4 true 100078 Giles Smith & James Priestley 2008-11-11T20:23:08+01:00 "What's not to like about London?" false 2009-03-10T19:36:09+01:00 2009-03-10T19:36:09+01:00 "What's not to like about London? A city steeped in history and tradition and yet all-embracing of new experiences and technologies, London is without doubt one of most captivating cities in the world." Right on time for the release of their newest compilation—secretsundaze volume 2—the men behind London's biggest Sunday afternoon parties, Giles Smith and James Priestley, present their favourite party spots of the last years, as well as record stores where they stock up on the crispest cuts. Though not born and raised in the UK's capital, Giles Smith and James Priestley have shaped London's party scene like no other. Both moved to London in 2000. Only a year later they organized the first 'secretsundaze' event, consisting of a Sunday afternoon, a secret location, and great music—three unbeatable ingredients for what soon became the most sought-after party to finish off weekends in London. Today, 'secretsundaze' is bigger than ever. 168224 300382 Location One of the only Dance music specialists left in Soho. /system/photos/0025/2070/IMG_7293_thumb.JPG 2008-11-11T20:22:31+01:00 Black Market /twenty_five_hours/100078-Giles-Smith-James-Priestley/locations/300382-Black-Market 168225 302103 Location Again: One of the few Dance music specialists left in Soho! /system/photos/0025/0867/Phonica1_thumb.JPG 2008-11-11T20:21:21+01:00 Phonica /twenty_five_hours/100078-Giles-Smith-James-Priestley/locations/302103-Phonica 168226 301442 Location The loft on top of 93 Feet East. Today it's an office...The original home of secretsundaze! /system/photos/0028/3280/unlike.93_thumb.jpg 2008-10-21T20:41:21+02:00 93 Feet East /twenty_five_hours/100078-Giles-Smith-James-Priestley/locations/301442-93-Feet-East 168227 300182 Location The Dex Roof Terrace: A magical little hideaway in Southwest London that's played host to our annual roof parties over the last couple of years. /system/photos/0030/6545/dex4_thumb.jpg 2008-10-21T20:36:42+02:00 Dex /twenty_five_hours/100078-Giles-Smith-James-Priestley/locations/300182-Dex 168228 300144 Location Though it's not secretsundaze, of course we like to play at The End (R.I.P.!)... /system/photos/0031/5538/end_door2_thumb.jpg 2008-10-21T20:37:29+02:00 The End /twenty_five_hours/100078-Giles-Smith-James-Priestley/locations/300144-The-End 168229 300154 Location This is...you guessed it: One of the few Dance music specialists left in Soho! /system/photos/0025/5925/IMG_7307_thumb.jpg 2008-11-11T20:22:17+01:00 Vinyl Junkies /twenty_five_hours/100078-Giles-Smith-James-Priestley/locations/300154-Vinyl-Junkies 168237 302904 Location Great as a post-club freak Mecca in its heyday, and great as our old gentrified local too! /system/photos/0030/6490/royalOak_flickr_thumb.jpg 2008-11-07T14:41:30+01:00 The Royal Oak /twenty_five_hours/100078-Giles-Smith-James-Priestley/locations/302904-The-Royal-Oak 168238 302907 Location To have over 3000 people partying on this very large roof was pretty incredible. /system/photos/0045/8034/302229400_ed6fe81370_o_thumb.jpg 2008-10-21T20:37:12+02:00 Canvas /twenty_five_hours/100078-Giles-Smith-James-Priestley/locations/302907-Canvas 306454 /system/photos/0030/6454/25h.jpg 4 true 100073 Anika Lori 2008-10-21T09:05:31+02:00 The humour, the Guinness, the intense vibe, the food, the pubs on every corner... false 2009-03-10T19:36:05+01:00 2009-03-10T19:36:05+01:00 Sometimes it rains in April...but London will always have a very special place in my heart. Living there back in 1994, enjoying every beating minute of this vibrating city. I was 18, and every time I turned the corner I was like ... wow! The humour, the Guinness, the intense vibe, the food, the pubs on every corner, the hustle and bustle of London's streets as well as the fact that all the cultures of the world exists side by side in this truly cosmopolitan city has also always been a huge inspiration to me. These are the things that make me go back for