Culture
Community Pinboard: New Stuff for Autumn
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, …
Why I love one of Kentish Town’s last traditional boozers
Karrie Kehoe failed to find any of her fellow countrymen or women in O’Reilly’s, but it’s still one of the friendliest joints around, she says
Review: Jesus Christ Superstar, 02 Arena
Every Easter my husband insists, sometimes successfully, that we watch Jesus Christ Superstar. This is not a religious obsession, or need to educate us all, …
Remember The Cross Nightclub? Here it is in 2012
Here’s an image sure to bring a fond tear to the misty eye of electronic music lovers of a certain age. These cleared-out arches used …
Video Club: Roger Lloyd Pack on Kentish Town
Meet Roger Lloyd-Pack, best known for his roles in the TV shows The Vicar of Dibley and – most famously – Trigger in Only Fools and Horses
Community Pinboard: Giles Set To Spill the Beans! Plus Grafton Soft-launch & Brewery’s winter plans revealed
1. The Grafton Finally Opens (Softly) Tomorrow. Says co-owner Susie: ‘Folks can come down for a sneaky peek ahead of official launch on 28th (although …
Wednesday Picture: A Brief History of Queen’s Crescent
‘Barefoot, hungry children, clad in rags, were a common sight as they raked over the refuse heaps of Queen’s Crescent market in seach of half-rotten …
Community Pinboard: Local Music Special (plus lots of food & booze, of course)
This week we thought we’d zero in on the rude health of local music scene. So we’ve plucked out some choice highlights, which sit alongside …
Wednesday Picture: Kentish Town Booze Wars in the Evening Standard, 1977
Look at this old Evening Standard I discovered under the floorboards recently. The date? Friday May 30, 1977. Eagerly flicking through the pages, it read, …
A Brief Snapshot Of Bestival 2012
Wednesday afternoon, and tent in hand I left KTHQ to make my way to the Isle of Wight for the last big festival of the …
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