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CRY WOLF
Evokateur is a collaboration between
the inventive, electronic soundscapes
of a Mexican boy and the self-assured
vocals and discerning craft of an
English girl, holding your attention with
curiosity as you delve into the depths
of their natural chemistry. They are a
WHO IS MR. GAY EUROPE? BALLET dark, enigmatic electro pop duo who
are set to unleash their hot electronic
The Mr. Gay Europe Pageant is much
more than a beauty contest. The
has a basic innate charm and
sparkle
INCREDIBLE gem Wolf Girl. This highly addictive
single is bold, sexy and powerful.
young man selected will be “more Although based on aggressive synth
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe release
than just a pretty face and a nice is special, but real sounds and syncopated beats, the song
the music for their first ever full-
body”. While physical beauty will be is classy and seductively catchy due
length ballet, The Most Incredible
part of the judges’ considerations, has poise and seems secure with to Sarah Villaraus’s sultry vocals and
Thing this month. The ballet is a
it is a young man’s “inner beauty” himself, without coming across as irresistible hooks.
collaboration with choreographer
that will make the difference in arrogant Javier De Frutos and Britain’s
the selection. During the stage Wolf Girl is set for release on 14th
leading dance theatre, Sadler’s
competitions and particularly in the could be the young man a company March. It will come accompanied
Wells. Based on the Hans Christian
personal interviews, the jury will would like to be their representative by a radio edit and an alternative
Anderson story of the same title,
focus on a young man who: industrial remix by legends Gary
it runs at Sadler’s Wells in London
can be an ambassador of goodwill Numan and Ade Fenton.
from 17th -26th March.
shows an interest in the world and
people around him is the quintessential young man....
and a bit more.
Tennant and Lowe ADAM
proposed Andersen’s
displays patience, has a sympathetic
and considerate nature There is a web vote to select one of
story as the basis
for a new ballet to
LAMBERT
the 17 contestants as the ‘People’s Sadler’s Wells in American Superstar Adam Lambert
will not be frightened by change, Choice’ to find out more about this London in 2007 after a friend, the then announces plans to release Glam Nation
or things and people different from his contest: Royal Ballet principal, Ivan Putrov, Live a CD/DVD, shot in Indianapolis,
own frame of reference, experience or asked Neil Tennant if Pet Shop Boys Indiana. It features 12 tracks plus
cultural background Mr Gay Europe would consider writing a piece of music a bonus cut and includes some of
13-17 April – Brasov, Rumania for him to dance to at Sadler’s Wells. Lambert’s most beloved performances
can articulate his thoughts and Coincidentally a couple of days later, such as “Ring of Fire”, “If I Had
conduct an intelligent conversation http://mrgayeurope.net Chris Lowe suggested to Neil Tennant You” and the Grammy nominated
that “The Most Incredible Thing” “Whataya Want From Me”. Although
FRISKY & MANNISH ON TOUR would make an excellent narrative
for a ballet and, inspired by this
the UK has been slow to latch on to
the force that is American Idol’s only
Following another smash-hit, sell-out POP, as sharp-witted music theorists synchronicity, they approached Sadler’s true superstar, we here at Bent think
Edinburgh Festival run, international Frisky & Mannish educate you on the Wells with the project. Subsequently that if you haven’t yet succumbed to
performances at the Sydney Opera finer details of pop-parody. Comedy- Javier De Frutos was invited to be the man’s talents then this may well
House and Melbourne Comedy music double act Lady Fitz Frisky the choreographer and director. The be a brilliant way of getting onboard
Festival, and a show stopping West- and Hansel Amadeus Mannish delight story is about a competition in a to experience the power and virtuosity
End debut, Frisky & Mannish take crowds with another instalment of mythical kingdom where the King of the Lambert voice.
the second instalment of their pop- flamboyant pop posturing and music- announces that whoever invents the
parody trilogy; The College Years on mash-ups, as they pay homage to some most incredible thing will win the hand Out: 22nd March - 19 Recordings /
a stereophonic tour of the UK from of pop history’s greatest contributors. of the Princess in marriage and half of RCA Records
April. the Kingdom. What follows is creative, www.adamofficial.com
www.friskyandmannish.co.uk destructive but ultimately happy.
Dust off your mortarboard and prepare
yourself to graduate with a diploma in Neil & Chris said: “This is a very
exciting project to be part of. In the
past we have written dance music so
to write music for a ballet seems like
a logical development. Also we have
always been fascinated by giving our
music a theatrical context.”
Album ‘The Most Incredible Thing’

out 14th Mar Parlophone Records
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MANCHESTER
BEST OF BRITISH KYLIETASTIC
AS
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The theme of this year’s Manchester line-up of UK events including Pride
Pride parade ‘Best of British’ London and Brighton Pride. Kicking off her latestatest world
orld tour
our in
was selected from hundreds of February and arriving
arriv g in Manchester
anche for
or
five dates in April,
pril, Kylie
K ie mania
ma a is about
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suggestions made in a recent poll on Vicken Couligian, chair of Manchester
astic…
take over Poptastic…
the Pride website. Pride, said: “We’re absolutely
overwhelmed to have won this award In celebration
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alike to rub shoulders, h
blow their d
student
Organisers are encouraging parade for the fifth time in as many years. It’s tour, Poptastic
astic are
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holdingg two extra special
ial loans or pension and drink the night away.
participants to think outside the box a credit to everybody involved with the club
b nig
nights at Th
The Birdc
Birdcage, Manchester. Her er
hits have beeneen gracing
acing the dance floor for or Hailed as Kylietastic, this is a high camp, no
and be as creative as possible bearing festival from the organisers, volunteers nonsense celebration of everything Kylie. The
in mind the diversity of British society and sponsors to everyone who came s, but now
years, ow is the chance
chan to come together er
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and enjoy Poptastic’s
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Official tribute to Kylie word is out we will have you spinning around
and culture. to enjoy the event. I’d like to take this wwith this step back in time and could be
thr ghout the
throughout e dec
decades.
opportunity to pay a special thanks to sshocked that you stayed until the early hours.
From fashion (Vivienne Westwood, all Pink Paper readers who voted for The nights
ghts are set to give concert goers the e
Alexander McQueen) and sport (Louis us and to everybody who helped make perf
perfect afte
after party to Kylie’s Aphrodite: Les K
Kylietastic - Monday 4th April, & Tuesday
5
5th April.
Hamilton, David Beckham, Amir Khan), last year’s Pride another success - we Folie our. With
Folies tour. W fans coming from all over
to music (The Beatles, The Spice Girls, couldn’t have done it without their he co
the try aand with nowhere better to head
country
ut to afterwards, the event is to be held only
out Ve
Venue: The Birdcage, Whithy Grove, The
Queen) and film (Charlie Chaplin, Harry support. We hope you will join us Ar
Arndale, Manchester.
a stone
stone’s throw away from the M.E.N arena.
Potter) there is a wealth of ideas to this summer to celebrate our 21st
choose from, and a number of different anniversary.” The perfect alternative gay night, Poptastic Do
Doors Open: 10pm
ways in which to celebrate British iis the place to be for hipsters and pop queens Tic
Tickets: Pay on the door.
culture. Manchester Pride is the city’s annual
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
Meanwhile, Manchester Pride 2010 has (LGBT) festival. This year’s event
been voted the ‘Best Festival or Pride takes place from 19th –29th August
Event’ by readers of the Pink Paper - and since 2003 has raised £895,000
Britain’s national gay news portal - for for local LGBT and HIV charities and
the fifth year running. groups.
www.manchesterpride.com
The readers of Pink Paper voted for
Manchester Pride amongst a strong
WEDDING WISHES
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To check out other ideas:
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MANCHESTER
BRITNEY THE ‘ULTIMATE GAY CIRQUE
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Poptastic’s 15th Birthday
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Circuss Dee event is celebrating this impressive milestone
ICON’ Poptastique
Special Guest PA – BOY
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GEORGE
with an equally impressive venue: The Ritz,
Manchester.
Eeek, and eeeek again, lil ol’ Britney thought Madonna should have won.
vers and
Lady lovers a d gentlemen,
gen men, boys and gays!
ays
ys! A night of fun and debauchery, it is the perfect
has been voted as the “Greatest Gay However, until Madge brings out a new Welcome e to Cirque
que d
du Popt
Poptastic! opportunity to dress up in your best clown
Icon Of All Time”. album, or appears on Glee… Britney clobber, have a dance, get trashed and show
Rules. optas has never
Poptastic ver b way
been one to shy awayay appreciation to one of the longest running
With 31% of the votes she came in well fromom a goodood themed
t med night and this year eaar gay nights in the country. Remember, we
d erent We’re pulling out all the
is no different! he will be transforming The Ritz into a circus
ahead of her nearest rival Madonna Who do you think is the “Greatest Gay
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who could only garner 25%... Lady Icon Of All Time” and why? eentertainers
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around to give clubbers young g talent. This looks like being a busy one so get
Gaga got 22%. Now before you get an th night they deserve. Expect fi
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blowers, A
injustice of all this… it was a poll run [email protected] fro
from the o one and only BOY GEORGE! So roll up and prepare yourself for the only
birthday worth celebrating this year.
by the Orange County Equality Project
Born as a one-off event, it has become onene
in the USofA and even the organisers of the most popular alternative gay clubbing
g Circus De Poptastique When:Tuesday
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experiences in the country. Now, after years 12th April
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RIGHT SAID FRED
OUT AND ABOUT
Right Said Fred, the duo comprising Richard and
Fred Fairbrass, have announced plans for their Night
Of The Living Fred UK tour starting this April as
well as details of a new album, DVD and website.
The band who back in 1992 were the first act since
the Beatles to reach No.1 in the USA with a debut
single, have decided to take a break from their usual
European stadium circuit in order to get back to their
roots and connect with their fans on a more intimate
basis. To this end the brothers will be enjoying a Q &
A with their audience as well as performing some of
their greatest hits, and some newer, more poignant,
lovelorn ditties.
RED NOSE TEES
Get your hands on a piece of fashion
www.rightsaidfred.com history with the fabulous range of Red
Nose Day T-shirts designed by none other
than Vivienne Westwood! The collection
represents a unique fusion of humour
and iconic historical images, including
Rowan Atkinson as ‘Edmund’ and Miranda
Richardson as ‘Queenie’ from Blackadder,
RUGBY LEAGUE’S William Shakespeare, The Laughing
Audience by Hogarth, a Punk Girl and a
GAY SUPPORT Louis XVI lady.
On 13th March at 3.00 pm, Sheffield Eagles’ first Red Nose Day is Friday 18th March –
home game of the season, the team will be walking BBC TV
onto the pitch wearing a kit carrying the message
‘HOMOPHOBIA – TACKLE IT’ sponsored by LGBT £14.99 Chari-tees fromTK Maxx and
History Month and Pride Sports. The team will also www.rednoseday.com/shop
be presented with the Pride Sports Challenge Cup,
a trophy that will recognise, annually, Rugby League
teams which support LGBT History Month. Sheffield
Eagles RLFC are the first professional sports club in
the UK to make a public stand against homophobia in
sport. The team are not just wearing the kit, however,
IT’S ALRIGHT WHITE
they have supported a number of LGBT History The 24-inch Packard Bell Maestro White 240 LED
Month events, travelling across the country to show features a 16:9 widescreen display and is ideal to use
their commitment to dealing with this issue. For as a PC monitor, but is also capable of displaying HD
those of you who fancy a more ‘hands on’ experience, video content from HD devices such as Blu-ray™ disc
there will also be a fun touch rugby event before the players, HD camcorders and TV-sets thanks to the DVI
game run by Sheffield Eagles coaches, which is free port. Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution presents vibrant,
to anyone attending the match in the afternoon. So highly detailed visuals for extremely enjoyable movies,
there’s a chance to give it a go before you watch the
professionals at work. LA RONDE videos and games. With up to 12,000,000:1 dynamic
contrast, smooth flicker-free images, VGA and DVI
All aboard the sexual merry-go-round at La Ronde, with HDCP connectivity, this is just stylishly perfect
Join us, help fill Bramall Lane Stadium in Sheffield for multimedia enjoyment.
the gay bar where anyone can have anyone - and
on 13 March 2011 and enjoy some great rugby
frequently does. Will they be happy? - Sometimes.
league! Availability and prices vary according to country.
Will they find love? - Maybe. Is it a laugh? – You
Tickets can be ordered for this game, from the
bet! Homo Promos presents a sparkling, tuneful
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Replica shirts can be purchased from:
This La Ronde is set in the gay bar of a small English
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city in the mid 1990s, and in the bedrooms of the
various principals. As the only gay bar in town, all
kinds of people have to mingle at La Ronde. And
explore their most intimate desires here too. 8
serial encounters in all that are presided over by the
Barman, the man who has seen it all before, and two
Bar Flies, who provide the comic commentary.
Rosemary Branch Theatre – London

