Fire & Knives: Issue 4.

Tim Styles — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:10:25 +0000

One of the advantages of having a very interesting boss, is that you tend to find interesting things lying around the office/warehouse. One of those recent things was Issue 3 of Fire & Knives, a lovely food quarterly that began publication in November last year.

Issue 4 is slated for imminent release, while I understand that copies of Issue 3 are still available in Foyles and Magma Books. There’s a fairly obvious degree of inspiration coming from the guys at MeatPaper magazine in San Francisco, but this is duly noted on the inside cover, and takes nothing away from the London publication.

While you’re waiting for Issue 4, it’s probably a good idea to sit back and enjoy an espresso. Now… what to serve it in?

N.E.R.D. Album Preview @ Present, Shoreditch.

Tim Styles — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:16:36 +0000

Last night an eager crowd – kept cool and loose by the bartenders of 69 Colebrook Row - crammed into the men’s clothing store Present on Shoreditch High Street, to hear a preview of N.E.R.D.’s latest record. Pharrell was on-hand to introduce each track, but not until after we as an audience had been sternly warned about impending prosecution should we record, photograph, or fail to clap anything during the performance. Eyes rolled, the music played, Pharrell wandered around and chatted to people. A surprisingly low-key affair, all-in-all.

Not having an in-depth prior knowledge of N.E.R.D. personally, I won’t offer any kind of re(pre?)view, other than that the record is pretty eclectic and choppy. Mid-September release, we’re told. More here: http://www.sohh.com/2010/05/pharrells_nerd_album_keeps_girls_waiting.html

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Fire & Knives: Issue 4.

N.E.R.D. Album Preview @ Present, Shoreditch.