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Wednesday Picture: Where the hell is Kentish Town’s “village”?

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that they forgot the predictably cute villagey bit when they built our very urban postcode. Or to be more accurate, …

Music

Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Andy Macleod, Promoter, Club Fandango at Bull & Gate

It’s the Bull and Gate’s final week as a live music venue and so who else could we feature than its hard-working resident promoters Club …

Culture

Drugs with Professor David Nutt in the Flaxon Ptootch Garden

Getting high on MDMA is less dangerous that horse riding. Pointing out that statistical fact famously got Professor David Nutt fired from his role as …

Art

Pinboard: free offers, free events – and another reader artwork comp

1. Dont miss free stuff in our April print edition – and the first ever Camden Lock Farmers’ Market! Have you picked up a copy …

Drink

Top 5: Hangouts for Liam Gallagher in Kentish Town

Why is the still wild Gallagher hanging out in such genteel middle-aged haunts?

Art

Wednesday Picture: Top 5 Banksy locations in and around K-Town

So what is the connection between the world’s most famous street artist and north London?

Music

Bull and Gate classics: The legacy of Carter USM

[quote] Fruitbat put on the one and only performance of his musical at the Bull and Gate. He hired gold chairs and everybody dressed up …

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Wednesday Picture: Is this the most tranquil spot in NW5?

Our advice? Simply take a pew and sit for a moment or two.

Music

Review: Ty, Jazz Cafe, Camden

Amongst the creative glut of UK hip hop artists from the late Nineties and early Naughties, few names stand out more than Ty. Not many …

Music

Review: NoFit State Circus presents BIANCO, Roundhouse

A blonde woman in shades, hat and a bright red dress teeters along a tightrope, back and forth, tentatively. An audience holds its breath. We’re …

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