15th March – 3rd April
BOX OFFICE: 020 7704 6665 or online:
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WHATS ON
MANCHESTER
Mondays at Cruz 101 have always been a
good excuse for a night out and with the
continued success of our Disco Inferno
Featuring series we have some fantastic
CINDERELLA events for you in March.
Monday 14th March • Movie Musicals h a string of hhits including

with d “River Deep,
London 1940… The Blackout… a Alhambra, Theatre, Bradford
Sister Act, Hairspray, Little Shop Of Horrors, Mountain High”, “Proud Mary”, “Let’s Stay
siren sounds... New Adventures’ new 8th - 12th March. High School Musical, Dream Girls, Xanadu, Together” and “We Don’t Need Another
production of CINDERELLA is a Mamma Mia and Grease are all featured Hero”.
thrilling and evocative journey through Box Office on 01274 432000 or visit in this all singing all dancing Disco Inferno
London during the Second World War. bradford-theatres.co.uk special. Chances to grab yourself a fantastic Monday 4thApril • Glam Rock is a style of
Matthew Bourne’s interpretation of mix CD produced by our very own resident rock and pop music that developed in the UK
Prokofiev’s haunting score has, at its For tour dates: Dino!! in the early 1970s, which was performed by
singers and musicians who wore outrageous
heart, a true wartime romance. A
Monday 21st March • Hi NRG From 1979 to clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly
chance meeting results in a magical www.new-adventures.net/ 1987, unlabeled high-tempo disco music was platform-soled boots and glitter. The
night for Cinderella and her dashing productions/cinderella/ especially popular in gay clubs in both the U.K flamboyant costumes and visual styles of glam
young RAF pilot, together just long and America. Early 1980s hi-energy disco performers were often camp or androgynous,
enough to fall in love before being acts included, Miquel Brown, Amanda Lear, and have been connected with new views of
parted by the horrors of the Blitz. Sylvester, Divine, and The Weather Girls. Hi- gender roles. Glam rock peaked during the
NRG entered the mainstream with hits such mid 1970s with artists including T. Rex, David
as Hazell Dean’s “Searchin’ (I Gotta Find a Bowie, Roxy Music and Gary Glitter.
LIVING BY GAYXAMPLE Man)” and Evelyn Thomas’s “High Energy”.
In the mid-1980s, Hi-NRG producers in the STOP PRESS:
Hitting our computer screens live GAYXAMPLE is an international web dance and pop charts included Ian Levine and
trio Stock Aitken Waterman, both of whom Thursday 17th March Fantastic St Patricks
on 12th March is GAYXAMPLE TV project in Spanish, subtitled in
worked with many different artists. Day when Cruz and Poptastic get together
(pronounced GAY-SHAM-PLEH), a English, French, German, Portuguese, for a night with not a sheleighly in sight
ground breaking new web series set in Dutch and Italian in order to be Monday 28thMarch • Tina Turner’s career but the best pop disco funky and house
the gay area of Barcelona’s Eixample internationally accessible. has spanned more than 50 years. She has tunes around.
district. It’s sexy, hilarious, outrageous earned the title The Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,
as well as being thoughtful, sad and g y p
www.gayxample.net
cutting edge. Over ten episodes we
bustle through the lives of seven even
characters who shag, fight, shout, hout,
laugh and cry with all the passion you
would expect from the residents off this
gorgeous, Spanish city. We have Alex,
the divorced father who only realizes lizes
he’s gay when he meets the horny, orny,
handsome and nightmare that is Iván.
Don’t miss Toni, our naughty beefy bear
who likes nothing better than having aving
his class As and a good party while
managing to be an honest and sincere cere
friend. In contrast there’s Xavi, the
cute and innocent country boy whose hose
world is shaken when he discoverss his
favourite uncle is gay but who soon
adapts to life in this alluring city.
Finally meet tortured teenager Lluis
who has to move out of his parents rents
place and starts doing drag and tricks ks in
a drastic attempt to grasp at his dreameam
of being an artist. GAYXAMPLE E is
more than the bastard child of Queer er as
Folk and Almodovar, it’s blood boiling iling
Mediterranean drama with a heartt and
mind.

DANCE TRAX WHATS ON
By Jason Guy
Over the next few weeks you can catch me playing at Freakshow in Manchester
at Sub101 (www.clubfreakshow) and at the most anticipated club event in
Manchester for ages – the relaunch of Federation Manchester as it moves to
the world’s Number 1 Club as voted by Mixmag readers – Sankeys! As usual,
you can download my monthly podcast - simply search for ‘Jason Guy’ in iTunes
or download directly from www.jasonguy.podomatic.com.If you’d like to see
your track, club, or event featured here, contact me at [email protected].
Karl G & Jamesie

MANCHESTER
Winter Warmer EP (Born To Dance)
Karl G & Jamesie are two of the UK’s hottest
up & coming producers and this EP perfectly
shows off the production skills. All 4 tracks
are perfect examples of the duo’s style of
driving, bouncy, melodic house, with a twist of
trance and electro. It’s a tough call to pick my FED ON THE MOVE
favourite, but new offering ‘Forever’ just about
beats last year’s huge club hit ‘Never Should’. Almost a decade has passed since Federation Sankey’s Disco Bus: Save your energy for
launched in Leeds at the infamous dark the dance-floor and jump on the free Disco
‘Forever’ features a Giorgio Moroder I-Feel- arches under Leeds train station. Since Bus which will leave from outside Chorlton
Love-esqe backing track, with a killer strings- then, the brand has criss crossed the UK Street (outside the old Bar Risa / Opposite
laced breakdown and haunting vocals and has and Europe with club nights in London, Churchill’s) every 30 minutes from 11pm
sent the Freakshow dancefloor into a frenzy Birmingham, Blackpool, Nottingham, Ibiza,
B until 2am. Just hop on, it’s Free.
every time I’ve dropped it. Belfast, Gran Canaria and of course our
Be
beloved Manchester. Federation Manchester
K-Klass ft Bobbi 2011 sees a brand new start for our flagship Easter Bank Holiday Sunday 24th April
Federation in Manchester with a move 11pm-5am
Capture Me (Nocturnal Groove Digital) across town to the amazing club ‘Sankeys’
As one of the most experienced and influential at Beehive Mills. The club has recently @ Sankeys, Beehive Mills, Radium Street,
house production outfits still in the scene today, undergone a massive refurbishment and was Manchester M4 6AY
K-Klass demand a level of respect uncommon in voted ‘Wordwide Club of the Year’ in Mixmag
the world of electronic production. Now down to 2010. Federation Manchester will now offer www.clubfederation.com/www.sankeys.
two of the original members – Russell Morgan three rooms of music with our funky, chunky info
and Paul Roberts – the group has lost none of and tuff house in the main room, Federation
Classics in room two and New York Electronic
its potency as their latest release on Nocturnal Disco in room three.
Groove shows. Pounding drums and white-noise
rushes are combined with an old-school piano Room 1: Federation Main Room with Nik
breakdown on the original, while on remix Denton, Jason Guy and Gregg Holden
duties Jason Chance and Riley & Durrant serve
up bubbling hot tech house and spicy progressive beats respectively. Room: 2: Federation Classics with Stuart
Robinson & Thaddeus
Marc JB & Angie Brown Room 3: Federation Electronique with
Free UR Soul (White Label) Trafford Lovething
When one half of UK remix duo Bimbo Jones
(Marc JB) and one of the UK’s best known divas Tickets £12.00 on sale until 8pm on the day
(Angie Brown) meet, you know you’re in for of the event from:
something special. Already being championed Manchester: Clone Zone, Taurus, Manto,
by the likes of Stonebridge, this tough, Swedish Velvet, Village Off License and Spar (Oxford
Road/Piccadilly Approach & Piccadilly
style tough house offering is really lifted by Gardens)
Angie’s perfect vocals. Available in a variety of
mixes, I’d head straight to the offerings by Van Leeds: Fibre
Hej, who makes the track tougher by working in
a few trancey elements to great effect. Due out On Line: Ticketweb.co.uk and Sankeys.info
at the end of this month. Or pay more on the door
Dim Chris ft Amanda Wilson

Sometimes (White Label)
Dim Chris has been at the forefront of dance
music’s ears for quite some time and vocalist
Amanda Wilson surely needs no introduction in
a gay magazine! This is another collaboration
that really works (as with the track above).
Head straight for the Daddy’s Groove mix,
which isn’t funky as you would expect, but a
driving, progressive house stormer with a killer
breakdown. ‘Sometimes’ really showcases the
talents of both artists here and proves that
vocal-lead house isn’t dead!

