Ten best London lesbian club nights we’ll be going to in 2010

by Petit Fours and Florentine, pictures Holly Falconer

The shift east happened so long ago it’s almost distant memory… and these days the Kingsland Road is surely better known for its raucous gay nights than its Turkish cultural events. Some good nights remain in Soho, but the scene has largely cut its fringe asymmetric and gets off the tube at Old Street. Here’s ten London lesbian club nights we’ll be going to in 2010 … and two old favourites that should be springing back into life. … Continue Reading

Cake snaps at Koochooloo, November 28th

by Lemon Tart

As R Kelly once said, “there ain’t nothing wrong with a little tinsel”. (Or was it bump n’ grind?. Never mind. His lyrics are so full of wisdom they can be appropriated for almost any occasion, no?). … Continue Reading

Cake snaps at Koochooloo, October 24th

by Lemon Tart

A certain attendee (who wishes to be referred to only as “Apple Crumble”) described Koochooloo as “being all the people who went to old Ghetto but didn’t really know each other… and now here they all are in the same place!”

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TMC interviews Don’t Wait Animate: Strumstep Power Rangers

Don’t Wait Animate are a south London band making dubby grime-pop and getting some influential people excited, Anna Leach met them for a brief but memorable session. This is what happened:

Don’t Wait Animate aren’t waiting, they are talking: about two at a time, at about 50 miles an hour – they’re making jokes, more jokes, then shaking their indie hair-dos around with laughter at the jokes. It’s a bit crazy. … Continue Reading