Showing posts with label SHOWandTELL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SHOWandTELL. Show all posts

Thursday, July 28, 2011

SHOW&TELL: Kyle Stewart (Goodhood)


Kyle Stewart is one half of the powerhouse couple behind Goodhood - undeniably one of the best boutiques in London. As is so rare in unisex independent stores, the clothes are as great here for the girls as they are for the boys. They stock the likes of Wood Wood, Opening Ceremony, PAM and Norse Projects. They are also involved in some great collaborations.

Favourite shop? I've got to say ours really no!? Of course the Goodhood Store is my favourite shop, but other than ours I like... S Jones just off Columbia Road. It's a traditional grocers only open on a Saturday and Sunday.

Place to eat? We eat in Laxeiro on Columbia Road a lot, as it's very convenient serves great tapas, and Estrella Damn in chilled glasses.

Best parties? Ha... uuh round at Robs house... Deviation is always good and I do love Plastic People too. The sound system, the size, the crowd.

Plat du jour? Massages at the Holistic Health Centre on Broadway Market - Fi rules!

Favourite Londoner? Oh man... eh... I'll say... I love anyone that's down with the London vibe, understands what a friendly place it can be and just get's on with it to make this fucking piss stained rat hole home and the place we love!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

SHOW&TELL: Elijah and Skilliam


Elijah and Skilliam are essential documenters and influencers of London's grime scene. Their Butterz blog was the unofficial encyclopedia of grime until they laid it to rest to focus on their record label. As DJs, their fabric room three takeovers are the stuff of legend. And their Rinse FM radio show seals their reps as crowned bass afficionados.

Here they talk us through what they love about London.

Favourite shop? Anywhere with free wifi and cheap tea tbh

Place to eat? Pizza East. Tayyabs for Currys. Partial to a Vietnamese too.

Best parties? FWD>> or Butterz nights when they happen. Heatwave parties are sick too.

Plat du jour? Rinse FM! Listening to it. Djing on it. Listening to classic podcasts. Everything!

Favourite Londoner? Wiley. Part time genius part time nutter.

Monday, March 28, 2011

SHOW&TELL: Georgina Cook

Music photographer and blogger, Georgina Cook is as London as they come. Croydon born and raised, she's got a drawl like Daisy from Spaced and an invaluable position at the very heart of London's dubstep family. To find out more about what Georgie does, check out our interview in lecool

Here she provides some insider tips on what London has to offer.

Favourite shop? The Photographers Gallery Bookshop

Place to eat? Gurkha Cottage in Crystal Palace for great Nepalese cuisine. Or The Diner on Curtain Road for brunch & pistachio milkshake.

Best parties? At the moment it's Boiler Room, no doubt!

Plat du jour? The South Bank, any time of day with or without company is brilliant, I've had some seriously memorable and time melting experiences around there.

Favourite Londoner? There are so many! But maybe my Nan, Theresa. She's lived in Pimlico, Brixton, Streatham and worked in Chelsea. She accidentally ordered a Poonani instead of Panini,tells people to "move their batty" and loves to party.

Monday, February 28, 2011

SHOW&TELL: Amazing Grace Ladoja


I first met Grace when we did the door together at Friends and Family in Cargo. Never before had I met someone so young with so much swagger. Five years on and she now runs her own film production company, Ladoja and Sons. To find out more about what she's all about, check our interview in lecool.

Here she gives a heads up on what to love in London in the first of a series of SHOW and TELL interviews.

Favourite shop? Maiden on Shoreditch High St

Place to eat? The Hawksmoor, Commercial St

Best parties? Deviation @ Grammaphone, Incest @ The Macbeth and anywhere David Rodigan is playing

Plat du jour? The afternoon £1.50 screenings @ The Prince Charles Cinema and dancing in the darkness of the nightclub Plastic People

Favourite Londoner? Barnzley Armitage (I did my first Uni film on him, he's amazing) and Kim Jones