Submissive Girls – A film project for women who love being sexually submissive…

If you’re a woman who loves being sexually submissive, or if you’re a man who likes submissive women, you’ll want to know about this…

SubGirls is a new project for submissive women and also couples where the woman is sub. The idea is to gather together some really horny and stylish home movies and distribute them from a membership web site. Read more

STARE – Fetish photography by Derek Ridgers

A new tome by a scene veteran is often greeted with antipathy but when it’s Derek Ridgers you sit up and pay attention. This new Goliath book is worth a spot on anyone’s coffee table. It’s a perfectly formed collection of clubbing photos, which, upon reading, makes you remember exactly what you were doing in the 1990s. Or what you wished you’d been doing.

The shots span clubs, a decade, good/bad hairstyles and clothes and reiterate why Ridgers is one of the great fetish photographers of all time. From Club Rub, TG, Wonderland and Whacko to the various Rubber Balls, this book puts you inside the darkened stairwells that the bearded snapper lurks in, waiting for the right subject to sidle past. And that perhaps is Ridgers’ greatest gift. Read more

“Anthropologist of the Forbidden” Charles Gatewood exhibits his work in London in October 08

“Gatewood’s world is freakish, earthy, blunt, erotic – most of all, terribly and beautifully alive.” A.D. Coleman, The New York Times

À Rebours (Against the Grain) are proud to present Pictures That Kill: A 40-year retrospective of the acclaimed American photographer Charles Gatewood.

The exhibition opens to the public at Gallery 32, 32 Charlotte Road, Shoreditch, on October 2, 2008 and continues until October 24th. This, Gatewoods first ever London show, will include 40 silver gelatin prints, and feature rare images of Bob Dylan, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Annie Sprinkle, Carlos Santana, and Jimmy Page – plus vintage prints of work previously published in Gatewood’s photographic books, and ten original collages. Charles Gatewood will attend the exhibition’s opening and will host several events during his two-week visit. Read more

Night of the Senses and Erotic Awards

The Night of the Senses will take place on the weekend after Skin Two, offering a very different sensual experience, and catering to the sensory aspects of pleasure for the discerning BDSMer, inquisitive novice, specialist fetishist and the generally hedonistic reveller.Novice Avenue features tiny alcoves and cubicles where the shy or inexperienced can experiment, in private, with breast fondling, caning and other sensory treats. Seasoned players are welcomed inside the Roissy Dungeon and Electro-Playroom. Read more

X-BALL DETROIT 3

X-Ball was originally intended to be a one night party to feed the needs of kinky Midwesterners while they prepared for the 3 day fetish erotic festival Exotica. However, since its inception, this fetish extravaganza has taken a life of its own and earned the unofficial title of “Detroit’s Fetish Ball”.

The brainchild of kinky ringmaster Chaos and event promoter/fetish model Vena (www.madaboutvena.com), X-Ball takes place twice a year, right in between each Exotica. Saturday August 2nd welcomes the 3rd X-Ball Detroit, returning once again to the newly remodeled Labyrinth Nightclub and Studio 54 lounge at the historic, and very haunted, Leland Hotel downtown Detroit. Read more

Beginner’s Guide to BDSM with Mistress Absolute

If you’re curious about BDSM, or maybe you have played a bit and want to take it further, get the new DVD by Mistress Absolute, the well-known London dominatrix.

Novices Mike and Jane are guided through the foundations of fetish play, giving them the tools to explore their kinky side in full. As you follow their journey, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to start your own voyage into the sensual, sexy and seductive world of fetish and BDSM.

Subjects covered include BDSM safety, spanking, bondage, sensory deprivation and role-play. Read more