Going underground: Secret street art
Street art? Secret location? Free booze?! If any of these pique your interest (and frankly, we don’t know many that can resist the latter) then you are in luck, friends. This evening (Thursday 2 July) the team behind GraffitiStreet.com bring us their new show, ‘Underground’. The online street art gallery, founded in 2013, is on a mission to urbanise our lives, and switch more people on to the world of street art. Underground promises to be a night of fun: complimentary drinks,...
Live Review – Hozier
By Eleanor Stammeijer (@ElStammjam) 30.6.2015, The Forum, London Nothing builds buzz like an artist’s return after a cancelled show. Hozier was feeling a bit unwell for his original performance at The Forum, but this rescheduled, sold out show has the crowd enthused despite long queues in the evening heat. Irish trio Wyvern Lingo have joined Hozier for his UK and Ireland tour. Made up of Karen Cowley, Caoimhe Barry, and Saoirse Duana, the chemistry between them is palpable as they...
Titanic Spa – Luxury in Linthwaite
By Jasmine Stephens, family editor It is a truth universally acknowledged that a grown adult in possession of small children, must be in want of a spa day. Universally, it transpired, with the exception of my husband, who only as we drove through the stunning Yorkshire Pennines, announced that he wasn’t sure he was going to enjoy ‘this spa thing’. I won’t deny that spas do appeal more to the female market, with mother-daughter days, hen parties and groups of...
The Greek Bailout Fund
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent Amidst the financial blackmail orchestrated by the European Union, the Central Bank and the IMF (i.e, the German government), there is a new people-led movement under way with a remit of saving the country without bankrupting it at the same time. Greece needs a €1.6 billion bailout, without which the government will default on its debts, a Grexit will be on the cards and all havoc will ensue. As things stand its only option is to turn...
Beer of the Week – Brixton Electric I.P.A.
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Strength: 6.5% ABV Brewed: Brixton, London Founded in 2013 by two local couples, inspired by the energy of Brixton, with its history, noise and vibrant mix of cultures and people, Brixton Brewery make beer in the heart of the colourful neighbourhood. Draw on traditional techniques, flavours and ingredients, with a dash of bold New World flair for distinctiveness, the Brewery is a small family run operation that brews its Beer in small batches, inspired...
London’s Best Restaurant Openings – July
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food With plenty of exciting restaurant openings constantly taking place across the Capital, here’s our pick of the best new restaurants arriving in London over the coming month. Balls & Company – Soho The brainchild of Australian-born chef Bonny Porter, Balls & Company will be the first Soho restaurant to offer a gourmet menu that’s focused on Meatballs. For most Londoners, Meatballs evoke the idea of either Italian Buffets (most underwhelming) or Ikea, yet Balls & Company aims to...
Heathrow: The Worst Recommendation (Except for all the Others)
So Sir Howard’s Commission has returned its recommendation. After two and a half years of deliberation, pie-in-the-sky proposals, costly marketing campaigns and self-centred political lobbying we have come to the conclusion that you simply can’t move a hub with deliverable expansion proposals. It is the worst recommendation, except for all the others. The economic benefits for Heathrow expansion are obvious. Generating up to £147 billion for the economy over 60 years and 70,000 new jobs by 2050 it separates the...
Restaurant Review – The Domino Effect at Hotel Café Royal
By Jonathan Hatchman, Food Editor, @TLE_Food Available for a limited time only, Aurelio Morales is currently in the driver seat of Hotel Café Royal’s Domino Room and ‘The Domino Effect’ residency series, following the success of two-Michelin starred Spanish chef Paco Roncero’s stint in the restaurant’s kitchen alongside Executive Chef Andrew Turner. Having previously worked alongside the likes of Ferran Adrià at El Bulli, and Paco Perez at Miramar, 32 year-old Aurelio Morales has become considerably well renowned as the...
Thy Art Is Murder get Heads Rolling in Video for ‘Holy War’
Crying kids, stitched eyeballs, waterboarding and severed heads - yep, Thy Art Is Murder are back in town, and they've brought a politically charged, shred-heavy video with them. The official video for 'Holy War', the title track from the Australian metallers' new album, is sure to raise a few eyebrows and turn a few stomachs. Heads may indeed roll over their extreme depiction of the war on terror, but let's not forget that at the centre of the carnage TAIM are...