tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364812842011-08-13T06:25:26.009+01:00it's not really dailyChloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.comBlogger1911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-24900895335699338852010-04-26T17:45:00.006+01:002010-04-26T17:57:25.972+01:00

The first of my Jamaican exploits is published here. Check check check it out. Vtravelled is a lovely site from Virgin Atlantic. They offer all kinds of inspiration for travels and fun.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-79420630312912490572010-03-01T12:00:00.004Z2010-03-01T12:09:22.535Z

I was commissioned by Virgin Atlantic's Vtravelled to summarise the top ten specialist drinking establishments in London:It’s no secret that Londoners like their drink. When the clock strikes 5.30pm on a Friday the streets heave with outpourings of revellers from packed pubs. But don’t let boozed up Britain distract from the finer things in London life. Not only is it brimming with tasteful

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-22937891857372714602010-02-06T12:49:00.008Z2010-02-06T13:06:57.412Z

I was wrangled into guest-hosting a podcast with the Run-Riot camp. Really wasn't too hyped on hearing my own voice recorded, (a surprise to many I'm sure ha ha) but, it was actually pretty fun.It made a little splash too. Vice put it on their homepage and Patrick from Run-Riot is doing an interview with the BBC about it. Woo!

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-61194666734318364542010-02-06T12:28:00.005Z2010-02-06T12:41:01.578Z

Did a fun interview with Sheffield DJ/producer Toddla T for NYC mag, Sup. Sup is a really cool music magazine with a strong focus on artists. My boy Josh Jones is their UK editor. Not sure if you can subscribe to it, but here's a list of stockists and most of the content is online. More photos from Dan Wilton here.Toddla TIt’s been a big year for Sheffield-bred DJ, Toddla T. The 24 year-old

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-5148425477651852312010-02-06T12:14:00.004Z2010-02-06T12:27:44.934Z

I went on an amazing press trip with Icelandair to Iceland and Seattle - and wrote the following piece for the Guardian...Going underground in Seattle In a city where the alternative is the everyday, just what do you do for kicks? Le cool's Chloe McCloskey delves into Seattle's underground for snowshoeing, ethically sourced coffee and subterranean tattoos...Widely acknowledged

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-89081951749317171392009-12-08T21:16:00.002Z2009-12-08T21:16:52.765Z

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-81275649032657264042009-11-24T21:24:00.003Z2009-11-24T21:25:17.878Z

Supposedly they have 8,000 subscribers...

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-86745137468108625392009-10-22T12:10:00.004+01:002009-10-22T12:16:28.106+01:00

Brother Ali is a wise man. He’s like a preacher who doesn’t preach; a live-and-let-liver whose contemplative lyrics give new meaning to the word deeeeeeeeep. As a result of being born with genetic condition, albinism, the 32-year-old MC has seen the world from a different angle than most. Couple that with his teenage conversion to Islam (a faith he continues to adhere to), and the married father

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-75350835997743110512009-10-08T00:56:00.005+01:002009-10-08T01:01:34.993+01:00

Lil tiny baby boy Wayne weezy started his Hammersmith Apollo gig witha millli. Good choice but couldn't help thinking all night about the question that has been plaguing since I moved to London: "why the fuck is Hammersmith IN Hammersmith". Rubbaaaash.Anyway. So he was wearing a Fuckmylife tee, which made me wonder if he sips all that sizzurp because he's depressed? I dunno. I don't think he's

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-5116112997667323042009-10-02T09:01:00.001+01:002009-10-02T09:01:43.238+01:00

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-19242505640934979962009-09-26T14:23:00.001+01:002009-09-26T14:23:34.410+01:00

they love us...lecool.comLe Cool is a series of city guides that started life in 2003 as a weekly email magazine in Barcelona, offering a calendar to the city's cultural life for the week ahead. Now they serve eight cities – Amsterdam, Barcelona, Budapest, Istanbul, Lisbon, London, Madrid and Moscow – with the impeccable taste suggested by the title. The weekly email for London, for example,

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-88758044159484200172009-09-08T13:32:00.004+01:002009-09-08T14:05:21.189+01:00

Checked out The Hurt Locker last night as the impromptu answer to a planless Monday night. I was really impressed, though not sure it warranted the five stars that the Times gave it.Set in modern-day Baghdad, the film follows a crew of American Army EODs as they traipse around the perilous metropolis taking down bombs hidden in debris, cars and even dead bodies.Multiple cameras were used in hopes

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-52545477308119033402009-09-08T13:16:00.005+01:002009-09-08T13:32:16.053+01:00

Last week I visited Terence Conran's Blueprint Cafe with my mom. The view would have been beautiful, had it not been pouring rain and dark as the eatery sits atop the Design Museum in SE1 with windows overlooking the Thames. The chef, Jeremy Lee has been up in this spot for 15 years and changes the menu with each sitting. Pretty impressive. But I’m not a fan of the‘modern British cuisine’

