Posted by ulla on Friday, June 19, 2009,
In :
Music
 Melanie Lowe ... the spiky haired girl we all speculated about on the first series of South African Idols, the one whose (male) fiancé didn't stop us speculating, finally came out of the closet in June's O Magazine - a skillful way to let the world at large know something that we, the queer community, have been widely aware of for years now. South Africa's LGBTQ community is a relatively small one and a lot of it is in the closet due to cultural taboo - corrective rape within some segments ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Music
With her new CD, “Papercuts” coming
out in South Africa at the end of the month, it seemed like a great
time to talk to Karma; a firm favourite amongst South Africans since
the nineties and Henry Ate. I asked her about American things, South
African things, queer things - and things about how she writes the kind
of songs that stick in your heart and mind forever. Unfortunately, I
completely forgot to ask her how many of her fans are Buddhist. 2008
has seen her play on three continents ... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Drag
23
10
2008
 - HRH Nomi Perron
Drag queens make me think of disco
balls rotating lazily, filling rooms with sparkles. They make me think
of high heels, lipstick, cabaret and beautiful, brave people. The
general preconception is that they’re all wannabe women, as camp as a
row of pink tents. Until I photographed drag queens at Joburg Pride
recently, I’ve never had much personal contact with them at all, apart
from the odd giggle together at a gay... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Music
24
10
2008
 - Melanie Lowe
Gay men always comment on my shoes! And gay women … well, I’ll leave you to decide what it is they comment on.
From her funky, vibrant presence on
Idols all those years ago, to today’s more sultry woman, Melanie Lowe
has paid her dues on the South African music scene. She handles her
own career and like many artists these days, is utilising social
networking tools such as Myspace and Facebook
to stay close to her fans... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Music
 photo: scott graham
I’ve seen Stealing Love Jones
play live a good few times, to big crowds and small. I even saw Esjay
do an acoustic set once. I’ve also seen her play at lesbian events and
she was not only truly cool and comfortable with it, but pretty
flirtatious with the crowd too. The music is fabulous - slightly
offbeat, but mostly damn good rawwwk. Esjay is one of those people who
seems to have been born and bred for stardom. She’s a natural; she’s
straightforward, in-yer... Continue reading ...
Posted by ulla on Saturday, February 28, 2009,
In :
Music
I found Michelle by surfing along to www.darkpop.co.uk
where I saw that Darkpop made the site themselves, and that it’s the
only way to get your sticky paws on their exceedingly sublime album
‘Golden Lillies + Mr Smith.’ If you have a look at the Biography link,
you’ll see that the mesmerising vocalist is our very own Michelle
Breeze, of Fetish fame. There’s an intriguing remark on the website’s
front page too, “We know that we are definitely not cool, therefore
your love is all...
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Most interviews here appeared on queerlife.co.za with the exception of The World Unseen, which was commissioned by mambagirl.com. Some interviews have been republished on cherrygrrl.com All interviews from the March 29th one onwards are up for grabs - use the contact form to liaise.
Great news, my interview with The World Unseen people was the cover story of the South African Big Issue March 6 2009. |
