a very creative individual that likes to
do all kinds of different things.
Talking about radical beauty itself,
in my research it said you suffered
at the hands of bullies as a child,
how does it feel to have been both
taunted for the way you look and to
have been more recently celebrated?
I mean the taunted came more so from when
I was younger. When you’re younger you
definitely go through things. You know kids
are cruel and kids say mean things. But the
taunting and everything, it definitely made me
stronger to do the things I’m doing today.
Does it keep you grounded?
It definitely keeps me grounded, especially
when I look at other people and I see what
they go through, it keeps me grounded,
because it’s like ‘I’ve been there before, that’s
very familiar.’
Do you think the contemporary gay
scene is too obsessed with aesthetic,
the way people look?
Without a doubt. Predominately in gay culture
you have Grindr and you have Instagram
where you post pictures of yourself on social
media of your body and things like this, and
it’s like ‘why are you doing that?’ The only
reason you’re doing that is because you want
they automatically look
ugly to me.
And who are the most
radically beautiful
people you yourself
have encountered in
your life?
Grace Jones. Because
Grace Jones is so
different, even as a
person, what is she like
fifty or sixty? She’s still
walking around in a
leotard and high stilettos
and a mink. I mean come
on, it doesn’t matter, and
she doesn’t have the body
of a supermodel and she
embraces it and I love that. And she’s probably
one of the most radically beautiful people I’ve
ever met.
Do you think there’s a hypocritical aspect
to modern society’s treatment of beauty?
I think that it’s very hypocritical because while
you’re saying that you want to be innovative and
different, you’re showing the same shit.
What do you think would push people
forward to doing something different?
People like me. People like myself and you. Like
having a gay magazine about gay men doing
successful things as if you were reading another
magazine. It’s making what we feel unnormal the
norm, because it is normal.
Excellent. And finally, this is a kind of
devil’s advocate question, but what to
you is ugly?
When I see people who don’t live their lives
the way they want to, that’s ugly to me. When I
see somebody living a false life, that’s very ugly,
extremely ugly.
So truth is beauty?
Yes.
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WALK FOR LIFE – ‘HEROES, HEROINES AND VILLAINS’
Sunday 8th June
The theme for this year’s Walk For Life is ‘Heroes, Heroines and
Villains’, raising money for HIV and sexual health charity the
Terrence Higgins Trust. So we can expect to see Cruella De’Ville
being hot on the tails of a Batman or two. The 10km walk will start
and finish in Bloomsbury Square. It’s going to be a fun day for a
great cause and entry is only £7. Check out www.walkforlife.com to
find out more and to register.
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Monday 28th April, 7.45pm – 10pm
Level 5 Function Room, RFH, Southbank Centre,
Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX
Tickets: £5
The gay book salon returns for another entertaining
night of literary kicks. This month’s dose
sees Philip Hensher, Sophie Ward, LaJohn
Joseph, Rebecca Chance and Kiki Archer
taking part. If you want in on
the irreverent fun and to brush
shoulders with other literature
enthusiasts, what better place
to do it than by the buzzing
surroundings of Southbank?
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THUMBS UP
NEW PROSTATE CANCER GROUP FOR GAY
MEN
Saturday 26th April, 2pm
West Greenwich Community Arts
Centre, 141 Greenwich High
Road, SE10 8AJ
Metrocentreonline.org
Equality and diversity charity
METRO have joined up
with Prostate Cancer UK
to launch a new group
for gay and bisexual
men in London and
South East affected by
prostate cancer. Monthly
meetings in Greenwich
will be available for men
to share information
and discuss their
experiences. With
prostate cancer now the
most common cancer in men in
the UK, it seems sensible to have a
place for men to support one another.
DARK FABRICS
CABARET
POLARI
DON
Vogue Fabrics, 66 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, N16
7XB
Saturday 26th April, doors 7pm. £5.
www.facebook.com/DarkFabricsCabaret
Now on its third event, this bi-monthly theatrical showcase
at renowned East End arts venue Vogue Fabrics is
dedicated to bringing you a selection of the best new acts
from around town for your entertainment. This Saturday you
can find musician/actor Izabella Finch giving you a piece on
chugging, brand new bouffon theatre company Ideas Worth
a Penny premiering an extract of their Edinburgh show,
all-singing and all-dancing from the dashingly handsome
Rich Watkins, ‘Hackney New Act of the Year’ comedy finalist
Candy Gigi Markham, much-loved theatrical performer
Luke Dizzle as ‘Vinnie the Boring Boyfriend’ and the night
capped off by live music from LGBT-fronted band Screaming
Toenail! Hosted by Patricia Primarché.
PROUD BY THE PEER
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Saturday 2nd August, 12pm – 10pm
Preston Park,
Tickets: £15 - £20, MOTD. Booking: brighton-pride.org
With extended park-partying hours, the excitement for this year’s
Brighton Pride is rapidly building! There will be plenty of fundraising
events taking place over the two week period, including Doggy Pride
at Hove Rugby Club, an Arts and Films
festival, a 5K Rainbow Run
and Sports Day. So,
there’s plenty of things
you could dip your toe
in to help raise funds to
make it the best Pride
yet!
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Don’t You Know
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Who I Am?
MARC MAJ
MAJOR,
GM @ THE VICTORIA
Where are you from?
Where I’m from is way too
complicated to explain in a
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schooled in Kent and living in
East London.
How old are you? (Real
age and make believe)
41 – It’s just a number now.
Describe yourself in
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Fun, hardworking, tequila,
shy, innocent. OK, so
everyone who knows me
might question the last two.
Sum up your
personality in a song
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‘Shut up and Sleep with Me’
by Sin and Sebastian, and
‘Like it Is’.
Who are your three
ultimate icons?
Kate Bush, Audrey Hepburn,
Patsy Stone.
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venue you ever went
to?
The White Swan, Limehouse
- certainly an eye opener. It
was a Wednesday and I was
very young at the time.
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you ever worked at?
A very straight nightclub in
Portsmouth when I had just
turned 18, it was amazing. A
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frustrated cute straight boys
What has been the
highlight of your career
so far?
You’re gonna have to wait
for the memoirs on that one,
if they get past the censors.
Who are the world’s
best DJs?
Tiesto – it just doesn’t get
any better!
Who is your favourite
cabaret performer?
Saucy Sophie because she
really knows how to adapt
her show to the audience
on the night, and the
punters never walk away
disappointed.
What makes the
London gay scene so
special?
No matter what you like…
ahem, there is somewhere
on the scene to explore
your needs.
And what is the worst
thing about the gay
scene?
The prices. The pink pound
ain’t what it used to be!
If you were a cocktail,
what would be your
ingredients?
Tequila, tequila and more
tequila!
Tell us something
about you that
nobody knows…
I once stalled a Sea King
helicopter… Oops.
The Victoria
186 Hoe Street,
Walthamstow, E17 4QH
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26/04/14: G-A-Y presents Lily Allen
Now, this is no ordinary pop star performance at G-A-Y.
Four lucky patrons could win the chance to be Lily’s backing
dancers for her recital of ‘Hard Out Here’ in front of
thousands on the stage at Heaven – simply come dressed as
Lily for the chance to be picked! Here at QX Towers we’ve
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dress combo we’re gonna turn up in. You can expect tracks
from her latest album ‘Sheezus’ as well as a favourite or two.
Colour us excited.
Heaven, Under the Arches, Villiers Street, Charing Cross,
WC2H 6NG. 10.30pm-5am. £5 wristband from G-A-Y.
26/04/14: XXL ‘Retro’
Christian M
Join the disco-dancing bears for another all-nighter of
commercial remixes and vocal house. Resident DJs
Mark Ames, Alex Logan, Christian M and Joe
Egg will be on the decks providing the thumping
soundtrack to your Saturday night/Sunday
morning. And for those more adventurous
bears (otters, beavers, and the rest),
there’s even a dark room if you can’t wait
to get back to your cave!
Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, Southbank, SE1 9UF.
10pm-8am. Members £8, guests £15.
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CLUB NEWS
26/04/14: Blocheads
East Bloc throws opens its ever-pumping
doors for another awesome instalment
of ‘Blocheads’ this weekend with Tom
Stephan, Smokin Jo and Paul
Heron in the Main Room. Then there’s
the Macho Sluts Ollywood, Ray Noir,
Ursula Snakes and Andrew Moore
elsewhere in East Bloc’s hallowed supporting
rooms bringing in the beats for you to bang to until
morning.
East Bloc, 217 City Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN.
10pm-6am. £5 before 12am, £8 before 1am, £10 after.
26/04/14: Zigzag
Samstag
They may have taken a brief
hiatus but the dark and
hedonistic Berlin-inspired
party is back! And what better
for a new and slightly sinister
location than under the arches
of Bethnal Green? Bringing
you trippy-techno and modern
beats will be resident duo Herrs
Craig Campbell and Greg
Lowe. If you thought those
boys of Berlin partied hard, you
ain’t seen nothing yet! We hope
you know a good hangover
cure - you’ll need it!
Resistance Gallery, 265
Poysner Street, Bethnal
Green, E2 9RF. 9pm-late.
£3 b4 11pm, £5 after.
Craig Campbvell
Dance Tunnel presents…
Dance Tunnel, 95 Kingsland High Street, Dalston, E8 2PB. 10pm-3am.
25/04/14: Ostgut Ton Nacht
Veteran Berghain resident Fiedel plays the next installment of Ostgut Ton’s
new London residency. Supported by local resident Fold, fresh from his debut at
Panorama Bar last month.
£5 b4 11pm, more after.
Fiedel
26/04/14: Darkroom
Founder of infamous 24 hour Homopatik parties in Berlin, Mr Ties will be gracing
the Tunnel with his presence this April. Expect disco, techno and underground
sounds, and an anything-goes-attitude because that city never does things by halves.
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Mr Ties
CLUB NEWS
26/04/14: Tik Tok
Post-Easter craziness and need to
get back on it with another
top-notch party? Then get
yourself down to Tik
Tok for DJs Chris
Barker and Alex
Georgiou giving you
proper burning beats
to get your hooves
a-tapping. Plus, East
End scenester Borja
Pena drops into the
Vauxhall centrifuge,
and there are two DJs
on a special back2back with
Severino and Leonardo
Glovibes.
