Lost Spaces
lost queer spaces
Listen & Subscribe for Free: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Everywhere Else Have you ever been clubbing on your own? Is it thrilling, exciting, or… terrifying? If you’ve had experience standing awkwardly against the wall, unsuccessfully striking up a conversation with a stranger, or loitering at the end of the evening in the hopes of […]
Where: 17 City Rd, London EC1V 1JN When opened: September 2010 When closed: 2018 History Dank, dirty, damp, loud and sweaty. East Bloc had it all. At the end of the 00s London’s queer scene started to migrate to the east. A reaction to the largely cis, white and overly commercial scene in Soho, the area […]
We caught up to talk about The Beaver, an alternative queer space in the heart of Queen West, Toronto, that closed in 2020 primarily because of restrictions in place due to coronavirus. Find out more about Casey by visiting her website And, if you want to hear more about The Beaver check out my interviews […]
Melissa Ferrick is an American singer-songwriter whose career exploded when, in 1991, she was a last minute replacement support act for a Morrissey tour. Since then she has released an impressive number of albums, and has even had one of her songs, ‘Drive’, named as a ‘lesbian anthem’ (and, trust me, that song is FILTHY). […]
Town Danceboutique was the largest gay danceclub in Washington, D.C., open between 2007-2018. And it was really one of those mega-clubs that you don’t see much of anymore – split levels, multiple rooms, outside areas, video installations, LED lights, and a proper stage. I met up with singer/songwriter Tom Goss, who lived in D.C. for […]
Where: 2009 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States When opened: November 17th, 2007 When closed: July 1st, 2018 “It turned into this really amazing wonderful, loving huge community.” Tom Goss, reminiscing about Town Danceboutique on his episode of Lost Spaces. Listen to the full episode below Listen & Subscribe for Free: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google […]