London

aka The Square Mile, Manhattan-on-Thames, Londonistan

The Humble Hot Dog Gets A Gourmet Make Over

Andy | October 18th, 2012

It’s no secret that gourmet street-food has been gaining momentum in Britain for a number of years now. We’ve seen our streets flood with artisan burger joints, organic milkshake bars, free-range chicken shops and burrito baristas. It seemed as though only the humble hot dog was the only street food classic without a gourmet makeover. That’s all about to change however, as gourmet hot dogs crafted from top quality cuts of meat and artisan bread are about to take over the street food scene and they couldn’t be further from a simple “sausage in a bap.

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Molecular Mixology in the Cocktail Capital

Andy | October 18th, 2012

The Worship Street Whistling Shop, Shoreditch

Ever since the introduction of 24-hour licensing laws, British cities have been consumed in a tempest of binge drinking fuelled by Alco pops, watered down larger and 99p shots. But finally it seems as though the wave of Wetherspoons and chain clubs has finally broke and rolled back to the sea. A new trend of sophisticated speakeasies for the discerning drinker has spread throughout London and is set to go nationwide.

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No Brainer

Andy | May 19th, 2012

Etienne de Crecy’s No Brain is a bit like a higher production version of those old rave videos I used to watch when I was skiving school and taking acid. It’s part refined color blocked Tronscape, i.e. lots of grids that turn 3D, part chunky fractal like shapes, and loads of strobing things that start off as lines and become new worlds, thing is it’s a lot more solid and refined than that all sounds, and mind-blowingly beautiful.

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‘Heads’ by Phillip Lorca DiCorcia

Andy | May 12th, 2012

Phillip Lorca DiCorcia’s shooting style falls somewhere between documentary street photography and the images of movie posters and advertising billboards. The contrast between the sometimes mundane subjects and the photographic language in which they are portrayed removes the subject from their original context transporting them to higher cinematic realms whilst through their nature of being snapshots, still images, retain a Rorschach-like quality of being entirely open to the viewers’ interpretations.

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Spend all your money in Discogs

Andy | March 15th, 2012

Discogs is the fastest, and easiest way to spend all your money on non-essential items like 250Euro LPs and cassette mixes you can’t play because you don’t have a cassette player. Read More

The photo book scene

Andy | March 15th, 2012

Two of my friends have new books. Ben Rayner’s (UN)FAMILIAR came out a few weeks ago, the launch party ended with his band, Throwing Up, playing a gig at the pub next door to the HUH store where it took place.

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The new Tabasco hot sauce

Andy | March 15th, 2012

Mcilhenny sent me a new buffalo style hot sauce that I just ate for breakfast. Read More

Ted’s tees

Andy | March 15th, 2012

Ted’s Draws is a company (very grandiose term for someone drawing in his kitchen) set up by illustrator Ted Pearce, who has done a tonne of illustrations for Vice over the years. Read More

The feral countryman

Andy | March 15th, 2012

Mike Hurley, or Michael depending where you look, is an American guitarist and singer. I first came across his music via the track Revenent which was on a weird mix I have via Mississippi Records. Read More

Old hardcore show flyers will never not be cool

Andy | January 23rd, 2012

This is one of the better blogs dedicated to old posters from the 80′s and 90′s hardcore shows.

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Sonic Youth soap opera

Andy | January 23rd, 2012

 

Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon’s marital separation does a number on Sonic Youth. Read More

Shelagh took her final bow

Andy | January 23rd, 2012

Shelagh Delaney, who died last November, was one of the most influential play writes the UK has ever produced. Read More

Terry Richardson’s new Lady Gaga book

Andy | January 23rd, 2012

Lady Gaga + Terry Richardson was in some ways inevitable: a book about a massive alternative star and mainstream alt-style icon, with a lavish stunt based dress sense, shot by a one of the best known photographers around. Read More

Arnold Schwarzenegger themed Deathcore Christmas album

Andy | January 23rd, 2012

Music has moved beyond parody and into something far more meaningful.

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eBay opened a real store

Andy | January 23rd, 2012


QR codes and having stuff delivered probably not the future of high street, but it’s not far off.

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