I worked near Highbury Corner for a decade. Whilst gastro-ization rampaged inevitably through nearby Essex Road, De Beauvoir, Dalston and even parts of Holloway (the lovely Peche Mignon, Morgan M), there was, for years, little change in the food offerings around the noisy Upper Street/St Paul’s Road/Highbury Grove junction. The Alwyne Castle experimented with buy-in …
North London lad DJ Yoda has seen his obsession with turntablism – that’s the art of cutting and scratching records together, for any DJ laypersons out there – take him to perform in nightclubs and arenas right across the world. As CDs and then audio files usurped the beloved slates of vinyl, he’s incorporated more …
Review: DJ Yoda and the Trans-Siberian March Band live at The Forum Read More »
The tale behind today’s Wednesday Picture begins as far back as 1449, when a small chapel was built alongside the local dirt track to St Albans, now known as Highgate Road. This was a chapel-of-ease, meaning it was within the wider parish of St Pancras, but was a more convenient place of worship for those …
Wednesday Picture: Kentish Town Chapel’s last 600 years Read More »
I’m Jon, The Kentishtowner’s new Green Home Guru. Over the next few months I hope to save you some cash – and make your home greener. I’ll lay my cards on the table right now: I actually work for a solar installation company, Joju Solar, but in my spare time I’m a volunteer for carbon …
Life Tips special: Green Your Gaff with Jon Cowdrill Read More »
What mysterious alchemy happens at the former tramway junction of Malden and Prince Of Wales Roads? If you head south to Ferdinand Street, within seconds you’re outside characterful dive bar Spiritual Caipirinha in the bump of Camden Town; go east and you’re at verdant Talacre Gardens; west is just a hop to the grandeur of …
As loyal readers will have witnessed, The Kentishtowner – north London’s only daily magazine – continues to develop at a phenomenal rate. This matters. Not just to us, and our talented contributors, advertisers and savvy Londoners, but because it points towards something genuinely new and positive going on. Or at least we hope it does. …
Why It Matters: Hyperlocal Media, Kentish Town and beyond Read More »
Welcome to a new item on The Kentishtowner – by popular demand. Got a local event coming up? Paste it on our Facebook Page, or email us (info@kentishtowner.co.uk) and we’ll pick our favourites for Community Pinboard every Friday. Scroll down for some exciting E.mono news too. Here are this week’s picks: 1. A Vintage Fair …
I’m a complete urbanite but nevertheless I’ve long been obsessed with stepping out of my front door and walking to the ‘countryside’. And so here’s how we did it from Kentish Town, on one of those sunny Sundays when the clouds are so pillowy and the sky so blue there’s really nothing better to do …
Free Weekend: Walk To The Countryside (well, Totteridge Fields) Read More »
‘New Ceremony’ is the current single from Dry the River, a London five-piece gazing at the shiny face of stardom. Angelic harmonies of Fleet Foxes? Check. Lyrics with a gloomy hint of the National? Check. A hardcore rock-tinged live show you’d never expect from the likes of Mumford & Sons? Absolutely. And this is what …
Thursday Video Club: Dry The River, live at Electric Ballroom Read More »
You can indeed feel the history, taking a seat in the room, with its hushed grandeur, and formal (but very friendly) service