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-50471443477557228232009-07-25T14:58:00.007+01:002009-07-27T00:05:50.301+01:00

I need to I need to!Okay - things of significance over the last two weeks (in pictures and words)...I walked 90km of 100km walk (ie, cacked out 10km from the finishline because I really just wanted to eat a fry-up and take a nap)JFK and I raped the Royal Garden Hotel for a high class dimsumathon (that Filipina made me eat pig stomach! And it was good)I gained half a stone (estimate) from eating

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-83999020871506406362009-07-09T21:17:00.003+01:002009-07-09T21:37:04.785+01:00

When I was a kid, my dad, who (along with my mom) has battled a smoking habit for many years, promised to buy me a car if I never picked up a fag. So what did I do when the clock struck high school? I started smoking like a fncking idiot.Fast foward to 14 pathetic years later, and I'm going to bed at 9pm because I can't fathom the idea of staying up any longer, trying to act normal when I feel

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-34626899752995506762009-07-09T16:41:00.000+01:002009-07-09T16:43:01.394+01:00

Watch cute videos at work:

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-15229167752824099042009-06-15T10:18:00.002+01:002009-06-15T10:25:12.452+01:00

Powerful new player Warner Howard's Air Force Hand dryer calls to question the ease and effectiveness of reigning champ Dyson's Airblade and runner up Xcelerator.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-25261727003794945332009-04-16T21:23:00.006+01:002009-04-16T21:37:36.043+01:00

I go through phases where I "have no time for new music" and pretend like it's cool not to know what's going on saying, "I'm old. I have no clue what the kids are on right now." I think a lot of people do this, when actually it's not cool at all. Anyway - feeling these...The Streets is back - Skinner's new shit - it's disco-ey, fun and fresh - Trust MeAnd this tune Marmite off Caspa's album -

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-13791018750327424302009-04-14T22:19:00.006+01:002009-04-14T22:30:05.156+01:00

Have you been made redundant? Looking to make some hard paper? We at le cool London are shit sales people and on the hunt for a web savvy business development homie. There is no pay unless you make a sale, but I'll order you a business card to up the swagger factor innit. Please get in touch.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-33937954775558743092009-04-07T22:21:00.001+01:002009-04-07T22:23:30.457+01:00

I just clocked my sistren's e3 postage stamp here.I got that phenomenal from Liam. By the way.The news is so big I don't mind biting.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-40914708774468177382009-04-07T22:19:00.002+01:002009-04-07T22:24:24.546+01:00

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-51751893523917004152009-04-04T20:28:00.005+01:002009-04-04T20:43:43.487+01:00

Does anyone know where Blowanna and I can live? We need a 3 bedroom ASAP. No Es above 8 and no Ns above 1. Make sense?Thanks.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-78363308106206156142009-04-02T10:12:00.004+01:002009-04-02T10:43:24.570+01:00

Esser Esser is from Essex. Esser makes nice songs about love and life. Esser’s retardedly cute brother plays the drums in his band. When we caught up with Esser in Hoxton (the night after watching his JD Set gig at the Luminaire), he was playing an acoustic jam in the street for the fans that couldn’t get into Notion’s sold-out banger at Hoxton Town Hall. Anyway…this is his perfect London day:

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-16024057596308102682009-04-01T22:43:00.000+01:002009-04-01T22:44:12.397+01:00

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-56648402276725259132009-04-01T22:20:00.005+01:002009-04-01T22:41:00.062+01:00

So has anyone else noticed that Gmail has changed Inbox to inbox? (I don't give a flying frig if I sound like a pedantic old man sitting in his basement counting the spelling mistakes in his Daily Telegraph). I was just discussing this very important matter with my homie Leo, le cool's insatiable club writer:chloemccloskey: have you noticed that google has made the Inbox lower case? i know

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-80472250244873816632009-04-01T20:16:00.002+01:002009-04-01T20:17:03.228+01:00

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-14666870118458281812009-03-31T15:57:00.003+01:002009-03-31T16:12:41.015+01:00

It's a youtuberific day. I think she really nails it with this one.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-34683747354975692542009-03-31T14:26:00.000+01:002009-03-31T14:27:11.836+01:00

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-84370040498281581472009-03-29T09:41:00.003+01:002009-03-29T09:44:36.948+01:00

York Hall boxingby Chloe McCloskey, Managing Editor, le cool LondonFor a true taste of British boxing, you can't do better than a visit to York Hall on fight night. This 1200-capacity venue is a pivotal feature in the history of fighting in the East End's once-gritty (now slightly gentrified) Bethnal Green. The hall opened in 1929 and was mainly home to amateur matches until the mid-1960s when

