Music
MUST DO: Bottomless booze, free street party – and unconsciousness
Drink endless cocktails on Sundays at Big Chill House. Plus the Cally Festival – and other ways to alter your perception this weekend
Cerys Matthews: ‘It’s the best job in the world’
The musician and radio presenter on her BBC 6 show, her upcoming festival, and why she’s hosting next weekend’s Poetry & Lyrics event in King’s Cross
MUST DO: Aston Martins, all-day parties & gin
Four very different ways to keep yourself amused in and around King’s Cross this week
Pet Shop Boys: Top 5 locations in Camden
Where was It’s a Sin recorded? Which late night haunt did the Boys frequent in the 1980s? What was King’s Cross actually about?
Why are all these DJs teaching yoga?
We speak to the selectors swapping hands in the air for hands to prayer
The rise of Tileyard Studios
How a faded industrial estate became an unlikely home to London’s hottest music community
Does UK nightlife belong in museum?
Pioneering after hours club Trade celebrates 25 years with a final 19-hour birthday bender this weekend, alongside an unlikely – but very welcome – exhibition, at Islington Museum
MUST DO: Courtyard Festival, King’s Cross
Green Man founder Fiona Stewart on their new four-day beer fest in Lewis Cubitt Square. And entry costs zilch
It’s not just the clubs: Notting Hill Carnival soundsystems silenced
Legendary Sancho Panza crew announce reluctant retirement; Norman Jay’s Good Times remains side-lined. What is happening to London’s biggest cultural event?
Top 5: music venues by Keston Cobblers Club
Where can you go any night of the week and have a “totally excellent evening”? The five-piece reveal their favourite north London spots