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 Ric Stultz |
Cultural Stimuli in LONDON
Issue 192: regenerative flavour
On Sunday Jon Bon Jovi opened the resurrected Millennium Dome with crowd-pleasing theatrics, middle-of-the-road noises and empty-headed gestures. This Wednesday, Tony Blair finally leaves office after ten years of crowd-pleasing theatrics, middle-of-the-road noise... you get the picture. Rock-star hairlines may recede, politicos may fall from grace and domes may rise, yet through it all culture regenerates itself. Check the Corsica Arts Club double-whammy (absinthe on Friday, dubstep on Saturday), a load of old Bard at Shakespeare's Globe and contemporary, riveting material at the Royal Court Theatre. Add to that a look back at the Royal Festival Hall's future and two days of 3-D performance, and it might be a struggle to determine who's getting your vote. Luckily, you can't help but hitch it to a winner, so spread it.
- Kieran Wyatt, Managing Editor
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Flavorpill LONDON is an email magazine covering a hand-picked selection of music, art and cultural events — delivered each Tuesday afternoon.
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| PERFORMANCE |
Rites
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Tue 26 & Wed 27 June (7:30pm) |
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Royal Festival Hall (Belvedere Road, SE1, 020.7960.4242) Tube: Waterloo map |
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£12-55 |
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When Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris in 1913, the audience rioted — the classical ballet world was not yet ready for a story of pagan sacrifice. Mores may have relaxed since then, but with its discordant, unpredictable rhythms, the composer's score remains notoriously difficult to choreograph. Digital artist Klaus Obermaier's cyber choreography of the cycle, however, offers a bold 21st-century interpretation: through 3D glasses, viewers witness a technologically manipulated piece that distorts solo dancer Julia Mach's actual movements. With the music performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Marin Alsop, tonight also includes renditions of Philip Glass' Prelude from Akhnaten and Edgard Varèse's Arcana. (JY)
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| PERFORMANCE |
An Audience With Adrienne: Her Summertime Special
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Wed 27 June - Wed 8 July (Wed-Sat: 8pm / Sun: 5pm) |
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Drill Hall (16 Chenies Street, WC1, 020.7307.5060) Tube: Goodge Street map |
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£14 / £12 concessions |
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An audience with performance artist Adrienne (aka Adrian Howells) is always a close-up and personal affair, as those who ordered her special brand of room service at the Great Eastern Hotel will attest. This time she gets in the spirit of the season and treats us to a bit of a Carry On down by the seaside. Featuring salty reminiscences and end-of-the-pier stories, her Sumertime Special is illustrated with plenty of revealing holiday pics and saucy postcards. The emphasis is on interaction so don't be surprised if Adrienne plucks you from the audience and treats you to some special attention. (KW)
 In 50 words or less, tell us what your alter ego would be named and why. The most intriguing character wins a pair of tickets to the performance on Sun 1 July (5pm). Entries close at 6pm on Tue 26 June.
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| DISCUSSION |
Whitechapel Salon Debate: Moving Image Culture
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Thur 28 June (7pm) |
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Whitechapel Art Gallery (80-82 Whitechapel High Street, E1, 020.7522.7878) Tube: Aldgate East map |
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£7 (RSVP essential) |
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Though the Whitechapel Gallery is undergoing a much-deserved expansion right now, their new Salon series demonstrates that a bit of redecorating isn't going to get in the way of art and intellectualism. Set in the recently refurbished Café/Bar — designed by Turner Prize nominee Liam Gillick — the Salon discussions are fuelled by passionate back-and-forth debate — as well as plenty of drinks and tapas. The BFI's inimitable Eddie Berg referees a candid conversation about contemporary visual culture at tonight's inaugural meeting. (RH)
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| PHOTOGRAPHY |
Hannah Starkey
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Thur 28 June (7:30pm) |
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ICA (The Mall, SW1, 020.7930.3647) Tube: Charing Cross, Piccadilly Circus map |
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£10 / £9 concessions |
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At first glance, the staged tableaux of British photographer Hannah Starkey might look like something you'd find in a high-end fashion magazine. Look past the gloss, however, and a disturbing universe populated by isolated young women slowly reveals itself. Though these carefully constructed works are notoriously difficult to interpret, you can get a peek into the artist's mind tonight when she discusses her work and inspirations with Charlotte Cotton. As a bonus, keep an eye out for previews of Starkey's first full-cover monograph, due to be published later this summer. (RH)
Though she'll get a chance to explain herself, why do you think that Hannah Starkey takes so many pictures of lonely girls? The best psychoanalysis in 50 words or less receives a pair of tickets to the talk. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 26 June.
