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I went to V Festival so you don’t have to(12)
V Festival is probably best avoided by civilised people. I’ve seen the picture slideshows in The Guardian and the NME. White teenagers and young adults with their arms in the air, flowers in their hair and good vibrations. Do not let this distorted reporting fool you. This is not the V Festival I attended. What [...]
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Damian Marley and Nas spoil West London with their roots-rap-reggae collaboration
An unusually low level police presence, a bag search that failed to uncover my hip-flask and an unsighted stumble towards our seats set-up the evening for us. And yes, as we scan the stage through the haze, there is a lot of weed in the air tonight.
We booked seated tickets in the circle because we’re [...]
Football Fables tells the story behind today’s Black Stars
Friday 2nd July, 2010. I’m in my 1980s Ghanaian replica football shirt. It has been hastily pulled over my work clothes. I’m in the kind diverse company you can find in most gentrified north London pubs now. Friends, colleagues and a few fellow Africans are scattered around. Others inform me that they too will be African [...]
Against Nature – The June Edition
Burlesque, swaggering Victorian comedy, electronic music and an orchestra: James Willsher attends quite an evening.
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