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Blind Eyes, Deaf Ears

February 10, 2015October 24, 2022 Mark Phillips adam lowe, author, google, LGBT

Author PP Hartnett stages a hard-hitting punk protest with his book Child R*pe Photos PP Hartnett in conversation with Adam

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PINK LIME at Brighton Fringe 2014

April 29, 2014April 29, 2014 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Brighton, LGBTQI

Set to blow your literary socks off this May is Pink Lime, a Fringe Saint Lucia 2014 event highlight in

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‘God Loves Queers’ at Bollox’s Non-Birthday Party

April 16, 2014 Mark Phillips adam lowe, David Cameron

by Adam Lowe  The folks behind Bollox don’t celebrate birthday parties – they’re much too old for that! But this

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YOUNG ENIGMA AWARDS FOR LGBT+ WRITERS.

February 19, 2014 Mark Phillips adam lowe

The Young Enigma Awards is a nationwide search to find the LGBT+ voices of tomorrow. The awards include: The Barbara

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HOMEGROWN LUXURY: THE EBRINGTON ARMS

December 17, 2013December 18, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, London

Words by Adam Lowe      Images by Drew Wilby      The Ebrington Arms dates back to  the 17th century. The 1640

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Linz: The Bent City

October 24, 2013June 20, 2022 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Austria, bent, LGBT people, Travel, Vienna

Linz in Austria is a charming blend of class and sass reports Adam Lowe. Its name comes from the word

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REVIEW: DAMSON & CO, SOHO

October 19, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe

Damson & Co opened this summer on Brewer Street in Soho. Although Damson & Co is a perfect spot for coffee or lunch, with coffee beans supplied by Shoreditch’s

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HOMEGROWN LUXURY: CUMBRIA, NORTHUMBRIA, THE DALES

September 1, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Bent Travel, holiday, Lake District, Travel, UK, vacation

At Bent Magazine we like travel as much as our readers do. But we’re always keen to trumpet the beauties

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MANCHESTER PRIDE IN PHOTOGRAPHS

August 28, 2013August 29, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, easyjet, Madonna, Manchester pride, Poptastic

Photos: Drew Wilby Manchester comes alive on August Bank Holiday when all the boys and girls come out to play

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A TOUCH MORE LUXURY – SHIELDHILL CASTLE

August 23, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe

Adam Lowe journeys across the Scottish border to discover the peaceful setting of Shieldhill Castle in the upper  Clyde Valley .

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A TOUCH OF LUXURY – LANGDALE ESTATE, LAKE DISTRICT

August 23, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Lake District

Adam Lowe checks out some serious luxury in the woods, as he visits Langdale Estate in the Lake District. The

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GAY MARRIAGE PRIDE

August 19, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Alan Turing, LGBT, LGBT History Month, Russia, Uganda

  Drew Wilby Photographics Adam Lowe writes about the intersections of marriage and pride, and how we should always do

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Antwerp WorldOutgames: What a sporting competition should be

August 17, 2013October 18, 2022 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Australia, Belgium, Boy George, diving, football, france, Iceland, wrestling

Drew Wilby Photographics With Putin’s government drawing a shadow over the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, we sent Adam Lowe

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AMSTERDAM PRIDE – 27th July to 4th August

August 6, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, equality, nazi, Netherlands, same-sex marriage

Photos by Adam Lowe and Daniel Tyler.  Amsterdam has been ahead of the game in terms of LGBT rights for

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OSLO PRIDE – bent days

August 2, 2013August 2, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe

Oslo is in the gorgeous Scandinavian country of Norway, and is rightly famous for its vast, sublime fjords. Expect higher-than-average

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WESTON PARK: A STATELY HOME FIT FOR A QUEEN

July 22, 2013February 7, 2023 Mark Phillips adam lowe, virgin

By Adam Lowe  Weston Park is situated in the fabulously named Weston-under-Lizard, in Staffordshire. The estate comprises some 1000 acres

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48 HOURS IN MANCHESTER by Adam Lowe

July 12, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Canal Street, Harry Potter, Manchester pride, Manchester's gay Village, Stephen Fry

If you’re preparing for pride season, there’s every chance you’re considering Manchester Pride too. We set out to explore Manchester

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GRETA HALL, A ROMANTIC RETREAT by Adam Lowe.