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| PHOTOGRAPHY |
Chris Coekin: The Hitcher
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Fri 29 June - Sun 2 Sep (Mon-Wed: 11am-6pm / Thur: 11am-8pm / Fri & Sat: 11am-6pm / Sun: 12-6pm) |
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The Photographers' Gallery (5 & 8 Great Newport Street, WC2, 020.7831.1772) Tube: Leicester Square map |
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Inspired by the beatniks, Chris Coekin hitchhiked around the UK for six sporadic years. Armed with a disposable camera and cardboard signs, Coekin relied entirely on the kindness of strangers for modes of transportation. Photographs of his journeys feature action self-portraits, roadside scenery and the drivers who gave him lifts; but it's Coekin's central focus on the breakdown of trust in society that subtly emerges throughout, via thematic images that range from physiognomical portraits of motorists to snapshots of roadkill. (JY)
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| FILM |
This Is Tomorrow
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Fri 29 June (8pm) |
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Royal Festival Hall (Belvedere Road, SE1, 020.7960.4242) Tube: Waterloo map |
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£15-25 |
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Event info | This Is Tomorrow |
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The reopening of the newly refurbished Royal Festival Hall couldn't go by without at least one special event documenting the building's history. This trip through the years finds Saint Etienne — along with a 60-piece orchestra — taking the stage to perform a live soundtrack for the premiere of This Is Tomorrow, Paul Kelly's documentary on the development of the Grade 1-listed building, from its official opening at the 1951 Festival of Britain to the recent revamp. (HB)
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| PARTY |
An Electric Storm
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Fri 29 June (8pm-2am) |
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The Corsica Arts Club (5 Elephant Road, SE17, 020.7703.4760) Tube: Elephant & Castle map |
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£10 / £8 advance |
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In recent years, quality time with the Green Fairy has been primarily limited to Kylie Minogue's role in Moulin Rouge. An Electric Storm aims to change all that, though, featuring an absinthe parlour as one of the many attractions that make up its end-of-week old-school throwdown. Hal Ashby's twisted classic Harold and Maude (1971) is screened at the witching hour, while the Clerkenwell Kid's DJ set proves that dancehall doesn't always just mean Sean Paul's latest. Other things to watch out for: Polar Bear's electro improv and 1927's surrealist multimedia cabaret. (CMA)
How many volts are discharged in a single strike from the world's largest Van de Graff generator? Two randomly drawn correct responses each receive a pair of tickets to this show. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 26 June.
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| CLUB |
Electronation presents Satellite 31
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Fri 29 June (10pm-6am) |
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The Egg (5-13 Vale Royal, off York Way, King's Cross, N1, 020.7609.8364) Tube: King's Cross map |
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£12 / £8 before midnight |
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Event info | Electronation | Satellite 31 |
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Launched in Berlin's VCF club in March, Satellite 31 seeks to promote Dutch electronica around the world. Now the showcase tour arrives at London's Egg, inaugurating a bimonthly residence from Holland's finest. In the warehouse downstairs, space techno is the named game, with Bart Skils mining new rhythmic depths, Joris Voorn's energetic Detroit-inspired grooves and an appearance by prolific producer Steve Rachmad. Upstairs, things go electro, courtesy of Amsterdam-breaks and Italo-house legend Mason — famous for his twisted electro hit "The Screetch". (JR)
What is the name of the American and Japanese satellite tether system based on "reverse origami"? Two randomly drawn correct responses each receive a pair of tickets to the show. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 26 June.
