Queer Punx

Today Jack and Daniel discuss perceptions of HIV, the importance of testing and some myths about being HIV positive, an article by a man who chose to no longer be gay (because the scene is seedy and represents everything about being queer), some transphobic bullshit and listener mail. RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | tumblr | email | Store Find your nearest STI clinic (UK) Gay Star News - 11 Insanely Hot Men You Would Not Believe Are Trans (ugh ugh ugh transphobia!) Thought Catalogue - Why I No Longer Want To Be Gay Track 1 is Die Hard by Art Sorority For Girls Track 2 is Small Talk by Happy Accidents Track 3 is Disgrace by Petrol Girls Size: 60MB~ Length: 1hr~

Trigger warnning for rape, childhood sexual abuse (last ten mins) Today Jack and Daniel reflect on the Daniel Versus The World UK Tour, discuss the usefulness and neccessity of 'gay icons', criticise two terribly problematic games at GameCity, the media has another go at Lena Dunham. Maybe she deserves it. Maybe not. RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | tumblr | email | Store No Dice Tapes covers compilation for the Broken Rainbow Foundation - Bandcamp Broken Rainbow - LGBTQ Domestic Violence charity Congo War Child We can't find any online existence of Rough Justice. Trust us, it was terrible. Track 1 is The Politics Of Laughter by Turtle Lamone Track 2 is Generational Fallout by elopes Track 3 is Kiss You (One Direction) by Okinawa Picture Show Size: 65MB~ Length: 1hr10~

05/10/14: Pride (the film), Tony Blair is NOT a gay icon, Focus E15 Mothers occupy homes scheduled for demolition, Emma Watson's man-friendly feminism, ONE YEAR PODCAST ANNIVERSARY Jack and Daniel are back for their ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY as podcast hosts! Exciting, right? Today they discuss Pride (the film), fucking horrible rich Tory bastards, Gay Times calling Tony Blair a gay icon and how stupid that is, Focus E15 Mothers occupying homes and saying f-you to capitalism and the state, Emma Watson's #HeForShe campaign is problematic but probably an okay thing. WORKING CLASS SOLIDARITY. RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | tumblr | email YouTube - For Real Politics Ignore Westminster - Do It Yourself: Russell Brand The Trews (E154) Wikipedia - Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) Track 1 is I Do Not Have The Power To Cause A Flood by Grace Petrie Track 2 is Do What You Want! by Fight Rosa Fight! Track 3 is Heterosexuality is a construct. by ONSIND Size: 65MB~ Length: 1hr5~

Trigger warnings for suicide, domestic violence, miscarriage/abortion, rape, violence against women Today Jack and Daniel are joined by artist Megan Pickering. Megan is vegan, feminist, working class, northern and bisexual. Among other things. Megan talks about her art which deals with sexual, physcial and mental abuse. Megan also discusses intersecionality, being subversive and challenging assumptions. ALSO First Time Sex, Feminist Frequency, gaming misogyny. Follow Megan on tumblr Apologies for the annoying beeping - we really need to buy batteries for our fire alarm. RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | tumblr | email YouTube - Feminist Frequency: Women as Background Decoration: Part 2 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games YouTube - Anita Sarkeesian at TEDxWomen 2012 Megan's work CAKE PUBES SAATCHI ABORTION Reviews of Megan's work: “Seeking response from an unknown audience is the strength of this piece (She Never Shed a Tear Nor Voiced a Single Complaint), while highlighting the media coverage on gender issues. Her methodology of amplifying the headlines and providing a ground for discussion and engagement correlates with her intention of producing a socially conscious piece.” - Fatos Ustek "This project adheres to an important and considered tradition of female artists subverting the norms of representation. In particular Grooming Fixations collapses the distinction between images of women as either beautiful or abject." - Royal Academy curator Emma Enderby * Exhibited internationally: New York * Geneva Collaboration with artist Tracey Moberly and young people from Big Voice London, to create flags for the UN Committee on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women * Track 1 is Dog by Lemuria Track 2 is A Year Without Regret by The Middle Ones Track 3 is Die Die Die by Vicious Irene Size: 60MB~ Length: 1hr~

Trigger warnings for suicide, rape and homophobia Today Jack and Daniel are in your ears to talk about victim blaming. Jennifer Lawrence's nude photos (don't google them or you're a bad person), celebrity culture and male entitlement to female bodies, homophobic attacks on the tube and being a radical queer. Then something about middle class white boys playing covers of songs by working class black women. RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | tumblr | email Track 1 is Goodbyes by RVIVR Track 2 is Sadness In The Family III by Young Attenborough Track 3 is 1969, Molotov Cocktail Dress by Daniel Versus The World Size: 60MB~ Length: 1hr~

