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7th September 2010
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I Heart Spoonfed

Yes, the time has come. After what seems like forever keeping the good folks of London informed about the best things to do in this splendid city of ours, we’ve decided to put on our own little party and invite everyone along.  We’ve teamed up with super-cool monthly party-starters I Heart to put on this lovely bash at the Macbeth in Hoxton and we’d be delighted if you’d like to join us. We’re going to have a free barbeque on the charming roof terrace, plenty of Spoonfed freebies and give-aways as well as music from some of our favourite DJs and promoters.

Want to get on the exclusive guest list? Text spoon party to 89080 to get guaranteed entry to I Heart Spoonfed!

Fear not however: just because we’re putting on our own event doesn’t mean we’ll stop telling you about everything else that’s going on. Next week, London re-awakens from its summer slumber with an almighty plethora of wonderful things to do: art about clouds, an exhibition fundraising party, a 1000-year long song and Nabokov’s seminal paedo-yarn. Lol(ita).

Upcoming

Miss Julie

8th October 2009
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Maharaja

10th October 2009
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Sonic Youth

23rd October 2009
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Jim Jeffries

26th November 2009
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Friday 4th

Pestival

Stripes: check. Stings: check. Ability to produce honey: check. Yup, there can be no doubt about it, bees totally frickin' rule. And it looks like those lovely folks at the South Bank Centre agree too. The first weekend of September sees a load of venues round the area taken over by a swarm of different insects (with bees featuring rather read on

where:
Various Venues
South Bank
SE1
who:
Bob and Roberta Smith, Robin Ince, Tessa Farmer
+ more
when:
10am
what:
Festival
cost:
Free
 

Offset Festival

Set in Hainault Forest, a beautiful woodland area just outside London, Offset Festival is quite a change from your usual mudfest. With over 150 artists playing over 7 stages, there's something here to satisfy everyone. They get some pretty big headliners as well; last year saw Wire and Gang Of Four rocking the main stage. Unbelievably this year is read on

where:
Hainault Forest
who:
The Slits, The Horrors
+ more
when:
12pm - late
what:
Festival
cost:
From £27.99
 

Shawshank Redemption

Many, many people would name the movie based on Stephen King's novella, The Shawshank Redemption starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman, as their favourite film of all time. It's so great, it even breaks down the  resistance of hardened Spoonfed cynics. You have to love it. Produced by Dublin's Gaiety Theatre, the stage version is by all read on

where:
Wyndhams Theatre
Charing Cross Road
WC2H 0DA

when:
Times vary
what:
Melodrama
cost:
From £10 to £50

Saturday 5th

Live at the Chapel

Live At The Chapel has been running for nearly two years and it still manages to produce top class bills every month. Tonight's line-up consists of the bumbling charms of comedy whirlwind Mark Watson, the eccentric and spontaneous Phil Kay, if.comedy nominee and character comedian Pippa Evans and the lovable and laconic Alun Cochrane. There will
read on

where:
Union Chapel
Compton Avenue
N1 2XD
who:
Mark Watson, Phil Kay
+ more
when:
7.45pm
what:
Stand Up
cost:
£15
 

Alpha-Ville 09

Alpha-Ville is the first in a series of audiovisual events. They mesh electronic music, digital media, visual treats and short film.

Within the plush environs of Bloomsbury's Horse Hospital, the debut looks subversive and interesting, straying from the predictable clubnight formula and importing cutting edge European talent to the heart of London. read on

where:
Horse Hospital
30 Colonnade
WC1N 1JD

who:
Testphase, Arbol
+ more
when:
8pm - 11.30pm
what:
Electronica
cost:
£7
 

Glue

Glue returns after a storming launch party, dishing up a caustic bumper crop of electro, breaks, house and all breeds of rave. Heading up this edition are excellent bass-face buccaneers and Z Shed residents the Pirate Soundsystem. Fidget, bassline, grime, breaks and dubstep in one handy package. Hot on their heels is Mr No Hands - resident of read on

where:
Horse & Groom
26 Curtain Road
EC2A 3NZ

who:
Apply the Breaks, Mr No Hands
+ more
when:
9pm - 4am
what:
Electro, House, Breaks
cost:
£5

Sunday 6th

Fol Chen

You know that mysterious black object that the creepy family is staring at on the cover of Led Zeppelin's 'Presence' album? Fol Chen sound like that.

