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Words by Marissa Cox. There’s nothing like a good meal out in a fancy restaurant-come-club to help heal a broken heart. So that’s exactly what we did with a friend on Friday night, who had been going through the romantic wars. And Maddox Club is just the kind of place to help remind one that... Read more
Band of Skulls bassist and vocalist Emma Richardson launches her first solo exhibition ‘Cruisin’ for a Bruisin” today, so we thought after making the cross-over from music into the art world, she might be keen to answer some of our pressing questions about the artistic and intellectual challenges she’s faced along the way. But, and... Read more
Every man and his dog are making EPs these days, crowding the new music scene with tasters and teasers for the discerning listeners to plough through, and presenting the artists with the challenge of grabbing people’s increasingly wavering attention. So when we saw that Jay James Picton was grabbing the mutt by the nuts and... Read more
Words by Lily Silverton. We’re sitting in a café and wondering how to write about Fox & Squirrel’s ‘Lifestyle Walks’, when we hear the girl sat next to us say to her friend: “London SO big”. Our immediate reaction is to turn to her and say, “well, duh. What do you expect from a capital city?”... Read more
On a crisp Saturday morning back in December, kitted out in our jogging bottoms and trainers (we thought we get a little culture in pre-gym), we headed to the Union Chapel Tower in Islington after being told that we could climb the tower to view an intriguing art project that was installed inside. Lured by... Read more
We cut through the rain on Tuesday morning, passed through Trafalgar Square politely observing the signs to NOT feed the pigeons (a very easy instruction to follow, given our dislike for flying rats), and arrived at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) with our attire slightly dampened but our spirits untouched. We’re becoming quite au... Read more
Here’s another art prize for you to cast your critical eye over. Yesterday Artes Mundi 5 announced its shortlist for their £40,000 prize – the biggest art prize in the UK. The selectors – Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, Curator of Contemporary Art at Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York and curatorial agent for dOCUMENTA... Read more
Optimism is something that sets The Big Pink’s second album ‘Future This’ apart from their debut offering ‘A Brief History of Love’. It’s an optimism that’s partly rooted in the sound – the gloomy guitar fuzz has been pushed aside in favour of a more uplifting concoction of synths and more prominent beats. It’s not just that... Read more
Let’s face it; it’s tough trying to stick to a New Year’s resolution. We all have good intentions, but life somehow (and often a sweet tooth) always seems to get in the way. If you’ve already fallen off the no-alcohol-January bandwagon, or let the gym lapse after only the third week, then you need to... Read more
Our favourite council has commissioned some of its local talent to design limited edition cotton shopping totes to promote its Love Hackney, Shop local campaign. The impressive roster of designers: Canadian knitwear designer Mark Fast, designer of the moment Simone Rocha, luxury shoe designer Atalanta Weller and menswear designer William Richard Green, also just so... Read more
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