I was…born in Wembley and have lived in London my whole life. I somehow managed to rent a cheapo pad just off Great Portland Street and lived there throughout my twenties. The property must have been haunted as I can think of no other reason why it was going so…
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For anyone who believes that moving images can only come alive with 3D glasses, attending a Future Cinema event will undoubtedly be a mind-blowing experience. For nearly five years, the creators of the acclaimed Secret Cinema have been organising screenings in locations which have been transformed to recreate iconic moments…
There might have been a mild sense of caution surrounding this year’s festivities off the back of the London riots, but a heavy police presence – 5,500 – ensured Notting Hill Carnival 2011 kicked off in the highest of spirits. By 10am, crowds were packing out Tube stations like Notting…
When Susanne Bier won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film earlier this year, she joined an elite club of only a handful of women ever to have been nominated for a direction related Academy Award for a second time. To take home the statuette must have made that important occasion that…
I front…a band called Submotion Orchestra, which was born in Leeds. At the time, I was playing a lot of dub/DnB and Jazz, but I wanted to find some kind of crossover in the middle. Dubstep was just beginning to surface and yet no one was doing it live. It…
As first impressions go, the 8th annual Flow Festival effortlessly ticked off the standards you’d expect from an event which attracted over nearly 47,000 revellers this year, and has earned its keep as the best for 20 to 30-something hipsters looking for a delightful weekend out. The overall vibe was relaxed and…