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#7. Jack..........................Jack Loves.......................................Zoe and Morgan. #8. Music.......................Erik Hassle.......................................A very busy man. #12. Film..........................May..................................................Mark’s round up of what’s hot. #13. Fashion....................Fashion for the Boys......................On the Front Line, Again. #14. Fashion....................Fashion Pages.................................Soft As Silk. Nudes and smooth silks. #20. Jack..........................Pick of the Month............................Fashion, alfresco drinking, gadgets, art and Jack Eats. #25. Fashion....................Supremebeing................................Laura has a chat to the new designer who’s about to grace the Urban

Outfitter shop floors. #28. Music.......................Boy George.....................................Erin talks to Boy George about being Boy George. #32. Music.......................Chiddy Bang....................................Surpassing the MGMT sample. #36. Fashion....................Fashion Pages.................................I Am The Greatest, I Said That Even Before I knew I Was. Sportswear to

streetwear. #44. Fashion....................Adidas and Footlocker....................See the winners of our recent Footlocker and Adidas Originals Collection. #46. Fashion....................Hair..................................................Leila looks at the current trend of pastel shades. #48. London....................The Dating Game............................Georgina dates a gym bunny. #49. Art............................Baked Beans and Champagne.......Blood, Sweat and Tears. The live magazine. #50. London....................My London......................................Sophy Robson, nail technician to the fashion set tells us her favourite

London haunts. #52. Art............................Goldie...............................................Ruthie talks to Goldie about art, music and his autobiography . #54. Fashion....................Beauty..............................................Cassie takes a look at our must have beauty products for this month. #56. Fashion....................Terry-James Lynch..........................The personal stylist who’s making waves. #63. London....................Steak of the Month.........................Adam begins to pick the Capital apart, one rump at a time. #63. London....................Summer Survivors.........................Laura takes a look at those places that come alive when the sun puts

his hat on. #64. London....................Capital Cocktails..............................The Portobello Star. #66. Fashion....................Super Heroes..................................Loving Kick-Ass? Get the look. #68. Music.......................Review One Liners..........................James tells it like it is. #69. Jack..........................My 2-4-1 Pound Life........................Lucy realises it’s all about little boys. #69. Fashion....................Leila Likes........................................This month it’s rucksacks from Jones Bootmaker. #70. Jack..........................Secret Wars.....................................This month Jack went to Hamburg. #73. Jack..........................I Love You For Loving Me...............Erin talks Peaches and Jeremy Kyle. #73. Jack..........................Bucky Litch......................................Making up new words. #77. Fashion....................Georgie and James........................The Kredit Krunch Katwalk Krew do another make over. #78. Jack..........................Arthur Cadaver................................The next installment in Marco’s segmented novel. #81. London.....................Scene Stealer..................................Baby G Launch.

/ STOCKISTS Size? - (in London stores) :

Beyond the Valley :

Number 22 : Paper Dress :

55 DSL:

Camden Blues Kitchen:

Old Queens Head:

Chateau Roux:

Miss La La’s Boutique:

Tatty Devine:

Carnaby Street, Soho, W1F 7DW 200 Portobello Road, Notting Hill, W11 1LB 37a Neal Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9PR www.size.co.uk 2 Newburgh Street, W1F 7RD www.beyondthevalley.com 22 Carnaby Street, London, W1 114-116 Curtain Road, EC2A 3AY www.paperdressboutique.blogspot.com 10A Newburgh St London, W1F 7RN www.55dsl.com 111 - 113 Camden High Street, NW1 7JN www.theblueskitchen.com 44 Essex Road, Islington, N1 8LN www.theoldqueenshead.com 17 Newburgh Street, London, W1F 7RZ www.chateauroux.co.uk 18 Monmouth Street, WC2H 9HB www.misslalasboudoir.co.uk 44 Monmouth Street, Seven Dials, WC2H 9EP www.tattydevine.com

Shock and Soul:

Howies:

The Westbury:

The Hospital Club:

Rough Trade:

Fopp:

Mint:

The Book Club:

46 Essex Road, Islington, N1 8LN www.shockandsoul.co.uk 42 Carnaby Street, W1F 7DY www.howies.co.uk 34 Kilburn High Street, NW6 5UA www.westburybar.com 24 Endell Street, London, WC2H 9HQ www.thehospitalclub.com 130 Talbot Road, W11 1JA www.roughtrade.com 1 Earlham Street, WC2H 9LL www.foppreturns.com 20 Earlham Street, WC2 H9LN www.mintvintage.co.uk 100 Lenard Street, EC2A 4RH www.wearetbc.com

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/ ON JACK TV THIS MONTH This month we take you behind the scenes of the Get Tested shoot for the forthcoming World Hepatitis Awareness day, we chat with masked band, Is Tropical and see what happened when we took to the streets for Adidas and Footlocker.

/ FROM JACK Hi there Jackers. This month Lu has resigned her editors letter writing duties to me because she is busier than a busy thing trying to get our very special May issue ready for your consumption.

As you might have noticed this issue you’re not only getting your normal fill of all things Jack but we’re also treating you to a special festival guide in association with the lovely people over at zavvi.com to ensure that you know all there is to possibly know about the festival season - who’s playing where, what to bring with you, what to wear, how to blag your way back stage and most importantly, info on where you can pick up your favourite bands albums online with free delivery so you’ll be ready to sing along come summer. Also this month, it’s been press days galore for the Who’s Jack office and we’ve been checking out, on your behalf, all the trends we’ll be wearing come A/W 2010 but if you can’t wait till then to find out what you’ll be wearing check out Jason’s take on the ever reoccurring military trend. Jack things aside this month has mostly been the month for nutters and we’ve been attracting them by the bus load. Over the past 4 weeks I’ve received a series of texts from strange numbers insisting they know me and outlining the presents they’d like me to buy them (dangly silver earrings just so you know and p.s. whoever you are, you’re not getting them) while Lu has also received an anonymous text message of her own stating, ‘My thighs are sore after last night’ and has been chatted up by men who sit a little too close to her on the tube before insisting she looks Polish, asking her for a drink and when she declines following her off the tube and up the road. Note to all readers, stalking tendencies do not a good new friend make.

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/ TEAM JACK CONTRIBUTORS

Cassie Powney Beauty Writer

Georgina Childs, Freelance Writer

Jo Hunt Freelance Writer

Cassie is a freelance beauty writer who regularly writes for the likes of more! magazine, Look and Cosmo.

From this month on Cassie will be taking a regular look at all things beauty for both men and women and trying out some of the latest beauty trends as well as reviewing the best new products every month.

When Georgina first came to a Who’s Jack meeting she didn’t think it would lead to her becoming our regular date columnist but from now on Georgina will be dating a man a month and reporting back about the highs and lows of dating different types of men in London. If anyone fancies a date with her drop us an email to press@whos-jack.co.uk.

Jo is a long standing regular of Jack who took a backseat when she went off on her travels around Spain and Korea. Now, after keeping us regularly updated with her column Jo begins to move onto larger topics from next month and we can’t wait to be hearing more from her, not to mention her imminent return to the UK.

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JACK ES Zoe and Morgan Beautiful jewelry in gold, silver and fine stones, Zoe and Morgan brings the fashion and rock element to fine jewelry excellently. Our favourtes are these Jett earrings at ÂŁ124.00. Zoe and Morgan is available in Selfridges and online at www.zoeandmorgan.com.

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Erik Hassle images : Stuart Leech / words : Laura Hills

We first met Erik Hassle three nights before our interview when he DJ’d at our Jack Came Here To Party event at The Old Queens Head in Angel. After much too-ing and frow-ing to get him to DJ on the night Erik finally turns up at midnight looking tired, slightly dishevelled and requesting just a Red Bull. After his set finished he promptly says his, all be it very polite, good-byes and leaves leaving our dreams of getting drunk with the tallest ginger man in pop in tatters.

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owever, before you assume he’s just throwing a new-pop-star style tantrum for being forced to play to a drunk North London crowd it’s worth looking over the day he’d already been through by this point. Having played the night before in Newcastle on the Mika tour, Erik drove four hours to London. At 5pm on the day of the party Erik flew to Denmark to do some promotional interviews, after that he filmed some bits for TV and did some stuff for radio. At 8pm he flew back to London and got back to his flat in Old Street with just enough time to get changed and head straight back out again to DJ at our party.

‘I literally felt like I was going to vomit that night, I was so tired. The Red Bull helped though and I have to admit I ended up really enjoying myself. I just wish I could have found it in me to stay out longer,’ remembers Erik. And this type of day is more common now than not in the world of The Hassle. We caught up with him in a rare moment of quiet between the crazyness for a quick cup of tea and a chat (before he had to run off to the studio for a day of recording)...

Erik Hassle is 21 and was born in a small city (it was once voted the most boring place in Sweden), two hours outside of Stockholm. He was born into a family of performers from the world of music, theatre and comedy and sites his childhood as a very ‘free’ and ‘creative’ time. ‘My parents were very gifted and so were all my friends. When I was younger we built a stage in our garden and we started holding shows there for family and friends and I would get up and sing.

After a while I took up football but I soon got bored and when I was 15 I moved to Stockholm to study music because I liked it so much and now I’m here,’ says Erik.

However, compared to the XFactor contestants of this world, chart success wasn’t an overnight thing for Erik who has been working in the music industry for the past four years. It took a year for his first single, Hurtful, to climb up the charts in Sweden and his album, Hassle, was pushed an impressive seventh time before gaining any recognition or success.

‘I wasn’t totally happy with all the songs and wanted to keep redoing them,’ says Erik. ‘Finally I released the album in Sweden last Summer and just before the release we started getting a lot of interest from the UK and the US so I decided to move over to London. I still have to fly backwards and forwards between here and the US.’ Erik has been living in East London for the past nine months and it’s fair to say he’s ‘loving it’. ‘The best thing about London is the hours that people party for. There is always an after party going on in East London. I actually have a vague memory of an after party being held in this very room and people trying to hide cocaine from the waiters. In Sweden we don’t have that, by law, places have to shut by 3am which is boring but also kind of healthier.’

Luckily help was on hand to get Erik settled into London life in the shape of Ellie Goulding and her producer Starsmith (AKA Fin) who are now good friends of his. ‘Early on in my music career I went to Jamie, Ellie’s manager’s, house, it’s like a crib for artists. I met Marina there and Ellie and Starsmith. They are a lovely, talented bunch of people and really helped me when I first got here,’ says Erik.

It took a year for his first single, Hurtful, to climb up the charts in Sweden If you want to get your stalker on and hunt down Erik you will most likely find him propping up one of the bars on Hoxton Square, especially Hoxton Bar and Grill (‘They do so many great gigs there’) although by his own admission he doesn’t really get the time to go out at the moment. ‘I barely see the inside of my flat anymore. I basically live on buses and in hotels now.’ At the time of interview, Erik is half way through supporting the most colourful man in pop, Mika, on a UK tour which sees him play some of the UK’s biggest music venues including London’s very own Hammersmith Apollo. ‘Mika’s fans are the happiest fans in the world. I was so worried about disappointing them, that would have been painful’ (or Hurtful?). ‘Every night before I perform I tell them I’m going to do the best I can. That always gets them on side,’ says Erik. Of course with a life on the road comes the travelling home that many call a tour bus. But pokey, cramped, National Express style bus this ain’t. Erik’s bus comes complete with two floors, 15 bunks, two living rooms and a kitchen.

‘I don’t get the best nights sleep on it though. I’m nearly seven foot tall, there’s no room for me in those beds. If anyone wants to have some really strange dreams I recommend sleeping on a tour bus. The movement causes some pretty bizarre dreams I can tell you.’ All these stories seem a far cry from the days when Erik would play local restaurants acoustically with just a guitar and a harmonica to small crowds when he was first starting off. ‘I was painfully shy in those days. I’ve come quite a long way since,’ remembers Erik. ‘It’s funny though because I still have some fans that turn up at gigs now that used to come down to those restaurants.

They’re a dedicated bunch.’

Perhaps, I think, their dedication may stem, at least some way, from all that Erik gives back to them for their support. Not only is he dedicated to his podcasts that he regularly puts up on his website but he also regularly updates his very own TV platform, Hassle TV. On both platforms he keeps fans up to date on his where abouts, often inviting guests on to chat and sing with him. Think of him as Sweden’s very own online Jonathan Ross if you will.

Although how he has time to fit it all in is frankly beyond us.

We finish off our time with Erik in a way that has become the tradition in all good Who’s Jack interviews - with a bit of a game so that we can all learn a bit more about the man behind the songs by getting him to complete the following sentences: This summer I will mostly be...

Playing at festivals hopefully. I have a digital calendar that I constantly update and we’ve scheduled in to do a few of the festivals but I’m not sure which ones as they haven’t been confirmed yet.

The singer I’d most like to duet with is...

Amy Winehouse would be great. I’ve heard she’s a hard one to track down though but we’re on the same label so you never know?!

You probably didn’t know this but...

I really hate the Eurovision Song Contest.

It’s a big sin coming from Sweden to hate it but I just can’t bare it. It’s such a big thing to the people of Sweden but it’s so shit. It takes over the news papers for about five months before it’s even happening. We have a lot of good bands and upcoming music but the Eurovision ruins all that.

I wish I had never...

[After much laughter] Recorded a song when I was 15 which then went on to be sent in to the Eurovision Song Contest. I’d actually forgotten about that until you just jogged my memory. I hope no one ever finds it.