Barcode, 69 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP.
10pm-6am. £6.
26/04/14: R&She
2nd Birthday
R&She celebrates its
second birthday with
another nasty escapade
dedicated to the
queens of R&B
and hip-hop
from the 90s
to the present.
Featuring DJs
QBoy, David
Oh and Neil
Prince on the
decks giving it to your
large with your favourite divas
in the world, ever.
QBoy
Neil Prince
David Oh
Vogue Fabrics, 66 Stoke Newington
Road, Dalston, N16 7XB. 10pm-3am.
£5, £3 before 11pm.
G-A-Y presents…
There’s an amazing line-up of entertainment on stage for you coming up at G-A-Y!
Heaven, Under the Arches, Villiers Street, Charing Cross, WC2H 6NG. 10.30pm-5am. Discount
wristbands from G-A-Y.
26/04/14: Lily Allen
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Demi Lovato
10/05/14: Rita Ora
17/05/14: DWV
31/05/14: Demi Lovato
DWV
Rita Ora
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Lisa Stansfield
CLUB PREV
VIEW
DJ
26/04/14:
Juanchito
OF THE WEEK
SMOKIN JO @
BLOCHEADS
SMOKIN JO’S
From the people
who bring you
Exilio, the LGBT
Hispanic night,
comes Juanchito,
the LGBT salsa
night, which will
have you tapping
your toes away to
the Latin rhythms
all night long and
screaming out ‘Mi
Cuerpo Pide Salsa!’
faster than you can say sexy
Spanish senor… Get yourself
along if you’ve got a bit of Latin
in you, or if you feel like you’d
like some.
BLOCHEADS CLUB CHART
Guy’s Bar, Boland House, St Thomas
Street, SE1 9RT. 10pm-2.30am. Early
bird £6, door £10.
03/05/14: SexCircus
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kind your parents took you to. Or if it was, we recommend
investing in a therapist. This new men-only experience sees porn
stars from all massive studios (MenAtPlay, Eurocreme, Falcon
to name a few), as is presented by Issac Jones and Martin
Princess. The night aims to satisfy every need from dancing to
dick sucking.
Area, 67 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP.
A pair of VIP tickets to be
won!
Issac Jones
Win a pair of VIP tickets to one of the hottest,
horniest parties in town. To be in with a
chance of winning, simply email your contact
details to [email protected]
entering ‘SEXCIRCUS COMP’ in the subject
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by email. Good luck!
Tell those newcomers
to the club scene who
Smokin Jo is in one
smokin’ sentence?
I am a legendary DJ who has
played all over the world, and is
still the only female DJ to have
won DJ of the Year.
You tell ’em, babe. Your
style has evolved and
changed over the years.
What’s exciting you now
in dance music?
I have always played right across
the board, I love all styles of
music, so I don’t limit myself to
one genre. I do tailor my sets
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fun night is when you can mix it
all up. I am glad to see a return
to more of a soulful deep house
sound, it’s great to here some
vocals again. I seem to be playing
more gigs where the crowd are
happy to hear all kinds music, so
that’s exciting. Oh, and a return
to vinyl is on the horizon it
seems - yay!
You’ve played at East
Bloc on occasion before.
How would you describe
the club to a ‘Bloc virgin?
Hot, sweaty man fun!
Blocheads is at East Bloc (217 City
Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN) on
Saturday 26th April, 10pm-6am.
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1. ‘4000 Miles’
(Playmode Mix) Dms12, Oscar G
This has such a hooky
bassline, deep techy
house. Wicked. I will be
hammering this for ages.
2. ‘Funky Beat’ DJ Boris (Cocodrills
Remix)
I am a sucker for beats.
This is simple as fuck, but
has such a good groove
and an interesting drop.
3. ‘Hear Me Now’ Tong And Flynn
Deep dark and techy. Tom
Flynn is a fave producer
of mine and this always
works for me.
4. ‘Say What’ (Adam
Beyer Remix) Gary Beck
I rate both of these
producers. This is right up
my street and bound to be
massive this summer.
5. ‘The Mechanism’ Disclosure
Disclosure are super-cool,
raw young talent. The
bass on this track kills it.
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6. ‘Rocha’ Do Santos
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Do Santos is doing some
good stuff lately.
7. ‘Paradox’
(Groovebox Remix) Katrin Fabieu
Another good piece of
tech house for the peak
time.
8. ‘Café’ Coco Arthaa
Lots of beats and loops.
Very tribal Latin tech
house, if there is such a
genre.
9. ‘What Ya Gonna
Do’ TRNSSTR
One of my own
productions with Pete
Gleadall. Not out yet, but
a hot piece of pumping
tech house. I played it at
Trade and it went down
a treat.
10. ‘Natural High’
(Joris Vorn Edit) Mulder
Great deep house groove,
nice easy track.
Neon Jungle @ G-A-Y
19/04/14
Heaven, under the
Arches, Villiers Street,
Charing Cross,
WC2N 6NG
WORDS BY
ANTHONY GILÉT
PHOTOS BY
CHRIS JEPSON
WHEN IT COMES to the biggest four-day weekend in
anyone’s calendar, it’s no surprise that things can be a
bit up in the air, but there was certainly one staple that
was firmly fixed in our calendar; Neon Jungle’s latest
performance at Heaven. Obviously stumbling down
that cobbled alley was as tough as ever, but believe
us it was worth it. The crowd enjoyed some pumping
commercial sounds as they awaited pop’s latest girl
group, and when they emerged the entire club was no
short of dripping like Cheryl Cole when she heard “X
Factor comeback”. The quartet certainly lived up to
their name when they appeared in colourful outfits that
would send any epileptic into uncontrollable fits. But
we were actually LIVING for each one of their outfits!
*writes Christmas list*
The girls burst onto the stage causing a whole lot of
‘Trouble’ with their debut hit, before performing title
track ‘Welcome To The Jungle’ and their most recent
smash ‘Braveheart’. We were shacking out like Janet
Jackson doped up on speed; yes ‘cause ‘Braveheart’ is
our jam! The group looked - and sounded - amazing, so
we were fully content when we had to drag our drunk
arses along those cobbles again. Neon
Jungle, we salute ya!
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WORDS AND PHOTOS BY
CHRIS JEPSON
PAPA - THE SAILOR
20/04/14
Terminus Place, Victoria,
SW1V 1JR
WITH MOUSTACHES a-plenty
and the words ‘come to
Papa’ dancing on our
lips, Sunday night saw
one of the biggest new
happenings on the
London club scene
for ages as Tel Aviv’s
Papa World Tour
landed for its London
debut. Super-hot Eliad
Cohen brought his cohort
of sexy sailors to super club
Pacha in Victoria wearing only
skimpy pants that left nothing to the imagination. The
main room rocked to the tunes of international Papa
DJ Suri as well as our very own Mike Dower and Zach
Burns, while upstairs Daz Saund, Tom
Stephan and Leonardo Glovibes
provided some grrr and furrr
in the Megawoof room, and
Gordon John and Paul Heron
the ‘gurl’ and hoopla in a
packed room of chunky
dirty sounds. The club was
packed with the hottest
men imaginable and it
was shirts off and tits
out from the off with most
staying right through ‘til closing
at 5am. If you missed it, you
definitely missed out, but hopefully it
won’t be too long ‘til Papa comes back
to see us again.
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FEVER
19/04/14
Barcode, 69 Albert
Embankment, Vauxhall,
SE1 7TP
WORDS BY
TOM REDKID
PHOTOS BY
MARK STOREY
BARCODE DROVE us to a feverpitch with the aptly themed
Fever last Saturday and
it was hot enough to
fry our Easter eggs!
Manager Michal
and his hardy crew,
along with endearing
hostess Isis, made sure
their two club rooms
were packed with every
bunny who was any-bunny
hoppin’ and boppin’ to the
hottest DJs in town. The club bar
cranked up the way-back machine and “went back to our
roots” with some retro-disco and a hot mix of Afro-Latin
funk house beats streaming from the fingertips of DJs
Carl, Jason Prince and Michael Mileti.
The main room, ‘Happy House’, featured ‘music to
make you smile’ courtesy of DJs Stevie B, Steve Geller
and the Sharp Boys and rumbled and buckled with such
fierce bass you’d think it was the second coming! Maybe
it was but we were too busy dancing
to notice. The clubs were packed
to overflowing with a hulking
mix of some serious muscle,
twirling clubbers, freewheelin’
fems and more than a few
Easter bunnies who put their
baskets down and got busy
shakin’ their cotton tails.
“It’s all about laid-back
people socialising with each
other,” Mgr. Michal put it into
perspective. Barcode proved that
‘funk never sleeps’ as Fever
transitioned into UnChill
after-hours, taking our
weekend into Sunday
morning.
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HANDSOME
19/04/14
East Bloc, 217 City Road,
Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN
WORDS BY
TOM REDKID
PHOTOS BY
DOS FOTOS
EAST(ER) BLOC stuffed a
rocket in our pockets and
boiled our eggs in a
pretty pink basket with
Handsome Saturday
night at the East End’s
favourite bunny hole.
The ‘Bloc’s Wayne
and promoter Martyn
Fitzgerald served us up a
right proper treat with none
other than legendary original
Chicago house DJ Marshall Jefferson
laying on sticky-chocolate funk house that had us bunny
hoppin’ ‘til the sweat trickled down the walls.
“The theme is US house,” said Martyn. “We want to
bring back that whole mixed crowd urban vibe that’s
been missing from the gay club scene.”
Bring it they did. A night reminiscent of the good
ol’ days back in my misspent Chi-town youth in the
basement jams of Frankie Knuckles where all ages and
races mixed it up on the dance floor. Highlights
included the crystalline airy electro-deep
trip mix of blond sugar Stuart Geddes,
high-energy house by Dave Kendrick
and Mark-Ashley Dupe’s slick urban
grooves that had them vogue-ing
in the back bar. Mistamaker spun
some impressive hip-hop and
Johnny Kalifornia had the third
room club swirling to his own “shed
party within a house party” featuring
his new downloadable mix ‘Sprung’.
