QX Magazine

Joe Holyoake’s driving the pop buggy this week, and he’s got SUMMINK TO SAY 2017 has been the first time I’ve noticed the music that I used to listen to as a teenager is now being revisited in nostalgic VICE think pieces, 10-year anniversary album tours, and early-afternoon novelty festival slots. It’s not going to be long until there are...

Get kitted out in the most fashionable rubber and leather garments from Libidex Latex fans! Yes, you in the rubber arseless hotpants! You too over there in the wrestling suit! Squeak your way over to Islington for the final few days of the Libidex pop-up shop! Every item of clothing you can possibly imagine has been rubbered up, from essential items,...

This week, bratpop princess GIRLI gives us her top tunes for the QX playlist! She's lit a fag, gone on Spotify, and selected twelve tracks to soundtrack your May bank holiday. LISTEN BELOW.

Pam Ann – The queen of the airways has still got it My friends and I gather around to guffaw at the Pam Ann Come Fly With Me DVD on a twice yearly basis. Though the subject matter may be niche, the humour is on point. So when we had the chance to see our girl live, there was no...

Jason Reid asks eight cabaret performers to recount their worst on-stage gaffes!  It can be a cabaret artist’s worst nightmare, but an audience member’s secret pleasure; when it all goes tits up (so to speak). As a judge, I always encourage new artists to carry on, smile, and make a joke out of a messy situation. It can and does happen...

Drag Race Detox Icunt spills the T! On Sunday 30th May, the East London district of Limehouse will be showered in a glissade of glitter and a ululation of YAS’s, as Werq The World descends, all tits blazing, on shimmering performance venue, Troxy. Mincing across the pond from the USA, Werq The World is OUTtv’s official Drag Race tour, and comes...

It’s all about communication, getting your views across, making a statement. How you do it is up to you...start a club night, write a book, stage a performance - the choice is yours to explore! Over at explorative art night Deep Trash on Thursday 27th April at Queen Mary University of London in Mile End, they tackle themes of Power,...

God, R & She has been going for FIVE YEARS! R & She Fifth Birthday this bank holiday at Heaven. What R&B-related news was there five years ago? We can’t really remember 2012. We can barely remember 2016 actually. In fact, it’s best for all concerned if we just pretend 2016 didn’t happen. 2012 was actually a lovely year though. Well,...

Dastardly debauchery this bank holiday from nightlife leviathans Beyond Crash! It’s another bank holiday! YES! We don’t care that you’re still picking mini crème eggs out of your knickers from whatever Easter bonk holiday spunktacular bash you went to – there isn’t time! You’ve got to get back on that metaphorical horse and drink that metaphorical gin and juice, because it’s...

April 26th is Lesbian Visibility Day, so to celebrate, we thought we’d put together a list of London's best nights for lesbians and their guy pals!   Butch, Please! – Royal Vauxhall Tavern Butch, Please! is on every last Thursday of the month at the universally-adored Royal Vauxhall Tavern. As you can tell from the name, it’s a celebration of all things butch! Each...