I wish I knew how to...

Party properly.

The singer I’d most like to go on a date with is...

Dusty Springfield.

The headline I’d most like to read about myself is...

‘Erik Hassle Had Sex To Get Himself To The Top.’ Erik Hassle’s next single, Isn’t It Obvious, is out on 16th June

“I’d actually forgotten about that until you’ve just jogged my memory.

I hope no one ever finds it.”

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elcome once more to our preview of films released this month. And a packed month it is too, full of filmy morsels of joy to keep you well nourished, along with all that popcorn you scoff. words: Mark Williams

First though, a quick question: is anyone really that convinced by 3D films? Is it really as fantastic and revolutionary a new addition to the medium of cinema as we’re supposed to believe, or is it just a way of papering over the cracks of weak film making? Maybe the extra visual dimension is supposed to give a film the depth that the director forgot to include in the characters or narrative, when they were getting all excited about making a film in glitzy 3D. Films are already pretty great if you know where to look, and with the aid of Who’s Jack you can happily ignore those flashy 3D tarts, to sit back and enjoy a film without wearing a pair of silly plastic glasses.

Possibly the first in the newly invented sub-genre of ‘jihadist comedy’, Four Lions (7th May) is written and directed by Chris Morris. This is of course, the same Chris Morris that is responsible for Jam, Brass Eye and Nathan Barley. So you would assume that this is not only going to be a fantastic, funny and relevant film, but it is also going to really piss some people off.

It follows four Islamic-extremist friends as they work towards realising their dream of blowing themselves up, and was a big hit at the Sundance Film Festival. It is a refreshing and very well-timed idea to be able to laugh at concepts of terrorism too, rather than always be told about what an all-pervading, constant threat it all supposedly is. www.optimumreleasing.com American: The Bill Hicks Story (14th May) will be a must-see for any fans of one of the greatest stand-up comics there has ever been. Hicks may have been primarily known as a comedian, but his comedy carried a lot of important social and political messages within it. He spent years on the road in America, playing to tiny audiences, trying to achieve the kind of success in his home country that he enjoyed in Britain, where he regularly sold out large theatres.

Sadly, the world was deprived of his genius in 1994 when he died from cancer, aged just 32. This documentary is a profile of a man who loved America but was infuriated by it in equal measures. www.americanthemovie.com Following up on Rec, which was one of the most terrifying horror films of recent years, sequel Rec 2 (28th May), is absolutely not for anyone who can’t handle their scary movies. Whether director Jaume Balagueró has only nightmares and this is what feeds his creative ability to make one wet oneself, is open to speculation, but just don’t watch it on your own. Go with a friend who will let you hold their hand.

Not a straight out horror, but certainly in the supernatural camp, is Heartless (21st May). Starring Jim Sturgess, Noel Clarke and Clémence Poésy, it takes place in the East End of London. Sturgess plays Jamie, a young man with a red birthmark covering one side of his face, which has caused him to spend much of his life

Another film based on historical fact but set in Israel is The Time That Remains (28th May). Beginning in 1948 and taking us up to the present, it is a dark, dry, comic story about the life of Palestinian-Israeli Elia Suleiman and the troubles he faced by choosing to remain living in Israel after it’s creation as a state after World War Two. www.newwavefilms.co.uk Black Death (28th May) has a poster featuring Sean Bean in a cape, brandishing a sword and looking cool.

Think Boromir taken out of Middle Earth and dropped into Medieval England.

Works for me… www.ecossefilms.com/film_blackdeath. aspx For anyone that likes their films with a socialist flavour, the Curzon Renoir holds monthly socialist film screenings on a Sunday. On 9th May they are showing two documentaries; Raimunda: A Quebradeira and Black Gold: A Film About Coffee and Trade. Both are concerned with humanitarian and economic issues surrounding farming in the world’s poorer areas.

hidden away. But when his mother is killed by a gang in a dystopic East London, he has to step out of the shadows for a bit of revenge.

Oddly, the official website for the film describes the East End as, ‘An area notorious for it’s violent hooded gangs’, which is not only a lazy way of generating hype for the film but is also untrue. That aside, it looks like a well put together and stylish film with a great cast, so maybe we can assume the website was designed by someone who’s never actually been to East London. www.rec2lapelicula.com Vincere (14th May) is an Italian film about the early life of Benito Mussolini and his relationship with a young beautician called Ida Dalser. A powerful drama that was considered for the Palme d’Or at Cannes last year, Vincere is a mixture of history, politics and love. www.ifcfilms.com/films/vincere

DVD ROUNDUP The Limits of Control (3rd May) - Jim Jarmusch directed slow-burner.

Beautifully shot low-fi take on the thriller genre with cameos a-plenty.

The Prisoner (3rd May) - Six episode re-make of the surreal 1960s TV series. This time it’s Jim Caviezel that gets to shout, ‘I am not a number, I am a free man!’

Where the Wild Things Are (10th May) Big hairy monsters of the friendly variety, running around and jumping on each other with a little boy called Max. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (17th May) Biopic of Ian Dury is definitely a reason to be cheerful because it’s bloody marvellous.

1 2 3 4 (24th May) – Light-hearted British film about two friends who work in a call-centre but dream of big time success with their indie band.

On the Front Line...

Again So ubiquitous has it become, that it now seems rather foolish and almost backward thinking of the fashion world to describe military as a key trend this spring. Like, ‘TV talent show’ and ‘Global recession’, it’s become one of those frequently overused terms that conjures up the same hapless rhetorical question: ‘Surely, not again?’

Indeed, it’s perhaps now more surprising when a model struts down a catwalk in Milan or London not looking like Horatio Nelson, than when they do.

Yet this season, according to almost every fashion bible, it’s all about - you guessed it military. Again.

Before I continue, I have a confession to make: I was an early - albeit, unintentional adoptee of this style. As a member of my school’s cadet core, I was required to wear full military garb - from the beret right down to the over-polished boots - every Thursday for two years. While that may sound quite chivalric, repeat face first encounters with waterlogged

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assault courses meant it soon lost it’s appeal. And if I’m being honest, the stark reality for a then 16-year-old that these clothes didn’t just clean themselves was also quite a turn off.

But I digress. The point is, that like me, you probably thought you’d seen the back of military, if not last season, then the season before that, or the one before that. Yet like It Girls and rocket salad, the fashion world can’t stop raving about it.

Whilst past revivals have been attributed to the ongoing bloodshed in the Middle East and the need to feel empowered during an economic downturn, the latest military invasion (that’s what it is, a full blooded explosive invasion) comes armed with the type of sound bytes and cultural references a politician couldn’t even dream of inventing. One newspaper, for example, gushed over Marc Jacobs’ “battle gear”, while another credited the most recent reincarnation to Michael Jackson’s death.

So if we can’t escape it, then what should we wear? For men, this season is all about multi-pocketed field jackets.

Demonstrated admirably by Topman and Gap, these updated interpretations on the classic piece of uniform originally worn by the US Army are both practical and stylish.

Key shades include cadet-coloured green and earth tones, while ASOS are championing a military messenger bag.

Cadet berets are also set to be big again, but, if like me you feel like that’s simply a step closer to World War III, it’s probably wise to steer clear.

After all, if history’s taught us anything, it’s that we should all be cautious about going over the top.

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Soft as Silk photographer Helene Sandberg make up Joanna Bernacka hair Stylist Lukasz Mazolewski stylist Beata Hadas

15 Cover Shot: Shirt : Agnieszka Maciejak Top : Agnieszka Maciejak Body : La Senza www.lasenza.co.uk Shoes : Zara Image 1.

Corset : Agnieszka Maciejak Shoes: Zara www.zara.com Image 2.

Waistcoat : Agnieszka Mciejak Bra : La Perla www.laperla.com Image 3.

Jacket : Agnieszka Maciejak Tunic : Gosia Baczyńska www.gosiabaczynska.com Shoes : Zara Underwear : La Senza Image 4.

Top : Gosia Baczyńska Underwear : Rafał Kowalski www.rafalkowalski.pl Cape : Dom Mody Forget Me Not www.forgetmenot.pl Image 5.

Top : Gosia Baczyńska Jumpsuit : Bohoboco www.Bohoboco.Com Feather Scarf : Tukasz Jemioł

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BOUF ‘Where did you find that?’

RETRO SUPER A long time favourite, Retro Super have brought out a whole new collection that leaves you gagging for the next outbreak of sun. New takes on tortoise shell and aviator styles are a Summer must have for girls or boys. Available at Urban Outfitters. www.retrosuperfuture.com / www.urbanoutfitters.co.uk

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This month we found Bouf which was founded in 2007 by Alex Griffin. Whilst browsing the stalls of Spitalfields Market in London - he realised that there was an entire corner of the market being squeezed out by major high street retailers. So Bouf was born with the aim to connect consumers directly to the suppliers of unique, stand out products not mass produced for the retail giants.

At Bouf you can now find over 1000 designer makes and it’s continuing to grow daily on an international level. It now has buyers and sellers from around the word. As well as offering a platform, Bouf also provides technological assistance as well as PR and marketing support for it’s brands.

The Bouf brand, much like Jack, believes in championing and nurturing great design.

The best way to do this is by offering a customer network for talented designers to establish themselves outside the realms of the high street and Bouf does just that.

This Aviator Mirror is designed to free the mirror from its traditional frame. The mirror is self-adhesive so easy to put up and provides a striking alternative to an any old everyday mirror. www.bouf.com £91.00

UPPER 5TH Get the nautical look that just won’t die this Summer with Upper 5th. Stripey cardis that look like you’ve just stepped off a yacht are perfect for chilly Summer evenings and as a signature piece for any outfit. Upper 5th can be found online, at ASOS or in concessions in Topshop.

Valerie Cardigan : £45.00 Alexa Cardigan : £40.00 www.upper5th.com

We have, for some time now in the Jack office, been pondering the essence of cool. We haven’t come up with any definitive answers as of yet but what we do know is that, whatever ‘it’ is, Wildfox has it. Wildfox has currently become, in our eyes, the only place worth buying a T-shirt from. With perfect fits and perfect slogans/artwork they are a must for any women’s, or in fact, male’s wardrobe. We ask you this - if the below is what you look like wearing the brand who in their right mind wouldn’t?

Available at ASOS or at their site. www.wildfoxcouture.com

iAUDIO MP3 PLAYER Now, we know nothing can replace your beloved ipods and iphones but this has to give them a good run for their money in the size and style stakes. The iAudio is neat and tiddly and could easily fit in a wallet, tiny pocket or even the tiniest of bags. The iAudio supports all music files, has excellent BBE + sound quality and can also be used as a straight forward USB (it’s not much bigger than one).

They are available in 2 and 4 GB options and 8 colour options.

Prices start at £29.99.

Available in Selfridges and Dixons.

JACK’S PICK OF THE MONTH DINING ALFRESCO As Lily Allen herself would agree, alfresco dining is great come the Summer months. Jack has put together a pick of places with lovely outdoor areas that have heaters as well, just incase.

THE DINER, CAMDEN This Diner has a roof terrace complete with a few plants and comfortable seating. Only open in Summer months, you can escape the tourist madness of Camden and go get an alcoholic milkshake in the sun without being on the pavement. www.goodlifediner.com

KENSINGTON ROOF GARDENS, KENSINGTON For a drink or for food, Kensington Roof Gardens can’t be surpassed for outdoor areas. On the top floor of what used to be the Biba building, the roof has trees, walled gardens, ponds and even flamingos. www.roofgardens.virgin.com

THE PARADISE, KENSAL GREEN X-MINI CAPSULE SPEAKER The x-Mini Capsule Speaker is an award winning, ball shaped, speaker that fits in the palm of your hand. ‘What’s new there?’ I hear you ask... Well, to answer your question this tiny little speaker, once opened and plugged into your phone/mp3 player/laptop or such like (it needs no power cable) gives out sound that could rival a full Bose speaker system and only fall short towards the top end of the volume scale.

These things are amazing. Owning one will make you feel like Marty Mcfly, it truly is a taste of the future. The best surprise of all is the price - they start at £13.99. www.amazon.co.uk

An excellent outdoors that equals their excellent indoors, we have been plugging this place a fair bit online because we think it’s a gem so there’s no question then, that it should be included in this round up. www.theparadise.co.uk

SANCTUM HOTEL, SOHO Follow the stairs all the way up past all the rooms and you will find yourself a beautiful roof top haven, with sheltered bar and hot tub, bang smack in the middle of Soho. Need we say more? www.conceptvenues.com

THE FELLOW, KINGS CROSS The Fellow, just around the corner from Kings Cross Station is a diamond find. It does a mean cocktail, has great entertainment (they have a brilliant quiz night) and to top it all off, a great garden terrace, plenty big enough to always have a free table. www.thefellow.co.uk

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The Pearl www.pearl-restaurant.com 252 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EN The Pearl is a haven off of High Holborn. The interior looks like a swanky members club adorned with pearls, only the nice surprise is that anyone can get in. The dining area is an almighty room with ceilings so high that there is never a cacophony from other diners. The staff are friendly yet exceptionally polite and we tucked into fish dishes to start which were followed by mains of onion tart and roast chicken (with macaroni, morels, broad beans and peas - trust us it works) and we finished off with a mouth watering rhubarb pudding. This is picture on a plate food but if you have three courses you will waddle away feeling completely satisfied, if not overly so and in need of a lie down. We were enormously impressed by the wine waiter who matched our wines depending on what was served and the cavernous room in the center of the dining room that housed the extensive wines and champagnes on offer. This is somewhere we will be returning to very soon.