A hot mix of club kids, oldschoolers, hard hunks and
funkmasters all gathered
together like multi-coloured
eggs in one helluva
basket.
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DALSTON SUPERSTORE
11/04/14
117 Kingsland Road,
E8 2PB
WORDS BY
TOM REDKID
PHOTOS BY
JOEL RYDER
DALSTON SUPERSTORE
shoved hot spice up
our fannies to get
us groovin’ at their
tailgate party for the
Fringe Film Festival
with their Spice World
sing-along parody
featuring some of the
hottest DJs and spiciest
trannies, such as the
incomparable Jacqui Potato
as Posh Spice.
From the basement to the top of the upstairs bar,
not a square inch of space was left untainted by the
massive crush of fanny-friendly crowds filling two
floors and out the door!
DJs Neil Prince and RUFUS and Bambi led the night
on the ground floor with familiar 90s dance-pop and
retro grooves re-styled for the funkier folk. As the night
grew heavier and more of the teeming throngs poured
in from the Hackney Empire, the music revealed
decidedly cooler flavours of fun from
Kotsakis, Holestar and none other than
her majesty the Duchess of Pork (oink
oink)! If only the real Spice Girls had
been this talented, we might still
give a monkey’s.
In the laser basement, darker,
harder funkhouse grooves thumped
out in time with the laser beams
shining off our greased-up glitter and
flashing on the glam in the dark. We
humped and grumped our way
through the sexy sea only to be
snatched up by one Spicey
“lady”(I think it was Mel
B or C -- I couldn’t tell)
who demanded: “Which
Spice Girl are you?!”
“Peaches!”
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WORDS BY
TOM REDKID
PHOTOS BY
JOEL RYDER
SEPM
11/04/14
East Bloc
217 City Road,
Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN
DOWN IN THE DARK dungeon lab of East Bloc, mad
scientists Larry Tee and Attack Attack Attack hooked
the battery cables to their lil’ monster’s neck plugs,
cranked up the voltage and unleashed another Super
Electric Party Machine onto the lovable carny folk. Highenergy funk house ripped through the joint packed with
the sweaty, shirtless, the weird and wonderful all come
together in the panoply of style and fun that always
makes the East End worth the trip across town.
LT and AAA had ‘em lubed and ready for main stage
DJ Kris Di Angelis’ “heavy dance music”, serious mansize beats that shook the plaster from the ceiling: “It’s
incredible from the minute I step in! I love it here!” The
back room swirled with the familiar funk-pop, old school
grooves of James Long and Maddy Endrighi early on and
wrapped up tight with the harder twisted vogue-worthy
bass lines of Colby B. from NYC.
Special treat was an appearance by soon-to-be
Eurovision winner, Austria’s own Conchita Wurst (yes,
“sausage”, figure it out people). The bearded songstress
belted out two power pop hits: “That’s What I Am” and
contest entry ‘Rise Like A Phoenix’. A drag artist since
her teens, Ms. Wurst is first and foremost a pro singer
and songwriter. “I just want to do a good job onstage
and change some minds,” she told us. She certainly
blew some minds at East Bloc as the crowd tore down
the walls and stomped for more. Yessir, I think we have
a weiner - I mean, winner!
Purple-haired Viking Matthew Kerry, did a show that
was “fierce, fab and bitches gonna gag!” She wasn’t
foolin’! I wish I could print what MK did!
FiFi la True swanned about in her festooned wig and
svelte body giving bon mots to all and adding that
touch of Warhol-chic to this new romantic denizen.
“Being glamtrash isn’t about being cunty,
darling. Only the insecure bitches are nasty.
I know I’m beautiful, so I can afford to be
sweet,” she glared with pearly
whites. Yes, Glinda, only bad
witches are ugly...
Eurovision trannies,
Warhol glam-trash,
Vikings, sexy bartenders,
wicked DJs, card
sharks, – SEPM got
it all!
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Sam DMS
Munroe
Bergdorf
CIRCA
NIGHTS
Dusty O
Circa owner Alan Winter
asked his team to fess up about
their most memorable nights
at one of Soho’s most insanely
sociable venues…
Adam Turner
Jonathan
Bestley
Sam DMS at TWERQ, Tuesday
We all get our fair share of unwanted
attention but one particular guy kept
turning up on my night and getting overlyfriendly. I made the mistake of moaning to
Alan to which I was met with the response:
“Oh be quiet Sam, it’s a quiet night, take
one for the team!”
Dusty O Detained, Wednesday
On one particular day there was an event
on in Soho I was working at. One of the first
places I head to is Circa. On this occasion
Mr Winter’s generosity overcame me, and
combined with the lovely atmosphere I always
enjoy so much and - you guessed it - I got
drunk. In fact, I got bladdered. So much so
that I forgot I was working and spent the
whole night at Circa. It was only the next
day after waking up fully clothed on my
bathroom floor did I remember I was actually
meant to be somewhere else and had come
home without doing my duties. I never miss
a gig, especially my own and was horrified.
However, it’s a testament to how much I
adore the bar and its wonderful welcoming
atmosphere. Thanks Circa. I love you!
Munroe Bergdorf at VS, Thursday
That mirrorball booth has seen its fair
share of moments, but the time that I
managed to get both my dress and weave
stuck in the DJ booth fan was particularly
epic. I’m not sure what I would have done
without Adam Turner untangling me before
the track finished…
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Lee
Dalloway
Munroe Bergdorf at Discipline, Friday
Fridays are always full of crazy, but that
time I was balancing explaining WHY I
wasn’t going to play Celine Dion’s ‘new
one’ to a punter, whist trying to remain
invisible to two ex-boyfriends in the crowd
and hide the new one inside the booth, was
particularly memorable.
That mirrorball
booth has seen
its fair share of
moments
Adam Turner, Saturday
There was one night during our late licenses
last year that we had a DJ who had to get
to another gig before Circa closed, which
meant I had to do the last hour of Circa.
With a two hour gap of no DJing for me and
Alan forcing Jaegarbombs down my neck,
once I got back on the decks I have no idea
what I played, if I played or where I was.
Moral of the story: never agree to DJ the
last hour if Alan has anything to do with it!
Jonathan Bestley
at Love # Hangover, Sunday
We were obsessed with American Horror
Story this year. Little did I realise I’m
actually part of a coven. We cursed a
wicked man the other day and he woke
up in hospital the next morning with
concussion. Do not incur our wrath! (He
was fine btw LOL)
Lee Dalloway, Dungeon Master
Downstairs at Circa, affectionately
known as “The Dungeon”, is naturally
the venue’s epicentre of sin. While not
the delightfully rotten core of the bar
(that honour goes to our leader Alana
Wintour) many of the things a drunken
cloakroom slut gets up to on an average
shift are unprintable.
But the biggest sin is clearly vanity,
thanks to the floor-to-ceiling “selfie
mirror” next to the loos - where
the great, the good, the drag and the
bladdered pout into an iPhone then
Instagram the shit out of it. Security
cameras regularly catch Soho’s drunkest
sprucing and preening, but the best
moment had to be a staggering kween
who, somehow, mistook the giant mirror
for a continuation of “The Dungeon” and
smacked face first into his own visage.
We’ll leave it up to you to decide if the
problem was a lack of reflection...
Circa (62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 3JN)
celebrates its 3rd birthday on Thursday 8th May.
Open ‘til 4am.
TWO BREWERS
114 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ
It’s another big weekend at the Two Brewers with
Lady Imelda bringing plenty of campness (and
undoubtedly a dress that weighs more than
she does) to the stage. London’s Big Gay
Band and La Voix make some noise in
the club bar on the Saturday 26th before
the Power of Three conjure some
comedy on Sunday.
Lady Imelda
THE VICTORIA
188 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, E17 4QH
Don’t miss The Victoria over the next
Bank Holiday as they are ramping up the
ante with super sparkling swinging-othe-hips entertainment on Saturday 3rd
May with cabaret superstar Miss Jason
on the boards. After you’ve cackled and
howled yourself silly like lubed-up putty
in Miss Jason’s manicured fingers, you can
enjoy the entertainment up North way
in Walthamstow with beats courtesy of
DJ Steveo.
KU BAR
30 Lisle Street, Chinatown, WC2H 7BA
So you just finished one Bank Holiday,
are you ready for another? Ku Bar
certainly are, with their infamous May
Pole Dancing returning on Sunday
4th May, with some of the sexiest,
hard-bodied male pole dancers in the
whole of the capital swinging their hips
around a thick pole (the gorgeous Ku
Bar Boys know all about that), plus free
shot boys, tops off behind the bar and Ku
Klub open until 3am afterwards. That’s your
next Bank Holiday sorted then!
Miss Jason
HALFWAY TO HEAVEN
7 Duncannon Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF
This weekend at Halfway to Heaven you can find
Myra DuBois on Friday 25th April giving you her
immense ‘Friday Night Live!’ with
a special guest. Saturday 26th
sees Rose Garden with her
Saturday Market Swap
Shop from 4pm, followed
by Bears Downstairs with
Justin Swift from 9pm. And
finish off the weekend with
Mrs Moore on Sunday 27th
from 8pm.
Myra DuBois
Rose Garden
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BAR NEWS ´
by Jason Reid
STRIKE UP THE band, hang up
the bunting and hold onto your
wigs, because the competition
gets underway good and proper
this week, with the first heats
at Halfway to Heaven on
Tuesday 29th, from 9pm, and
The Golden Cross, Cardiff
on Wednesday 30th from
8pm. Halfway has my very own
drag wife, and drag mother to
many, Bette Rinse hosting; and
I’ve been reliably informed that
there’s a healthy mix of traditional
and alternative drag performers,
who will all be looking to secure
one of those golden spots in the
Heat Final.
Speaking to me this week, Bette
spoke of her ‘excitement to be
carrying the mantle as host for the
third year in a row’.
