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  • Johnny Halliday  – the French ‘Elvis’ dies aged 74

    Johnny Halliday – the French ‘Elvis’ dies aged 74

    The handsome heartthrob singer Johnny Hallyday, often referred to as the French Elvis because he was the first one who sang rock’n’roll in French, has died at the age of 74.  Hallyday  had 18 platinum albums, and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, making him one of the world’s best-selling artists of all time.  He…

  • Christine Keeler : ‘Nothing Has Been Proved’

    Christine Keeler : ‘Nothing Has Been Proved’

    Christine Keeler the ‘model’ who single-handedly almost brought down the British Government in 1963 when she was dating the married Secretary of State for War John Profumo at the same time she was stepping out with a ‘Cultural Attache’ cum spy  at the Russian Embassy , has died aged 75.   Just a teenager at the…

  • ‘He Touched Me’ : Drag Queen Milk accuses Santa Claus

    ‘He Touched Me’ : Drag Queen Milk accuses Santa Claus

    Back in last December and way before all the current allegations about sexual impropriety started being made public in so many sectors of society, Milk, from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 6,  made this very serious accusation about none other than Santa Claus himself.  

  • Bananarama are Back, so we just had to go check them out

    Bananarama are Back, so we just had to go check them out

      The buzz about this gig – the mother of all reunions – was really quite crazy for weeks in advance, and  tickets had sold out for the London shows months ago. A 16 date tour turned into a 23 date juggernaut with venues hastily booked and rebooked once the appetite for tickets became apparent.…