Review: Slint at the Forum
Being a bunch of 40-somethings playing music you wrote when you were barely 20 must feel a bit odd. But Slint were way ahead of the game back then, says Charlotte Harry
HMV Forum
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 of our free April print issue yet? As well as lots of brand new features and reviews there’s a fistful of lovely spring offers. Camden Lock Market are giving Kentishtowners …
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Review: Stornoway at Kentish Town Forum
Although a big fan of Stornoway since the release of debut album Beachcomber’s Windowsill back in 2010, their music has always evoked simplicity. As a result, I expected a pared-down show at the Forum, four boys standing still in designated spots with their instruments. This, I’m happy to report, we did not get on Wednesday …
Kentishtuner: Why NW5’s Music Scene is still healthy
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 Year’s Eve Top 7
1. Feast. Then Walk Home. Why trek to the West End when you can eat and booze at the Junction Tavern and then roll home? That’s the premise behind this local fave’s traditional New Year’s Eve celebration, anyway. Raise a glass to the onset of yet another goddam year, or just laze by the fire …
Kentishtowner Awards: Best Happening or Gig 2012
With the Olympics in town we weren’t short of a few big events in London this year. A variety of Cultural Olympiad happenings caught your attention, from ‘the massive bouncy Stonehenge on the Heath’ to ‘watching the Opening Ceremony in big screens at The Oxford’. The ‘50% off’ soft opening of the three Soho House …
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The Kentish Town Pubs I knew and loved
‘I am a dinosaur, I admit it’, says reader Gerry Slater. ‘Having said that, I can’t keep away…’
Review: Bat For Lashes, Kentish Town Forum
Some might argue that Bat For Lashes’ new album, The Haunted Man, is perhaps better known so far for its black and white artwork than anything else. On it, Natasha Khan is naked and poised with the unambiguous, seductive gaze of Titian’s Diana surrounded by her prey. Carrying a strategically-placed man over her shoulders, she …
Why It Matters: A Cinema For Kentish Town
Of all the entertainment venues in Kentish Town, no cinema, the stuff that dreams are made of? So you’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do you want one?’ Well, do you? I say if you build it, they will come. For more evidence, see Chicken Shop. Kentish Town residents should be able to enjoy …
