Aural Fixation
Aural Fixation is a queer music podcast that explores LGBTQI+ themes in music and pop culture. Released fortnightly on Thursdays, each instalment follows besties Drew and Andy as they discuss an album that is loved by queer people, made by queer artists, or speaks to queer experiences. British expats living and recording in Sydney, Drew and Andy bring a uniquely cross-genre and cross-hemispheric viewpoint to being gay and loving music, shared perhaps only by the Minogue sisters. Aural Fixation is recorded and produced by @with.all.drew.respect and @andrewdoyouthinkyouare. Follow us on Facebook at Aural Fixation Podcast, on Instagram at @auralfixationpodcast, email us at [email protected] or head to www.auralfixationpodcast.com to learn more. Oh, and if you like us please give us a rating and review.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 86
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Drake-ing the binary with Kris Chesson from Bad Queers
It's a Bad Queers double dip as we welcome on Kris Chesson, the podcasting partner of Shana Sumers from our Beyonce episode, to explore why her queer icon is... Drake. Just hold on, we're going homo.
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Sex, Liza and Videotape – 'Live from Radio City Music Hall' with Trevor Ashley
Start spreading the news because this is one for the ages, Mein Herr. In an ep that might as well be titled "Legends on Legends" we welcome Australian stage actor and drag superstar Trevor Ashley to …
Breathing new life into Florence and the Machine's 'Lungs' with Peach Fuzz
No matter what hemisphere you’re in, a solstice is upon us. And what better way to ring it in than with a heart-to-rabbit heart on British pop music’s sacred moon child, Florence Welch (and, of cours…
Howard Ashman's queer Disney legacy with Daniel Lammin
Icons are a dime a dozen here at Aural Fixation (that's what we do... it's what we live for) but heroes are a different kettle of sea-witch – and they don't get more queer-oic than Howard Ashman.
For…
Taking apart 'Take Me Apart' by Kelela
Over the past six cycles of Aural Fixation, we have discussed many artists who have either eluded to their queerness without directly acknowledging it, or generated a vast queer fanbase without actua…
Never kissed a Tori (Amos) – 'Boys for Pele' with Tyson Koh
There's a lot to cover off when it comes to Tori Amos when it's just Tori Amos – but when your guest star is a former TV producer, current radio DJ and the singular driving force behind the bid to s…
The agony and the ecstasy of Perfume Genius' 'Set My Heart On Fire IMMEDIATELY'
Perfume Genius has long been synonymous with gay angst but in his fifth and most recent album Set My Heart On Fire IMMEDIATELY, he takes steps towards acceptance. The album's opener "Whole Life" spea…
Clear the area for Imogen Heap's 'Speak for Yourself'
Techno-instrument inventor, West End composer and globally-renowned baby soother Imogen Heap has come a long way since her groundbreaking 2005 release Speak for Yourself, but we reckon it remains her…
Beyoncé is a dykon and '4' is her best album. Fight us. (feat. Shana Sumers)
"Forget being cool, I'm going to be honest," states a defiant Beyoncé in her 2013 documentary Life is But a Dream. "I'm going to be sad, I'm going to be passionate, I'm going to be vulnerable. And I'…
Are our 'Expectations' of Hayley Kiyoko too great?
Lesbian Jesus has been done arisen, and sign us up for her flock – this fortnight’s episode of Aural Fixation explores the 2018 debut album Expectations, by Hayley Kiyoko.
Nickelodeon child star to e…
Self actualisation and crashing the cis-tem in Antony and the Johnsons' 'I Am a Bird Now'
Antony and the Johnsons' I Am a Bird Now is a story told from within a chrysalis.
Featuring the unmistakably haunting vocals of lead singer ANOHNI, the album speaks of a yearning to be grown, the conf…
The rise and fall, and rise again, of David Bowie's queerness
This episode we explore Bowie's succinctly titled The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.
We journey on through Bowie's legacy to queer audiences, his vast array of bangers, a…
Q&A #5 – The Final Q&A?
Q: Has cycle five been Aural Fixation's most diverse yet?
A: Possibly maybe, mary!
Over the past eight eps, we've beaten around the Kate Bush, dreamt of Tejano superstar Selena, salivated over Honey Di…
Ghosts of Aural Fixation Christmas Past
What do sequels, ghosts, and Christmas all have in common? They're queer!
Join us (won't you?) for our second annual Christmas episode, where we take a trip down Yuletide Lane and dust off festive cl…
Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia / Club Future Nostalgia
In March 2020, it's safe to say that the world was in search of a spark to pierce the dark. One such spark came in the form of Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia – a bombastic retro-journey that took pop an…
Melanie C – Northern Star
As one fifth of the most successful girl group of all time, Mel C spent her early twenties inseparably tied to her athletic alter ego. Her status as Sporty Spice was so entrenched in her public perso…
ABBA – Voulez-Vous
After a winning streak of iconique guests, Andy and Drew sit down this episode with nothing but a bottle of bubbles and one of the world's biggest pop acts... ever.
If you've been to a wedding, exper…
Honey Dijon – The Best of Both Worlds (feat. Belinda O'Brien)
Honey Dijon was born in Chicago and leapt headfirst into the club scene as a teenager. Mentored by house music legends Derrick Carter and Mark Farina, it wasn’t long before she established herself as…
Prince – Dirty Mind (feat. DJ Matt Vaughan)
In 2009, multi-talented queer power duo Wendy & Lisa confirmed that their former bandleader, brother-in-arms and boss, Prince, was definitely not gay, but rather a… fancy lesbian. What a relief.
Not …
Selena – Dreaming of You (feat. Rícardo Garcia)
In the pop pantheon of stars taken from us too soon, few tales are as tragic – or as gruesome – as the tale of Selena.
The lead singer in a family band created by her ambitious father, Selena spent m…