Benito’s Hat www.benitos-hat.com 56 Goodge Street, London W1T 4NB Benito’s Hat offers simple and delicious Mexican food that stays true to tradition. First up you get a choice of burrito or tacos (or salad and soup for the softies). Then you choose between chicken, beef, pork or vegetables for the (very filling) filling. Next (with your mouth watering) you choose your topping – we went for everything, refried beans, cilantro and lime rice, salsa, lettuce, cheese, topped off with a big dollop of guacamole. Benito’s Hat doesn’t scrimp on portions but we’re not going to lie, the burritos are hard to eat in a ladylike fashion. Luckily you also get a handful of nachos on the side to scoop up any spillages.

Benito’s does a roaring take-away trade at lunch time but if you want to make an evening out of it come for supper where Mexican cocktails and puddings are on the menu. We never knew Mexicans could ‘do’ pudding so we tenuously sampled the cinnamon tortillas with vanilla ice cream.

Turns out they can, and very well.

Souk www.soukrestaurant.net 1a Short’s Gardens

Jack eats:

Jack’s suggestions this month include pricey to mid range to bargain depending on your fancy and your pocket.

Souk offers Moroccan dining in sumptuous surroundings just off Seven Dials. Tables and chairs are low so not ideal for the taller diner and the lights are always dimmed. Souk offers a range of Moroccan dishes from lamb with prunes and pear, through to vine leaves and everyone’s favourite, humous. On the weekends you can expect rather beautiful belly dancers to keep you entertained. Some of the mains are slightly similar tasting, however you can get a great range if you opt for the set menu that gives you a selection of what’s on offer. They also do a mean mint tea.

The Anthologist www.theanthologistbar.co.uk 58 Gresham Street, EC2V 7BB We went to the launch of The Anthologist this month and we weren’t disappointed. The latest resident of Bank, The Anthologist is a laid back bar come restaurant come perfect place for a snack, especially if you work nearby. With a wide selection of fresh fish and shell fish and some of the most succulent meaty sandwiches we have ever tasted, this is set to be a firm favourite for the city folk.

Parties lacking in canapes.

We have been to a number this month that have excited us by one or two then stopped them all together! If you have to go to events straight after work that go on till about 10pm you need sustenance.

If you have a party with canapes coming up that aren’t limited, invite us.

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Nu slang It’s making us feel old before our time. Even Eastenders is using it in its scripts. If you are as lost as us these few words and meanings should get you up to speed.

Bun = bad Piff = fit Peng = good (we think)

The over ground between Stratford and Richmond.

Is it even worth having?

Now finally reopen it’s running as a reduced service. Ie, not worth using because only about 10% is working even though it has been shut for 4 months.

What is that about?

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By Jef Aerosol Open: 7th - 22nd May Signal Gallery 96a Curtain Road EC2A 3AA

One of our favourite gins, Tanqueray No Ten have launched a new bottle for the UK in collaboration with American designer Jeremy Scott.

Known for his bold designs and unbridled creativity Jeremy has kept the bottle classic and added limited edition packaging and top creating a very elegant, Art Nouveau looking, end product for the luxury gin. The sleek angled top and packaging highlights the angled design of the bottle and the interior print is a repeat of olives and cocktail glasses.

We have 2 of these limited edition bottles to give away. Simply go online and add your name to our mailing list for a chance to win. www.whojack.org

Anya Hindmarch and Eine These are surely going to be seen in rip off versions all over the shop in no time. Anya Hindmarch has collaborated with street Artist Eine to create these totes using his signature fonts and Anya’s signature, no messing slogans.

We want one. £145.00 www.anyahindmarch.com

www.signalgallery.com Tel: 07766 057 212 Fallis in Wonderland by Abigail Fallis Open : 5th May - 3rd July Pangolin London Kings Place 90 York Way N1 9AG

www.pangolinlondon.com Tel : 0207 520 1480 Sex Marks the Spot

by Hayden Kays Open : 7th - 14th May Studio 205 205 Royal College Street London NW1 0SG

www.zerocoolgallery.com 0191 261 8364

glowing The New Dr Who We are slightly in love with Matt Smith who came to our screens this month as the new Doctor. The fact he looks not a million miles away from Tenant is probably helping our crush.

Well done Matt for a slick transition.

Get Tested Get Tested, the charity there to raise awareness for Hep C has got a new look site this month. They also have wicked T-Shirts on sale designed by the lovely Sadie Frost from Frost French. Get to the site and pick up yours to support the cause. www.gettested.org.uk

Chat Roulette So funny, so disturbing and the guy that makes up the songs on the piano, we heart you man.

Chat Roulette is like a pot luck video msn. You never know who you’ll get or what they’ll be doing.

It’s a bit scary and at some points a bit disgusting but you’ve gotta try it once. www.chatroulette.com

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SUPREMEBEING images : Kriss Mhyre / words : Laura Hills

collection and I think we’ve ended up with something that reflects both our brands really well,’ says Sammy. ‘One thing Urban Outfitters really liked was our shadow logo, they liked the fact it was clean and sharp and that’s something we wanted to achieve with the branding so that it was instantly recognisable. I’m a really methodical person and I admire attention to detail and that’s what men’s clothes are all about. You don’t have a lot to play with in terms of cuts for men so it’s challenging,’ And if Sammy could give any advice to aspiring designers what would it be?

‘Find something you love and run with it.

Take photos of everything that interests you and inspires you. Immerse yourself in clothing, take your Dad’s suit apart if you have to and see how it all works. I’d also say learn CAD, a lot of people don’t realise that you need to know how to use it to get a job. And lastly I’d say you need to be different and try to surprise people with your work. You know, sometimes I feel like I’m cheating, I’m so young and yet I’ve got my own range being stocked in Urban Outfitters. But if I can achieve something like that, so can everyone if they’re prepared to work hard at it.’

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The Devil On Your Shoulder

The Lady and the Boy George

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Tiny eyes gaze around a crowded roof-top terrace. Music is pumping, people are laughing and dancing and in a glamorous party mood. The beautiful girl sets out to join the party and throw some tiny shapes on the dance floor. She looks up and sees the man of her dreams, they had just met, but that didn’t matter, she shouts emphatically : “DADDY, I LOVE BOY GEORGE!!!”.

images : Kevin Martin words: Erin Daniel Mckee

This girl I speak of is my 3 ½ year old daughter, Cecilia de Paola McKee. And the legendary singer and songwriter Boy George needs no introduction. He has been a dear friend of mine for fifteen years or so.

I decided, even though this is the case it would be good to get to know the Boy the is Geroge a bit better. So for the Jack reader, here we goEDM: Boy George : Tell me a secret.

BG: I like watching football and rugby. When I was ‘inside’ I got really into it. Everyone in there gets very excited watching the matches, screaming and shouting at the telly.

EDM: Cher and Madonna: ‘Old ladies in drag’ or ‘If you’ve got it, flaunt it’?

BG: (laughing) Well, I think, certainly in Madonna’s case, as she looks great, flaunt it!

EDM: Speaking of drag, Lady GaGa, who cites you as a big influence, love her or loath her?

“I like watching football and rugby. When I was ‘inside’ I got really into it.”

EDM: Speaking of people handling it, or not.

George Michael recently did an interview with the Obserever, speaking very candidly, too candidly in my opinion, about his drug use, and mocking Elton John in the process. What do you think about his situation?

BG: I don’t know, I didn’t see that interview.

Hey, he may be just fine with it all. I can really only speak of my own experiences.

As I said, some people really can just handle it. And you really have to come to the conclusion and make the decision for recovery on your own, nobody else can coerce you into it.

Who is the wisest person that you know?

BG: That would be my former therapist Jamie.

He knows me better than I know myself sometimes. He can tell me something, and at the time I’ll not think it applies, that I’m fine or whatever, then all of a sudden I’ll get it and he will be spot on.

EDM: Tell me something hopeful.

For me, procrastination was such a terrible problem pre-recovery. You have all these really creative ideas, but I wasn’t able to be productive at all. There was no clarity. I just felt horrible by the end. That’s the insanity of addictions.

EDM: If you could have one happy day to live over again, which would it be?

BG: Ooooh, that’s a tough one! OK, it would be the day when you have that first meeting and fall in love with someone.

Like when I fell in love with Jon Moss. It was the most beautiful feeling and an incredible day, or it was really probably a couple of hours!

EDM: Do nice people get ahead or is Karma bullshit?

BG: Yes, they do get ahead. Karma is out there.

It really all comes back to you. People in hell are asking for ice water!

BG: I really like her. I’ve been to see her live and she is at her best when it’s just her and the piano. She’s really talented, I was impressed. When I was in Culture Club, through the years the costumes and everything just kept getting bigger and bigger and more and more elaborate.

Till eventually they just kind of imploded.

So it will be interesting to see how she adapts. But I love her message.

EDM: Looking at Corey Haim, the boy once adored by millions and millions of people, yet also the boy who died penniless and virtually alone. His substance abuse problems seeming to ruin what could have been a sparkling career and life.

Considering your own experiences with drugs, do you ever think to yourself ‘There but for the grace of God go I’?

BG: Yes, I do think that. But when you are in it you don’t see what’s really going on.

I only had clarity through recovery. But, you know, some people can handle it.

Look at Keith Richards. Some people have a longer shelf life. Others clearly can’t and bridges are burnt and people get tired of certain behavior and you end up in a situation like Corey’s.

EDM: I remember how you used to be very sensitive about press and criticism. That getting a good review would really affect you, as if you were surprised by it and a bad review or response to a new single would devastate you. Is that the same for you now?

BG: Look, I am a sensitive person. If I read something negative in the paper, it does still affect me. But no way like it did in the past. And the public are so very nice to me. Walking around, everyone is so supportive and friendly, that means a lot to me. And hey what else can be written about me that hasn’t already been! I mean what else is there to say?

EDM: People ask me about you often. They ask what you are like and I always respond to them that you are the wisest person I have ever met and had the pleasure to know.

“Karma is out there. It really all comes back to you.”

BG: ‘A crack in a window, lets the light in’. You know, if I’m a bit down music really lifts me up. Someone like Patti Smith or I just go on this amazing website called Spotify and download.

EDM: I now have a question from another celebrity for you. This one is from Calum Best.

BG: The answer is, ‘Yes, anytime’.

BG: Haha! OK, cool.

EDM: I haven’t asked the question. Trollope!

Anyway the question from Calum is- ‘In my short experience with fame, people seem to have preconceived ideas about me and my life. How do you respond to this in your own life?’

Kerry Sadler : How did Richard Branson affect your career? And lately, have you been able to help anybody else’s career like he did for you?

BG: I’d say just be the best Calum you can be today and forget about the rest.

BG: (After some mum chat, the gracious icon answers): Richard was instrumental in my career. I remember the first time I met him, he came to the studio to watch us rehearse.

After leaving George, I ring my daughter in Italy and tell her I was just interviewing her childhood amore. She screams, ‘Daddy, daddy! I love him, he is my boyfriend’. I then gently explain that she is a bit too young for him and more importantly the wrong gender. However all that aside, I couldn’t think of a better man.

George’s new single ‘Amazing Grace’ is out now and available for download.

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In my experience it has often worked in my favour because people many think I am a bitch or whatever, but I am actually quite sensitive and I have certainly put the bitch to rest now. I figured out that it doesn’t really matter what I say… I love Girls Aloud. See, the bitch is dead!

EDM: Finally, we have a question from a reader and also a family member of mine. It’s my mum, Kerry, she is on the phone from Ohio, USA!

I didn’t know who he was, and he was just staring at me. I said, ‘Hey, you! Can you stop staring at me?’ Then he signed us.

And yes, I have been working with this amazing singer called Coby Koehl. He has an incredible voice. We actually sang ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ together live. You can see it on Youtube.

EDM: Well thank you George. You are truly a legend.

AS IS COMMON IN BRITISH MUSIC, ONCE ONE ARTIST FROM A GENRE OF MUSIC MAKES IT BIG THE REST FOLLOW IN QUICK SUCCESSION. THE END OF ‘09’s SAW FEMALE SOLO ARTISTS STORM THE CHARTS IN THE FORM OF MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS, ELLIE GOULDING, PALOMA FAITH ET AL. IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS IT’S BEEN THE TURN OF THE YOUNG HIP HOP RAPPER WITH CHIPMUNK, TINCHY STRIDER, TINIE TEMPAH ETC ALL RIDING HIGH ON RADIO STATIONS PLAYLISTS. HOWEVER BEFORE YOU TAKE A LOOK AT CHIDDY BANG, A DUO FROM PHILADELPHIA, AND ASSUME THEY ARE JUST ANOTHER ONE OF THE SAME, THINK AGAIN. YES, THEY SAMPLE TRACKS AND YES, THEY RAP OVER THEM BUT THEY DO IT IN A WAY THAT IS UNLIKE ANYONE ELSE AT THE MOMENT. YOU MIGHT, IN FACT SAY THAT THEY ARE A MUCH NEEDED NEW BREED OF HIP HOP. words : Laura Hills

Noah and Chiddy make up Chiddy Bang.