“I’m really looking forward to
seeing what new talent
is out there,, I think
mportant
it’s so important
urage,
to encourage,
nurture and
offer as much
advice ass
possible to
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those starting
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of course,
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be assisted
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by my elite
panel of
judges, who
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#QXGayLondon
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last three years,” she said, adding:
“After Halfway’s win with Martha
last year, we’re determined to do
the double and hold onto that
title, so it’s all systems go, dear,
and (manager) Angel is always
behind the acts 100% too, which
is great.”
I’ll be joined on the judging panel
by 2011 winner Son Ofa Tutu
and the wee Glaswegian lassie
with the big voice, Mary Mac.
Guest judge for the first heat will
be resident DJ David Robson,
and there’ll also be performances
from previous winners, Martha
D’Arthur and Tanya Hyde.
If you’re an aspiring performer
who is toying with the idea of
entering, every venue is still
accepting applications, however
the following may be your best
bet in London as they’re looking
to fill their heats: The
George and Dragon,
Greenwich; Central
Station, Kings Cross
and The Victoria,
Walthamstow.
Follow me
on Twitter @
JasonReidUK
for live tweets
throughout the
competition, and I’ll
do my damnedest
to get all the
juicy action
and backstage
capers your way
first.
Bette Rinse
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THE SOHO EASTER
BARS ROUND-UP
WORDS AND PHOTOS
BY CHRIS JEPSON
WITH ALL the
shiny adverts, bells
and whistles that
accompany the arrival
to our shores of various
visiting continental
mega clubs, it is very
easy to become
complacent and forget
just how lucky we are
to have the breadth and
diversity of permanent
gay venues right here in
the city that are open
day-in and day-out,
come rain or shine.
Whether you are after
a quiet respite for a
romantic rendezvous or
something a little more
lively to kick-off a night
on the tiles, London has
it all. This Easter saw
the festivities spread
themselves out over
the five nights from
Thursday to Monday,
and never being ones
to miss an opportunity
we donned our best
walking mules and did
the rounds.
We started on the
north side of Soho
Square at the multicoloured edifice that
is the Edge. Shining
out like a beacon in
the midst of Crossrail
chaos, a plethora of top
DJs invited us to get
down and dirty with
their Easter Bunny,
while sexy bar boys
and hostess Felicia Van
Cartier ensured there
was no let up in the
frolics right through ‘til
3am every night.
A hop and a skip
down Frith Street,
we found Chez Alan
at Circa where the
mirror ball DJ box was
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Circa
Edge
G-A-Y Late
THE SOHO EASTER
BARS ROUND-UP
WORDS AND PHOTOS
BY CHRIS JEPSON
on constant rotation
pumping out the party
tunes to a packed bar
of pretty boys. Sunday
also saw the launch
of Jonathan Bestley’s
Love#Hangover with
delightful disco jams,
soulful sounds and
re-imagined poptastic
ditties. After a couple
of Circa’s dirtiest
martinis we fell out of
the door and made
our way carefully
through the
back streets
of Soho to
The Yard
where we
were greeted
by a warren
of the hottest
bunny boys
imaginable. With
all three spaces packed
to the rafters we chose
to mingle in the starlit courtyard while
beautiful ripped shot
boys bearing trays laden
with Easter delights
pressed their way
through the crowds.
Our next stop was
just a few metres away
at Rupert Street
where we found the
lovely Little John on
the decks mixing
commercial tunes to
another packed bar,
continuing their line-up
of guest DJs that also
had the gorgeous Jodie
Harsh doing her thang
as well as residents
Rich B and Brent
Nicholls.
Dragging ourselves
away we headed to
Ku Bar on Lisle
Street where it was
Playboy paradise on
all three floors with
live DJs, topless pert
B A R N E W S ´
Halfway II Heaven
KU Bar
Manbar
THE SOHO EASTER
BARS ROUND-UP
WORDS AND PHOTOS
BY CHRIS JEPSON
pecs serving pints and
pretty boys galore as
only Ku knows how.
Next stop, Manbar
where, although they
have had to turn the
music down due to the
complaints from a single
vindictive neighbour,
the fun continues with
a superabundance of
superb drinks offers for
the summer and plenty
of space downstairs as
well as up in the new
Moustache Lounge
where the men gather!
Halfway II Heaven
had a bumper offering
of cabaret this
weekend with Rose
Garden’s Saturday
Market knocking the
ball well and truly
out of the park, and
DJ Sean delivering
camp classics on the
decks, complete with
his impromptu dance
routines, our evening
was almost complete!
With legs almost unable
to walk in a straight
line, we finished our
Soho trawl by jumping
in to a Polish driven
rickshaw and careering
up the Charing Cross
Road to G-A-Y Late
where, having opened
at 11pm it was almost at
capacity thirty minutes
later, and the queue
stretched almost 100m
down the road. Inside,
the party was in full
swing with the anthems
and pop perfection
for buff young bucks,
and with drinks as
cheap as Easter chicks
it was the ideal homo
establishment to kick
back and spend the rest
of the night.
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Leicester - Dover Castle
Saturday May 3rd:
London- Admiral Duncan
Saturday May 3rd:
London -The White Swan
Sunday May 4th: Bournemouth- DYMK
Tuesday May 6th:
Southend – The Cliff (Ladies Night)
Wednesday May 7th:
London – Admiral Duncan Drag Idol
Thursday May 8th:
Hastings – Forbidden Fruit Drag Idol
Friday May 9th:
Carlisle – Outrageous
Saturday May 10th:
Carlisle – Outrageous
Wednesday May 14th:
London – Admiral Duncan Drag Idol
Thursday May 15th:
Birmingham – The Village Inn
Monday May 19th:
Gran Canaria – Ricky’s Cabaret Bar
Thursday May 22nd:
Gran Canaria – Maspalomas pride Blue Pool Party
Friday May 23rd:
London – Halfway to Heaven
Saturday May 24th:
Hastings – The Forbidden Fruit; Alan’s Birthday Party
Sunday May 25th:
Birmingham Pride –
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Sunday May 25th:
Birmingham Pride – Missing Cabaret Tent
Wednesday May 28th:
London- Admiral Duncan Drag Idol
Thursday May 29th:
Hastings – Forbidden Fruit
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Friday May 30th:
Weymouth – The Closet
Saturday May 31st:
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Photography by Franc-off Godevi
Never ones to keep their clothes on for long behind the bar, the Ku Bar Boys
invaded our office last week to parade around the rooftops at QX Towers in
their latest favourite undies. We felt obliged to take photos…
Man Bummers
www.manbummers.co.uk
Francisco (left) – Gorgeous Guy Green, £20
Kamran (right) – Fashion Fabulous, £20
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www.banglads.com
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Arek – Diesel Andre Blue & Pink Electric
Palms Brief, £22
Kamran – Calvin Klein Dual Tone Gold/
Brown Hip Brief, £20
Rodrigo – Tommy Hilfiger Malden Ceramic
Teal Floral Trunk, £23
Francisco – Emporio Armani Charcoal
Eagle Motif Trunk, £29
Matteo – Emporio Armani Lime Fluoro
Stretch Cotton, £19.50
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Kamran – Rainbow, £9
Francisco – Black & Gold, £9
Arek – Classic White, £9
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www.manbummers.co.uk
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https://www.facebook.com/pages/Man-Bummers/228174494044126
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Matteo – Hom Sport Rio Cup Boxer, £22
Kamran – Hom Black Addict Jeans Print Boxer, £24
Arek – D&G Sport Crest Briefs, £25
Rodrigo – Björn Borg Pixel Leopard Print Briefs, £20
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Thursdays & Mondays
KEVIN WALSH
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Friday 25th April
Friday Night LIVE!
With MYRA DUBOIS
with special guest
DRAG WITH NO NAME
from 9pm (open 'til 3am)
Saturday 26th April
ROSE GARDEN
SATURDAY MARKET
'SLASH' SWOP SHOP
'two years and still a bitch' @ 4p
4pm
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@ 4pm
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HYDE ( open 'til 11pm)
Tuesday 29th April
DRAG IDOL LAUNCH - HEAT 1
hosted by BETTE RINSE
from 8pm
Wednesday 30th April
SING A LONG A
SOUND OF MARTHA with
MARTHA D'ARTHUR from 9pm.
www.facebook.com/HalfwaytoHeaven
www.halfway2heaven.net
Prowler
www.prowler.co.uk
From left to right
With thanks to all the boys from KU Bar
Rodrigo – Curb Identity Active, £19
Ku Bar Lisle Street, Chinatown, WC2H 7BA
Matteo – Aware Red Logo, £19
Ku Bar Frith Street, 25 Frith Street, WC1D 5LB
Arek – AussieBum Line-Up Briefs, £31
Francisco – Andrew Christian Trophy Boy, £19.95
Kamran – Andrew Christian Almost Naked Briefs, £13.95
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MUSTS
YOUR GUIDE TO THE WEEK'S BEST
MAYBES
BAR
CLUB
CABARET
EVENTS IN LONDON
FULL LISTINGS AVAILABLE AT WWW.QXMAGAZINE.COM
THURSDAY 24TH APRIL
CLUBS & EVENTS
Hamburger Queen Grand Final at
The Bloomsbury Ballroom, Victoria
House, Bloomsbury Square, WC1B
4DA. Doors 7pm. Show 8pm.
£15 advance. Performance artist
Scottee returns with his celebratory
competition for the bigger framed
personage reaches the grand final!
Head judge Felicity Hayward and
resident DJs Unskinny Bop.
David Hoyle’s Still Life at RVT, 372
Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, SE11
5HY. Doors 7pm. Show 8.30pm.
£10. David Hoyle presents a series
of conversation based performances
exploring spirituality, art, academia,
queer history and more. TONIGHT: In
conversation with painter and sculptor
Maggi Hambling.
G-A-Y Late at 5 Goslett Yard,
off Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds get
played out across the club, drink
specials, cute guys and an almost
unrivalled highly electric atmosphere.
Open 7 days.
