Reports – “Preview The Review(s) – “Mother City Magnificence” – Cape Town Pride & Crew Bar/Club – Saturday 5th March

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You find us ready to post the next in our instalments of bite sized reflections, soaking up yet more of the scorching South African sunshine and relaxing in the tranquillity of the gorgeous guest house, Villa Costa Rose in Cape Town’s Seapoint district. However, such has been the hectic schedule we have been keeping, this comes to you a little later than planned but with our enthralling experiences of this Mother City Magnificence, especially both Cape Town Pride and then Crew Bar/Club, which we took in on Saturday (5th March), still fresh in our mind, but time against us, we thought we would combine the two and then bring you a further one on the scene & the scenery later this week.

Cape Town Pride

On yet another clear blue sky day we arose to the excitement of our very first Pride parade & party in this most breathtaking city which had captivated us so much on many a visit before and was doing the same on this very special celebration day. A liaison with a be-friended boy made the day more enticing than we could have imagined and joining the parade which had all the lure of London, the magic of Madrid & the rapture of Rio, bit in a small & neat package was the real highlight of a full-on day. Best float had to go to “Beefcake”, the burger bar come restaurant that is the hottest ticket in gay De-Waterkant town, so following them around the whole route ended up a must. Then, with a backdrop of Table Mountain, framed by the magnificent Greenpoint football stadium, the setting couldn’t have been more stunning, a whole succession of stage showings keeping the entertainment factor fulsome, while our company kept us captivated, not least the effervescent Eric, another Cape Town conquest, who fired up our emotions beyond belief. Yet, admitting that this was a small scale affair compared to other gay celebrations around the world, the 3500 strong supporters a drop in the ocean in other cities, but a really positive turnout for Cape Town meant the presence of Pride was as strong as anywhere, so with much more to tell, its “ready stead go for the review” (DISCO MATT)

Crew Bar Pride

Having ventured out on the Cape Town circuit scene for a few nights already, the familiarity of Crew Bar, one of the latest kids on the block since our time of South African residence, meant we eased into post Pride partying with consummate ease, especially as an initial jaunt into rival venue Bronx found us bumping into London based Brazilian boy wonder Giovanni, the realisation that we were not anonymous an initial shock, but the result quite satisfying. So, with our masterful man grabbing us by the hand and taking us down to Crew and his crew of lovable Londoners, we were quickly into the zone, especially with some extracurricular assistance that soon found us in the newly discovered upstairs club space and getting down to some major music motions, a mix of popular tunes making it big in South Africa, along with some familiar sounds from the London dancefloors too. With Giovanni in the zone we soon found ourselves “Doing The Disco Matt” and showing the way for others to follow right up till the 4 a.m. finish, spinning on our spot by the D.J. booth deliriously to the delight of the all around. So, with much more to report on rapturously, it’s “ready stead go for the review” (DISCO MATT)

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About discomatt

The History........................................................Created in 2008 after a short period of blogging under his real name, the pseudonym, “Disco Matt”, was born on the back of a reputation for being London’s original party boy having partied and clubbed across the London gay scene since in mid 1990’s.........................................................Through his series of blogs via individual blogging pages which soon morphed into a full blown website (http://discomatt.com), Disco Matt established himself as an independent journalist come columnist who quickly gained a reputation for supporting & promoting one of the world’s most prolific clubbing scenes. He previewed, reviewed & recommended London gay clubs, as well as the diverse gay/metrosexual London club/bar culture, linking to & reviewing the scene top D.J.’s and generally covering the gay scene including international gay events....................................................Regularly reporting on the top events across the scene, Disco Matt’s reviews, over the years, developed a strong following, not just by clubbers, D.J’s, promoters, music producers & scene faces, but people far and wide that were looking for an insight to the incredible scene that was London. He also previewed upcoming events that signalled, either a major change or update of existing clubs, new ventures on the gAylist/metrosexual scene, or where he considered events that deserved more comprehensive coverage to that provided in other posts.............................................However, having pretty much reached the top of his game in his chosen specific field, due to a number of personal predicaments, challenges & changes in his life priorities, Disco Matt parked his writing and operation in February 2014. While the burning desire to continue remained, what this much needed period of inactivity did provide was the time & space to re-think & re-focus his activities on a broader spectrum of media and entertainment............................................................So, following this long two year lay-off, he built up the foundations for this diversification into the areas of film, theatre, radio & television where his reviewing, recommending & reporting was to be replicated & resurrected, also pointing his promotions through more visuals & video's linked to all these areas along with his core activities and passions ................................................................................The Present....................................After another (shorter) period of lay-off from mid 2016, a life changing event reignited his passion and early into 2017, Disco Matt has delivered on his promise for a new, more modern look to his website, shedding the old & tired skin in favour of something far more in keeping with the times and with his blogging roots. And he has waived a fond farewell to his clubbing days, this having also been ditched from his site & activity, rather now just focussing on the genres of film, theatre, radio, television, video and of course, music, in so doing, aiming to broaden his appeal to a much wider audience interested in the latest most cutting edge areas of media & entertainment.............................................................................His aim is to be highly regarded across the industry for his writing in these fields and ultimately become a full time critic in film &/or theatre.