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7th September 2010
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At Spoonfed, we're always trying to bring you the newest and coolest things. And occasionally we do cool things ourselves, like launching a specialist Clubbing page.

And what timing! Sunday is the birthday of the late, great J-Dilla and we've put on a bit of a special tribute. Looking ahead to festival season and Bloc have just announced a belting line-up that includes Skream, Roots Manuva, Nathan Fake and Salt N Pepa. But Bestival have risen to the challenge by booking major names like Dizzee Rascal, LCD Soundsystem and Simian Mobile Disco.

In other news, anyone looking for cheap/stupid Valentine's Day Ideas could do worse than read Dom's ode to Josh Hartnett. Plus we've got a cracking interview with comedian Tim Key, as well as a host of amazing competitions. Win tickets to the Ideal Home Show, Grand Designs Live or the Literary Death Match? Why, thank you very much.

Oh, and Jeremy has a chat with Joe Mangel from Neighbours. Bonza!

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Friday 5th

Giacomo Brunelli - The Animals

The ever-innovative Giacomo Brunelli takes nature photography to a whole new level with his recent series of images that capture animals on patrol in their native London streets.  The sometimes savage, eerie quality to his photographs, shot on black and white film with an old 35mm camera, intrusively depicts the instinctive ways animals read on

where:
Photofusion
17a Electric Lane
SW9 8LA
who:
Giacomo Brunelli
when:
10am - 6pm
what:
Photography
cost:
Free
 

John Bishop - Elvis has left the Building

Liverpudlian stand-up John Bishop brings his latest, Eddie Award nominated show to North Finchley's artsdepot tonight. Bishop is now the same age as Elvis was when he died (hence the title). This fact has led him to reconsider the way he lives his life, since giving up his job in marketing to follow his dream of being a comedian. A married read on

where:
artsdepot
5 Nether Street
N12 0GA
who:
John Bishop
when:
8pm
what:
Stand Up
cost:
£14
 

Decked Out 10th Anniversary

Decked Out are the DJ agency which launched in 2000 as an offshoot of the infamous Bugged Out - and tonight is their 10th anniversary as well as being one of the most exciting club nights to rear its head in 2010. The DJs will be playing special sets:  Justice's Xavier is playing with Erol Alkan, Busy P is playing a French touch set, Crookers are read on

where:
Coronet
28 New Kent Road
SE1 6TJ
who:
Busy P, Erol Alkan
+ more
when:
9pm - 6am
what:
Electro, House, Techno/Minimal
cost:
£25

Saturday 6th

Chew Lips

A grouping of three London youths signed to über dance label Kitsune, Chew Lips have been hailed as the saviours of 8-bit drone disco/synth pop.

If your wondering what that's like, then try to imagine Gang Gang Dance fronted by Karen O doing a Debbie Harry impression. Yeah, it's as awesome as it sounds. read on

where:
The Borderline
Orange Yard
W1D 4JB
who:
Chew Lips
+ more
when:
7pm
what:
Indie
cost:
£10
 

Adam Riches

Character comedian Adam Riches brings his hilarious Rogue Males show to the Soho Theatre. An examination of the essence of chap, the show features a new line up of characters including Lottery Voice Guy, disgraced court minstrel The Lone Dueller, Hernan the angry Latino waiter and Ian Dustry, the Busiest Most Powerful Entertainment Agent in the read on

where:
Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street
W1D 3NE
who:
Adam Riches
when:
9.45pm
what:
Stand Up
cost:
£12

Sunday 7th

Boo Saville - Totem

Anyone ever been to the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford? Man, it's cool. Set up in 1884 by the wonderfully named General Augustus Pitt Rivers, the museum houses his weird and wonderful collection of bits and bobs he found on his travels round the world. Stuff like Hawaiian feather cloaks, early japanese Noh masks, and - the best of the lot, we read on

where:
Trolley Gallery
73a Redchurch Street
E2 7DJ
who:
Boo Saville
when:
12pm - 6pm
what:
Painting
cost:
Free
 

Tim Vine - Joke-amotive

Punsmith Tim Vine returns with a new show, Joke-amotive. Train gags aside, expect more razor-sharp one-liners, first class punnery and pinpoint comic timing. If such one-liners as: "I was reading this book, 'The History of Glue'. I couldn't put it down." and "Exit signs. They're on the way out, aren't they?" make you guffaw like read on

where:
Bloomsbury Theatre
15 Gordon Street
WC1H 0AH
who:
Tim Vine
when:
7.30pm
what:
Stand Up
cost:
£17.50

Monday 8th

Oh! You Pretty Things

An exhibition of fashion-tastic photography at the Liberty exhibition space this February and March.

