Precious Women.

Photographer Jane Hilton talks to Polari Magazine about her book and exhibition Precious, a candid look at the lives of working girls in Nevada.

“I thought that a still photo would iconize them in a way and show that they’re not just hookers. That’s what I really wanted to show and that’s why they don’t have clothes on. I was doing portraits of some amazing women who have been through some really awful hard times and survived.”

Dramatic Electronic Pop.

Susanne Sundfør on collaborating with M83 for the soundtrack to Oblivion, her work with Röyksopp, and the UK release of her back catalogue.

“I started making songs when I was 17, because all the guys in my music high school who made their own music got a lot of attention. I wanted attention too, and I wanted to be able to live off of my own music, so I guess that’s why I started.”

Into the Groove.

Musician Andi Fraggs interviews writer and performer Peter Michael Marino about his new hit show, Desperately Seeking The Exit.

” I hope that someday Desperately Seeking Susan will be licensed and performed all around the world. Or in high schools. Or summer camps. Whatevs! Debbie did great work on the show and I’m sure its closing was not easy for her.”

Compassion in Struggle.

Hassan Vawda talks to Lisa Biagiotti about the film deepsouth, an evocative exploration of the rise in HIV in the rural south of the United States.

“People had no expectations that I would be any different from the mainstream media with their stories of stereotypical Southern characters. But I kept showing up and I listened, I asked questions about what they were thinking and what they were spending their time doing.”

The Extraordinary Happens Every Day.

Patrick Ness talks about his new novel The Crane Wife and how there’s a danger that social media can silence all but the loud voices.

“I’d just hate for the only people to speak to be the ones who are unafraid to be the loudest. The loudest are only part of society, and often not always the part that you want to hear.”

The Universal Machine.

Marcus Reeves talks to Judith Paris about her role as Sara Turing in The Universal Machine, a new musical about the life of Alan Turing.

“It’s so complicated, the story of the Enigma – and it is a wonderful story of Turing’s tenacity, but also wilful, ridiculous stupidity by the British Government. Not many people would decide to do a musical about a mathematician.”

As Yet Untitled.

Andrew Darley talks to Ladytron’s lead singer Helen Marnie about her new solo album and what she’s posted on PledgeMusic in order to make it happen.

“I knew I wanted it to be quite pop and song based. I also wanted it to be personal and emotive. I hope that comes across.”

Queer Spaces.

Barbara Hammer talks queer cinema, marriage equality, and the importance of real diversity in life and art.

“We finally have the foundation of a culture, we have traced our histories, let us not make marriage and human rights erase us into a vast homogenization of the human race.”

The Latest Travis Mathews Film.

Michael Langan talks to Alex Karotsch, the Fringe! Film Fest producer, who is performing in Travis Mathews’ film In Their Room London.

“In a film like that you can’t really hold back. And I didn’t want to hold back, because that’s the whole point of it. So I tried to be as honest as possible, but it’s very different from talking to your friends.”

The Young Men Who Shocked Victoria England.

Neil McKenna talks about the case of Fanny and Stella, which revealed a hidden underworld of female impersonators and male prostitutes.

” It is significant that the Fanny and Stella trial was in 1870. It is significant that the police and the state cracked down on sexual identity. It was the manifestation of Fanny and Stella’s identity that was the problem as well as their behaviour.”