Southpaw Grammar Radio Show

On this last show we drain the colour and look at some dusty history. We discuss the lost queer literature of emperor Julius Caesar. We talk Jeanette Winterson and an interesting article she has written about art and economic crisis with reference to pioneering queer artist/writer/philosopher/activist  Edward Carpenter.

Alex does a review of Sherry Wolf’s book ‘Sexuality and Socialism’ (but holds back from the negative criticism, so you’ll have to ask him in person what his gripes were). We chat about Black lesbian comedian Wanda Sykes and we spotlight REM and it’s singer Michael Stipe as our feature musical act.

We also play lots of other queer classics that we would have liked to have talked much more about. We play a recording of ‘Sissy Man Blues’ by blues slide guitarist Kokomo Arnold from the 1930s. And we also play tracks from UK punk icons the Tom Robinson Band, disco pioneer Sylvester, Bloc Party, the Communards and Ladyhawke.

We preview lots of festivals and event launches coming up like Next Wave, Emerging Writers Festival, Kill Your Darlings, the S.L.A.M. rally (Save Live Australia’s Music), New International Bookshop’s Underground Talks etc.

Thanks for taking an interest in our show. Thanks to Nick Wurlod our technical producer for all his hard work. Thanks to all our many guests.

If you want to keep listening to Alex and Sam on the radio, we will be joining up with Nick to do a current affairs/arts show called ‘All That False Instruction’ that will air on Tuesdays, 9am-noon on Joy94.9. I’m fairly sure it will be awesome.

But for Southpaw Grammar…it’s time to make like Visage and fade to grey.