Trigger warnings for suicide, rape and homophobia Today Jack and Daniel are back to talk about theatre and the neccessity of trigger warnings (even for art that's meant to be shocking!), political engagement in art, queer gigs all over the place, Robin Williams's suicide and Henry Rollins's response, WEIRD LESBIAN SEX PERVERTS, anarchists are rubbish pretty much. RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | tumblr | email Track 1 is Begin To Disolve by Sum of Legs Track 2 is Fool by Ste McCabe Track 3 is Covet by Faith Taylor Size: 60MB Length: 1hr5~

Today Jack and Daniel are joined by Naomi from Martha and No Ditching. They discuss loving your non-human animal companions as much as human animal companions, how to form a DIY punk band, organising events and maintaining a community, dealing with dickheads. RSS | iTunes |  Twitter | Facebook | tumblr | email Listen to Martha! They're currently on a UK tour. Track 1 is Meat In Your Teeth by No Ditching Track 2 is Hazelnuts by Chrissy Barnacle Track 3 is About A Straight Girl by Jesus And His Judgemental Father Size: 60MB Length: 1hr~

Trigger warning for rape Today Jack and Daniel are back for an extra-sad show. First up a very important complaint to the show about BDSM and Fifty Shades of Gray, a reflection on Jack's zine I'm No Slut // I'm A Slut (which is available at qpunx.bigcartel.com for £2!) including shut shaming and rape culture, then a review of Dysophia 1: Anarchy and Polyamory and an exploration of postmonogamy. Track 1 is Corey's Coathangers by Thee AHs Track 2 is Belly by Erica Freas Track 3 is Sweaters by Colour Me Wednesday Length: 1hr~ Size: 60MB~

Jack and Daniel are finally finally back, this time discussing Palestine and how the occupation concerns queers. In the second half of the show they talk about the Commonwealth games, queer visibility in TV and film, and Ugandan rap. RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | tumblr | email Electronic Intifada - Netanyahu government knew teens were dead as it whipped up racist frenzy Democracy Now - the death toll in Gaza is 1460 as of writing this LibCon.org - Anti-fascists call for boycott of neo-Nazi linked vegan cake shop GLAAD - First annual Studio Responsibility Index finds lack of substantial LGBT characters in mainstream films Track 1 is Are we the same? by Okinawa Picture Show Track 2 is Spaces In Between by Cat Bear Tree Track 3 is Samson by Wolf Girl Size: 60MB Length: 1hr~

Jack and Daniel are joined by international jetsetter Brendan Maclean to discuss pop music, doing-it-yourself, acting, activism and fame. OH MY GOD THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER. SHARE IT. Follow Brendan on Twitter Watch Sparks, it's amazing! - Vimeo Track 1 is Stupid by Brendan Maclean Track 2 is Far From View by Jack Colwell & The Owls Track 3 is Dancing On My Own by Robyn (but covered by Brendan Maclean) Length: 1hr Size: 60MB

01/07/14: Cards Against Humanity, The Sims, Uganda and nationalism Today Jack and Daniel talk a little about how queerness is viewed in games of all mediums, palm fronds, how they became indiepopx and why drinking and nationalism and homophobia are really terrible. The Kiss That Changed Videogames - The New Yorker 'Cards Against Humanity' Co-Creator Publicly Apologizes for Transphobic Card - Fusion U.S. To Announce Measures Against Uganda For Anti-Gay Law - HuffPo #polarised: An Inspiring Documentary on LGBTQ Mental Health in London - Kitsch Mix Nye's cover of I'm Not Your Toy by La Roux - Youtube Track 1 is My Father by Art Sorority For Girls Track 2 is Decautr to Bloomington by Garrett Walters Track 3 is Catherine Says by The Aislers Set Length: 1hr Size: 60mb