Noah, better known by his producing name Xaphoon, makes the beats and collects the samples for all of Chiddy Bang’s songs while front man Chiddy writes the lyrics and ‘spits the rhymes’. So loved are the duo right now that on the release of their first single, Opposite of Adults that sampled MGMT’s Kids, they were described by one critic as, ‘on the verge of possible greatness.’ And that is no small accolade.

When we speak to Noah, one half of Chiddy Bang it is 12.30pm on a sunny day in their native Philadelphia. They’ve just got back from playing South by Southwest and while Chiddy flies back to his home in New York, Noah took some time out to talk Who’s Jack through what Chiddy Bang are all about...

On what is going to be their second single, Truth, Chiddy raps ‘I do it for the have nots for the boy playing ball on the block,’ and this is probably because not two years ago they were the said ‘have nots’ as Chiddy and Noah first met at school only a year and a half ago through their mutual love of music.

‘We had friends in common but we really got brought together via the music we both wanted to make,’ says Noah. ‘I think Chiddy realised that I was producing the type of stuff he wanted to work with because it was stuff that people hadn’t heard before and he was rapping in a way that I was really impressed with too so we decided to hook up and see what we could do.’ After laying down some tracks and picking up a nice little following in

their school they put out a mix tape called Swelly Express which was written, almost entirely, on bus journeys. ‘All the songs on it describe our life at that time’ says Noah.

‘We always write about what’s going on in our lives. At that time we were kind of flirting with the label and we weren’t sure what was going on and whether we’d be signed and so Swelly Express kind of became a diary of that time in our lives.’

At the beginning of April the boys released a follow up EP to Swelly Express called Air Express, the front cover of which shows a picture of an aeroplane. A sign of a change in life style perhaps?

‘Ha! Something like that yeah,’ laughs Noah.

Now back in the present day, Chiddy Bang are about to release their second single, Truth, which features a fairly unknown Passion Pit song. ‘It’s a song taken from one of their EPs that was released pretty early on in their career.

I don’t like to work with only samples that are well known. I own some great drum machines and things and every time I hear something that sounds cool, no matter what it is, I will sample it and see how it sounds. I must sample thousands of tracks a year,’ says Noah.

Chiddy then has the job of writing the lyrics to go along with Noah’s sounds.

Although you may expect them to write about the crazy-good times they’re having, girls they’re sleeping with and the fast cars they’re driving, the lyrics Chiddy produces tend to me more political, a bit deeper than what you may expect.

Originally coming from Africa has meant

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that Chiddy has strong opinions about conflict, politics and the world around him which is reflected in some of their songs.

‘He’s very culturally aware and I think that comes across in the way he writes,’ says Noah.

It’s hard to imagine that these two guys were, less than two years ago, studying at school and have now gone on to release records in America and the UK as well as gain acclaim from the likes of Kanye West, who was so taken by Chiddy Bang that he put the video for Opposite of Adults up on his much read blog.

‘It’s crazy man. Not long ago we were doing shows at our school, now we’re flying to NewYork to film music videos and we’re touring all over America. It’s weird because Philadelphia is such a close knit community and now, whenever we play gigs here we know most of the crowd.

They’re all people we went to school with, ex-girlfriends, our friends and family. It’s nice that we’ve had such a lot of support from them for so long,’ says Noah.

Although hitting the big time hasn’t meant that getting permissions for samples has become easier. ‘Being signed hasn’t actually really helped us get permissions for samples. On one side of things we’re in the industry now so of course that helps a bit but we wrote and made Opposite to Adults before we were signed

and then when we did decide to release it our record label had to phone up MGMT’s people and be like, ‘I’ve got two kids who want to sample an MGMT song, no ones heard of them at the moment though,’ and luckily they gave it to us. But we do have to work hard to get people to let us use their songs,’ says Noah.

Over the coming months Chiddy Bang will release their debut album, but for the moment you can expect to catch Chiddy Bang on a series of University tours throughout this month and later in the Summer they’re expected to drop by a few UK festivals.

‘We’re going to be in the UK for three or four weeks then we’ll be flying back to the US again and then hopefully we’ll be back to play at some of the festivals. I’ve heard we may be playing Glastonbury,’ says Noah.

And while they’re here they’re hoping to bump into Who’s Jack cover star Ellie Goulding. They previously did a remix of her track, Under the Sheets, which apparently, she loves. ‘She’s amazing, I’d love to meet her. We did a remix of her track for a bit of fun but she wrote to us to say thanks and to say she loves it. Fingers crossed we’ll meet up with her when we get over to the UK. I love Marina and the Diamonds too, I saw her performing and she shot it down man.’ But with all this jetting around the world, hopping from

one gig to another- what are they’re touring must-haves? ‘A fully charged cell phone, emergency money and the willingness to jump into a random persons car and go on an adventure,’ advises Noah.

‘When you take a chance you never know what could happen. For example, we were playing a show at Softmore College. It was one of our first shows and we were all really tired and wanted to go and sleep and then fly back home the next day. But I was like, No, lets go and jump on a 4pm train home instead. So we got on the train and got back to our station at 6 o’clock in the morning where we ended up meeting Black Thought from The Roots. That just goes to show what things can happen when you least expect them.

Also, just last night, Chiddy decided that instead of going home to New York he was going to come back to Philly and make some tracks with me, so when he was at the airport switching his flights he ended up meeting The Ying Yang Twins.

It’s all about being in the right place at the right time,’ says Noah.

‘Trust us, we should know.’ www.myspace.com/chiddybang Opposite of Adults is out now on iTunes

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WINNERS!

Who’s Jack took to the streets with Foot Locker and Adidas Originals to offer their new Sneaker Caddy Collection to the passers by on Oxford Street. Many a stylish and attractive boy and man was invited to stand atop a giant shoebox modeling trainers from the range.

Hundreds took part, luckily, no one sprinted off leaving us with their dirty shoes and, it’s safe to say a fair few went straight in to buy them rather than waiting to see the outcome of the competition.

After this there followed a tough photo selection process where our fashion editor, Leila ummed and ahhed over who to pick for the top 10 ten that she felt had the best Foot Locker and Adidas Originals added style.

Those 10 went up at Whosjack.org to be voted on and after thousands of votes were cast the boys to the left, number ten and known to their mothers as Jamil Mohammed and Joseff Morgan won with a landslide of votes.

Boys, you will be winning a pair of sneakers from the Sneaker Caddy Collection each!

Thanks to everyone that took part, if you’ve not seen your pictures yet you can still see all the photos taken over the two days online at www.whosjack.org all this month.

If you didn’t win but still want the trainers they are exclusively available at Foot Locker now and picking up a pair will cost you £59.99. Be quick though, because judging by the amount of people that wanted to try them on they’ll soon be sold out. www.foot-locker.co.uk www.footlocker.eu/hardcourt

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Pastel Shades

Over Fashion Week last season the Who’s Jack girls spotted an emerging trend that we knew we had to try. Both Giles and Proenza Schouler sent models down the runway with pastel blue, green and pink highlights in their hair. This season we spied girls on the front row and pottering around Somerset House sporting the same style.

Who’s Jack sent two guinea pigs to Taylor Taylor on Commercial Street to recreate the look. Here are the results: Although dubious at first, what with one friend remarking, ‘Leila, you’re not a model, remember’ (as if I forgot), and visions of Year 8-style DIY magenta streaks, I entered Taylor Taylor with an open mind. Unlike my dear friend Jess who was absolutely bricking it at the prospect of ending up looking like Cruella De Vil. After a calming cup of tea we settled on pastel blue/green in five sections over the head for me, and one streak of fag-ash grey for my companion (her colour choice). We both sat with palms sweating whilst layer after layer of never-bleachedbefore dark brown hair was coated with peroxide and foiled, gradually turning whiter and closer to pastely perfection.

As our natural hair is so dark we both required two layers of peroxide but for blondes only one would be necessary. We then sat in the incredibly relaxing sink room while the colour was applied. The last stage was an expert cut and blow-dry by JP and Anna (plus her adorable dog George) before the final effect was revealed.

We were both so happy with the results so if you’ve ever wanted to try this look we suggest you just go for it and book yourself in at Taylor Taylor.

Thanks to all at Taylor Taylor London, 137 Commercial Street.

Colour by Michelle Hair by John Paul and Anna www.taylortaylorlondon.com

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THE DATING GAME words: Georgina Childs

After years of dating guys who fall into one very evident category, tall, dark, handsome (cocky, arrogant, dickheads), Who’s Jack have challenged me to see if any other types of men can make me change my ways. Or if indeed, old habits die hard…

First up… The Gym Bunny.

The date took place... At Switch Bar, South Woodford.

The date lasted... 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Overall date rating... 4/10.

I’ve not been on many dates where the word ‘glycogen’ has been used, and there’s a good reason for that. It’s not the sexiest word, and who even knows what it means?

Well, this was a date with The Gym Bunny, and glycogen, it seemed, was his thing.

The Gym Bunny turns up to our date in a t-shirt that totally shows off his guns.

For those of you who’ve been in London in April, you’ll know it hasn’t quite been t-shirt weather. But he goes to the gym, drinks protein shakes and therefore, ‘he’s hard’ - so it’s okay.

To give Gym Bunny his dues, although his physique resembles Mr Incredible’s, he’s a pretty nice guy. He works as a personal trainer in a local gym. He’s chatty and well-mannered. When he suggests we talk about me - a topic I rarely avoid – I really take a shine to him, that is until he opens with, ‘How much do you weigh?’

Now, guys, I don’t care if you’re the world’s strongest man and you’re going to lift all 7.5 stone of me and hurl me to the other side of the bar. For one, this will hurt, and will not impress me, and for two, no matter what your profession, you never, ever ask a woman how much she weighs.

Ever. No matter if she’s seven stone or 17 stone, it’s a no-go.

FYI, you must also never ask a woman to pinch the fat on her forearm in a bid to guess her body-fat percentage as the Gym

Bunny did. Especially when there is some percentage to be pinched.

And you definitely don’t follow this corker of a conversation by asking if she can pinch the fat on her thigh, and whether it feels loose or lumpy (which, just like glycogen, are not good date words). This is a guaranteed way of how not to get laid.

After the thigh pinching (luckily he didn’t insist on touching my thigh, he let me grope my own), Gym Bunny moves on to ask me what I eat on a daily basis.

I think he realised that I recoiled at this question and then looked awkward and asked, ‘Do you feel uncomfortable? Have you had a problem with your weight in the past?’

Note to all men across the land - this is not good chat. In fact this is very, very bad chat.

I carried on to explain that I’d never had a problem with my weight, that I ate three meals a day, drank four cups of tea – at which point it was his turn to recoil, especially when I said I had sugar - and that as snacks I mainly ate bananas, but no, I wasn’t a monkey.

He continued to look me up and down inquisitively and I continued to wish I hadn’t worn a skin-tight dress and leggings. I was beginning to feel like I was in therapy, for a problem I wasn’t even sure I had.

After another long half an hour discussing the carb content of my meals, some other science-y terms that I didn’t understand such as ‘insulin’, ‘lactic acid’ and ‘active tissue’, I was well and truly ready to leave. He, it seemed, was just getting to the meaty part. I feigned interest while secretly watching football on the TV screen out of the corner of my eye, yes, that’s how bored I was, and he rambled about more science-y rubbish, that being the one thing he seemed to have taken interest in at school.

I carried on to explain that I’d never had a problem with my weight ...

I eventually made my excuses and left, he braved the cold in his t-shirt and as we went our separate ways, he called out after me saying he would e-mail me a training schedule that would work better for me than my current one. I’m not sure if this was a meant to be a favour, or a huge insult.

Needless to say, Gym Bunny has not impressed me. Even as I sprinkled sugar on my Shreddies the next morning, I felt guilty, no thanks to him.

One thing I have learnt ladies, is that you need never pay for a personal trainer, just date one. But, for the sake of your self confidence, it’s probably best not to turn up to the first date wearing a body con dress.

At least wait until you’ve taken up his training regime until you rock that one.

BAKED BEANS & CHAMPAGNE

‘A live magazine… how is this one going to work?’ I asked myself.

words : Ruthie Holloway When I read about Chelsea and Richard’s Blood Sweat and Fears project, one sentence in their press release challenged my initial skepticism and it was this: ‘The project seeks to find a new method of communication in an industry that is slowly changing with the digital revolution.’ Appropriate timing for such a project, with more and more magazines and newspapers going online, we now find ourselves amidst a full-blown digital age.

It was inevitable then, that online versions of newspapers, such as The Times, would start charging readers to gain access to the news and features on their websites, R.I.P. Freenomics: we knew you’d die too soon.

So experiencing Blood, Sweat and Fears free and ‘live’ magazine, which took the form of a Pop-Up shop (yet another booming trend, courtesy of empty buildings and shops as a result of the recession) provided a refreshing alternative.

The ‘live’ magazine was held for five days in an empty shop space on Berwick Street, off Carnaby Street at the end of March. It is a space which has played host to a multitude of Pop-Up endeavours, with even designers such as Lulu Guinness embracing the opportunity to make use of its prime location. Blood, Sweat and Fears featured a live advertising section where you could post your own advertisements, a ‘haute coiffeur’ hairdresser, live fashion shoots, interviews and music, as well as ‘live articles’ on an array of fashion and product designers. Creator of the project Chelsea Campbell and co-ordinator Richard Danks both study at the University of the Arts, London, where they met and came up with the idea.

