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Why doesn’t anyone like Streatham? 27 Aug 2013 | 02:10 pm
The conversation is inevitable. You’ve just met; you’ve surpassed the occupation question. So far, so good. Next on the list of pleasantries exchanged? Where you live. The reactions to living in Stre...
Paramount, Tottenham Court Road 26 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
I first climbed 32 floors of Tottenham Court Road Station’s resident grey behemoth, Centre Point, back in 2010. No, not as a noble quest to rescue a damsel in distress, I was in fact embarking on a be...
The Jar Family New Album Review. 23 Aug 2013 | 11:49 pm
Fans of folk rock music should gather round and crack open a pot of Jarmalade, courtesy of The Jar Family. Hartlepool’s own industrial folk outfit bring traditional folk music back to the hypothetical...
Labour’s London Failure 22 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
Despite being rather conservative (with a small ‘c’), when it comes to our political theatre, the occasional physical assault often energises debate in Britain. Who can forget the pugilistic Prescott’...
Gifting Solved 21 Aug 2013 | 12:50 pm
You know those people selfish enough to have birthdays when you’re just back from summer holidays or trying to get ready to go away? Those pesky August babies who demand gifts just when you have far t...
Bumpkin, Chelsea 20 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Bumpkin recently held the launch for their Secret Garden Restaurant and Bar in the heart of Chelsea, and I was there to witness it. They already have a few restaurants around London, and now they’ve p...
Hackney WickED 19 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Hackney Wick is brilliant. Usually Hackney Wick is a relatively dull former industrial estate that smells faintly of bagels. This one weekend of the year, though, sees the area’s resident artists fall...
My London: Just Be 17 Aug 2013 | 12:35 pm
DJ and producer Just Be – aka Matthew Benjamin of former tech-house duo Layo & Bushwacka! – is currently based in Ibiza, but his heart resides in London Town. Ahead of his Sancho Panza set at Notting ...
Rack and Ruin at The Kitchen Party 16 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
If you’re looking for a laid back eve of feasting and boozing, this little set up could be right up your street. Literally. Confused? Let’s start from the very beginning. The Kitchen Party is a self ...
New York, I Love You. But You’re Not London 15 Aug 2013 | 04:45 pm
Two months ago, I lived in a shoe-box flat in north London with my best friend. I’d moved to the big smoke two-and-a-half years previously and, quite frankly, planned to stay forever… or at least unti...