Thursgays at East Bloc, 217 City
Road, Shoreditch, EC1V 1JN.
10.30pm-7am. £5. The ‘Bloc goes
bonkers for Easter weekend with
an ultra late opening time ‘til 7am!
Midnight Yeast Cabaret deliver a
performance by Oozing Gloop, Lewis
Barton and Rodent Decay with tunes
by resident DJs playing pop, dance,
R’n’B, disco and electro.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street,
Leicester Square, WC2. 6pm-3am.
FREE. The legendary Tasty Tim and
guests spin the pop sounds and floor
fillers.
Room Service at Miabella, 12-13
Greek Street, Soho, W1D 4DJ.
10pm-3am. Don’t you dare miss this
fiercely social, sexy club spot, playing
edgy and upfront house. Expect hot
gogo eye candy and hosted by fab
scene faces. Get snapped by the
legendary resident papper!
Ted’s TV/TS Night at Ted’s Place,
305a North End Road. 7pm-2am. £5.
The night for fellas in frocks and their
admirers.
G-A-Y Porn Idol at Heaven, Villiers
Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm-4am.
Discount wristbands from G-A-Y Bar.
The biggest amateur strip contest in
town is back! Win £100 on the night
and maybe £1,000 in the Final. Plus,
hot pop spun across the venue. To
50
compete text 07789 553 868 or email
[email protected]
Vibe at Barcode, 69 Albert
Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1 7TP.
11pm-4am. Weekly night of urban
sounds from DJs Nastee and Robski,
with PopVibe in the bar and the
upstairs SexVibe cruise room.
BARS & CABARET
Two Brewers – Drag Idol Heat at
114 Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ.
Bar open 4pm-2am. FREE b4 10pm,
£3 after. Popular South London
cabaret/club spot. TONIGHT: The first
Two Brewers Drag Idol Heat.
Titti La Camp
Vanity Von Glow’s Cocktails in The
Shufflewick Bar at The Black Cap,
171 Camden High Street, NW1 7JY.
The popular Camden cabaret, pub
and club hosts a new night of drag
and drink. With special guest Silver
Summers.
Rupert Street at 50 Rupert Street,
Soho, W1D 6DR. From 8pm. Weekly
dance session at the popular Soho
bar. TONIGHT: Enriched with DJ
Rich B.
Comptons of Soho at 51-53 Old
Compton Street, Soho, W1D 6HN.
12pm-midnight. One of Soho’s best
loved traditional gay pubs, always
busy and always friendly and always
fun.
Metro Nights Foam Party at West
5, Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, W5
4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE. The
foam flies tonight at Ealing’s hugely
popular club, bar and cabaret spot.
VS at Circa, 62 Frith Street, Soho,
W1. 4pm-1am. Munroe Bergdorf and
Adam Turner get you warmed up for
Room Service with some unrivalled
Thursday night hotness!
Backing The Stars at Halfway 2
Heaven, 7 Duncannon Street, Charing
Cross, WC2N 4JF. Long running
popular central London cabaret pub
with Kevin Walsh.
FRIDAY 25TH APRIL
CLUBS & EVENTS
Super Electric Party Machine at
East Bloc, 217-219 City Road, EC1V
1JN. 10pm-6am. £5. The freshest,
hottest talent playing the best new
music with DJ Larry Tee and guests
at this hot-ass East London basement
club spot. TONIGHT: Guest DJs Jodie
Harsh, Ray Noir and Will Bond.
Nancy’s at Dalston Superstore,
117 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB.
9pm-4am. Free b4 11pm/£5 after.
Weekly night of regular resident DJs
spinnin’ up a storm of top deck disco
house and hot tracks to shack out to.
TONIGHT: Abattoir featuring Rufus
& Bambi plus partner-in-crime Rex
the Dog!
Ostgut Ton Nacht at Dance
Tunnel, 95 Kingsland Road, E8 2PB.
10pm-3am. £5 before 11pm, more
after. Veteran Berghain resident
Fidel plays the next instalment of
Ostgut Ton’s new London residency,
supported by local resident Fold,
fresh from Panorama Bar debut.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30
Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2.
10pm-3am. FREE b4 11pm, £5 after.
Pop perfection and hot floor fillers
as Ku’s hot 3 spin the tunes in its
downstairs basement club spot.
7.30pm-3am. Hot pop sounds, drink
specials, cute guys and a pop perfect
atmosphere.
Fitladz at Barcode, 69 Albert
10pm-8am. £8 members, £10
guests. The club session for horny
lads with hot grooves from the DJs
and an extended cruise space.
Tonker at Eagle London, 349
5QY. 9pm-3am. FREE b4 10pm, £6
after. Big bear bar boozing, cruise
and tunes has disco, house & soul,
then sexier vibes to the early hours
for hot daddies, bears, cubs and their
admirers.
G-A-Y Camp Attack at Heaven, Villiers
Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm-4am. FREE
with wristband from G-A-Y Bar. Main
Floor plays 70s, 80s, 90s, 00 & 01, Star
Bar is 02 to present day, videos in the
Pop Room. Musical theme sing-along in
the Departure Lounge.
Own It at Disco, 13 Kingly Court,
W1B 5PW. 9pm-3am. A new party
for hot house and thumping disco for
Friday nights in Soho from Fat Tony
with guest DJ Steve Pitron.
Trannyshack East at Vogue Fabrics,
66 Stoke Newington Road, N16
7XB. 10pm-3am. £5. Trannyshack
is heading East for their bi-monthly
party at Vogue with Tasty Tim and
Lady Lloyd on the decks.
Push the Button ‘Nil Points’ at
RVT, 372 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 6HY. 9pm-3am. £6. Push the
Button is a celebration of the last 20
years of pop in all its glorious forms,
with requests taken all via Twitter on
@PTButton and #PLAYTHEHITS.
TONIGHT: PA by X Factor’s Ruth
Lorenzo.
A:M (afterhours) at Protocol, South
Lambeth Road, SW8 1RT. 1am
(Saturday morning)-11am. £12. The
original Saturday morning afterhours
beast that continues to light up the
weekend ahead of the rest churns out
the turbocharged house sounds.
BARS & CABARET
West 5 at South Ealing, Pope’s Lane,
W5 4NB. The popular West London
club, bar and cabaret spot, with added
Piano Lounge fun. TONIGHT: Cabaret
from Son ofa Tutu. VVG in the Piano
Lounge.
The Victoria at 186 Hoe Street,
Walthamstow, E17. Open ‘til 3am.
Lively East End pub features karaoke
every Friday!
Kazbar at 50 Clapham High Street,
SW4 7UL. 4pm-3am. Free. Funky
Clapham bar with stylish swish.
TONIGHT: ‘Everybody’s Free’! DJ
Eduardo Herrera is joined by a PA from
Rozalla.
The Two Brewers at 114 Clapham
High Street, SW4 7UJ. 5pm-4am.
£5 after 10pm. London’s legendary
cabaret and club bar. TONIGHT:
Cabaret from Lady Imelda.
Discipline at Circa, 62 Frith Street,
Soho, W1D 3JN. 4pm-1am. Soho’s
intimate but packed-out bar/club spot
watches Munroe Bergdorf and friends
werq the floor!
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Central Station at 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til
4am. FREE entry. Cabaret and DJs ‘til
late. TONIGHT: Entertainment from
Lucy Jones.
Friday Night Live with Myra
Dubois at Halfway 2 Heaven, 7
Duncannon Street, Charing Cross,
WC2N 4JF. 9pm-3am. The central
London cabaret hot spot. TONIGHT:
Myra’s joined by Drag With No Name.
The Black Cap at 171 Camden High
Street, NW1 7JY. 10pm-3am. £5.
Party rocking Camden pub delivers
premier cabaret and entertainment.
Bridge Lovers at The Bridge Bar at
8 Voltaire Road, Clapham, SW4 6DH.
5pm-2am. Funky vocal house from DJ
Kurt Potter at the snazzy Clapham bar.
12pm-2am. The grand dame of Soho.
TONIGHT: Guest DJ Zach Burns.
Soho, W1D 6DR. Open ‘til 1am.
Soho’s sexy bar is ready to shine
again with weekly DJ sets to get you
in the weekend mood! TONIGHT:
Guest DJ Phil Marriot.
Sauna Bar at 29 Endell Street,
Covent Garden, WC2H 9BA.
11.30am-2am. £16. £5 off entry with
QX advert. The only licensed gay
sauna in the West End, open ‘til super
late every weekend.
Camp As Hits at The City of Quebec,
12 Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch,
W1H 7AF. 10pm-3am. Venerable
institution of the gay scene rocks out
some pop classics for an evening
of fun.
The Edge at 11 Soho Square, Soho,
W1D 3QE. 12noon-3am. FREE b4
10.30pm. Four floors of fun! Top
tunes from the DJs spinning top 40,
pop, funky house and more.
Ku Bar Frith Street, 25 Frith Street,
WC1D 5LB. Open ‘til 3am. Ku Bar’s
little brother stretches across two
floors for that perfect Soho warm-up
drinking session and a little dance
with downstairs DJs.
The Yard at 57 Rupert Street, Soho,
W1D 7PL. Open till 12am. FREE.
Renowned as one of Soho’s most unique
and popular destination venues, with a
huge outdoor terrace.
G-A-Y presents Lily Allen at
Heaven, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG.
10pm-5am. Discount wristbands
available from G-A-Y Bar. The palace
of pop and quite possibly the world’s
most famous gay club packs out this
cavernous venue. TONIGHT: Lily Allen
onstage live! Come dressed as Lil’ to
win the chance to join her on stage.
Lily Allen
Blocheads at East Bloc, 217 City
10pm-6am. £5 b4 midnight/£8
before 1am/£10 after. Another
body-pumping night of alwaysrammed East End club East Bloc gets
underway with Tom Stephan, Smokin’
Jo and Paul Heron in the Main Room,
and Ollywood, Ray Noir, Ursula
Snakes and Andrew Moore in the
Macho Sluts room.