Well with a bit more Amun Dull and Pere Ubu thrown in, but you get the picture. Anyway, tonight the LA dance punks make a triumphant return to The Windmill, and it should get really messy. read on

where:
The Windmill
Blenheim Gardens
SW2 5BZ
who:
Fol Chen, Blanco
when:
7pm
what:
Electro, Indie
cost:
£5
 

Doug Stanhope

Stanhope is a raging, no-holds-barred stand-up and is probably the closest thing you will see to Bill Hicks working in comedy today. He himself describes his act as 'fetish'; a kind of comedy that's been beaten until it's both black and blue. It's wrong, it's sick, but you're getting a kick out of it at the same time. He managed to trigger a read on

where:
Leicester Square Theatre
Leicester Square
WC2H 7BP

who:
Doug Stanhope
when:
7.30pm
what:
Stand Up
cost:
£20

Monday 7th

Beth Orton

One of the first artists to successfully blend traditional folk with the electronic beats of trip hop, singer-songwriter Beth Orton can lay claim to being one of the UK's most influential musical exports of the past 20 years. Taking the stage at The Pigalle Club for two intimate performances. These rare acoustic performances will celebrate the re-re... read on

where:
The Pigalle Club
215 Piccadilly
W1J 9HN
who:
Beth Orton
when:
6.30pm
what:
Folk
cost:
£20
 

Lolita

Brian Cox performs perhaps the best novel ever written as a 90 minute monologue, adapted from Vladimir Nabokov's masterpiece by Richard Nelson.

Lolita is always a shade controversial, especially in these paedophile-sensitive times, but anyone familiar with the text knows this as one of the greatest obsessional love stories ever told. read on

where:
National Theatre
South Bank
SE1 8XZ

when:
8pm
what:
Tragedy, Romance
cost:
£10

Tuesday 8th

Notes on Lasagne

Promising you that this isn't just about a trip to your local Italian, Notes on Lasagne is Jono Gadsby's brand new dark comedy about friendship developing in the most unlikely of situations...attempted suicide!

Featuring Peter Rae and Peter Clapp who recently received rave reviews for their performance in Tis Pity She's a Whore at The White Bear. read on

where:
Brockley Jack
410 Brockley Road
SE4 2DH
when:
7.45pm
what:
Comedy
cost:
£12, £9 Concessions
 

Robert Newman

Following his hugely successful BBC series The History of the World Backwards comedian, author and political activist Robert Newman returns to the stage for the Greenwich Comedy Festival. Newman has been locked in the library for months working on the follow-up to his third novel, The Fountain At The Centre Of The World so this is a rare opportun... read on

where:
Greenwich Theatre
Crooms Hill
SE10 8ES

who:
Robert Newman
when:
8pm
what:
Stand Up
cost:
£15, £13 Concessions

Wednesday 9th

The Namer of Clouds Lived and Died Here

This looks cirrus-ly brilliant. Sorry... Luke Howard (1772-1864) was a British manufacturing chemist and amateur meteorologist best known today for coming up with the naming system for clouds that we still use to this day. He was a prominent member of the Askesian Society, a group of scientists who met regularly to talk about their latest theories... read on

where:
Museum 52
52 Redchurch Street
E2 7DP
who:
Serena Korda
when:
11am - 6pm
what:
Art
cost:
Free
 

Herman Dune

Ah, those Swedes - give them guitars and they'll give you magic. Take Herman Dune for example, forming with the idea of meshing Sonic Youth, Pavement and Neil Diamond together, they have succeeded in making a towering musical hybrid that is both sincere and urgent. The jewel in the crown of Club Fandango's week of events - if you haven't seen ... read on

where:
229 The Venue
229 Great Portland Street
W1W 5PN

who:
Herman Dune
when:
7pm
what:
Folk
cost:
Free

Thursday 10th

I Heart Spoonfed

After what feels like forever telling you about other people's parties, it's about time we threw one of our own. Teaming up with the lovely ladies of the I Heart team, we're taking over The Macbeth and have invited some of our favourite promoters to come down and spin some tunes, with Dirty Water handling the garage rock, Sexbeat throwing down ... read on

where:
The Macbeth
70 Hoxton Street
N1 6LP

who:
Wifey, Sexbeat, Dirty Water, Zuul
when:
8pm - 2am
what:
Electro, Rock, Pop
cost:
Free

