He was born in Glasgow (Scotland) in 1961 and still personifies that "Smalltown Boy" he sang with Bronski Beat in 1984. Raised in the working-class district of Ruchill, he went through a tough ...

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Steve Bronski, who co-founded pioneering queer synthpop group The Bronski Beat, has died. He was 61 years old. No cause of death has been given, but band co-founder and former singer Jimmy ...

This month marks the 40th anniversary of The Age Of Consent, the landmark debut album from British synth-pop trio Bronski Beat, initially made up of musicians Jimmy Somerville, Steve Bronski, and ...

Bronski Beat signed with London Record, and their 1984 debut single “Smalltown Boy” told the story about a gay kid who moves to London after facing oppression at home.

Steve Bronski, part of the 1980s British synth-pop trio Bronski Beat, whose members were openly gay at a time when that was uncommon and whose early songs unabashedly addressed homophobia and ...

After the death of Bronski Beat co-founder Steve Bronski, Kevin E G Perry looks back at the band’s landmark 1984 debut single . Jump to content. US Edition Change.

Bronski Beat were standard-bearers for these causes, speaking out in interviews, performing at benefits, and listing international ages of consent in their record’s liner notes to show how ...

Steve Bronski, the co-founder and keyboardist of British pop trio Bronski Beat, has died, BBC News and The Guardian report. He was 61, according to the BBC. On December 13, the Guardian reported ...

Bronski Beat’s debut single, 1984’s “Smalltown Boy,” rose to No. 3 on the UK singles chart. It tells the story of a gay teenager who leaves home to seek acceptance in London.

Peck holds on to the integrity of Bronski Beat’s 1984 track with lush synths but adds his own style by infusing country twang. The song itself is an ode to growing up gay in a small town and ...