Bonnie Greer, who has passed away after a short illness at seventy seven years old, was a courageous writer, playwright and broadcaster. She could often be found on ‘Question Time’ squaring up to right-wing bigots like Lawrence Fox and Nick Griffin. She was never bolshy, quiet and measured but outspoken. We are lesser without thisContinue reading “Goodbye Dr. Bonnie Greer”
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Sir Richard Alston Was A Gem
The whole dance community lost a light this week, after the sad news of Sir Richard Alston’s passing. Originally, he trained in fine art and theatre design, but got bitten by the dance bug in the mid-sixties, before training under the inimitable Merce Cunningham in the mid-seventies. That spirit of invention and playfulness never leftContinue reading “Sir Richard Alston Was A Gem”
G-L-O-R-I-A
Gloria Steinem has passed away at 92 and I have nothing but respect for what she achieved in her lifetime. From protesting for our reproductive rights, to working undercover as a Playboy Bunny to report on their unfair working conditions, she was pretty fearless. The tireless feminist activist and journalist made women’s struggles go mainstream.Continue reading “G-L-O-R-I-A”
Tim Curry Was Hot
Said it before and I’ll say it again, the Rocky Horror film is overrated shit, but for Tim Curry, the naughty tomcat. RIP, TC.. Top Cat! The purr, the pout, the sass, the strut, the mangled RP pronunci… ation. No one could come close to his Dr Frank -N -Furter. Nobody would dare. Props tooContinue reading “Tim Curry Was Hot”
Farewell, Polka Dot Queen 🎨
Id been thinking a lot about the great Yayoi Kusama lately, about how indefatigable she was. Now she’s passed away at the age of 97 and I wished I’d written about her sooner. The Polka Dot Queen is dead. She represented modernity in art like few others, painting garish polka dots and pumpkins onto prettyContinue reading “Farewell, Polka Dot Queen 🎨”
Dolly Forever
Dolly has left us. What can we say that hasn’t already been said? Singer, songwriter, philanthropist, icon, champion of LGBTQI rights, Grammy Award winner, Hollywood Star of Fame winner, actor, theme park creator. 100 million records sold worldwide, endlessly quotable, forever recognised, and not bad for a lil gal who grew up- the fourth childContinue reading “Dolly Forever”
Amy Winehouse: Fifteen Years Gone
It’s hard to believe, but we lost Amy Winehouse just over fifteen years ago. Here’s a wonderful clip of her first appearance on the ‘Jonathan Ross Show’. What sass, talent and humour, and she looked lovely too. She’s so missed.
Christine Borland: In Memoriam
Rest in peace , Christine Borland. Another wonderful artist gone too soon.
Jennifer, Oh Jenny
Rest in peace, beautiful Jennifer Finch, bass player with L7, punk icon and artist/designer in her own right. She was just 59, and aggressive brain cancer cruelly stole her from us. I will forever remember seeing L7 live in Edinburgh in 1992. She had a brilliant sense of humour and was such an icon forContinue reading “Jennifer, Oh Jenny”
RIP Bonnie Tyler
The Welsh singer songwriter, born Gaynor Hopkins, we found out this morning, has passed away at seventy five. She seemed like a sweetheart, really funny and vivacious, like your favourite auntie. Here’s her first hit single, ‘Lost In France’, recorded before the operation on her throat that left her with that trademark raspy voice. SheContinue reading “RIP Bonnie Tyler”
Hit The North 