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OPERA & OCCULT Damon Albarn’s Dr Dee rolls into town

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EDITOR’S LETTER If you thought opera was only for the snobs of this world, think again, as Damon Albarn releases Dr Dee, bringing the high-culture pastime to the the hoi polloi. See what we think on P8. Rallying against the system seems to be the order of the day on P26, as we meet the groups aiming to cause disruption when the Olympics rolls into town. If that makes you want to escape London in July, check out our Great Games Getaway offers on P80. Enjoy!

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NEWS & SPORT

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TRAVEL

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FEATURES OPERA FOR ALL

The lowdown on Damon Albarn’s Dr Dee and other classical offerings in London

WHAT A RIOT

Meet the protesters ready to cause a stir as the London Olympics gets underway

DIARY

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This annual 10-day fest is a celebration of the performing arts in all its guises – street theatre, puppetry, dance and much more. Last year’s show involved more than 200 performances and more than 80,000 audience members. This year is set to go one better. There’s the likes of the giant creepy crawlies of Insectes, with huge insects taking over Roman Road; Prometheus Awakes, an epic and eye-catching re-interpretation of the Greek myth; and Word On The Street, involving a ‘poetic tale of urban living’ and ‘biting political song’. FREE

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This tech-embracing week-long event features three concerts and several media installations as the bridge between technology, presentation and viewer is challenged. There will be ‘wearable interactive instruments’, immersive 3D audio visual environments and a new, ‘surprising way of playing ping pong’.

Liven up your lunch hour with this oneoff show, featuring some of the stars of the West End’s biggest success stories. Cast members from Wicked and Billy Elliot will belt out their favourite stage hits to kick off the West End Live event, which runs all day this Saturday and Sunday in Trafalgar Square.

More than 100 documentaries make up this cinematic festival, exploring life in all its shapes, from personal and intimate tales (Hermits, about one man’s search for solitude) to wider stories (A Spark from Tottenham, about last summer’s London riots). There’s music, talks and workshops, as well.

Wednesday. 12.30pm-1.30pm Cardinal Place’s roof garden, SW1E 5JD Victoria cardinalplace.co.uk

June 21-24. Various University College London, WC1E 7JL Goodge Street opencitylondon.com

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London’s about to get a whole lot more colourful, with a smattering of old phone boxes appearing across the city. However, the boxes won’t be in the traditional red, instead each is designed by one of 80 artists and architects, including Zaha Hadid, Giles Deacon and Philip Treac. They’ll raise money for Childline and salute a British icon in this year of celebration. You’ll spot them, their call will be impossible to miss. FREE

June 18-July 16 Various btartbox.com

SAMSUNG BIKE WEEK Fair-weather cyclists be warned – it’s national bike week, so get out on two wheels, and raise some money for charity (as well as getting some excercise). There’s a number of events, including Sunday’s Lambeth-touring Bike The Borough ride. If you use the Samsung Hope Relay App they’ll donate £1 for every mile cycled, too. FREE

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TASTE OF LONDON Fine dining gets an al fresco twist in this gourmet food market in which 40 of London’s top restaurants cater a four-day eating and drinking bash. Starter-sized dishes of global cuisine will be served at seven sessions of dining, so you can sample as much as you like (or can stomach!). Give your tastebuds a treat. £24+

June 21-24. Regent’s Park, NW1 4NR Regent’s Park tasefestivals.com/london

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LONDONNEWS EGGSTRAORDINARY PRICE MARK-UP How much would you pay for a Scotch egg – £1? £2? Well, you might have to dip into your saving funds for the one that’s just gone on sale in London. At £500, it’s the most expensive Scotch egg in the world. The egg (which cost £1) is draped in a 24-carat edible gold leaf, and wrapped in a rare wild salmon puree, coated in Japanese panko breadcrubs and served with beluga caviar. Sounds, er, appetising. It was created by Michelin-starred chef Tim Allen, 37, of Kensington restaurant Launceston Place, but will be on display during the Taste of London festival.

This car is broke. Please do not fine me Nima Hosseini Razi left a note on his car when it broke down close to the Houses of Parliament. The tourist returned to find it had been blown-up by anti-terrorist police and he had also received a parking ticket

FINAL ROUTE OF TORCH REVEALED The Olympic torch will pass by landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, St Paul’s Cathedral and a trip on a canal barge on its final leg to London. Carried by 175 torchbearers, including famous names, it will arrive on July 21, making its way through boroughs including Camden, Islington, Hammersmith and Fulham and Kensington. It will head to the Olympic stadium on July 27.

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PM faces Leveson inquiry

Awkward moment when text from Rebekah Brooks is read out With a face akin to an embarrassed schoolboy, David Cameron last week gave evidence at the Leveson inquiry. The prime minister was quizzed over his relationship with former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks, ex-News Of The World editor Andy Coulson, and culture secretary Jeremy Hunt. Held at the Royal Courts of Justice, the inquiry into press relationships, sparked by the phone-hacking scandal, produced a few uncomfortable moments for Cameron on Thursday. He looked particularly embarrassed when Robert Jay QC read out a text sent by Brooks in 2009, on the eve of his party conference speech. It ended: “I am so rooting for you tomorrow, not just as a personal friend but

because professionally we’re definitely in this together. Speech of your life? Yes, he Cam!” Cringe. Cameron explained it was due to The Sun changing allegiance from Labour to Tory, wanting him to put his best foot forward during his conference speech. He also defended appointing Coulson as his director of communications after the phone-hacking scandal engulfed the now-defunct NOTW, saying he wanted a “tough guy for a tough job”. And in relation to appointing Hunt to oversee News Corp’s BSkyB bid – despite Hunt allegedly being biased towards the company – Cameron said the decision was overseen by two civil servants and a government lawyer. As you may have now suspected, the inquiry continues.

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BAKERLOO: No service between Queen’s Park and Harrow & Wealdstone on Sunday. Rail replacement buses will operate.

JUBILEE: On Sunday, line will be suspended between North Greenwich and Stratford until 8.45am. Rail replacement buses will operate. NORTHERN: No service between High Barnet, Mill Hill East and Archway all weekend. Rail replacement buses will operate.

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Scream! Cheryl Cole – who is charging fans £350 for backstage meet-and-greets at her upcoming gigs – is in the capital for a rare in-store signing. Now you can meet the 28-year-old Girls Aloud star for free, when she appears at HMV in Whitetelys Shopping Centre, Bayswater, on Monday at 6pm. Amid speculation the pop princess mimed during an appearance on BBC1 talent show The Voice, Cole will be plugging her new album A Million Lights. Anyone who fancies meeting the former X Factor judge – who was booted off the US show by Simon Cowell – should pick up one of 500 wristbands available from 9am on the day. Too. Exciting.

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Classical concerto Don’t be afraid, classical music is not for the elite, as Damon Albarn’s outstanding new opera, Dr Dee, shows WORDS ALASDAIR MORTON Damon Albarn is known for many things: being the Blur frontman, a Britpop pioneer, world music champion, one half of the mad minds behind cartoon supergroup Gorillaz, and now opera composer, too, with his latest stage endeavour, Dr Dee, about to hit London. Much is made of Albarn’s musical chameleonship – you can hardly see the Gallaghers leaving their Champagne Supernovas behind to forge a new career as oboe obsessives – but the focus on the man behind the show rather than the show itself not just misses the point, but a sterling production and story, too. Dr Dee tells of 16th-century renaissance man Doctor Dee, who rose to prominence in the Elizabethan age through his work in everything from alchemy and astrology to philosophy and physics. A latter-year obsession with the occult sent Dee on a downward spiral, though, that resulted in him dying discredited, penniless and disgraced. “The piece is a great illustration of the way in which ENO as a company blurs the boundaries between various creative art forms and offers a fantastic 8

opportunity for introducing new audiences to opera,” ENO head of press Elizabeth Barrett says. “With Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris at the helm, it brings together one of the UK’s most talented musicians and the vision of one of our top directors, in what’s undoubtedly one of the cultural highlights of the summer.” The production features pop vocals, performed mostly by Albarn, and orchestral music on 16th-century instrumentation, as Dee’s story is told across five centuries of English history and through the three realms of earth, heaven and hell. This is not, as they say, your father’s opera. There are a whole host of operatic and classical productions hitting the city over the coming months, too, from the traditional to the contemporary, and you don’t have to be a diehard aficionado to enjoy them. Big Dance, the nationwide dance fest, has shows such as Sampled, geared specifically towards those for whom a night at the opera is not always top of the list, which boasts a diverse lineup of dance talent, genres and acts. “Sadlers Wells presents dance in all

its forms, from hip-hop to flamenco, contemporary to tango,” theatre Artistic Director Alastair Spalding says. “We wanted to offer the chance to see the widest range of dance styles at a low cost. Sampled offers a taster of the types of productions we put on our stages to audiences that might not consider seeing other forms of dance. “There’s a diverse line-up from some of the world’s greatest choreographers and artists, alongside showcase works from new and emerging talents, such as flamenco guitarist Paco Peña, who will be showing an excerpt from his new show Quimeras fusing Spanish and traditional South African music, and dance and hip hop pioneer Jonzi D performing Aeroplane Man.” So don’t be afraid, take a deep breath and embark on your own cultural odyssey. MORE LONDON CLASSICAL COOL ›› Dr Dee, English National Opera. June 25, 26, 28 & 29, and July 4, 6, and 7. £15 WC2N 4ES Leicester Square eno.org Sampled, Peacock Theatre. June 29 &30. £12 WC2A 2HT Covent Garden sadlerswells.com

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BILLY BUDD WEST END The ENO’s modern production of Benjamin Britten’s 1951 opera – a metaphysical battle betwen good and evil aboard a British battleship – sees the re-teamng of the award-winning directorconductor patnership of David Alden and Edward Gardner, who won plaudits aplenty for their 2009 Peter Grimes. The original was commissioned for the 1951 Festival of Britain, so it is only fitting to see it back on the stage in this year of national celebration. £22+

Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra’s performance of Gustav Holst’s The Planets, as iconic a slice of classical music as there is. The difference here is that it’s not conducted live before you, but has been pre-performed, and subject to all manner of wacky, immersive tech-tastic innovation that literally takes you inside the music (a trombone-mounted camera for one). With visual displays, touch screens, projections and more, you can observe or participate (as conductor or musician) in this virtual orchestra installation (below).

’The World’s Greatest Classical Music Festival’, the organisers claim, and it is hard to disagree. There’s world music, jazz, late night poetry, choral music, opera and selected concerts covering Ravel, Beethoven and more for classical music newbies. Then there’s the Last Night, where the Royal Albert Hall sings for England.

Until July 8 Science Museum, SW7 2DD South Kensington universeofsound.co.uk

July 13-Sept 8 Royal Albert Hall, SW7 2AP; Cadogan Hall, SW1X 9DQ; Royal College of Music, SW7 2BS High Street Ken; Sloane Square; High Street Ken bbc.co.uk/proms

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TWELFTH NIGHT WEST END Mark Rylance cements his deity status in this adaptation of Shakespeare’s comedy. The latest addition to the cast here, though, is none other than the QI presenter, brain of Britain and allround, effortlessly charming Englishman Stephen Fry.

June 18, 23, 27 & 30, July 3, 5, 8. London Colliseum, WC2N 4ES Charing Cross eno.org.uk

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Nov 2-Feb 3 Apollo Shaftesbury, W1D 7EZ Piccadilly Circus nimaxtheatres.com

Dance artist Tim Casson will be at various locations across London to lead a opento-the-public workshop in which you create a new piece of dance, which will be performed, filmed and broadcast online. No experience is needed and you can come along and watch, or roll up your sleeves and get stuck in and be a part of this participatory project.

Australian jazz virtuoso James Morrison leads this concert, with London Brass, to show why the shiny instruments are the most versatile, with classical themes, jazz classics and Tudor sounds.

Until July 17 Various bigdance2012.com

July 7 Cadogan Hall, SW1X 9DQ Sloane Sq cadoganhall.com

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There have been many memorable takes on this everlasting love story: countless amateur dramatic versions for one; and Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes capturing the hearts of a generation in Baz Luhrmann’s multicoloured, high-tempo big screen version. This special commission for the World Shakespeare Festival promises something truly unique, though. Rather than being divided by family – the Montagues and the Capulets – here the starcrossed lovers (right) are kept apart by Sunni and Shia faiths. With zeitgeist topicality, and presented with poetry and music, this is one not to miss. £17.50+

June 28-30 Riverside Studios, W6 9RL Hammersmith riversidestudios.co.uk

THE TROJAN WAR AND PEACE CENTRAL LONDON With the backdrop of City Hall, the Steam Industry Theatre brings a unique, dazzling, spectacular adaptation of Greek bod Aeschylus’s Oresteia trilogy, a piece of work more than 1000 years old. The first part, The Trojan Horse, is kid-friendly, but the following Agamemnon and Orestes are decidedly more adult in theme and performance. Best of all, it’s outdoors – and free! FREE

July 5-Aug 5 The Scoop, SE1 2BD London Bridge morelondon.co.uk

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From Brazilian director Renato Rocha, this atmospheric show looks at Shakespeare’s tragedies, beause the Bard never had a particularly hopeful take on love. It combines scenes from Othello, Romeo And Juliet and Hamlet, and is performed by a cast of London teenagers.

Shakespeare’s tale of mistaken identity (below) as two twin brothers are separated at birth and then thrown together later in their lives, gets a thoroughly modern, feisty and eye-catching update in Palestinian director Amir Nizar Zuabi’s adaptation. The Bard with balls, if you will.

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June 26-July 8 The Roundhouse, NW1 8EH Chalk Farm roundhouse.org.uk

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SPITALFIELDS SUMMER FEST EAST LONDON

Until July 6 Roundhouse, NW1 8EH Chalk Farm roundhouse.org.uk

London’s creative hotbed just got a whole lot more creative – and cooler – with this cultured festival of dance, music and performance. Highlights include: Spire, a performance looking at the organ’s development through the digital to analogue ages; cellist, Matthew Barley (above); and Heath Quartet, featuring ‘the most exciting young players on the international chamber music scene.’ £5+

MATTHEW BOURNE’S PLAY WITHOUT WORDS ANGEL ”Dancing is all about your emotion, it’s not how you move, it’s how you feel,” explains Suzoko, a contemporary and classically trained dancer involved in Big Dance, the week-long nationwide spectactular. With hundreds of events across the country, you’re spoilt for choice. One of our picks has to be this ‘sexy, chic and thrillingly original’ dance drama, in which a wealthy 1960s Chelsea couple’s lives are thrown into disarray by the arrival of their new manservant, Prentice, in a tale of power, sexual domination and desire.

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OHP and English National Ballet collaborate on this special project, which provides young and emerging dancers and choreographers a platform to present original work. This is your opportunity to see something exciting and unique – and support upand-coming talent, too.

With Shakespeare kicking off all manner of festivals this year, there are a number of takes of his work doing the rounds – the traditionally inclined, and then those destined to offer something new, a contemporary take on a beloved tale. This, part of the Open Air Theatre’s 2012 rep season, marking a brave move by artistic director Timothy Sheader, is one of the most intriguing. While the play itself is one of the playwright’s most enduring that has enjoyed countless adaptations, here it gets a new, Gypsy-themed spin that eschews any traditional take on the more-than-400 year-old tale.