Candidate:

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Campbell, having thought considerably about the current digital and technological boom, comments that, ‘Digital communications have completely altered the media landscape and opened up a whole new window of opportunities. The immediacy and accessibility of information has revolutionized business, but it has also made people more informed and (perhaps) more impatient. ’Their project has not only provided an interactive concept welcomed by the public, but has also helped to effectively publicise new design talent.

Contributors and visitors to Blood, Sweat and Fears gave a warm response to the project, ‘Some people had to ask, ‘So, what exactly is it?’’ says Campbell. ‘We’d explain, you could see the penny drop and they would say, ‘“that’s a great idea!”’

Rather than rebelling against the digital revolution, which let’s face it, is virtually – pardon the pun - impossible, Blood, Sweat and Fears offers a response

to it. The footage and the photographs taken of the event will be featured in a printed version of the magazine as well as online. ‘Issue Two will focus on graduating British talent, and the website will continue as a blog, updating individuals on new discoveries in the creative fields,’ says Campbell. Art Against Knives charity received 15% of the proceeds made from the live magazine.

The charity will also receive 15% of the profits made from the sale of the magazine in May. The duo are wholly focused on providing new methods of communication in a society consumed by digital 49 developments and technology, as well as initiating interactive experiences to a wide audience and advertising the next generation of young and talented creative’s. As Campbell puts it, ‘The live experience is becoming a vital channel within communications,’ and now, more than any other in the past, is a crucial time to embrace it.

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ophy Robson, nail technician to some of the most recognized labels and faces in London tells us her favourite places in the Capital.

The Wolseley, Green Park… I got taken there recently for breakfast and it was the best I’ve ever had in London.

Peckham High Street... I go down there every few months to get hair, nail and beauty products and jewellery. I’m still a hood girl at heart.

Karaoke Box on Frith Street... I find karaoke the best therapy in the world. There is something about not caring that you are making a complete fool of yourself that sends all your troubles away and I find it very liberating. The Frith Street one is completely no frills which makes it more fun. Just a word of warning though, don’t drink their champagne!

Battersea Park… I go running there and there’s a zoo and a boating lake and it’s a really great place for contemplation - just looking out over the river.

Lara Bohinc, Sloane Street… Lara is a friend and nail enthusiast. Her shop sells her amazing bags, jewellery and now, her shoe collection. I am a BIG fan! www.larabohinc.com Hersheson Blow Dry bar in Topshop… I am always changing my hair style. I haven’t cut the length for a few years but have had a shaved undercut for about a year now. I go to the Hersheson Blow Dry bar in Topshop to get my hair done as it’s quick and inexpensive. All the staff are friendly, enthusiastic and really well trained at doing different styles, which sometimes stay for a week! I also go to the main salon in Conduit Street for my colour with Aimee.

Shock Tactics. Kangoo.

Bust ‘A’ Gut. Piloxing.

Zumba. Grid Iron. Pole Divas. Cheerleading.

The Rave. Fightklub.

Bootyliscious. Glove Up. Commando. Step To It. Look Better Naked.

Lady GaGa. Coregasm.

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Goldie Makes art Who’s Jack catches thirty eye-opening minutes with Goldie and talks exclusively to him about the new re-working of Timeless and his art work for the recent Kicks N Canvas exhibition.

Goldie is undoubtedly multi-faceted.

There is his music, his art, his numerous TV and film appearances and his involvement with projects such as the BBC’s Maestro and the government’s social work recruitment campaign. The man Who’s Jack has dubbed ‘Jack of all trades, master of some’, refers to himself as, ‘An alchemist’. Of his wide spectrum of creative pursuits he explains, ‘I take a form, turn it into something else and apply myself to it. That is alchemy really.’

director of the project and both are working regularly on the ‘master plan’ (as he puts it), right now. With such talent involved in both popular and classical music on all levels, this project will not only be highly anticipated by both drum and bass fans and classical music lovers alike, but is set to attract interest from the masses because it will be so unique in concept and outcome.

On the re-working of Timeless…

Goldie is very quick to point out that graffiti art, coined as being born out of an underground sub-culture pushed into the main-stream institutional art world, was, and is, ‘Like any other type of subculture in art, always going to happen.’ But perhaps it is the popularity of it and thus its worth in the commercial world (which, he agrees, Banksy has contributed to immensely) of graffiti art which has incurred such big changes. ‘We - being the old school graffiti artists - have learned to adapt,’ he says and consequently, the subject matter, surfaces and environments on and in which graffiti artists do their art has in turn altered and expanded. More notably the success graffiti art enjoys has also offered greater opportunities to new talent in the field.

The Kicks N Canvas exhibition is a great example of a show that offers graffiti artists the chance to demonstrate their skills, in this case, on both a pair of trainers and on canvas. The additional publicity and the credibility they gain from exhibiting alongside Goldie work happily in their favour.

Every drum and bass fan will know about Goldie’s 1995 ground breaking Timeless album, along with the breathtaking twenty-one minute long mini-symphony also called Timeless which was split into three parts, epic, without a doubt, most obviously in length, but most notably in the way it made such a large impact on drum and bass music and elevated it within the mainstream music industry. Now fifteen years on Goldie will be re-working the unforgettable Timeless into a classical piece of music adding even fresher dimensions to it. ‘Timeless was one of those seminal albums I never wanted to mess with,’ says Goldie. Since the ‘classical stuff’ came about, a whole variety of other avenues have appeared.

The successful intertwining of two such completely different forms of music such as drum and bass and classical is testament to the drive, energy and time Goldie puts into his music. ‘There’s going be two youth orchestras involved with fourteen principal players that have been pulled in by John Altman, who I’ve worked with for years. We’ll be performing seventeen shows from next March,’ he tells me.

Internationally renowned orchestrator and composer John Altman, a man whom Goldie holds in high regard and who also worked alongside Goldie on his highly acclaimed track, Mother, will be the

On Graffiti Art and Kicks N Canvas…

On Adidas and Stan Smith…

Goldie’s pair of Adidas trainers that he created were accompanied by a sprayed portrait of Stan Smith, the tennis player who endorsed the Adidas brand back in the 1970’s. ‘Most people think he is dead,’ says Goldie. ‘And they recognise him as

‘the Adidas geezer on the tongue of the trainers’, so once I found out he was very much alive, I thought, ‘I want to paint him now!’ So the phone call was made, the portrait was spray-painted and hey presto, the Adidas man and the tennis player, Stan Smith is immortalised - as he looks today,’ says Goldie. Has he seen it?

‘He loves it!,’ says Goldie smiling.

‘I wanted to show another angle you know. There is a picture of this old fella and people are like, ‘Who is that?!’’, says Goldie.

Goldie has a cheeky, albeit purposefully different approach to the project via such subject matter but it comes characteristically with humour and integrity. ‘There is a method to my madness!,’ he reassures me. Not only that, but Goldie’s work comes with the knowledge of a brand’s history. He educates me on how Adidas high tops initially didn’t sell and were shipped off to residents of a mental institution before being, ‘Pulled back again because Run-DMC had put them back on the map,’ and consequently initiating what would become their vast popularity.

Goldie, a man who has three degrees (now about to start his fourth), seems to intelligently soak up information on

a variety of subject matters at an incredible rate, not just art, design and music but in social, cultural and political issues too. Before letting him get back to a sea of fans and fellow artists at Kicks N Canvas, there is one last question left to ask concerning his autobiography: Will there be a sequel? ‘Do you know what, I think there has to be, because so much unbelievable stuff has happened since then that I am gonna have to write it all down!’ So the wait for the sequel is on.

One thing is certain: both his art and his music, not only visually but aesthetically, are making big waves and as his talent grows and expands so does the audience he attracts.

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Beauty

A generous helping of all things beautiful and beautified in the Capital this month, by Who’s Jack’s new beauty writer Cassie Powney.

Highlight your lashes Yes, that’s right; it appears the neglected lash is now deemed worthy of the same treatment as the hair on our heads. The newest sought-after technique to hit London’s Neville Salon involves a full set of lash extensions, interspersed with subtle coloured lashes to make your eyes pop! According to Neville’s lash master Esme Winterflood, ‘Purple lashes bring out brown eyes beautifully, and similarly, blue eyes sparkle with a sprinkling of auburn.’ Sounds delish no?

The treatment starts from £190. www.nevillehairandbeauty.net Ice Cream Sundae hair anyone?

Ever gazed across the sea of blue rinses in front of you in the post office queue and thought: I need to get me one of those?

No, probably not, but, much like Leila discovered on page 46 and ever since Kelly Osbourne stepped out sporting hair of a lavender hue back in March, it’s become somewhat of a trend. Never one to miss a trick, W1 hairdresser Karine Jackson has created the Ice Cream Sundae, a technique where slices of lavender, lemon, ice blue, grey or lilac are put through the hair. She told us, ‘It’s suddenly become very fashionable to have a coloured rinse like Kelly Osbourne.

It looks fabulous on her; it’s a really elegant, vintage look.’ Prices start from £45. www.karinejackson.co.uk Errr... you’ve got chocolate on your face Having reached the peak of my Easter egg withdrawal recently, I was unsure whether or not to accept the invitation to try KOKO

by Cadbury’s limited edition oxygen facial treatment, £75 (has anyone ever successfully eaten their face off before I wondered?) Firstly, any dirt and makeup was removed using a Karen Herzog Finest Chocolate Cleanser, followed by a gentle scrub and essential re-hydrating mask.

Then the piece de la resistance; a layer of gauze was placed over my face, followed by a generous helping of warm monoi oil and melted KOKO by Cadbury truffles.

Just smelling the stuff gave me a real boost, and my complexion never looked so good after a chocolate binge!

Available at Ajala Spa until the end of May. Tel. 0207 074 1000

Pack a punch To coincide with the launch of the film Iron Man 2, Diesel are launching a limited edition of their best selling fragrance Only The Brave, for £35.99. With Base Notes of Amber, Leather Accord Sandalwood and Cedarwood, this is one seriously masculine scent, and must be worn whilst lifting weights/ having a pint/ doing generally manly things...

Available at the perfume shop from 6th May. www.theperfumeshop.com And one direct from Jack HQ: Why We Should All Go To The Salon For A Dye As anyone who’s ever tried to dye their hair from a bottle they picked up for £3.99 in Superdrug will know, home dyes are a risky business. Will the cack handed way you’ve applied it over the bathroom sink result in even coverage? Will the colour actually turn out like you want it to, or will it go an off colour of ginger or, maybe worse still, not make any difference at all- thus wasting your time and hard earned money? There are just so many hair based risks. Here in the Who’s Jack office we’ve had our fair share of dying disasters and so we thought it was time to speak to a pro who really does know what they’re doing about the pros of going to a salon for colour rather than relying on your own mad skills. We met up with Claire a hair colouring expert who works at the very plush Paul Edmonds salon in Knightsbridge and over a cup of tea she explained exactly where we’ve been going wrong. ‘One of the main pros of having your hair dyed in a good

salon is you can get one-on-one advice on what’s going to suit you,’ explains Claire.

‘I’ve seen so many girls and men who come in having attempted to dye their hair blonde and it’s actually turned orange or have come in in tears begging us to sort out the mess they’ve made of their hair.

Sadly, often what we think will suit us actually doesn’t so it’s important to get the opinion of someone in the know. Before we put a dye on anyones hair we assess their skin colour, eye colour and even their style before advising on the type and colour of dye that would best suit them.

You just don’t get that when you dye your hair at home. And more importantly still, a colour done properly in a salon will last a lot longer than a home dye,’ says Claire.

Who’s Jack Editor, Louise and myself, Deputy Editor Laura, were treated to our own assessment and colour treatment at Paul Edmonds a couple of months ago.

Louise had extensions (which by their very nature makes dying the hair a complicated procedure) and her hair had turned a 1990’s shade of electic purple after a home dye job left her looking like a Klaxons groupie sans glow sticks. While I had been on an eternal mission to get my hair the perfect shade of ginger, yes in my head such a colour does exist, when in fact my natural colour is more of an off-blonde-brown. After a consultation with the expert in question, Claire, she advised us on what would suit us best and off we went for our transformation.

Two hours later, after I’d had a base colour of red applied and blonde and darker highlights put through and Louise had a deep plum/purple shade applied we emerged onto Kensington High Street looking like two different women. I, in fact was so delighted with how mine turned out that I insisted on stopping at every reflective surface on the way to the tube just to check it out. And the best thing of all?

Both our colours held up for a good two months before even the slightest hint of fading appeared.

And not only were we delighted by the colour our hair ended up, we also fell completely in love with Paul Edmonds the -not the man as we didn’t meet him - the salon- so much so that I don’t see myself ever bothering going anywhere else again. Not only was there some of the nicest looking lunches available to munch on during our time there but the staff were beyond lovely and words fail me on how much we enjoyed the massaging chairs.

We. Are. Converted.

To book an appointment at Paul Edmonds head to www.pauledmonds.com or call 0207 589 5958

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Terry-James Lynch Ruthie Holloway talks to Terry-James Lynch, and asks how the stylists personal shopping service has become so invincible.

Images: Adam Khadaroo of FeroFero

floor giving on-the-spot advice to customers, to a big space on the second floor with 3 luxury changing rooms, arcade games, a 62” wide screen TV and a waiting room to relax in with super-luxe seating. This is in addition to the four experienced stylists that work alongside Terry ‘My Topman stylists have styled shoots for major glossy mags, a string of A listers and a list of bands that is endless. We can’t name names,’ he says.

