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Off the back of their Grammy win for ‘Wake Up!’, a collaboration album with soul singer John Legend, and a nomination for their own LP ‘How I Got Over’, hip-hop legends The Roots return to London on August 19 to play the Hammersmith Apollo, with support from grime maestro Kano.…
Remakes are often tricky territory, especially when an original – like Planet of the Apes – is a qualified cult classic. But rather than risk the backlash of tampering with such a beloved series from the 70s – and getting it horribly wrong – Rise of the Planet of the…
With music, comedy, art, cabaret and even magic gracing the leafy grounds of Victoria Park on August 7th, The Apple Cart Festival made a brilliant impression in its first year! Small and unique stalls dotted the fest, presenting bespoke T-shirts, activities for kids and adorable artefacts; there was even a…
If you wind up on a dance floor nursing broken toes and yearning for a suave, robust dancer by the name of Ramon, then you’ve probably had a fantastic night out at Salsa! on Charing Cross Road. The restaurant, bar and nightclub is a heady Latin-spiced cocktail for the senses – and…
Lovers of graphic novels and evocative art will be amazed by this tiny shop and gallery in Shoreditch, which has spent the last three years championing independent publishing and well-produced art. Stocking everything from custom-designed books and comics (they’ve got a screen printing studio in the basement!) to quirky toys…
In much the same way as people are always ‘rushed’ to hospital and champagne is always ‘quaffed’, it’s seemingly impossible for Polpo, Russell Norman and Richard Beatty’s Beak Street restaurant (as if you didn’t know that) to be described as anything other than ‘wildly’ popular. I should know – mea…