August 2012
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Metropolitans: Rowan Newton, Artist
I am… an artist based in London, and I’m about nothing else but art. Every moment of my day is consumed with art. Whether it’s drawing, painting, researching, looking at art, reading about art, and just generally obsessing over art and how to constantly improve my own.
The area in London I call home is… I live in Greenwich, but I always think of home as Brixton. It’s where I was raised...
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The highlight of my summer: Secret Garden Party
It was only a few months ago that revellers across the country were having a ball at the wild and wonderful Secret Garden Party in Cambridgeshire - including writer Ena Miller. With tickets now on sale for next year’s summer jamboree, she takes a moment to reminisce on her 2012 experience…
When I look at my photos from The Secret Garden Party I can’t help but smile. When I...
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Somewhere you should eat... Reform Social & Grill,...
About three or four years ago, restaurants offering robust, butch British fare in clubby surroundings (gentlemen’s rather than night) were the height of fashion, Dean Street Townhouse being the first and I would still argue the best of the bunch. It was a fashion I was very happy with, this being exactly the kind of food I like to eat and the kind of place I like to eat it in.
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Are you a keen writer, urban adventurer and enjoy...
The Cultural Exposé (www.theculturalexpose.co.uk) is a London-based lifestyle website for “hip arty urban adventurers” who want to find out interesting things to do in London and abroad. Launched in April 2010, it offers daily recommendations or reviews, newsletters, downloadable travel guides and boasts a growing online presence, with over 1,000 people signed up on the mailing list, and over...
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Somewhere you should go... BLISTERS - The...
Film fanatics will agree that movie posters are arguably as significant as the flicks themselves, as their long history has given them - the good ones at least - the credibility to be considered contemporary art. So when 40 established artists and emerging illustrators were tasked with producing prints inspired by some of the most notable movies on the planet, they not only paid homage to the...
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Last chance to head to New Zealand for a trip of a...
Cast your minds back to April friends - you might remember TCé flagged up a comp where you picked a prized possession you’d trade for the chance to win a pretty awesome experience of a lifetime in New Zealand - a country that looks like it should be on the destination hitlist of any self-proclaimed urban adventurer. But whether you entered or not, you’ll be pleased to know...
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Last chance to see... The Rolling Stones: 50...
These candid and insightful photos captures the history of one of the world’s most iconic bands over half a century - from rebellious teen starters working the club circuit to wealthy aged rockers who can fill a stadium of diehard fans to this day. Admission to the exhibition (in the East Wing Galleries, East Wing) is FREE and on until August 27th.
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Get away this Bank Holiday with Fly.co.uk
There is nothing better than a bank holiday weekend, three whole days of unadulterated holiday relaxation. There are parties everywhere and everybodyâs mate is putting on a BBQ. Only problem is, invariably the English weather can ruin it. You know it, I know it. I have spent too many bank holiday weekends under a brollie, turning the snags on the Barbie and serving up soggy lettuce â not...
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Somewhere you should go... Notting Hill Carnival...
The final bank holiday weekend of the summer can mean only one thing in London… it’s carnival time! So don the feathers, loosen those hips, and grab that whistle to enjoy two days of West-Indian style partying in the heart of West London’s Ladbroke Grove. Yes, we know it’s crowded and challenging to get to if you’re not in that neck of the woods, but Notting Hill Carnival is THE essential bank...
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Somewhere you should go... Bookstock at The Book...
The Book Club is good at street parties - if you made it to their Diamond Jubilee bash you’ll already know. But if you didn’t make that, you’ve now got a second chance. This Bank Holiday weekend, The Book Club is hosting another bigger and better street party: Bookstock. For all those born under the sign of Aquarius you will know that its inspired namesake made the history books...
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Something you should see… Stop Making Sense
With the summer days almost over and the melancholic autumn breeze slowly creeping in, you might find yourself more inclined to just chill and watch a decent flick two. Well, the good folks at Sugarhouse Studios have been kind enough to offer an eccentrically joyful mix of sounds, images (and puppets!) to help you do just that.
Widely regarded as one of the best rock movies ever made, Stop...
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Somewhere You Should Go... Mela
One of my favourite things about London in the summer is all the festivals that spring up. Come rain or shine, Londoners love nothing more than getting outside to hear some great music and eat some delicious food whether we’re in our wellies or flip flops.
