Q&A
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Ed Berman, founder, Inter-Action
‘Don’t be afraid to ask royalty to visit your projects, famous actors to appear in your tiny theatre; and questions which might enlighten your ignorance.’
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Jesse & Susanna, tattoo parlour owners
“My secret? I don’t care if you don’t like tattoos.”
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Caitlin Davies, author, Camden Lock and the Market
“An American editor once said, “I read a bunch of your novel and didn’t get it. I passed it to my colleague and she didn’t get it either.”
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Chris McCormack, musician and promoter, Camden Rocks
Originally from South Shields, guitarist Chris McCormack moved to north London with his band 3 Colours Red, signed by Creation Records in the mid 1990s. …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Ben Osborne, DJ and Arctic Monkeys biographer
[quote] The most constant bird sound isn’t the cooing of a London pigeon, but the call of seagulls” [/quote] Ben Osborne is, variously, a DJ, …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Fred and Ginger, Gin In Teacups
[quote] Anarchy and law-bending in Kentish Town is always mellow.” [/quote] Gin In Teacups is the meeting point between a video production company, a 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 …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Amelia Horgan, 19, Student
[quote] “I was a vegetarian for around 15 years. In an inebriated state, I was fed chicken by a supposed friend. I’ve never looked back.” …
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Jon Butterworth, 45, physics professor
Jon Butterworth grew up in Manchester. He is professor of physics at UCL, and works on the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider in …
Ich Bin: Michele Hanson, columnist and author
‘What do I most dislike? My weedy hair and pin-head’
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