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July 7 Opera Holland Park Theatre, W8 7RX High Street Kensington operahollandpark.com

RICHARD III CENTRAL LONDON Mark Rylance (left) continues his rise to theatreland godlike status, with the lead in one of the Bard’s most respected works. £5+

July 14-Oct 13 SE1 9DT London Bridge shakespearesglobe.org

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Until Sept 5 Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, NW1 4NJR Baker Street openairtheatre.org

SWAN LAKE WEST END Tchaikovsky’s ballet premiered at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre in 1877 and has become a stage institution held in peerlessly high regard (as well as the launchpad for the 2011 Oscar-winning movie Black Swan, which is how many will have come to it). This forthcoming production has been widely celebrated, so if you’re going to start somewhere, start with the absolute best. £15+

July 23, 25 & 28 London Colliseum, WC2N 4ES Charing Cross eno.org.uk

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frontman – Knifeworld What baffles me about London is … I think London is more baffled by me. London’s best-kept secret is, I’d have to say, Knifeworld – a little too well kept, I might add. When I want to chill out … Chill out? What is this, the Nineties? I don’t chill out, I’ll have an eternity to do that in the very real grave to which you and I are headed. I don’t chillax either, whatever the hell that is. The most interesting person I’ve met is Andy Partridge from [New Wave band] XTC. Nonetheless, it’s one of the few times I have been genuinely starstruck, although I doubt most folk would think of him as a star. My hands shook and I spouted the non-sequiturs of a halfwit. My favourite place for a drink is a Soho bar in the summer, unfortunately everybody else loves one, too, making it somewhat prohibitive. The Rochester Castle in Stoke Newington, however, has been for the last couple of decades my most frequented establishment. It’s the cheapest pub in London, doesn’t play music, has lovely shabby booths to sit in and the clientele are generally so lo-res that a reprobate like me feels like a Lord slumming it in there. The biggest faux pas I’ve made is to do a radio program, The Interesting Alternative Show, with snooker ace Steve Davis. We play a heroic selection of messed-up music, but because of our schedules, we can’t always be there together. He’s far more computer literate than I am, so takes care of ‘that side of things’. One week, he foolishly left me in charge and I believe I somehow crashed the entire internet for 20 minutes. Certainly the online presence of the station, Phoenix FM, was reduced to ash during this ‘tricky period’. What gets me up in the morning is my daughter screaming or singing. The last naughty thing I did? By naughty do you mean a practical joke, such tying someone’s laces together, or actually murdering someone? I think I might have done both, in as much as one led to the other, but I’m reluctant to go into details because, you know, the law and prison and stuff. Five words that sum up London ... The capital city of England. knifeworld.co.uk / EP Clairvoyant Fortnight is out now on Believer’s Roast. They play Lexington, N1 9JB, on June 22. £7 12

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BAR THE SCENE When it first opened in 2009, Aquum’s tagline ‘Bringing the West End to Clapham’ didn’t wash with locals, apparently content with the slew of average pubs and chain bars along their high street. However, that the gleaming, gilded, open-plan bar is now packed on Friday and Saturday nights with an attractive set of stiletto– stomping gals and handsome young guys, shows opinions have changed. A brace of burly bouncers flanks the door, which suggests it may not be just the drinks that spill over – especially when the spiffy barmen start dancing on the bar. The crowd spreads to sunken floor space beyond the main bar, plus there’s a mezzanine bar for VIPs. They’re down carousing with the plebs by night’s end, anyway. THE GRUB The kitchen has recently drawn on the expertise of Amaranth, a popular family-run Thai restaurant in Earlsfield, to introduce a pan-Asian street food spin. Light bites include chicken satay skewers, and small triangles of pork wrapped in banana leaf. But there’s also delicious salads, curries and noodles. BEHIND THE BAR A range of reds, whites and rosés, Asian beers – including Asahi on tap – a modest list of Asian-inspired cocktails, plus tea for the teetotals. BILL PLEASE Beer from £4; wine from £4.50 glass, £16.50 a bottle; cocktails from £8. Starters from £2.50; mains from £7.50. VERDICT The West End has indeed arrived in Clapham. REBECCA KENT

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Just because you’re not at Euro 2012 doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the grub. Join Streatham locals here by tucking into legendary pierogi, served by by a joyless woman.

Featuring a downstairs dining room reminiscent of an old Silesian inn, this Hammersmith restaurant dishes up a hearty menu of Eastern European dishes, plus local beer and vodkas.

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The Rookery: a sense of adventure

TASTES GOOD, OUI? Fancy the tastes of France in your own home? Mustard brand Maille and Housebites have teamed up to launch Gourmet French Takeaway in London. Championed by chef Bruno Loubet, the service celebrates freshly cooked, gourmet French cuisine prepared and delivered by experienced chefs. Among the dishes are vinegar and tarragon chicken fricassée, duck confit in honey and wholegrain mustard crust, and French toast with cider vinegar and toffee apple. From £9.95. housebites.co.uk

SUSHI ON THE GO A Brazilian style of sushi is now available in London at the capital’s first temakeria. Yoobi, in Soho, dishes up the cone-shaped treat in simple, special and deluxe form. Think Spanish-influenced tuna tartar or Japanese pear mixed with 20hour cured salmon. There are also vegetarian options, plus soups and salad, all to be enjoyed as a sit-down meal or takeaway snack. loveyoobi.com

A TASTE OF SWEDEN First it was The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, then it was Cheap Monday, and now another Swedish import – Rekorderlig cider – is taking Scandamania up a notch. The brand is touring the UK in a vintage red Citroen H van, dishing up meatballs with beetroot and apple salad, and pearl barley mushroom risotto, with recipes from Masden restaurant. It’ll be in London on June 21-23 and 28-30.

THE ROOKERY British THE SCENE The owners of The Rookery wanted to inject a bit of New York East Side flavour into Clapham and their endeavours proved a success, the result being a stylish, modern restaurant. But rather than being saturated in hipster cool, a relaxed atmosphere permeates the establishment, lending it the feeling of a neighbourhood bar, albeit one with a touch more sophistication. Lightbulbs hanging from chains, exposed brick walls and white tiles are among the design touches, and low lighting with candles create an intimate mood. THE GRUB You don’t always find mackerel on restaurant menus, its full flavour putting some diners off, but The Rookery does the fish well, its version Cornish, smoked and complemented nicely with cucumber and horseradish. For her starter, my companion opts for the watercress soup with crème fraiche, a gamble, she feels, as she is ravenous after a long day, but one for which she is paid dividends, as it soon takes the edge of her hunger. It’s red meat for the main courses. My Hebridean lamb bursts with flavour, almost gamey on the tongue, and incredibly tender. The pearl couscous provides a filling accompaniment and the charmoula adds a freshness to the meal. A bavette steak, my date’s main, can be tough if overcooked, but thankfully the chef prepares it expertly and it falls away under the knife, pickled walnuts on the dish adding a welcome spicy surprise. It’s all washed down with a bottle of Italian Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, finished off with Montgomery cheese, oatcakes and red onion chutney. Service is spot-on: helpful but never annoying.

A range of craft beer from around the world; interesting wines by smaller producers from Italy, France, Iberia, Austria and Spain; and classic cocktails. BILL PLEASE Starters from £5.20; mains from £10.25; dessert from £5; beers from £3.50; wine from £3.85 a glass, £18.25 a bottle; cocktails from £4.50. VERDICT Dining with a sense of adventure, drinking with a touch of class. Be sure to enjoy The Rookery if you’re in Clapham this summer. JAHN VANNISSELROY BEHIND THE BAR

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RADIO 1’S HACKNEY WEEKENDER Hackney Marshes, E9 5PF JUNE 23-24 | DOORS AT 10.30AM | Free

More than just an electronic music fest, this new London two-day event features an eclectic line-up that includes everything from electrodeity Gary Numan and drum ‘n’ bass-techno pioneer Squarepusher, to experimental noise-rockers Battles. Snoop Dogg (below) headlines the Saturday with back-in-business Orbital set to slay Sunday night. With new capital venue London Pleasure Gardens, near the Olympic site, playing host, this is a festival calendar addition to get truly excited about. July 6-7 (2pm-6am). London Pleasure Gardens. E16 2BS. £99. Pontoon Dock

It’s got one of the best line-ups of the summer and it’s free – the Beeb have pulled off, again, another fanastic summer fest that has acts to please all, whether you’re an indie kid, an R’n’B devotee, a pop fan, or just an all-round appreciator of good music. With six stages and more than 100,000 people expected to roll up, this isn’t just the BBC’s biggest summer show, but one of the biggest London events of the 2012. Jay-Z, who’s curating his own US music fest Made In America later this year, ventures to these shows once more, having recently rocked the O2 with Kanye on their Watch The Throne tour, to headline on the Saturday, with support from Kasabian, Ed Sheeran and Example. Jack White tops the bill in the In New Music We Trust stage, along with The Vaccines and The Maccabbees, with Sean Paul, Swedish House Mafia, Calvin Harris and deadmau5 across the 1Extra Stage and Dance Arena, too. Chase and Status bring their arena-slaying drum ‘n’ bass to the Sunday night, along with Magnetic Man, Sub Focus and Lana Del Ray, with Nas, David Guetta, Flux Pavillion, and even BBC alumni Annie Mac (Sat) and Zane Lowe (Sun) getting in on the act and spinning some discs as well. The good news – tickets are free! The bad news – they’ve almost all been allocated through an online registration process, which closed ages ago. Listen to Radio 1 this week and you might be able to get your mits on some, though.

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They became indie’s next big hope – a literate band not fuelled by drugs and debauched shenanigans. Then they split, Kele went ‘electro’ and the others kept going without him. The fab four have buried the hatchet – if there was one – and are back, new album Four in the shadows, and this headline show to debut the material. Koko 1A Camden High Street, NW1 7JE Mornington Crescent koko.uk.com

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Heavyweight House handpicks DJs and producers from across Europe for this horizonbroadening, genre-stretching night of top tunes and superior sounds. Italy’s Phunk Investigation (above), Slovenia’s Beltek, and Germany’s Miles Dyson are among the highlights at this 3000capacity superclub.

The gleefully provocative, attention-demanding, outlandishly colourful and showmanship-focused rapper gears up for two headline shows in support of her second album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. Expect much costume changing, over-the-top performance stylisation, and some bangin’ tunes, of course.

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MONDAY 18 Cuban Hideaway DJ Rich plays Latin, house, funk and R‘n’B. The Hideaway, Stanthorpe Rd, SW16 2ED (020 8835 7070). 9.40pm-late. £7.

Fabriclive Erol Alkan, Justin Robertson, Daniel Avery, Boggy Riotous Rockers, Maurice Fulton, Rory Phillips, The Lovely Jonjo and Kiwi spin house, techno and electro, plus Pillowtalk perform live. Fabric, Charterhouse St, EC1M 6HJ (020 7336 8898). 10pm-6am. £18, adv £17, adv £22 inc CD, £7 after 3am, NUS £10 before midnight, mems £13.

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Priceless London Wonderground: The Big Ten Inch! Count Skylarin spin rock ‘n’ roll, blues, soul, rockabilly, swing, ska and punk, plus The Severed Limb and The Original Rabbit Foot Spasm Band perform live. The London Wonderground Spiegeltent, Jubilee Gardens, off Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (0844 545 8282). 7.30pm-late. £10.50. Rehab DJ Haley, Zoe Demonette, Dan Udy and Malarky provide indie, electro and pop. The Roxy, Rathbone Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098). 10pm-3am. £5, NUS/ w/flyer £3, mems £1 before 9.30pm. Salsa Cellar Residents play Latin funk, salsa and reggae. Downstairs At The King’s Head, Crouch End Hill, N8 8AA (020 8340 1028). 9pm-late, £7, concs £4. Service Industry Night Colin Russell and Donald Sweeneey provide R‘n’B, hip-hop and chart. Rumba, Shaftesbury Ave, W1D 7EP (020 7287 2715). 9pm-3am. £7, £5 before midnight, w/payslip free before midnight. Stampede DJ Laurence Rene spins pop-punk, alternative, rock and ska, with hosts Oli Sandler and Matt Boland. Escape Bar, Brewer St, W1F 0SU (020 7734 3040). 9pm-3am. £5, £1 before 11pm, free before 10pm, NUS £3.

TUESDAY 19 Balearic Deep, vocal and Balearic house from Amir Groove and Nick Tcherniak. The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988). 10pm-3am. £5, guestlist free. No Quarter DJs Miss Terry Blue, Big Hat and Lazytalk provide electro and dance. Notting Hill Arts Club, Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JQ (020 7460 4459). 7pm-2am. £8, w/flyer £6. Panic Max Panic, Gaz Panic and That Perfect Fumble spin indie, electro, retro and pop. The Roxy, Rathbone Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098). 10pm-3am. £5, NUS/w/flyer £3, guestlist w/flyer free before 10.30pm. Queerly Out Shots DJ Julio Bravo spins pop, disco, 1980s hits, oldschool R‘n’B, Motown and hip-hop. Escape Bar, Brewer St, W1F 0SU (020 7734 3040). 9pm-late. Free. Stupid Tuesday Resident DJs play funky house, disco and pop. Thirst, Greek St, W1D 3DR (020 7437 1977). 5pm-3am. £3, free before 10pm. WatchMePivot Magazine Presents Joss Ryan, Danton, Kani and Clockwork State spin electro, indie, hip-hop and reggae. The Macbeth, Hoxton St, N1 6LP (020 7749 0600). 5pm-late. Free. White Heat DJs Matty, Olly and Marcus supply electro, techno and indie. Madame Jojo’s, Brewer St, W1F 0SE (020 7734 3040). 10.30pm-3am. £5, concs/flyer £4.

Funkin Good Fridays DJ Steve Butcher plays club classics and party anthems. Gigalum, Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common South Side, SW4 9DW (020 8772 0303). 7pm-late. free.

SECRETSUNDAZE GO BANG! London Pleasure Gardens. Aug 26. £12.50+ Matthew Herbert, Four Tet, Levon Vincent and Sven Weisemann (above) are just some of the stars at this all-day, all-night house and techno mini-fest. E16 2BS

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WEDNESDAY 20 Cheapskates Electro, disco and old-school hip-hop courtesy of DJ Downfall. Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7437 5782/ cc 020 7287 3727). 9pm-3.30am. £6.50, NUS £5.50, w/flyer £4.50. Choke Resident DJs play hip-hop, drum ‘n’ bass, electro, indie and grime. The Roxy, Rathbone Place, W1T 1HJ (020 7255 1098). 10pm-3am. £5, NUS/w/flyer £4, guestlist £3. Club Criminal Resident DJs spin soul, pop and hip-hop, with live performances from D’lys and Arivmia. Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AH (020 7482 3867). 7.30pm-1.30am. £6, w/flyer £5. Death2Disco DJs Danny Watson, Nigel Thomas and BlagSound DJs spin indie, punk and rock, with live performances from The Savage Nomads, Childhood and PALMS. Notting Hill Arts Club, Notting Hill Gate, W11 3JQ (020 7460 4459). 7pm-2am. £3, free before 11pm. N*A*S*I*N SoniX, Brahim and Punk Gareth play punk, rock, metal and ska. The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). 11pm-3am. £5, w/flyer £4, NUS £3, mems £2. Work Niyi Maximus Crown, Lee Harris and Big John Freeman play house, pop, electro, R‘n’B, funk and dancehall. Fire, South Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890). 11pm-5am. £5, £4 before 1am.

THURSDAY 21 Bad Sex Phaze One, Mayton DJs, Fin Munro, Red House Glory and Itamar spin indie, rock and disco. Proud Camden, The Horse Hospital, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AH (020 7482 3867). 7.30pm-1.30am. £7, £5 before 10pm, NUS/guestlist £5, NUS/guestlist free before 10pm. Drumm Ft Hot Mess Exhibition Launch & Print Sale The Dead Pirates, Midnight A Go-Go, Dead Air and guests spin drum ‘n’ bass and electro. The Queen Of Hoxton, Curtain Rd, EC2A 3JX (020 7422 0958). 8pm-2am. £3, free before 8pm.

londonpleasuregardens.com Dubba Jonny Present DJs Captain Crunch, AMC, Mattix and Futile, Buchan and Maksim spin drum ‘n’ bass and electro, plus Dubba Jonny performs live. Cable, Bermondsey St, SE1 2EG (020 7403 7730). 9pm-3am. Free.

The Gallery Markus Schulz (DJ set), Dave Spoon, Gavyn Mytchel, Francesco Poggi, Plastic Fondu and Our House In House spin electro and trance. The Ministry Of Sound, Gaunt St, SE1 6DP (0870 060 0010). 10.30pm-6am. £14, mems £11. GoMad Events And Sub Revolution Present Don Diablo, Million Like Us, Eddie K, EL-B, MC Crazy D and others spin dubstep, bass and electro. Jamm, Brixton Rd, SW9 6LH (020 7346 8920/cc 020 7274 5537). 11pm-5.30am. £10, adv £8.

Iluvlive 8th Birthday Special DJs Sway, Cleo Soul, Ghetts and Big Kids spin R‘n’B, hip-hop and house. XOYO, Cowper St, EC2A 4AP (020 7729 5959). 8.15pm-3am. £15.

Mono Audio Vs Loud Noise Pinch, Zed Bias, Phaeleh, Horsepower Productions, Commodo, Jack Swift, Kai Marley, Lean, Dank, Parris, Dubson, Loake, Image, Fillers, C-Side & Bigman, G-Man, Wiggs and Inhabit Magazine DJs spin techno, house and dubstep across two rooms, with hosts Toast, Prof D, Milo and BigMan. Cable, Bermondsey St, SE1 2EG (020 7403 7730). 10pm-6am. £14, £12 before midnight, concs £6-£10.

