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Albums that are classic, overlooked, lost or just special to us.
Album Love Number 8.
George Michael - Older (Virgin 1996)
Due to a pleasingly un-miserable or sensationalist documentary that came out late last year George Michael, or in the case Wham! Are going through a bit of a renaissance.
People are opening their eyes to the general fun and good time pop that set George up for superstardom. And it is about time that those early years were given some reappraisal as they are underrated and were a fertile learning place for the work about to come.
Of course after Wham! Mr Micheal hit the very heights one can only dream of, particularly with the ‘Faith’ album which truly broke him in America.
After the more mature ‘Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1’ which continued his success there was a lull of six years in between albums. Wrangles with his previous record company Sony had gotten in the way of the music, but at the heart
of his next album wasn’t anger but tragedy and sorrow.
‘Older’ is definitely George Michael at his most mature. There is jazz woven throughout the album. As well as his trademark way with a sample, bass, woodwind instruments and live drums all contribute to a warmer, more intimate sound.
The lyrics too, leant into his private life in a way that hadn't been heard in quite so much detail before. The core of the album being George’s grief over the death of his lover Anselmo Feleppa due to AIDS related issues.
The opening track and lead single ‘Jesus to a Child’ is a gentle and
heartfelt tribute to his lost lover.
Ebbing and flowing, George laments about the kindness and love he felt and how it still comforts him even after loss. It's sung in such a gentle way too, no fancy vocal histrionics or bluster, there’s a cadence to his voice that sells the entirety of a relationship lived.
With touches of spanish guitar and a faint orchestral blush in the background, it's a tender portrait of love and gratitude which although seemed an odd gambit to open this new chapter in his career proved to be a clever move, praised highly by the critics and loved by fans it hit number one in several countries. George Michael considered it one of his best songs
commenting that he “Had to go through an awful lot of emotional pain” to write it.
An accompanying song later on in the album “You Have Been Loved” also takes this as the emotional core of the track. A mother and another take flowers to a departed son. It is a meditation on the strength of faith over death. It is not difficult to take the leap that this is biographical and at least is driven by thoughts of Feleppa.
It too is a touching song and again was a top three single in the UK showing us that amongst the uptempo foot stirrers we also have a collective desire for thoughtful, emotionally complex, well written songs.
This all may seem a deep delve into a troubled consciousness but we do have foot-stirrers. Second single ‘Fastlove’ was a call back to George’s love of funk, soul and pop.
A love letter to one night stands hitting the top spot in a time of preached abstinence it oddly still avoided to become a call to arms for the braying boys of the Loaded magazine generation. If anything it slyly let the door creak open as George began to come out of the closet.
Two lines winked at the listener:
“Stupid Cupid keeps on calling me, and I see loving in his eye”
And the line that made my eyebrow raise all that time ago:
“I do believe we are practising the same religion”
Both seem to playfully drop hints at his sexuality which was still not a matter of general knowledge at the time (although there was an incident coming up that would launch him out of the closet in a much more sensational way).
‘Older’ does seem to pick up on themes of queerness throughout the album. The aforementioned ‘Fastlove’ with its tales of cruising, ‘Spinning The Wheel’ regarding faithfulness and the actual dangers
inherent, ‘Star People’ and its cast of self-important narcissists. Not that these are all unique to queer life but the details in the songs are clearer to us in the gay communities.
1996 was quite the year for Britpop, it may or not had that moniker at the time but the players were all in place. And while it felt like an explosion in guitar music and a great time for the indie pop kids it was also a time of rampant ladism.
So to hear the mature themes and sophisticated music of this album in the charts with upstarts like Oasis or Cast or any number of anoraked guitar graspers was a blessed sound to behold.
And it sold very well indeed. Number one in 13 different countries, it contained six top three uk singles but more than that it put George Michael back in the public eye and showed that he had matured even further than his previous album which in itself was a huge leap forward. Though this didn’t feel like he had anything to prove for once, it just felt honest and open.