Curated by the ever-innovative people over at Spring Projects, this show features work that twitches between high-end glam and something more than a little LA-style trashy. Look out in particular for Alice Hawkins' deceptively complex images.
read on

where:
Liberty
Regent Street
W1B 5AH
who:
Alice Hawkins, Dan Jackson
+ more
when:
10am - 9pm
what:
Art, Fashion
cost:
Free

Tuesday 9th

British Sea Power

Probably the best-named band ever? Well certainly in the top few anyway. But it's not just a great name; British Sea Power are completely awesome. Obsessed with cycling, nature and obscure bits of twentieth century history, British Sea Power play murky atmospheric rock, pleasantly leavened with a nice slice of wit. Their live shows are amazing t... read on

where:
Scala
275-277 Pentonville Road
N1 9NL
who:
British Sea Power
when:
7pm
what:
Indie
cost:
£13
 

Tim Key - The Slutcracker

This is the show that won comic poet Tim Key the main Edinburgh Comedy Award last year - one of the highest accolades a comedian can receive in the UK. On the back of his 2008 show The Slut In The Hut he published his first book  (25 Poems, 3 Recipes and 32 Other Suggestions) and became resident poet on Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe and Newswipe... read on

where:
Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street
W1D 3NE

who:
Tim Key
when:
9.45pm
what:
Stand Up, Poetry
cost:
From £10 to £18

Wednesday 10th

Future Human

Ah, the salon. 17th and 18th Century Frenchies nibbling on croissants, powdering their wigs and patting eachother on the back for various witty bon mots: “Ah oui, bien sur, mon ami, cette guillotine c'est super-chic. I can't say I feel the same way about all those Sans-culottes though – I mean, what's so bad about pantaloons?” “Oh yes,... read on

where:
The Book Club
100-106 Leonard Street
EC2A 4RH
when:
7.30pm
what:
Thinking
cost:
£8
 

My First Gig

An innovative comedy night held every month where a top circuit act will be joined by some of the best up-and-coming comedians on the circuit as they attempt to recreate their first gig, sifting through their embarrassing clunkers and non-starters in order to find their forgotten gems. This is a rare opportunity to see experienced acts perform orig... read on

where:
Green Man
36 Riding House Street
W1W 7ES

who:
Robin Ince, Pippa Evans
+ more
when:
8pm
what:
Stand Up
cost:
£5

Thursday 11th

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A coup for the Rose, who've landed this production by Peter Hall of the Shakespeare classic, which will star England's number one actress Dame Judi Dench (Mrs Brown, Bond films etc). In a neat twist, it was an RSC production of the same show, where Dame Judi made her first breakthrough, playing the very same role, the Fairy Titania. And she got ... read on

where:
Rose Theatre
24-26 Kingston High Street
KT1 1HL
who:
Dame Judi Dench
when:
Times vary
what:
Classic, Comedy
cost:
From £8 to £40
 

Dunsinane

This is pretty exciting! Playwright David Greig's play with music, Midsummer, was a huge hit at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and transfers to Soho Theatre this January.  His latest piece, a sequel to Macbeth, is about setting right a ravaged land and its discontented people. An English army storm Scotland, kill Macbeth and usurp his throne. The responsib... read on

where:
Hampstead Theatre
Swiss Cottage Centre
NW3 3EX

when:
Times vary
what:
Melodrama
cost:
From £15 to £25

Friday 12th

Measure for Measure

In an attempt to return order to the out-of-control horny Vienna, Vincentio the Duke appoints the hard-ass Angelo to tell the people what's what.

