by Hot Cakes
Last week Friday, the start of the Summer Bank Holiday weekend, I descended the sticky, alcohol plied steps, to Dalston’s nastiest, most fashionable venue, Vogue Fabrics for the second instalment of Howlers, one of East London’s latest queer dance parties that touts 90s trashy dance, RnB & pop. … Continue Reading
by Hot Cakes
Dalston’s sweatiest, nastiest, basement venue, Vogue Fabrics, ushered in a new club night called Howlers which describes itself as ”A club night for howlers and party gals.” Not sure if I saw any wolves but I definitely saw a panda. The energy of the exquisite, perfectly mixed crowd was electric and made for an incredible first night!
by Hot Cakes
If your plans merely involve going to Soho Square to get drunk, you just need to remember how to get there. If you want to take London Pride 2011 to the next level and do something more complex, possibly involving go to two separate locations, then this guide might come in handy.
Any great events we’ve missed? Stick them in the comments.
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Booby Hatch (or ‘Tit Box’ as most have commonly adopted) is fast becoming the night in Dalston to flap your sweaty armpits to, whilst crunching your strongbow firmly for grip as your skid around the dancefloor to 90s house, disco-punk, electro and hot tits ohh I mean girls. … Continue Reading
by Petit Fours
I guess you could call it rude, but one of the times I’m really glad I’m gay is when straight women start having conversations about the number of calories in yoghurt, and I can play the gay card fast and get the fuck out of that conversation, before they get onto bread. … Continue Reading
Once upon a time, there was a place called Soho. It was great. It was seedy and full of drag queens and there was this great place called Ghetto that was open every night and (mostly) played great music. And then at some point along the way, Ghetto was demolished and a bunch of clubs closed down or moved and all these nights opened up in East London – and all of a sudden, it seemed like there was no reason to go to Soho anymore. … Continue Reading
Booby Hatch is a club night from the Cum and Sea DJs who usually have their night whenever the hell they feel like it.
The night recently changed venues, and is now based at Vogue Fabrics in Stoke Newington, … Continue Reading
by Hot Cakes
So the buzz for the early part of the night at this installment of Dick & Fanny was all about its new venue, CAMP BASEMENT. I overheard many conversations early on comparing it to D&F’s former home … Continue Reading
by Petit Fours
If you thought that woman in the tube was looking at you oddly this morning – as you tried not to spill your macchiato while unfolding the Metro- it’s probably because she’d read the previous day’s Sunday Times Style Magazine, learned that lesbians are “the new must-have middle-class accessory” and was sizing up how well you’d go with her camel and black varsity jacket and this new book group she’s just set up in Islington. … Continue Reading
by Lemon Tart
“Where do you get your hair done?”
The fact that my answer to that is currently “Dalston Superstore” results in some confused looks. … Continue Reading
Spring is finally here! Forget sitting in Fashion Fields getting grass stains on your chinos – you should have come down to Kolekt’s Spring party on the 26th March for a fresh spring dose of dirty electro minus the sandflies. … Continue Reading
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