Janis Ian Interview
Here I go, gradually replenishing the site with content that was lost during an update (roughly mid-2020 to late 2023 – ugh). I don’t think I can face trying to…
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Maria Mckee Interview
I spoke to singer/songwriter, Maria Mckee, for the March 2020 issue of Record Collector (you can read a sneak preview here). When I first heard that Maria was returning to…
Rufus Wainwright Interview
As he prepared for some summer dates in the UK (with a tour celebrating Poses to follow), I spoke to Rufus Wainwright for RnR Magazine, Vol 2, Issue 69.
Review: John Howard – Incidents Crowded With Life
Originally published in Shindig!, here is my review of singer/songwriter John Howard’s memoir, in which he describes his colourful life from infancy through to 1976.
Gay Rights: Life Under Section 28 – Newsnight, BBC 2
I was very happy to participate in any way, however slight, in Matthew Todd’s Newsnight film about Section 28. He spoke to a few people who’d been adolescents at the time…
Section 28 Anniversary – Three Reposted Articles
Today marks the anniversary of Section 28 coming into being in 1988. For anyone who doesn’t remember, this was the legal amendment preventing local authorities from doing anything that could…
Piece For Anne Frank Trust
Thanks to the Anne Frank Trust for inviting me to contribute to their Annual Lunch/Holocaust Memorial Day 2018 brochure.
Remembering A Loss On World AIDS Day
It’s taken more than 12 years to write this. Every time World AIDS Day looms I think about it. I think about it the rest of the time, too. 2005…