Thursday 31st May 07
Letter from the Editor.
Contents
This time last year as the football season reached its magical climax there was nothing to worry about, we had the World Cup to look forward to, I was going
We Know Best
to Roskilde then on a two week trip to Rome via Amsterdam, Paris and Milan. And at the rate I’m going this year I’ll be lucky if I make it past the New Forest.
The Freedom of Restraint
So on goes the thinking cap, I need a week’s holiday, and it’s got to be a week because we don’t have subeditors, we don’t even have a tea boy! We’ve got a
All Smiles on the Red Route
designer, distributor, illustrators and writers; god knows what will happen when Rebecca goes to Florida for a fortnight. So I’m on the prowl for some guest editors and designers, I’m thinking Jamie Oliver and Spike Jonze
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would make a good pairing, perhaps Steven Spielberg and Tom Dixon? Enough already, we’ll work something out!
Today’s Special
So no World Cup, no holiday, not even an obligatory day ticket to the V Festival. If like me you are getting a little bit worried check out today’s special. We have
Cultural Comment
found the best things that you can still do easily and in some cases on a budget. I’m actually starting to warm to Marrakech! For now however it’s the funked up antique stalls at Portobello Road!
Listen Up
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If,
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tickets. I wake early in the hope of
who park for free whilst living in rural
spotting a long abandoned motor
bliss! Trying to have it both ways
swinging from the arm of a Car
huh? Well now you’ll haveta buy and
Jacker, I mean Tow truck. Me, I
eat yer cake in Willesden, buddy! For
got my permit weeks ago! For too
more nights than I care to remember
long my neighbourhood has been
I’ve hadta park 3 streets away and
then you’ll know that either Milan or
a dumping ground for stolen cars,
haul my sorry arse home after a late
Liverpool scored in the Champion’s
the car park of those outta towners
night shindig, through rain and wind
reading this
you
suddenly come across a
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League Final, either Gattuso bit the spaghetti legs of Peter Crouch or Gerrard chomped on a bit of Kaka. The deadline has loomed too quickly and there’s a nice morejois holiday-a-coming so this might get a little rushed. Somethings have to get concertinered if they’re all gonna get done. Forgive me if the quality dips a little.
Round where I live, Norf Lunnun,
but a little west of the refinement of Highgate, we’re just getting ready for the next encroachment of the Bushy Bunny and the Beady Bird. The newest tax on those of us who persist in polluting the city with our
P ZONE
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Resident permit holders only
Mon - Sun 8am - 11pm
motors. Another administrative demarcation designed to limit our freedom of movement, or in this case, staying put. The money grabbing scheme that is the CPZ. BUT… I am standing with open arms, welcoming in the line painters. I applaud the swarming wardens with their digital cameras and computer
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‘THE FREEDOM OF RESTRAINT’ Or: How I didn’t learn to stop worrying and love the CPZ
and the giggles of late night lotharios
transformation of the neighbourhood
O N gone and then the Man who
peeking from illicit bedroom windows
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before fumbling with cold keys in an
PEEEEEEERRRRRLLLLOOOOO!!!
alarm went, as I have so often done
ill lit threshold. For saving me from
Lucky buggers, wicked deflection!
before but will no longer have to
this late night irritation, and the early
Yeah! Anyway, as I was saying,
worry about. I hope so.
morning moan of a parking ticket
whenever I get the pangs, I
given on the second of the time limit,
remember the wise words of a
brink of this seismic suburban
I am grateful to the Squirrel and the
mate of mine of Carrib extraction,
shift, it’s a heavy price to pay for
Buzzard. Huh, did I say that? Well,
“I wouldn’t worry mate, they look at
a secure parking spot. The slide
to a degree…
what they bought the houses for and
of a community from challenging
I am aware that all this is just
what they’re getting today, check
and enriching, all open doors and
another manifestation of the further
the exchange rate and say a little
neighbours out front picking through
encroachment of the Morejoisie
prayer of thanks!” But still, methinks
their own litter, to the safe and
(this glorious new noun, given to us
that for a brief moment there, before
yet unknown, all tugged crimson
by Mr T Lott) of which I was born a
all the other folk like me swarmed
curtains and winking alarm boxes.
