The Old Blue Last, Great Eastern Street, London. The Old Blue Last is a pub and live music venue in East London run by Vice. It hosts ‘forward-thinking’ bands and DJs every night (usually for free) and is the epitome of shoreditch cool, always full of hip twenty somethings. The band in my photos below isContinue reading “The Old Blue Last”
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The Stow Festival
The Stow Festival, Walthamstow, London. The very first Stow Festival took place at the end of September, showcasing local musical talent in many venues across E17. Here, Wagon Tales and Peppercornrent performed at Ye Olde Rose & Crown. I moved to Walthamstow a year ago and like most E17ers love the community spirit and theContinue reading “The Stow Festival”
Leighton House Museum
Leighton House Museum, Kensington, London. The house was once home to Victorian artist Frederic Leighton who over a period of 30 years expanded the building and filled it with treasures from all over the world. The centrepiece of this work is the Arab Hall, decorated with hundres of Middle Eastern tiles. A fascinating place, tuckedContinue reading “Leighton House Museum”
Kentish Town back streets
The back streets from Kentish Town to Hampstead Heath reveal some of London’s hidden-away pretty Dickensian Mews, cobbled streets and brightly painted terraces. Once over looking fields, these narrow alleyways now provide quiet respite from the busy Highgate Road. They lead up to Hampstead Heath and Parliament Hill with views over the centre of London.
The Social
The Social, Little Portland Street, London. This small bar and club just off Regent Street features a cool diner with jukebox on street level and down in the basement hosts nights of live music, DJs and here, the one and only hip hop karaoke. A couple of years ago (quick plug) even my band played here.Continue reading “The Social”
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