Vibe DJs on rotation including Anas, Spider, Prezedent, Ice, Commander B, Pioneer and DJ L spin hip-hop, R‘n’B, funky house, garage, bashment and reggae. Moonlighting, Greek St, W1D 4DR (020 7437 5782/ cc 020 7287 3727). 10pm-3am. £7, w/flyer £5 before midnight, ladies £5, free before 11.30pm.

Sin City Stevie C, Riyad, Tony Madball and Demonic play contemporary rock and metal in the main room, while Shuff and Vixen spin classic rock and metal in room two. Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). 10.30pm-3.30am. £7, NUS/mems £5 before 11.30pm, w/flyer £5 before midnight.

Gravity DJs Alan K and Fat Tony spin electro, house and disco, with hosts Mauricio and Danny Boyce. Fire, South Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890). 2pm-late. £10, concs £5.

Xxtra Terry-James Lynch hosts a night of house, electro and pop, plus fashion. The Shadow Lounge, Brewer St, W1F 0RF (020 7287 7988). 10pm-3am. £5, free before 11pm.

FRIDAY 22 Audio Doughnuts Drums Of Death, Darling Farah and guests supply mashed-up vocals and electronic beats. Hidden, Tinworth St, SE11 5EQ (020 7820 6613). 10pm-6am. £8-£12, adv £5. Back2Life Presents Jazzie B, Caron Wheeler, Carl Mcintosh and Soul II Soul DJs provide funk, soul, reggae and house. Electric Brixton, Town Hall Parade, Brixton Hill, SW2 1RJ (020 7274 2290). 10pm-4am. Adv £15 Buttoned Down Disco’s Midsummer’s Eve Boat Party Christian Laing, Pete Wheeler and Richard Titchener supply indie, rock and electro. Nautical themed fancy dress is encouraged. The Battersea Barge, Riverside Walk, Nine Elms Ln, SW8 5BP (020 7498 0004). 8pm-2am. £10.

SATURDAY 23 Fabric Cassy, Craig Richards, Hipp-e & Halo, Marcel Dettmann, Blawan and Terry Francis spin house and techno, plus Shed performs live. Fabric, Charterhouse St, EC1M 6HJ (020 7336 8898). 11pm8am. £19, adv £18, adv £23 inc CD, £10 after 4am, NUS £12, mems £13. Heavyweight House Phunk Investigation, Beltek, Miles Dyson, Christian Cambas, Sons Of Audio and guests supply house across three rooms. Proud 2, Peninsula Sq, SE10 0DX (020 8463 3070). 10pm-late. £17.50. Kitsune Club Night Gildas & Jerry Bouther and residents spin house and electro, plus Housse De Racket and Jupiter perform live. XOYO, Cowper St, EC2A 4AP (020 7729 5959). 9pm-late, £10. Annie Mac Presents Redlight, Wookie, Scrufizzer and Monki supply electronica and dance beats at this showcase event. Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). 10pm-4am. £15.

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SUNDAY 24 Beyond Afterhours DJs Steve Pitron, Mikey D, Alan K, Sharp Boys, Gonzalo Rivas, Paul Heron, HiFi Sean, Paul Christian, Ariel and Fat Tony spin house, electro and techno across three floors. Fire, South Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890). 6pm-1am. Adv £12. Horse Meat Disco Residents Jim Stanton, Luke Howard, James Hillard and Severino spin disco and house. Eagle, Kennington Ln, SE11 5QY (020 7793 0903). 8pm-3am. £6. Jaded DJ Raymundo Rodriguez provides house and techno. Cable, Bermondsey St, SE1 2EG (020 7403 7730). 5pm-1am. £12, concs £8. Alex Kenji The Italian DJ plays tech-house, electro and house. Gigalum, Cavendish Parade, Clapham Common South Side, SW4 9DW (020 8772 0303). 3pm-11pm. Free. Orange The Oli, Paul Martin and The Sharp Boys spin house in room one, while Gonzola Rivas, David Jiminez and Hi Fi Sean provide minimal techno and tech-house in room two. Fire, South Lambeth Rd, SW8 1UQ (020 7582 9890). 10pm-late. £12, £10 before midnight, w/flyer £5 before 1am.

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MONDAY 18 Atlantic Strutz’s Magical Eurodance The Baltimorebased band performs posthardcore and experimental rock. 12 Bar Club, Denmark Place, WC2H 8NL (020 7240 2622). £5.

Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Chima Anya, Droppin Science Hip-hop and rap by New Yorkbased Antonio Hardy. HMV Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7428 4099). £22.50.

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Rachael Dadd The singersongwriter performs experimental folk. Kings Place, York Way, N1 9AG (020 7520 1490). £12.50, adv £9.50.

Chris Cornell The rock singer performs acoustic versions of his songs, including those from the bands Soundgarden, Audioslave and Temple Of The Dog. London Palladium, Argyll St, W1F 7TF (0844 412 2704). £27.50-£35. Eyes Set To Kill Metalcore by the band from Tempe, Arizona. The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). Adv £11. New Riot, Hype Theory Ska-punk from the London-based band. O2 Academy Islington, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (020 7288 4400/ cc 0844 477 2000). £6.

The Dogs D’Amour Classic rock from Tyla and his London-based crew. O2 Academy Islington, Parkfield St, N1 0PS (020 7288 4400/ cc 0844 477 2000). £17.

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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers The American singer and the veteran blues-rock band performs some of its hits and songs from the album Mojo. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (0845 401 5045). Also Wed. £40-£75.

Tom Baxter Folk-rock by the singer-songwriter from Devon. The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). Adv £15.

Rokia Traore The Malian guitarist and singer plays bluesflavoured world music. Wilton’s Music Hall, Graces Alley, off Ensign St, E1 8JB (020 7702 2789). £20.

Best Coast LA-based indie-rock and garage-pop outfit. O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (020 8354 3300/ cc 0844 477 2000). £16.

TUESDAY 19 Mike Brightley Acoustica from the London-based singer-songwriter. 12 Bar Club, Denmark Place, WC2H 8NL (020 7240 2622). £6.

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Natalie Duncan Soul singer who was part of BBC2’s Goldie’s Band: By Royal Appointment. Boisdales Of Canary Wharf, Cabot Hall, E14 4QT (020 7715 5818). £10-£20.

Mara Carlyle The Londonbased singer-songwriter performs experimental pop from the album Floreat. The Lexington, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB (020 7837 5371). Adv £6.

Will Dutta The musician and composer performs electronica from his album Parergon. BFI Southbank, Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XT (020 7928 3232/ cc 020 7928 3232). £5.

Cold Specks Dark contemporary blues from the London-based Canadian singer. Hoxton Hall, Hoxton St, N1 6SH (020 7684 0060). Also Wed & Thu. Adv £12.50.

Godsmack, The Defiled The Boston-based four-piece plays alternative metal and hard rock. HMV Forum, Highgate Rd, NW5 1JY (020 7428 4099). £19.50.

E4 Udderbelly Festival: Havana Rumba! Cuban Salsa Party Juventino ‘El Chico Divino’, Eric Turro ‘El Maestro’ and the band Sonora La Calle feature in this exciting show of Afro-Cuban sounds and dance. E4 Udderbelly At Southbank Centre, Jubilee Gardens, SE1 8XX (0844 545 8282). Also Wed-Sun. £15 & £20.

Hank 3, Hellbilly, Attention, Deficit Domination, 3 Bar Ranch Alt country and metal by the Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Shelton Hank Williams. Electric Ballroom, Camden High St, NW1 8QP (020 7485 9006). £16.50.

New Resonances: Music, Machines And Emotions Experimental and avant garde music in a multimedia setting. Wilton’s Music Hall, Graces Alley, off Ensign St, E1 8JB (020 7702 2789). Also Wed & Fri. £12-£19. Priceless London Wonderground: Shlomo: Ministry Of Mouth The human beatboxer creates intricate basslines, beats and loops. The London Wonderground Spiegeltent, Jubilee Gardens, off Belvedere Rd, SE1 8XX (0844 545 8282). £12.50 & £17.50, concs £11. The Promise Pop-punk by the New York-based band. The Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). £6.50.

Off!, Trash Talk Hardcore punk band from LA, featuring members of Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Burning Brides and Rocket From The Crypt. The Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). Adv £16. Jack Savoretti Folk-pop by the London-based singersongwriter. Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £15. The Shoes, San Zhi The French outfit plays electro, indie and pop. XOYO, Cowper St, EC2A 4AP (020 7729 5959). £9.

THURSDAY 21 Bloc Party The London-based four-piece performs indie-rock from the album Four. Koko, Camden High St, NW1 7JE (0870 432 5527). £20.

Boyce Avenue, Ingrid Michaelson, Tyler Hilton Melodic pop-rock from the Florida-based quartet. HMV Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0843 221 0100). £22.50. Jesca Hoop The singer-songwriter and guitarist plays alt pop. Bush Hall, Uxbridge Rd, W12 7LJ (020 8222 6955). £12. The Mighty Mocambos, The Jordan Marsh Trio The German band plays funk. Floridita, Wardour St, W1F 0TN (020 7314 4042). £10 & £20. Natty Contemporary reggae from the London-based singersongwriter. The Scala, Pentonville Rd, N1 9NL (020 7833 2022/ cc 0844 477 1000). Adv £11. Postcards Festival: Marcella And The Forget Me Nots: Murder And Lullabies Marcella Puppini and her band perform songs influenced by the Weimar Republic and Brechtian-style cabaret. Jacksons Lane Theatre, Archway Rd, N6 5AA (020 8340 5226/ cc 020 8341 4421). £10. The Straits Former members of Dire Straits play rock and blues. O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (020 8354 3300/ cc 0844 477 2000). £25-£75. Damo Suzuki, Yeti Lane Psych and experimental rock by the Japanese musician. Shacklewell Arms, Shacklewell Ln, E8 2EB (020 7249 0810). £10, adv £8. Carrie Underwood Country singer-songwriter from Nashville. Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, SW7 2AP (0845 401 5045). £45. Jack White The singer-songwriter and former frontman of The White Stripes performs rock and blues from his album Blunderbuss. O2 Academy Brixton, Stockwell Rd, SW9 9SL (0844 477 2000/ cc 0844 477 2000). Adv £30.

FRIDAY 22 Sun Araw & M Geddes Gengras With The Congos The psychedelia duo from Los Angeles collaborates with the Jamaican reggae band. Village Underground, Holywell Ln, EC2A 3PQ (020 7422 7505). £20.

Marjorie’s Dead, The Popular Beat Combo, City Surrender, Crashing Flowers, Laurent Showcase Indie and folk-rock by the London-based band. 12 Bar Club, Denmark Place, WC2H 8NL (020 7240 2622). £6. Scott McWatt, Tony Wilson, Half Hour Hotel, Sara Jane O’Hara Contemporary folk by the Glasgow-based singersongwriter. Arch, Lendal Terrace, SW4 7UX (020 7720 7343). £6. Ocasan, Lecarla, Ryker Sear, Outside Asylum Pop-rock by the Northampton-based band. The Barfly, Camden, Chalk Farm Rd, NW1 8AN (0844 847 2424). £5. Jack White The singer-songwriter and former frontman of The White Stripes performs rock and blues from his album Blunderbuss. HMV Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0843 221 0100). Adv £30. Xibalba, Lionheart, Prowler California-based hardcore and death metal outfit. The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). Adv £10. XXL, Hex On The Beach, Muh He Con Avant garde music from Xiu Xiu Larsen. Cafe Oto, Ashwin St, E8 3DL (020 7923 1231). Adv £10.

SATURDAY 23 Gracetonbury 2012 BBQ A showcase of indie, pop, rock and punk bands and DJs. Featuring performances from Allergy, Abdoujaparov, Deferred Success, Ice Pops For Breakfast, Rhesus and Swound! The Windmill, Blenheim Gardens, SW2 5BZ (020 8671 0700). £6, adv £5.

Molly Nilsson, Kool Thing Synth pop singer from Sweden. Shacklewell Arms, Shacklewell Ln, E8 2EB (020 7249 0810). £6. Van Dyke Parks & Britten Sinfonia, Gaby Moreno The singersongwriter and the orchestra performs pop, psychedelic and rock. With Robin Pecknold from Fleet Foxes and Grizzly Bear’s Daniel Rossen as guest vocalists. Barbican Centre, Silk St, EC2Y 8DS (020 7638 8891/ cc 020 7638 8891). £15-£25. Styles P, Sef Kadi American hip-hop and rap artist David Styles performs songs from the album Master Of Ceremonies. The Coronet, New Kent Rd, SE1 6TJ (020 7701 1500). Adv £35. Sonic Rising, Houka Monks, Underview, Emily C Smith The outfit plays psychedelic garage-rock and drone. Dublin Castle, Parkway, NW1 7AN (020 8806 2668). £7, concs £5. Spunge, The Bottlenex, Legend In Japan, Ready.Set.Die The band plays ska-punk. Nambucca, Holloway Rd, N7 6LB (020 7281 8877). £10. Step 13, Gypsy Fever, Robbie Boyd Band, Hotcake Kitty The London-based band plays drum ‘n’ bass rock. Hootananny, Effra Rd, SW2 1DF (020 7737 7273). £3, free before 11pm. The Tally, Haywire Saint, The Youth Anxiety The London-based band plays indie-rock. Bull And Gate, Kentish Town Rd, NW5 2TJ (020 7704 0187). £6, adv/w/flyer £5.

SUNDAY 24 Condemned, Unbreakable Hatred, Amagortis, Regurgitate Life Hardcore metal by the Glasgowbased band. The Garage, Highbury Corner, N5 1RD (0870 060 3777/ cc 0844 847 1678). £12. East In East: Warsaw Village Band The Warsaw-based band performs Polish folk. Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6LA (020 7613 7498). Free. Dana Fuchs The American singer performs rock ‘n’ roll and classic rock from the album Love To Beg with her band. The Borderline, Orange Yard, Manette St, W1D 4JB (0870 060 3777/ cc 0871 231 0842). £14.

Liquid Fuse, Peppermint Apes, Reachback The Brightonbased five-piece plays hard rock. Surya, Pentonville Rd, N1 9JL (020 7713 6262). £5.

Integrity, No Second Chance, Dead Manís Chest, Shards Hardcore punk by the band from Cleveland. The Underworld, Camden High St, NW1 0NE (020 7482 1932). £12.

Misty’s Little Adventure, Sarah Maguire, Parva Hinton, The Valkarys, Emily Capell Grandmaster Gareth, Lucy and Sam from Birmingham-based outfit Misty’s Big Adventure play quirky experimental pop. 12 Bar Club, Denmark Place, WC2H 8NL (020 7240 2622). £6.

Nicki Minaj, Stooshe The flamboyant New York-based singer and rapper performs hip-hop and R‘n’B from the album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. HMV Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0843 221 0100). £35 & £4.

Muyiwa & Riversongz The London-based singer-songwriter performs gospel and World music with his band. HMV Apollo, Queen Caroline St, W6 9QH (0843 221 0100). £15-£25.

Tangerine Dream Electronica from the well-established German pioneers of the genre. O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Shepherd’s Bush Green, W12 8TT (020 8354 3300/ cc 0844 477 2000). £45.

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All good fun and Games... It's fewer than 50 days to go until the Olympics. But not everyone's happy about it. We talk to those protesting against London 2012 WORDS FRANKIE MULLIN

Mild bitching about the Olympics is no more surprising than complaining about the weather. However, with reports of costs exceeding their £9.3bn budget, forced evictions and sponsors using sweatshop labour or having links to environmental disasters, some Londoners are taking a more serious view. In February, Mark Ronson and Katy B turned up in Hackney Wick, east London, for the unveiling of a Coca-Cola-sponsored Olympics mural. Three days later, it was vandalised. “I was on my way to work a couple of mornings after the mural was finished and there were two guys on the street in their pyjamas throwing paint at it,” a woman who lives nearby said. For other Londoners, the Games have disturbed their lives to such an extent, they’re preparing to take to the streets to let their feelings known. Umbrella organisation Counter Olympics Network (CON)’s spokesman Julian Cheyne was evicted when his home in east London’s Clay’s Lane estate was demolished to make way for the Olympic park. “London 2012 should be renamed Lying 2012,“ he says. “The state knows that the Olympics won’t deliver the results they are promising. The event is really about trying to take over a large piece of east London as a prime opportunity for property developers.” He has an ally in author Anna Minton who, on July 5, as part of the Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival 2012, will join a range of speakers, including writer Will Self and sociologist Saskia Sassen to discuss the impact of the Olympics on London. “My concern is that the much-talked-about legacy will just create enclaves of development that the local community will be cut off from,” Minton says. She is particularly angry about the privatisation of development, including the fact that the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park – supposed to become a public park – will be run by private companies. Within the CON, groups target specific issues, such as preserving Leyton Marsh (saveleytonmarsh.wordpress.com); opposing Dow Chemical’s sponsorship of the Games over its link with the Bhopal gas leak that killed thousands in India in 1984 (dropdownow.org); highlighting the environmental record of Olympic sponsors BP (greenwashgold.org); and calling for Team GB kit-makers Adidas to end its alleged use of 34p-an-hour sweatshop labour (waronwant.org).