member and, despite my misgivings
in, there was a glorious moment
Mebbe it’s time to move again, find
and other sympathies, am so
of harmonious multiculturalism in
a new borough that is steeped in the
destined to remain. All of us middle-
action, a little rainbow coalition in my
old ways? Time is growing round
classy arsey white folk, having
own backyard. Now it’s all becoming
my gut and choking my ankles,
filled the Islingtons, Camdens and
a little magnolia. A little more Merc
the fleetness of foot and keenness
Ladbroke Groves with like-looking
and Lexus, less dented Beemer and
of eye are betrayed by a certain
folk and priced ourselves outta
ancient ‘yota. And I miss the colour.
immobility but more dangerously
home and neighbours, are pouring
I haveta admit I dropped this
an increasing weight of baggage!
into new boroughs in the hope of
particular ball and watched the
Sometimes the cares and opinions
turning our gilt into solid gold, our
other ‘til the bitter end. Bitter, I hear
of others have greater force.
mid terraced boxes into lures for the
you ask? Didn’t the nero-rossi win?
Certainly greater volume! And so
next generation of new money and
Well, yeah, but they forgot to play
it is with football, although one’s
eyeing up the local Church Schools.
football, and there’s nothing worse
abiding passions never sway (God
But what of the new neighbours and
than yer mates winning big with
forbid!), in a game of neutrals, one’s
their many, many trucks, scratched
graceless luck, no skill and then
objectivity rules subjectivity and
cars and overlittered front gardens?
bragging about it. Liverpool’s were
you find your mind being changed
What do they reckon to the invading
the only players who tried to win it
mid way, you give thanks that you’re
hordes of posh birds, jaded menfolk
(Except Inzhaghi of course). Also,
not down the boozer with a bunch
and squawking bairns?
the age those ‘ragazzi’ are, they
o’ gits who’d spot your switch and
REALLY shoulda known better! I
you cling to the wise words of WB
been enormously welcoming and
hope that tomorrow, as I peruse the
Yeats, “Civilisation is an exercise
friendly so far. Despite the fact that
swarm of Meter Men, the swing of
in self restraint”. So no more
this whole CPZ affair has curtailed
the removed Motor and the spread
their haphazard parking instincts,
of the unallowing double yellow, I will
brought unneeded increase in
spare a thought, and show a little
the cost of their households
sympathy, for the previously grinning
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Lothario, the holiday maker returning
Xabi Alonso just missed! Phew.
from Gatwick, the Express and the
And very likely lined the coffers
Tube, beladen with souvenirs and
of their retirements. Whenever
plagued with screaming kids way
I get the pangs of guilt over the
early in the morn, to find his car G
Thing is, standing on the very
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Well, I haveta say that they’ve
just plum forgot to get up when the
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fruity fashion substance), but fortunately for me it
have an outrageous pair of red
seems that this season the fashion
patent courts with enamel and
powers that be have decided to
diamante mushroom detail by
help us all to achieve our 5-a-day!
Irregular choice. More appertising
Yes my dear disciples fashion
trends on the high street include
is getting fruity and I am going
Miss Selfridges’s rather discrete
to advise you on where to find
fig print dress (£35) and Top
the foody fashions that are good
Shop’s glittery strawberry print
enough to eat!
french knickers (£4). However, this
Now I have to admit that I am a bit fanatical about jewellery; in fact I have a bit of a reputation as a Magpie, so what better place to start than with my prize picks of the
D
ear Reader, I have to be honest, I was at a total loss as to what to write
about this week. We have been graced with yet another bank holiday (which kind of seems a shame really, so many so close, I do wish they would have made the effort to distribute them more evenly throughout the year), and a
season’s most totally scrumptious fashion statement has to be Chloe’s banana print T-shirt dress. At £75 it’s not cheap but I think it’s simply delicious!
most delectable jewels around!
