Brixton news, rumour and general chat - July 2015

[DJWrongspeed]

The Phonox website 'intro' looks like a sequence from last years Under the Skin film.

Can't be arsed waiting for anymore info.

 

[editor]

One DJ playing all night long might be a bit challenging.

 

[editor]

The amount of swishy marketing and PR companies ingrained in nu-Brixton enterprises is getting a bit overwhelming. One press release just offered a 'pre-made tweet' for me. How kind.

 

[editor]

Bit of archive 2009 footage.

 

[cuppa tee]

One DJ playing all night long might be a bit challenging.

who for ?

 

[editor]

who for ?

The crowd and the DJ, I'd imagine! I can't think of any DJ I want to hear for 6 hours solid.

 

[cuppa tee]

The crowd and the DJ, I'd imagine! I can't think of any DJ I want to hear for 6 hours solid.

......and the person who has to lug all the vinyl around. IIRC Andrew Weatherall used to play good 4 hour sets, and he is in Brixton soon
http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?668123

 

[Kanda]

Meet Phonox (formerly Plan B) - a club "fuelled by emotion over social media" and opening in Brixton in Sept 2015

http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/07/...onox-nightclub-launch-set-for-september-2015/ in Sept 2015

Same people that got Electric Social isn't it? ES is going to be XOYO?

 

[editor]

Same people that got Electric Social isn't it? ES is going to be XOYO?

No, that's going to be a new branch of the Blues Kitchen. But, yes, same people.

http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/04/...o-open-up-in-former-electric-social-premises/

 

[kikiscrumbles]

Right, I've made me banner. Now off to the Cressingham protest. Say hello if you see me! [says 'Shame on you, Lambeth' and I plan to tie it to the railings]

 

[uk benzo]

Can't believe there are 5 policemen outside fuckstons because of a handful of demonstrators outside town hall. Tax payers money well spent.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Can't believe there are 5 policemen outside fuckstons because of a handful of demonstrators outside town hall. Tax payers money well spent.

As ever, the OB don't fucking get it.

 

[cuppa tee]

The unthinkable has happened......... Iceland has introduced self service checkouts !!!

 

[editor]

The unthinkable has happened......... Iceland has introduced self service checkouts !!!

Noooo! I always like having quick chats with their check out staff.

 

[cuppa tee]

Noooo! I always like having quick chats with their check out staff.

there are still some conventional check outs left but I think they will be in great demand...........

 

[editor]

Anyone know what this is?

 

[Gramsci]

Noooo! I always like having quick chats with their check out staff.

So did I. It was always friendly atmosphere in there.

 

[Gramsci]

The unthinkable has happened......... Iceland has introduced self service checkouts !!!

Please not in Iceland. One of the things I liked about it was that it had not gone down that road.

 

[teuchter]

Anyone know what this is?

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Airbnb advert.

 

[editor]

Airbnb advert.

Depressingly disguised as some sort of activist DIY subverted billboard. Sigh.

 

[teuchter]

They seem to have a new (slightly creepy) campaign based around extolling the kindness of people who will take cash in exchange for accommodation. And of course the kindness of Airbnb Inc. in taking their slice in commission.

 

[editor]

They seem to have a new (slightly creepy) campaign based around extolling the kindness of people who will take cash in exchange for accommodation. And of course the kindness of Airbnb Inc. in taking their slice in commission.

They're all heart.

 

[happyshopper]

Anyone know what this is?
.

On the left there's a new Nigerian takeaway food place.

 

[Belushi]

They're all heart.

You can literally rock down to Electric Avenue in this punk, post-punk, and neo-punk neighbourhood.

Brixton embraces its unapologetically unpolished reputation. Evolving from a site of controversy and struggle during the 1990’s, Brixton has steadily increased its appeal without losing much of its cosmopolitan make-up. The neighbourhood replaces Britain’s acclaimed architecture and posh boutiques with homespun culture and more than a bit of crass. Invitingly alternative, the neighborhood’s energy emanates from the shops along Electric Avenue to the art galleries, local markets, and pop-up restaurants in Brixton Village Market.

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/locations/london/brixton

 

[Greebo]

there are still some conventional check outs left but I think they will be in great demand...........

I predict a meltdown.

 

[editor]

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/locations/london/brixton

Cash from chaos!

 

[prunus]

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/locations/london/brixton

What the suffering fuck does

The neighbourhood replaces Britain’s acclaimed architecture and posh boutiques with homespun culture and more than a bit of crass.

mean?

 

[DJWrongspeed]

Who writes this tosh on airbnb? Someone who doesn't know London of course.

Brixton, one of the oldest quarter of London, has everything.

 

[MissL]

Changing the subject can I just say that The Old Post Office Bakery on Landor Road is bloody brilliant. I can't believe I've been here all these years and have not been before. Proper, substantial bread that actually tastes of something. And £1.80 for a large loaf as opposed to £4.50 as charged by some of the ridiculous places in Market Row - Salon and Wild Caper I'm talking about you. It really is lovely too.

 

[teuchter]

Changing the subject can I just say that The Old Post Office Bakery on Landor Road is bloody brilliant. I can't believe I've been here all these years and have not been before. Proper, substantial bread that actually tastes of something. And £1.80 for a large loaf as opposed to £4.50 as charged by some of the ridiculous places in Market Row - Salon and Wild Caper I'm talking about you. It really is lovely too.

I've never been very impressed with it. 10-15 years ago I lived nearby and would occasionally get some bread in there in the hope it was better than what I could get in the supermarket bakery but it never really was. Always seemed dry and stodgy. Bought a loaf from there last weekend (semi-accidentally) and found the same still to be true. I have been sawing my way through it all week.