During the next few weeks, expect to hear of a series of demonstrations, the largest of which has been organised by CON for July 28, the second day of the Olympics. The event is a “family protest”, Cheyne says, but one taking place on the doorstep of London 2012, with a march planned between Mile End and Victoria Park. Groups attending the protest are only loosely affiliated and have different agendas. Our Olympics (ourolympics.org), another anti-Games hub, is also promoting the July 28 event, but with a more radical call to action. In a statement, the group said: “We believe it is time for us to come together and make London 2012 the greatest act of non-violent civil disobedience of our time.” And, separately, the Informal Anarchist Federation (9325.nostate.net), a group that claimed responsibility for sabotaging railway signal cables in Bristol, is vehemently opposed to the Games and has promised to “use guerrilla activity to hurt the national image and paralyse the economy however we can. Because simply, we don’t want rich tourists – we want civil war”. ››

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is not only a matter of new infrastructures and athletic facilities, but also a question of the tissue of community.“ Still, CON’s Cheyne is determined there remain plenty of Londoners, like Hooper, who are disgruntled, but reluctant to speak out against the Olympics, hoping the Games and its legacy really will be a boost for the city. For others, though, he believes more sinister fears may be a barricade to them protesting. “There’s a permanent feeling that if you protest, you might be visited in the middle of the night,” he says.

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Indeed, some have already fallen foul of the law. In April, Simon Moore, 29, was arrested, along with five other protesters, for sitting in front of a truck to stop the construction of the basketball court at Leyton Marsh. He was served with an ASBO and is now banned from being within 100 yards of Olympic venues, participants, officials, spectators and the Olympic torch route. But such dissent is nothing new. In 2010, the Vancouver Winter Games was hit by riots; in 2004, anti-Olympics protesters joined the already-striking workers at the Athens Olympics and during Mexico City’s 1968 Games several protesters were shot dead. Despite the vitriol, most London protest groups say they are not planning to disrupt the Games. Cheyne describes a recent exchange with a pro-Olympics gallery owner. “Her opinion was that it should go ahead, whatever the cost,” Cheyne said. “So I just said to her, ‘Enjoy the Olympics’.” ❚ 2012: A Story To Tell, London Literature Festival, July 5. £10 Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX southbankcentre.co.uk Waterloo

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Threats such as this have led to Olympic organisers increasing the number of security guards from 10,000 to 23,700, hiking the cost up to £553m. And during the Olympics, there will be more armed personnel patrolling the capital than the entire number of British troops serving in Afghanistan. Right now, the backgrounds of up to 500,000 people are being screened and those thought to be planning any disruption will be pre-emptively arrested, according to Scotland Yard. “The right to protest is part of our culture and the sign of a true democracy,” says assistant commissioner Chris Allison, who is in charge of Olympics security. “However, it does not give people the right to prevent the Games from happening, nor stop the millions of ticket holders from being able to witness this great event.” Another hot issue for many Londoners is the proposed installation of surface-to-air missiles on residential flats during the Games. “The missiles will be stationed in and around a densely populated community,” says Stop The Olympic Missiles campaigner Jakril Hoque, 27, from Mile End. “Residents who aren’t really interested in the bigger picture are getting involved in this campaign because they feel they are at risk.” Hoque says the group’s aim is to make the Ministry of Defence rethink its position. But, if the missiles are deployed, he says protests, including human barricades, may take place. However, despite the talk from CON, Stop The Olympic Missiles and a few fringe extremists, the rumoured unease many Londoners seem to feel about the Olympics has not led to vast numbers of residents turning up to protest. Samantha Hooper, a 25-year-old PR executive, was forced to move out of her Whitechapel apartment when the landlord whacked up the rent for the Olympics. But she’s not letting it turn her against the event. “I’m still open to being persuaded that the Games are a good thing for Londoners,” she says. “That’s what I want to believe.” And sociologist Saskia Sassen, who will debate the Games at the London Literature Festival, is also optimistic. “The teams in charge of both the original planning and the post-Olympics plan have learnt from the mistakes of past Olympics,“ she says. “They have understood that the legacy TNTMAGAZINE.COM

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Don Walker The Cold Chisel legend on 30 years in a rock band, their never-say-never attitude, and touring Cornwall INTERVIEW ALASDAIR MORTON

During the recording of new album No Plans, founding member Steve Prestwich passed away – how did this affect the band? It meant that we had to reinvent ourselves last year, with Charlie Draper helping out on drums. It had been the five of us playing together from the mid-Seventies on. You put another person in there in place of Steve, there are adjustments to be made. We did the hard work last year, though, so we are match fit. Is the album especially poignant? Steve only appears on three songs, and he wrote the last song, I Got Things To Do. We demoed it with him, and when it was being mixed, we found out he’d recorded a vocal on it. It was so good, that’s the version we released – the first time we have included a song on a studio album with someone other than Jim [Barnes – singer] or Ian [Moss – guitarist] singing. What inspired the album’s writing? It’s written from life and what’s going on around me. These songs are drawn from a long writing period – one is 15 years old. What binds them together is that I’ll have a bunch of the songs on the kitchen table – the Chisel ones are just the ones the other guys like. You’d turned down reunion offers before – so why now? We weren’t interested for a long time because we’d been doing other things. We felt we did things when we were young and didn’t need to return. We did it in ‘98 as enough time had gone past and curiosity got the better of us. We made a very good record then and what prompted this reunion, 15 years later, was a one-off show in Sydney in 2009. That was so enjoyable and the band played so well we thought: “Why not do some recording together again?” Has it felt like a new era for the band? We have always been present on the radio and in record sales, but as a working band we broke up in 1983. And we haven’t been around at all for a long time right now. Has the band dynamic changed much? We always managed to find some way of

Still rocking: Don Walker (right) with Cold Chisel screwing it up or making it unenjoyable for us. When we were young, we used to ride each other and demand things in a musical sense. We don’t do that quite so much anymore, there’s the assumption we all know what we’re doing. Have you all mellowed with age, then? Mellow is the right word. The live show is still ferocious, and we’ve made a rock ‘n’ roll album, but our feelings with each other are a lot more adult. Issues never get resolved, though, you just become more forceful in dealing with each other. You’re doing shows outside of London... Yeah, we’ve the big festival in Hyde Park, and then Glasgow and Manchester, which I am curious about – I wouldn’t have thought there would be a lot of Aussie expats there! Have you played there before? Neither. We did a handful of shows in the Eighties, London and two or three in Cornwall, of all places, supporting Noddy Holder. It was one of those strange strategies: “Let’s crack the UK, and start with Cornwall!” What’s the secret to your longevity? What we do on stage doesn’t rely on nostalgia. Our band is as good as we’ve ever been. When you come down to one of our shows, you’re not relying on a memory lane trip.

Is it more difficult for bands these days? I don’t think that aspect is any different to 40 years ago. When we were young, there were bands receiving glowing reviews and had record companies buzzing round them at their second show – we weren’t one of them. Some bands have to graft it out because they are not fashionable in any era. There’s never been a time when we were fashionable, but our material has held up better than stuff that was. What’s the band’s best moment? From mid-1979 to mid-1980, we went from a small club band to hugely successful across Australia, that was enjoyable. The smell of success after many years of the opposite! Which new artists do you like? You’re not talking to the right person – I don’t keep up with music. Jack White does the goods, but most things I like aren’t on Top Of The Pops. How does the tour set list look? We like to do a show with energy, so in our choices there is going to be a bias towards the rock ‘n’ roll. And then there are songs we like to do because people love them. Cold Chisel play Hard Rock Calling. July 13. £50+ W1J 7JZ hardrockcalling.co.uk Hyde Park Corner

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THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT FILM review by Alasdair Morton STARRING: Jason Segel, Emily Blunt | 15 | 124mins

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Paranormal Activity creator Oren Peli masterminds this new horror with the former’s haunted house replaced here by Pripyat – the deserted town on the outskirts of the titular nuclear power station, which, as a group of thrill seeking holiday makers discover, is just not all that deserted afterall. On general release from June 22

Jason Segel stars and co-writes this comedy drama, or rom-com, about a relationship put through the wringer. It’s the honesty of two people in love struggling to make it work, though, that’s the film’s strongest asset. Segel, in similar territory to both his character and script for Forgetting Sarah Marshall, is Tom, a talented young chef who proposes to his loving, devoted girlfriend Violet. With their differing career ambitions – he to have his own restaurant, she to follow her academic path – the nuptials are put on hold, indefinitely, but as sacrifices are made, their relationship is put to the test. The sincerity with which the situation is handled is heartfelt and recognisable: Tom’s good intentions quashed by career disappointment as he watches Violet blossom, the new circles she moves in leaving him, and their relationship, behind. In Tom, Segel has written a beta-male it’s impossible not to root for; stripped of the more silly, geekish quirks of his other on-screen alter-egos, he’s a more mature creation. There are plenty of eccentric supporting characters, too – Brian Posehn’s ‘recovering’ alcoholic steals scenes relentlessly, alongside a smattering of gross-out gags. As with many of the films born from Segel’s pen, it is overlong and loses its spark en route to its predictable conclusion, but the chemistry of the two central performances elevates it above standard rom-com fare. Funny and sincere. GOOD FOR: Seeing a rom-com it’s OK to like. Bonus: no Kathryn Heigl

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In town for three unique shows only, Michael Winslow descends on London to show exactly how one man can make so many noises – 10,000 voices, too, and most likely plenty more – all by himself. It’s one-of-a kind comedy. If you love the Police Academy movies, or just enjoy laughing, you’d be a fool to miss out.

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This exhib, featuring the likes of Yoko Ono, Chris Burden and Andy Warhol, looks at art which explores the unseen and the hidden. So if that sounds like odd plinths with nothing atop them, then you’re on the right track (one display is exactly that). There’s also a ‘haunted’ black tunnel and Jeppe Hein’s Invisible Labrinth.

A concept is all very well, as long as it serves the play, rather than vice versa. While 21st-century multicultural America is a contrasting backdrop to the early 20th-century aspirations of EL Doctorow’s 1975 novel’s characters, this revival – a tale of broken and fulfilled American dreams – of the ‘98 musical adap doesn’t always satisfy.

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Open Air Theatre Regent’s Park, NW1 4NR. Until Sep 8. £22.50+ Baker Street openairtheatre.org

TOM STADE What’s the show about? Filming a DVD and doing a lot of my jokes. It’s about how love solves everything, spiritual terrorism and coffee shops. Does it annoy you most people here think you’re American, not Canadian? I’m honoured, to be able to be a total dick and have another culture take the rap. Thanks to me, people think Americans love parking in handicap-parking spots.

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What surprises you most about people over here? The stuff they give a shit about and then don’t. When I first got here it was foxhunting and locking up rock stars’ children, then they got bored.

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Bruce Willis stars as a career gambler who picks up Rebecca Hall’s stripper-turned-fortune-seeker in Vegas as his good luck charm. Throw in Joshua Jackson’s undercover journo, a host of eccentric hangers on, heightened stakes as the bets go south and displeased folk get stuck in, and a feisty, throwaway spirit, this could be a guilty treat. Or, it could just be throwaway.

Greek tragedy can sometimes be a rather distant affair, but director Polly Findlay’s urgent interpretation of Sophocles’ 2500-year-old work (using a 1986 version by the late Don Taylor) takes place in a more or less modern hub of political activity and grips from start to finish.

On general release from June 22

Olivier at the National SE1 9PX. Until July 21. £12-£32 Waterloo nationaltheatre.org

What’s the funniest thing you’ve seen on tour? I was at the Edinburgh Festival and the subject matter got too much for this guy. He made a big deal about it and went to storm out. There’s two doors, one that goes out and one that traps you in this hallway where he got stuck so I started on this dark crazy stuff as he pounded on the door. You have to laugh when the righteous fuck up! Tom Stade Live The Bloomsbury, WC1H 0AH. June 21 & 22. £15 Euston Square thebloomsbury.com

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LIFESTYLEHEALTH CLASS OF THE WEEK

YOGA ON THE ROOF

Never will you get so close to actually saluting the sun as you might on Sunday, should you get to this unique, one-off yoga session amid London’s skyline. Shopping centre One New Change is opening its roof terrace to yoga participants to take part in two exclusive classes in aid of the Prince’s Trust. Indeed, you can downward dog as close to the heavens as you may ever be, flirting with spiritual enlightenment while you’re up in the clouds (it’s worth a shot). But it’s not only the breathing and stretching that’ll make you feel all warm inside, it’s that your £10 fee goes straight to charity. Blue Cow Yoga will be running the two ashtanga classes, where you’ll have the opportunity to align your chakras in the open air, in the heart of the historic City, and with smashing views of St Paul’s and all around. Once you’re all lotus-ed out, you’ll get frozen yoghurt, courtesy of Wasabi, and you’ll also bag some skincare products from Balance Me. All in all, not bad for a morning’s efforts. Plus, what a way to start a Sunday. The one-hour classes are on Sunday, June 24, at 11am. Be quick to book.

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Appy days Your guide to the best London apps to make getting around the capital easier WORDS REBECCA KENT

Heading out into the thick of the capital, especially in unfamiliar corners, can be a bewildering experience – but not with a London app or two. We’ve selected six of our favourites, out of thousands, that can tell you anything from where to eat, to how to get there – quickly.

Street museum What is it? It offers a unique perspective on London by calling up old photos from Museum of London archives, plus historical facts, relating to various sites. How does it work? Hold your phone up to the building in front of you, and watch history appear. What they say: “Whatever you’re doing, it offers a different outlook on London.” What we say: The foundations of a great tour-guiding business. Cost: Free Web: museumoflondon.org.uk

Hailo – The Black Cab App What is it? A huge database of Black Cabs in every part of London. How does it work? Open up the app, tap your phone twice, and you’ve ordered yourself a cab. It registers your location and sends the nearest car your way. What they say: “No more arm-flailing, trying your luck with black cab roulette.” What we say: Never talk to call centre idiots again. We love it. Cost: Free Web: hailocab.com

Tube Exits What is it? It tells you which Tube carriage pulls up closest to the exits at all 268 stations – you don’t need internet access to use it. How does it work? Tap to find your route, and it’ll also give you alternative ways to travel, plus your journey in reverse.

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Hang out: ditch the old tourist traps for something quirky What they say: “Travellers can save around 10 minutes on the average journey.” What we say: It might save you losing your shirt when the Olympic crowds rush in. Cost: £0.69 Web: tubeexits.co.uk

London: Free & Budget What is it? A comprehensive guide to free and budget events including museums and eats. How does it work? Simply search by category or area, and the distance from your location to a venue is displayed, plus the taxi fare. What they say: “Every place has been selected because it’s the best London has to offer.” What we say: Bargain always gets our vote. Cost: Not free, ironically, at £1.49. Web: itunes.apple.com

Quirky London What is it? A guide to the capital’s more unusual places. How does it work? The listings

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TNT Magazine What is it? All your favourite TNT content, such as travel, news, entertainment and competitions, on your smartphone or iPad. How does it work? Just tap on your favourite section and enjoy the read – even when you’re offline, so there’s no reason to be bummed when all the magazines have been snapped up. What we say: It’s simply the best London app around … and we’re not biased NEXT WEEK at all. Download and see for yourself. Garden games Cost: Free for summer Web: tntmagazine.

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TOP TREATMENT: WEATHER-PROOF HAIR As if we needed proof of Britain’s topsy turvey weather, we’ve had a heat blast, a monsoon and knock-out winds in the space of a month. Certainly, it makes it very difficult to arrive at work with a respectable-looking barnet. The Intense Boost by KeraStraight treatment promises an instant fix which will leave your hair weather-proof for at least 30 days. You only need to duck into a salon for 30 minutes for the treatment, which includes a blow-dry. £25 Trevor Sorbie salon WC2E 9DP

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Beach blogger: post musings from around the world

The write stuff No longer just a hobby, blogging is now a formidable industry with the potential to earn big bucks WORDS REBECCA KENT Nine-to-five jobs are so yesterday. Now you can be anywhere in the world as you post your musings on a blog, and potentially get paid for it. Apply a few trade secrets, then think about retiring early. The best thing is, you don’t have to be a web geek to succeed. TNT speaks to three people who blog for a living and asks them how they do it.

