February,2012
Gerry Diver’s Speech Project gives a new take on traditional Irish music
Get yourself in the mood for St. Patrick’s Day with some not-so-traditional Irish music from the multitalented musician, composer, and producer Gerry Diver. Diver has taken on a recent endeavour titled ‘Speech Project’, in which he [...]
Club of the weekend: Superfreq E’special (Sat 3 Mar)
We might never forgive Mr C for closing The End but thankfully memories of his fine London establishment are still strong and his Superfreq night keeps the spirit of the club alive. This Saturday, it’s a [...]
Calling all hep cats and kittens: lunchtime grooving with The Denmark Street Big Band
Take an extended lunch break and step back a couple of generations to the Big Band era. The Denmark Street Big Band will get you twisting and twirling with the jazzy sensation of saxophone, trombone, and trumpet [...]
Pongathon is on the look out for London’s best ping-pong company
The popularity of table tennis in London shows no sign of abating, and now our favourite proponents of the ping-pong social - Pongathon - are going corporate. On every other Tuesday between 6 March and 15 May, the [...]
James Levy and The Blood Red Rose sneak into The Lexington for London gig
Scout London can’t get enough of James Levy and The Blood Red Rose. The band features James Levy, formerly the lead singer of the band LEVY (“Rotten Love” “Glorious”), and Allison Pierce who with her sister [...]
Films at The Yard series inspires flashbacks of shoulder pads, large mobile phones
Clearly unable to wait until the summer, the people behind the Rooftop Film Club have gone ahead and arranged a short season of films that are clearly designed to rekindle strong memories of our misspent youth. [...]
Big Society grocer The People’s Supermarket faces closure
The People’s Supermarket – a co-operative grocer founded by chef Arthur Potts Dawson – is under threat of closure due to non-payment of business rates to Camden council. The shop, featured in a Channel 4 documentary of the same name [...]
All aboard! London gets its Routemaster back
After a false start last week, the all-new Routemaster finally made its long awaited return to the streets of the capital as it officially entered service today. Scout London doesn’t normally get excited about buses, but [...]
Picasso and Modern British Art at Tate Britain
When you think of modern art more often than not Picasso comes to mind. As modern art began to emerge on the Continent during the early 20th century, Britain seemed to be left behind. Picasso & [...]
Pubs we like: The Jolly Butchers
It may have ‘jolly’ in the title, but The Jolly Butchers self-styled ale and cider house takes its brew very seriously indeed. They have a superb range of cask conditioned ales and ciders available, with offerings [...]
Check in at the Marigold Hotel: film openings this weekend
New release The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel seems to be splitting critics. Some feel it is a charming British film that deserves to be a hit, while others think it has an outdated and somewhat twee premise. [...]
Tickets still available for Omid Djalili this weekend
Omid Djalili, everyone’s favourite Persian comic, is back in town this weekend with his latest show Tour of Duty. Having conquered Hollywood, the Londoner has returned to his stand-up roots with this, his first tour in [...]
