Our editor Andrew was delighted to sit down with the lovely Jean-Pierre Barda who continues to shine as part of iconic Swedish boundary breaking pop group Army of Lovers. The trio, made up of Jean-Pierre, Alexander Bard and Dominika Peczynski recently released album Sexodus which now arrives on physical formats thanks to Boutique label Maschina Records. Jean-Pierre shared how the new album came about including a collaboration with Ukrainian pop talent Olya Polyakova, explained the decisions to revisit classic tracks Israelism and Carry My Urn to Ukraine (now Clash of the Titans), and spoke a ..read more

The last Boys On Film collection to be issued on DVD and Blu-Ray is the long-running series 24th entry. Subtitled Happy Endings, the eleven shorts assembled by Peccadillo Pictures present a realistic glimpse at queerness, love, sex and romance. As Happy Endings suggests, these tales are linked with a positivity – celebrating the transformative power of human connection. You can order Boys on Film 24: Happy Endings from the Peccadillo Pictures online store. Read our review below. WE COLLIDE (UK, 2023) – Dir. Jason Bradbury Getting things off to a scintillating start, director Jason Bradb ..read more

Electric Fields made up of voice of Zaachariaha Fielding and the brilliance of producer and keyboardist Michael Ross represent Australia at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. The duo have been long-standing favourites in the Eurovision community after taking part in national selection Australia Decides in 2019 where they came a narrow second to Kate Miller-Heidke. Now after an internal selection by Australian broadcaster SBS Zaachariaha and Michael will be taking to the Eurovision stage with their empowering anthem One Milkali (One Blood), a track which is Electric Fields through and ..read more

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Norwegian artist Ruben returns with the first track from a new EP project, Oh Lord, a sumptuous ballad which he co-writes and co-produces with Bjørn Helge Gammelsæter. The number is an elegantly produced gem that showcases the Bjarkøy born talent’s powerful yet sensitive vocal, tapping into themes of hopelessness. Ruben shared: “Oh Lord” is about a feeling of desperation. Feeling a hopelessness that is so strong, that the only thing you can do is ask for help from a god. To me, it feels so far from being real that I should feel so desperate. The song has been with me since 2018, but it ..read more

We’ve featured the lovely Julius on the site a few times over the past year or so, with the Stockholm based talent impressing with his impeccable numbers including Strangers and Holy Hands. Now Julius delivers his debut studio album EXPOSURE, an impeccable ten song set that showcases Julius’s unique voice and musical stylings. The musician shares: “I don’t know we’re to begin to be honest. This has been four years in the making and it feels so weird, but also such a relief, to have it out. I love every song on this album and every memory attached to it and I hope you will love it too!” Highli ..read more

Her dark synth gem Oblivion was a firm favourite of fans of Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix, and whilst the number wasn’t the country’s chosen entry for Eurovision, it catapulted Margaret Berger back into the consciousness of pop fans. Margaret has teased she has a few new tracks coming this Summer, these follow on from the freshly dropped Karma Is a. Released through Warner Music Norway, the number is written by Anders Kjær, Magdalena Konefal, Margaret Berger, Povel Olsson and Robin Mortensen Lynch, with production from Anders Kjær. Karma Is a is underpinned by an intoxicating electronic beat wh ..read more

Dana Gillespie recently took to the stage in microstate San Marino as part of Una Voce Per San Marino, singing the unexpectedly pleasant AI produced number The Last Polar Bear. Now the star redirects attention to slightly more organic musical productions with her cover of Morrisey’s Spent the Day in Bed. The single will feature on the British folk, blues and pop legend’s upcoming covers album First Love. Dana’s label Fretsore Records shares: “The album FIRST LOVE features Dana’s unique interpretations of songs by Bowie, Dylan, Morrissey, Marc Almond, Leonard Cohen, Lana Del Rey, Stevie Nicks ..read more

Soul legends The Flirtations were fixtures of the sixties pop scene with their anthem Nothing But a Heartache which subsequently lead to tours with the likes of Stevie Wonder, Tom Jones, The Four Tops and The Temptations. The track would be a firm Northern Soul favourite and gain a new lease of life through remixes in the 2020s. Now the legendary girlgroup return with new album Still Sounds Like the Flirtations – a play on their debut album title Sounds Like the Flirtations. The new album, scheduled for a Record Store Day 2024 release on the 20th of April. Their forthcoming album, which was ..read more

All Saints icon Shaznay Lewis edges closer to her second solo album, Pages, with her latest track Good Mourning in which she recruits R&B talents Shola Ama and General Levy. The number follows Kiss of Life and Miracle as pre-release tracks, both of which have gained airplay from BBC Radio 2. Good Mourning is slick, contemporary R&B at its best with Shaznay’s distinctive vocal against a drum and bass flavoured beat from producer Michael Angelo. Shaznay says, “The chorus is, ‘I don’t want to be lonely,’ it is laying out the rules of what you don’t want. We all want to be love ..read more