more, again and again. Successful Danish collage artist Anika Lori has created a name for herself working with a variety of media in an eclectic rock ‘n’ roll copy paste style, where the grotesque collides with gratifying beauty. Drawing equally on pop art and surrealism as well as pin ups and circus posters Lori creates a universe that appeals and provokes simultaneously. Having learned her trade working as an artistic assistant to renowned Danish artist Tal R, Lori has demonstrated a mastery of an expression and visual language, that has led to solo shows in some of the best galleries of Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris, London and Zurich. Her work can currently be experienced at the Union Gallery on Ewer Street. 166689 302811 Location Because I'm worth it... /system/photos/0029/2447/union_thumb.jpg 2008-10-22T11:19:12+02:00 Union Gallery /twenty_five_hours/100073-Anika-Lori/locations/302811-Union-Gallery 168230 300124 Location Searching, searching, searching... /system/photos/0025/1087/PortabelloRd1_thumb.JPG 2008-10-22T11:21:09+02:00 Portobello Road Market /twenty_five_hours/100073-Anika-Lori/locations/300124-Portobello-Road-Market 168232 302454 Location My sweet lord... /system/photos/0027/5166/humming_thumb.JPG 2008-10-22T11:21:28+02:00 Hummingbird bakery /twenty_five_hours/100073-Anika-Lori/locations/302454-Hummingbird-bakery 168127 300153 Location Sorry, I just can't help it... /system/photos/0026/9023/unlike.topshop4_thumb.jpg 2008-10-22T11:20:04+02:00 TopShop /twenty_five_hours/100073-Anika-Lori/locations/300153-TopShop 168129 300089 Location One big crunchy fish with a bowl of boiled eggs and some fine wine—blows me away every time. /system/photos/0020/1117/unlike.john1_thumb.jpg 2008-10-22T11:20:56+02:00 St. John Bar and Restaurant /twenty_five_hours/100073-Anika-Lori/locations/300089-St-John-Bar-and-Restaurant 168233 302630 Location Kissing Tomas... /system/photos/0028/4836/unlike.les_thumb.jpg 2008-10-22T11:21:45+02:00 Les Trois Garcons /twenty_five_hours/100073-Anika-Lori/locations/302630-Les-Trois-Garcons 168125 300105 Location One damn fine gallery! /system/photos/0028/9590/unlike.vic_thumb.jpg 2008-10-22T11:19:25+02:00 Victoria Miro Gallery /twenty_five_hours/100073-Anika-Lori/locations/300105-Victoria-Miro-Gallery 168126 302040 Location When I need an oyster moment, this is where I head to. /system/photos/0029/8397/unlike.bell-2_thumb.jpg 2008-10-22T11:19:46+02:00 Bellamy's /twenty_five_hours/100073-Anika-Lori/locations/302040-Bellamy-s 168128 300698 Location My first Rocky Horror Picture Show experience: fierce! /system/photos/0020/5953/unlike.prince_thumb.jpg 2008-10-22T11:20:21+02:00 Prince Charles Cinema /twenty_five_hours/100073-Anika-Lori/locations/300698-Prince-Charles-Cinema 292437 /system/photos/0029/2437/lori.jpg 4 true 100062 Njide Ugboma 2008-10-17T18:00:36+02:00 East London has slowly and reassuringly become the center of my universe. false 2009-03-10T19:36:13+01:00 2009-03-10T19:36:13+01:00 While working all hours of the day and night—from my office in Brick Lane, east London has slowly and reassuringly become the center of my universe—especially when it comes to fashion, art and culture. I've been to many cities, all with its own unique qualities, but east London is the place where there are always new and exciting events and grotty little fashion holes to find yourself in. Not everyone can see the charm in this neck of the woods and the further down Mare Street you go the better the venues. Some are quintessential fashion hot spots whereas others are nice little gems that are dear to my heart. Here are some of East London's diamonds in the rough. The editor-in-chief of publication Let Them Eat Cake takes us on a tour through London's best emerging talent. 