Culture Vulture
Madame Zingara’s at Battersea Power Station
Madame Zingara’s is, according to the press release, a fusion of cirque, burlesque and fine dining ’specifically designed to mesmerise, thrill and enthrall’.
Cathi Unsworth on London’s Dark Past
Author Cathi Unsworth is a mine of surreal and fantastic London folklore gems. She’s lived in Ladbroke Grove for more than 20 years, and has penned three novels set in and around this shifting, sprawling city. So when Cathi kindly conceded to confide some of these secrets, I was keen to discover which London-based beasts, ghosts, [...]
Matthew Bourne’s Edward Scissorhands
When taking on a production that has already achieved great praise in another form, any director has a mountain to climb. Unfortunately Matthew Bourne’s ballet version of Edward Scissorhands at Sadler’s Wells does nothing but dance in the foothills of its filmic predecessor.
Lucha Libre: They Came, They Conquered
What do you get if you mix muscle men, midgets, transvestites, skin-tight costumes, sequins and sweat? One of the funniest and strangest nights out in London: Lucha Libre arrived…and then departed.
IAMX at Astoria 2
Astoria 2 was rammed with devoted fans at the weekend, all with high expectations for this, the only UK date on IAMX’s Unheard tour.
The Spirit’s West End Premiere
Tucked away where Tottenham Court Road turns into New Oxford Street is an abandoned warehouse called the Old Post Office. Those around this area last Thursday might have caught a whiff of a city within our city as the premiere of Frank Miller’s The Spirit brought its understated party to town.
A Wind of Revolution Blows
A few years ago, Sofia Coppola gave us Marie Antoinette. She gave us lavish dresses, exquisite delicacies, frivolous parties, gorgeous sunsets and absurd, gauche hairstyles. The curtain fell with the guillotine, and that was the end of that. Sharon Kivland picks up where Coppola left off, in a tiny gallery tucked away behind the Tate [...]
Haunts at Camden’s Barfly
Walking into the Barfly in Camden and seeing the crowd awaiting the first band, Haunts, at the front of the stage was a good sign. It displayed an intention, a collective desire to kick the night off with gusto. From the start, Haunts rocked the shit.
Sickboy Stays Free in Shoreditch
Graffiti artist Sickboy is cementing his move to the capital with his highly-anticipated Stay Free exhibition, opening today in Shoreditch. Fresh from the Bristol scene, which has spawned a whole new generation of street artists including Nick Walker, Robert Del Naja and Banksy, he says London definitely lives up to his expectations, ‘Yeah, my studio [...]
Les Années Folles: The Art of Paris in W1
You probably have a friend (or a weird uncle) who feels about history the way most teenage girls feel about Johnny Depp. You know, that social oddity in John-Lennon-rimmed glasses who would lovingly stroke the bricks of the Colosseum or march down the winding streets of the Montmartre, entranced by the prospect of stepping on [...]
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