There is a line in ‘You Have Been Loved’ which in the hands of a lesser artist could seen cloying and
saccharine but here sounds heartbreaking:
“If I was weak, forgive me But I was terrified You brushed my eyes with angels' wings
Full of love”
Possibly it's because the words are from a place of experience that takes it to a place of poetry, it may be the way he sings them, but they seem to hold a moment of heartbreak trapped in amber forever.
George Michael would continue to be massively famous for the rest of his life and would continue making music although nothing would come close to revealing his private life in the way that ‘Older’ did.
Other albums had snapshots of his life but mostly concealed behind avatars or word play, this album is without a doubt the closest we ever got to George opening up about who he was behind the music.
Michael’s next fully self-written album would take quite some time to appear, eight years as it happens and would be the artist re-energising himself and producing his most political
material since the early days of Wham! But in terms of a stand alone piece of work ‘Older’ seems to be his most cohesive in terms of music and lyrical content.
Sadly George Michael passed away on Christmas day 2016 at 53. Far, far too soon, what other songs did he have for us, where would he go musically? It's pretty fair to say he would never open up as much as he did on this album ever again which makes it all the more a treasure.
A comfort to return to time and again as we change through life, a soothing balm as we accept loss, someone to listen to as we ourselves, are getting older.
SMALL TOWN BOYS IS BACK!
After a glorious run in Dundee last year, Shaper/Caper are taking Small Town Boys on the road, making stops in Dundee, Perth, Inverness, Stirling, Glasgow and Aberdeen!
A young man leaves his small hometown to find refuge in the bright lights and warm embrace of the big city; he discovers solace and joy in the city's LGBTQ+ scene, but soon finds himself navigating a
terrifying unfolding health crisis, almost completely ignored by the government.
Small Town Boys explores the escapism of queer nightlife during the 80s & early 90s AIDS crisis through dance and spoken word. And it just won the Creative Arts Award at the 2024 Proud Scotland Awards!
Dundee is on sale NOW! Book tickets at https://dundeerep.co.uk/ events/small-town-boys-3
Pride month may be past, but the pride never stops! Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme reflects the diversity of voices we strive to platform all year round - read on to discover shows exploring gender and sexuality, myth and magic, history and modern life through theatre, storytelling, poetry and music.
Queer Folks Tales - The five-star hit LGBTQ+ storytelling show returns for its second Fringe –camper, fruitier and queerer than ever!
8, 15 & 22 Aug | 8:45pm (2hr)
Joyfully Grimm: Reimagining a Queer Adolescence - 1988. One boy is growing up in myth and magic unaware that Section 28, prohibiting the 'promotion of
homosexuality', is moving to silence his tale and those of anyone like him. Prev 31 Jul | 2-26 Aug (even dates only) | 3:15pm (1hr)
Táin - A cursed army, two twisted lovers, a mighty hero, and a magnificent bull set in motion a terrible war which shapes the landscape and defines the heroic age of Ireland...
Prev 11 | 12-26 Aug | 3:45pm (1hr)
Stupid Sexy Poem Show - The subversive and powerful debut hour from RJ Hunter. A poetic journey through their life as a trans, queer word-jester, exploring relationships to others, herself and the beauty of the utterly stupid and pointless. 4-19 Aug | 8:45pm (1hr)
Queer Traces, an exhibition by curator and volunteer archivist Alex Lednicky which traces queer history through the books and ephemera at the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive.
Alex has curated selections of objects and notes found in donated books, highlighted books in the collection which tell the story of Lavender Menace and West & Wilde, and created new absurb categories which
revitalise the collection. We invite you to explore this new perspective on the archive, whether you are already familiar with our shelves or if you're new to us.
Opening times: Tuesdays and Thursdays (11ap;k,.;/l;;.’/“? m-4pm)
Social Sundays (11th and 25th August, 2pm-4pm)
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1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian
Wade
consciousness and set in motion the first nascent ripples in a pond that are still being felt today. As a backdrop, it explores the strides made in the name of the cause and how the wider surrounding culture reacted with equal parts glee, bafflement and disgust.
