VA - John Savage's The Secret Public (CD) 17/11/23 released internationally on 19 October

released internationally on 19 October 1998 and in November 1998 in the United States

A remarkable track on a phenomenally powerful album

B4 Gramme Friday

featuring Vernon's falsetto

The National

VA - John Savage's The Secret Public (CD) 17/11/23 released internationally on 19 OctoberHomosexuality has been a part of post war popular music since its very inception. Until the early 70s, however, it wasnt talked about openly in that world: it was coded, hidden, secret. This of course mirrored society during the 50s and 60s, the gay community felt like outcasts: harassed by the police, demonised by the media and politicians, imprisoned simply for being who they were. Jon Savage's The Secret Public How The LGBTQ+ Aesthetic Shaped Pop