The West coffee shop and liquor bar, 379 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Situated in Union Avenue, Brooklyn, this modest sized coffee bar quickly became our favourite breakfast haunt in the neighbourhood. With its low lighting and laptop-friendly ambience, this is a great...
View ArticleMy favourite Berlin bar – Bar Mama, Hobrechtstraße 61 12047 Berlin
Berlin’s got some absolutely amazing bars, and although we were only there long enough to sample a mere handful, we felt right at home at Bar Mama in the Neukölln district as soon as […] Related posts:...
View ArticleA trip to the Ivy House pub in Nunhead, London’s first co-operatively owned pub
The splendid Ivy House pub and venue in Nunhead is a pub that can claim many firsts. Not only is it London’s first co-operatively owned pub, but it is also the […] Related posts: Derelict house on...
View ArticleScenes from East London’s Pink Glove Queer Pulp Disco with The Actionettes...
On Saturday night, there was a feast of Pulp songs on offer in East London, plus a high-energy, Pulp tribute go-go dance routine by The Actionettes. Taking place in the backroom […] Related posts:...
View ArticleA great little Kings Cross pub – King Charles I off the Caledonian Road is...
Located a short walk out of Kings Cross in a sidestreet off the the Caledonian Road is this wonderful little wood-panelled one-room pub. Space is at a premium inside – […] Related posts: The Kings...
View ArticleA great music bar in Lille: Amul Solo on 9 Rue des Arts, Lille, France
On Saturday night, I was playing a show with the Monochrome Set at L’Aéronef in Lille, and afterwards the band repaired to a wonderful little bar a short walk away in […] Related posts: Mrs Mills...
View ArticleBrighton photos: zebra on keyboards, night scenes and the Monochrome Set at...
I returned to Brighton last weekend to play a show with The Monochrome Set at the Hope & Ruin pub in Queens Road, a short walk down from the station. It […] Related posts: Brighton photos: bird...
View ArticleRooftop skating, booze, fondue and Gus’s wonderful roasted chestnuts at...
With the festive season fast approaching, open air ice skating rinks are beginning to pop up all over London, and last night I popped along to the launch of Skylight’s […] Related posts: Festive ice...
View ArticleIn photos: the fabulous Gravity Rock bar in Shinjuku, Tokyo
Tucked away in a Shinjuku alley and up a flight of stairs is the wonderful Gravity rock bar, a diminutive venue which wedges in a fully stocked bar and a … Related posts: In photos: Omoide Yokocho at...
View ArticleRemembering the fabulously scuzzy Mars Bar in East Village, New York
I’ll be the first to agree that it wasn’t the prettiest place to look at – and things only get more gritty inside – but the Mars Bar was one … Related posts: After the storm – street scenes from the...
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