Tik Tok at Barcode, 69 Albert
10pm-6am. £6. Tik Tok returns
for burning beats and an amazing
atmosphere featuring DJs Chris
Barker, Alex Georgiou plus Borja
Pena and DJ Severiono with Leonardo
Glovibes.
Mr Ties at Dance Tunnel, 95 Kingsland
Road, E8 2PB. 10pm-3am. Mr Ties runs
Homopatik. It’s one of the best parties
in Berlin. He’ll be playing all night.
Disco, techno, and anything else he’s
feeling. That’s what you need to know.
R18 at Eagle London, 349
Kennington Lane, SE11 5QY.
9pm-4am. FREE b4 10pm/£6 after.
Get ready for a night of ‘Unrestricted’
pleasure as R17 returns for April with
a huge load of man-on-man action,
featuring Jack Empire and resident DJ
Eduardo Herrera playing the sound of
pulsating dark beats.
Hot Boy Dancing Spot at Dalston
Superstore, 117 Kingsland High
Street, E8 2PB. 9pm-3am. FREE b4
11pm/£5 after. The Lovely Jonjo
and Hello Mozart bring the disco
and indie obsessed Tronik Youth to
the basement where you can expect
everything from Bobby O to New
Order!
R&She – 2nd Birthday at Vogue
Fabrics, 66 Stoke Newington Road,
N16 7XB. 10pm-3am. £3 before
11pm, £5 after. A night dedicated to
the queens of R&B and hip-hop from
the 90s to present, with DJs QBoy,
David Oh and Neil Prince. Celebrating
two years.
ZigZag Samstag v2.0 at the
Resistance Gallery, 265 Poyser
Street, E2 9RF. 9pm-late. £3 before
11pm, £5 after. Herrs Campbell and
Lowe provide their usual collection of
high quality contemporary tunes with
a trippy techno edge.
Juanchito at Guy’s Bar, Boland
House, St Thomas Street, SE1 9RT.
10pm-2.30am. Early bird £6, doors
£10. Launch night of a new LGBT
salsa night from Team Exilio at it’s
new home with Resident DJ G.
Shade at Basement Club, Ace Hotel
London, 100 Shoreditch High Street,
E1 63Q. 10pm-3am. New night
launches in Shoredtich with Hannah
Holland, Guy Williams and Josh
Caffe.
The Riverside Tavern at 8 Canal
Road, Strood, Kent, ME2 4DR. One
of Kent’s premier gay venues holds
another big Saturday night bash.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30
Lisle Street, Leicester Square, WC2.
10pm-3am. FREE b4 11pm, £5 after.
£3 with wristband/membership. The
party continues in Ku’s basement club
with hot pop and floor fillers from
the DJs.
11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds, drink
specials, cute guys and a pop perfect
atmosphere.
Sweatbox Foam Party at 1-2
Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN. 24
hours. £16. Unwind and release some
tension after a stressy week with the
all the fun of the foam at Sweatbox’s
original weekly party.
Duckie at RVT, 372 Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5HY. 9pm-2am.
£6. Authentic London club/
entertainment nighter. Hosted by Amy
Lamé, record players Readers Wifes.
Beyond (afterhours) at Area, Albert
3am (Sunday morning)–midday.
Mammoth mash-up explodes across
Area with big main floor upfront house
and edgier sounds in the Chapel Bar.
Unchill (afterhours) at Barcode, 69
Albert Embankment, SE1 7TP. 3am
(Saturday morning) -12pm. FREE b4
8am, £5 after. Aferhours party with
two rooms and two vibes, including
DJs Marco Geee, Stevie B, Rob Sykes,
Mattias Dabo, Adam Watts, Daniel
Stone, Julien Perret and many more.
SATURDAY 26TH APRIL
CLUBS & EVENTS
XXL – St George’s Day at Pulse,
1 Invicta Plaza, South Bank, SE1
9UF. 10pm-7am. £8 members, £15
guests. £5 after 4am. 4 huge arenas,
a mega cruise space and chill space.
Plus, big tunes from resident DJs
Christian M, Alex Logan, Joe Egg and
Mark Ames. TONIGHT: Celebrate St
George… with the bears! He’d be
proud.
Borja Pena
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BARS & CABARET
Soho, W1D 6DR. Open ‘til 1am. Kick
Saturday night off with sounds from
the hottest DJs at this lively Soho bar.
TONIGHT: Guest DJ Moto Blanco.
FREE b4 10pm, £7 after. Cabaret and
clubbing ‘til late at the famous venue.
The Black Cap at 171 Camden
High Street, NW1 7JY. 10pm-3am.
£15. The legendary north London
cabaret, club and pub. TONIGHT: The
Trannyshack North winner’s show!
Dark Fabrics Cabaret at Vogue
Fabrics, 66 Stoke Newington Road,
N16 7XB. Doors 7pm. £5. Patricia
Primarché presents her carnivalesque romp through the best new
cabaret and theatrical acts in London,
including Izabella Finch, Ideas Worth
a Penny, Rich Watkins, Candy Gigi
Markham, Luke Dizzle and Screaming
Toenail!
The Victoria at 186 Hoe Street,
Walthamstow, E17. Open ‘til 3am.
Free b4 9.30pm, £5 after. Lively East
End pub that turns extra flamboyant
on the weekends! TONIGHT: Cabaret
from Scarlett Diamonte.
Saunabar at 29 Endell Street, Covent
Garden, WC2H 9BA. 11.30am-2am.
£16. £5 off entry with QX advert.
Unwind after a night of clubbing at
the only licensed gay sauna in the
West End.
Central Station at 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1 9SD. Open ‘til
4am. FREE before 10pm. Cabaret then
DJs ‘til late. TONIGHT: Cabaret from
Martha D’Arthur.
West 5 at South Ealing, Pope’s Lane,
W5 4NB. The popular West London
club, bar and cabaret spot, with added
Piano Lounge fun. TONIGHT: Benji,
plus DJ Shaun and Aurrelia in the
Piano Lounge.
Saturday Market + Bears
Downstairs at Halfway 2 Heaven, 7
Duncannon St, WC2N 4JF. Open ‘til
3am. Cabaret fun times from Rose
Garden at 4pm. Bears go down with
the gruff guys and Justin Swift.
The Yard at 57 Rupert Street, Soho,
W1D 7PL. Open till 12am. FREE.
Renowned as one of Soho’s most
unique and popular destination venues,
with terrific outdoor space.
Ku Bar Frith Street, 25 Frith Street,
WC1D 5LB. Open ‘til 3am. Ku Bar’s
little brother stretches across three
floors for that perfect Soho warm-up
drinking session and a cheeky dance
with downstairs DJs.
Circa at 62 Frith Street, Soho, W1D
3JN. 4pm-1am. Soho’s intimate but
packed-out bar/club spot with the
most amazing DJ booth in town!
W1D 3QE. 12noon-3am. FREE b4
10.30pm. Open super-late with DJs
spinning upfront vocal house, with hot
gogo dancers gyrating away as Felicia
Van Cartier exudes fabulousness.
Kazbar at 50 Clapham High Street,
SW4 7UL. 4pm-3am. Free entry.
Funky Clapham bar with stylish swish.
Tonight: DJ Paul Morrell.
Ku Bar at Ku Bar Lisle Street,
Chinatown, WC2H 7BA. 6pm-3am.
One of London’s hottest gay bars
and clubs, with the hottest boys
both behind the bar and in front of it,
stretching over three floors.
12pm-2am. The grand dame of Soho
pulling in a more blokey crowd.
TONIGHT: Guest DJ Rob Cole back to
back with Julien Perret.
G-A-Y Bar at 30 Old Compton Street,
Soho, W1D 4UR. Midday-Midnight.
FREE. Soho’s palace of pop with the
hottest videos screened out across
the venue, great drinks deals and
discount entry wrist bands for G-A-Y
@ Heaven.
The Old Ship at 17 Barnes Street,
Limehouse, E14 7NW. 9pm-late.
Local gay bar in East London’s
Limehouse.
Pick N Mix at The City of Quebec,
12 Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch,
W1H 7AF. Top tunes and late night
fun at the legendary gay boozer near
Marble Arch.
SUNDAY 27TH APRIL
CLUBS & EVENTS
Sundays at the RVT at RVT,
372 Kennington Lane, SE11 5HY.
2pm-midnight. £6. The afternoon/
evening clubbing session slot
playing huge dance anthems and
commercial house. Plus, multi-media
entertainment from Charlie Hides TV
at 5.30pm.
Horse Meat Disco at Eagle London,
349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 5QY. 8pm-4am. £8. The
HMD gymkhana continues to shake
Vauxhall down every week. Residents
spin super-disco sounds with weekly
guests.
Orange at Fire, South Lambeth Road,
Vauxhall, SW8 1RT. 4am (Sunday
morning)-late. The original Monday
morning session takes you out of the
weekend.
BARS & CABARET
The Black Cap at 171 Camden High
Street, NW1 7JY. 7pm-late. £5. The
long-running cabaret, club and pub
nestled in the heart of Camden.
FREE b4 8pm, £3 after. South
London’s legendary cabaret, club
and pub. TONIGHT: Cabaret from The
Power of 3!
Limehouse, E14 7NW. 8pm-midnight.
Free. Local gay bar in East London’s
Limehouse. TONIGHT: Cabaret from
Martha D’Arthur.
Martha D’Arthur
MONDAY 28TH APRIL
CLUBS & EVENTS
Soho, W1D 6DR. Chic Soho bar with
ambient beats and brilliant drinks.
Cabaret Sundays at The Riverside
Tavern, 8 Canal Road, Strood, Kent,
ME2 4DR. From 9pm. FREE. One of
Kent’s premier gay venues presents
weekly cabaret.
Halfway 2 Heaven at 7 Duncannon
Street, Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF.
Open ‘til 11pm. Long running popular
Central London cabaret pub. DJ
David Robson from 3.30pm with CK
Sunday, followed by An Evening with
Mrs Moore and Tanya Hyde.
Molly Moggs at 2 Old Compton
Street, Soho, W1D 4TA. From 2pm.
FREE. Dame Julie Paid entertains the
guests at this intimate Soho boozer.
