GALLERY: Synthwave fiend Carpenter Brut brings fresh material to moody KOKO show

Venue: KOKO, London Date: 23.3.18 Support: Youth Code Photos: Jez Pennington (@JezPennington) French synth artist Carpenter Brut smashed his London date last week, stopping into KOKO to air tracks from his Latest album Leather Teeth. Brut, who has continued his rise to prominence soundtracking ultra-violent indie game Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, insisted on silhouette shots only while he performed, to maintain the mystery around his identity. Photographer Jez Pennington was on the barrier to capture the moody, searing-hot synthwave...

New short film creates ingenious alternative history for Nelson’s Column

A new short film has been released by notorious Corbynista Angry Dan depicting an alternative history of one of London's most iconic landmarks. The artist, who designed the widely popular Jeremy Corbyn Superman t­shirt, has released "The Man Who Stood Still Forever" which tells the story of a mythical man’s epic delusions of grandeur. The film is narrated by Sam Rix, an actor, writer, and storyteller who has worked extensively with BBC Radio, and is a founding member of The Embers Collective,...

The Fantasy Football Blog Week 26 – a returning hero

Miles Reucroft is undertaking a different way of playing the ever popular Fantasy Football this season. To understand his methodology, read part one here. The Week 1 review is here, Week 2 transfers & preview here, Week 3 preview here, Week 4 preview here, Week 5 preview here, Week 6 preview here, Week 7 preview here, Week 8 preview here, Week 9 preview here, Week 10 preview here, Week 11 preview here. Week 12 preview here. Week 13 preview here. Week 14 preview here. Week 15 here. Week 16 here. Week 17 here. Week 18 here. Week 19 here. Week 20 here. Week 21 here. Week...

Brexit has given people license to be openly racist, says mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence

Brexit has given people license to be openly racist according to Baroness Lawrence. Speaking to LBC this morning the mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence said instances of racism are on the rise in Britain, and the Brexit vote is to blame for bringing it to the surface. Stephen Lawrence was killed in a racist attack in Eltham 25 years ago, the murder that led to the Macpherson Report which revealed an institutional racism in the Metropolitan Police. According to the latest...

Jimmy’s Farm Head Butcher Jonny Farrell shares his favourite rare cuts

Musician turned Butcher, Jonny Farrell is Head Butcher at Jimmy’s Farm in Suffolk, set up by Jimmy Doherty. Hosting over 300 rare breed pigs, a working farm, restaurant, butchery and more – Jimmy’s Farm gives Jonny Farrell the opportunity to work with stunning free-range, rare breed meat that’s expertly prepared and delivered nationwide (or available to sample at the onsite restaurant). With a prominent focus on nose-to-tail dining and sustainability, Jonny has shared a guide to his favourite lesser-known cuts...

Police arrested another person in connection with the Hatton Garden robbery

Police investigating the Hatton Garden robbery have made another arrest - almost three years after the massive heist. Flying Squad detectives investigating the April 2015 raid have nicked a 57-year-old man. They arrested the man at an address in Islington, north London, on Tuesday morning, on suspicion of non-residential burglary. A Met Police spokesperson said: "The man was arrested after a search warrant was carried out at an address in Islington at approximately 07:30hrs. "A number of items were seized...

Film Review: Ready Player One

2045 AD. The deceased James Halliday (Mark Rylance) has left his massive fortune inside his defining creation: OASIS, the massive virtual universe people use to escape from the crumbling real world. Halliday left clues on how to inherit his worth that are related to his own insular upbringing, so only the most obsessed with 80's video games and films will find the needed 'Easter egg'. It is up to the ordinary 'gunters' to find it before the monopolistic IOI, who...

Film Review: MAMIL

Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe’s documentary, MAMIL: Middle Aged Men in Lycra, about middle-aged male cycling enthusiasts is no tour de force. Coming from directing duo Nickolas Bird and Eleanor Sharpe, MAMIL, which divides its time between the many physical iterations of its acronym (Middle Aged Men In Lycra) dotted across the globe, is one of those rare films that keeps you glued to the screen in sick fascination, and not because it stars a cast of middle aged men...

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