‘But then, TopMan doesn’t need to!’ And he’s right: surpassing the likes of Harrods and Harvey Nicholls in the personal

“It isn’t just selling clothes, its selling a lifestyle “

As I stood in the men’s personal styling department at TopMan in Oxford Circus, there was a swarm of male fashionistas and stylistas around me who between them, probably managed to cover all the latest looks of this season in the one room.

We’re not just talking staff here, we’re talking customers as well. The launch of TopMan’s monthly personal shopping event Fashion Fridays was the epitome of a stylish affair which the aforementioned fashionable men flocked to; but it was also much more than that. It was a fine sign of how personal styling and personal shopping has moved beyond

the likes of Harrods and Harvey Nichols and has proved that, on different turf, it can be available and more accessible to the demanding masses. It has - perhaps more notably - also made personal shopping an edgier, more exciting experience than that which is offered at the afore mentioned department stores.

One man who knows only too well how TopMan is shaping the future of how men shop is Terry-James Lynch, TopMan’s Stylist Manager.

The Styling and Concierge Service at the retail giant has grown from initially having two styling advisors on the one

shopping stakes had not been forecasted as an easy task several years ago, but with the store having out-grown its one floor space due to high demand for the clothes that adorn many a man on the high street and now being one of the first places international trend spotters look for answers, it is no surprise that this domino effect has allowed TopMan to become the top-dog when it comes to personal shopping. Especially with Terry and his school of stylists on board, adding their own personality and style to the service.

Terry explains that: ‘TopMan isn’t just selling clothes, it’s selling a lifestyle.’ He and his stylists become a means not only to buy into that lifestyle but to do it well, and in a way that is personal and individual to each customer they meet.

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His own personal styling tips are ones that he adheres to: ‘I try to keep it simple, never over-accessorise, make sure everything I buy fits perfectly and to refrain from trying to hard: people get too caught up in too many looks all at once and it often doesn’t work.’ Can everyone be stylish? He replies: ‘I’m not sure I am the person to state whether a person is stylish or not!’ he laughs. ‘But what I do think is that style is down to the individual, how they wear their clothes to suit their character.’

Terry and team are most definitely purveyors of unique style and individuality, and they are making their mark on, and contributing their creative flair to a personal shopping service that is, Terry tells me, set to get bigger and better and explore many more exciting new avenues in the future.

These TopMan dressed boys were styled especially for Who’s Jack, by Terry at the launch of Fashion Fridays. For more information please visit www.TopMan.com/stylist.

To make an appointment with a stylist please email terry.lynch@topman.com or pop in and see Terry on the second floor of TopMan, Oxford Circus.

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STEAK Our brand new, slightly pink, Steak of the Month column from Adam.

The Club at The Ivy I’m pretty much a carnivore. I’m allergic to most vegetables and I have the palette of a spoilt 5 year old. Consequently 50% of my meals in restaurants revolve around big juicy hunks of beef. You may think me uncultured or narrow minded but I don’t care. You can keep your gastronomic inventions with bluebell foam and watercress jus, I’ll enjoy the primeval delight of tearing into a bloody steak thankyouverymuch.

Generally I try to seek out specialist restaurants that stake their reputation on their, well, steaks but occasionally you find a perfect steak in unexpected surroundings. Business hotels, country pubs and even fancy west-end clubs can turn out a triumphant t-bone.

Last week was one of those pleasantly surprising occasions. As an anniversary treat I took my long suffering girlfriend for some fancy cocktails on the top floor of The Club at the Ivy. Never having been there before I had no idea what to expect.

Obviously I was aware of the restaurant’s celebrity heavy reputation but a members club attached? The service was amazing. The door staff open your taxi door and usher you upstairs to reception.

The guest list was sorted by my friends at The Committee and we were directed up to the top floor. The Loft is a more contemporary looking space than the more traditional gentlemen’s club feel downstairs, but the level of service continues. Attentive but not intrusive and the cocktails were to die for.

When the menu came round I was almost tempted by the octopus but stuck to my guns and ordered the steak. Tender strips of just bloody enough steak arrived fanned on a wooden chopping board. Placed in a neat stack on the side were some home-made chips and béarnaise sauce.

The steak was melt in your mouth delicious and the chips were perfectly crispy on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside. Don’t go expecting an enormous plateful of meat with a basket of chips, this is a delicate portion. But oh so tasty! The icing on the cake was the price: £9.95.

In fact my bill for the evening came to little over £100 for *cough* several cocktails and dinner for two. The DJ Marie-Claire was good and there’s a lovely little smoking area, when they called time at 1am it felt like too soon. I’m tempted now to go back and try the proper restaurant but for now The Club at The Ivy comes with a firm stamp of Who’s Jack approval. www.the-ivyclub.co.uk/

THE SUN HAS GOT HIS HAT ON

Jack looks at the five places that come alive in the Summer months :

Isn’t it funny how the Summer makes you feel just that bit happier? Long Sunday afternoons are spent in the park with friends drinking warm cider and you end up eating so many M&S cocktail sausages that you start to feel a bit sick. Well now the sun seems to, finally, be upon us once more Who’s Jack thought we’d take a look at the London destinations that really come alive once the summer months hit us...

The Honest Sausage, Regents Park : When it’s the Winter months the last thing anyone wants to do is sit in a London park and chow down on some sausage but once the weather warms up and the attraction of sitting in the park and basking in the sun becomes too much to resist this is THE place to go. There’s out door seating and sausage and bacon sandwiches galore all at pretty reasonable prices. All the meat is sourced from local farms and even the bread is freshly made on the day.

Somerset House : Every summer Somerset House runs a series of outdoor concerts and this year you can expect to see the likes of The XX, Mystery Jets, Florence and the Machine, Air, N-Dubz, Noah and the Whale, The Temper Trap, Gil Scott-Heron, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Divine Comedy and Soul II Soul all take to the stage over a series of nights throughout July. Because everyone knows music is way more fun when listened to outside.

The Edinboro Castle, Camden : Come the Summer this normally pretty normal pub comes to life with hoards of uber cool people packing into its large beer garden for Summer evening drinks and regular BBQ’s with an outdoor bar laid on by the staff.

Hyde Park : Walk through Hyde Park during the Winter and it’ll be practically deserted other than the odd dog walker but as soon as May hits the Serpentine, which runs through the middle of the park, it’s crammed with families, friends and lovers alike attempting to row themselves across. They also hold the annual Red Bull Flutag there meaning you can watch fully grown men and women jump off a make-shift pier in homemade flying machines. Always worth a look.

The Grand Union, Brixton : Throughout the Summer every Thursday the Grand Union in Brixton play films outside on a large pull down projection screen meaning you can catch classic films while having a bite to eat and a cheeky pint.

For the best view we suggest you reserve one of their tree house type areas complete with cushions to sit on and romantic candles.

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THE HIT LIST : Portobello Star AS ESQUIRE’S 1950’S HANDBOOK FOR HOSTS PUTS IT: ‘OF THE HUNDREDS OF BARS AND COCKTAILS OUT THERE, ONLY A HANDFUL REALLY MERIT ENCORES AND RE-POURS’.

OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS JACK WILL SEEK OUT THAT HANDFUL. FOR OUR HIT LIST, WE’LL BE EXPLORING BARS ACROSS LONDON, AVOIDING HOTELS WITH GREAT DRINKS BUT BANKRUPTING PRICES OR THOSE CHEAP ‘HAPPY HOUR’ PLACES THAT ESSENTIALLY SERVE OVERPRICED WKDS. ALSO, OUR MONTHLY GUIDE TO COCKTAIL MAKING- HERE’S HOW! WILL TEACH YOU TO MAKE GREAT COCKTAILS YOURSELF. Jack’s Hit List - There’s got to be rules. These are ours: Fun is fun but so are funds.

The cocktail must be under £10. No amount of interior design, shaker theatrics, poncy peanuts or pretty rainbows in glasses warrants £15.

Va va voom!

Cocktail bars should be va va voom glamour!

Don’t know why but West London always makes me think of MIA (galang galang, bang bang bang, yah yah yoooooo!). Is it because she looks a bit like a carnival and Notting Hill has one? Hmmm…

Anyway, I should state that I know West London well. I, like, went to school here.

I’ve spent a lot of time sat on various ‘commons’ drinking Thunderbirds and 20/20s or attending trashed house parties in Shepherds Bush – the glamour!

I also know a thing or two about West London bars – in particular around Portobello. Beach Blanket Babylon: great for girly fun – all bleached wood and chandeliers. The Electric for a bit of silver screen with your tipple. E&O for dim sum, cocktails and West London c*cks (‘yah my new SCREENPLAY just sold for a MILLION’ or ‘My BONUS was THIS big’).

But I’d never heard of the Portobello Star!

All the bars that we’ve reviewed keep telling us to go there. I thought they meant Portobello Gold (v good oysters) but no – The Star is an entity in its own right. We had to check it out.

The Bar The Portobello Star is one of the few bars I’ve reviewed that I’d happily call a local.

And that is the London definition of a local – i.e. you may have to travel up to an hour to get there but it’s worth it because of the atmosphere! This is a really nice bar run by a really nice man.

With a name like Jake Burger you’re

Diiiveeeersiiity.

We like rum. You might not. Each cocktail list needs a wide selection of drinks.

One martini, two martini, three martini, floor!

With our martini glass system we’ll rate bars on the following: bar, crowd, cocktail list, one cocktail, food and location. The more glasses the merrier and at the end of the year (or when we get bored/suffer liver failure) we’ll tally up the glasses and crown one bar top of the Hit List.

words : Phillipa Abbott images: Tom Mattey

COCKTAILS

The Cocktail List We love this list! It’s straight out of a cowboys and Indians film promising ‘exotic concoctions from the Americas, Polynesia and the new world’, ‘boat drinks’ and more. Drinks are categorised and each is accompanied by a little anecdote, for example, whilst both Mr Ramon ‘Monchito’ Marrero and Mr Ramon Portas Mingot have been credited with invention the Pina Colada, the Star quotes legendary cocktail guru Dick Bradsell who said ‘The Pina Colada was invented by god’. Our favourite selection is ‘The antiques roadshow or a beginners guide to sophisticated intoxication’ which features classic cocktails like the Negroni, the Manhattan and the Mint Julep. The list shows great balance in terms of spirits offered but is especially strong on gin and rum based beverages.

Score 5 martini glasses The Cocktail Just to give some context, I hate whisky, but photo man Tom who takes all the pretty pictures for this column loves it so we always try at least one (OK four. OK ten) whisky based drinks. Usually I’ll have a sip and go ‘yuck I hate whisky’. Not so with the Star’s Manhattan, oh my god it was amazing. Served in a little glass with the most delicious maraschino cherry. I simultaneously felt like I was in New York and Twin Peaks. Divine.

Score: 5 martini glasses

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London nymphettes when we went, all long hair, cowboy boots and little floaty dresses. There were lots of locals-The Star seems to bridge the gap between posh and not. As they say themselves on their menu: “The site now occupied the Portobello Star has been serving alcoholic beverages to London residents and visitors since 1740. Frequented by royals, scallywags, urchins, beggars, scarlet ladies, drunkards, intellectuals, popular musicians of the day and the occasional association football player.”

Score: 4 martini glasses

The Food The Star only serve brownies which is a quirk. The brownies are delicious but a few peanuts wouldn’t go amiss.

Score: 3 martini glasses

destined to run a cocktail bar really.

There’s a nod to Americana, but it’s more Western Saloon than 50s soda joint. You could happily sup whiskey at the bar all night. Friendly staff, sleek décor and a great array of specialist booze. Those in the trade also rate The Star and it won the Class Magazine 2009 Best Bar Award and Gregor de Gruyther Goodtime Bar Award.

Score: 5 martini glasses The Crowd The Star was full of gorgeous West

The Location The Star is actually surprisingly difficult to find given that it is on Portobello Road. It’s up by all the antique shops- look out for the discreet star. Great area to be in, ten minutes from the tube and lots of other nice bars and ting nearby.

Score: 5 martini glasses www.portobellostarbar.co.uk Portobello Star 171 Portobello road Notting Hill W11 2DY Nearest tube: Notting Hill or Ladbroke Grove

Here’s How...

Make your own Manhatten Ingredients : 2 oz Rye Whiskey 1 oz Sweet Vermouth 1 dash Angostura Bitters 1 Maraschino Cherry Method: Stir Glass: Cocktail Method: 1. Add the whiskey and the vermouth into a mixing glass filled with ice.

2. Add a dash of Angostura 3. Stir using a mixing spoon (shaking it makes the drink blurry) 4. Strain into a chilled glass (no ice) 5. Add a cherry in the glass

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|SUPER HEROES|

fter Kick Ass has quite literally kicked the ass out of the superA hero films on offer the past few months, it seems that many females between the ages of 12- 30 want to be Hit Girl.

And too right, super heroes are cool, especially when young, attractive and a bit attainable.

Suddenly a few of us have a re-lit desire to experiment with brightly coloured hair dye, maybe find some sort of cape and some num chucks. Not to mention learn how to do cool things with a flick knife and shoot a few baddies.

