Meow Meow at the Soho Theatre March / April 2010

Caberet singing sensation, Meow Meow, is currently making her London debut with 'Beyond Glamour:The Absinthe Tour' at the Soho Theatre until April 10th 2010. Tickets are just £15. See a preview here or see Meow Meow's website at www.meowmeowrevolution.com

As we arrived and Robin dragged me into the front row at the Soho theatre, I was promptly informed by my beloved that this fine lady apparently crowd surfs, causing me to start looking for the exits. But I shouldn't have been worried, as no one, and darling I mean no one, is safe from the claws of the divine Meow Meow! I doubt there was an audience member left physically or verbally unpummelled by the end of this show. Combining the faded glamour and demanding demeanour of a diva in descent, Meow Meow is infectiously entertaining. Her reportoire is mainly sad songs, delievered in a variety of European languages, adding just a touch of the soviet kitsch to them. But this is not a downbeat evening - as everytime you a drawn into a deep swoon, Meow Meow is only too ready to whisk you out of the beauty of her voice with a moment of high camp humour (my favourite being when an alarm sounded and she stopped midway to take her 'pills' only to continue again as if she hadn't missed a beat). I was only too happy to have sat front centre at this show by the end and wish I could spend many an evening right there, as Meow Meow has captured my heart. She gets 5 little kitty paws out of 5 from this smitten kitten.		Ok, I admit it, I'm a total show pony. Ever since we spent all those family holidays at hotels with 'live entertainment' I've loved making an idiot of myself on stage, so from the first mention of audience interaction and I was hooked. However the Meow Meow show is everything I could have wanted and more, much much more. A high camp decadent diva who's not afraid to laugh at herself, a screaming, drink stealing queen who berates her audience and a beautiful soulful voice which takes you away. I couldn't recommend this enough. Meow Meow manages to combine the strong over the top personality of a starlet along with the delicate warmth of the singer she becomes. "careful, I'm real!" she squeals as she crowd surfs amongst the audience "hey you, hands away, did you get a good look?" as a red faced man attempts to pass her to the next row back. Wonderfully exciting, beautifully poignant and screamingly funny, I'd give Meow Meow 5 encores out of 5!

Pleasure Bound: True Bondage Stories

Edited by Alison Tyler and published by Cleis Press, 'Pleasure Bound' is 23 true tales of BDSM erotica and is available through The Book Depository and other leading literature websites.

Who say's a leopard can't change it's spots? Ok, so the majority of my fantasies revolve around powerful women in killer heels with smoldering scowling eyes. However the stories of submissive ladies getting off by being tied up, spanked and taken just past their limits in this collection certainly did it for me. This was a wonderful collection of short BDSM stories, which perfectly hit the mark. True it could have been a bit more balanced in terms of which gender was topping which (it felt a bit like the male submissive stories were stuck in at the end to make up numbers) and some stories were much better written than others. But never the less, this was a HOT collection, and I found myself jumping straight into the next story as soon as I'd finished one. Being based on true stories, and written from people who obviously get turned on by these things, it felt like a really warm and loving description of something which can to the outside seem quite scary. I'd probably tie it to the rafters in my ceiling and make it beg for 4 firm slaps out of 5.		Robin's bookshelf is stuffed with collections like these, so it is safe to say I've perused a few and have to admit I'm not usually compelled to read beyond a story or two. However, I found 'Pleasure Bound' quite enjoyable, and was happy to find more than a handfull of stories rather fun, including King of the Road, Yes Master, On The Mend, and Do I Look Like I'm Joking? The appeal for me was definitely in the fact that these were supposedly based on something each writer had experienced. I liked the confessional element it bought to each story - but then maybe that is the good Catholic school girl coming out in me. I also enjoyed how each story betrayed a more intimate look at BDSM relationships than such stories normally do, showing that these were experiences that often occurred in loving, supportive, safe environments. Some may find the variety in the stories pretty limited, as they were mainly about female submissives, but I definitely wasn't complaining. 'Pleasure Bound' gets 3 firm spanks out of 5 from me.

DON'T MISS: Mim Holiday 50% off sale!

Pretty panties at very pretty prices! Damaris are knocking up to 50% off their Mimi Holiday Aumtum/Winter 09 range. It's the final days of the sale so don't miss out!

We especially love the Belle Amour (pictured) and Monplaisir ranges! And at these prices, we can get them both. YAY!

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WE LOVE:Lady Gaga & Beyonce - Telephone

Wow! Gobsmacked doesn't even begin to describe this one. Since Lady Gaga exploded onto the music scene with her ever more elaborate costumes, 'art' performances, genital rumors and crack pot videos the work has been a much brighter and slightly less well hinged place. However I don't think any of us were quite prepared for the 10 minute mini-movie insanity that is her latest output.

Teaming up with 'Single Lady' Beyonce (creator of the hottest dance routine ever), this video has it all. Lesbian prison scenes (god if only prisons like that actually existed), smoking cigarette glasses (yes literally), coke can hair rollers, strip searches and nipple tassles, murder, more murder, a cameo from the Kill Bill Pussy Wagon, the most outrageous product placement EVER, and finally Beyonce with a hot new fringe and squeezed into a tight shiny Atsuko Kudo yellow latex dress!

Lady Gaga, your music might sound like something from a Ukranian Euro-vision Song Contest Entry, you may be a nuts as a mad dog and as out of control as a bag of cats, but you're SMOKING HOT and we LOVE YOU!