Divas of Drag: Experience Highlights and Review

I attended the opening show for the Divas of Drag tour at Irving Plaza in New York City on Friday, March 25th.  I had the first level meet and greet tickets, which cost 80 dollars including processing fees and allowed me to meet the queens before the show, which definitely made for one of the best …

Is Spotify Killing The Music Industry?

- The question on critics’ tongue since Spotify (developed in 2006) had broken through the doors of mainstream around late 2012. These days, not many people fail to recognise the brand logo or make jokes about the need of purchasing Spotify premium.  In fact, the 10-year-old Swedish company has now…

Willow - ARDIPTHECUS

'That's what art is, shocking people. Sometimes shocking yourself.'- Willow, NY Times.
When you hear the name Willow Smith, I expect that your first thought is of her A list family or of a younger version of her topping the charts with 'Whip My Hair' in 2011. If she fell off your…

Nothing Faux About Me: Does Mother Really Know Best?

In light of the recent comment RuPaul made on Twitter, we decided to ask our readers; is this something you agree with? As we expected, you all voiced a very different opinion..When I met Michelle Visage at NYC Battle of the Seasons in March 2015, I told her that she was the biggest inspiration to …

BRUISE

Firstly, in your own words – who is the person behind Bruise?          The person behind Bruise is Ryan, just a normal teenage gay guy with a passion for art, fashion and design. Why and when did you begin to do drag?         I started drag on the 28th of March 2015, which means I have been doing dra…

The special IAMX event in Maastricht

On March 29th, a very special event took place at the Muziekgieterij in Maastricht, a city in the south of The Netherlands. IAMX, the solo musical project of Chris Corner, played a very last-minute ‘hybrid-acoustic’ show in the old factory near the city centre. The band described the show as ‘a one…

AILUROPHELLE'S FAVOURITES: THE LIBRARY IS OPEN

It's that time again! I'm revealing some of the Ailurophelle team's favourite books because as we all know, reading is fundamental. Here they are, in no particular order.

- I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson

'What is bad for the art is good for art.'
The story follows Jud…