This all leaves me wondering if the high street will be as quick to pick up on the super hero style. Similar role models in the past have been Jamie Hewlett’s Phoo Action female character, complete with coloured bob, cigarette and hot pants and male sidekick with track pant type all in ones. It is a perfect fit for the rising trend in sports wear being worn as street wear.

Let us just hope that the lycra body suits aren’t in Topman too soon, they’re not for every body type.

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Styling: Leila Dante Hartley and Edward Hartley / images: Leila Dante Hartley / models: Francesca Hartley, Sam Davies, Augustin Dukes and Livvy Hutchinson / location: Thanks to Olivia Landry Hit Girl wears: Jacket : Topshop / Leggings : American Apparel / Skirt, belt and boots : model’s own Kick Ass wears: Wetsuit : NPX at Bargainboards.co.uk wetsuit and wakeboard specialists / High tops : model’s own Marigolds – stylist’s own Whitey Action wears: Jacket : Adidas at Foot Locker / Crop top, shorts, knee-high socks and trainers : stylist’s own Terry Phoo wears: Gold jacket : Cooperstown at Foot Locker / Trousers : Adidas at Foot Locker / Trainers : Converse

REVIEW MUSIC

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LINERS James Lynch

WIN

BIN: Kate Nash Do Wah Doo Once Lily Allen announced that she was quitting music, Kate Nash stepped over her warm grave to take up the mantle of ‘Mockney nursery-rhyme-lyric pop feminist’ and remind all men that they are one-dimensional sex-pests and all women that if they aren’t her, then they are bitches… but this time with a more retro feel! www.katenash.co.uk

BIN: The Drums Best Friend I’m probably going to be forced to regret this over the coming months as they become the band of the festival Summer but there is something about The Drums faux unstructured sound, smart hair and smug Mick Jagger-meets-Morrisey posturing that just makes them so very irritating… www.thedrums.com

BURN: Egyptian Hip Hop Wild Human Child The buzz following these 17 year-old Mancunians has been nothing short of deafening but they have finally released their debut single and it actually seems to warrant all the fuss being made about them, only time will tell but they could really be onto something with their minimal electro musings. www.myspace.com/egyptianhiphop

BURN: We Are Scientists Rules Don’t Stop Resplendent in their oft copied but never bettered combo of manly moustache and womanly fringe, WAS return with another generous serving of sing-a-long poppy rock that still retains the remarkable quality of not being cheesy or clichéd at any point, not even when they squeeze the lyrics “Forget about it” into the chorus. www.wearescientists.com

BOOM: Gonjasufi and The Gaslamp Killer A Sufi And A Killer Listening to this is enough to turn your brain inside out until it drips out of your ears and splashes all over your plimsoles as you drop to your knees and thank God that there are drug-fuelled madmen, such as these two, still out there saving music from itself. www.sufisays.com

BOOM: Hot Chip One Life Stand This frankly brilliant album makes me want to plonk a bowl on my head and tell my mum to get the scissors out, then sign up for some NHS glasses and strap a synth to my weedy, flannel-shirted chest in a desperate bid to see if I could make music this good. www.hotchip.co.uk

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s e k i L My two-for-six-pound life Leila ootmaker B Jones

By Lucy Anne Hancock

I went to a school that was popularly known as the ‘Virgin Megastore’ where I use the word ‘popularly’ loosely.

Every day my knee length, bottle green kilt, bright red jumper and I would spend the Volvo ride to school with my hand pressed up at the window, dreaming that one day I would be cool enough to smoke with the hordes of sixth form boys pouring out of ‘cool’ school. At Catholic School the only real attention us girls got was sandwich crusts thrown at us and high pitched shouts of ‘are you f*cking Scottish or sumfing?’ usually from across a theatre on a school trip.

In sixth form I got to go to the cool school.

I’ll never claw back the hours myself and countless other teenage girls have spent hotboxing themselves in rooms feeling a bit sick and pretending to laugh at cartoons they don’t actually find funny.

Or perched in the sweaty bedroom of an aspiring ‘DJ’ listening to wonky beat matching and doing encouraging head nodding and strained smiling. Indeed I soon discovered that there is no such thing as a meaningful relationship built on silence and the Smiths.

I soon discovered that there is no such thing as a meaningful relationship built on silence and the Smiths.

I actually blame ‘skins’ for forcing me to re-imagine with shame my remarkably un-rock ’n’ roll teenage years. I never climbed out of a window, overdosed or hijacked a rickshaw and I CERTAINLY didn’t drink vodka from the bottle without gagging. I didn’t even drink Bacardi Breezer (what happened to that?) straight from the bottle and had a genuine panic when I OD’d on cod liver oil.

As I became older and wiser the reality I found of course, is that teenage boys are simply elusive because of their complete inability to communicate with human beings. The monosyllabic skater boy grunts in your presence not because his mind is busy whirring with quips, anecdotes and lusty poems, but because he quite genuinely has nothing to say. Where once you excused the nerdy poet’s total absence of social skill on the grounds that ‘he probably does a lot of reading’, the impression that he is mildly frightened of humans

(most notably you) becomes increasingly harder to shake off.

So imagine my horror when I realise I am actually still sixteen.

The other day it was a sunny afternoon in Southbank. The other adults were taking in galleries and lunching in Festival Hall.

My friend Lola and I, two adult women, spent the entire day skirting the skate park trying to get a reccy on where we could most seductively eat our (overpriced but close by) lunch. We pretended to be deep in conversation whilst simultaneously half hoping a seventeen year old skateboarder would slouch over and say something along the lines of ‘you guys look cool, do you wanna come over and smoke a joint with us?’ We would say something devastatingly cool and casual like ‘rad’ and they would all fancy us, teach us how to skateboard and we’d all just hang out like the kids in mobile phone adverts.

My younger sister introduced me to two eighteen year old boys the other night.

They spent the entire evening lolloping around the house calling their mother a ‘fassyo’ and ungratefully draining the atmosphere.

Yet I STILL could neither bring myself to reprimand them nor help myself from trying to impress them with my extensive knowledge of dubstep. I hate dubstep.

On a day working for Who’s Jack I actually chased a boy down the street, photographed him without his permission and tried to flirt with him about A-Levels and I am currently in the process of manipulating my journalistic status to get just a little bit closer to 17 year old ‘Stan’ from BBC’s ‘Single, Together, Whatever.’

Whilst this may all have been charming par for the course at aged sixteen, when the girl lusting out of the Volvo window is twenty-one it errs a tiiiny bit on the creepy side.

My younger sister introduced me to two eighteen year old boys the other night.

I am really hoping this phase will pass, but If you see me hanging around the youth club on a Friday night rubbing my hands together, you have my permission to call the police.

We are currently channelling back-to-school-chic in honour of all those school and university students preparing for exams in the coming months.

Make life easy for yourself by picking up a practical, yet stylish, unisex rucksack from Jones Bootmaker - big enough to fit laptop, pads, pens, books and more.

The bag comes in either brown or black beautiful, supple leather and is a steal at £69.00.

Of course if you’re already through with education you could buy your rucksack to carry all your important work things in – any excuse!

Make sure you check out all the other bargains at Jones Bootmaker online and in shops nation wide. www.jonesbootmaker.com

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Exhibitionism: The Art of Display This month ‘Exhibitionism’, the exciting exploration of methods of curation, is open on the 1st and 2nd May 2010 at the Courtauld Institute of Art, Somerset House.

It’s the perfect way to spend a bank holiday weekend. But if you’ve missed it this month don’t worry as the show will be opening its doors again on the 12th and 13th of June.

Look out for Ron Haselden’s stairwell commission, Gerry Stecca’s grand peg sculpture and a rather melancholy tapestry by Grayson Perry.

Make sure you collect your free print by Adam Bridgland or purchase a signed print by Joshua Compston collaborator, Daniel Coffield for £15. You can also pick up a full colour catalogue of the exhibition for the small price of £5 and all proceeds go straight back into the project so that they can bring you bigger and better events.

Opening times: Saturday 1 May | 11am – 6pm Sunday 2 May | 11am – 5pm Saturday 12 June | 11am – 6pm Sunday 13 June | 11am – 5pm Check out the website for information on all artists and special events. www.eastwingnine.co.uk

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2010 sees the Euro League, and Secret Wars’ biggest challenge yet. 16 European teams of six are taking part, including London, Hamburg, Amsterdam and Lisbon among others, which by my calculations makes 96 bloody talented artists. The old format saw individuals battling it out to be crowned champion but this year each team draws for their city, which makes for a much better competition - and lots more eye candy.

In the day we travelled to Casio HQ to inspect the impressive G-Shock bus, a masterfully spray painted Routemaster, which carried Team London in style to the Secret Wars venue. We felt a real sense of London pride seeing it parked up outside next to the comparatively less impressive German battle vehicle - a cardboard car with a boom-box precariously perched on top.

They must have sh*t themselves when the London boys rolled up.

The charming Hamburg Embassy club was the location for Hamburg Vs. London and on entry it was pretty clear the crowd was German-weighted – but Team London weren’t deterred.

With 90 minutes on the Casio battle clock and G-Shock stamps on our wrists, World War III commenced. In each team of six, only three draw at each event but self-dubbed ‘Concept King’ Disco Teck was on hand to keep Flawn, Wen and Mr Gauky in check.

The drinks were flowing (mainly thanks to a flying pear vodka flavored sabotage attempt on one of the artists by the Hamburg Team), as we watched the two pieces take form - as much as we could over the heads of some particularly leggy Aryans. The pieces were then inspected and the crowd got rowdy to the sound of UK Beatbox Champion Reeps One. The German’s won the battle with their piece ‘After Eight’, taking points from one of the judges and the crowd vote. London, with ‘Der Teufel Steckt Im Detail‘ weren’t disheartened and won over the other judge, gaining a point - we can pretty much already taste the quarter-finals.

The party really kicked off back on the G-Shock bus where community spirit came through and Germans downed Sambuca side-by-side with Brits. No hard feelings then.

The next London date is: London Vs. Hamburg at The Book Club, 18th June. For more information on the next leg of the tour head to: www.secretwarseuroleague.com Artists: Disco Teck : www.teck1.blogspot.com Flawn : www.flickr.com/photos/williamflawn Wen : www.ewenstenhouse.carbonmade. com Mr Gauky : www.mrgauky.com Reeps One : www.myspace.com/reeps1 Jaysus : www.jaysusphotography.com

Aside from an opportunity to re-live our teenage fantasies of hanging around boys in beanies smelling of marker pens, Secret Wars supersedes its reputation as the world’s best live art battle. Brain-child of Terry Guy of Monorex, and founded in 2006 it works a bit like Fight Club minus the schizophrenia, with (luckily not actually that secret) battles set up in underground venues, promoted by word of mouth.

BACK IN MARCH, WHO’S JACK WAS SENT OVER TO HAMBURG TO SEE WHAT ALL THE HYPE WAS ABOUT AND WE WEREN’T LET DOWN.

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words: Leila Hartley images: Saskia Dean

In

my opinion, often, poor people are ugly.

Now, now, just hold on a second, before you get your bleeding heart PC knickers in a twist, and my Editor screams at me, I’m not talking about all poor people, just mainly the ones that appear on Jeremy Kyle (for my American readers that’s the UK answer to Jerry Springer).

These people are monsters. Tangled, mangled, like that Sloth from the film The Goonies. Yet, somehow they are all managing to have sex and pro-create, so much so that DNA tests are required to prove paternity. It’s not just a couple of the show’s guests that have been hit by God’s ugly stick, it is a whole circus of unfortunate people in tracksuits. I am compelled to watch though – and am continually astonished.

I have enquired as to where this tribe of people come from and have been told many times it’s inbreeding. Friends have disagreed with me, citing Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell as humble beginnings to beautiful endings examples. And, yes it is true that money makes you beautiful: Sarah Jessica Parker. But given what I see on those shows and sometimes on the streets of Shepherds Bush and New Cross, I’m not sure that sudden pots of cash would do very much for them.

Peaches In Peril?

As we are now fully aware, Peaches Geldof has been busted. Some enterprising American cad named Ben, described as ‘pasty faced’ by The Daily Mail, split his guts to the press concerning a night of debauchery assisted by brown powder. It was OK though as Ben told the press the couple partook in purification via the Scientologists afterwards.

Not to sound trite, but it is very sad. What a waste. What a cliché. I get it, she’s ‘rock and roll royalty spawn….blah blah blah’.

But come on, if what Mr Ben disclosed on a web-site is true, I just don’t understand.

I don’t know Peaches. I have met her dad several times, but her mother – Paula Yates - I knew well. I feel she should act as a warning to her offspring.

When I first met Paula, she didn’t even drink. She was wild, but naturally so. Very clever, and funny, she wouldn’t want to be seen as some doped up groupie. But that soon all changed. I don’t think her relationship with Michael H was to blame though. I think the need to escape had more to do with outside influences.

His death was unbearable for her. The last time I saw her she was dating Finlay Quaye, they both rolled into some charity thing I was at. She clutched my hands and had tears in her eyes, clearly out of it, and just whispered “I miss him so much”. Paula’s pain was palpable. As I told Glamour Magazine U.S., when I learned she had died, I felt it was of as much of a broken heart as much as it was of heroin.

Peaches beware - make her proud.

She deserves that.

