So I was taking a twirl through Scruff today. There, I’ve said it! I fessed up! Despite being really bad at finding a boyfriend, I never stop trying and will even chip away at my dignity, bit by bit, trying to find one by any means possible. You have to kiss a lot of toads [...]

  Florence & The Machine – Ceremonials   Did someone scream power ballad? Because that is exactly what Ceremonials is: one brilliant album of big bold power ballads.   Florence Welsh basically proved she’s a powerhouse diva last year at the Grammys when she belted out Aretha Franklin’s “Think” at top volume. In her newest [...]

Although she hasn’t been around for a long time, DJ T is quickly establishing herself as one of the leading ladies on Vancouver’s queer music scene. She has been instumental in the success of several parites, including Slut Puppy, Lipstick Jungle, Jetgirl and Vancouver Pride. With her loyal fan base of underground hip-hop junkies, and [...]

The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold   There are few pleasures better than curling up with a great little science fiction novel and fantasizing the day away. I’m usually a sucker for operatic space sagas (or at least anything with a spaceship)but David Gerrold’s narrative on time travel, The Man Who Folded Himself, sucked [...]

The official music video for “The First Time” from Matt Fishel’s debut album. The album is expected in early 2012. “It’s an alternative rock album that deals with themes and issues surrounding gay life”. Sweet and tender gay hooligans!     Watch more videos at Wayoutwest.tv

Dickey Doo is a familiar name on the West Coast (and especially in Vancouver) when it comes to his legendary DJ career and music production throughout the ’90s and 2000s. Now he is blowing up in Europe. For a year and a half now, Mr. Doo and his Dix Mix Studios have become ex-pats living [...]

The trailer for the new, animated short, “Troy: Naked Boys Behind Bars, Sing!” Based on the long running, gay comic strip “Troy.” by Michael Derry. Troy, a twenty something, gay actor gets what he believes to be his big break. www.troycomics.com     Watch more videos at Wayoutwest.tv

DJ T is this months featured DJ and we’ve got her top ten tracks below.   1. Blackstreet – “Hustler’s Prayer” 2. Nicole Wray – “Make It Hot” 3. Bruno Mars – “Just The Way You Are” 4. Aaliyah – “Four Page Letter” 5. Missy Elliott – “Gossip Folks” 6. Michael Jackson – “They Don’t [...]

  At Home by Bill Bryson   I’m a Bill Bryson fan; his books are laugh-out-loud funny and incredibly informative. His new offering, At Home: A Short History of Private Life, is no different. His aim was to “write a history of the world without leaving home” and this is just what he’s done.   Bryson, [...]

First off, I have to say this interview would have been a lot less terrifying if I weren’t such a crazed Kylie Minogue fan. When I was given 12 hours notice that I’d be chatting with the all-time Queen of Pop (and yes, she does have the title now), it was definitely a mix of [...]