TMC interview: Beth Ditto, the punk princess who made lesbianism cool

words by Anna Leach, pictures by Holly Falconer

You know the way that Southern charm thing is supposed to be charming? It really is. Holly, Lewis the photographic assistant and I are all looking at Beth like starstruck puppies.

Even a little subdued by a throat infection, jet lag and the test fire alarms that keep ripping through the red-walled parlour where we’re sitting, Beth Ditto is still premium charismatic. … Continue Reading

Hannah Blilie – drummer from the Gossip: why london is whlwahhh and empowering the shy weirdo kids

words by Anna Leach, pictures by Holly Falconer

“This,” Hannah says, waving a tattooed arm at the Grosvenor Hotel tea room – filled with old gents, milk jugs and some sloanes with Selfridges bags – “is our second home”.

Though the tattooed American punk band seem a little exciting for this Sherlock Holmes-y corner of Mayfair, there’s something in old-school London that Hannah thinks they chime with: “I think people appreciate eccentricity here,” she says. “I love London – there’s lots of weirdos”. … Continue Reading

TMC interview: Nathan, bassist for the Gossip talks bullies, Beth and exclusively reveals his favourite cake

words by Anna Leach, pictures by Holly Falconer

Nathan used to get bullied at school. Kids would heckle and victimise him for looking gay though the nerdy kid from Arkansas, famous for being the bass-player in the Gossip has always been straight. I guess his penchant for goth t-shirts, heavy-rimmed glasses and Riot Grrrl music didn’t exactly give out a macho vibe in the small-town South. … Continue Reading

The Beth effect: TMC review the Gossip’s London gig

review by Anna, pictures by Holly

Gossip at The Forum, London 28th Nov 09

“I really love her. I love her so much” the girl next to me in the Forum, Kentish Town said as Beth Ditto toddled off stage after forty minutes of singing, charming, chatting and kissing people. … Continue Reading