Ku Bar Lisle Street at 30 Lisle
Street, Leicester Square, WC2H 7BA.
10pm-midnight. FREE. Lady Lloyd’s
hit factory hits Ku Bar Lisle Street,
with hot boys on the dancefloor,
hot tunes in your ears and hot boys
behind the bar!
The City of Quebec at 12 Old
Quebec Street, Marble Arch, W1H
7AF. Legendary gay boozer near
Marble Arch features weekly cabaret.
TONIGHT: Cabaret from Diane James.
Genre: Gay London Film Club at
Manbar, 79 Charing Cross Road,
Soho, WC2H 0NE. From
6-11pm. £2. Forget the maddening
party scene and indulge in free weekly
screenings of the best movies, plus
an opportunity to meet like-minded
guys. THIS WEEK: Woody Allen’s
recent hit Blue Jasmine on screen.
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12pm-12am. The grand dame of
Soho pulling in a more blokey crowd.
Love#Hangover at Circa, 62 Frith
Street, Soho, W1D 3JN. 4pm-1am.
Jonathan Bestley brings you amazing
beats on the block, and a little sparkle
to the heart of Soho!
West 5 at Pope’s Lane, South Ealing,
W5 4NB. Open from 7pm. FREE.
Disco with Aaron from 10.30pm.
Happy hour all night. TONIGHT:
Cookie’s Karaoke.
W1D 3QE. 3pm-11.30pm. Soho’s
multi-floored gay wonder, which every
gay man of London needs to visit at
least once!
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street, 30
Lisle Street, WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE.
DJs play the weekend out on a wave
of hot pop.
Popcorn at Heaven, Villiers Street,
WC2N 6NG. 11pm-5.30am. £4 b4
1am, £5 after, £8 after 2am. FREE
with wristbands from G-A-Y Bar
b4 1am. Massive mixed mash-up
with four rooms of top sounds,
from upfront, progressive house to
chart hits, via R&B tuneage. Perfect
polysexual party to start the week as
you mean to go on.
of Charing Cross Road, WC2.
11pm-3am. Late night dancing spot
for pure-pop enthusiasts doing the
funky chickens.
Hard-Up Mondays at Sweatbox,
1-2 Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN.
24 hours. Under 25s FREE all day,
£16 others. Finding Mondays hard to
handle? Relieve the pressure with this
specially discounted day for under
25s (ID required) at Soho’s only gay
sauna.
Desire at Union, 66 Albert
Embankment, Vauxhall, SE1. 3am
(Tuesday morning) – 11am. £5 before
5am with this listing. Progressive,
tech, tribal, electro and deep house
with DJs Steven Geller, Alan K, Bruno
Nouer and Julia Nouer.
Cub Club at Manbar, 79 Charing
Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE.
9pm-3.30am. Free entry before
11pm, £3 entry after. Bear Quarterly
UK Launch Party with Tom Goss goes
live! Top DJs, happy sounds, all-starcabaret, hot’n’hairy gogos and drinks
specials!
BARS & CABARET
Heaven, 7 Duncannon St. WC2.
7.30pm. Kevin Walsh gets the pub
going with this karaoke weekly.
Two Brewers at 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. The landmark
south London cabaret, bar and club.
TONIGHT: Mrs Moore’s weekly
Monday cabaret session.
Karaoke at The City of Quebec, 12
Old Quebec Street, Marble Arch, W1H
7AF. Steve Tee hosts the singing fun
at the famous gay boozer in Marble
Arch.
So You Think You Can Sing! at
Kazbar, 50 Clapham High Street,
SW4 7UL. Showtime 7pm. Donovan
presents a night of song and fun with
pianist sensation Eric Robinson at
Claphams friendly, funky gay bar.
Limehouse, E14 7NW. Local gay bar
in East London’s Limehouse.
Soho, W1D 6DR. The trendy Soho
drinking spot celebrates Monday with
Bar £2.50!
Eagle London, 349 Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm-2am.
Free before 10pm, £3 after. The
renowned Eagle Bar is now open
seven days a week, come for an afterwork tipple, a cheeky midweek night
out with the boys or a night cap and
cruise on your way home.
Man Health at Manbar, 79 Charing
Cross Road, Soho, WC2H 0NE.
5pm-8.30pm. FREE. Sexual Health
Clinic 56 Dean Street provide this free
and confidential HIV and sexual health
testing clinic.
12pm-11.30pm. The real queen of
Soho. Bar £2.50 on popular drinks
from 5pm.
TUESDAY 29TH APRIL
CLUBS & EVENTS
11pm-3am. The weekend begins early
or finishes late to a melodious mix of
classic chart pop and current hits.
Eagle London, 349 Kennington
Lane, Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm-2am.
Free before 10pm, £3 after. The
renowned Eagle Bar is now open
seven days a week, come for an afterwork tipple, a cheeky midweek night
out with the boys or a night cap and
cruise on your way home.
BARS & CABARET
Mecca Rock and Roll Bingo at
The Black Cap, 171 Camden High
Street, NW1 7JY. Midday-Midnight.
The long-running cabaret, club and
pub nestled in the heart of Camden
presents bonkers bingo.
Halfway 2 Heaven – Drag Idol
Heat 1 at 7 Duncannon Street,
Charing Cross, WC2N 4JF. From
8.45pm. Join cabaret scene queen
Bette Rinse for cabaret and fun at
this landmark gay venue. Bette’s only
weekly residency! TONIGHT: Drag Idol
kicks-off its Halfway Heats!
Cookie Monstar at Molly Moggs, 2
Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 4TA.
8.30pm. FREE. Song and sinful fun
from Cookie.
Kazbar Doggy Style at 50 Clapham
High Street, SW4 7UL. 4pm-3am.
Free. Don’t leave Scooby at home! The
Clapham bar invites all puppy lovers to
bring their pooch to Kazbar and mingle
with other doggies! Water bowls and
treats provided.
Tiffaney Wells Double Thrill at
The City of Quebec, 12 Old Quebec
Street, Marble Arch, W1H 7AF. The
legendary gay pub in the heart of
London. Tiffaney Wells presents two
shows at 9pm and 10pm.
Karaoke at Two Brewers, 114
Clapham High Street, SW4 7UJ.
5pm-2am. £3 b4 10pm, £4 after.
Sing-along the mid-week blues with
Kevin Walsh.
WEDNESDAY 30TH APRIL
CLUBS & EVENTS
Misfits at East Bloc, 217-219 City
Road, EC1V 1JN. 10pm-3.30am.
FREE b4 11pm/£5 after. London
gets a reinjection of midweek urban
glamour as R’n’B scene star MarkAshley Dupé presents his ghetto
fabulous in the infamous basement of
debauchery. With DJs Jeffrey Hinton
and Nasty McQuaid.
XXL at Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, South
Bank, SE1 9UF. 9pm-3am. Members
free, others £3. Midweek, dance,
booze and cruise at the world famous
club for hunks, chunks, bears and
admirers.
Foam Party at Sweatbox, 1-2
Ramilies Street, Soho, W1F 7LN.
24 hours. £16. If you can’t make the
weekend wet fun, why not head down
tonight? Relieve the midweek stress!
The foam flies at 7, 8 and 9pm.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street, 30
Lisle Street, WC2. 10pm-3am. FREE.
The party continues ‘til late in the Ku
basement.
BARS & CABARET
Detained at Circa, 62 Frith Street,
Soho, W1D 3JN. Open ‘til 1am. Circa
goes all-out with the dance, pop and
R’n’B remixes every Wednesday.
DJs Attack Attack Attack, Kingsley,
Munroe Bergdorf and Kris Di Angelis
on rotation.
Come Mime With Me at West
5, Pope’s Lane, South Ealing, W5
4NB. Open from 8pm. FREE. Mitzi
Macintosh presents her inimitable
sing-along.
12pm-11.30pm. Super social pub
downstairs, more chilled club lounge
upstairs with guest pianist tinkling
the ivories.
Two Brewers at 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. FREE b4 10pm, £3
after. South London’s famous bar/
club.
Wednesday Naughties at Central
Station, 37 Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross N1 9SD. 10pm. FREE. Excellent
cabaret to fire up your Wednesday
evenings. Hosted by Cookie Monstar.
Sing-Along a Sound at Halfway II
Cross, WC2N 4JF. From 9pm. Martha
D’Arthur hosts a sing-along session at
Halfway’s popular cabaret spot.
Limehouse, E14 7NW. Quiz from
9.30pm. Local gay bar in East
London’s Limehouse.
Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane,
Vauxhall, SE11 5QY. 9pm-2am. Free
before 10pm, £3 after. Come for an
after-work tipple, a cheeky midweek
night out with the boys or a night cap
and cruise on your way home.
THURSDAY 1ST MAY
CLUBS & EVENTS
David Hoyle’s Still Life at RVT, 372
5HY. Doors 7pm. Show 8.30pm.
£10. David Hoyle presents a series
of conversation based performances
exploring spirituality, art, academia,
queer history and more. TONIGHT:
Queer history with performance artist
Lavinia C-op.
London Bearfest 2014 at The Kings
Arms, 23 Poland Street, Soho, W1F
8QL. 8-11.30pm. Free entry. The
capital’s first Bearfest 2014 launches
with Doctor Woof and MEAT boys
Adrian and Fannar bringing the boys
to the yard, plus fundraising for the
Ben Cohen Standup Foundation.
Vibe at Barcode, 69 Albert
11pm-4am. Weekly night of urban
sounds from DJs Nastee and Robski,
with PopVibe in the bar and the
upstairs SexVibe cruise room.
11pm-3am. Hot pop sounds get
played out across the club, drink
specials, cute guys and an almost
unrivalled highly electric atmosphere.
Open 7 days.
Thursgays at East Bloc, 217 City
10.30pm-late. Midnight Yeast Cabaret
deliver a performance by Oozing
Gloop, Lewis Barton and Rodent
Decay with tunes by resident DJs
playing pop, dance, R’n’B, disco and
electro.
Ku Klub at Ku Bar Lisle Street,
Leicester Square, WC2. 6pm-3am.
