Glam, cock rock, bar-room blues, Americana, Sleaze, punk rock, goth rock, deathrock, rockabilly, psychobilly, horror punk, the odd bit of alt-country and folk punk, and above all glamourous, original and genre-defying rock'n'roll ;)
FILM - Each issue features a dedicated Horror section, while other movies tying in with the genral rock'n'roll theme of the zine are occasionally featured.
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BOOKS - Focusing on, though again not exclusively, band biography reviews and author interviews.
FILTH! - Past issues have included interviews with Suicide Girls, burlesque troupes, the founder of the London School of Striptease, a dominatrix, reviews of pornos and cocktails alongside the records, and an insight from the editor into working in a sex shop for 6 months.
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INSIDE ISSUE # 34 : Anvil, Adrian Edmondson, Imelda May, The Only Ones, Ginger, MC5's Michael Davis, Acey Slade & Vicky Butterfly, The Rockers' Guide To... Paris, Specimen, Deathstars, The Green River Project, Rachel Stamp, To The Bones, The Barbarellatones, Gary Holton / Heavy Metal Kids, Charlotte Thomson art, Skold vs. KMFDM, Eureka Machines, Adriana Smith - Axl Rose's Rocket Queen, Lena Quist, Illegal Rock T-Shirts...
ON THIS ISSUE'S SAMPLER CD: The Beat Rats, Borderline Case, Leather Zoo, Jedethan, Violent Divine, Myernark, Electric Wasted, The Eyelashes That Ate Manhattan, Horseman Shakes & The Draymen, My Great Affliction, Kult Ikon, Scutty Neighbours, Bridal Veil, Black-Sookie, Ultraxine, The Barbarellatones & The Phobics.
ON THIS ISSUE'S BONUS SECOND CD: Five tracks from The Green River Project - check them out at www.myspace.com/greenriverproject08
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Bubblegum Slut is the UK's only fake-fur covered fanzine. Dealing in Glam, Sleaze, Punk, Goth, Deathrock, Rockabilly and other big-haired and pre-1990 musical phenomenons other publications won't touch for fear of getting their barge pole all sticky with hairspray B.S has brought a little sleazy make-up caked trash into the lives of those who find it forced upon them at gigs, indie shops and bars all over London, Essex and beyond.
Usually sold with the promise 'Well even if you don't read it, you can stroke the fluffy cover' 'Slut has proved for one reason or another enduringly popular and now into its 8th year and 21st issue has a print run of 500. Whatever the public think, some of the big press seem to have enjoyed actually reading 'Slut with the likes of Bizarre, Kerrang!, Metal Hammer, Big Cheese, Kaleidoscope and Mick Mercer blessing it with favourable reviews, while a recent issue of Rock Sound magazine branded it "diverse, informed & well-written... a shining example to fanzines everywhere! - 9/10".
In 2004 the Emap publishing group named Bubblegum Slut as one of just 5 shortlisted entries in the music catagory of its first annual Fanzine Awards and invited the editors to the awards bash in London's trendy Old Street. They were rewarded with attempts to drink the free bar dry, steal chunks of the venue and the kind of behaviour that caused an Emap employee to be slapped by his girlfriend. More shockingly they invited us back again in 2005, making Bubblegum Slut one of only two zines to be nominated two consecutive years. This time we just persauded awards presenter and indie ponce Steve Lamacq to pay good money for a copy of our fluffy mag.
The 'Slut has also released 3 budget-priced compilations of bands as dirty as itself, including the 4K Kerrang! rated 'An Hour With Bubblegum Slut', and even put on a gig to launch one of them, starring the fabulously filthy Zen Motel, tantilisingly trashy Girls On Top and surprisingly sophisticated Scarlet Soho.
Did we mention the zine is furry?
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WELCOME TO COMBUSTION 2009 QUEER LIVE PROMOTER IN SCANDINAVIA AND THE COOLEST PARTY ALIVE ELECTRO/HIPHOP/QUEERPUNK next party: Blackie, Club Wotever and Combustion presents: TRANNY OLYMPICS @ Debaser Slussen, Karl johanstorg 1 (T-Slussen) Thursday 30 July, 22-03h | door: SEK 200 kr (presale 125/150 kr) | 18 år | All Genders
MINGELING HOSTS & JURY for the Tranny Olympics competition SugarMama and Tommie X from Blackie
Performing: LES ROMANESQUES (Tokyo/Paris) JOSEPHINE WILSON
DJ COMBUSTION - Lets get dirty on the dancefloor
Tonights MC/Host: Ingo - Club Wotever
Pre sale tickets available: www.debaser.se/kalender/2478/ and Hallongrottan, Bergsundstrand 25 in Stockholm with Stockholmpride Dogtag SEK 125 and without SEK 150 leftover tickets will be available at the door for SEK 200
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New release - Foilface - Jean-Claude Naive EP available now, send blank mail to foilface-no-reply@live.co.uk for an instant reply & access to all 6 tracks entirely free.
Apologies for the generic message but we wanted to let you know that our new album, "Tales Of Absolution + Obsoletion" is out now and available directly from us! We have uploaded the first 2 singles for your enjoyment, please let us know what you think...
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Time To Pick Your Poison: Heaven in High Heels or Hell on Earth.
Welcome to the darkest summer in the history of Birmingham burlesque, and the culprit behind this black summer? None other than Gehenna of the Silk Stocking Striptease Show. However, never fear, bringing the light to the event will be Angel LaVey of the Silk Stocking Striptease Show. Whether you want something, light and comical or dark and deviant, the 9th Silk Stocking Striptease Show will have something for you. Pick your poison, light or dark, we have it all and we guarantee to satisfy your cravings.
The Silk Stocking Striptease Show Nine will be taking place on the 8th of August 2009 at The Flapper Pub. Tickets will cost you £7.50 in advance from www.birminghamburlesque.com and will be on sale until midday on the 8th of August. You will be able to buy tickets on the door at £9 each, subject to availability. The doors to the show open at 7:30pm and the show will begin at 8:30pm.
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