BITES ALBUMS
By Adam Lowe
BLANCMANGE
Blanc Burn
7th March
One of the first English synth pop acts,

Blancmanged paved the way for everyone from
Hot Chip to La Roux. More than three decades
after their first EP, Blancmange return with
their trademark fat synth sounds, with tracks
like ‘Drive Me’, ‘Starfucker’ and ‘The Western’
featuring the Indian percussionist Pandit Dinesh
and adding nuance to the retro feel. This is a
keen, chart-friendly album that will remind
audiences that Blancmange never really went
away.
ELYSIUM III
WHO’S AFRAID OF… Rock Diva
21st March
Gay, bisexual, ambiguous… call him instruments that included junk-shop
what you will but this month sees Patrick organs and a home-built theremin. Elysium III are doing the easy thing and
Wolf take to the road to promote his He’s been in a pop collective (all very following Glee in copying—sorry, reworking—
latest single and up and coming album. noble) and one half of a noisy duo popular rock songs from the past few decades.
The enigmatic Wolf mixes electronics called Maison Crimineaux with his Rainbow’s ‘Since You’ve Been Gone’, Boston’s
and samples with a wide range of friend Fanny. There is still a touch of ‘More Than a Feeling’ and Bad Company’s ‘Feel
instruments including viola, keyboards, the strange about an appearance by Mr Like Makin’ Love’ all get the same makeover
ukulele, and percussion, all of which he Wolf but you should make the effort if we’ve seen time and time again over the years.
plays himself to form a fusion of jazz, he’s in your neighbourhood. I’m generally not amused by cover albums unless
folk and electronic music. they really take things in new directions—but
The new single “The City” is out on even the ‘new direction’ thing seems gimmicky
He began experimenting with sound 14th March and I wish people would just write new songs.
and four-track recording at the age of www.patrickwolf.com Next!
11, eventually building an arsenal of
MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE METAMORFÓZY

Decasia
The story of Omar and Johnny - an Above the Stag Theatre: 15 28th March
unlikely love story born of the Thatcher Bressenden Place, London SW1E
years, set in South London where 5DD Norwegian disco has never sounded as good as
Asians and National Front members when Metamorfózy take to the decks. With one
aren’t known for their friendships, Dates: 1st March to 10th April foot firmly in the Tromsø electronic scene of the
gay relationships don’t exist and the Box Office: 020 8932 4747 80s and the other in the British club scene, theirs
economy’s a mess. Tough decisions, www.abovethestag.com is a particularly appealing musicology. There’s
human compassion and a failing something about this album which makes it
laundrette - can love conquer all? seem like a soundtrack—perhaps their past
experience producing and composing for art,
film and theatre. This is a haunting album which
encompasses Euro-pop, dub and symphonic
melody.
MUNK
The Bird and the Beat
7th March
This album comprises 14 electronic funk,

futuristic house and indie pop songs, recorded
with a dozen international female vocalists.
Cue contributions from New Young Pony Club
frontwoman Lou Hayter, Peaches’ former backing
singer Mia von Matt and upcoming 21-year old
disco princess Sarah Ze. Seven languages mix
here, along with humour, romanticism, pianos,
synths, xylophones and Asian percussions. This
is an exciting, eclectic fusion of worldly sounds
which coalesces into something energetic and
vibrant.

SINGLES WHATS ON
By Adam Lowe
MCFLY
That’s the Truth
6th March
With production coming from Dallas

Austin of Whacko Jacko and Madonna
fame, this third single from Above the
Noise wouldn’t do too badly anyway.
Add to the fact we quite like Dougie. And
Danny. And the drummer. (But not the
other one.) Then you have a single we’re
going to love anyway, even if they were
just jumping up and mouthing . . . well,
just jumping and mouthing. Mmmcfly!
MANCHESTER
IRONIK FT McLEAN
Killed Me
13th March
Ironik has certainly upped his game as he OUT WITH THE FREAKS…
comes in with a heavily stringed and nicely
arranged single featuring British soulster Freakshow continue to pack them in each and For more info, photos, videos and DJ
every Saturday night to their new home Sub downloads go www.clubfreakshow.com or join
McLean. Ironik says that it is musically a
(Next Cruz101). Bringing their inimitable the official Freakshow group on facebook.
more complex song than his past efforts upfront soundtrack of chunky, fierce and tuff
but it really kicks off with the haunting house from Djs Nik Denton, Jason Guy, Gregg Freakshow
melody refrain of the title from McLean. Holden, Lee Yeomans, Psyche, Lawrence
H
Should be a huge hit and will touch many Clark & Andy Mac plus full Freakshow
Cla Each & Every Saturday
listeners. A touch of class! production, lasers and gilitter to make Sub 11pm until 5am
the most underground clubbing space in the
gay village. Add to this the most up-for-it @ Sub101 Princess Street, (Next to Cruz
MASON FT. ROISIN MURPHY
crowd of clubbers and you truly get the only 101, please use Sub’s door to the left of
Boadicea show in town. the Cruz101’s main door)
21st March
The unforgettable vocal stylings of Ms

Moloko make this Mason track something
sublime. That is, class electro wound to a
nice mid-tempo, with seductive attitude,
deep grooves and Italian house flavours.
Channelling the great British warrior
queen, Murphy rampages all over this
track in delicious dancefloor decadence.
REEL PEOPLE FT TONY MOMRELLE

Tell Me Why
7th March
This soul-infused dance tune is an

infectious love song riddled with sexy
urban jam. Tony Momrelle’s vocals are
effortless and reveal the wealth of his
influences, from gospel to soul to jazz.
The Reel People, as usual, are funked up,
tasty and well schooled in what gets the
body moving.
ROSIE DONNAN
Lay Your Love
7th March
Yorkshire girl Rosie Doonan is everything

good about modern folk-pop, with an
equal measure of British and Americana
flavours. She is reflective and yet
expressive, with songs of heartbreak and
redemption, overlaid with ethereal magic.
‘Lay Your Love’ is an upbeat track, despite
charting a torrid love affair that goes
wrong, and makes best of use of Doonan’s
remarkable voice.

BE YONCE MUSIC
BEAUT Y COMPE TITION
AND THE
FREAKS
HEX OF THE VEXED EX
The Boy: I’ll ring the lift. Or:
Ex: Aren’t you going to say goodbye,
then? Him: Fancy going for that drink?
New BF: We already did. Three times. You: The one you first said we’d have
Ex: (mumbles something under his three months ago?
voice)
GODSKITCHEN – ELECTRIC
Him: Yeah.
This marks a side-step outside Put simply all the biggest tunes in
You: Too late. I’m seeing someon e the pure trance sound of previous dance from the biggest club.
Familia r scenario? How about: else. Godskitchen albums, firmly
planting its feet in the more Out 21st March – New State
Him. Oh. (falls to pieces like shattered electronic sound that has been Music
You: Is that your new boyfrien d? glass) Never mind. hammering dance floors as well as
Him: Yes. club and pop charts over the past To be in with a chance of winning a
You: (laughs uncontrollably at the fat 12 months. copy of this fantastic 3CD collection,
just complete the following title by
thing attached to his arm) This 3 massive CD collection features Duck Sauce –
key artists such as Swedish House
Mafia feat Tinie Tempah, Deadmau5, ‘Barbra __________’.
Afrojack, Steve Angello, Tiesto vs
Exes mean awkward moments. For DO make sure you’re only ever in public Diplo, Armand van Helden… to
you, for them, for your new beau, for in fabulous places. Stop going down the name but a few.
theirs. market and buying your T-shirts from
Bianca’s Casuals. Stop shopping at
But there’s always a rule: exes will pop Netto. And stop buying multipacks of
up when it’s most inconvenient. Maybe white briefs from Primark. Seriously.
you’re on a first date with a hot fireman, If your ex sees you there, you’ll die of
while he sits in the booth opposite with shame (unless he’s the one behind the
a straggly piece of gristle. Maybe counter serving you).
you’re shopping for XL condoms when
he breezes in to buy buttplugs and, in
an attempt to avoid each other, you
both back into the Liquid Silk display.
DON’T
wear make-up. He’ll just think you’re a
Or maybe you have a complete and
Powder Poof Girl.
unexpected trouser failure as you walk
STOP
into the boutique shop where he’s just
got a job as floor manager. Whatever.
It will happen. And it’ll happen sooner
UNDERGROUND MIAMI!
rather than later (and then will happen driving past his house/work/local haunt. The WMC is the hottest date in star line-features Laidback Luke,
again). It’s getting really creepy now. the party calendar - a weeklong Michael Woods, Afrojack & Bobby
festival spread around South Burns, Kim Fai, 2000 And One,
Here are my tips for surviving the
inevitable run in with the ex: DON’T
be Scott Pilgrim’s girlfriend. Or Scott
Beach and downtown Miami with
most of Miami’s famous clubs,
such as Space, Cameo, Mansion,
Marc Romboy & Stephan Bodzin,
Joris Voorn, Kaiserdisco & Flavio
Diaz to name but a few, least not
ALWAYS dress as if you expect to see Ink, Twilo and Opium Garden forgetting Miami’s newest party
him. If you always assume he’ll pop Pilgrim, for that matter. playing host. The week culminates scene Dubstep.
ALWAYS
up wherever you go—even if it’s just in the Ultra Music Festival, held
Waitrose—you’ll dress to kill. And then in Bicentennial Park, which is the Out: 14th March – Ministry of
if he sees you, then he’ll be reminded of single largest electronic music Sound
how fabulous you are. carry mace. Or a taser. Or a Hattori concert in the U.S. Hundreds of
Hanzo samurai sword. You never know DJs play for 14 hours in front of To be in with a chance to win a
DO surround yourself with beautiful when that irritating ex will need to be 50,000 people. copy of this fantastic 3CD set, just
boys. It always gets their goat. If you put down. Or when you’ll need to battle answer this simple question:
can’t find several sexy young boys to ninja vampires from outer space for the Underground Miami celebrates this Miami’s South Beach is known locally
gyrate against your thighs wherever last XS vest in H&M. year’s WMC with a sensational hot as – a. SoWi, b. SoBe, c. SoMe?
you go, find at least one. If you’re mix across 3CD’s. This year’s all
particularly ugly you may need to invest So bear these tips in mind and you
in an escort for the occasions when you should be fully equipped for dealing Turn to page
leave the house. Ring Juan. Tell him I
sent you.
with the hex of the vexed ex. Stray
from them at your own peril. WIN THESE! 62 for details