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| FESTIVAL |
London Lit Plus
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Fri 29 June - Fri 13 July (schedule) |
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Various London locations |
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Various prices |
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For many, the term "literary festival" conjures images of tweed-suited gentlemen and glasses-sporting women discoursing on Shakespearean minutiae while queuing up to score a signature from an obscure poet. Not so with London Lit Plus, a so-called "open" festival in which anyone — regardless of literary pedigree — can host an event. A fringe fest to the main London Literature Festival, Lit Plus includes quirky happenings such as free walks through Southwark and Waterloo inspired by the penny dreadful, aphorisms sold for £1 (complete with tea and cake) and a night of "literature and booze" with Through a Glass Darkly. And for all the erstwhile English theorists out there, more traditional events, such as open mics and psychoanalytic theory, are also on the highly varied agenda. (CMA)
Which fictional detective first appeared in the penny dreadful The Halfpenny Marvel #6? The first randomly drawn correct response receives a pair of tickets to the Lazy Gramophone event on Wed 11 July. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 26 June.
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| MUSIC: Festival |
Wildchild Outside
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Sat 30 June (12pm-late) |
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Canvas (Goods Yard, off York Way, N1, 020.7565.3285) Tube: Kings Cross map |
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£39-65 |
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Despite London becoming dance festival central nowadays, Wildchild Outside still lives up to its name. Afterparty dons Tim Sheridan (VeryVeryVeryWrongIndeed) and Shane Watcha (Zombies Ate My Brain) present a stage featuring DJ regulars from their respective parties as well as guests from both Formula and Fervor. Detroit techno legend Carl Craig plays for fellow east London heroes Secretsundaze, while veteran junglist Goldie drops a special Blue Note set to commemorate the seminal Shoreditch music venue of the '90s. (ME)
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Together presents the Nextmen
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Sat 30 June (10pm-7am) |
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Turnmills (63b Clerkenwell Road, EC1, 020.7250.3409) Tube: Farringdon map |
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£15 / £12 advance |
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Event info | The Nextmen |
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Tonight, Dom Search and Brad Baloo disprove the doubters who pigeonholed them as ordinary hip-hop DJs rather than beat producers in the tradition of J Dilla. Playing tracks off of their first album in four years, This Was Supposed to Be the Future, the Nextmen drop catchy takes across dancehall, funk, reggae, soul and jazz. With the lyrical contributions of MC Wrec, the four-deck wizards have also enlisted support from last year's UK beatbox champ Beardyman, Brighton hip-hop maestros Black Grass, solo spinning from Groove Armada's Tom Findlay as well as big beat veterans FC Kahuna. (JR)
Legend has it that Brad and Dom met under what circumstances? Five randomly drawn correct responses each receive a pair of tickets to this show. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 26 June.
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Man Make Music feat. Plastician
Sat 30 June (10pm-6am) Hub (2 Goulston Street, E1, 020.7320.3530) Tube: Aldgate, Aldgate East, Liverpool Street map £6 / Free before 11pm
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Man Make Music have been killing crowds this year with their series of rocking warehouse techno throwdowns in east London. Tonight, Radio 1's Plastician headlines the Cambridge-based collective's latest. (KW)
 
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Heavy Industries feat. James Mowbray w/ Hatcha & Benga
Sat 30 June (11pm-7am) The Corsica Arts Club (5 Elephant Road, SE17, 020.7703.4760) Tube: Elephant & Castle map £10 / £5 advance / Free before midnight with RSVP
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James Mowbray — Mixmag scribe, Four:Twenty producer and DJ — brings dirty dubstep, filthy house and forward-thinking techno together for a party that is both sporadic and notoriously nomadic. (ME)
Which UK city will James Mowbray visit for the first time on his upcoming tour? Two randomly drawn correct responses each receive free entry (+3 guests) to this party and a copy of Four:Twenty Recordings' Music:02. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 26 June.
