Tag: soho
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Save The Tavern
Before the shock closure of one of my haunts, the historic Black Cap last weeked this might have seemed a little premature, but as with the demise of Madame JoJos, large parts of Soho and other important parts of London’s nightlife and LGBTQ community are fast disappearing to New York style gentrification. Even with an…
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London on film
I’m on a local history kick at the moment, so watched the London on Film series from 2012, recently repeated. Love The Suburbs and East End ones, and West End for a view into am older Soho, long gone…funny to hear Jeffrey Bernard complain about advertising executives and film people spoiling the place, because they…
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Oh no, what’s happened to Soho?
Sadly this fun video by the Correspondents has a more serious side – for a while now the life and mix of people that’s made Soho (in)famous has been fighting a war with corporates, expensive bars, trinket shops and suchlike. We go there less and less…for instance our favourite restaurant Cafe Espana which I’ve been…
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Radio Clash 39: Sohigh and on the Downlow
Tim and Kirk takes ages to get to Soho Pride; music is kept on the d-low; PodMasks and PodIndentities, and I ‘tone’ down the queer bits…not. Please listen ‘ere to Radio Clash 39 (31Mb – 52:31) Shownotes https://media.blubrry.com/radioclash/www.radioclash.com/show-archive/rc_039.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:31 — 30.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music…