OVERTONES The
Finding your own sound in the world of pop music can

be a bit of a hit and miss affair. What’s in and current
one minute may well be out and passé the next so let
us introduce you to - Mark, Lachie, Mike, Darren and
and overalls were hung out to dry and the band were
rewarded with a multi-album deal.
The Overtones have been singing and performing

Timmy – otherwise known as The Overtones. together as a foursome for over five years - honing their
classic sound and penning songs whilst working in a
This relatively new male vocal group seamlessly blend series of increasingly soul destroying jobs. The group
classic 50’s harmonies with a modern pop sensibility formed their decorating company ‘Classical Interiors’ a
and are regarded as ‘the find of the year’ by their record year ago – figuring that this was one way of earning
company Warner Music. The band was signed to the label money that would also enable them to rehearse at the
following a serendipitous meeting in August of 2009. same time. Shortly afterwards the group met bass
After years of rehearsals, broken promises and ill fated vocalist, Lachie, and the planets finally began to align;
gigs, the band were toiling as painters and decorators to The Overtones were re-born as a five piece band and
make ends meet when they were overheard by a label their luck began to change.
scout while rehearsing during a lunch break.
The boys have lots of exciting things in the pipeline,
That first fateful meeting just off London’s Oxford Street including their forthcoming tour! This is just the start
proved fortuitous - the talent scout worked for Warner for The Overtones.
Music and promptly invited the lads to down tools and
audition for the label. Following a series of meetings and www.theovertones.tv
impromptu accapella gigs for the staff, the paint brushes
TWENTY TWENTY… VISION?

Meet Sam, Jack and Sonny: three lads with sweeping spare time. Over in Essex, Sonny was playing in various April and a mini-album out soon after too – how amazing
hair, handsome faces and raw musical talent.Together punk bands with friends and was mastering his guitar, is that?”
they make up Twenty Twenty. At the moment, they’re as well as his drum skills. But a year into his University
touring with The Saturdays across the UK. Soon, course, Sam decided he should take time out and form The band will unleash their first official single, Love To
they’ll be storming the UK charts. a band. He called on his brother Jack and their good Life on 17th April. It’s a bouncy ballad (yes, it’s possible)
friend – who is now a TT Band manager – to help out. and a perfect taster as to what we can expect from the
A bold statement to make but considering the band have It didn’t take long for them to be introduced to Sonny up coming min-album and album.
already completed their own sell-out headline tour, played and his drums, who came along to play on a few demos.
live shows with JLS, McFly and Sugababes, reached No.4 Calling themselves Twenty Twenty after chatting about www.twentytwentyband.com
in the UK DVD Chart with their independently-released band names in a local pub at 8.20pm (20.20), Jack says
Get Down With Twenty Twenty DVD and accumulated of the Sonny: “We liked him. And he wanted to be in our
more than 45,000 fans on Facebook. So there’s no doubt band – he said we were really cool.”
Twenty Twenty are about to take on some of the UK’s “I decided to stay in the band, obviously. They
biggest acts. really wanted me to,” counters Sonny, before
all three boys fall start giggling again.
But how did Twenty Twenty come to be? The natural bond between them
“Well, Sam and I are brothers and grew up in is evident and there’s no doubt
Cambridge,” Jack begins. The brothers’ love for music they’re enjoying life together as
started early. In fact, they were picking up their first Twenty Twenty.
instruments (Sam on the drums and Jack a trumpet)
before they even hit puberty. Then Jack got given a “We’ve already done so
guitar from his grandmother and their passion spiralled much at a low level- we’ve
from there. released our own singles,”
“We used to jam together, didn’t we?” Jack grins, his smiles Sam, the lead singer
cheeky smile shining, he clearly enjoys reminiscing with and self-proclaimed “big
his big brother. “I used to rock out in our attic with my worrier” of the group. “It’s
guitar, I’d hear the ladder and it’d be Sam scurrying up nerve-wracking but we
to join me.” can’t wait to get releasing
Until 2008, the jamming was all done during the boys’ again. A new song out in

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TIME TO SAVE THE WORLD

Comic book characters are all the
rage in the cinema this year and the
America, Rogers joins forces with
Bucky Barnes) and Peggy Carter
LEEDS
next Superhero to get the big screen to wage war on the evil HYDRA
treatment is Captain America. organization, led by the villainous
Red Skull. VIADUCT
“Captain America: The First Avenger” As we bump into the month of March there’s Meanwhile, something new for those heavy
will focus on the early days of the Not in theatres until July we still a feeling that perhaps the worst of the winter Saturday afternoon shopping trips… take the
Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers love to see a chap like Chris Evans is over, the nights are getting lighter and the weight off your feet and a break from those
(Chris Evans) volunteers to participate filling out a uniform… even if it chance to get out and party more often is heavy carrier bags as Susan Platt entertains
in an experimental programme that isn’t quite as revealing as a spandex definitely on the cards. from 3pm thru to 8pm, playing all the classic
turns him into the Super Soldier ensamble. pop tunes from the 70s, 80s and 90s.
Fresh from winning the Owlies - Best Bar The monthly Big Sunday event on the 27th
known as Captain America. As Captain
in Leeds award, the folk at the Viaduct have March features Drag With No Name direct
even more entertainment planned for your from, well, everywhere as the lady is a legend.
GAY FILM FESTIVAL delight. Get to the Viaduct early to claim your spot…
it’s going to be a very busy evening.
With the sexiest bar-boys in the city, the
The 25th BFI London Lesbian and by the Festival programmers on 3 week kicks off on a Monday with the
Gay Film Festival will run from 31 March at BFI Southbank. Kandyfloss Boys, Kyle, Jack, Chris and
March to 6 April 2011. Rob stripped to the minimum… teasing
BFI Members will receive priority with treats galore and special drinks offers
The Festival will showcase a booking from 11 March and Public starting at just a £1.
broad programme of the best new booking opens on 18 March – www.
international queer cinema, alongside bfi.org.uk/join Photos: Darrell Hirst
highlights from the past 25 years,
shorts programmes and special events. Visit www.bfi.org.uk/llgff for
There will also be Education events further info and details on how
and experimental artist film and video. to book, or follow us on Facebook
and twitter.
There will be a special preview of the
LLGFF line-up with an introduction

LEEDS WHATS ON
LEEDS Photos: Mark Hawkins
PARTY TIME
You know we are heading towards DJ’s include Stuart Robinson, Christian
summer when Fibre and Queens Appleby, Nick Myers, John Marshall,
Court announce the start of their Nick Smith and Alex Kirkham from
Leeds is the 3rd largest city in the UK the city centre to Armley, where the
huge alfresco parties ‘The Courtyard Fibre plus Mickey Nelson and Glen
according to population, economic large and inviting Steam Sauna has
Parties’ which run on various dates Battensby from Queens Court. All the
importance and size of urban area. a continuing programme of special
throughout the summer. The first of usual production of sound, light, lasers
There’s a huge student population and events. According to police figures, the
these huge events takes place in the and decor add the finishing touches for
perhaps most notable for a city this gay quarter is one of the safest places
courtyard between Fibre and Queens what some people class as the highlight
size, a centre that is compact and easy in the city with regular patrols and a
Court on Easter Sunday 24th April in the Leeds clubbing calendar. The
to negotiate.Visitors always marvel at LGBT liaison officer to help with any
from 2pm-Midnight and if past years event dates are every bank holiday
how much Leeds has to offer and just related problems should they arise.
are anything to go by, expect to see Sunday so Easter Sunday 24th April,
how accessible and shopper friendly
at least another 2000 people there Sunday 1st May, Sunday 29th May and
the place is. The rejuvenated arcades One of the country’s top chefs Marco
with you! Sunday 28th August.
boast an incredible array of trendy, Pierre-White is from Leeds and his
label and boutique outlets and a ‘café legacy has meant the centre and
Each event has a happy hour from 2pm- For more details:
culture’ that seems to have taken off its surroundings boast a welter of
4pm where all drinks at all bars in both
big time in recent years. excellent restaurants, with a fantastic
venues are just £2.50 and admission www.barfibre.com
cross-section of culinary styles and
is just £3 if you get in before 7pm or www.queenscourtleeds.com
For the gay visitor Leeds has bars delicious food.
£5 after.
and clubs to suit just about everyone’s
taste. The oldest gay bar in Leeds, The This year on the 7th August Leeds hosts
New Penny, still has its army of loyal its 6th annual Pride, which kicks off in
followers, while less than a stone’s the afternoon in Millennium Square
through away the rest of the vibrant with a huge concert featuring big name
scene flourishes. The Bridge, Blayds, stars and local celebrities. Later, the
The Viaduct Showbar, Bar Fibre and party continues down in Lower Briggate
the ever present Queens Court are where the streets are cordoned off and,
situated at the bottom end of Lower according to 2010 figures, over 30,000
Briggate giving the city its own ‘gay people paid the event a visit.
quarter’. Also situated in this area
is the main club Mission and one of Leeds has a thriving gay scene and
the two gay saunas, Basement, which is justifiably proud that although the
is sandwiched between the Mission venues décor may change, the gay
complex. For the other sauna you’ll visitor is made more than welcome.
need to travel a couple of miles out of

