Camden

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Proud Feels Pinch Over Burlesque Shows

Miss Polly Rae by WowtheWorld Camden Council have ordered the immediate halt of burlesque nights at the Proud Gallery, demanding that the venue apply for a similar license to those held by strip joints and lap-dancing clubs. Under pre-existing but newly-enforced laws, local establishments Koko …

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Camden Crawl Review: Saturday Highlights

Photo by Skywaaker Saturday in Camden was much busier than Friday with queues trailing out of venues from the off. Don’t forget that you can still download 65 free MP3s of artist who played the Crawl right here. Here’s the ones we loved: Little Boots …

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Camden Crawl: What Not To Miss On Saturday

If you’ve already battled your way through Friday you’ll know turning up early to collect wristbands is a winner, the Roundhouse situation is a bit odd, the venues are miles apart and actually for once the queues weren’t that bad (or were we just lucky?) …

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Idle Crawl

Unsigned bands of London – listen up! There’s yet another competition planning to make you a star. Held as part of The Camden Crawl, Indie Idle is accepting entries until 28 February. Industry experts will whittle down the submissions to a final 10 who will …

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Extra, Extra

A tapestry Guernica is coming to the Whitechapel Gallery. A young lawyer’s tragic death leads to life-changing transplants for 7 other patients. A man has been killed in a fight in Wembley. Two teenagers have died after crashing the stolen car they were driving. Camden’s …

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Omnivore: Where To Buy Pierogi

Right now, Londoners can put a greater variety of stuff on our tables than in almost any other place or time in history. So don’t settle for another Tesco quiche; join us as we make a grocery list of our culinary diversity. Happy foraging. Red …

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Listen Up: Ou Est Le Swimming Pool?

Proving yet again that the close of the naughties promises to sound a lot like the 1980s, the curiously named Ou Est Le Swimming Pool are here and ready to party. Bursting their way onto the blog scene at the end of last year, their …

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Free Tonight?

Buttoned Down Disco @ Koko Undecided about what to do tomorrow? You may wish to consider saying “Fuck NYE” and joining us at Koko later for Buttoned Down Disco’s anti NYE NYE party. Fed up of the 31st rip off BDD brings you one of …

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Preview: Fucked Up

Over the summer, we had a grand old time when Canadian hardcore punks Fucked Up rolled into town and left a path of destruction in their wake. Now, we’re super excited about their return to London this week for another hell-raising gig at Underworld. The …

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Interview: Someone Once Told Me’s Mario Cacciottolo

Photo site Someone Once Told Me, the brainchild of journalist Mario Cacciottolo, has been catching the attention of many a curious Londoner as well as web-savvy folks and photography fans from around the world. The Guardian, described it as: “Whether it was a text message …

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Camden Town Hall To Meet Wrecking Ball?

The execrable concrete extension to Camden Town Hall on Euston Road could be replaced by a 26 storey tower, reports Property Week. Camden Council wants to update and consolidate its facilities, and the most cost-effective way may be to demolish the existing abomination and build …