Now, if you’d rather eat your
Urban Outfitters is currently
fashion then wear your food there’s
stocking a veritable feast of food
only one thing for it. Pret-a-Portea
inspired jewellery; whether you
at The Berkeley leads the market
fancy a strawberry or apple crystal
in edible fashion goodies with
necklace (£12 each) or a pair of
their catwalk inspired cakes and
über-glam pineapple studs (£12)
pastries. A fashionista’s afternoon
they are the place for you. If you
tea starts at £32 and is without a
have a sweeter tooth they also
doubt the chicest meal in town!
have ice cream or Popsicle enamel
And men, how about treating that
necklaces which are again a steal
special lady in your life to a gold or
at you guessed it, £12!
silver mule….made of chocolate of course! Perfect for the lady
little more good weather (though
For those of you with a slightly
sadly not on the bank holiday which
larger budget you have to check out
is simply infuriating)! In fact all in
Daslu’s gold chain necklace with
all I was beginning to get a strange
crystal encrusted strawberry, gold
So pumpkins what are you waiting
feeling of deja vous! However,
pear with green crystal leaves and
for? Get out there and inject a
I was determined not to let this
gold star fruit pendant. At £370 it’s
little flavour into your summer
French virus infiltrate my column
a serious investment piece with a
wardrobes. Just remember one at
too, so I dug deep into the depths
playful tropical twist!
a time though ladies otherwise you
of my soul and decided to share with you my two loves; Food and Fashion. Now I know the two don’t usually go together (size zero models and Big Macs…in fact size zero models and any edible
If bling ain’t your thing then why not get a piece of the pie with some tasty footwear? ASOS have a pair of fruit printed round toe canvas pumps (£12) and Schuh
who has everything (£36, Gayles chocolates).
might end up looking like a pack of fruit pastels!
Confessions of an EMO kid There comes a time when you will end up somewhere that you really have no interest in being. Thursday night was a prime example. I was invited to the War Child presents Army of You at Koko. Generally I’m always up for charity events and guessed that it may be a fun night. The bands on show were not top of my itunes most played but I enjoy them sufficiently. The night started with drinks opposite at The Crescent. Doors were at 7 but as is with most gigs we turned up at half nine. On entering we realised we’d missed the Rakes which was a priority. Slightly disappointed and adding insult to Injury after paying the £8 entry we entered the bar to have to pay the same price for a drink... Camden Pirates! It was obscene. Luckily we had stocked up before we came in. It was then we thought we should really make the most of the
evening, and it was then that our missions started. Koko went from being covered in posters for War child; adverts for upcoming events; toilet signs; staff only signs; warning signs (you get the picture) to being absolutely bare! Me and my friend had stripped Koko of its decorations in the most sneaky manner imaginable and with a great amount of hysterics had by the both of us. We even went as far as taking a bucket from behind the bar, sneaking back stage and having a chat with get cape. Wear cape. Fly. The highlight of the evening. The downside was three very disappointing music acts. Late of Pier had a slight edge and I enjoyed a few tracks but with a quite empty dance floor the atmosphere was somewhat lack lustre making the performances pretty dull. Koko eventually filled up and The Noisettes took to the stage,
and that’s just what they were noise, bad noise. I had better things to do with my ears so I left the dance area to find some more signs. Last of the bands were Metronomy. I hadn’t actually ever heard them but there was a lot of hype surrounding them. However after the first song started and continued into the last song, I realised I had just spent half an hour watching 3 guys pressing a few buttons, an hour with garage band I think I could re-master their whole set. So after being disappointed 3 times I decided to leave, as much as I wanted to see Simian Mobile Disco I just was not in the mood to feel unsatisfied once again. Next time I think I’ll just donate online!
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Cultural Comment TINY TV SCREEN with a bouncing ball bouncing out of time with the tune
(Live Band Karaoke) Now I’ve always been
making everything sound
one of those people who
like its been redone by
observe music from the
an 80s musician who
other side of a large
just LOVES the electric
electrified fence with a
keyboard, you end up
sign on it that says “p*ss
looking like a much older
off tone deaf people” with
and drunk relative of yours
small letters underneath
who everyone wants to
and lead guitarist with you
the mic stand, gyrating for
saying “yes you, Mandeep,
shut up and die. The clever
on lead vocals in a decent
the crowd and singing the
and no, singing for the
people at Zoo bar have
sized room with decently
song largely in time and
BBC when you were 9
come up with the idea, wait
priced drinks downstairs.