June 20, 2013June 20, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Lake District, romantic

In the history of English culture, there are none as romantic (at least Romantic with a capital ‘R’) as the

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REVIEW – MYSTERIOUS SKIN by Adam Lowe

June 12, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe

In Mysterious Skin, Vertigo Theatre Productions manages to do something rather spectacular with a stripped back set and superb young

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A GORGEOUS GETAWAY AT OAKFOLD HOUSE

May 22, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Lake District

Here at Bent we love to get away from it all. There’s nothing like escaping the hectic city life of

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VERBENA SPA – luxury pampering

May 13, 2013May 13, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Leeds, York

Verbena Spa is located forty minutes from York and Harrogate, and an hour from Leeds in the scenic market town

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Bent review: Charlotte’s Bistro

April 20, 2013September 15, 2022 Mark Phillips adam lowe, bent

Adam Lowe ventures down to Chiswick for good gin and good food at Charlotte’s Bistro. Set in the heart of

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Beyonce Encounters…Positive Discrimination

April 8, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, bent, Beyonce, fuck, G.A.Y.

‘My last boyfriend was mixed race,’ he tells me with a cheeky smirk. He’s seven years younger than me, with

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BEYONCE ENCOUNTERS . . . PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis)

February 26, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, AIDS, Beyonce, GUM clinic, HIV, HIV Positive

  ‘Do you have any water?’ Pete asks in the A&E department. It’s a Sunday evening, and most of the

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SHORTFLATT TOWER

October 2, 2012January 21, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, massage, Newcastle

By Adam Lowe Buried like a precious stone in the Northumberland countryside, Shortflatt Tower is an historic estate featuring five-star

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NICE: A PIECE OF TRENDY FRENCH NICHE

October 2, 2012January 21, 2013 Mark Phillips adam lowe, france

Located along the Cote d’Azur, Nice is the second-largest French city to border the Mediterranean Sea. Famed artists Marc Chagall,

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SINGLES – OCTOBER 2012 – Adam Lowe

October 1, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, singles

CALVIN HARRIS FT. FLORENCE WELCH Sweet Nothing 14th October ‘Sweet Nothing’ veers easily between grinding electro gears and slippery euphoric

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BEYONCE – DOES VAMPIRE SPUNK GLITTER IN THE DARK?

September 4, 2012September 4, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Beyonce

Does vampire spunk glitter in the dark? Or only in the sunlight? Will there ever be such a thing as

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MANCHESTER PRIDE 2012

September 4, 2012June 20, 2022 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Alan Turing, cruz 101, Federation, Manchester pride, Poptastic, Queer as folk, Steps

                                             photos by:  Colin Morris Pride is a key event in many gay men’s diaries. This year

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ALBUMS – SEPTEMBER 2012

September 4, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, albums, review

FREE SCHOOL Tender Administration 3rd September TIRK Recordings return with the warm yet chilled disco of Brummie retro futurists Free

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ALBUMS – AUGUST 2012 Reviewed by Adam Lowe

July 24, 2012May 20, 2022 Mark Phillips adam lowe, albums, review

HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY Escapades 20th August Australian four-piece Hungry Kids of Hungary toss aside convention and smash ideas together

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SINGLES – AUGUST 2012 reviewed by Adam Lowe

July 24, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, singles

  DRUMSOUND AND BASSLINE SMITH Through the Night (ft. Tom Cane) Out Now Drum ‘n’ bass trio Drumsound and Bassline

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TRAVEL – A CANNES DO ATTITUDE By Adam Lowe

July 24, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe

    photo-Jean-Max-Reymond. As you pull into Cannes, the first thing you notice is the harbour. The masts of yachts

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ALBUMS – JULY – Adam Lowe

June 26, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Music, singles

  PAPER CROWS Build 9th July Pete Tong has reactivated his FFRR label, and his first new signing are Paper

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SINGLES – JULY – Adam Lowe

June 26, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, singles

    WILEY FT. MS D   Heatwave   30th July    Godfather of grime Wiley returns with Ms D

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JUNE SINGLES – by Adam Lowe

May 29, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, review, singles

  BRADLEY JOHNSON  Boomerang      Out 24th June  Bradley Johnson’s hot new single ‘Boomerang’ features an addictive chorus. No doubt it

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ALBUMS – MAY 2012 – Reviewed by Adam Lowe

May 1, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, albums, Music, review

  LOUISE DEARMAN Here Comes the Sun Out: 13th May Louise Dearman has become a necessary talent in modern and

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SINGLES – MAY 2012 by Adam Lowe

May 1, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, review, singles

  PLATNUM Solar System 6th May   Formerly pioneers of the UK bassline scene, Platnum have instead turned to pop.

