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ABSOLUTE. on celebrating 40 years of Bronski Beat and GAY TIMES

The London-based DJ has reworked the classic queer anthem Smalltown Boy for a new generation of club kids. Words by Lewis Corner Photography by John Sturrock There was some pretty gay stuff happening in the month of May 1984. Not only was GAY TIMES Magazine first established, but it also saw the release of one of the most iconic gay anthems of all time. You’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who isn’t immediately hypnotised by the pulsing electro-pop heartbeat of Bronski Beat’s ‘Smalltown Boy’. That riff is as exciting today…

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Bronski Beat co-founder Steve Bronski dies aged 61

Steve Bronski, co-founder of the iconic British synthpop band Bronski Beat, has passed away. The Scottish singer-songwriter, birth name Steve Forrest, formed the trio in 1983 with Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek. The following year, Bronski Beat released their influential debut album Age of Consent; a record titled to highlight the inequality of the age of consent for sexuality activity between heterosexual couples being 16, but 21 for sexual acts between two men. Lead single Smalltown Boy remains one of the most electrifying queer anthems of all time, and Bronski…

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