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You know no one really talks about usually through a fear of being taunted. Yorkshire Terriers Football Club are
PLAYING them, you admit that you’ve not

really seen them, but in your heart of
hearts you know they must exist; so
if that really is the case, then where
exactly are all the gay sport stars in
As a result they wouldn’t want to put
themselves through a similar situation
and especially if they felt that it would
be detrimental to their careers. It’s
the same reason why many Hollywood
once again hosting their annual 5 a
side tournament over the weekend
of 19-20th March and it is set to
be the biggest tournament yet. 32
teams and nearly 500 gay footballers,
FOR
the world? actors haven’t come out, despite family, friends and supporters from
constant suggestions that half of Tinsel around the UK will be descending
Think about it; every year the BBC Town are fans of show tunes. There’s on Leeds for the weekend.
broadcasts the Sports Personality clearly an argument about being true
of the Year, where all the big names to one’s sexuality and standing proud Yorkshire Terriers FC have been
from the world of sport turn up to hob for gay rights in sports, but every guy’s hosting the 5 a side tournament
TIME knob with the likes of David Beckham, situation is different and it’s their life annually for 14 years and what started
Jenson Button and Phil Tufnell; yet no at the end of the day and their choice. out as a small, friendly tournament
one ever seems to talk about all the between a few friends from the Gay
gay men in sport. Most people are So it might seem as if finding a gay Football Supporters Network (GFSN)
now familiar with rugby player and sportsman in the industry is like trying has become one of the highlights in the
By Alex Wiggan gay football calendar, attracting record
openly gay sportsman Gareth Thomas, to find a pair of mating toucans hidden
who has pretty much become the in a Magic Eye picture, but it’s often numbers to Leeds year on year.
poster boy for homos in the game, but just a case of readjusting to what
with fit lads up and down the country you’re looking at in order to see the “It really is fantastic how much
preparing themselves for a scrum-half, bigger scene. There are many gay support we get each year for this
statistically speaking there’s got to football teams up and down the country, tournament.” said Robert Graham,
be quite a few gays out on the field; that may not be world famous but do Chair of Yorkshire Terriers FC. “We
hasn’t there? It can’t possibly be the exactly what the big leaguers can’t have never had to turn teams away yet
case that all the gays decided against a seem to do, which is basically be open but this year we really are reaching
career in sport because of being made about gay men playing football. Just the limits of how many we can host. As
to do double PE on a wet Wednesday take the Village Manchester Football the GFSN football league has grown
morning or forced to wear an un Club, one the North West’s gay football so has the number of teams wanting
flattering shorts and polo shirt combo teams. The club is actually split into to come to Leeds, experience the bars
for the cross-country, it’s more likely two teams with one of the teams and clubs and then enjoy a full day
that none have decided to step forward playing in the Manchester Accountants of football on the Sunday. Last year’s
and announce their off-the-pitch ball Sunday League. Yep, real-life gays, winners, Nottingham Ball Bois, are
control because of fear. playing real-life football! Then there’s back to defend the trophy but it really
the London Titan’s Football Club, could be anyone’s tournament.”
One of the big problems seems to be which if you hadn’t guessed, is a gay
the nature of the sporting industry in football club in London and they’ve The weekend kicks off, as always, on
general, where the best of the best even played football in other countries! the Saturday night, when teams will
compete to be the ultimate champions. Oh and it’s not just football, the gays be welcomed to The Loft Bar from
On the outside it’s a very macho (and bisexuals) are even taking over 7:30 until 11:00, the cup draw will
environment and so coming out and rugby games, just look out for the take place at about 10:00, before
announcing you’d prefer sequins on Kings Cross Steelers RFC, who have continuing the night’s merriment
your shorts would be seen by some, as been chasing each other around a field around the various bars Leeds has to
being a weakness. Just listen to the for years! There are gay swimming offer.
jibes, put downs and chants that most and badminton teams, gay sailing and
footballers are subjected to every marathon running enthusiasts, boxers Matches on the Sunday are scheduled
Saturday and it’s easy to see why none and gay grapplers fighting it out in the to start early and continue up until
of them sprout handlebar moustaches ring. There are plenty of gays out there almost 5. Afterwards our sponsors
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in the dirt? Surely that was more gay that no one is flying the flag for gay weekend and we welcome anyone
than a night of cocktails and dancing sporting heroes. Often it’s a game of interested to come along and join in
with Cilla Black?! It’s a tricky situation two halves, so if no one has stepped up the fun.
because most guys at some point have to the plate just yet, it doesn’t mean
felt uncomfortable when coming out, they won’t in time. www.terriersfc.co.uk

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THERE’S NOTHING QUITE LIKE WATER TAKING THE WATERS

By Les Lea
H20 helps remove the dangerous toxins that your How to do this water therapy.
body takes in from the air you breathe, the food you Of course water is good for you. We simply cannot exist
eat and the chemicals used in the various products Early morning, after you get up from bed, (without without it and there is no denying that the human race
you use on your skin and hair. Other things water even brushing your teeth) drink 1.50 litres of water would not fare very long without it.
does for your body is to cushion your joints. It carries about. 5 to 6 glasses. You may wash your face
oxygen and nutrients into all your cells and helps thereafter. For thousands of years people have used water for its
regulate your body temperature. recuperative powers. When and where the practice first
Please note that it is very essential that nothing started no one really knows but it is the Greeks, and
You need water to keep your metabolism working else, neither drinks nor solid food of any sort should more famously, the Romans who made spas the place
properly. In order for this to happen, there is a certain be taken within 1 hr. before and after drinking this to go for health… and a spot of ‘pampering’. Lounging
level of water in each of our bodies that we need to amount of water. around, chatting, eating, getting massaged, breathing in
maintain. If we don’t keep that amount, our bodies the healing vapours and people-watching are the images
will start to dehydrate. It is also to be strictly observed that no alcoholic that are conjured up when thoughts turn to the idea of a
drinks shall be taken the previous night. Roman spa. Oddly enough, it was often the place where
An easy way to think of it is to think of your car’s most business was transacted, and, as slaves oiled and
need for oil. If your oil level gets too low, your engine To begin with, you may find it difficult to drink so scraped the bodies of well-honed soldiers, naked and
will start to run rough. If you totally deplete your oil much water at one time, but you will get used to with no inhibitions, it was the place where reputations
supply in your car, your engine will stop running. it gradually. If, to begin with, you find it difficult for both citizens and slaves were made and where their
popularity grew.
“Salus per aquae,” the Latin phrase “health through

water,” was made more accessible because of the
building of aquaducts transporting water over great
distances to serve the capital and important cities. No
longer did people have to travel to all those ancient
towns famed for the healing powers of their mineral
waters and hot springs, having a homemade spa on your
doorstep was a bonus and certainly made life easier
for many. However, although popular, this convenience
didn’t stop people wanting to enjoy the benefits that
certain spa towns offered and travelling out of town
was really a class thing, as only the rich were able
to indulge these excursions to indulge their ‘healthy’
pleasures. The spa’s water might contain traces of an
element that could cure, or certainly relieve, some of
the symptoms the visitor might have and it was these
restorative powers that gained such places significance
for hundreds, and often thousands of years. Over the eons
it is simply impossible to quantify just how beneficial a
trip to a spa has been, whether for social, professional,
sexual or business purposes (not that they can’t all be
one and the same thing) or even now just to relax and
drift away in the comfort of a warm bath.
There is a certain amount of comfort in knowing that

things haven’t changed. For those gay guys who are
sexually active… a trip to the local gay sauna provides
There are those who believe that many of the to drink so much water in one go, drink 4 glasses, all the above, while those who wish to be pampered
body’s natural ills can be relieved, if not cured, by take a two minute break (no longer) and complete may choose a spa that offers scented candles, new-
maintaining a regimen of a constant daily intake of the final 2 glasses. The whole idea of taking in this age music and gentle fluttering hands rubbing oils and
water. Their proposal is to drink six glasses of water amount of water is to cleanse and detox the colon unguents into their skin. Yes, the spa… in its many
everyday and avoid medicine, tablets, injections, making it easier to absorb the nutrients of the food, guises… shows no sign of decreasing in popularity.
diagnosis, hospital and doctor visits. They say that if which is then turned into fresh blood. The blood is Indeed, modern spas seem to be constantly finding new,
you’ve never tried it you simply will not believe the all-important in curing ailments and restoring health or rediscovered, ways of adding to the experience of a
benefits and that the sooner you start… the healthier and for this water should be consumed in a regular visit to this most ancient of past times for - taking the
you’ll feel. pattern. water.
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HELPFUL
INFORMATION
BLAST
strands which say - we will consider that they don’t want us talking about Phone: 0113 2444209
This month funding you if… and in this case… if sex, sexuality or sexploitation to their Text: 07407 761569
you work on the issue of sex exploitation pupils. So it’s swings and roundabouts
sees the of children and young people, which is really – those we’re in want to be Facebook Page: Search “blast project”
what we do. We are one of four projects involved, those who aren’t reject what
biennial being in the country that work exclusively
with boys and young men on the issue
we can offer. Live Chat every Thursday from 5pm -
6pm: add [email protected] to your MSN
‘funny for of sex exploitation. There are plenty of
organisations who work with just girls,
Is child sexual exploitation
nationwide problem?
a Messenger.
some with boys and girls but very few Also chat to us on Gaydar and Fitlads at
money’ Red with only boys… Yes. All you have to do is go to Google the same time. Look for “BLASTboys”.
and type in ‘child sex exploitation’ and We also run a drop-in for 18-25 year
Nose day I noticed in your publicity blurb it says there are loads of examples. Recently olds who are selling/exchanging sex and/
that you’ve spoken to over 8000 boys… there was the case of a postman down or working as escorts. Contact Phil, the
operation slip that seems quite a large number. south who via Facebook groomed young
lads, met them and forced them to have
project coordinator for further details.
[email protected]
into its hectic Yes, that is 8000 boys and young men in
secondary schools and educational youth
sex. Other cases are equally scary
and opportunistic... and you can’t get
or 07921 372896
settings in Leeds and Bradford. We go into away from it really. In terms of sexual If you would like to know how you can
fundraising schools and talk about sex exploitation, exploitation, for Blast, you’ve got to get involved with the BLAST Project
what it is, its different forms… think about the two groups involved. by becoming a volunteer please contact
mode. Those under 18 who are classed as Phil, the project coordinator on the
So it’s not 8000 lads looking for children who run the risk of being above number.
Comic Relief has a good reputation help… it’s you going on an outreach groomed and could or are being sex
of putting all the money it raises programme? exploited and the 18 and over who 1. National Working Group (NWG)
back into the communities where it is are being sexually exploited but who, A charity with a network of professionals
needed the most. Yes, it is us going out and delivering depending on their lifestyle, don’t see working with Child Sex Exploitation.
prevention group work to explain what it that way. For example: They are 01582 743026
One of the projects it helps fund is the Blast we’re about. escorting and are happy to swap the www.nationalworkinggroup.org/
Project, which is part of the Yorkshire sexual act for something else and don’t
MESMAC group of services, a charity How is that received in schools? see themselves as being sex exploited. 2. UK Network of Sex Work Projects
based in Leeds and Bradford supporting I think that’s because in this country A non-profit voluntary association of
boys and young men who are being, or Really well. You’ve got to think about the males are brought up not to be victims, agencies and individuals working with
at risk of being sexually exploited. This young lads who’d rather sit and speak to told to be big tough guys, don’t cry, sex workers.
also includes working with young men someone you can have a bit of a laugh don’t show your emotions… that’s an 0161 629 9861
who are selling sex and/or working as with, watch DVDs about sex etc rather element. www.uknswp.org/
escorts. Bent dropped in at their offices than doing double physics for an hour or
to chat with Project Coordinator, Phil so… but we’ve still got a really formal Has Facebook made kids more 3. Child Exploitation Online Protection
Mitchell about the work he and his team approach. In this area the teachers and vulnerable? (CEOP)
are involved in. schools always invite us back and say ‘can 0870 000 3344
we get more involved?’ which is great. Yes absolutely. It’s interesting because www.ceop.police.uk
The finance for Blast comes via two I think with the subject of child abuse we don’t want to say “don’t use www.thinkuknow.co.uk
charitable organisations, Comic Relief being in the media at the moment we are Facebook because it’s terrible” it can
and Esmee Fairburn, how did that getting more schools on board. Although be but so can anything. There are 4. Coalition for the Removal of Pimping
come about? some schools, Faith schools, put their risks in every single thing that people (CROP) (Supporting parents and carers
head in the sand and say that they don’t do but our job is to try and lower of sexually exploited children)
Comic Relief specifically has funding have a problem, they don’t want to know, those risks as much as possible. 0113 2403040

