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Jonathan Simpson is the new Mayor of Camden. Here’s his Top 5

By on May 16, 2013 in Food, News, Pinboard

Yesterday saw Kentishtowner Jonathan Simpson become Camden’s “rock ‘n’ roll” mayor for the second time. And here he is, in all his finery, posing on what can only be called “the Spice Girls staircase” at the Town Hall. “Hopefully I will still be rock ‘n’ roll,” he told us this morning. And, suitably enough, the [...]

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Pinboard: Eating & drinking special (with another closure, alas)

By on April 4, 2013 in Drink, Eating & Drinking, Food, Pinboard

1. A refreshed Lord Palmerston Despite still being minus two degrees, with a chill factor that positively makes us want to scream, pubs across the manor are being refreshed and rebooted for the allegedly coming spring (next Friday, weather-watchers!) So today we’ve battled the biting easterly wind, eyes watering, to gather a few for a [...]

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Kentishtuner: What is the appeal of the open mic night?

By on April 1, 2013 in Music

Would you perform on a music open mic night? Stand in front of a perhaps hostile audience and be judged? Are local open mic nights, in fact, reflective of the wealth of talented and creative folk that call NW5 home? I wanted to explore the offerings put forth by two of Kentish Town’s finest hostelries, [...]

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Pinboard: March Print edition out, Gardening – and nudity on Mother’s Day?

By on March 7, 2013 in Pinboard

1. Our new FREE March print edition out today! Yes, the exciting news is that our second ever free monthly print issue is out TODAY. By lunchtime tomorrow it’ll be stocked in the same outlets as last month, but for an early copy head today from 3pm to The Fields Beneath, Camden Brewery Bar, The [...]

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Kentishtuner: Why NW5′s Music Scene is still healthy

By on February 8, 2013 in Drink, Music

In which our music columnist Conor Fisk argues that Kentish Town’s music scene is nicely low-key, and all the better for it; and newcomer Hannah Watson discovers the joys of a certain late-night dive bar on her doorstep… A version of Conor’s article appears in our first ever print edition. Find a FREE copy at [...]

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Pinboard: New Shows at Beardsmore and Cob Galleries + Dandy Lion Market

By on January 31, 2013 in Art, Pinboard, Shopping

1. Pick Up Your Limited Edition Kentishtowner in Print – at The Grafton, 6pm Tonight Yup, we’ve been in the newsprint laboratory these last couple of weeks putting together our inaugural monthly newspaper. And we’re pleased to say it’s now here. In our clammy hands. We feel a bit sick. A must-see for regulars and [...]

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Pinboard: Win Tickets to our 2nd Birthday, plus Xmas Markets a-gogo – and a Bright New Talent

By on November 29, 2012 in Pinboard

1. An Ode To Kentish Town? Local girl Ellie Lambert, who’s just 13, wrote and performed this celebration of NW5′s diversity at the annual Lady Somerset Road street party back in September, and we thought you might like to give it a listen yourselves. Think Sheeran-meets-Nash with some nice little rhymes to boot; we like [...]

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Pinboard: Another Superstar in K-Town? Plus charity, art, workshops, gigs. Phew.

By on November 22, 2012 in Art, Music, Pinboard, Shopping

1. Bobby Womack Comes To K-Town. Forget ‘Rihanna in the manor’ – athough, yes, that was quite exciting (she even swung by Map Cafe, don’tchaknow) – a real superstar descends on NW5 this weekend. Hot on the heels of his excellent Damon Albarn collaboration, the XL-released The Bravest Man In The Universe (one of the [...]

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Pinboard: The Return of Camden Lock Night Market. Plus: another cocktail bar for Kentish Town?

By on November 15, 2012 in Pinboard

1. The Return Of The Lock. We loved Camden Lock’s first ever night markets back in the summer: on a warm city evening, the smell of brochettes grilling, the smoke twisting into the air, was surprisingly intoxicating. And it was nice to see the space reclaimed by Londoners rather than the usual mob of tourists. [...]

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Community Pinboard: New Stuff for Autumn

By on September 27, 2012 in Art, Coffee, Food, Music, Pinboard

1.Delicious Font Alert. Yes, the soon-to-open artisan cafe on Prince Of Wales Road (Wilkin Street Mews) is displaying some Times New Roman (traced in paint, apparently) that could be a work lifted straight out of the nearby Zabludowicz. The other panel reads ‘this side is intentionally blank.’ Yikes. Expect plenty of beard-stroking with your double [...]

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