Bucky Litch

I LOVE YOU FOR LOVING ME

words : Erin Daniel Mckee image : Andrea Bono Tempo

“My time in the Land of the Morning Calm has been a Confucian tapestry of spiritual experiences. Though, to be honest, I’d probably have spiritual experiences if I went to a caravan in Canvey Island for a week. (I did once, it was fuelled by cans of Fosters, a chemical toilet and a boy I fancied from my science class.) 2 weekends ago I auditioned for a James Brown tribute band, playing the sax, an instrument I played at school and have not encountered for 12 years.

Needless to say I sucked as massively as sucking can, but afterwards I was fuelled with such acute adrenalin I had to have a lay down. The trombonist was hot.

I’ve decided I want to invent my own lexicon, made up of spoonerisms I make and words my travelling friends create. Festicle is a current favourite, a festival of testicles. Imagine that.

Lewis Carroll apparently invented the word ‘galumph’, to move heavily and clumsily. Kind of describes my heart.

I’m currently having riotously funny Facebook sex with a guy with a face that onlyTim Burton could love. I miss the British sense of humour and he makes me laugh when it’s cold and snowing outside. My ipod is broken so I have no background noise.

I can’t deal with messing around on Youtube, I always get distracted and look at silly cat videos, people falling over on skateboards and trailers for Russell Crowe films. I can hear old women hacking their lungs up in the street and 16 year olds getting drunk in the park. I live in a town of miscreants. People come and go, and once intense relationships are forgotten in a heartbeat. Every time a face leaves we go to a local bar of their choice and it normally turns into some kind of orgy. We’re all looking for love, even if it’s temporary.

Shakespeare invented ‘puking,’ ‘hot-blooded’ and ‘obscene.’ If Shakespeare had been at this party, he would have written a sonnet. The former semi-professional wrestler hooked up. The manic depressive hooked up. I, the Thames Estuary-accented drunkard hooked up. The girl who dances with emerald eyes and shimmers and has perfected the art of being seductive didn’t hook up. She is sad and her eyes shine. I told her, “You are full of fire, and they are scared they are going to get burned. We all are.”

RUGBYROCKS

LONDON 7s 2010

FEATURING THE NATIONAL SEVENS SERIES

THE ATHLETIC GROUND RICHMOND 12 JUNE 2010 9AM - MIDNIGHT

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GEORGIE + JAMES THE KREDIT KRUNCH KATWALK KREW It was a dark and spooky night when the wind howled and we needed to board a train to leave London - sometimes a stylista has to travel, even outside of the barrier that keeps us sane - so away we went to Dartford in Kent.

We weren’t sure as we disembarked from the train station - Dartford, that place where boys who had wet dreams of their first North Face jackets and girls fantasized about being on Snog, Marry, Avoid.... you know, just to get on the telly “coz its less judgmental than being on Jeremy K innit “.

We wandered about the darkened train station, concerned we were about to be jacked for our i-phones and designer wares, when our ride pulled up - an old revamped BMW that used to belong to Sir Paul himself. No, not the band member ex-husband of the one legged donkey, but the Sir Paul of Fashion UK royalty - Sir Paul Smith (this is fashion based piece after all).

So off we rode in the ‘British heritage’ ride to a wonderful, enormous house in the country. Our hosts had bought it for a steal, and were now in the process of turning an old house into a shiny new palace. The amount of odd rooms and the enormous outhouse in the garden got us really excited and inspired for the transformation. Cobwebs hung from exposed beams, temporary walls sat next

to ultra modernity as we toured the residential castle that was their home.

They even had a bridge across a well in the back garden! Their pet rabbit, Phoebe, lived in a customised wardrobe along with her sibling guinea pig - in an odd upstairs/ downstairs of sorts.

They were avid collectors of two garment fineries - Burberry and Paul Smith (you see the connection) having worked for both brands for some time. We knew straight away what was needed to be done - inspired by the odd history of the house and the dedication to their favourite brands we begun to reinterpret their transforming abode - stripping away and layering up! Taking elements of the old (and classic) we reinterpreted the Burberry Mac into a multi-layered duo - like a Viktor & Rolf collar but with that classic heritage. As silk shifts wrapped around les visages the transformations were complete.

The Burberry Ghosts were born - a duo of death, like MummaRa the Ever Living, but twice over. And better dressed.

If you are ever near Dartford, on a dark windy night, and hear anything like the below whistling in the wind, you’d better start running Because the Burberry Ghosts may just come........FOR YOU

If you go down to Dartford today, You’re in for a big surprise.

If you go down to Dartford today, You won’t believe your eyes.

Beneath the trees where nobody sees, They’ll hide and seek as long as they please, Cause that’s the way the Burberry Ghosts have their picnic.

If you go down to Dartford today You’d better not go alone It’s lovely down in Dartford today But safer to stay at home For every ghost that ever there was, Will gather there, for certain because, Todays the day the Burberry Ghosts have their picnic (taste for human flesh).

BURBERRY GHOST FEMME wears: Dress worn as mystery mask : Burberry Prorsum Black underlay mac : Burberry London Grey Middlemac : Burberry Prorsum Camel Outerwings mac : Burberry London Shoes : Paul Smith Hat : Puma

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BURBERRY GHOST HOMME wears: Mystery mask : Burberry Inside out Bodymac : Burberry Prorsum, Black bodysuit worn as skirt : Burberry Prorsum Leather mac worn as wide belt : Burberry Prorsum Ponyskin shoes & trousers : Paul Smith Hat : Puma

A segmented novel

The first week at my new place drifts by quickly as I grow accustomed to my new abode and surroundings. The other buildings inside these protective walls form a fully functioning village including food store, bakery and pub. It was a little odd to realise that everyone knew who I was before I had to make an introduction, but that didn’t stop me extending my hand and forcing the situation anyway. On first count there appears to be around 30 heads based here, how many of them are like me I am yet to figure out. Last Thursday I left the village chaperoned by Pete who seemed to be a bit of a DIY handyman type. Much like every other handyman I had ever met, he was down to earth and it wasn’t too hard to keep a conversation going as we drove to pick up some of my things.

My apartment on the corner of Royal College Street and Camden Road over looking the tracks of Camden Road station looks dilapidated from the outside and I am wondering if the place is going to get torn down any time soon. I pull my front door towards me as I turn the key to avoid it sticking, and open the door. Blades of sunshine find their way round the drawn curtains revealing a rather dishevelled apartment I had been occupying alone with the rodents. I felt a vague hint of embarrassment bringing Pete into my world like this but he didn’t seem too bothered and palmed off whatever awkwardness there could be with his rich, cheery Northern twang.

It turns out there isn’t too much I need, just a few clothes, aftershave and some items attached to memories I still want to hang onto.

I guess my transient life has its benefits in some way and I decide to leave what little else I have to the landlord and the rats as rent. The last thing I pick up before I say goodbye to this sh*t hole is my ¾ length leather coat and my shoulder bag. I close the door behind me and lock it with a hint of satisfaction and then a pang of anxiety as I think about how reckless I am being. As comfortable as my new hosts are making me feel I cannot help but wonder if I can really be this lucky.

‘Bend like the trees in the wind’ some wise man in China once said.

I seat myself in Pete’s van. I do not look back once.

Knowing what I know exists inside these walls I am beginning to think this is a secret fortress rather than a village. I unload my things and make myself some tea in the kitchen. Ruth has been gone for a few days and is due back later this evening. It struck me that perhaps she is some kind of high-class prostitute but I buried that notion as quickly as it popped into my head, as I quite like her.

Still the randomness of this whole situation

By Marco Casadei Image by James Lightfoot Into the Void

leaves nothing to the unexpected.

I have a daily routine whereby I have to enter the hospital through the black gate and undertake a series of tests and examinations. The questions were baffling, not in their complexity but in their almost moronic simplicity.

Basic to moderate mathematics, questions on English prose, science and religion. I discovered what an MRI scan is and played some basic computer games while they checked and recorded my brain activity. Everything I was told was perfect and interesting, the opposite of what I had been feeling about my life for the last few years or as long as I can remember. They have a special drink called Manna, which I must swallow 3 times a day.

It tastes like orange squash but I know there is something else lurking in those waters that I cannot quite place.

After another day at the hospital I walk through the black gate and listen to the warm evening, admiring the blend of colours this setting sun is bleeding onto the night’s sky. I can still hear birds singing and enjoy the gentle wind slipping past my ears.

With the call of the wind I hear something in the foliage break and I turn to my right and peer through the railings. The cemetery is dark and it takes my eyes a few seconds to adjust. I am still peering into the void when the bracken erupts and a dark figure grabs me through the railings. His (it’s?) arachnid fingers grip my coat and drag me forwards. I panic and instinctively pull back but despite his fragile appearance he is strong and as my eyes adjust I see his cold white face shrouded in black and reeking of death.

For a moment I fear that this being is actually going to squeeze me through the railings and into the darkness beyond. My hands find their way to his wrists and I dig my fingers deep into the veins and claw them out. The flesh breaks easily as my fingers tear though it. I was expecting this to have an effect but for a moment this crazed entity, determined to mince me through course metal pulled my head so close I could hear his stinking breath. I screamed as loud as I could in fear and aggression as I pulled down on both his torn wrists and broke

them off on the wall below. For a split second I saw his face. No emotion. Although maybe a minor look of disappointment. He seemed to cruise backwards in an ethereal manner into the void. I realise I am on my arse and in my hands I’m holding his hands. I don’t know what else to do other than take them back home and tell someone what has happened so I run back as fast as I can, with a feeling that shadows are conspiring behind me. I can hear noises inside the cemetery walls as I speed through the towering archway of the village and find my way to house number 8.

I lock the thick Spanish door behind me and turn on all the lights. Shit. I feel like a child again but right now I can’t think of what to do. I pause there, standing in the hallway and listen for noises, but all I can hear is the soft sounds of peace. I head to the kitchen table, dump the hands and go find the phone to call up Dr Feelgood. If I am a child again then he makes the perfect father. He answers the phone with patience and I tell him what has happened.

‘Good good, I see you are progressing quicker than we anticipated. Don’t worry Arthur, this is merely just a visitation and meant you no harm’ ‘Visitation? No one told me to expect any kind of visitation, this dead thing just attacked me and I broke its f**king hands off!’

The doctor laughs and I feel stunned.

‘Hands Arthur? Look at the hands.’

I turn to look at the table and see two clumps of wood.

‘Its wood.’ I tell the doctor.

‘Ok Arthur please don’t worry, there are things I intended to talk over with you at a later stage but it appears we need to speed things along.’

‘S-SPEED!’ is all I can say.

‘I will explain all in the morning. Please trust me when I tell you, you can relax, and please don’t worry about a thing. Ruth will be home shortly. If there is anything you need just ask her and I will see you in the morning.’

I have so much to ask. ‘ok’ I say flatly.

We said our good byes and I am left feeling alone and confused. I sit at the table and look down at the broken bits of foliage I had evidently ripped from a bush. Is this what insanity is? I don’t wait for Ruth. I head to bed and I lock the door behind me. My thoughts are whirring at a million revolutions per second and I cannot explain what has happened in any kind of logical way. I look at my nails and hands and see how dirty they are. I go to the basin to wash them and as the hot water runs over them I can’t help but see murky blood stains dripping from my fingertips. Gripped by fear and panic I lie in bed and wait for morning to arrive with the lights on.

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Tinie Tempah, Eliza Doolittle and Alice Dellal all popped to the store to have a gander at the new styles. Afterwards everyone headed to Home House for dancing and some scarce, but delectable sausage and mash canapes. We had one too many wines and thought we were throwing some pretty good shapes on the dance floor until we noticed the group next to us who might have been professional dancers and were certainly putting us to shame. All of us except Adam that is, he has some moves... www.casio.co.uk

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Dear The Underground, I wouldn’t normally make a complaint about this sort of thing but after a week of shoddy service I feel that a complaint is necessary.

I find it frustrating and beyond annoying that week after week I pay £44 for an Oyster travel card for a service that rarely works.

I believe that the incident in question happened on the 12th April although it may have been the 13th. After being held at Bank station for around 20 minutes we were informed that the central line had been suspended between Liverpool Street and Leytonstone and that our train would travel no further.

OF THE MONTH

With no alternative tube lines running to Buckhurst Hill I was then forced to get a bus to Liverpool Street where the nearest possible place I could get to was Chingford. From Chingford however, there are no direct trains or buses near to where I live so I was then forced to pay £10 for a taxi home.

The whole journey took me two and a half hours, the journey between Bank and Buckhurst Hill normally takes approx 25 minutes which means that after a long, hard day at work I didn’t arrive home until nearly 9.30pm which is, without beating around the bush completely ridiculous. Similar incidents have happened before over the past few months from Bank which have resulted in a similar length of journey.

PIGEON OF THE MONTH NAME : Sarah BREED | Common London AGE | Would prefer not to say LIKES | Pies and people who throw their chips on the floor. And sunsets.

DISLIKES | Going to her weight watchers meetings. Having no one to share her sunsets with.

FINDER | Andrew, Parsons Green.

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SA RA H

To top off a week of typical TFL travel. This Sunday just gone, due to every line but two being suspended in one way or another, a simple journey that should have taken me 40 minutes took an hour and a half.

I find it disgusting that I am charged £44 a week to use a service that runs poorly at best. The Central Line is often delayed, stopped at stations and suspended and I would like compensation for the time I have wasted using it.

It would be great if you could give me any feed 83 back.

Many thanks, Anon.

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