Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe handsome heartthrob singer Johnny Hallyday, often referred to as the French Elvis because he was the first one who sang rock’n’roll in French, has died at the age of 74. Hallyday had 18 platinum albums, and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, making him one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time. He … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatter1976 was such an important cultural milestone as it was when the British Punk Revolution started. They rejected contemporary mainstream discarded nostalgia with many in the scene adopting a nihilistic attitude summed up by the Sex Pistols slogan “No Future” One social observer noted that amid the unemployment and social unrest in 1977, “punk’s … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterWhen Kenzo Takada first arrived in Paris in 1965 he only intended to stay there for 6 months, but he never left. He started off by selling his sketches of dresses for 25F each, but just 5 years later he managed to open a small boutique in Galerie VIvienne which was the start of … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterBill Cunningham the legendary street-style NY photographer whose brilliant weekly style essays in the The Times were de rigueur viewing, died today aged 87 years old. With his very sharp eye and keen sense of shifting trends he captured changing fashions and styles before almost anyone else for the past 40 years. He was also fixture … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe R & B singer Natalie Cole, winner of 9 Grammy Awards died today at the age of 65 after several years of health issues.The daughter of the late great Nat King Cole, Natalie rose to musical success in the mid-1970s with hits “This Will Be”, “Inseparable”, and “Our Love”. Her biggest success however came … Continue reading