For instance, I’m off to see a 13 year-old forward… the result is I’m seeing the Then there are the heterosexual boys via Fitlads, Gaydar and MSN Messenger
lad in Leeds who met some one through 13 year old who knows that I’m going who are caught in a similar trap by guys I’m sure, as our profile increases, it will
Facebook. A 23 year-old guy, who the round for a chat. who they thought were friends or perhaps be an area that will grow. Meanwhile, we
young lad says is his boyfriend, he loves a surrogate father or uncle who turn that have a drop-in here at MESMAC in Leeds
him and that they’re going to move Do the lads that come to you have relationship into one of exploitation. and Bradford and anyone who wants to
in together…the 23 year-old lives in much the same story? chat face-to-face can get in touch via the
London. Now if Facebook didn’t exist… OK so what can Blast do in such a numbers below.
those two would never have met… It also depends on the age… the situation?
although I see the argument that it’s not over 18s are a bit different but the How does that work? Is it like an
Facebook but the people who use it… younger ones who feel they are gay, We can build a relationship – and provide Alcoholics Anonymous meeting where
bisexual or just wondering might be support. It may be to sexual health services they all sit around and talk about their
So does the 13 year-old know he’s been dealing with homophobia at school, at here at MESMAC, maybe counselling or problem…?
groomed? home or somewhere in their lives and just meeting someone once a week who
then only place they can find out more has worked in this field for sometime and No, no, no nothing like that. The drop-ins
No not at all and when I meet him I’m about what matters to them is on the knows what boys and young men can go in Leeds and Bradford are aimed at 18-
not going in all guns blazing saying: “I’m net. Exploring your sexuality is a huge through and know about the guilt, shame 25 year-olds who are working as escorts,
a professional, you’re a child listen to me I thing for boys and they see the internet and embarrassing issues around that… selling sex, exchanging sex for something
know best”, you’ll get nowhere with that. as private and they don’t have to worry They can get support without feeling to come along, have a cup of tea, who
He’s probably never heard of grooming about anyone else. However, we know judged, without being ridiculed and with aren’t judged and if they want chat to
except in relation to a cat or dog and if that there are people out there who no prejudice. Support can go in many someone there’s someone around for
he has heard of it I would suspect that he want to exploit that for their own ends. It different ways - from legal advice to them. If the person isn’t out or they are
has no idea of how that can happen. might seem fun to see someone naked or pointing them in the direction of other leading a secret life as an escort it can be
masturbating online, it might be a turn on agencies that might be able to offer help a very isolating so it’s a case of meeting
So how did Blast get involved? stripping in front of someone you think is that we can’t. others in a similar situation, getting
a honed, sun-tanned hunk with a six-pack peer support without being told what to
Well this was quite unique but generally, but would they be equally happy getting You are based in Yorkshire so can you do. Get legal advice. We aren’t lawyers
the people we deal with don’t phone us naked for some 40 something, ugly guy? help boys and young men in other parts but there are certain ways of operating
up or pop in to the drop-in centre, they So all we ask is - How do you know of the country? that are legal and some that aren’t.
are referred by social services, police who it is? How do you know it’s really Perhaps they’ve had a punter who has
or some professional in their life. It’s them? How do you know it’s not a fake It’s difficult because we are only funded to come to their house and attacked them,
very rare that a lad will get in touch photo? There might be others already work in the Leeds and Bradford area but refused to pay or raped them… do they
himself but in this instance the boy’s in relationships where the older guy has we can point any enquiry in the correct want legal advice on that, do they want
father noticed suspicious emails. There showered them with gifts, let them move direction, to their local help lines or support, do they want victim support? We
was a big argument as the father tried in, has been understanding about what agencies dealing with sex exploitation. At can point up some of the areas they may
to explain that his son could be raped or the boy needs but soon enough it changes. the moment we operate an online drop- not be aware of… we’re here to help and
killed but eventually, after he spoke to They use emotional blackmail or tell the in once a week where anyone who has a support as much as possible.
the boy’s school and they spoke to the boy that he’s being treated as an adult and problem, fears or wants to talk about a
police… they then got in touch with us. that there’s no such thing as a free ride. situation can speak to me via the net. It’s
I’ve spoken to the father and the child Suddenly the boy has demands he can’t only in its formative weeks but as people
protection office about the best way wriggle out of and is caught in a trap. get to know about it and how to access us
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NEW YEAR’S
RESOLUTIONS
So how are those New Year’s
resolutions going? If you’ve fallen
at the first hurdle, don’t despair. The
latest issue of FS magazine from
GMFA, the gay men’s health charity, is
HAVE UNDIAGNOSED HEPATITIS C full of great advice on how to make
13,000 people who are living with now understood to be due to sexual this year the best ever. Here are just a
HIV in the UK may also have transmission. If left untreated, the few of the suggestions to get you off
Hepatitis C but not realise it, virus can lead to an increased risk to a good start and make changes that
according to a new report published of cirrhosis, liver cancer and even really matter.
in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis. premature death. Re-infection is also
That represents nearly 70% of fairly common. Re-start your sex life:
the total estimate of people with If you find you’ve got into a sexual rut,
HIV and Hepatitis C in the UK. whether you’re in a relationship or
The report is based on a study by shagging around, why not try something
the UK Collaborative HIV Cohort, different? Try new positions, different
which indicates that gay men locations, slap his arse and call him
TESTING TIMES remain a high risk group, second Nora, anything to break the routine and
In an attempt to break down some only to injecting drug users, with spice things up.
of the barriers and fears around 7% of HIV-positive gay men known
HIV testing, Terrence Higgins Trust to have Hepatitis C. www.gmfa.org.uk/hepc highlighted Make new friends and improve your
(THT) is launching a major new a number of ways that Hepatitis C social life:
campaign encouraging gay men to The study looked at 31,765 patients can be transmitted, which include There are plenty of ways to make new
share their experiences of taking an provided with care at ten specialist fisting, sharing sex toys, sharing pots friends; for example, volunteer for a
HIV test. HIV clinics between 1996 and 2007. of lube, and fucking without condoms. charity or other organisation, and as well
36% had never been tested for In group sex, the virus is often spread as doing something worthwhile you’ll
‘I Did It’ (www.ididit.org.uk) is a one Hepatitis C, despite guidelines from from one man to another (one arse to meet new people and learn new skills.
stop shop for information and advice BHIVA (British HIV Association) another arse) if condoms – or gloves
around HIV testing, including where recommending screening for all HIV- for fisting - aren’t changed between Go for a sexual health check-up:
men can find their nearest clinic and positive patients. partners, or if sex toys are used on one If you’ve ever had sex, you could have
what to expect when they arrive. Men man and then another. It can also be picked up a sexually transmitted
who have already tested - whatever Much of the increase of Hepatitis transmitted by sharing drug-injecting infection, or STI, including HIV – which
their result - will be able to add their C among HIV-positive gay men is needles or snorting straws. can affect not just your health, but the
story to a searchable map of the UK, health of anyone you sleep with too.
so that others can find information on www.gmfa.org.uk/clinics.
testing in their area. The website also
has discussion threads, a clinic finder, Boost your confidence:
and video clips of men talking about Adam Clark of Gay Life Coach
life after testing HIV positive. ‘I Did It’ comments in FS: “The key to boosting
has been funded by the Department of your self-esteem is giving yourself
Health through CHAPS, a partnership positive messages about who you are.
of community organisations, which is Start by making a list of your positive
coordinated by THT and carries out qualities. Think about completing the
HIV prevention work with gay men in statement ‘I like myself because I am…’
England. It may be that you’re kind, considerate
or sensitive; you may have overcome
Currently in the UK, one in four gay obstacles in your life, or be successful at
men with HIV remain undiagnosed, work. Over the days to come, read out
posing a serious risk to their health. this list to yourself. You’ll be amazed to
They are also three times more likely
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At last
the winter’s over
thank God!
again, so that even the shortest trip to the bakers or off in gay clubs, thinking that I am in some way inferior
Here in the the post-office can become a short fitness session. In to the muscle-queens that you see dancing around half
addition, I’ve also started to cycle to the gym. When you naked! Don’t get me wrong, their bodies are great and
mountains of the think about it, it was quite ridiculous anyway – using make me feel really horny, but their attitude is always
the car to make the ten minute journey to the gym, and such a turn-off. They basically just live to be admired,
Czech Republic we then spending twenty minutes on the cycling machine to
warm up for my weight training!
and all the sweat they shed and all the lonely hours they
spend in the gym is basically just so that they can spend
still have between Like everybody, I have some problematic zones – mine
three hours dancing in front of the mirror on a Saturday
night! The only thing I can say is that in my opinion a
being the stomach and legs. You could say that I grow brain is always more important than a perfect body. A
50 - 100cms of much too fast in both these areas, becoming very easily combination of both is just perfect, of course – though
fat around the belly and quickly over-building the muscles unfortunately preciously rare! - but if you do know of
snow lying on the in my thighs. It’s a tricky combination, which means that such a person, who also has a big cock, has blond hair
I have to pay special attention to the exercises that I do and blue eyes, and who is sexually versatile, then please
ground, but it is at the gym. So I can’t do any extra weight-training on
my legs, since my daily cycling sessions are just enough.
… call me immediately!!
starting to thaw now After all, if I don’t pay attention, my legs will become
like tree-trunks – totally disproportionate to the rest
I’m so looking forward to this year’s spring and summer
and will be sure that I’m ready and in shape for it. So
of the body and (worst of all) no longer able to fit into let’s hear it for all the outdoor sports and boys in tight
that temperatures my tight cycling shorts! That would be a disaster, since shorts that we have to look forward to – not to mention
cycling-wear is my secret fetish – especially when it’s the outdoor sex!
are constantly being worn by cute twinks! Those shorts always show I hope to see you all on the beaches sometime soon
more than they hide!
above 5 degrees.
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and see if you’re prepared for the tank-top and Speedos
season. After all, with the prospect of us finally throwing
off our thick winter jackets – which make us look like
the Michelin Man!! – and changing into tee-shirts, swim-
shorts and flip-flops, now’s the time to get rid of the
pounds we’ve gained over the winter months. Of course,
we all loved sitting on the sofa, watching DVDs and
munching through the remainder of the festive biscuits,
rather than going to the gym or doing some skiing, but
now it’s time to get into shape – something that’s long
overdue!
With this in mind I’ve already organized a training