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| MUSIC: Reggae |
Natty
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Sun 1 July (4pm-late) |
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The Abbey (124 Kentish Town Road, NW1, 020.7485.2131) Tube: Kentish Town map |
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£4 |
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To celebrate his debut single, "Badmind/Camden Rox", north London reggae newcomer Natty brings his refreshing half-acoustic mix of sun-kissed riddims to the newly refurbished Abbey. Natty spent four years honing his studio skills and vocals before releasing the track on his own Vibes and Pressure label, but he has already made his presence known by supporting the likes of Lee "Scratch" Perry and Horace Andy. He's joined tonight by a top secret guest, while DJ sets from the likes of Trojan Records dub master JC and a terrace BBQ round out the evening. (JR)
Which BBC Radio 1 DJ was responsible for introducing reggae music to the UK during the '60s and '70s? Three randomly drawn correct responses each receive a pair of tickets to this show, a signed 7" Natty album and a copy of the CD. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 26 June.
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| MUSIC: Eclectic |
iTunes Festival
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Sun 1 - Tue 31 July (schedule) |
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ICA (The Mall, SW1, 020.7930.3647) Tube: Charing Cross, Piccadilly Circus map |
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The debut iTunes festival is your chance to see 60 bands and musicians play intimate gigs at the ICA — absolutely free. Acts range from new festival stalwarts such as Amy Winehouse and Paolo Nutini to fiercely fashionable image-makers Jack Penate and the Rakes, along with reliable indie vets including Ash and Travis. Free tickets are available to competition winners via the festival website, but even if you miss out the first time, iTunes promise that all shows will be available to download. (LCD)
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| THEATRE |
Love's Labour's Lost
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Sun 1 July - Sun 7 Oct (schedule) |
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Shakespeare's Globe (21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1, 020.7401.9919) Tube: Blackfriars, London Bridge, Southwark map |
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£5-32 |
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Love's Labour's Lost is a quintessential Shakespearean comedy — flamboyant, funny and clever all at once. This new production, featuring a largely young and unknown cast, promises an energetic take on the heady goings-on in the court of Navarre. Though seating is available, the best way to enjoy the production is among the "loiterers and malcontents" that make up the standing masses in front of the open-air stage — just the way the bard would have wanted it. (KW)
NB: To ensure a true theatre throwback experience, 700 standing tickets (£5) are reserved for each performance.
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Vinyl Junkies presents Music Is Music
Sun 1 July (1-11pm) Light Bar (233 Shoreditch High Street, E1, 020.7247.8989) Tube: Liverpool Street, Shoreditch map £7 / £5 before 4pm
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This new weekly soiree from Soho record shop Vinyl Junkies features plenty of live jazz, soul and funk. Marcina Arnold & the Love Rats perform tonight, while Vinyl Junkies DJs provide leftfield sounds in between trips to the BBQ. (KW)
NB: Vinyl Junkies kick off the weekend at the same venue the night before (Sat 30 June: 7pm-3am) with eight hours of soul, boogie and house.
How old was Marcina Arnold when she performed at the Edinburgh Jazz Festival? Five randomly drawn correct responses each receive a pair of tickets to this show. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 26 June.
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Stick It On LoveBox Launch Party
Sun 1 July (3pm-late) The Bedford (77 Bedford Hill, Balham, SW12, 020.8682.8940) Tube: Balham map £5
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The Stick It On collective offer budding DJs 15 minutes for potential fame, with contenders playing whatever they like for a quarter of an hour. Turntable newbies are encouraged by able assistance, while legendary DJ pensioner Derek is on hand for a reggae masterclass. (KW)
NB: You must sign up in advance if you want to DJ.
Speaking of "turntable newbies", what cherished record have you stolen from your parents' vinyl collection? The two most taste-enduring responses in 50 words or less each receive a pair of tickets to the party. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 26 June.
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| THEATRE |
Rough Cuts
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Mon 2 - Sat 14 July (schedule) |
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Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, Royal Court Theatre (Sloane Square, SW1, 020.7565.5000) Tube: Sloane Square map |
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If you're sick and tired of music from the glut of summer festivals, there's no better respite than the theatre. Take refuge from Kate Moss-wannabes in wellies as the Royal Court Theatre's Rough Cuts delivers the latest in new and experimental pieces in its two-week season of readings and works in progress. From posh boys to prostitutes and from office romances to death, the subject matter is diverse — as are the backgrounds of the playwrights, including Nigerian choreographer Anthony Odey and nonagenarian scribe NF Simpson, who first had his work performed at the Royal Court in 1957. (LCD)
NB: All performances begin at 7:45pm.