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n 1984, pop came out of the closeteven if not all of the artists felt that they could - and, in the process, charted the course of the rest of the decade. In 1984: The Year Pop Went Queer, writer and musician Ian Wade charts where these artists, including Queen, George Michael, David Bowie, Pet Shop Boys, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Madonna - who all enjoyed chart success in 1984 - were during that epoch-making year. It studies the impact these groundbreaking musicians had before, during and after on the gay community and popular culture, and it demonstrates how they were able to break down barriers, raise
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A Good Girl's Guide to
Murder
Five years ago a schoolgirl was murdered by her boyfriend. Case closed, right? Not according to Pip. A dark, twisty mystery based on Holly Jackson's hit novel, starring Emma Myers.
Interview with Asha Banks
Playing Cara
Cara (Asha Banks). (Image: BBC/ Moonage Pictures)
Tell us about Cara.
I play Cara Ward, who is Pip's best friend, they are like sisters and honestly I think Cara's just the coolest ever. She's so funny, she's really sarcastic and dry. During filming I spoke to Holly Jackson, who said she thought she was most similar to Cara out of the book characters, which made so much sense because everything that comes out of Holly's mouth is sarcastic and hilarious and it's kind
of the same with Cara. Which is why I loved Holly so much and also love Cara.
How did you feel when you got the call and got that role?
I was so excited, it was surreal. During the audition process I'd stopped myself from reading the book because I'd read the script for the audition and I knew if I went all in with the book, I would fall in love with it too much and it would be so much worse if I didn’t get the role. As soon as I got off the part I straight away dived in to the book and finished it in days. I was ready and raring to go and just so excited to find out who was playing Pip, Cara’s friends, her dad. All of them! I never could have prepared myself for how amazing it was when I found out that Emma (Myers) was playing Pip, and then how our friendship blossomed throughout filming.
What were your favourite scenes to film?
I particularly loved the camping scenes because they were the first night shoots we did, which was just so much fun. As a friendship group we are all super close and being in the middle of a forest at three in the morning, being in Bristol, was completely surreal. The scene was us in the middle of the forest, in this
beautiful lit up tent, it was so idyllic and we just had so much fun with it. I also loved all my scenes with Emma. We have one scene in episode four where we’re lying on the grass, on a blanket and having a really truthful conversation that felt really real. I feel like I've had that conversation before and it felt so real. It was actually one of my audition scenes so it was blissful to do that in real life.
What do you think sets A Good Girl's Guide apart from other mystery thrillers?
I think the fact that Pip is so young, she's a teenage girl and is doing this whole investigation by herself, she takes it all on her own shoulders. As an audience we get to figure it out with her. I remember when I read the book I spent the whole time
completely fixated on trying to figure it out alongside her so I know our tv version of this is going to be gripping and so entertaining to follow along with Pip.
There are a lot of sensitive and serious subjects dealt with, within the show. How do you think audiences will react to that?
It is handled truthfully. A lot of these are challenges that every young person faces day to day and the fact that it's reflected on screen is just the best part. There’s a truthfulness and honesty to it. This is the same in Holly's writing as well – she writes real people, who have real issues and the fact that that's reflected on screen is just great.
What was it like filming with the gang of friends?
It was just chaos the whole time. We all completely clicked straight away. I remember sitting in our first meeting with everyone, which the producers put together to test the waters, testing chemistry and it was amazing, I think they were wondering what on earth they had done! We had the best time ever. I’d never been to Bristol before and it was just brilliant. As a group we spent 24 hours together and had the best time ever. I hope that is reflected on screen because it was all true. We're all super similar to our characters as well I think, which is quite funny. We’ve all got quite big chunks of ourselves in our characters, so the dynamic was actually quite similar to how it is in in the show as well as in our personal lives.
