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Brixton news, rumour and general chat - Sept 2015

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simonSW2 said:
I see that the pastiche Caribbean theme restaurant chain Turtle Bay, due to open a branch in Brixton, has embarked on (and then hastily withdrawn) a marketing campaign called #rastafyme which encourages white customers to have their picture taken while enjoying their meal, which is then filtered to make them look black with comedy dreadlocks added.

Fucks sake.
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Would you mind if I quote you on a new thread?
 
Maharani said:
The whole set up is bizarre...
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Depends on your perspective. We might think it's bizarre, but to them what this is about is commodifying facets of culture to sell "exotic" food to (looking at prices in their established outlets) with disposable income and uneducated palates ( :D ).
Me, if I were looking for Jamaican cuisine, I'd rather spend my money in longer-standing local independent restaurants, not a chain outlet like Turtle Bay.
How long 'til Maccy D does a jerk burger? :(
 
Great turnout and great vibes for Brixton Come Together today:

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Brixton Come Together 2015 photos: sunshine, music and anti-gentrification
 
Great shots, editor and Gramsci. :)

Sorry to have missed it. I know it sounds like a feeble excuse, but if just one person even accidentally touched my bad arm, their mellow would have been severely harshed.
 
If anyone is in or around Brixton Boots please can they check if the photo printer is working. I went last week and it was broken.
 
Ms T said:
A&C is closing on Saturday. I popped in today to stock up on pasta and felt quite choked up by the empty shelves. I bloody love that shop. :(
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They might have a closing party at some point later. I've been asked to DJ but it would be a strange and sad kind of party. I hate what's happening to my town.
 
editor said:
I picked up a copy - a rare thing as that right wing rag normally winds me up - but I remain hopeful that it will sympathetically detail the real difficulties faced by families on that estate rather than be another of their poor bashing episodes.

I will report back later!
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You may have some time to do this - looks like it could be 2 or 3 days more if not the whole week.
The bit about Foxtons will get you going.
 
I Thought I'd share this (I have put it on the Camberwell thread too). The How Does It Feel to be Loved crew used to do their South London nights at Canterbury Arms in Brixton. Anyway, I love this night and am hoping they can 'prove themselves' and so continue to hold the night at The Crypt.

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Hello!

I'm very very pleased to announce that HDIF has found a new home south of the river, and it's at The Crypt in Camberwell. The venue couldn't be more HDIF - a jazz club in the crypt underneath St Giles' church on Camberwell Church Street, it's a beautiful, atmospheric, and ever so slightly eccentric space which feels like it could have featured on the second side of "Tigermilk". It's 150 capacity, so more of a Buffalo Bar style space then the Canterbury, with a cool dancefloor, lots of interesting nooks and crannies for chatting in, and a great private garden for the smokers.

We have been given TWO CHANCES to prove ourselves. First is Saturday October 3rd and then Saturday November 7th. After that, they'll see how the nights have gone and whether they'd like to make this a regular event. If you'd like to have HDIF south of the river, please support us on these two nights. I can't see many other decent options for a HDIF south, so if this doesn't work out, then I reckon that'll be that.

Guest DJ for the night is Chris Stride.

If you are coming on Saturday, if you could possibly come along earlier rather than later please, that would be fantastic - a jazz club is going to be used to people turning up earlier for gigs, so the sooner we have a nice crowd in the venue, then the happier everyone will be. First impressions always count, of course, and it would be great to start off with a big night.

Usual admission of £4 for members and £6 for non-members. The club will run from 9pm - 2am. Advance tickets are here WeGotTickets - Your Online Box Office - HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE LOVED? AT THE CRYPT - OPENING NIGHT!

Requests please! What would you like to hear on the night?

Plus!

Talking of nights in south London, our little sister club, Great Big Kiss, is holding another Halloween dance party. This year it's at the Windmill, back where we had the first HDIF soul and sixties night in 2009. There's more info about that here - great big kiss, saturday october 31st, the windmill, brixton, halloween special, london, motown, northern soul, girl groups, rock n roll club night

That's it for now. Have a great week, and hope to see you in our new venue on Saturday night!
Ian x
 
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