So one of the last fests worth checking out this summer is Mela - a celebration of South Asian culture combining traditional artists and up...
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Somewhere you should eat... Flat Iron at The Owl &...
For the past five weeks, steak-lovers in East have formed a somewhat orderly queue to pile into an upstairs room at The Owl & Pussycat on Redchurch Street  and get a load of  ”the flat iron” - a unique cut of slow reared, tender beef that packs a serious punch in the taste stakes, all for just a tenner.  Here, you can enjoy a real top selection of meat cooked however you like...
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Somewhere you should go… Latino Festival by...
Samba dancing, extravagant outfits, pulsating Latin beats and millions of ecstatic revellers. Yes, we’re talking about Rio de Janeiro’s famous ‘Carnaval’ – the infamously spectacular celebration of Brazilian culture that draws partygoers to Rio annually from across the globe.
But perhaps you couldn’t afford the plane ticket this time round.
That’s ok. It’s a little known secret that every...
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Somewhere you should go...The Jump Off finals
What do Labrinth, Professor Green and dance crew Diversity all have in common? Aside for their obvious affinity to hip-hop, they were once unknown names that first earned their stripes at The Jump Off - one of the capital’s most energetic arenas for burgeoning talent where, since 2003, the battles have been delightfully rowdy (think Eminem’s 8 Mile with a few more categories i.e...
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Something you should see… The Goonies at Nomad...
The summer weather that has finally come to the UK (a month before the beginning of autumn) has been a blessing not just for sports fans who can go to Greenwich Park and enjoy the thrills that the Olympic Equestrian competitions will undoubtedly provide but also for all those film lovers who had been looking forward for the moment they would be able to move as far away from the drab concrete walls...
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Somewhere you should go... Poetry Slam at The...
If you think that poetry belongs in the days of Wordsworth, then prepare for a re-education. The Roundhouse’s event returns to air the UK’s hottest contemporary talent in spoken word. There is a cash prize up for grabs, as well as the accolade of being crowned poetry slam champion - and stars of the art will be present to judge the young newcomers, including Inua Ellams, Kat Francois...
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Somewhere you should eat... Ora
Location, location, location are, as every estate agent and Channel 4 property show addict knows, the three critical factors in determining the desirability of a property. The same cannot be said for restaurants, which can thrive in the oddest places - both under and atop multi-storey car-parks, for example - yet fail in seemingly sure-fire sites.
Ora is a fantastic smart Thai restaurant cursed...
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Something you should see… Carousel at The Barbican
Ok, so you might not be the musicals ‘type’. Maybe you’re not a big fan of the West End (“Jersey Boys?? Sorry busy washing the cat.”) Maybe you just don’t agree with the concept of people singing in plays. Or maybe the mere thought of overly boisterous actors bouncing around the stage tap dancing with canes and speaking in ludicrous American accents sends shivers down your spine. Believe me, I...
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Where to try alternative ice creams in London
You scream, we scream, we all scream for ice cream - but a vanilla 99 just doesn’t cut it nowadays when quality, Italian-style gelato and homemade sorbets are increasingly become the capital’s dessert du jour. Just know though that when it comes to the good stuff, flavour is king with some spots going so far as to produce some fairly unique varieties - so from breastmilk to cucumber,...
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Somewhere you should go... KKC Orchestra at the...
As you may have noticed from the Olympic opening ceremony, London is pretty proud of its music scene. The city often acts as an intersection between the many cultures that find themselves here; the fusion and production of new sounds. If you want to see this in practice here’s something that might just embody that idea - the KKC Orchestra. The sound is described as “Incredible French...
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Something you should see... The Curious Incident...
Part of London 2012 Festival, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is adapted by playwright Simon Stephens into an intriguing story of human relationships enmeshed in intrigue. Featuring a cast of theatre thespians including Luke Treadaway and Nicola Walker, the storyline centralizes on a fifteen-year-old boy Christopher Boome (Treadway) and his life as an austistic but gifted child,...
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TCé picks: A selection of things to do and places...
Oh August - how did you get here so soon? Here’s to the last of the holiday months in the capital, which promises some very cool new nights  and that massive event that goes down in West London over the bank holiday weekend that always has the best jerk chicken…
Nightlife
The Love Below at Trailer Happiness, August 5th - There’s a new monthly Sunday lounge coming to Notting...