What was it like working with Mathew (Baynton) who plays your dad?
Working with Mathew was amazing. I feel like he's an icon for people of our generation. As soon as I told people who I was working with they would straight away quote ‘I love the people and the people love me’ from Horrible Histories! I was just so excited to be working with him. He was brilliant, honestly the funniest man I've ever met. He had me crying with laughter throughout all of our scenes together. He did feel like a father figure, we just got on really well and he was really comforting and able to help us because of his experience. He plays this part so well.
What was it like bringing the book to the screen with all the various teams?
It was a dream. I had the best summer ever, every single department was so lovely. Going to the hair and makeup truck in the morning, getting our costumes on, it was always so fun. Dolly our director for block one who auditioned us, really helped us create our roles. I've really found in this job that there were loads of strong women that were behind it, even when my first meeting, it was a whole panel of women, and Dolly's dog! I just thought it was incredible and instantly I was drawn to it because of how cool everyone was, how excited everyone was to create this.
And of course, it is so exciting because it has so many amazing fans who are just desperate to see it. Even I feel like one of them now!
What are you most excited for about the series?
I'm definitely most excited for the fantastic fans of Holly’s book to see what we've done with it and to see what they think of it. It was a little overwhelming but in an amazing way, beginning filming and when we were announced. Everyone was so excited, so positive and just so loving towards it and to us. So I can’t wait to see the reaction as and when the trailer goes out, or any more snippets. Just to see their reaction.
The Road Less Travelled. A collection of 12 powerful songs packing a real punch. It runs the gamut of every emotion; from the raging banger Leaving, to the anthemic Superpower, to the exquisite and fragile beauty that is The Moon and I. Featuring songs from the new album and the briefest glimpse into the back catalogue. Tour Dates: Friday 20th September: Frets Concerts Strathaven Hotel, Strathaven Saturday 21st September: Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock Thursday 26th September:Band on the Wall, Manchester Friday 27th September: Trades Club, Hebden Bridge Friday 11th October: Nairn Community & Arts Centre, Nairn Saturday 19th October:MacArts, Galashiels Friday 25th October: Thornton Hough Village Club, The Wirral Thursday 31st October: Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy Friday 1st November: Dundee Rep Theatre, Dundee Friday 15th November: Lanark Memorial Hall, Lanark Sunday 17th November: The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen Thursday 21st November: The Albert Halls, Stirling Saturday 23rd November: Queens Hall, Edinburgh Friday 29th November: The Exchange Twickenham Saturday 30th November: Henry Ward Hall, Hastings Wednesday 4th December: Perth Theatre and Concert Hall, Joan Knight Theatre, Perth Tickets on sale now! � https://www.horsemcdonald.com/
Interview with Alan Carr
How did you feel about the brilliant reaction to series one? Really good – I was so nervous because this is such a personal story for me on so many levels. If people had slagged off the show I would have taken it really personally because not only did I co-write it, but it's based on my life –there's no dodging a bad reaction or blaming anyone else because it's all about me! So, I was really, really pleased that viewers enjoyed it. Does that give you more confidence going into series two? Yes, we've become a bit more focused because we know what works and what doesn't. When you get good reviews it gives you the confidence to push the boundaries, not in a crazy way, but it does feel like a green light from the public and the critics, especially being the most watched comedy on ITVX. I think it means that series two will be even better because it’s got added va va voom, we’ve really gone for it. On series one I was so concerned about everything being perfect, I came down to set a bit more to check on things, because this series had to show what my life was like. But then when we were doing this second series I knew I was in such safe hands and we were all singing from the same hymn sheet, so I didn't get involved as much. I just turned up to do my bits knowing that everything was going to be fine.