FREE. The legendary Tasty Tim and
guests spin the pop sounds and floor
fillers.
Room Service at Miabella, 12-13
Greek Street, Soho, W1D 4DJ.
10pm-3am. Don’t you dare miss this
fiercely social, sexy club spot, playing
edgy and upfront house. Expect hot
gogo eye candy and hosted by fab
scene faces. Get snapped by the
legendary resident papper!
Ted’s TV/TS Night at Ted’s Place,
305a North End Road. 7pm-2am. £5.
The night for fellas in frocks and their
admirers.
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Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm-4am.
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VS at Circa, 62 Frith Street, Soho,
W1. 4pm-1am. Munroe Bergdorf and
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Room Service with some unrivalled
Thursday night hotness!
Vanity Von Glow’s Cocktails in The
Shufflewick Bar at The Black Cap,
171 Camden High Street, NW1 7JY.
The popular Camden cabaret, pub
and club hosts a new night of drag
and drink. With special guest Silver
Summers.
Soho, W1D 6DR. From 8pm. Weekly
dance session at the popular Soho
bar.
12pm-midnight. One of Soho’s best
loved traditional gay pubs, always
busy and always friendly and always
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Two Brewers, 114 Clapham High
Street, SW4 7UJ. Bar open 4pm-2am.
FREE b4 10pm, £3 after. Popular
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Gossip at West 5, Pope’s Lane,
South Ealing, W5 4NB. Open from
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Cross, WC2N 4JF. Long running
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THURSDAY 24TH APRIL
Vault: Cruise/Stripped at
139b-143 Whitfield Street,
W1T 5EN. DAY CRUISE
(1-7pm. £6). STRIPPED
(7pm-1am. £7). Free drink,
cloakroom and re-entry.
Get nude and rude. Strictly
naked, except footwear.
Eagle London Cruise
at 349 Kennington Lane,
Vauxhall, SE11 5QY.
9pm-2am. Members FREE,
guests FREE b4 10pm, £3
after. Men-only cruise bar
for blokes, bears, and their
mates.
The Underground Club,
37 Wharfdale Road, Kings
Cross, N1. PANTS (1-6pm)
Underwear fun. SPANKZ
(6pm-10pm) CP night for
rougher, tougher play.
Followed by COME TO
DADDY (10pm-2am).
SexVibe at Barcode,
69 Albert Embankment,
Vauxhall, SE1 7TP. 10pm-late.
£5. Cruise session, dark
room and horny house beats
while Vibe and PopVibe
spin urban and pop tunes
downstairs.
FRIDAY 25TH APRIL
Cruise/Dark Room
at Ted’s Place, 305a
North End Rd, W14.
7pm-midnight. £3. Dirty,
sexy cruise night.
Vault: Cruise at 139b-143
Whitfield Street, W1T 5EN.
DAY CRUISE (1-7pm. £6).
NIGHT CRUISE (7pm-1am.
£7). Free drink, cloakroom
and re-entry. Horny cruise
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Diary
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CLUB (7pm-midnight) The
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Way, Camberwell, SE5 7SY.
9.30pm-late. £15. Full bar,
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The Underground
Cross, N1. PANTS (1-6pm,
£4) Best undies for the boys.
COLLARED (7pm-midnight)
Friendly BDSM night.
Harder at Bar Berlin, Arch
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boots/jocks.
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NIGHT CRUISE (7pm-1am.
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& 47c, South Lambeth
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Waterloo SE1 8XE. Open
24/7. £15, £12 under 25 with
ID. FREE towel. Cruise all
day and night with plenty of
rooms to play. Licensed bar.
Buff at MA1 Backstreet,
Wentworth Mews, Mile
End, E3 4UA. 6pm-10pm.
£8 members/£9 guests (free
drink/coat check). Naked,
shorts or underwear.
The Backstreet at MA1
Backstreet, Wentworth
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10pm-3am. Free members b4
10.45pm/£4 after, £7 others.
Free all night in rubber.
SUNDAY 27TH APRIL
Chill Out at Ted’s Place,
305a North End Road.
7pm-2am. £3 b4 10pm, £5
after. Mixed/gay crowd of
cruisey guys.
Pleasuredrome at
24/7. £15, £12 under 25 with
ID. FREE towel. Cruise day
and night, plenty of rooms to
play. Licensed bar.
End, E3 4UA. 6pm-10pm.
£8 members/£9
guests (free drink/
coat check). Horny,
naked cruise
party. Stay on for
after-party ‘til
late - arrive before
9.30pm! (Closed
1st Sunday of the
month for Lycra
night HERO’S)
The Hoist at
Arches 47b & 47c,
South Lambeth
Road, Vauxhall,
SW8 1RH. S.B.N.
(2-7pm) Fully
naked cruise club.
N.B.N. vs S.E.X.
(9pm-1am) Wear
what you like, do
who ya want.
Vault:
Underwear/
Cruise at 139b-143
UNDERWEAR (1-7pm. £6).
CRUISE (7pm-1am. £7).
Free drink, cloakroom and
re-entry. Just pants b4 7pm,
then cruise ‘til late.
S.O.P. at The Underground
Club, Central Station, 37
Wharfdale Road, Kings Cross,
N1. 1pm-midnight. £7. Yellow
fun for waterworks fans.
MONDAY 28TH APRIL
Vault: Cruise/Stripped
at Vault, 139b-143 Whitfield
Street, W1T 5EN. CRUISE
Horny cruise session first
before naked time (except
footwear).
The Underground
BUTT NAKED (6pm-10pm)
Strip down and get off with
like-minded guys. HARD
CRUZ (10pm-1am, free
entry) Hard cruzing for
horny guyz.
Pleasuredrome at
24/7. £15, £12 under 25
with ID. FREE towel. Cruise
day and night with plenty of
rooms to play. Licensed bar.
Sportswear Cruise at
Ted’s Place, 305a North End
Rd, W14. 7pm-midnight.
£3. Football shorts freaks,
Speedo lovers, basketball
tops (and bottoms), rugby
buggers and trackie sluts
unite!
TUESDAY 29TH APRIL
Underwear/Naked at
Ted’s Place, 305s North End
Rd, W14. 7pm-midnight. £4.
Strictly underwear only.
1-7pm, £6. 7pm-1am. £7.
Cruising session at this horny
hot spot.
The Underground Club at
Central Station, 37 Wharfdale
Road, Kings Cross, N1. S.O.P.
(6pm-1am) Yellow fun for
waterworks fans.
Eagle London Cruise
Vauxhall, SE11 5QY.
mates.
WEDNESDAY 30TH APRIL
N.B.N. at The Hoist,
47b South Lambeth Road,
Vauxhall, SW8. 9pm-1am.
£8.50. If ya like to strip, but
prefer to add some boots or
a tasteful accessory rather
than go full monty.
Vault: Cruise/
Underwear at 139b-143
Whitfield Street, W1T
5EN. DAY CRUISE (1-7pm.
£6) Then UNDERWEAR
(7pm-1am. £7) Free
drink, cloakroom and
re-entry. Get down to your
underwear.
The Underground
Cross, N1. HARD CRUZ
(10pm-1am).
Eagle London Cruise
Vauxhall, SE11 5QY.
mates.
End, E3 4UA. 7pm-11pm. £8
members/£9 guests (free
drink/coat check). Horny,
naked cruise party. Heated
outdoor ‘naked’ smokers
terrace.
THURSDAY 1ST MAY
SexVibe at Barcode,
69 Albert Embankment,
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£5. Cruise session, dark
room and horny house beats
while Vibe and PopVibe
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downstairs.
Vault: Cruise/Stripped at
139b-143 Whitfield Street,
W1T 5EN. DAY CRUISE
Get nude and rude. Strictly
naked, except footwear.
Eagle London Cruise
Vauxhall, SE11 5QY.
mates.
The Underground Club,
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Hi Dr Alex,
I’m getting confused about what I should and should not
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tended to avoid butter, too many eggs, bacon (especially
the fatty rind), chicken skin and cream cheese but now
I heard that these things aren’t so bad for you after all!
What is the right answer as I’d like to have a guilt-free
bacon butty… Every once in a while anyway!
Cheers, Chris
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Hi Chris,
You are right to be a little confused. Us doctors and the
government have been saying for a long time that saturated fats
(found in animal and full-fat dairy products) are major contributors
to the development of heart disease. National guidelines on diet
encourage that our fat intake, to be mostly monounsaturated
(fats in avocado, nuts, and vegetable oils, such as canola, olive,
and peanut oils that we know lower your “bad” cholesterol and
keep “good” cholesterol levels high), with only small amounts of
saturated fat (found in animal foods, such as milk, cheese, and meat
cream and butter).
But things seem to be changing. In fact research that pooled
data from lots of individual research studies, 72 in fact, shows that
saturated fats are probably not as responsible for heart disease as
once thought. So you can likely have your occasional bacon butty,
dripping with butter, without worrying that your arteries were
furring up with every bite.
What poses the greatest risk of heart disease (because it raises
cholesterol) are trans-fats, a fat that has been changed by a
process called hydrogenation. It’s found mostly in processed oilbased products as it increases the shelf life of fat and makes the fat
harder at room temperature. Figuring out if a food contains transfat can be tricky. You can check the information label, find
the total fat content then subtract the saturated
fat, the mono and polyunsaturated fats. This leaves
the trans-fat. If the food label doesn’t give the exact
quantities then the list of the ingredients is in order
of quantity, from most to least. If hydrogenated
or partially hydrogenated oils are listed
early on the list you know the product
contains lots of trans-fats. If you find
this all a bit too much then simply
cut back on processed or fast foods,
shop bought cakes and biscuits, some
margarines and salad dressings.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that you can
pile on the butter as eating too much fat (that’s
more than 30g a day for a guy) it problematic as
it contains so many calories. Low fat diets are
no good too as studies show that people then
tend to eat more sugar and carbs that can lead
to becoming overweight. So, in summary it’s
just about eating the right amount and right
types of fat.

What`s in store…?

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