Inspired by the transmissions of a mysterious Russian radio station, In Stormy Nights is the enigmatic debut album by Dream Maps
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‘If it’s weird and wonderful we’ll play it’ – Cave Club comes to Hackney Central
Moth Club is the new home of a legendary psychedelic club night run by Rhys Webb of the Horrors
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Could ‘fat activism’ hold the solution to the obesity crisis?
There’s more to this social movement than loving your body and feeling good, says author and fat activist Charlotte Cooper
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Uchi, review, Clapton: ‘ It truly felt like a neighbourhood restaurant’
Clarence Road is the centre of a discreet boom in Japanese cuisine, with home-style café Uchi the latest to open its doors
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A Steady Rain, Arcola – review: two cops in an ‘armpit of a place’
American police drama by Mad Men and House of Cards writer Keith Huff is compelling but plot veers too close to cliché
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Yield N16 review: ‘a good option for midweek indulgence’
A natural wine shop, charcuterie and bar on Newington Green is discerning when it comes to the provenance of its products
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How London’s terror attacks inspired novel No More Heroes
Hackney-born author Stephen Thompson talks about his latest novel, set in the immediate aftermath of the 7/7 bombings
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Julia Holter, Oval Space, live review: ‘not pigeon-holed by expectations’
The enigmatic Californian was in East London this week for an electrifying live show
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Red Africa: exhibition explores an overlooked cultural exhange
Artists respond to relationships between African countries and the Soviet Union at the newly-reopened Calvert 22 gallery
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Jarvis Cocker to DJ at Médecins Sans Frontières fundraising event
Pulp frontman joins a star-studded line-up for charity event in the London Fields studio of artist Yinka Shonibare