It must have been nice writing the script with Ollie [Savell] in mind this time too, rather than having to hunt for the perfect Alan? Yes, absolutely – Ollie is amazing and he just gets better. But of course, the elephant in the room was that we were wondering how tall he would have got and how much his voice had dropped – you have to be able to hit those high notes when you play Alan Carr, I'm like Mariah Carey! But he's just so professional and
funny. Even though he was a little bit taller for series two, he's still just as talented and wonderful in the role as he was in the first series. If we get recommissioned I might have to do a time jump for series three
How much of what we see in the series happened to you in real life? Everything you see on screen starts with at least a kernel of truth and then sometimes we embroider a little, but if I started just making things up I think we’d lose something special about the series. People stop me in the street to ask me if things they’ve seen really happened, and lots of it really did, which makes the moments funnier. Honestly, the stuff that happens to me on a daily basis means I’ve still got enough stories up my sleeve to take us through to series nine if we ever get that far! We’ll take something that really happened, like our family caravan holiday in Yarmouth or my dad forcing me to be a mascot, but let’s be honest, life is stranger than fiction, so we have to make all the ends meet in 22 minutes. Sometimes I wish life was a bit more like a sitcom, where everything gets solved at the end!
In series two, the Cobblers are on the cusp of going up and I'm on the cusp of going through puberty so it's all a bit of a knife edge with these two pushpulls going on – success for the Cobblers and Alan growing up and turning into a young man. It's electric, you can feel that battle going on.
The series feels very celebratory, and shows young Alan rising above his bullies at school – how reflective is that of your real-life experience? My experience of growing up was not always celebratory, but I deliberately wanted the series to be pre-watershed because I'd love someone who is being bullied at school right now to watch the show with their family, and to be inspired to know it's all going to be alright, and that being a bit different is absolutely fine. All the things I got bullied for at school are now my trademarks – the glasses, the teeth, the voice, being camp, all of it, and I wanted that to be celebrated in the show.
How did your parents react to series one? I was so nervous about what they would think, but mum and dad love it, they watch it over and
over again! My dad has been so sweet about the show. He never really rings me and if I call the house he immediately puts mum on, but since series one went out he keeps calling me asking about what’s happening in series two, he’s desperate for more details. I filmed a little bit on my phone secretly and sent the video to him, just to get him off my back, but he wants more and I keep telling him he has to wait until it comes out on ITV. He's like my biggest fan, it's really sweet, but strange because honestly he never usually rings me!
Do you feel quite protective of your parents, putting them in a sitcom on national TV? I do, I didn't want a hatchet job on them because they're absolutely the best and I love them to bits. Growing up I think a lot of gay men do have odd relationships with their dad – my dad was the best dad in the world, but I was like an alien in that house. I do feel bad because when I started out in stand up I didn't know all this was going to happen, and I talked about dad in my act. Then as my popularity grew and I got bigger and bigger, it got a bit out of hand. I remember getting a letter from a fan saying “Your parents might not love you, Alan, but we love you!”. But like Ken Dodd said, comedians have two childhoods – the real one and the one they talk about on stage. My dad's not an arsehole, he's just an 80s Northern football manager, who wanted his son to play football. I don't want anyone to think badly of
him, I got so much love as a child. So I was a little bit worried about that, but the way Shaun and Nancy play mum and dad is so sympathetic and lovely, it’s probably what endears people to the show. There's no side to Changing Ends, it's just joyous.
We’re going to meet your nan in this series, what can you tell us about that? Well she’s an amalgamation of both my nans really. I was at my parents’ house for Christmas dinner and I took a big gulp of wine and told them nan was going to be in the show, but not to worry because it’s both nans! So they can’t be offended, because they will see glimpses of both their mums.My nan was very stern but had a heart of gold, so there's a bit of that in there. I loved her, we used to sit watching black and white films together from Bette Davis movies to Westerns, sharing a packet of ginger nuts and some peppermints. Maggie Steed was absolutely amazing in the role, I couldn't believe it when we got her. Wait till you see it – what takes place in that episode with my nan actually did happen, so there’s truth to it.