164901 302668 Location A grimy East End boozer. Luckily enough, within minutes of ordering your first pint, its charm takes over you. The kitsch décor lends itself to the edgy, artistic crowd and CD jukebox hits. The perfect place to start a night out. /system/photos/0027/8153/IMG_0955_thumb.jpg 2008-10-17T18:21:59+02:00 George and Dragon /twenty_five_hours/100062-Njide-Ugboma/locations/302668-George-and-Dragon 164902 302669 Location You can assume stepping onto these premises will be a slightly intimidating experience. Founded by designers Barnzley, Joe Corre (responsible for Agent Provocateur) and Vivienne Westwood, the store is filled with outlandish, punk rock men’s clothing and slightly political in its message. /system/photos/0028/4706/unlike.child_thumb.jpg 2008-10-17T18:08:06+02:00 A Child of the Jago /twenty_five_hours/100062-Njide-Ugboma/locations/302669-A-Child-of-the-Jago 164903 301623 Location I watched the Robots In Disguise and Le Couteau Jaune play live here, and you can’t help but feel invigorated by the electro disco-crazed crowd on the sticky and broken bottle-covered floor. Sneak a peek at the original piece of Banksy art adorning the beer garden wall. /system/photos/0027/8193/IMG_0963_thumb.jpg 2008-10-17T18:25:25+02:00 Cargo /twenty_five_hours/100062-Njide-Ugboma/locations/301623-Cargo 164904 302670 Location At first glance, the large, black, imposing building looks quite intimidating, enhanced by its narrow lines and angles. Inside however, a library teems with books on art, fashion and culture and there's an atmospheric street-level café where I imagine art lovers and nouveau philosophers meet up. /system/photos/0029/1885/Picture_8_thumb.jpg 2008-10-17T18:13:48+02:00 Rivington Place /twenty_five_hours/100062-Njide-Ugboma/locations/302670-Rivington-Place 164905 302195 Location Friday is my favourite day to visit the Spitalfields Market. It’s not the busiest day (unlike Sunday), but it's when the odd and unusual congregate to sell, and at times, just talk and display their wares to like-minded market devotees. On popular days, musicians play in the streets and international culinary delights are available. /system/photos/0029/3128/Picture_34_thumb.jpg 2008-10-17T18:15:39+02:00 Spitalfields Market /twenty_five_hours/100062-Njide-Ugboma/locations/302195-Spitalfields-Market 164906 302671 Location A music enthusiasts dream, but if you’re anything like me, you’ll just love perusing the cover art on old '70s and '80s record sleeves. The vinyl collection spans all genres, from the modern cutting-edge to old and time-worn classics. A very fashion conscious clientele, and a nice alternative to larger commercial stores. /system/photos/0027/8323/IMG_0991_thumb.jpg 2008-10-17T18:19:20+02:00 Nudge Records /twenty_five_hours/100062-Njide-Ugboma/locations/302671-Nudge-Records 164907 302672 Location Walking into Lik Neon, I feel like I'm waking up in an electro dream. Specializing in fluro, the store is a great place for emerging designers. My favourite thing about the store are the two, very sociable, resident cats that can often be found sleeping in the window, on the counter or between the racks. /system/photos/0027/8353/likneon-main-view_thumb.jpg 2008-10-17T18:19:04+02:00 Lik Neon /twenty_five_hours/100062-Njide-Ugboma/locations/302672-Lik-Neon 164792 300795 Location The blaring music and bulging racks of vintage clothes make it hard, but with a well-trained fashion eye you're able to find what your looking for. Always busy, shoppers parade the floor in a myriad of experimental looks. /system/photos/0047/9076/beyondretro1_thumb.jpg 2008-10-17T18:20:51+02:00 Beyond Retro /twenty_five_hours/100062-Njide-Ugboma/locations/300795-Beyond-Retro 292301 /system/photos/0029/2301/nj.jpg 4 true 100051 Antony Crook 2009-02-02T13:11:25+01:00 When London gets it right, it does it better than anywhere in the world. false 2009-03-10T19:36:06+01:00 /system/photos/0039/5796/Picture_2_thumb.jpg 2009-03-10T19:36:06+01:00 London is perhaps one of the busiest, most expensive, noisiest, most unfriendly, uptight, most innovative, exciting, cosmopolitan and refined cites in the world, and for original thinking and underground culture it has no equal. Crook was born in Bolton, UK in the late 1970s, went to art college, became a photographer, and currently lives in Manchester, London and New York. www.AntonyCrook.com 