I’ve never felt cool enough for Shoreditch. Even when I used to wear questionably tight jeans, spent all of my money on vinyl records and devoted some of my late teenage years to writing about emerging Indie bands for the NME, I never quite managed to fit in. In 2018 though, now that much of … Continue reading
It’s a damp Friday afternoon in London and I’m lounging in the humidor room of a cigar shop with Amir Gehl, founder of Difference Coffee Co. Apart from the fact we’re smoking inside, what’s perhaps most surprising is the fact that (at four o’clock) all eight seats are filled with men who leisurely smoke fat … Continue reading
Away from the hustle and bustle of Soho, Mayfair and Shoreditch, Ceru opened at the end of last year, offering a taste of the Levant in a neighbourhood space near South Kensington tube station. “Born from a love of food, drink and sunshine”, Ceru began life as a project from husband and wife team Barry … Continue reading
It’s a humid Friday afternoon and I’m scanning through the menu of Dumplings’ Legend while awaiting the arrival of Jay Rayner, author, columnist, jazz pianist and, of course, one of the UK’s most celebrated restaurant critics… Continue reading
“We’ve recorded lots but we’re just holding it back,” begins Oli Burslem, frontman of London’s Yak, an exciting trio of upstarts that are still shrouded in mystery surrounding their early days, speaking to Clash while putting some last minute touches to the band’s debut single ‘Hungry Heart’, out now via Fat Possum. At the time of … Continue reading
Having learnt her craft alongside acclaimed chefs such as Pierre Koffmann and Jean-Christophe Novelli, before becoming Head Chef at Amhuinnsuidhe Castle and beginning to focus heavily on teaching her collected cookery skills, Rosemary Shrager has become quite the Celebrity chef. In recent years Shrager has appeared upon a number of Television series, including Soapstar Superchef, … Continue reading
“As is the case with a lot of things, I tend to find that the best songs are those that drop into your head out of nowhere,” discloses Port Isla frontman, Will Bloomfield, speaking to Clash about his band’s new EP, while waiting for a bus. “The melody for ‘In The Long Run’ came to me when … Continue reading
“It was incredible. We’ve grown up listening to the band, and it felt surreal seeing our name next to theirs.” Circa Waves frontman Kieran Shudall is positively incandescent with joy having seen his band support The Libertines at London’s Alexandra Palace. At the time of our conversation he’s in Berlin, about to again take the stage before Doherty … Continue reading
Exploding onto the radar with her debut single ‘Love Ballad’ in 2012, Swedish pop-star Tove Lo finally released her debut EP, ‘Truth Serum’, earlier this year. “It’s a bit scary to give so much of myself away, but I’m so proud of all the songs and it feels good that a lot of people say they can … Continue reading
Jonathan Hatchman 