Sadly, you had to write this series without your co-writer Simon Carlyle, who passed away in August. Was that an intimidating prospect? Oh God it really worried me. Luckily Gabby Best [who plays Ange] helped us out with a couple of episodes, but it’s hard because you have to work with someone who gets you and someone you can be completely honest with. Me and Simon had that – he could tell me if a joke was rubbish and you need that kind of honesty. It was amazing to find someone like that and Simon was a one-off, we instantly hit it off. It was tough writing series two without him and it still makes me quite emotional to think about it.Writing a script is a very different muscle to writing a stand-up set. With stand-up, the jokes are fast and furious and the punchline is chief, so as long as that punchline works you've got a good show. But with sitcom you've got the luxury of developing different characters and creating something more nuanced.
Do you enjoy filming your scenes as presentday
Alan? They find more
and more ways to humiliate me in series two, I think people are going to be shocked where I pop out from in the story! Those bits are always fun to film but to be honest I didn't want to be in the show at all at first, I just thought I’d be the weakest link because the cast is so strong. It wasn’t false modesty, I just didn’t know why anyone would want to see my ugly face pop up. But actually, I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the episodes, and it does work. I think it adds another layer to the show, because I can talk about how I felt in the 80s.
What is it like going to set and stepping into a version of your childhood home? The props team and the costume designers have just gone above and beyond, I couldn’t believe all the details they put in. The bedroom isn’t identical to my room of course, but the
ornaments are the same, the layout is the same and they've even got my notice board with exact copies of the ABC cinema tickets I had up there. The camera is never ever going to see that detail, but it’s tickets for films I went to see like Beaches and Turner & Hooch, and the bird books on the shelf are identical, my binoculars are exactly where they were in the room and even the duvet is the same. I don't know where they got this Superman duvet cover from, but it’s so nostalgic, and they’ve got the football one I had as well. It's like an Alan Carr museum… a bit like when the V&A did an exhibition of Bowie looks!
What has the reaction been like in Northampton? My mum, dad and brother still live up there, so I'm always going back for Sunday lunch, and Northampton people are so proud of the show. It’s really lovely because Northampton never gets in the news and nobody ever mentions the place, so this is my love letter to the town. My dad is still loved there for getting the football club up to Division 3, and of course the fun thing is the players keep ringing him up to take the mick and remember things with him. Shaun [Dooley] just inhabits him, he looks like my dad in the show and me and my brother just can't believe it.
What does it feel like for you watching the finished episodes? We were all crying when we finished filming, it’s a weird thing, but this show is very emotional for me. It’s a good thing and if we've captured even a little squidge of that emotion then I think people are going to enjoy series two even more than the first
The UK has produced several remarkable queer films over the years, spanning various genres and narratives. Here are five of the best queer UK films:
1. **"Weekend" (2011)**Directed by Andrew Haigh, this film tells the story of two men who meet and spend a weekend together, exploring themes of love, intimacy, and selfdiscovery. It’s praised for its naturalistic dialogue and emotional depth.
2. **"Pride" (2014)** - Directed by Matthew Warchus, "Pride" is based on the true story of a group of LGBTQ+ activists who support striking miners in Wales during the 1980s. It’s a heartwarming and inspiring
film that celebrates solidarity and community.
3. **"God's Own Country" (2017)** - Directed by Francis Lee, this film depicts a
romance between a young Yorkshire farmer and a Romanian migrant worker. The film is noted for its raw and tender portrayal of love and the rural English landscape.
5. *"Beautiful Thing" (1996)**Directed by Hettie MacDonald, this coming-of-age film is set in a working-class area of London and tells the story of two teenage boys who fall in love. It’s cherished for its uplifting story and positive depiction of young queer love. These films represent a range of experiences and stories within the LGBTQ+ community and have been influential in both British and international cinema.
4. **"The Crying Game" (1992)** - Directed by Neil Jordan, "The Crying Game" is a groundbreaking film that delves into themes of identity, race, and sexuality, featuring a twist that was revolutionary at the time. The film has been celebrated for its complex characters and narrative.
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