After the 1882 remodel, what was the seating capacity of the Royal Court Theatre? Two randomly drawn correct responses each receive a pair of tickets to a show of their choice. Entries close at 6pm on Tue 26 June.
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| MUSIC: Upcoming |
Gwyneth Herbert
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Thur 20 Sep (7-11pm) |
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Shepherds Bush Empire (Shepherds Bush Green, W12, 020.8354.3300) Tube: Goldhawk Road, Shepherds Bush map |
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Gwyneth Herbert is a 25-year-old jazz singer from the Home Counties, blessed with a timeless voice full of vulnerability, playfulness and pathos. Rounded out only by a gut-string guitar and a double bass, her music is the stuff of dreams — at twists light, funny, intimate, heartwringing and truly emotive. Recently signed to Blue Note, Herbert breathes with talent as both a vocalist and a composer, something that is more than evident in her ethereal mixture of folk, jazz and the familiar cadences of 20th-century musical traditions. (JR)
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EATING & DRINKING: The Cut Bar |
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when: Open daily: 8am-late
where: The Cut Bar (66 The Cut, SE1, 020.7928.4400)
tube: Southwark, Waterloo
price: £6.50-13 mains / £6 cocktails
With a spacious balcony overlooking the lively neighborhood, the Cut Bar is an ideal pit stop for a drinker interested in laidback yet cerebral ambience. The eclectic decor includes quirky seating — you may well find yourself on a block of foam, a sturdy cardboard box or even a cork stool resembling a large champagne stopper — varied lighting fixtures, exposed steel and wooden beams. Typically marked by a steady stream of avant-garde theatregoers catching up on the Young Vic's latest offering, the clientele also includes omnipresent suits taking advantage of the cider, draught and bottled-beer choices, as well as the more extensive selection of cocktails and wines. For the peckish, the modern take on a typical British menu includes a range of palattables from vegetarian-friendly aubergine burgers to traditional favourites such as mussels in white wine and sticky toffee pudding. (AT)
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CD REVIEW: New Young Pony Club, Fantastic Playroom |
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Island Records
Available 9 July
£8.99 (Amazon)
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Of all the post-punk bands to bobble-up in DFA Records' wake, New Young Pony Club are arguably both the best-named and the most exciting. Staying true to neon-disco sensibilities where precursors such as the Scissor Sisters somehow went wrong, the debut LP by London's hottest no-wave five-piece overflows with everything savoured by their Brooklyn cousins — plus a whole heap of incomparable Brit star quality. "Get Lucky" introduces the album's intoxicating recipe: driving funk from guitar, bass and skins, retro synthlines and saucy lyrics from the glass-throated, jump-suited, Blondie-loving Tahita Bulmer. "Ice Cream" distils dangerous desire over a winding ESG-style slap-bass riff and euphoric string pads, while "The Bomb" moves up a gear, dropping square-toothed acid arpeggios alongside a classic nu-rave chorus. "The Get Go" and "Tight Fit", meanwhile, press the buttons marked deep and soulful — a versatile, individual use of a movement's most familiar tonal tropes. (JR)
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STREAMS: Day of Silence |
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In a worldwide "Day of Silence" protest against new rules forcing arbiters of Internet radio to pay music royalties (a move that would shut down the small guys and deeply wound the rest), countless online webcasters silence their studios on Tuesday 26 June in a show of solidarity. Not content to let dead air do the talking, Los Angeles' KCRW cancels its regular schedule for a D-Day for Webcasters programme that articulates ways the rate structures will affect broadcasters' ability to stream music. The initiative also raises awareness for the Internet Radio Equality Act, a bill introduced in the US House of Representatives that proposes a fairer percentage-of-revenue model. Take the time you would have spent listening to today's streams to read up on the issue, and, if you're so inclined, lend your support — lest the Internet become that boring beast that is mainstream radio. (CJN)
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