schedule for myself. First of all – and perhaps the most
difficult part – I have to reduce my alcohol intake and
eat a lighter diet. By this I mean stopping the extra glass
of wine or beer that I have in an evening, forgetting the
kebab or chips that I have as a small snack for lunch and
(definitely) throwing away all the sweets that I love to It’s not just because I’m a porn actor that I think body
munch whilst watching TV. shape and personal fitness is important. I think everyone
should watch their bodies and keep themselves fit.
Most of the time it’s not a strict diet that we need – we I’m not talking about the 3 to 5 sessions of sport I do
just have to monitor our eating habits a little bit. Double each week – plus all the sex, which is a kind of fitness
check the things that we’re consuming and question programme in itself. I just mean that we should all use
whether a salad for dinner wouldn’t be better (and more the gym a little more regularly, use the stairs instead of
healthy) than a packet of crisps! the lift and keep a watch on all the things we eat and
drink.
Meantime, my schedule for the coming month is quite
easy – my overall plan being to engage in more sports I agree that you can become totally obsessed with the
and to eat less food. In short, to eat less calories than so-called “body culture” – especially as a gay guy. Why,
I’m burning up. As such, I’ve started cycling everywhere even I sometimes feel a bit shy about taking my shirt

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The gorgeous took a mail boat over to Eleuthera, what what do you do to relax? film competition is currently airing on
the Bahamians call a family island, and HBO and HBO On-Demand. And if you’re
beaches and towns it was like nothing I had seen: crystal S. For the most part, I am laid-back and in New York, you can catch me off-
clear water as far as you could see and chilled, but it doesn’t get more relaxing Broadway in Adam Rapp’s HALLWAY
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Children of God, a J. It was amazing. There’s nothing like Who would you like to be stranded on
hearing “Cut!” and then just staying in a beach with?
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romantic drama How did the locals react to a mixed Baldwin
race/same sex love affair?
from first-time Have you appeared in many other gay CHILDREN OF GOD
filmmaker Kareem J. We tried to keep that out of the productions?
open while we were filming. The locals Beautifully paced
Mortimer. obviously knew us as the people making S. I don’t know what a gay production and with three
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expect. What I did not expect was that J. Nope, Children of God is the only one. The Bahamas
Children of God would make its World are bound by religious traditions that
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Johnny Ferro plays an art student in Johnny, you’ve recently won the Best Depp, though the billing might look the boys on the side. Johnny, a visiting
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BOYS ON FILM 6: PACIFIC RIM
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PECK
EMPIRE
British Film Director How did you come to make Empire that, the fact that most of the action of
State? Empire State revolves around a vast
EMPIRE STATE
Ron Peck talks us nightclub. Plus most of the characters A production from cult British director
I moved to Bethnal Green in East London in the film were pushy, fighting for their Ron Peck (Nighthawks/Fighters), this
through his career around 1975, when it almost seemed like space, as was the gay population. The is a perfect mix of gangster action and
another city. In the late seventies and in film includes characters who are gay
and making 80s the eighties it began to undergo one of its and bisexual and we tried to integrate
the high camp of
the eighties East
East End gangster historic changes as the Docklands were them in the criss-cross action of the End club scene at
opened up for massive redevelopment. many stories and subplots. The Empire State
movie EMPIRE Money on a phenomenal scale and a nightclub in London’s
new population buying up property The club scene is very eighties – newly developed
STATE complete began to move into the area. It was suited clubbers, heavy make-up Docklands, a place
all about money. There was very high and a soundtrack featuring Jimmy
with gay characters unemployment and at the other end of Somerville, New Order and Yello.
where disparate lives
intersect. Illusory,
and a pulsating 80s the scale extremes of wealth. Just like Did you do much research into the dangerous and glamorous, it is both the
the era we’re moving into now. At the nightclub scene to recreate the playground of the rich, and an escape
gay sound track. same time, within East London, there authenticity or did you go to the from the poverty and squalor of the
was this phenomenon of American-style film with set ideas following your toughest reaches of the city. The Empire
bars and nightclubs with names like previous foray into this arena with State is also the arena for a fierce
‘Fifth Avenue’ and ‘Manhattan’. People Nighthawks? struggle between the hard men who for
cultivated a new heightened glamour, it decades ran the East End, and the new
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By Chris Amos
THE EAGLE
MOVIE
Out 25th March
This Roman epic adventure stars hotties Channing Tatum

and Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot is looking sexy). Rome’s
5,000-strong Ninth Legion, under the command of
BUZZ
Flavius Aquila, marched north carrying their treasured
golden Eagle emblem. They never returned; Legion and
Eagle simply vanished into the mists. Hearing a rumour
that the Eagle has been seen in a tribal temple in the far
north, Flavius’ son Marcus (Tatum), determined to restore
the tarnished reputation of his father, is galvanized Guy Ritchie is rumoured to be stepping in for Zack
into action. Accompanied only by his slave Esca (Bell), Snyder to direct Xerxes, the planned sequel to
Marcus sets out into the vast and dangerous highlands of Snyder’s 2007 breakout hit 300. The film is based on
Scotland - to confront its savage tribes, make peace with a forthcoming Frank Miller graphic novel, assumed
his father’s memory, and retrieve the hallowed Eagle. to be picking up where Miller’s original novel left
off.
Daniel Radcliffe is attached to star in The Amateur

Photographer, an indie comedy for writer/director
Christopher Monger based on his novel of the
same name. The story is set in 1970 and follows a
young man who discovers his artistic calling after
being drafted by the denizens of a sleepy little New
England mill town to serve as photographer of their
most intimate moments.
Ray Liotta has joined the cast of Andrew Dominik’s

Cogan’s Trade, the first film for Dominik since
directing The Assassination of Jesse James by the
Coward Robert Ford. He joins a cast already made
up of Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Javier Bardem,
Sam Rockwell, Casey Affleck and Mark Ruffalo. The
BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Out 11th March story centers on Jackie Cogan (Pitt), a professional
enforcer who investigates a heist that takes place
With the summer blockbuster season still a few months watch the world’s great cities fall, Los Angeles
during a high stakes poker game.
away, we have this massive special effects driven flick to becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one
enjoy. For years, there have been documented cases of expected. It’s up to a Marine staff sergeant (Aaron
UFO sightings around the world - Buenos Aires, Seoul, Eckhart) and his new platoon to draw a line in the
Die Hard 5 is in the works starring Bruce Willis
France, Germany, China. But in 2011, what were once sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they’ve ever
(of course). It may be called Die Hard 24/7 and
just sightings will become a terrifying reality when Earth encountered before.
may feature another sibling of Hans Gruber, the
is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere
franchise’s original villain played by Alan Rickman.
You’ll also remember Jeremy Irons played Hans’s
THE LINCOLN brother Simon in Die Hard With A Vengeance.
LAWYER Out 18th March

Julia Roberts has closed a deal to star as the Evil
Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a Los Queen in The Brothers Grimm: Snow White. There
Angeles criminal defence attorney who operates out is another Snow White flick in the works too, Snow
of the back of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Haller White and the Huntsman, which has lined up Kristen
has spent most of his career defending garden- Stewart and Viggo Mortensen in the title roles and
variety criminals, until he lands the case of a lifetime: Charlize Theron as the Evil Queen.
defending a Beverly Hills playboy (Ryan Phillippe)
accused of murder. But the seemingly straightforward
case suddenly develops into a deadly game of survival
Meanwhile another fairy tale is in the works, Famke
for Haller. The Lincoln Lawyer is based on the best-
Janssen (X-Men, GoldenEye) has been added to the
selling Michael Connelly novel of the same name. This
cast of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters alongside
is the type of role we like to see McConaughey and
Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in the roles of
with Phillippe thrown into the mix too, makes this
the titular siblings.
worth the price of a movie ticket and popcorn.