Amar Hussain, travel The blog: gapyearescape.com The hits: 13,000 unique visitors a month. The income: From £500-£2500/month. Hussain, 25, might still have been hanging out in a Thai jungle, had his blog, which funded his gap year, not paid. Thankfully it didn’t turn out like that. In fact, not only did the blog pay – through ads and affiliated marketing 40

– it ensured the blogger, from Tooting, had a riot of a time. There were surf tours and shark cage diving, plus free food and accommodation. And it all began with a conversation about an Aussie soap. “In 2009, before travel blogs had taken off, I was in Melbourne sitting with a guy who ran the Neighbours tours and he suggested I try for a free tour by mentioning it on my site. From that point I started pitching to all sorts of operators, writing honest reviews in exchange for the experiences. Not only did the operators really appreciate them, my readers did, too,” he says. Now much of Hussain’s income is through affiliated marketing – getting a cut, about five per cent, of purchases made through links on his site.

“If you get enough of those it becomes an income. But most important is the passive income. A blog I wrote two years ago is still making me money.” Hussain now owns five sites and has a team of hired help. Not bad for what started as a gap year project. “It’s essential you start a blog that has potential for lucrative affiliate marketing – find a niche,” he says.

Andreas Kambanis, cycling The blog: londoncyclist.co.uk The hits: 70,000 unique visitors a month. The income: £3000-5000/month. Frustrated at not being able to find online advice for amateur cyclists, Kambanis started a blog while studying business and IT. Visitor numbers swelled without much maintenance, and it

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dawned on him he MONEY-SPINNING TIPS The hits: 120,000 was on to something. ✍ Know about search engine unique visitors a month. Kambanis, 24, optimisation (SEO). Along with The income: “Enough who lives in St John’s fresh content, it is crucial to getting to live in London.” Wood, wasted no to the top of Google searches. Part of the ‘MySpace time leveraging seomoz.org Generation’, Melrose its popularity, self✍ Amazon Associates is one of the stepped things up in publishing an e-book of best affiliated marketing partners 2010, when her blog, London cycling routes you can have – especially at which she adapted from and teasing new users Christmas, when readers spend. a graphic design project to his website with affiliate-program.amazon.co.uk started at university, free content. Things ✍ Hone your neogiating skills with flourished. snowballed from there. ad companies. You could make £50 “There wasn’t much He has since created from a homepage banner ad. in the way of high street several apps, and can ✍ Find a niche and prosper. Sites blogs,” the Balham earn money hosting promoting anything from boat 22-year-old says. “Just competitions as well cleaner to facial wart cream can Americans blogging writing for other be lucrative. about high-end fashion, publications. But, much and I didn’t certainly of his income is through have their money.” affiliated marketing. Melrose now uses agency Glam “I have 800 blog posts on my site Media, who she approached, to secure and 300 of those are product related. ads on her site and offer sponsored I might write a couple of lines on posts, and, in 2011 she added a beauty a product or do a round-up of three.” blog, etcllymlrs.com to her portfolio. It Kambanis advises new starters to gets 50,000 unique visits a month. send weekly emails “with personality” The blogs have led to other work, to their followers, and recommends including helping high street shops networking. “Build relationships with with their social media, well and truly established bloggers. It leads to cross burying the misconception promotion and, more often than not, that bloggers ply other work opportunities,” he adds. their trade for free NEXT WEEK – actually, they can Make money Lily Melrose, fashion/beauty command much from parties The blog: llymlrs.com more these days.

How did you get into your line of work? By accident. I used to work in the City until a concussion forced me to take time off, which prompted me to re-think my goals. I realised that I really wanted to create something that matters. So I finally took the plunge into entrepreneurship. My first startup was a greeting card company with a charitable twist. And with Hello Fresh, our mission is to change the way people eat What do you do day-to-day? Emails! Far too many emails. What’s the best part of your job? Getting feedback from happy customers. We constantly get calls and emails from people who tell how much they love Hello Fresh and how it’s changed their lives What’s the most challenging part? Dealing with my inbox. hellofresh.co.uk

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tntjobs.co.uk BERRY MARQUEES T: 01784 471 410 www.berrymarquees.com

JOB OF THE WEEK: Marquee Foreman, Riggers, Warehouse Crew, HGV & Forklift Location: London Salary: £8 - £10ph + daily bonuses

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Berry are looking to immediately recruit hard working, motivated team members to join our existing crews installing temporary structures throughout the UK this summer. The work is physically demanding but long hours and bonuses provide great earning potential. Located 30 minutes on train from Clapham Junction. info@berrymarquees.com | 01784 471 410

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ORIGIN T: 020 7617 7894 www.origincare.com

Gallowglass is involved in many aspects of the 2012 Games as well as our on-going work, and has vacancies for friendly, enthusiastic and outgoing people to join our crew. You will need to be physically fit, have excellent spoken English, be adaptable, happy to work anti-social hours and have a can-do attitude. CV to hr@gallowglass.co.uk or fill in our on line form at www.gallowglass.co.uk

JOB OF THE WEEK: Live-In Carers Location: London & South East Salary: £504 per week

Live-in roles typically of 2 weeks on and 1 week off. Free specialist training provided with Origin, a dedicated company established over 10 years.

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Description here looking for experienced Chefs, to work part time and especially at the London OLYMPICS with competitive wages; applicants will need to have as minimum NVQ level 2 for both, Health & Safety and Food Safety (– 1st year student level)

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JOB OF THE WEEK: Waiting Staff Location: London Salary: £9-11 per hour

Cubitt House is an expanding, family run business with four lovingly restored gastro pubs in Central and West London.

We are currently recruiting for experienced waiting staff to join our team. We are looking for energetic and confident people. You should have a genuine interest in the industry, people and of course great food and wine!

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Yes, it may still be raining. Yes, that rain may continue for another month. But, when the sun does finally make an appearance, you’ll only have a small window of opportunity to fire up that BBQ – so you’d better make sure you’re properly prepared. If you think hosting a barbie is as easy as picking up a few throw-away grills, buying some frozen burgers and garnishing them with ketchup, think again. Although this might be acceptable for an impromptu meal, you’ll need to push the boat out a bit further if you’re looking to impress at a party.

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First things first, sort out the booze. Once this is in hand, you can concentrate on the food. Rob Cottam, Newman Own’s Head Chef, says if you’re taking control of the BBQ, make sure you’re well stocked with your favourite tipple. “Failing that,” he adds, “have a back-up plan and adopt the Australian BBQ shuffle. “When the person playing with the items on the BBQ runs out of drink, they disappear off to get another one. The person closest to the BBQ takes over until they run out – and so the BBQ shuffle is born!” In keeping with the British theme of 2012, serve Pimm’s and lemonade in jugs with chopped strawberries, oranges, cucumber and mint leaves – not too much, guests won’t want to chew through their drinks. Beer is a must, so opt for something out of the ordinary, such as Amigos, which has a tequila-flavoured version with a hint of

Heat is on: make sure your BBQ goes without a hitch South American limes. Or grab a few bottles of Crabbie’s alcoholic ginger beer – the spiced orange flavour is perfect for summer.

The main event: The food If all you’ve got is a disposable BBQ, don’t worry, it’ll do the job. Cottam says: “Place it on bricks, concrete or even bare earth – in my student days, I put a disposable BBQ on a flowerbed that had wood chippings and managed to set them on fire.” Just make sure you stick to food that will cook quickly, such as burgers, steaks or sausages. For anything more complicated, you’ll have to shell out for better equipment – but it doesn’t have to be pricey. A bright-red, portable fire bucket BBQ will set you back £28.95 (coolandfunky.com). For something a little more stylish, there’s the Smokey Joe BBQ at £59.99 (notcutts.co.uk). Don’t just whack the meat on the BBQ and hope for the best. Marinate or season it first (Tabasco Chipotle Pepper Sauce will give it an extra kick) – doing this the night before

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then finish it off on the BBQ – it’s a sure-fire way of cooking it through properly, but still getting a great BBQ flavour.” And long-handled tongs and flippers are essential to avoid too much smoke inhalation and getting too hot. Sauces are incredibly important. As well as your three classics – BBQ sauce, tomato ketchup and mayonnaise – opt for some chili sauce or garlic mayonnaise. For mustard, it has to be American French’s.

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will ensure it absorbs all the flavours. Everything should be cooked on a low heat (hold your hand about six inches from the grill; if you can only keep it there for a minute, it’s too hot) so it’s nice and juicy. If you’re being adventurous and making your own burgers, mix in milk to make sure they don’t go hard or shrink. Add some cloves of garlic and slices of pear to give them a tasty edge. For other meat, Cottam says: “To cook chicken properly, cook it in the oven and

While you’re busy cooking the meat, make sure there’s stuff to snack on so that your guests don’t get too drunk, too quickly. Stock up on posh crisps, such as Fairfields Farm Crisps’ new butter and mint flavour, and TorTyrrells, the English take on Mexican tortillas from from Tyrells – and add a few dips on the side. When it comes to the salad, don’t opt for a bag of pre-washed leaves, do something more stylish. Chop beef tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, red onions and basil leaves, then drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. For another, mix baby spinach with a wholegrain mustard dressing, then add cherry tomatoes, sliced mushrooms, chunks of avocado and parmesan cheese. “Don’t take your salad leaves out of the fridge until just before everything else is ready to serve, otherwise they will wilt,” Cottam says. “Also avoid putting your salad dressing on your leafy salad in advance as this will also cause the leaves to wilt and go soggy.” If all else fails, just make sure you buy enough booze and grub. “No one remembers there being too much food in a bad way, however if you NEXT WEEK run out and people are hungry you will Spotlight hear about it for on Borough ages!” Cottam adds.

Don’t break out in a cold sweat if you’ve got some non-meat-eaters tagging along to the party. Here are some tips of what to cook for the veggies, and it’ll be so good, the carnivores will want to get involved as well. ✓ KEBABS Thread halloumi, cherry tomatoes, courgettes and onions on to skewers. You can make these the day before, taking them out of the fridge just before grilling. Then brush them with a thyme and lemon dressing mixed with olive oil and mustard. Cook for about five minutes. ✓ THE ‘MEAT’ Don’t just buy any old bean burger – if they’re the cheap ones, they’ll fall apart while cooking. Instead, look out for Fry’s products (frysvegetarian.co.uk), which has everything from braai flavoured sausages to spiced burgers. The veggies will be impressed. ✓ SPICY CORN Wrap whole corn on the cobs in foil, before cooking, add garlic butter with a dash of fresh chili. Then grill until tender. ✓ KEEP IT SWEET Chop a few sweet potatoes into chunky wedges and throw them on the barbie after brushing with olive oil and dusting with cajun spice. They’ll take around 15-20 minutes to cook, or about seven if you boil for five minutes first.

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SCHOOL BANS PUPILS FROM HUGGING AUSTRALIA Giving your mate a high five might land you in the principal’s office at a Melbourne school. Year six students at Mount Martha Primary staged a protest over a decision to extend a ban on contact sport to include high fives and hugs. The new rule was broadcasted over the school’s PA system with the children left to notify their parents. Kids have also been threatened with an instant detention for high-fiving other students. Principal Judy Beckworth said the practice was adopted in response to a number of playground injuries. TWEETS OF THE WEEK @rickygervais Held a coconut shell to my ear and I could hear the sound of a one legged horse standing very still @wossy Watching a mediocre Mel Gibson film in bed with my sleeping (Jewish) wife. Is that like cheating? @thekeithchegwin To err is human. To Arrr is pirate

BANK ROBBERS – CRIME DOESN’T PAY UNITED KINGDOM Bank robbers ‘earn’ less cash than the average honest worker, according to a study. The average heist only yields a modest £12,706 – a little less than six months’ average salary – and that robbers flee from one in three banks empty handed. The analysis was carried out by researchers at the Universities of Sussex and Surrey. They studied data from the British Bankers’ Association, which included 46

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how many robbers were involved and whether weapons were a factor. The average total proceeds from a heist in Britain are just £20,331 with each gang member left with a typical haul of £12,706. Professor Neil Rickman, of the University of Surrey, said it highlights how bank robberies are a “poorly paid career path”.

ALIGATOR BITES OFF TOUR OP’S HAND UNITED STATES A Florida tour boat operator had his hand bitten off while feeding an alligator marshmallows to entertain passengers. The boat was carrying about six tourists when the beast leapt up

and devoured the sweets along with the captain’s hand. The alligator was tracked down and killed and the hand was extracted from its stomach, but doctors’ efforts to reattach it at a hospital in Tampa proved unsuccessful. To add insult to injury, the boat captain finds himself facing the possibility of a $US500 ($A504) fine or six months in prison because feeding alligators is an offence in Florida. The boat was operated by Doug’s Everglades Tours, one of several firms that carry tourists up and down the subtropical wetlands.

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Number of ops mum of six Lacey Wildd, of Florida, has undergone on her mission to have the world’s biggest breasts

‘Wonder if my iPhone’s charged yet’

LIE BACK AND THINK OF ... UNPAID BILLS NEW ZEALAND They might not lie back and think of England, but Kiwis do think about the housework, unpaid bills, celebrities and food. And New Zealanders have sex about 130 times a year, according to the findings of the 2012 Mega Kiwi Sex Survey. One in three prefer morning nookie, and about 17 per cent of Whangarei residents, on the North Island, like to pop out for a lunchtime quickie. The survey of 1500 people found women rate themselves highly, with 29 per cent confident their skills are excellent, compared with 25 per cent of men. And it revealed women have, on average, had eight sexual partners, while men have had six.

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UNITED KINGDOM A new mobile phone app can help prevent the user from having a bad day by predicting the mood of incoming messages. The Android “Stress@Work”, created at the University of Portsmouth, colour codes messages from Twitter, Facebook or text, so people know whether they contain good or bad news. Lorraine Chambers, a Master’s student behind its development, said nice messages are coded green, negatives texts are red, while neutral messages are turned blue. Senior lecturer Mohamed Gaber said: “This information has an immense power

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Amount, in millions of pounds, of debt Westlife’s Shane Filan, 32, is revealed to have, after the singer went bankrupt

Red=bad: the new app – whether we are reading a worrying social media news story or a warning email from our manager, messages can upset mood and increase stress, just as good news and encouraging emails can cheer you up.”

