Music

architecture

Pinboard 9 July: shopping in the sunshine, affordable fine dining and a free show featuring rubbish as art

1. Lambeth North: Artists celebrate innovative recycling Did you know we were shoddy recyclers? Nope, we thought we were pretty good too but apparently* Lambeth …

architecture

Mini Pinboard: Frank’s returns to Peckham, Camberwell shows off and Crystal Palace does its own Glasto

1. Peckham: Frank’s is back In case you hadn’t been counting the days, this weekend Frank’s Café and Campari Bar on the roof of Peckham’s …

Culture

Review: Lucinda Williams, Barbican, 17 June 2013

The Barbican is not, of course, in south London. But we get out and about – and we’re pretty sure you do, too. So occasionally, …

Music

Cable nightclub gets one of our blue plaques

Last night, as June’s lingering evening sun turned the Shard a deep orange in the sky above, we slipped nonchalantly into Bermondsey Street Tunnel. The …

Culture

Review: Cibo Matto at Meltdown, Southbank Centre,
15 June 2013

As the Southbank’s Meltdown festival celebrates its 20th anniversary, Yoko Ono has taken on the role of curator supremo, concocting a programme to make any …

Eating & Drinking

Southsayer: Tristan Scutt, promoter and owner of Little Nan’s bar, Deptford

What makes me unhappy? Nobody sells grenadine around here! Goldsmiths’ graduate Tristan Scutt lives and works in Deptford. Best-known these days as “Little Nan’s grandson” …

Culture

Southsayer: Jon Rundell, DJ and record label boss

Waterloo Bridge is a symbol when I’m travelling back from the north side of the river that I’m nearly home. Jon Rundell is an international DJ, …

Community

Pinboard Extra: Peckham arts festival at the Bussey Building

MOBO-award winning hip hop artist Akala, above, is just one of the acts performing at the first ever Big Noise festival, a 14-hour music and …

Design & Style

Why It Matters: ‘radical feminist choir’ Gaggle open a shop in New Cross

We’ve provoked some strong reactions – like the man at the front of the NME stage at Leeds shouting ‘gash’ repeatedly Founder of Gaggle, the …

Culture

Review: The Specials, O2 Academy, Brixton, 28 May 2013

There is a game we have been playing. You are in charge. Five bands. One venue. Who would you choose? (Alive or dead, pick the …