ELTON AND
GA-GARDEN
GNOMES
by Pedro Caiado
FAIR GAME Out 4th March

A suspense-filled glimpse into the dark corridors of Iraq. Valerie’s husband, diplomat Joe Wilson (Sean
political power, Fair Game is a riveting action-thriller Penn), is drawn into the investigation to substantiate
based on the autobiography of real-life undercover an alleged sale of enriched uranium from Niger. But
CIA operative Valerie Plame (Naomi Watts), whose when the administration ignores his findings and uses Elton John has been pretty busy lately. Since his
career was destroyed and marriage strained to its limits the issue to support the call to war, Joe writes a New son was born last December, using an American
when her covert identity was exposed by a politically York Times editorial outlining his conclusions and surrogate mother, the 63-year-old musician has
motivated press leak. Valerie leads an investigation ignites a firestorm of controversy. A thinking man film, been occupied changing diapers and enjoying
into the existence of weapons of mass destruction in very engaging and thought provoking. fatherhood. However the Rocket Man recently
released the long awaited animated film which he
and his hubby David Furnish co-produced, Gnomeo
and Juliet.
“We had a baby that took nine months to be born but

this movie took 11 years. It was like giving birth to a
whale, but we are so proud of it. This a wonderful film
that in five years time, our son will love to watch,said
Elton John during the London premiere.
Elton has lent his back catalogue of hit records

to the movie soundtrack and recorded a new duet
with superstar Lady Gaga titled Hello, Hello! Elton
confesses, she’s one of my new best friends. We just
mentioned the film and the song and even being very
busy she said she’d love to do it.”
Devil Wears Prada star Emily Blunt lends her voice

to Juliet. Despite the excitement she showed in the
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU Out 4th March press conference at the Dorchester Hotel, in London,
it was not always the case. They called me and said -
Matt Damon stars in the thriller The Adjustment Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) - a woman like none he’s ‘its an animated movie’; I said, ‘great!’ Then they said
Bureau as a man who glimpses the future Fate has ever known. But just as he realizes he’s falling for - ‘its called Gnomeo and Juliet’; I said - ‘Ohhhh, God,
planned for him and realizes he wants something her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. really?’ But when I read the script I completely fell in
else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he’s David learns he is up against the agents of Fate love with the story,explains Emily. She admits she was
ever loved across, under and through the streets of itself - the men of The Adjustment Bureau - who a little bit gnomophobic before this movie, but sees
modern-day New York. On the brink of winning a seat will do everything in their considerable power to gnomes as romantic and charming little things now.
in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris prevent David and Elise from being together.
(Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer
UNKNOWN Out 4th March

Unknown stars Liam Neeson as Dr. Martin Harris, who alone, tired, and on the run. Aided by an unlikely
awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into
his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn’t recognize a deadly mystery that will force him to question his
him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed sanity, his identity, and just how far he’s willing to go
his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and to uncover the truth. If you like last year’s Neeson
hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself hit Taken you will enjoy this too!
D EHLi G OOD
a small, still fragmented and largely affluent gay

India’s gay ban community is emerging, not least in cosmopolitan FACTS
hubs like Mumbai – and Delhi. India’s population: 1 billion.
has just been lifted! Greater Delhi population: over 14 million.
Delhi’s metro is state-of-the-art and, to us, jaw- Time difference: GMT +5½ hrs.
Adrian Gillan flew droppingly cheap. That said, rickshaws – both auto
and cycle – are far more fun. Petty crime is no more
Most pleasant weather: Oct-Mar,
when not too Humid.
direct to buzzing prevalent than in any other big Asian city – so just
keep your wits, and valuables, about you. Brace Visa needed for British visitors.
yourself for wild animals roaming the streets – from
capital, Delhi. cows and donkeys to dogs and monkeys – and for a
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coast offers a variety of holiday options but Brighton numbers and charging for the very first time.
is without doubt the place favoured by gays, queens and
lesbians to let their collective hair down. Last year the festival attracted over 160,000 people but
the money donated and raised on the day didn’t reach the
Brighton has a thriving and diverse gay scene which ranges £350,000 it cost to stage and there were complaints about
from leather bars, to country and western line dancing, to the amount of litter and anti-social behaviour.
techno clubs, to basement bars and boutique hotels and
classy bed and breakfasts, where you are very unlikely to Spokeswoman Judith Manson said: “We’ve spent the
get turned away for wanting to sleep in the same bed as last five months listening. The message has been very
your partner. clear – Pride has to change to be safe and enjoyable for
everyone.”
Much of the Brighton gay scene is concentrated in the
Kemptown area of Brighton, the focal point being St She could not yet say how much entry would be, as festival
James’s Street and the Old Steine. It’s here you’ll find organisers are still consulting with East Sussex Fire and
most of the clubs, shops and bars mentioned in most guides, Rescue Service about capacity.
so many in fact that Kemptown has become known as
Brighton’s Gay Village. www.brightonpride.org/
Leading the way is of course the legendary… er…

Legends… a bar, a club and a hotel… and right on the
seafront, so you can peer at the pier and watch all the eye-
candy as the saunter past.
SAUNA GUIDE
NUMBER 52 SAUNA
Newcastle’s Number 1 Sauna has lots of really great stuff up and coming.
In the next month there’s going to be all sorts of fun and fantastic offers
to take them through spring
• With entry fees from just £5 you can’t go wrong at number 52. To qualify for
even better discount rates and a FREE visit, just txt 52offers to 88802.
• FREE ENTRY FOR A MONTH (the chance to win a monthly pass in their
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• MYSTERY LOCKER (an envelope per day containing a free weekend pass
will be placed randomly in a mystery locker)
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• SUPER SAVER HOUR (A certain hour will be chosen within the week, come
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• DISCOUNT VOUCHER (Every visit generates a discount voucher for the

following visit)
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times. What will you win?)
We are pleased to announce we are opening our doors @ 12 noon on
Tuesday 1st March for business and will be open 24hrs & 365 days a year.
They have loads more stuff going on so make sure you get down to check them
Warehouse Sauna is a new concept in design, combining the usual facilities
out. They are busier than ever at the minute, which is no surprise, because its
associated with a Health Spa, with a social club to meet new friends.
such fantastic value for money
You will enjoy the 2 Sauna cabins, 2 Steam rooms, with a beautiful Jacuzzi
and 30 rest rooms. In addition there are a number of deluxe executive rooms,
which can be rented separately, with their own fridge to keep your drinks cool
while you entertain yourself.
There is a 24 hour drinks license and you can even enjoy a meal in the
restaurant. At weekends there is special entertainment so you can enjoy the
night to the full.
The management are confident that this will be one of the UK’s top venues and
rival the best that Europe has to offer.
Doors Open; Noon Tues 1st March - 110/112 Chapel street Salford,
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1st March – 8th March; FREE ENTRY

8th March -15th March; Half Price Entry
15th March – 22nd March; Normal but voucher to return within 1 week
free of charge.
Please note this is a private members club and you will be required to register
on first visit with the annual membership at £5.
So go along and be part of something new… and very exciting!

PLASTIC IVY SAUNA
Now that Valentine’s Day is just a distant memory, and Spring’s around the
corner, why not shake off the last of those winter blues and pay a visit to
Plastic Ivy Sauna. With VAT increases pushing up prices everywhere, you’ll be
pleased to know our prices remain frozen, and with entry from as little as £6
after 6pm, you’ll be sure not to break the bank!
If you haven’t been before, Plastic Ivy is a busy, clean, and stylish sauna located just
outside of Leeds next to the motorways, and is very popular with married & bi guys,
as well as those wanting discretion.
You can find Plastic Ivy on the web where you can check out the latest special
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BY LES LEA
I could feel the occasion was something his sheer happiness. He kissed me and
special. The atmosphere and excitement thrust me out into the admiring crowd in
in the auditorium was electrifying and victory. He stroked my silky silhouette in
it imbued everything with a dizzying abject appreciation and I knew we were
exhilaration. destined to be together.
Ever since I was cast I knew I was The rest of the night is a bit of a
destined for greatness. Every person blur… cameras flashed, red carpets
I came into contact with had said how beckoned, and TV cameras scanned
special I was, how before too long I every millimetre of my golden body. I
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confident, sparkle and gleam, not only surrounded by piles of white dust. The
with an exterior brightness but I knew hubbub had died down and I was alone
deep, deep down that every molecule with the world’s best actor. The last few
of my body was made so I would be the hours had been a mad frenzy but at last,
centre of attention. the fury had died down a little. It was
our first time alone and I was excited. I
My brothers, cast at the same time, also didn’t have any clue as to what happens
new what was expected of them. We next but I was ready to glow with pride
were not ordinary, we were exceptional every time he picked me up and gleam
and the nearer it got to the ceremony, and sparkle as much as possible for my
the more our faithful helpers polished winner.
our PR… ready for the big day.
I saw him strip. I saw him sniff some
My brother knew he was destined to be of the white powder that seemed to
accompanying the leading lady home, surround us both. He looked adoringly
while my other sibling felt destined to at me and said that he had waited all
know the exhilaration of being with his young life for this moment. He sat
the best newcomer and I, for my part, back naked in the easy chair and held
revelled in the idea of being the best me against his warm groin. He seemed
actor in a leading role. to love my gleaming surface as he
gently glided my solid smooth frame all
“…and the award goes to…” this was the across his breathless and sweating body.
moment I’d been born for. The moment He guided me up his legs and onto his
when all my hopes and ambitions crotch before slowly inserting my head
came together. I was already taut with into his anus. I had no idea what was
anticipation but at the announcement my happening as my entire body was slowly
body reverberated in sheer pleasure as I but forcefully pushed further and further
was swept up in the pure energy and joy up. As he pushed and pulled at my base
of the recipient. He was young, slightly I could feel his warm innards tightening
drunk yet throbbed with charisma. He and with a yell… everything tightened
held me triumphantly aloft and whooped around me.
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like an item they gave you as a gift that you’ve grown Ideas on how to bring improvements into your personal
Don’t rush things in any area of your life just because you quite fond of, returned. Don’t say I didn’t warn you! and professional worlds dominate your thoughts. You
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and you won’t have to return to it to fix the mistakes. If
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This could be a good week to discuss a future holiday
of your actions. Where a romantic or sexual interest is in something of a rut, you now need to experience more
with your nearest and dearest. You can look forward
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to a meeting of minds and agreements are easily
keen you are but give them a chance to catch up with you. exciting.
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all social invitations even those that are business
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long ago. You want to move on now and you suspect
days. In fact there is a strong feeling of enthusiasm and
someone is dragging their heels for reasons of their own.
high spirits for almost anything you take on. People will
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enjoy your sense of humour and you will enjoy keeping
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GEMINI (May22/June21) some serious business, focus on listening more than
you talk. You could learn something interesting and this
It isn’t often you are at a loss for words and when you will relate to a new job opening that’s coming up in
find yourself in such a predicament, you’re confused the future.
about what to do. Gemini, if you don’t know what to say,
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promising for romance, remember that the truth is always
SAGITTARIUS (Dec22/Jan20)
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You aren’t expecting or wanting praise or reward when
for you to have a heart to heart with an older relative.
you offer to do someone a favour. If they’re struggling
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you would rather help than stand back and do nothing.
A competitor interprets your actions quite differently
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their opinions and this won’t stop you from voluntarily
Despite your quiet ways, you can be determined and you helping others out and expecting nothing in return.
possess a strong will. Someone won’t give up trying to get
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romantic affairs if you are single. In the middle of
dream of having a beautiful home.
all this bonhomie could be an opportunity to boost
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friends. If you have time to spare in the evenings or 21/02 W.H. Auden 06/03 Betty Boo
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someone is being bullied or treated unfairly.This is when the 22/02 James Blunt 07/03 Rachel Weisz
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with people who are sensitive, intelligent and creative
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interest in you. If you’re sure it isn’t to take up where selfish and stubborn person could break that bridge so 03/03 Jean Harlow 19/03 Bruce Willis
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