tune I was, in the words of
does NOT count, you
for it, of providing karaoke
The song I picked was
another, awesome! To be
unmusical loser and
with a live band. Yep, I
Satisfaction by the Rolling
honest it’s the idea that’s
besides, weren’t you ill that
nearly wet myself too. “You
Stones and when it was
awesome and you really
day anyway?” Needless
mean, I can…wait…wait…
finally time to sing it (I
have to give this excellent
to say, this makes me
wait…(breathing deeply)…I
recommend getting there
spin on karaoke a go. In
ever keen to improve and
can be in a band? Me?
at 8 so you can put your
fact it was so good being
exhibit my self proclaimed
You sure? And it’s allowed,
names down early and
in a band for a night I’ve
musical “ability” to the
right? Like they’re not
actually get a song in) I
decided to pursue this
world at large whenever
going to say I’ve just stolen
don’t mind telling you I was
a little bit further. Can
the opportunity arises.
the mic off a performing
cr*pping myself. As I get
Mandeep make it as a
So imagine my fervour
act and will I please get
onto a stage for only the
band member? This is my
when a friend invites me
off the stage now?” I said
second time in my life (and
mission and I’m inviting
to a night at Zoo Bar in
to my bemused friend.
the first time I was safely
you all to join me as I
Leicester Square where
After much reassurance
hidden away as the arse of
discover just how easy
you can sing Karaoke all
that it was true, we went
Puff the Magic dragon) and
or hard it is to become
night long. But that wasn’t
along on a Thursday night
take my position in front of
a performing musician.
all. Bored with the staid
at 8pm and oh my god I
the band a strange feeling
Not being able to play an
old method of singing with
was not sorry. From Jet to
overtakes me. Whether
instrument doesn’t help
a microphone (that often
Dusty Springfield to The
it was the soul of music
so this week that’s what
looks like its been stolen
Arctic Monkeys and Led
entering me (as my stoner
ill be doing, learning to
off your 6 year old niece)
Zeppelin they have many
friend thinks) or the four
play guitar as the first step
whilst your head is face
of the excellent songs
Magners I had just drunk,
to my new found musical
down towards some tiny
that we all secretly croon
I sang that song like I was
career. Next week, hear all
TV screen with a bouncing
ourselves to sleep with
the reincarnated soul of
about my guitar learning
ball bouncing out of time
(okay, maybe that’s just
Mick Jagger (as he surely
exploits in Finchley!
with the tune whilst much
me) all performed by a
can’t really STILL be alive,
faster tinny music plays
drummer, bass guitarist
come on now). Humping
Mandeep.
KARAOKE PLAYER MIC that often looks like it’s been stolen off your 6 year old niece
Office Love Notes!
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* Figure A *
keep writing us your views, they make our day!
Do you come here often? So I found this post it
Three French people were
up proceeded to the bar
address, pager number
note on my desk on
sitting on the table next to
leaving the pair in silence.
(do we still have them?) in
Friday (figure A). And still
me, using my B at GCSE
Something tells me he she
it then pass the mag onto
nobody has owned up to
French I had gathered
didn’t get his number!
someone you like the look
it, obviously I stayed late
that one girl was being
Talking of numbers,
of! What do you think; we’ll
in the hope that I’d find the
set up with the man. The
I had an idea of how to
be sending some reporters
culprit but to no avail. I’ve
conversation was flowing
use The Other Side as a
out on Thursday to try this!
narrowed it down to four
as was the beer before
dating agency. Use the
Good Luck!
people but I think I prefer
poor missy knocked her
box below and put your
to keep an air of mystery
entire pint of seize cents
phone number, e-mail
about this.
soixante-quatre all over
Jean Luc. His face was
Meanwhile whilst out
on the town observing the
similar to that of Napolean
festering souls of hopeless
when Bill and Ted removed
Londoners searching for
him from Waterloo! As
love I witnessed a what not
things began to clear up
to do on a date moment.
the girl who’d set them
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LISTEN UP New Music Thursday
better than i-tunes I did of course know that
ago, and it’s quite good
danceyindiebrittypop
think is his next single.
actually adhering to last
girly fronted stuff. They
type songs. Listen to
week’s deadline was
don’t, however, have my
‘Golden Carriage’ and
Japanese-related stuff
going to be a rarity.
