Love Me As I Am.

Michael Langan talks to Francois Lubbe about Love Me As I Am, a book of storytelling about gay men’s lives, and the theatre project, Gay Utopia, that accompanies it.

“I think right now is a pivotal moment in the history of the gay movement because people are stepping up and telling their stories and it’s not just about their accomplishments.”

Mark Healey

Mark Healey from the group 17-24-30 No To Hate Crime talks to Polari about their planned events for National Hate Crime Awareness Week.

“The ripple left by hate crime incidents around the world touches us all – which was illustrated by the thousands of people who got involved in our campaign after the death of Ian Baynham.”

The Presets

Julian Hamilton of The Presets talks to Little Bastard about their album Pacifica, music, their writing process and their gay fans.

“The gay scene were early Presets adopters, and some of the first shows we did in the States were at gay pride and leather marches and stuff.”

Maggie and Martin.

In this exclusive interview, Maggie and Martin talk to Polari about their album Union, and how their collaboration grew from having fun writing music together into a fully realised project.

“The Maggie and Martin album Union was released in May. The collaboration started when the author Clayton Littlewood introduced the two.”

Photographing Queer Artists.

Michael Langan talks to writer and photographer Justin David about his series Night Work, which features queer artists in the alternative after-hours world of night …

“I’ve always felt more welcome in a queer setting, amongst these sort of characters, as opposed to a gay mainstream.”

Bad Romances.

Bastian Korff talks cabaret, finding the emotion in the pop songs he covers, and the difference between British and German audiences.

“Bastian Korff has a splendid, powerful voice. In his stripped-down renditions of classic pop he finds the heart of the song, and what he sings is raw and decidedly real.”

Matt Fennemore talks David Wojnarowic.

Michael Langan talks to performance artist Matt Fennemore about the queer arts pioneer David Wojnarowicz, whose work has inspired his new piece, You Killed Me First!

“Film-maker, performer, photographer, iconoclast, AIDS campaigner and all-round agent provocateur, Wojnarowicz belonged to an age when to be gay, queer, or whatever you want to call it, was to be fighting a constant battle against prejudice, bigotry and, as a matter of life and death, striving for human rights.”

Walls of the World.

Polari Magazine interview with Katie Melua and talked to her about her album ‘Secret Symphony’, William Orbit and who she’d like to work with in the future.

“I’d love to work with Kate Bush. I’ve always loved her work and delighted with her new material too.”

A Polysexual Education.

Rubyyy Jones, writer, burlesque performer, and sex educator, talks to Polari about her art in this entertaining and instructive interview.

Taking a Walk on the Dark Side.

A fascinating, frank and open interview with the extraordinarily talented Karin Park, about her exceptional album Highwire Poetry.

“That’s the kind of people I want to reach out to, like you guys, who are properly interested in music. I think that’s what’s wonderful about coming to the UK, because here people really know about music.”