New venue alert - Owl & Pussycat on Redchurch Street
Okay, so it’s not new, but the Owl & the Pussycat is about to make a comeback.
Many Shoreditchians were devastated by the Pussycat’s closure in early summer. It was one of the last of the old-time boozers, unaffected by time and the rising tide of artist galleries that drifted into Redchurch Street and lapped against the Pussycat’s door.
The new lease owner is 580 Limited, a company that knows how to combine pubs, music, and those artsy-music kids in locations such as the Amersham Arms, the Lock, and the Rest Is Noise.
22 Sept 2010
Eric Chenaux
We previewed tonight’s Eric Chenaux show at Dalston’s Cafe OTO in the current issue. Here’s why.
Eric Chenaux – Worm And Gear by snipelondon
22 Sept 2010
London agenda for Wednesday
London agenda for Wednesday
1. Groove Eric Chenaux, Dead Rat Orchestra, and Braindead CollecTive
2. Put some slick flowers in our hair at The Vaselines and Haight-Ashbury at Scala [London Gigs]
3. London’s next top tranny speaks for itself [Spoonfed]
4. Spend 26 seconds watching a film [Le Cool]
22 Sept 2010
21 Sept 2010
Family Fodder & Nico Muhly
Post-punk band Family Fodder have apparently been away for ten years and returned with a new album. For a lot of people, this will be the first time they’ve heard of them I’d imagine, but “The Onliest Thing” is quite a comeback – dense, groaning strings and an oppressive, almost chanted vocal. Great stuff, taken from the forthcoming album “Classical Music”.
Family Fodder – The Onliest Thing by snipelondon
On the subject of classical music, mercurial NYC composer Nico Muhly released a new track this week also. Hear it below, and see him playing at The Barbican next Tuesday as part of the Bedroom Community Whale Watching tour.
21 Sept 2010
London agenda for Tuesday
London agenda for Tuesday
1. Avoid writing a novel in new and creative ways at the FLOW Festival [Le Cool]
2. Be inspired by the Art of the Fanzine
3. Watch the 1962 Joan of Arc at the Working Man’s [Run Riot]
21 Sept 2010
What if superheroes were hipsters? Plus Hipster Hitler
If superheroes were hipsters [College Humour]
Bonus
Hipster Hitler
20 Sept 2010
Diamond Mine: an MPfree mixtape
If you’ve 60 mins to spare and a hankering for some amazing music, here’s a free hour-long mixtape made up of real rare gems. Examples: the opening track is Planningtorock’s original intro, taken from her 12” EP, but subsequently rewritten for her album; the Enon track was the closing song on High Society, tucked away at the end of a very long but brilliant album that never got the adulation it deserved; the Lispector song was one of the first I ever downloaded from the internet, from MP3.com perhaps, and it’s a real find. The Final Fantasy song “The Butcher” is from a little known EP, but it’s a fantastic example of Owen Pallett’s songwriting; the Dirty Three song from the brilliant “Whatever You Love, You Are”, which is often overlooked as their best album in favour of “Ocean Songs”.
Anyway – the tracklist is in the artwork – “read more” to see it. Enjoy!
20 Sept 2010
Sky Larkin (DREAMTRAK remix)
Leeds indie-pop outfit Sky Larkin get a typically glossy makeover from the DREAMTRAK studio. Everything he touches turns into pop platinum of late, and “Still Windmills” becomes a huge, exhilarating disco number under DREAMTRAK’s direction. Sky Larkin play at The Lexington tonight.
Sky Larkin – Still Windmills (DREAMTRAK DIAMOND SOUND) by snipelondon
20 Sept 2010
London agenda for Monday
London agenda for Monday
1. Pop into University of the Arts diploma photo exhibition in Elephant & Castle [Le Cool]
2. Have an obsessive quest for eternal life [Run Riot]
3. Put one’s head in the sand after watching Collapse at the Frontline [Frontline]
20 Sept 2010
Snipe Highlights
Some popular articles from past years
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- Punk brewery just as sexist and homophobic as the industry they rail against
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- Silencing the Brick Lane curry touts could be fatal for the city's self-esteem
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