165913 302135 Location If the weather is right, it's the perfect place to spend a Sunday afternoon. /system/photos/0025/3585/IMG_7490_thumb.jpg 2008-10-10T23:39:10+02:00 Primrose Hill /twenty_five_hours/100051-Antony-Crook/locations/302135-Primrose-Hill 161075 302286 Location This is a place where no one can hear you scream... (and very good wine, too). /system/photos/0026/7587/unlike.gord3_thumb.jpg 2008-10-10T23:43:35+02:00 Gordon's Wine Bar /twenty_five_hours/100051-Antony-Crook/locations/302286-Gordon-s-Wine-Bar 161078 302287 Location A little corner of Manchester in North London. Run by fashion label Gio Goi, you go here to see what Mancuninas are famous for: music, alcohol and partying. Taken over from where the Hawley Arms (RIP) left off, this is where the 'who's who' of guitar bands go to blend in. /system/photos/0029/3108/2587581631_4d682dfcdf_o_thumb.jpg 2008-10-11T00:47:20+02:00 The Prince of Wales /twenty_five_hours/100051-Antony-Crook/locations/302287-The-Prince-of-Wales 160605 302196 Location Some might call this a greasy spoon; I call it iconic. You go for a simple breakfast or lunch, and if you fancy it, a two-hour debate with Mario and the eccentric regulars sitting at the next table. /system/photos/0028/3661/BEAT_NIK_thumb.jpg 2008-10-14T21:28:23+02:00 Mario's cafe /twenty_five_hours/100051-Antony-Crook/locations/302196-Mario-s-cafe 160606 300622 Location A charming and totally unique hotel. The country house feel removes you from the city, yet you're 100 meters from Farringdon tube. /system/photos/0030/4504/Picture_3_thumb.jpg 2008-10-10T22:33:37+02:00 The Rookery /twenty_five_hours/100051-Antony-Crook/locations/300622-The-Rookery 160607 300654 Location It's the most important portrait gallery in the world, a 'must' for any David Hockney fan. /system/photos/0025/5363/IMG_7595_thumb.jpg 2008-10-10T22:24:11+02:00 National Portrait Gallery /twenty_five_hours/100051-Antony-Crook/locations/300654-National-Portrait-Gallery 160608 301033 Location ...it's just a brilliant independent cinema. /system/photos/0045/8296/Barbican_Hall_General_Empty_thumb.jpg 2008-10-10T22:43:39+02:00 Barbican /twenty_five_hours/100051-Antony-Crook/locations/301033-Barbican 166611 302806 Location A very good Knightsbridge pub with real fires and real ales; full of locals, thespians and drunk aristocrats. The landlord has an irrational hatred for mobile phones—if your phone rings in here you get asked to leave. /system/photos/0029/3078/2444510973_5f8fec6260_o_thumb.jpg 2008-10-14T21:29:45+02:00 The Nag's Head /twenty_five_hours/100051-Antony-Crook/locations/302806-The-Nag-s-Head 397528 /system/photos/0039/7528/Picture_2.jpg 4 100031 Cedar Lewisohn 2008-10-20T22:08:43+02:00 You can be born here and still not really be from here. false 2008-10-20T22:08:43+02:00 2008-10-20T22:08:43+02:00 London is my home. I was born in Dulwich and grew up in a suburb called Chislehurst, near Bromley. The thing about London and me—and I guess a lot of other people here—is that even though it's our home, we are still nomads. You can be born here and still not really be from here. But if I'm not from here, I'm certainly not from anywhere else. I like London; but she'll chew you up and destroy you in seconds if you're not careful. No one can beat London. No one can outspend London. No matter how much cash you have, you can always spend the lot here. But there are lots of places where that's true. So what's unique about London? The pie and mash shops, people still wearing boiler hats and the pigeons with their mashed up feet. Sometimes I wear my boiler hat down to the pie and mash shop and order up a pigeon pie. That's really when I think about leaving. Cedar Lewisohn is an artist and writer based in London. Recently curated projects include 'Street Art' at Tate Modern and 'Porridge Wogs' at Five Years Gallery, London. Lewisohn currently serves as curatorial adviser to the Busan Biennale Sculpture Project, scheduled to open in September 2008. Before these accomplishments, Cedar was an Arts Council England Inspire Fellow at Tate Modern, where he worked on exhibitions such as 'Rings of Saturn' and 'Dali and Film'. He regularly contributes a diary blog for the Saatchi Gallery’s web magazine, and wrote a book titled 'Street Art' for Tate Publishing. 