POTTY-MOUTH TOWN TO BAN SWEARING UNITED STATES Anyone caught swearing in public in a US town outside Boston could face a $20 fine under a new law. Residents attending town meeting in Middleborough are voting on whether to ban obsenities in a public place. Officials insist the proposal, by the town’s police chief, is not intended to censor casual or private conversations,. Its aim is to crack down on loud, profanity-laden language used by teens and other young people. State law does allow towns to enforce local laws that give police the power to arrest anyone who “addresses another person with profane or obscene language” in a public place.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK I was at the very end of the table, where the children sit Nick Clegg recalls the private dinner when he first met media mogul Rupert Murdoch. No doubt the deputy prime minister left a lasting impression

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Some want a decent man. Others (inset) just a big ol’ butt

Man, oh man – just give us a shoulder to lean upon

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Who you marry is the most important career choice of all

Women can have it all, according to businesswoman Helen Fraser, but first they need to learn how to find a husband, who is not just a domestic god, but her career advocate. Treat it like a job, she toots, be “ambitious”. So here we are, 60 years after the sexual revolution, 60 years after former editor-inchief of Cosmopolitan Helen Gurley Brown put the sisterhood in a spin when she said “love, sex and money” was a highly achievable goal for females, still trying to think of ways women can blaze a trail in business. Drop a GCSE, says Fraser, chief executive of the Girls’ Day School Trust, and make room at school for a lesson in hunting down a partner, “a cheerleader for you through your triumphs and setbacks”. True, I could count on one hand the number of men who would congratulate their other half for bowling in through the door at 2am after a hard day at the office. But a woman is not the professionally suppressed beast she once was. Today’s woman knows what her worth ought to be in a boardroom of suits as much as she knows about the uphill slog it is to get there. This is especially if she is associated with a self-seeking companion, or even a hapless swain. These are the kind of men who should be taking a lecture from Fraser, not women. A man who won’t understand the reciprocal nature of a relationship, and the right of both parties to flourish outside of it, doesn’t deserve to be in one at all. But there is another point to all this. Does the female sorority really want it all? Surely, all we want is harmony when our multiple lives collide, and a partner to strut things up when there is none. We want to have career goals and the opportunity to aspire to them. To give love and be loved. Not to be sidelined in one place when we’re stretched at another. And if we want a family, we don’t want to be pilloried for putting the tots in childcare. See, we don’t want it all. Wanting it all is wanting world domination, and this could only fray us at every conceivable edge. And anyway, someone’s got to do the dishes. » Agree or disagree? Should women be taught to find a husband? letters@tntmagazine.com

BABY GOT BACK ... BIG, BIG BACK Of course, wanting it all includes keeping the perfect figure, and all this time I thought that meant ticking the pert little derrière box. Clearly, I’ve had my head buried in the career books for too long, for women these days are plumping for abnormally large, pillow-sized posteriors, fuelled by the popularity of curvaceous celebs. But the trend is so big and so bad in America that plumping injections are banned and women are going underground to fatten up their rumps. The photos on Twitter are rude. One woman has forked out £97,000 over the

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course of five years for a tush you could park a mac truck in. And all I can think of is what a boon the trend is for Airbus, which has recently forecast a £2m profit over the next 15 years from extra-wide seats in its A320 planes thanks to ample ass cheeks. So now who’s getting the bum deal? TNTMAGAZINE.COM

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Highs and lows What’s the big buzz with legal drugs? TNT investigates WORDS CAROL DRIVER & DAN THORNE

When Alex Herriot and his mates turned up at the RockNess festival in Scotland last week, they were up for having a good time. Herriot, 19, had just tweeted: “To say I’m excited for @Rockness2012 is an absolute understatement.” However, hours later, the Edinburgh student was dead, having taken a legal drug called Benzo Fury. His two mates also ended up in hospital, but are OK. Alex’s death has reopened the debate into the laws surrounding drugs, and the ones able to slip through the net. There are fears new drug-users will take legal substances on the assumption that, because they’re not banned, they’re safe to use. “In many cases, ‘legal highs’ have been produced to mimic class A drugs, but are structurally different enough to avoid being classified as illegal substances under the Misuse of Drugs Act. Just because a drug is legal to possess, it doesn’t mean it’s safe,” advice site Talk To Frank says. The highs first entered the spotlight in 2009, when the body of Hester Stewart, 21, was found next to a bottle of GBL after a party in Brighton. It’s thought ‘Meow Meow’ was behind the death of Lois Waters, 24, in the same year, and, in 2010, the same substance led to a teenager ripping off his scrotum. The drug, banned later that year, was sold on the internet as plant fertiliser. And just last week, teenager Katie Wilson appeared in court after parading naked around a Tesco after a Benzo session. “I was a disgrace,” Wilson admitted after she was fined £200 for her drug-fuelled strip show. “It is very dangerous and it can do you real damage.” In response to these incidents, the government has introduced temporary class drug orders, meaning legal highs can be banned for up to 12 months while the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs decides whether to make them illegal permanently. However, sellers of synthetic substances get around legislation by changing a drug’s chemical make-up to 50

produce similar effects to cocaine, speed and ecstasy. Some are classified as illegal to sell, supply or advertise for “human consumption”. In response, sellers offer them as ‘plant food’, ‘bath crystals’ or ‘pond cleaner’. A spokesman for the charity Drugscope said: “All you have to do is tweak the chemical formula and it is no longer illegal. If people take ecstasy or ketamine they know there is a risk. But because these [new substances] are marketed as ‘legal highs’, users assume they are safe. The message has to be that they are not.” So what are some of the legal highs readily available to buy through the internet? TNT finds out.

Benzo Fury/ 6-APB What is it? Currently legal as an alternative to ecstasy, Benzo Fury is an amphetamine derivative. It can make the user feel full of energy or, on the flipside, can cause panic attacks. It’s often sold as 6-APB, mixed with other legal highs and, sometimes, illegal drugs. Cost: From £10 a pill. Users say: “The urge to kill myself has passed slightly but no drug is worth how shit I’ve felt today.” (drugs-forum.com)

Ivory Wave/ Cloud 9/ Bath Salts What is it? ‘Bath Salts’ is the term given to a range of synthetic legal highs labelled “not for human consumption” to avoid legal wranglings. The ‘Miami zombie’ (see box right) was said to have taken a bath salt called Cloud 9. It can cause heart problems, agitation, hallucinations and fits. Cost: From £11 for 200mg, £18 for 500mg and £17,000 for 1 kg. Users say: “Bath salts are like a box of chocolates... you never know what you are gonna get.” (drugs-forum.com)

Eric 3/ Diablo What is it: There have been no clinical studies on the effects

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Clockwise: racking up; who knows what’s in this bag?; Alex Herriot, who died after taking Benzo Fury

of Diablo or Eric 3, a capsule filled with powder that can be swallowed or emptied and snorted. Users are said to feel effects similar to that of amphetamine or speed. Stimulants make you chatty, feel alert, euphoric and full of energy. However, side effects are also known to make the user feel paranoia, agitation, and can create a psychotic state. Cost: From £18.99 for two pills Users say: “The diablo xxxs made my ‘plant’ sick for two days and he only took one.” (drugs-forum.com)

Methoxetamine/ MXE What is it?: MXE is being marketed as a replacement for ketamine, but without K’s harmful effect on the bladder – although there’s no evidence to support this claim. It is chemically related to ‘dissociative anaesthetics’ and has similar effects, but is reported to be much stronger. The user is said to experience euphoria and hallucinations. It was banned in April – the first by the government under a temporary class drug order; it’s illegal to sell or supply it, but possession for personal use is legal. Cost: Sales have been suspended. Users say: “I have the absolute worst shits ever. Like carbonated liquid. This is pretty consistent.” (drugs-forum.com)

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Dimethocaine/ Larocaine What is it?: This is a fine-crystal powder form of DMC, a local anesthetic with stimulant properties that some studies have shown to be half the potency of cocaine. Users feel mild stimulating effects at best – however, studies show sometimes they feel nothing at all. The drug however still presents strain on the cardiovascular systems, like cocaine. It will sometimes be advertised as a ‘bath salt’. Cost: About £10 a gram. Users say: “Sweet mother of Christ, that was hideous. Don’t fucking bother.” (drugs-forum.com)

EFFECTS OF CLOUD 9 THE CAUSEWAY CANNIBAL The Miami cannibal who was shot dead after chewing off 80 per cent of a homeless man’s face was found to have Cloud 9 pills in his stomach. Rudy Eugene, 31, attacked Ronald Poppo (above) as he slept on train tracks on Miami’s MacArthur Causeway last month. Eugene chewed lumps of flesh from Poppo’s face before officers arrived on the scene. After refusing to stop, Eugene was shot dead, leaving his victim in a pool of blood. Poppo was last week awake in hospital and alert, doctors said. He is being treated at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center, which revealed photos of him walking down a hospital hallway, supported by staff (above). “He’s pleased to report to all of you that he’s feeling well, he’s eating, he’s walking around with physical therapy, he’s talking with us,” Nicholas Namias, a University of Miami trauma surgeon, said.

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HEWITT BACK AT WIMBLEDON TENNIS Lleyton Hewitt has been awarded a Wimbledon wildcard a month out from the 10th anniversary of his triumph at the All England Club. Hewitt and Chris Guccione also received wildcards into the men’s doubles of the grasscourt grand slam starting on June 25. It hasn’t been a great lead-in for Hewitt, though, the 31-year-old suffering a deflating first-round loss at Queen’s to his Croatian nemesis Ivo Karlovic. Notorious for ending Hewitt’s Wimbledon title defence in the opening round at the All England Club nine years ago, Karlovic struck again with 22 aces in a 6-3 6-2 hammering.

CASH-TO-LIFT SCANDAL ROCKS AUSTRALIA WEIGHTLIFTING Australian weightlifting has been rocked by allegations that an athlete held his team’s Olympic hopes to ransom by demanding $5000 cash before competing at a qualifying event. Australian Weightlifting Federation chief Michael Keelan claims Daniel Koum, 26, asked for the money at the Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Samoa a fortnight ago. Australia would have been unable to send a male lifter to the London Olympics had any Australian male athlete failed to compete in Samoa. Koum, who lifted at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi in 2010, has refuted the allegations. “I’ve put all my financial money to represent this country and they’re accusing me for (asking for) $5000?” he said. “I’m very disappointed.” 52

Ready for action: NZ women’s hockey rep Sam Harrison poses after being named in the nation’s Olympic team for London 2012. You may still be able to catch Harrison and her rivals in action, as 25,000 tickets for the hockey went on back on sale last week. Tickets for basketball, diving and waterpolo can also be bought at tickets.london2012.com

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Wayne Rooney will return to the English side for the team’s final European Championship group game against Ukraine (Tuesday 7.45pm, ITV). After being suspended for two games for kicking a Montenegro player last year, the striker will be itching to add to his international tally of 28 goals. However, there’s big pressure on Rooney: he’s been repeatedly touted as England’s saviour by manager Roy Hodgson and has to overcome a terrible record at major international tournaments.

Australia and England’s historic cricketing rivalry could be in jeopardy with too many one-day clashes taking the shine off traditional matches, English batsman Jonathan Trott says. Speaking ahead of the Australian team’s arrival in the UK later this month for a fivematch ODI series, Trott issued a warning to cricket bosses. “You want it to be special. England used to play Australia at home every four years. Now, they were here two years ago, they’re here now and they’re here again next summer, he said. “People might wonder what the point is, or they might think it’s too monotonous.”

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Black Caviar: the world’s best sprinter

We looked up and Netani was sucking out the eyeballs and spitting out the little hard bit in the middle on to his plate Scotland rugby player Tim Visser on having dinner with his Edinburgh teammate and Fiji international Netani Telai

PREVIEW Black Caviar – the queen of racing DIAMOND JUBILEE STAKES, ROYAL ASCOT

SAT 3.45PM, CHANNEL FOUR The world’s best athletes soon arrive in London, but if you want to see an early slice of physical perfection, tune into the Diamond Jubilee Stakes to watch Australia’s Black Caviar. The five-year-old mare is unbeaten in her first 21 starts, earning £3.6m in the process and terrifying rival racehorse owners Australia-wide. Black Caviar draws crowds wherever she goes and, accordingly, is treated like the superstar

she is, wearing a special compression suit during the flight to London and accompanied by her personal support crew. There’ll be huge Aussie support among the 80,000 at Ascot, but they won’t be donning the traditional green and gold, instead wearing the salmon and black that has come to represent perhaps the most famous antipodean horse since Phar Lap. Early mutterings a soft track will cause Black Caviar problems have been scoffed at by her owners, who insist she’s been tested in all conditions and will emerge victorious. You’d be brave to bet against them.

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Fuck you man. You talked some bad things. I’m old school. You’re talking some bullshit about me, don’t shake my hand UFC fighter Brazilian Wanderlei Silva isn’t very happy with fellow competitor Chael Sonnen

I hope there are none. But if there are queers here, that’s their business Italian footballer Antonio Cassano responds to suggestions there are two homosexuals in the nation’s squad

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RUGBY UNION 1 moves to Valencia this week (Sunday Q Formula 2pm, BBC1). Seven races, seven different winners in 2012. Who is likely to win this one? in Monaco, drivers will need to take to have their wits A As about them on this complex street circuit. Red Bull’s Australian driver Mark Webber, who won Monaco, will be aiming to get back among the big points after pit strategy cost him in Canada. Lewis Hamilton, who is now the championship leader after winning in Montreal, will be determined to stay out in front, especially now that dropped points could prove a deciding factor come year’s end. However, keep an eye on Mercedes: Michael Schumacher has raced this track many times and could be winner number eight.

Australia v Wales An early start for Wallabies fans Saturday, 5.30am. Sky Sports 1

RUGBY UNION New Zealand v Ireland The world champs are still improving Saturday, 8.30am. Sky Sports 1

RUGBY UNION South Africa v England Dark horse: Schumacher

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Filipino Manny Pacquiao’s controversial WBO welterweight loss to Timothy Bradley is to be subject to an investigation that throws the already under-fire sport into further disarray. Pacquiao was judged to have lost the fight after two of the three judges scored 115-113 in Bradley’s favour, despite landing 94 more punches than his opponent and widespread opinion in the MGM Grand that he was the clear winner. After Amir Khan’s contested loss to Lamont Petersen last December (and his opponent’s rematch withdrawal for failing a doping test), not to mention the shamed

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It seems, after dodging the jailer’s call, that luck has run out for cheeky ‘East End’ geezer Harry Redknapp, as he finds himself relieved of his managerial job at Tottenham Hotspur, showing that there really are no points for second (or should that be fourth?) place. After a series of lucky escapes that, this year, saw Redknapp avoid jail for tax evasion on account of passing himself off as a detail-shy, happy-go-lucky sort of chap who named an overseas account after his beloved pooch, it appears there is a limit to the manager’s fortune. First, the England job, for which he was bookies’ and public’s fave, slipped through his grasp and into the hands of Roy Hodgson, and now his job at Tottenham has gone too. Karma can be a bitch, it seems. Redknapp claims had Spurs qualified for the Champions League next season – he steered the north Londoners to a fourth place finish in the Premier League, only to see Chelsea’s May victory in Munich in the Champions League final pinch the coveted fourth Euro spot away – he would still be out of a job. Perhaps. At one point touted as contenders for this season’s Premiership title, Spurs’ second half of the season collapse (they threw away a 10-point lead over arch rivals Arsenal) saw them hemorrhage points and league positions before finishing up shy of the Champions League for the second year in a row, and trophyless for the fourth consecutive year. It is likely, though, that a combination of a barren campaign and Redknapp’s quest for a new three-year deal was what put the final nails in his coffin. Spurs chairman Daniel Levy tabled a rolling one-year deal, which is understood not to have sat well with Harry, despite his assertions his exit “was nothing to do with contracts or me asking for anything extra”. It seems that maybe Harry’s hand was not as strong as he thought, his dalliances with England souring a relationship with Levy that has ultimately sealed his fate.

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Eyes on the prize Summer always brings plenty of movement within the English Premier League WORDS JAHN VANNISSELROY Football’s summer transfer season is upon us; Hulk, Eden Hazard (both Chelsea) and Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United) the latest players to sign to play in England next season. Speculation now abounds as to which other players will be making a move either to or within the 2012/13 installment of the Premier League. European club champions Chelsea and national title holders Manchester City are in the box seats to buy the cream of the crop, both sides highly attractive destinations, thanks to the cash of Roman Abramovich and Sheik Mansour, respectively, and the allure of gleaming trophies in their cabinets. Of the others at the top, Manchester United appear devoid of fresh ideas, seeking to improve an uncreative midfield, and Arsenal, currently the fourth richest club in the world, are suffering from their insistence on buying young players cheap, only to sell them on for a profit when they have learnt their trade. Meanwhile, Tottenham’s failure to qualify for the Champions League is likely to trigger a mini-exodus. It’s an exciting time. Here are the players you should be keeping an eye on over the next few weeks.

