QX Magazine

Since 1989 Kevin Lordan has been performing up and down the country as the formidable and much loved Bette Rinse, holding residences in Molly Moggs, The Stag, 79CXR and most recently his home away from home, Halfway to Heaven. This month Bette will be performing for the very last time, before hanging up her heels for good. A dear...

2016! The year Ariana Grande will be assassinated by Mariah Carey! The year Night Tube won’t happen! The year the amount of Prets in London will surpass the amount of people. But most importantly, the year Village Bar turns 25! Wooo! *pulls party popper*   Village is a stalwart of the Soho scene. It presides over Old Compton Street. All-knowing, chic...

Oh so the countdown is officially on, do I really need to mention it!!! Anyway let us jolly on with some festive offerings. Fancy some live music? Then check in with Nostalgia Of Mothership Christmas Showcase upstairs at the Haggerston pub on Thursday 10th. Nostalgia Of Mothership is DJ Josh Caffe’s band featuring a gang of psychedelic pioneers. 9-1am and...

Queer power may be on the rise in Kenya, but it’s LGBT population still face persecution both institutionally and in wider society. Chris Godfrey spoke with the relentless human rights lawyer and queer activist, Eric Gitari, about how he’s helping to empower the country’s gay community.   Barack Obama’s recent historic visit to Kenya sparked an impassioned debate about LGBT rights,...

Highly anticipated VICE documentary, Chemsex, hits UK cinemas this week. QX caught up with directors, Max Gogarty & Will Fairman.   How difficult was it putting a project of this nature together (access to interviewees, the issues involved, etc.)? MG: The whole film took close to 18 months to complete. A project of this nature meant we needed the time to research...

BANG! It’s Tete Bang! She’s a performer! She’s fabulous! She’s like Barbie came to life, downed a bottle of tequila, dyed her hair and decided to pursue a career in avant-garde burlesque and sexual self-expression. How can you say no to THAT?! What a glitter cannon explosion of camptastic kaleidoscopic colour! BANG! She’s one of the most exciting and original...

Stand-up can feel like a less accepting space for queer comedians compared to cabaret and performance art. But this year’s fringe festivals saw a wave of comics open up discussions about the LGBT experience to rave reviews. Comedian Joe Sutherland looks into the growing acceptance of queer comedy.    The British public has long welcomed gay comedians into the mainstream. Personalities...

The Grand Dame of Soho is gearing up for crimbo! Okay, apologies for use of the word “crimbo”. It won’t happen again. Anyway, Comptons know how to do festive. Even stepping foot in there makes you feel like you’re in a Christmas Carol. Well, if Scrooge was a fit, furry bartender who generously gives you pints and cheeky winks....

Those cheeky Fitladz boys are back! They’ve found the perfect den of debauchery for their risque rendezvous; The Eagle in Vauxhall. The Eagle have got sexy dim lighting and lots of dark corners, just the right sort of libido-loosening (and trouser-loosening) environment for Fitladz’ notoriously horny shindigs.   Speaking of shindigs, they’re having a knees-up, knees-over-your-head party to launch at their...

Ahead of her latest stint at the Leicester Square Theatre, Prime Minister turned global cabaret superstar Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho took some time out this week to talk politics with our Jason Reid. And what a year it’s been for it, with a general election, a new Labour leader, and the renewed threat of an imminent terrorist attack...