24/06/14: Arcade Fire, homophobic attacks, sex negative zines and Tori Amos loves the gays Jack and Daniel are back with their first proper show in FOREVER, to talk about Arcade Fire's "We Exist" music video and its transphobic elements. We also discuss the still-prevalent threat of homophobic violence in non-queer spaces, our criticisms of a recent sex-negative zine, and Tori Amos's pro-LGBT actions in Warsaw and Moscow. RSS | iTunes | Twitter | Facebook | tumblr | email youtube - Arcade Fire "We Exist" music video Digital Spy - Arcade Fire respond to criticism of Andrew Garfield "We Exist" video Spin - Laura Jane Grace critiques Arcade Fire defense Gay Star News - London man sprayed with bleach in anti-gay attack, may never see again youtube - Tori Amos "Night's In White Satin" and sonic love to LGBT people in Warsaw youtube - Tori Amos "Not Gonna Get Us" (TaTu cover) live in Moscow Track 1 is "Don't Let Them Touch You" by Personal Best Track 2 is "Remember When" by Heathers Track 3 is "The Double Life Of Ernest C. Cromwell" by

The Queer Punx are back and in NYC one last time. The Spook School, the ballad of John Svensson, Colour Me Wednesday and Spoonboy in a car. Also, Hedwig.Track 1 is Fool For You by Don't Cry ShopgirlTrack 2 is Death of a Tune by The Hidden CamerasTrack 3 is The Origin of Love by Hedwig And The Angry Inch@qpunxhttp://qpunx.tumblr.com

03/06/14: QUEER PUNX NYC PART 1The Queer Punx went to NYC and interviewed some cool people who (mostly) played at the New York Popfest. Fun was had. Today's show features interviews with Carmela and Sam from Colour Me Wednesday, Jen from Colour Me Wednesday and Nadia from The Tuts, and Spoonboy from Spoonboy. The interview with Spoonboy requires a trigger warning for a discussion of rape culture, because obviously that's the one thing you want to talk about with a hero, right? Track 1 is Change By Night by BellowsTrack 2 is 5am Moonlight by The Goodbye PartyTrack 3 is The Dispossessed by Spoonboy Length: 53minsSize: 49MB

Jack and Daniel are joined by Anna and Nye from super popular indie pop punk band The Spook School! Adam and Niall weren't invited and never will be. On today's show, the gang talk about The Scene, Guardian journos who ignore trans issues entirely, how Lady Gaga revolutionalised pop music by singing the word 'transgender', how straight people still don't know what Something is about. It's good!Follow them at @spookschoolListen to them at http://thespookschool.bandcamp.com - their album is MIIINTTrack 1 is Kissy Kissy by The Spook SchoolTrack 2 is Turn You by The BalletTrack 3 is The Cameraman by The Spook School Length: 1hr~ Size: 60MB~

TRIGGER WARNING in part 2 for graphic depictions of rape. Bloomin' Game of Thrones. Jack and Daniel return with a short(er) episode on transphobia, biphobia and rape culture. It seems not including people who're affected by the issues you're discussing leads to your own privilege getting in the way. Surprise!Track 1 is We'll Both Apologise by Trust FundTrack 2 is I Really Like Sonic Youth and I Really Want To Have Sex With You by Jen SchandeLength: 44mSize: 40MB   @qpunx qpunx.tumblr.com

Jack and Daniel are back with a new, sprawling episode on contradictions in debates over pop culture: can sexual orientation be a phase? can music that objectifies be liberatory? is rap music good? (answer to the last one is yes). Tom Daley, Jessie J, Fly Young Red and Le1f. Also, marriage and the hetero-patriarchy. Ugh. Track 1 is 1997, Passing In The Hallway by Martha Track 2 is Boom by Le1f Track 3 is Feminist Killjoy by Elopes Length: 1hr4~ Size: 60MB~ @qpunx http://qpunx.tumblr.com

Jack and Daniel are joined by DIY musician, zine creator and queer sistah Andrew Lips to talk about sex, sexuality, gender, and the importance of consent in everything. Check out Andrew Lips! http://andrewlips.bandcamp.com Track 1 is Friendship Is Magic by Andrew LipsTrack 2 is When I Was 14 by Dave EndTrack 3 is Fuck U Str8 Boi by Kinky Length: 56minsSize: 60MB  

Jack and Daniel are joined by Nadia, Harriet and Beverley of riot grrrl pop punk band The Tuts to talk about touring with Kate Nash, women in music, sexism in the industry, and doing it DIY! Length: 1hr Size: 60MB @qpunx http://qpunx.tumblr.com

Jack and Daniel talk about queerness in literature and  the prevalence of M/M relationships over other queer romance in novels. They also talk about Fred Phelps (NOTE: recorded pre-death. Always a step behind damn it) and the utterly reprehensible transphobic monster that is Julie Burchill in the wake of yet another offensive attack by this RadFem bigot.