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Breaking Glass (Punk Film, Posters & Article)

Studio 54 (Disco Collection)

The Hit Factory (80s Record Label Documentary)

UK Rave Culture Collection

New Romantic Collection

Counterculture

CRIM3S (Archived Rave Footage)

Deee-Lite (Unreleased Track & Thierry Mugler Fashion Show)

Nina Hagan (The Godmother of Punk)

Deux Filles (Mystery of the Great Artistic Hoax)

Genesis P-Orridge (Cultural Engineer of Magick)

Recommendation & Directions

Pride (2014) (Queer & Trade Union Solidarity)

The White Cat (1950 Swedish Noir)

Horror TV Series: 'Monsters' from 1991 featuring Laura Branigan.

So we're going back a few years with this one.. I saw Pale Waves circa 2018.. they were playing with a band called Swimming Girls.. it was the latter that changed it all for me.. they were a female fronted four piece with 3 other guys on drums, guitar and synth.. while she sang and played bass.

While their tenure was short lived as a band, releasing mainly singles and 1 ep before calling it quits.. their vibe.. their songs.. their videos.. It opened a whole new world for me.. Pale Waves were a stepping stone for Swimming Girls.. and Swimming Girls were a stepping stone for the sound I've never stopped chasing since..

I've attached one of my favourite songs by them.. an unreleased song called ‘Conscience’ that I believe got replaced by 'Asking For It' (a released song). Perhaps it's the pull of rarity that places this specific song so highly in my affection.. but god is it devastatingly beautiful.. and after all these years.. it still lives in my archives❤️

If Worried About The Boy followed Boy George's time within this 1981 fashion movement leading up to his pop career.. the video attached is allegedly the news report that broke 'the new romantics' into the mainstream..

I can't say I have. From what I've looked up, it's on Vimeo and I tried looking on their own Website but the video is unavailable, you may need to contact them for a password or something..

From what I gather from the trailer though, it gives an important insight and voice to the lesbians in our community.. who despite not being loudest at the parade, were standing in solidarity with Gay Men and nursing them during the AIDS crisis..

In some ways, lesbians and gays experience the same in terms of marginalisation.. but how that plays out in the real world may be quite different.

It's a subject that I've never heard of anybody else covering before. Good recommendation !

What happens when you mix rave culture, chaos and create a media storm; you get The KLF. Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty took the punk spirit and translated it into chart success.. tearing it apart from the inside and taking themselves with it.

The first video is a trailer for 'Who Killed The KLF'. An hour and a half long film available to rent or buy on YouTube.

The second is a YouTube video essay by Trash Theory, telling the story of the KLF in a 40 minute documentary.

A tender insight into the lives of an aging queer caberet troupe in Europe.. offering a soft stage light cast over their individual pasts, as a love letter to the complete picture that is Gardenia..

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Studio 54 was the legendary home of Disco in New York City at its peak in the mid to late 70s, hosting rock star royalty and notoriously turning away the same.. it was a place of true hedonism, despite its short lifespan, it leaves a mark on musical history and remains the mythical anecdote of those lucky enough to grace it's dancefloor 🪩