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ALBUMS – APRIL Reviewed by Adam Lowe

April 20, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, albums, April, artists, Music

    SEEKER LOVER KEEPER Micro Data     2nd April Imagine three of the best female artists teaming up to produce

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Come To The Cabaret – Part 1 by Adam Lowe

February 28, 2012February 28, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Amy Lame, bent, Britain's Got Talent, camp, funny, homosexuality, Scottee

SCOTTEE: EAT YOUR HEART OUT (. . . and keep on eating!) Scottee is trashy, funny and camp. He’s also

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ALBUMS – MARCH – Adam Lowe

February 28, 2012February 28, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Music, singles

PHOTEK DJ-Kicks 26th March Jungle and drum ‘n’ bass legend Photek helms the latest mix by !K7. Crossing club-friendly genres

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Gender – what the f@ck!

January 31, 2012 Mark Phillips adam lowe, America, bent, clubs, dance, dancefloor, disco, DJ, gay, gender, Heaven, Interview, LGBT, Music, New York, RuPaul, sexy, singer, single, USA

By Adam Lowe Recording artists don’t come more alternative than DragChrist – the names rhetorical. John Waters kitsch starlet Divine

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ALBUMS – JAN 2012 by Adam Lowe

December 20, 2011 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Album, albums, America, bent, clubs, cute, dance, disco, DJ, International, Music, New Year

  CANYONS Keep Your Dreams 16th January   Canyon have publicly away from producing an album of ‘dance songs’. Keep

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BEYONCE’S BITCHIN’ PREDICTIONS

December 20, 2011 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Beyonce, church, gay, homosexuals, sex

  2011 has been a strange year. We’ve had protests that turned into riots. We’ve had media moguls and banks

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MISS TIARA THUNDERPUSSY

November 29, 2011 Mark Phillips adam lowe, bent, boys, clubs, gay, Interview, Manchester, Panto, pride, sexy

By Adam Lowe Miss Thunderpussy is the Midlands’ last surviving “IT” girl and an international drag star. She performs all

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Albums – November Review by Adam Lowe

November 1, 2011November 29, 2011 Mark Phillips adam lowe, albums

  CARL COX All Roads Lead to the Dancefloor, Phase 2 7th November   All Roads Lead to the Dancefloor

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QUEER VIENNA: NOW OR NEVER

August 30, 2011August 29, 2011 Jay adam lowe, Austria, culture, dance, drink, gay, Paris, queer, relax, Shop, Vienna

By Adam Lowe Vienna is a cultural beacon in Europe and often overlooked for places like Venice or Paris. But

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February: Singles

February 1, 2011January 19, 2011 Jay adam lowe, february, hip-hop, Music, singles

BREAKAGE FT. JESS MILLS Fighting Fire 28th February Breakage’s remixes and solo material have appeared in Zane Lowe’s Hottest Records

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Singles – MAY – Adam Lowe

April 27, 2010April 27, 2010 Mark Phillips adam lowe, bent, bent magazine, mag.bent.com, Mika, singles

FOOL’S GOLD Nadine 24th May Fool’s Gold are following up their UK tour with the release of their next single,

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ALBUMS – MAY – Adam Lowe

April 27, 2010April 27, 2010 Mark Phillips adam lowe, albums, bent, bent magazine, mag.bent.com, Ministry of Sound

MOCK & TOOF Tuning Echoes 24th May Dig beneath the crust of commercial dance and you discover rich veins of

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Boy Story By Beyonce

March 30, 2010April 20, 2022 Mark Phillips adam lowe, Beyonce, kinky, suck

By Beyonce People think men are complicated. Even men think other men are complicated. Let me let you in on

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No Room to Rent

March 30, 2010May 19, 2022 Mark Phillips adam lowe, boys, gay, girls, sex, STIs, THT

By Adam Lowe Anyone who’s looked in the back of a gay magazine has seen them before, but soon adverts

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SINGLES – APRIL

March 30, 2010March 30, 2010 Mark Phillips adam lowe, April, review, singles

by Adam Lowe DR RUBBERFUNK FT. JOHN TURRELL Northern Comfort Out: 5th April ‘Northern Comfort’ is a splendid nu-funk wonder

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ALBUMS – APRIL

March 30, 2010March 30, 2010 Mark Phillips adam lowe

by Adam Lowe JUSTIN NOZUKA You I Wind Land and Sea Out: 12th April Rootsy folk pop and classy neo-soul

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Bites – March 2010

March 30, 2010January 26, 2023 Mark Phillips adam lowe, bent, Fashion, gay, shop.bent.com, underwear

THE NEW FACE OF MANLY SEXY Here at Bent we have a thing for boys who look like men. Skinheads,

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Lowe down?

October 7, 2009February 2, 2010 Mark Phillips adam lowe, artwork, bent, Beyonce, book, Mr Gay UK

Troglodyte Rose is the new dark fantasy novel from Bent‘s own Adam Lowe. We thought it might be fun to

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