163915 300698 Location I usually go to Peckham Plex to watch films, but their program leaves a little to be desired. The Prince Charles is where you go to see the films you missed the first time round, or if you just need to waste away an afternoon in the matinee. I love those matinees. /system/photos/0020/5953/unlike.prince_thumb.jpg 2008-09-23T20:31:34+02:00 Prince Charles Cinema /twenty_five_hours/100031-Cedar-Lewisohn/locations/300698-Prince-Charles-Cinema 163916 302123 Location It's always dark in this place; just one of the reasons I like it. The series of engravings on the wall showing the olde English pastime of rat baiting is another. /system/photos/0025/3081/Boot_Flogger1_thumb.JPG 2008-09-23T20:39:04+02:00 The Boot & Flogger /twenty_five_hours/100031-Cedar-Lewisohn/locations/302123-The-Boot-Flogger 163917 300792 Location If I can 't get to Glasgow to wander round the Burrul Collection and look at the tapestries (and their Manet), I go to the V+A to try and get a bit of culture. /system/photos/0045/3839/2086532499_c33a7c1b1e_o_thumb.jpg 2008-09-23T21:13:18+02:00 Victoria & Albert Museum /twenty_five_hours/100031-Cedar-Lewisohn/locations/300792-Victoria-Albert-Museum 163918 300160 Location Katsu chicken curry and a pot of green tea, please. /system/photos/0022/6076/unlike.japancentre_thumb.jpg 2008-09-23T20:43:25+02:00 Japan Centre /twenty_five_hours/100031-Cedar-Lewisohn/locations/300160-Japan-Centre 163919 302442 Location Part Gallery, part studio, part nice place to pop in and have a cup of tea. /system/photos/0026/6730/2427936925_773e09f17f_thumb.jpg 2008-09-23T20:44:45+02:00 Pure Evil Gallery /twenty_five_hours/100031-Cedar-Lewisohn/locations/302442-Pure-Evil-Gallery 163920 301392 Location Good place to pick up something sexy for your girlfriend. I always get embarrassed buying knickers, but that's part of the fun. /system/photos/0025/4232/AgentProvocateur1_thumb.JPG 2008-09-23T20:46:49+02:00 Agent Provocateur /twenty_five_hours/100031-Cedar-Lewisohn/locations/301392-Agent-Provocateur 163921 302570 Location This is one of my favourite fish restaurants in London. It's proper old school, only open for lunch, usually full of city boys and the bread is wonderfully bad. The rest of the menu is fantastic, however, and the city boys are easily ignored. /system/photos/0029/1507/unlike.sweetings5_thumb.jpg 2008-09-23T21:13:02+02:00 Sweetings /twenty_five_hours/100031-Cedar-Lewisohn/locations/302570-Sweetings 163922 302572 Location As you can see, I'm a bit a Saaf London homeboy, but not a particularly rock and roll one. I go to the Library to get audio books, CDs and DVDs. It's always such a random mix of stuff, and you never know what you'll find going though someone else's collection. /system/photos/0027/6669/peck_thumb.jpg 2008-09-23T21:35:16+02:00 Peckham Library /twenty_five_hours/100031-Cedar-Lewisohn/locations/302572-Peckham-Library 164436 302610 Location Crossing London Bridges at Night always makes me feel like I'm in a movie. /system/photos/0027/4410/Picture_2_thumb.jpg 2008-09-25T17:57:08+02:00 River Thames /twenty_five_hours/100031-Cedar-Lewisohn/locations/302610-River-Thames 163925 302574 Location This an artist run space I'm involved with. It might be one of the smallest galleries in London, but the programme is quirky enough to make you want to come back for more. Also in the same building are MOT Gallery and Transition Gallery. /system/photos/0029/2712/pic1_thumb.jpg 2008-09-23T21:58:52+02:00 Five Years Gallery /twenty_five_hours/100031-Cedar-Lewisohn/locations/302574-Five-Years-Gallery 163927 302577 Location I always like to end a day's East End gallery going at Approach. /system/photos/0029/1978/unlike.app5_thumb.jpg 2008-09-23T22:35:39+02:00 Approach Tavern /twenty_five_hours/100031-Cedar-Lewisohn/locations/302577-Approach-Tavern 275859 /system/photos/0027/5859/cedar.jpg