Friday 11th

Ryan McGinley

Anyone remember the awesome (if ridiculous) 1959 film of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth? There was something about those vast fantastical underground caverns that was truly amazing, despite the shocking special effects, acting, plot etc... Well, for his first UK solo show, American artist Ryan McGinley is showing 24 new colour photogr... read on

where:
Alison Jacques
16 Berners Street
W1T 3LN
who:
Ryan McGinley
when:
10am - 6pm
what:
Photography
cost:
Free
 

American Chateau

Despite having worked together since they met in Italy in 2003, American Chateau is the first public collaborative exhibition for artists Jaime Hayon and Nienke Klunder. The exhibition fuses the functional with the non-functional to blur the line between art and design across a series of sculptural and two-dimensional pieces. Both highly contempor... read on

where:
Spring Projects
10 Spring Lane
NW5 3BH

who:
Jaime Hayon, Nieke Klunder
when:
12pm - 7pm
what:
Sculpture, Design
cost:
Free
 

Britain's Rubbish

P.A.R.T.Y. Yes, that's right, it's party time, courtesy of controversial East End art folks Decima. This Friday sees the George Tavern taken over by all manner of art types and local bands - there's live music from The Coolness, Tymon Dogg, Tricity Vogue and The Fucks and arty occurrences with Simon Ould, David C West, Stephen Gill and drunken p... read on

where:
George Tavern
373 Commercial Road
E1 0LA

who:
Decima, The Coolness, The Fucks
+ more
when:
8pm - late
what:
Fundraiser
cost:
£5
 

Don't Techno Sh!t

Another underground techno sesh from the Noisy Neighbours crew at Bar 54. There's a UK exclusive from a soon to be announced DJ.
read on

where:
Bar 54
54 Commercial Street
E1 6LT

who:
Chris Stanford, Tred Benedict
+ more
when:
10pm - 8am
what:
Electro, House, Techno/Minimal
cost:
£12

Saturday 12th

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Eh - calm down! Anna Friel (Brookside, first lesbian kiss on British TV, etc) stars opposite American Joseph Cross (Running With Scissors,  Milk) as Holly Golightly in a new stage adaptation of the classic romantic comedy. Based on a novel by Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany's was famously made into a 1961 film with Audrey Hepburn and George Peppa... read on

where:
Theatre Royal Haymarket
SW1Y 4HT
when:
Times vary
what:
Comedy, Romance
cost:
From £15 to £55
 

Longplayer Live

Time for something out of the ordinary. Longplayer is a piece of music commissioned by Artangel that will play for 1000 years and has been going since the start of the millennium. It is of course the longest piece of non-repeating music ever composed, and tonight at the Roundhouse is your opportunity to listen to a 1000 minute section of it, p... read on

where:
The Roundhouse
110a Chalk Farm Road
NW1 8EH

when:
8.20pm
what:
Music
cost:
£15
 

Grind 'A' Go Go

Meander back to a time of neon colours, free-loving and 60s garage, Grind 'A' Go Go is a fancy dress night at the Working Men's Club filled with oddball delights.

Please Note: If you don't dress up you'll feel stupid. Think beehives, minidresses, suits and boots.
read on

where:
Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
42 Pollard Road
E2 6NB

when:
7pm
what:
Fancy Dress
cost:
£8

Sunday 13th

Insomnia

Insomnia is a genuinely cracking after party at the Aquarium and Raduno. The music policy steers a pretty Hoxditch line with lashings of minimal techno, a dash of electro and the odd tech house number thrown in. The crowd, of course, are friendly, exhausted, and for the most part completely spanked - but the music is a treat. If stamina is the ... read on

where:
Raduno
85 Charterhouse Street
EC1M 6HJ
who:
Francesco Poggi
when:
3.30am - late
what:
Electro, Techno/Minimal
cost:
£10, £7 Concessions
 

Blakfish

Shrugging off disasters that would stop lesser bands in their tracks (like having all their gear nicked by some dodgy git!) Blakfish bring joy and Propagandhi style riffage to the world by just being the knarliest bunch of Brummies since Sabbath.

Playing the Fighting Cocks tonight, it may be a mish to get to, but hell it'll be worth it! read on

where:
Fighting Cocks
56 Old London Road
KT2 6QA

who:
Blakfish, Bats
when:
8pm
what:
Indie
cost:
Free
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