Jazz at The Oxford: it’s 100% back
The legendary weekly sessions on Monday nights are back in earnest this month. Woop!
The Oxford
Ich Bin Kentishtowner: Michael Kiwanuka, singer-songwriter
‘What do I most dislike about myself? My bum. I think it’s pretty big’
Jonathan Simpson is the new Mayor of Camden. Here’s his Top 5
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)
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?
[quote] “There was a guy staring so intently at his drum I genuinely thought we were about to witness some form of instrument-related homicide.” [/quote] 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 …
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Pinboard: March Print edition out, Gardening – and nudity on Mother’s Day?
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
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
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
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 …
