Issue 17 • Spring / Summer 2019

Jack The Lad’s got spring sorted, so join us under the covers of issue 17. it’s packed with the photography, art, interviews & reviews you’ve come to love. In the first major interview of his solo career, we have a one to one with BBC TV ‘Let It Shine’ winner and one time ‘Five To Five’ member, Curtis T. Johns about life beyond the boyband. We chat with British porn pioneer Mike Arlen about his transition from photographing some of pop musics biggest names in the sixties to photographing some of the the UK’s ’biggest’ guys in the seventies and eighties for the legendary Mike Arlen’s Guys. We head to America to find another awesome artist to shine our spotlight on, showcasing a selection of work by the incredible Neil Lavey, and introduce you to new queer singer / songwriter ALEKXANDR who, with Will Young as one of his biggest fans, we think is destined for great things. Our cover star turns up in Simon J. Webb’s photo gallery ‘A Bigger Splash’ alongside fourteen other hot new discoveries, and three month muse Jack gets his own sensational 20 page gallery. As if that wasn’t enough, Roo’s Reviews is back to guide you through the best movies being streamed over the upcoming months.