YANN M’VILA While Arsenal excelled up front last season, largely due to their Dutch captain, their defence was atrocious. Rennes defensive midfielder M’Vila would be a welcome addition at the Emirates. Despite being only 21, he has an imposing physical presence and is a top passer, often instrumental in building attacks from the back. M’Vila also has a maturity that belies his years, having represented every French age group team he has been eligible for. Likely price: £15m Likely club: Arsenal

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signing for Manchester United at the start of last season, but chose to stay on at Inter Milan. However, Inter’s failure to qualify for the Champions League will lead Sneijder to look elsewhere. Strong and quick, he has the ability to kick with both feet and his placement is first rate. United are likely to have another dip, but could be usurped by neighbours City, who would use the 27-year-old as an attacking midfielder, part of a fearsome quartet featuring Toure, Nasri and Silva. Likely price: £20m. Likely clubs: Man United, Man City, Chelsea

GARETH BALE The new ‘Welsh wizard’ will want to play Champions League football and if Manchester City splash the cash to get him, there’s no way Tottenham will be able to hold on, especially now that Harry Redknapp has been shown the door. Barcelona are also circling, but are unlikely to pay the amount Tottenham want to sell him for. Real Madrid have also shown interest, although City is a more realistic destination, considering the culture shock the 22-year-old winger would be met with in Spain. Price: £45-50m Likely clubs: Man City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, PSG

ROBIN VAN PERSIE Arsenal’s captain is now 28 and his next move is likely to be his most crucial, the chance to earn unbelievable amounts of cash while cementing his status among the game’s best strikers. A move to Manchester City has been hinted at and Real Madrid is an option, while Juventus are also sniffing around. The saving grace for Arsenal is that Van Persie’s wife, Bouchra, is said to love her London lifestyle. Still, for £250,000 a week, she could certainly enjoy a fine time in Manchester. RVP will make his decision after the Euros. Likely price tag: £30m Likely clubs: Juventus, Man City, Real Madrid

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Clockwise: Yann M’Vila; Robert Lewandowski; Ricky van Wolfswinkel ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI Borussia Dortmund’s Polish superstar had a stunning past season, scoring 30 goals in 43 appearances. United may well be planning a second raid on the German club, and as Lewandowksi combined so well with the Manchester side’s new signing Kagawa in 2011/12, Sir Alex Ferguson is the frontrunner to get his signature. However, if the Pole, 23, enjoys an exceptional Euros campaign, his price is likely to rise sharply, a fact Dortmund will no doubt exploit. How much are United willing to fork out? Likely price tag: £15m+ Likely clubs: Man United

RICKY VAN WOLFSWINKEL The Sporting Lisbon striker, who has scored more than 100 goals during the past four seasons, is an outside chance to appear in England, but still a player worth keeping an eye on. His contract talks with Sporting keep stalling and he will decide his future after the Euros. The two Manchester clubs are the most keen on the versatile 23-year-old, with Liverpool an outside chance to snare the Dutchman, should he choose not to remain in Portugal. Likely price: £15m Likely clubs: Chelsea, Liverpool, Man United, Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur

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ANTOINE GRIEZMANN The French U21 rep enjoyed a fine past three seasons with Spain’s Real Sociedad, but missed European Championship selection for France and will want to ply his trade with a big club in order to show he should be elected for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Arsenal were said to be considering the winger in January and others will now be circling. His speed, dynamic dribbling and youth make him a wise signing. Likely price: £12m Likely clubs: Liverpool, Man United

THE FRENCH THREAT PSG COULD PROVE TEMPTING Thanks to Qatar Investment Authority, Paris StGermain is now France’s richest club and will therefore spend as such, hoping to tempt the world’s best players in a bid to win the Champions League. PSG finished second in France’s Ligue 1 race last season, but that will not be good enough for the club’s new owners, who will provide manager Carlo Ancelotti (above) with more cash to buy fresh talent in 2012/13. Frank Lampard was reportedly a target last season, and this month there have been rumours of an audacious £120m bid for Wayne Rooney. New Chelsea signing Eden Hazard has also expressed his admiration for what the French club are doing. The Parc des Prince-based side’s cash will be attractive to many England-based players in future, its proximity to London and glamorous home city appealing to their WAGs. The only question is: when will the raids begin?

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BABY JUMPING A man leaps over babies during the festival of El Colacho in Castrillo de Murcia near Burgos, Spain. The festival, held on the first Sunday after Corpus Christi, represents the devil removing original sin from the newborns by leaping over them. Looks like Junior could be in trouble here, however.

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HOW TO SAVE YOUR SUMMER Ah, the Olympics. A Marmite topic if ever there was one. But if new research by British Airways is to be believed, unprecedented numbers of Brits are willing to shake off their customary slapped-arse-featured, slack-shouldered pessimism.

One in 10 have cancelled their summer break to stay home and enjoy the Olympics, the study claims, and more than 40 per cent have organised their holiday specifically around the event. I confess I’m conflicted in a response to this. Part of me is hopeful, in a naive, wide-eyed Dickensian orphan sort of way, that this summer in London is going to be great. The jubilant spirit of the city will be infectious, Team GB will collect buckets of gold, and gathering to watch the events on big screens en masse under a soullifting sun with beer in hand – well, it’ll be damn near perfection. Then the realism kicks in. Walking a total of three hours to and from work because our already bloodpressure-boosting public transport system will be swimming in a stressy, sweaty people soup. Queues for every conceivable activity you might queue for become visible from the moon. Public screenings of events are unfailingly marred by drunk dickheads and disproportionately tall/ large-headed people. And all the while, the black clouds above bring on a (not-so-surprise) British summer monsoon. If that apocalyptic picture means you’re now reading this in a cold sweat and cowering under your bed, stop shaking and come on out. Turn to P80-84 for 26 ways to bring a little sunshine to your summertime plans. The Olympics exodus starts here.

Head-butting, sucker-punching, elbowing and choking are all legal (and encouraged) in this annual football-rugby-wrestling match. On the day, 24 Florentines dress in Renaissance gear to celebrate their patron saint, San Giovanni, beating drums and leading a procession to Piazza Santa Croce for the big game, which takes place in a giant sandpit. JUNE

WHY: Calcio Storico began in the 16th century, some say to rally support for town patron San Giovanni. The sport wasn’t played for about 200 years until it was revived in 1930. With two teams of 27 men battling it out in a 50-minute, non-stop match, it remains as brutal today as it ever was.

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I’m flipped into the fast-flowing river just as it starts to snow. There’s no fighting it. I cling to my rubber tube, too shocked to register the cold, as the current crashes me over rocks. Somehow, I manage a thought: I was told this was the mellow option. Spotting a chance to bring myself to the bank, I manoeuvre into calmer waters and catch my breath. As the sleet rushes down around me, I can feel icy pools gathering in my waterproof socks. I’ve swallowed a generous measure of river water. And I can feel the bruise on my ass forming. Perhaps some people would, at this point, concede defeat and clamber out to towel off. But when my guide, ‘Full-On John’, asks if I’m enjoying myself, I splutter a “yes” in the direction of his zany grin, and set off on my tube into the current once again. There’s something about the wilderness here in northeast Scotland that instils a determination not to wimp out. One story about ‘Full-on John’, a keen kayaker from Canada, reveals that he once climbed a Cairngorms mountain in a snowstorm with kayak on back, in order to master a river on the other side that no one had ever dared paddle. With this in mind, opting out of river tubing just because it’s snowing and I’m half-drowned would seem unbearably girly. It’s little wonder a man like John has been drawn to the Cairngorms National Park. Home to Britain’s highest mountain range, with five of Scotland’s six loftiest peaks, and 55 snowy summits above 900m, the 4528sqkm park (Britain’s biggest) also boasts acres of pine forest and an impressive collection of crystal-clear lochs and rivers. The weather’s schizophrenia – I arrived this morning to blue sky and sunshine, unpacked to the patter of hail, spent the afternoon riding the river in snow, and am cadging a lift back to my lodgings with John while it rains – just might be a selling point. “What’s great about this place is there are so many outdoor pursuits, you can have an adventure whatever the weather,” John tells me. As if to prove his point, a man casually rollerskis past us. The next morning, significantly bruised of bum, I decide to try a whole new sport – bikerafting. Originating in Alaska, this enjoyably bonkers enterprise involves crosscountry biking with a packraft on your back – a lightweight inflatable boat with collapsible oars. It allows for an ultra-

versatile way of navigating terrain, for as soon as you hit a body of water, you dismantle the bike, blow up the raft, tie the bike to the bow of your craft and paddle onwards. Though our group never strays more than 5km from my base in the Highland town of Aviemore, the scenery suggests we’ve been teleported to Canada. I bike over forest trails gnarled with roots, then paddle across Locah an Eilein, where I’m filled with a surging sense of peace – the sky blue and cloudless, sun bouncing off bright snow-white mountains, and pine forests fanning out across the splendid silence.

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HOTEL MIRACIELOS OVERVIEW Perched in a cosy, beachside town in Asturias, Spain, Hotel Miracielos feels like a throwback to a type of rural travel that seems almost extinct these days. The staff emit a warmth that is refreshingly genuine, and are eager to dole out the type of insider recommendations often overlooked by guidebooks. It’s best to catch the place early in the season, when the only customers filling up the dining room are chattering locals happily sipping Rioja. Later in the season, the place fills up with cavers, hikers and travelling surfers who can choose between dozens of sandy stretches dotting the coast. Breakfast in the morning is a simple but delicious spread of the region’s famed cheese and ham. WOW FACTOR Around the corner lies Playa de Troenzo, a hidden gem of a beach. It’s small and pristine, and is one of dozens within walking distance. Mountain views make all holiday photos postcard-perfect. ROOMS The rooms are spotless and spacious. Apartments are also stacked with every conceivable convenience, from Tupperware to DVD players sporting a USB port. BILL PLEASE A one-bedroom apartment from £72pn, and individual rooms from £35pn.

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Our vote for world’s coolest castle has to go to this incredibly beautiful creation high in the hills of Bavaria. Commissioned by ‘Mad King Ludwig’ in the 19th century, it is widely accepted to have inspired Disneyland’s famous fairytale castle. Ludwig was a colourful character. Also known as ‘the Swan King’, his ultimate fantasy castle Neuschwanstein (which means ‘new swan stone’) is crammed with swan motifs and icons. As a boy, he had grown up in a castle known as ‘high region of the swan’, situated next to Swan Lake, so his obsession with the regal bird is hardly surprising (if not all together sane). Neuschwanstein became inexorably entangled with the mad king’s fate. The sprawling Romanesque Revival palace was intended as a refuge for the reclusive king, but opened to a steady flow of tourists following his death in 1886. (More than 1.3m people now visit annually.) The fantastical design was meant as a reflection of the musical mythology of Richard Wagner, with whose

operas Ludwig was disproportionately enamoured. Though Ludwig wrote to Wagner in 1868 that the castle was “a worthy temple for the divine friend who has brought salvation and true blessing to the world”, the composer died before ever setting foot in it. Wagner’s death greatly affected Ludwig, who had enjoyed a series of close relationships with men after he called off his one and only engagement in 1867. In the end, the Swan King only lived in the castle for 172 days, before he died in mysterious circumstances soon after being declared mad. (A strong swimmer, he appeared to have drowned in waist-deep water.) Neuschwanstein is impressive enough without having such dramatic legend woven into its walls, but the history enriches a visit here. Walk or take a horse and cart up the winding entrance road that climbs to the castle, and be sure to admire the surrounding Alpine valleys as well as the opulent building itself. neuschwanstein.de

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This famous fortress in Transylvania is renowned for its supposed former owner, lending it the nickname ‘Dracula’s Castle’. Connections between the vampire of Bram Stoker’s story and Romanian ruler Vlad The Impaler appear to be mostly founded in the cool-sounding name (Dracula means son of Dracul, Vlad’s dad was known as Vlad II Dracul), as opposed to any blood drinking or bat action, however. Bummer. bran-castle.com/en

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CRAC DES CHEVALIERS, SYRIA

Though we wouldn’t recommend a holiday to Syria any day soon, the country is home to what Lawrence of Arabia hailed as “perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world”. Indeed, this Crusader castle is one of the best-kept medieval fortresses on Earth. First settled by Kurds in the 11th century, it was later handed to the Knights Hospitaller, a military order charged with the defence of the Holy Land. It sits at the crest of a 650ft hill. whc.unesco.org

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PENA PALACE, PORTUGAL

Probably Europe’s most colourful castle, this Romantacist palace sits atop a hill above the town of Sintra. Painted a jovial yellow and red, it was completed in 1854 after 12 years of construction. It’s now a national monument after being bought up by the Portuguese state; the last queen of Portugal, Amelia, spent her final night here before being exiled in 1910. visitportugal.com

PREDJAMA CASTLE, SLOVENIA

Props go to Predjama Castle for being built in a cave mouth. How’d they manage that? The Gothic-style fortifications were built under a natural rocky arch, situated 100m up a cliff face to make attacks that bit more difficult. Nowadays, you can explore the cave below the castle and even Ezram’s Passage, a 37m-long secret shaft that allowed supplies to come through in times of siege. To access it, you’ll need decent climbing skills and equipment.

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a weekend, I’d recommend you base yourself in one place. Although not hosting any of the matches for Euro 2012, Kraków is an excellent city break. You should have enough time to spend a day exploring the city’s sights, including the 16th-century covered market, The Cloth Hall, which towers over the Rynek Główny market square. Here you can also enter the great new attraction Rynek Underground (entrance £2.50), which is a subterranean maze of medieval chambers complete with special effects. The city is also close to the harrowing State Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau. You can reach the site by train from Kraków to Os´wie˛cim (90 minutes). Alternatively, visit the Ukraine’s prettiest city of Lviv. The city is a Unesco world heritage site centred around the 16th-century Ploshcha Rynok market square. Another great attraction in the city is Lvivske Museum of beer and brewing, the oldest functioning brewery in the Ukraine at almost 300 years old. Slightly out of the city centre, the museum is accessible by tram and is worth the effort for the tasting tour! You can fly to Kyiv from London and then hop on a highspeed train to Lviv (four hours).

BEAT THE CHEATS IN MOROCCO While on the hunt for a bargain souvenir in Morocco’s Marrakech, skip the tempting and touristy souks in the main square, where you could end up paying five to six times the actual price, and instead head to the artist market (Ensemble Artisan), which is just a few blocks around the corner and offers better quality items for fixed (ie usually cheaper) prices. Kelly Griffin, via email

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around the continent without having to retrace any of your journeys. You will find conditions for your visit to Machu Picchu will not be the best. The rain can make trails slippery and campsites boggy, and, worst of all, the view may be obscured by clouds. However, the rain is usually short-lived, and the sun, when out, is strong. So rather than missing out on one of South America’s absolute mustsees, just make sure you have all of the right gear (a good waterproof jacket and sunscreen) and hope for the best! This is a huge area to cover in two months, so I would suggest looking into an airpass. For example, Brazilian airline TAM offers a mileagebased airpass, which starts from about £250 for 1200-1900 airmiles. LAN also has a great network of flights across the continent. The main problem you are going to have is including Mexico City. It’s a massive detour and I would suggest missing it out. You would need a return flight from one of the major South American airports, which will be pricey.

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Worst experience abroad? The airport in Orlando, Florida is a constant loop. I couldn’t find a way out of it without paying a toll. Then I couldn’t find any change in the car, so I just stuffed $10 into the machine and left. Favourite travel experience? The street markets in Hong Kong are lively and vibrant. My favourite was the goldfish market, which has lots of tropical fish. Essential travel item? I always take a bottle opener.

WORST I went on a ski trip and the airport lost five of my six bags. I had to replace everything that I’d lost by buying it all at the lodge. The day I left, the bags arrived.

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Amela was nine when the shells rained on Mostar, BosniaHerzegovina’s second city, in 1992. “I spent four years in basements,” Amela, now a tour guide, muses. She lived 300 metres from the front line and remembers her teachers dodging sniper fire as they ran between basements to take lessons. Looking at the crumbled buildings, bullet-pocked walls and brimming cemeteries today, Amela’s tale isn’t hard to believe. When you say Bosnia, most people will think of war, ethnic cleansing and massacre, as seen on the news in the early Nineties. But I didn’t come here for a dose of shock tourism. I’m here because travel junkies have dubbed Bosnia one of the world’s most exciting undiscovered destinations. Its rugged landscapes, clear rivers and rich East-meets-West history under the Romans and Ottomans are the drawcards. Mostar is surrounded by mountains, while cutting through the city is the emerald-green Neretva river. Its famous Old Bridge – the name Mostar comes from Stari Most, which means bridge keepers – arches over the Neretva. In-the-know travellers, notably Aussie backpackers, make a beeline for this bridge to take a precision jump into five-metre-deep water. The death leap, started by local boys trying to impress girls on the banks, has become a rite of passage in the city, but has to be executed at a certain angle, so you don’t hit the rocks at the bottom. You’ll have to sign a disclaimer first. Hijinks aside, as we walk the city, reminders of the war are everywhere, and Amela is keen to talk about them. She warns us to be careful – it’s a windy day and loose bricks from the almost 20-year-old, overgrown ruins could tumble down and take us out. Amela quips about Mostar’s very own “botanical gardens”, pulling a typically Bosnian trick of positive spin and humour when it comes to a serious topic. But while some buildings are left dilapidated, others have been built back up. The Old Bridge, constructed in the city’s Old Town by Ottomans in the mid-16th century, was completely destroyed by bombs in the war and painstakingly pieced back to its original state with the help of Unesco over the course of seven years. Its reopening was said to show that divisions between the Muslims and majority Catholic Croats living in Mostar had healed. Minarets belonging to mosques, such as the Old Town’s stunning Koski Mehmed Pasha, reach up along the city skyline. They stand alongside a Roman Catholic cathedral,

a synagogue, Orthodox churches, a Croatian and a Bosnian National Theatre, plus a shiny new shopping centre and plenty of bars. The call to prayer rings out every day, and people spill out of clubs late at night. The 105,000-strong population is a mixed one – today it’s split almost evenly between Muslims and Catholic Croats – but the city is now

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to a flat on the former front line for a local cookery lesson. Armel, a hostel and travel company owner, has lived here since he was a child, and his friend Azra, a law student who takes the classes in her spare time, is going to teach us some Bosnian foodie basics: peppers stuffed with beef; rice and veg; burek – a coiled meat roll with extra-thin pastry; and hurmasice, a sweet doughy dessert soaked in sugar syrup. I tentatively roll and stretch out the pastry dough for the burek under Azra’s instructions. “It usually ends up on the chandelier,” Armel jokes. The pair tell stories about being children during the war, interspersed with that typical Bosnian positive spin and wit – they both laugh as they remember hunting in bombed-out houses for firewood, but being more interested in finding sweets. Tucking into dinner as we chat to Armel and Azra, it hits me that Bosnia really does have it all – food, history, architecture, natural beauty, a fighting spirit and a darn good sense of humour. ❚ For more information see visitmostar.net Balkan Road Trip offers a seven-day Bosnia Adventure tour, with two nights in Mostar from £299pp balkanroadtrip.com

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Tuck into cheap Bosnian staples at Restaurant Avlija on Brace Fejica. Hearty main dishes cost about £2.

