Zach Grear’s tattoo-covered portraits of queer icons and male-erotica on Instagram have intrigued us for years. Troubling the boundaries between what is beautiful and what is grotesque, we learned more about his relationship to his highly erotic images as he releases his second collection of work ‘Shower with Affection Group Shower this summer. Hi Zach! […]

We look forward to a time when we can write an article without mentioning the dark days of Corona virus. That time is not yet however as the music of Phase Fatale was fundamental in pulling us through that wretched experience. It was specifically, Scanning Backwards, his second LP that was our coping mechanism during […]

Often imitated, never duplicated, there is only one Pabllo Vittar. With over twelve million followers on Instagram and declared a ‘Next Generation Leader’ by TIME magazine, Pabllo is thee queen. She recently teamed up with Rina Sawayama for the fashion fantasía, ‘Follow Me’, channelling the spirit of Madonna’s ‘Vogue’, George’s ‘Too Funky’ and serving it […]

Loverboy spent the past weekend in Berlin. We went to see a DJ whose message is all about love, relationships and friendship that lasts forever. Awww… Except Berlin was giving us anything but that during our visit. The city was tough, cold and unapologetic. We were experiencing a lot of emotions during our first day […]

Eclectic and versatile are words that get thrown around all too easily these days but when your sets vary from jungle to footwork to freestyle, it’s fair to say the title is justified. And so is the case with Chrissy. He’s played everywhere from Berghain’s Panorama Bar to his residency at our favourite place on […]

Speaking with Joshua James is a full 360 moment. During lockdown, Joshua was one of the queer voices we were regularly tuning into for a little rosé-coloured escapism through his Rinse FM show. Transporting us to a much-needed parallel universe, a very gay, technicolour one, helped us survive those difficult months locked up. Now he […]

One of the many things Loverboy did not expect to be learning in 2022 is that Mousse T’s iconic track ‘Horny ’98’ was actually about….horns?! These are the kinds of thing you learn only when speaking with theee Club anthem vocalist Inaya Day. Having cut her first House track with none other than Boris Delugosch […]

Keeping the children fed, today sees Techno DJ and Producer, Nicole Moudaber drop her latest EP. Entitled ‘What Was / What Is‘ , the double A-side drops just days after her latest triumphant turn, hosting her club night IntheMood in Brooklyn New York. Loverboy catches up with Nicole to talk the spectrums of techno, living […]

House icon and legend Frankie Knuckles sadly passed away seven years ago – so great was his impact on Dance music that every year his contribution is celebrated with the official Frankie Knuckles Day on 25th August. To mark the day this year, DJ, producer, label owner and whistler supreme, Cinthie, dropped her own take […]