Angelo ends up condemning the brother of a nun who pleads for her brother's life. What follows is a number of sexual confessions, blackmail and political intrigue.
read on

where:
Almeida Theatre
Almeida Street
N1 1TA
when:
Times vary
what:
Romance, Classic
cost:
From £8 to £32
 

French Kissing

Shoreditch's favourite surftastic garage rockers French Kissing headline the Stag's Head this evening, showcasing a well-honed sound which owes as much to the sun-kissed shuffle of the Beach Boys as it does to Phil Spector's 60s doo-wop hit factory. The band's stock is steadily rising, with recent single 'Oh Suzanne' being featured on the Vice Mag... read on

where:
Stag's Head
55 Orsman Road
N1 5RA

who:
Frenck Kissing
+ more
when:
8pm
what:
Rock
cost:
Free
 

Chew The Fat! Meets Dirty Canvas

Three promoters unite at Cable tonight - all of whom like a good dose of bass with their crunchy nut. This line-up is so filthy, you'll probably need a wet wipe. Chew The Fat! need no introduction. They're leaning more towards the bassline, fidget and electro side of things these days - and we like it. Tonight their seriously good resident Foamo... read on

where:
Cable
33a Bermondsey Street
SE1 2EG

who:
Your Niece, Mumdance
+ more
when:
10pm - 5am
what:
Electro, House, Dubstep
cost:
£13
 

Superdisco Free Party

The latest addition to Stokey is the Superdisco - the free party which features a bumper crop of DJs and an upfront music policy. Tonight, for their first party of 2010 they welcome Disco Ferox DJs for some cosmic disco joy, T-Bass Robot (Sao Paulo export and groovy, melodic house lover) and the gentleman bloggers Slutty Fringe. Expect space dis... read on

where:
Gold Bar
125 Stoke Newington Church Street
N16 0UH

who:
Slutty Fringe
+ more
when:
8pm - 2am
what:
Disco, Electro, Techno/Minimal
cost:
Free

Saturday 13th

Madness in Valencia

From the voluminous works of Lope DeVega, often referred to as the Spanish Bard, this is essentially love and lust in a mental asylum. Floriano is fleeing a warrant for his arrest and Erifila has just about escaped a forced marriage. They meet, she's in her undies, they fall in love, they get carted off to a nut house. The antics of a mental instit... read on

where:
Trafalgar Studios
14 Whitehall
SW1A 2DY
when:
Times vary
what:
Comedy
cost:
From £17.50 to £22.50
 

Lamb of God

So it's the day before Valentine's Day, you can either take your missus out for Italian food where you can stare into each others eyes until you both pick the same piece of spaghetti and kiss oh so absent-mindedly.

Or you could take them to the O2 Academy where Lamb of God will melt their face off. Hmm tough choice.
read on

where:
O2 Academy Brixton
211 Stockwell Road
SW9 9SL

who:
Lamb of God
+ more
when:
7pm
what:
Metal
cost:
£17.50
 

Musiq Concrete

Musiq Concrete return with a follow up offering of nocturnal enlightenment. Fronting tonight's edition is Get Physical favourite Thomas Schumacher. He's joined by rerub master Simon Baker and Greek God Alex Celler in room one. Room two is the experimental showcase with Cagedbaby and the simply excellent Justin Robertson. His mixes take in everyt... read on

where:
Lightbox
6a South Lambeth Place
SW8 1SP

who:
Alex Celler, CagedBaby + more
when:
10pm - 6am
what:
House, Techno/Minimal
cost:
From £8 to £12

Sunday 14th

Flamenco Festival London 2010

Sadler's Wells annual Flamenco Festival is now a calendar event, offering a fortnight of spectacular, fiery dance showcases. Shows include Nuevo Ballet Español, Eva Yerbabuena, Rafaela Carrasco, Maria Pagés and Gala Flamenca. read on

where:
Sadler's Wells
Roseberry Avenue
EC1R 4TN
when:
Times vary
what:
Dance
cost:
From £10 to £38
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