favourite song ‘Tiger’ on
‘Wonder’; if you like these
now. Pull In Emergency:
Terribly sorry, my dear
their MySpace, so you
they have more music to
(www.myspace.com/
editor, but I will take this
might want to use Hypem
be heard at www.myspace.
pullinemergency) I like this
chance to recommend
for your downloading
com/blondelleextramusic.
band a lot, despite only
the excellent music blog
needs. They also have
knowing about 3 songs
website The Hype Machine
a song entirely about
Japanese theme, but
and never managing to see
(www.hypem.com). You
Napoleon Dynamite, so
not quite, I have recently
them live. Also, I think
just type in whatever song
they win at life.
listened to Final Fantasy,
they’re all 16 and under;
or artist you’re looking for,
and I rather like him. Solo
however leading lady Faith
and it will find you a blog
Japanese theme to the
artist Owen Pallett has
sounds incredibly mature,
that gives a description
last issue, I thought about
been around for a while,
and the age thing means
and a link to a download.
looking for some Japanese
since about 2003, but his
they play a lot of Underage
BRILLIANT STUFF. I hope
bands. After a few hours
most recent effort ‘He
Concert events
this redeems my lateness.
of only being able to
Poos Clouds’ 2006 seems
(18 and below only!) My
think of Mad Capsule
to be getting the most
particular favourite is
MySpace a few days
Markets, Yoko Ono, and,
recognition. A mostly
‘What You Say’ but they
ago, again a rarity due to
increasingly, that song
vocals/piano/violin
have also performed
Facebook slowly
‘Turning Japanese’ I
combination, listen to ‘This
‘Bendy’ on the Culture
thieving my spare time, or
decided to go in a different
Lamb Sells Condos’ if you
Show, and have even been
just time, because all of my
direction. Blondelle,
can find it (Hypem!), or
noticed by the Guardian. I
time can be spared,
(www.myspace.
‘This Is The Dream Of Win
am jealous. Have I wasted
and I discovered my profile
com/blondelleband)
& Regine’ a tribute to
my youth?
song had been deleted. It’s
the last time I looked at
the husband/wife duo that
something else now,
their MySpace, had only
front Arcade Fire, which I
but it used to be The
released an album in
Hussy’s (www.myspace.
Japan, but now as of April
com/thehussys). This
27th they have released
is again another band
an album here. They have
without an official record
removed my old favourite,
deal yet, but they should
‘Other People’s Cars’
have one. They released
from their MySpace, but
‘We Expected’ a few days
they have a whole host of
I went onto my
As there was a
Keeping with the
Right. No more
by Reece James
Pull In Emergency: www.myspace.com/pullinemergency
Northern buggared off for a week!
mad mary’s melon . . . . . . . . Stories from the local Muswell Hill Supermarket
I’d eaten breakfast too early today. So a very hungry mid morning trip to Sainsbury’s was in order. I headed straight for the melons, two for £2 and picked up some Petit Filous. Good choices I hear you cry. Well yes, until I strode over to Mad Mary at the ‘quick’ counter. Melon A went through fine but Melon B was barcodeless. So rather than running Melon A through again, Mary just looked at me as if it was my fault. Off I plodded to the melon section selecting a barcoded melon from the pile. Why she didn’t then scan it is beyond me; she just looked at it then showed it to me. “What numbers are they?” I was out of my depth with impatience; I’d been there for 5 minutes already! Anyhoo she put it through without scanning the baby yoghurts. Normally I would say something so that the big supermarket wouldn’t be out of pocket but I’d already requested £20 cashback and I was not looking forward to the backlash of another 5 minutes waiting for her to get a supervisor, put the key in etc etc….meanwhile she’s closed the till and forgotten the cashback! Jeeez, when I remind her she curses something under her breath and tries to give me two old five pound notes from under the counter!?£” I duly decline and wait for the till to re-open and wander off 74p better off with a crisp £20 note in hand. I love my supermarket!
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We are bored of Sudoku so we have put our heads together and created a new version. Annoying Actor Sudoku. So instead of numbers you gotta put heads in. We recommend drawing them in but you can use the key to the right to put numbers in instead! We’ve started it off for you.
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