Kurt Vile's show was a mixed bag. A limited live set up meant some of the magic of his records was lost, but some real moments of brilliant kept this show alive.
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London’s dining scene is ever evolving, with the food industry seemingly as fickle as that of fashion. Talk to the “hip” Londoner and he or she will tell you not only what to wear or what bands to listen too, but what to eat if you want to fit in. Of course, it would be an exercise in foolishness to heed their advice. By the time you have sat down in the latest BBQ joint or falafel squat, they will have moved on. The thing is, with food, its quality remains untarnished as fads come and go. Great food will always be great food, regardless of whether it is in ‘vogue’ or not. As food crazes have...
Read more →Inspired by the swinging, hedonistic atmosphere of the one American city that overcame the Great Depression, this is not another vintage dress up party. Lying virtually untouched since its foundation in 1901 sits the recently rediscovered Peckham Liberal Club. Kansas Smitty’s is taking it over and breathing life into the turn of the century venue with The Kansas Smitty’s House Band, formed of some of the best young jazz men and women currently residing in this country, playing original material and new arrangements of rare and long forgotten tracks in a way that hasn't been seen or heard in an...
Read more →I had never been to a casino in my life. I don’t know whether this was due to my upbringing or an aversion to partaking in things that result in losing money, but they have never appealed to me. I’m equally suspicious of the people who frequent such places. Surely there are only two types of people who go to casinos; geniuses who know how to win (0.01%) and morons (99.98%)*. So, being a miserable cynic, I assumed that any restaurant established within a casino could only be terrible. After all, it is simply there to cater for idiots. Literally. This was my hypothesis. Naturally I had to find ...
Read more →K10 is a conveyor belt Japanese restaurant that serves the best sushi in town. I was blown away by the taste, presentation and atmosphere of their Appold Street branch.
Read more →Before his brilliant show at St John-at-Hackney Church a few weeks back, I caught up with Berlin-based pianist Nils Frahm to ask him about his creative process. Between mouthfuls of carrots, houmous and chocolate brownies (not combined fortunately) he gave me an insight into how he approaches recording, the difference between the studio and performing live and what last made him stop and stare. Hi Nils! You are a solo performer, how do you find the the process of ‘letting go’ of your music? Your recent record features other peoples’ remixes of your own work, is there a sense of unease in...
Read more →Nils Frahm, the Berlin-based pianist and composer was in incredible form at St John-at-Hackney Church last week. Here is what I thought...
Read more →Psychic Burger delivers everything you want from a burger joint, and at reasonable prices. It doesn't take a psychic...
Read more →I caught up with John Paul Pitts, the singer and guitarist of Floridian Alt Rock band Surfer Blood, to discuss their new record, Pythons, and his experiences of London. Introduce Surfer Blood to the uninitiated... We are from West Palm Beach in Florida and we've been a band for around four years. It’s a small town and we all played in bands so we were fans of each others music, so we decided to get together, and start rehearsing. We decided to put school aside for a bit and start touring, and things started picking up really quickly, and we got signed to Warner Brothers about a year...
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