At Sadrvan Mostar you can get a decent meal for about £3.20 – pick one of the Bosnian options, such as solgan dolma (onions stuffed with minced meat and rice), for a filling and authentic feast. restoransadrvan.ba

Luxury dining is a bit difficult to come by in Mostar, but Motel Emen’s modern mix of Bosnian and international cuisine should do the trick if you’re after something fancy. Ingredients are high-quality and local. motel-emen.com

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In an unassuming spot on Adema Buca, off the Boulevard – the main road that marked the front line during the war – Cafe Time pumps out pounding Euro club pop while locals drink on reclining chairs outside. Beers cost a wallet-friendly £1 a bottle.

Turkish-style drinking hole Alibaba Cave Club sits in the foundations of the Old Town. Here you can get yourself drinks for about £1.20 and a hookah for £4.

Sky Bar on Braca Fejica has a hint of LA about it, with its decking and huge white sunshades. Views are stunning and you still need only expect to pay £1.20 for a drink.

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Hostel Miturno in the Old Town is comfy and cheap (beds cost from £8.22pn). It’s also got free wifi and a disco ball in the lounge. Backpackers are greeted with a cold beer when they arrive. hostel-miturno.ba

In the most picturesque part of the city, the Old Town, is Motel Emen. This four-star hotel in a 16th-century building has air con, friendly staff and terraces made for chilling. Double rooms cost from £55pn. motel-emen.com

Muslibegovic House is part hotel, part museum. Once owned by a family of Herzegovina’s noble lineage – the Muslibegovics – the 17th-century house is kept as it was in its heyday. Guests can stay from £60pn in one of the double rooms. muslibegovichouse.com

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DAY 1: 09:00 The southern city of New Orleans, in the state of Louisiana, is most famous for its Mardi Gras festivities. But there’s still plenty to entertain any other time of year. Begin your day in New Orleans’ oldest neighbourhood, the lively French Quarter. Stroll around, have your fortune told, and soak up the city’s history. 11:00 You’re in the south, which means food is more important then ever. Join the reverence at the Southern Food & Beverage Museum (southernfood.org; admission about £3), where you’ll learn all about southern cuisine (finally, the truth about grits and biscuits!) and can even check out an absinthe gallery. Be sure to swing by the attached Museum of the American Cocktail, too. 13:00 Take a street car ride on the historic Charles line to get to the Garden District. At only US$1.25 (80p) for a ticket, these historic cars take you around town on the cheap and in style. Then, wander the green streets in peace. 14:00 Lunch is where the city is at its best. Deep inside the Garden District you’ll find Lulu’s In The Garden (lulusinthegarden.com), offering a range of regional ingredients and local produce (think fried chicken salad for about £6). Park your weary self outside and enjoy the vibe. 15:00 Fancy something freaky? Try a spooky walking tour with Haunted History Tours (hauntedhistorytours.com). The company’s claim that New Orleans is the most haunted city in America just might be right if its long list of tours is anything to by – ghost tours, voodoo tours, vampire tours, you name it, they’ve got it. From about £13pp. 17:30 Continuing the theme, you’ll want to check out the 78

Voodoo Museum (voodoomuseum.com). Established in 1972, it catalogues the creepy folklore of the town. 18:00 Now relax! In a renovated pharmacy warehouse, Emeril’s (emerils.com) is adorned with local art and offers modern regional cuisine. On the pricey side, but worth the expense, you won’t regret ordering the barbecue shrimp with rosemary biscuit, or grilled ranch double-cut pork chop with caramelised sweet potatoes, tamarind glaze and green chile molé sauce. Ooh, we’ve started drooling just thinking about it. Mains from about £17. 20:00 Work off that dinner by joining the girls on the bar for a dance at Coyote Ugly (coyoteuglysaloon.com). The high-energy atmosphere and even higher-energy staff are sure to get you in the mood for a great night. 23:00 Get in the thick of New Orleans’ nightlife at Bourbon Street. A famous stretch of sin for party-loving tourists, you’ll either love it or hate it, but you can’t ignore it. In the very heart of the French Quarter, it’s drenched in neon and is overflowing with bars, strip clubs and great live music. Head to the Steak Pit (hugeassbeers.com) and indulge in a beery goodness overload. Even if that doesn’t wet your whistle, you’re bound to find your kind of fun somewhere along this hectic strip. 03:00 You’re drunk, so head to Snake and Jake’s (snakeandjakes.com). Decorated with a Christmas theme all year round, it’s a weird place, but great for seeing in a blurry dawn. It’s been voted the city’s best dive bar numerous times. DAY 2: 12:00 Soothe your hangover with some muchneeded home cooking at the Camelia Grill (626 South

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Carrollton Avenue). It first opened in 1946 and is a local favourite, serving up giant cheeseburgers and pecan pie. 13:00 Now that you’re back in action, for a free view of the city skyline, take the Canal Street Ferry (friendsoftheferry.org). The crossing lasts about 20 minutes and will transport you to Algiers, the secondoldest area in New Orleans. Lay back on the levee, take in the view, and listen to the signature sound of jazz buzzing from across the water. 14:30 Once you’re back in the French Quarter, stop off at Café Du Monde (cafedumonde.com) for its notoriously good thick, hot cuppa Joe, and sugary sweet beignets, a square French-style doughnut lavishly coated in powdered sugar. Around since 1862, this cafe knows its coffee so well they serve it 24 hours a day, seven days a week, just so you don’t miss out. 16:00 Something to steady your nerves? Tour the Old New Orleans Rum Distillery (neworleansrum.com) for only £6, kicking off with a potent cocktail, and ending with a tasting of all four of the distillery’s rums at the end. 19:00 It’s time to get your jazz on at Preservation Hall (preservationhall.com), a highly recommended hive of live jazz. It’s a great way to initiate yourself into the sound of the city. Reserve seats to prevent having to stand throughout the show, then shake those jazz hands, waving a toe-tapping goodbye to New Orleans. Fly return from London to New Orleans Louis Armstrong, via Charlotte Douglas, from £732 with US Airways usairways.com

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Tallinn to Vilnius Get 10 per cent off tours from Tallinn to Vilnius with Busabout. Explore the emerging counterculture in the Estonian capital’s Kalamaja district (think warehouse parties and raves in disused prisons); then find Lithuania’s bohemian independent republic, Uzupis, deep within Vilnius’ Old Town – perhaps best described as a cross between a hippy commune and a refugee camp. The deets: £449pp. Includes seven nights’ accommodation, seven breakfasts, two nights on a Baltic Sea Cruise. Excludes flights. Departs July 28 and August 11. busabout.com

Amsterdam and Bruges Visit two of Europe’s most captivating cities with Anderson Tours. Check out the ‘café culture’ in Amsterdam and wander its notorious Red Light District, then take it down a notch with the fairytale beauty and Belgian beers of Bruges. The deets: £189pp, including coach travel, two nights’ B&B accommodation, sightseeing tours. Departs July 27. andersontours.co.uk Hike the Alps A summer hiking break in Tyrol, Austria, will immerse you in picture-book Alpine scenery, the perfect antidote to peopleswamped London. Breathe in the country air, tackle tough climbs, and picnic with jaw-dropping views, leaving you refreshed from city slickness. The deets: From £105pp, including three nights’ halfboard accommodation, snacks, maps and backpacks. Valid throughout July and August. travelzoo.com

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Yacht week

Visit five countries on a 10-day trip around southern Europe with Topdeck, enjoying a 20 per cent discount. Travelling one-way from London to Rome, you’ll take in France, Switzerland, Monaco, Florence and the Vatican City. After all that sightseeing, you might need another holiday to recover. The deets: £488pp, including food fund, including English Channel ferry crossing, camping, transport and sightseeing tours. Departs July 26. topdeck.travel

This partytastic summer event invites 50 yachts and 500 people to sail around Greece’s Saronic Archipelago, sightseeing by day and carousing by night. You can join a flotilla of 30-70 yachts or sail away on your own route, depending on the level of debauchery you’re scheming. The deets: From £256pp per week, including harbour fees, based on 12 people sharing and depending on model of yacht. Running each week from June 30-August 25. theyachtweek.com

Europe from London Save 10 per cent on an epic 29-day tour through Europe with STA Travel. Taking in 11 countries, you’ll stagger through France’s Beaujolais Wine Region, strike a pose on the French Riviera, catch some rays in Corfu and cheers your beers in Munich and Prague. You can then work off the booze pounds in the Swiss Alps and chill out at the tour’s end point in Amsterdam. And these are just a handful of the destinations along the way. Well, we did say warn you it was epic. The deets: £2438pp, including food fund, accommodation and transport. Departs July 26. statravel.co.uk

Ottoman tour Save 10 per cent on a tour of Europe’s Ottoman past with Busabout. From Belgrade and Mostar to Istanbul and Sarajevo, you’ll explore some of the continent’s most eastern corners, which – rather handily – also boast the Balkans’ most hedonistic nightlife. Motoring through Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey, this is a bucket list trek. The deets: £431pp, includes six nights’ accommodation, breakfasts, guide, walking tours, Sarajevo tunnel entrance fee and a free Lonely Planet guidebook. Departs July 21 and ›› August 4. busabout.com TNTMAGAZINE.COM

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Trek the Inca Trail with a 20 per cent discount courtesy of STA Travel this summer. Right, top to bottom: Topdeck is offering 10 per cent off tours to Cairo, Giza and Luxor, while Acacia Africa has a host of hot deals on safaris European pathway

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A 17-day trip through eight countries is offered at a 20 per cent discount with Topdeck. It’s an adventure through France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany and the Netherlands. Happily, the trip takes in a wealth of Europe’s most classic cities – think Berlin, Prague, Amsterdam, Venice, Paris and Rome for starters. The deets: £1094pp, including £230 food fund, some meals, English Channel ferry crossings, coach travel, sightseeing tours, trip leader. topdeck.travel

Escape to Egypt for 13 days, and at a 10 per cent discount, with Topdeck. Taking the temple trail through Cairo, Aswan and Luxor, the trip gives you essential one-off experiences including sailing down the Nile on a felucca, an overnight desert camp and exploring the Pyramids. The deets: £603pp, including local payment, transport, accommodation, guided tours and some meals. topdeck.travel

Eastern promise Check out Eastern Europe’s must-do sights on this nine-day tour that winds through the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Croatia. Busabout is offering 10 per cent off its ‘Classic Rhapsody’ trip, which includes a bike tour of Krakow, a visit to Auschwitz, and a thermal bath in Budapest. The deets: £509pp, including eight nights’ accommodation, breakfasts and guided walks. Departs July 20 and 27; August 3 and 10. busabout.com

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South Africa Take the ultimate South African road trip with a two-forone deal offered by On The Go. Follow the Garden Route through lush winelands, along breathtaking coastline, and stop off at animaltastic national parks. The deets: £345pp, book for two and the second person goes free. Valid for Garden Route Discovery trips that depart on July 14 and 28 and August 11. onthegotours.com 82

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African safari Forget being squashed into oblivion on the Tube and float down Botswana’s Okavango Delta, spotting hippos, giraffes, lions and cheetahs instead. Acacia Africa is offering a saving of £189pp on its 25-day Desert Tracker tour, including wild bush camping and Victoria Falls in Zambia. The deets: From £1354pp, including local payment, starting in Cape Town and ending in Johannesburg. Departs July 21. acacia-africa.com Maldives If you thought this Indian Ocean paradise was way out of your price bracket, an all-inclusive offer from Thomson might make you think again. Stay at the four-star Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort – your typical tropical hideaway encircled by white-sand beach and fantasy-blue lagoon – for an almost suspiciously reasonable £1602pp (remember, this includes return flights, speedboat transfers from airport to resort, and a deluxe room overlooking the beach). The deets: Departs July 22. thomson.co.uk South America From party people in Rio de Janeiro to the awesome power of Iguassu Falls, by way of the dazzling white of Bolivia’s salt deserts and mind-boggling Machu Picchu, this is a trip that will not disappoint – and at a 20 per cent discount. The deets: This 45-day tour costs £2360pp, departing Rio de Janeiro on July 21. Includes accommodation, transport, some meals, some sightseeing, the four-day Inca Trail hike and a three-day 4WD tour of Salar de Uyuni. statravel.co.uk Kenya to Zambia Save £215pp on this 24-day odyssey from Nairobi to Livingstone, which lets you live out all of your Africa fantasies. From big game drives to remote Malawian villages and paradise in Zanzibar, this is one hell of an epic overland adventure. Olympics, schmolympics. The deets: £1354pp including local payment. Departs July 15. acacia-africa.com Thailand Hit the beach in Phuket at the Burasari Resort Patpong.

Alistair Butchers: action expert

The Insider's guide Alistair Butchers is an activity expert at G Adventures. Here are his top five picks for sporty getaways that beat sitting on the sofa watching the Olympics any day. Peru: Hike, Bike & Raft “Leave the traditional triathlon to the athletes and see more of Peru than just the Inca Trail trek on this 16day multi-sport trip. Two days are spent white-water rafting on the Apurimac River, and there’s a mountain bike expedition to Manu Cloud Forest.” Do it: Priced from £1699pp. Departs September and October 2012. Nepal: Everest Base Camp “This is the best trekking route in the best trekking destination, with views of Everest all the way. It’s also great training for anyone looking to do a marathon!” Do it: A 15-day trek is £749pp, departing from October 2012 until June 2013.

›› Cycle Cuba “Cuba’s back roads give travellers a true sense of the country, including a tour of a tobacco plantation and cigar factory for a taste of iconic Cuban culture.” Do it: Eight days from £649pp, departing year-round. France: Mont Blanc Explorer “Literally heading for the hills is a great option if you want to get away from it all during the Olympics, and this option is less taxing than the full trek, with optional spa visits along the way.” Do it: Eight days from £799pp. Departs June to September. China Adventure “This bike-based trip cycles through rice fields and includes a trek along a little-known part of the Great Wall of China. There’s also a visit to the Shaolin Monastery, the birthplace of kung fu.” Do it: A 15-day China Adventure from Beijing to Hong Kong from £999pp, departing July to October 2012 and March to October 2013. gadventures.com

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The boutique hotel is a few steps from Phuket’s main Patpong beach and the legendary nightlife strip. The deets: Stay nine nights for the price of seven, or five nights for the price of four, including breakfast and wifi, from £70.97pn. ghotw.com Namibia Our pick for adventure capital of 2012, Namibia offers a slew of sporting opportunities to rival the Olympics. Swakopmund in particular is the place to pick up a sandboard and slide down some of the world’s biggest dunes, plus you can end the 13-day trip gorge swinging in Livingstone, Zambia. The deets: £676pp (save £95pp), including local payment. Departs July 27. acacia-africa.com China Save £173 on a Highlights of China tour with Dragoman this summer. A 17-day trip from Xian to Beijing, stopping off to gawp at the terracotta warriors and trek the Great Wall, will be intensive, but a great introduction to this most mammoth of countries. The deets: £692pp, plus a kitty of about £311, departing July 28. dragoman.com ❚

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WHITE-WATER RAFTING, NOTTINGHAM It might be the land of Robin Hood and a formidable student nightlife scene, but you can add an adrenaline fix to the mix at Nottingham’s National Water Sports Centre. The deal: White-water rafting for £25pp, a discount of more than 25 per cent on the usual £50pp price tag. Valid until December 31, 2012. See: nwscnotts.com

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