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-47884091129438572412009-03-29T07:26:00.003+01:002009-03-29T09:32:30.080+01:00

£28.80, security check, lorazepam, sachet whiskey, Organic baguette, East End Chronicles, cold room, coughing coughing, 12th century tower, cow, coffee, cumin cheese, Carmen, NYC Met, Asshole/Presidente, flowers, bulbs, seeds, analogue, silk Rodier gear, gold? chain, Bergerac, croissant, l'asperges, walking, horse, IHT, cuntry Skypers, B&H Platinum, OCB papers, log pon fire, EOS Rebel, fam, duck

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-19045848741367834442009-03-29T07:22:00.002+01:002009-03-29T09:32:58.772+01:00

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-85697202249164443352009-03-19T10:00:00.002Z2009-03-19T10:01:26.846Z

RAP SHOW Hasan Salaam Oooh it’s a bit of a hip hoppy week here at le cool huh? Nothing to do with me, I swear…. I think you should get down to 100 Club tonight and check out this guy Hasan Salaam. Fresh off the tour bus with beef and broccoli-loving Immortal Technique and Redman (Redman? What the h3ll has that guy been sayin’?), Salaam delivers that consciousness rap. He’s got a purpose,

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-40154189000207419082009-03-19T09:59:00.002Z2009-03-19T10:00:26.562Z

Club Night/Gig Thugs and Hugs Not being funny yeah? But I’m not supposed to go out this weekend. I’m going to France next week to eat a lot and drink even more with no laptops or BlackBerrys and especially no clubs with heavy, pulsating, seductive bass…. Gaahhhh, but once again, the masterminds behind Thugs & Hugs have lined up some simply un-missable acts that will undoubtedly break the

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-81590904948594773492009-03-19T09:51:00.004Z2009-03-19T09:59:00.336Z

art battle Secret Wars Final It’s that time again folks, when the Secret Wars comes to a close, laying a crown on this series’ champ. It has been eventful with loads of talent stepping up and being washed away at the cheer of the crowd. You know the script: two artists, 90 minutes on the clock, white wall and black ink. The final comes after young contender Reeps1 blew his competition, Jeba

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-69323228492767806872009-03-10T10:32:00.001Z2009-03-10T10:42:44.445Z

chloemccloskey: you know what it's ALL ABOUT Airwave eucalyptus gum i'm over extra Terence: really i go OG green wrigleys innit that's the street choice airwaves is for sell outs hahaha chloemccloskey: green wrigleys that's a nice gesture homes but that shit has NO FLAVOUR left after 4 minutes you need sustainable gum Terence: jokes chloemccloskey: plus you only get like 6

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-82821630532063385172009-03-01T09:47:00.003Z2009-03-01T09:49:07.849Z

MC Battle EOW Mic Challenge World Final Tonight’s End of the Weak World Final is a far cry from the myspace-charged teenage pillow fight that is the Jump Off. No, there won’t be a showcase of bootylicious fashion models or yo’ mama joke competitions. EoW, which started as a platform for New York rappers to air their goods in 2000, will bring the hardest, the realest and the hungriest of

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-63787770946126374132009-03-01T09:44:00.004Z2009-03-01T09:47:19.365Z

Bandstand busking finally posted this one. So nice. Bumped into Speech on Friday in a bathroom in Brixton. Her and manager snuck out before the Ghanian (sp?) went off on one about how Jamaicans are the rudest people on earth. Probably not a good look in that part of town.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-32862633691085562472009-02-22T20:02:00.005Z2009-02-22T20:13:27.221Z

art Grok Institute One of the best things about living in this city is the heaving crowds in the Underground at rush hour eh? Just kidding. One of the best things about living in this city is the constant onslaught of the innovative, the creative and the just plain interesting. Take curators, Jean-Robert Saintil and Andrew McPhee, who’ve come together to create the Grok Institute – a

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-89383107537548338722009-02-22T19:57:00.001Z2009-02-22T19:58:31.540Z

I know I'm a bit late on this one - but it's so hype I just had to say so...Kanye West Jay-Z Lil Wayne T.i. - Swagga like Us Grammy 09by lilwayne75

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-85846610918723534362009-02-19T23:52:00.003Z2009-02-19T23:57:09.063Z

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-55113370139689955352009-02-19T12:24:00.001Z2009-02-19T12:24:36.163Z

So goodSlick Rick - Street Talkin'by keyzz

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-49347797841503138372009-02-14T14:06:00.006Z2009-02-14T15:27:05.763Z

And what else but where to drink late at night in Dalston? (Disclaimer: I heard at the last minute that Moustache may be closed for refurbishment...don't hate)London underground barsExpert's tip: The Moustache Bar, 58 Stoke Newington Rd, DalstonJust as skinny jeans and weird hair have been adopted by the suburban crowd, so has Shoreditch, leaving Dalston and Stoke Newington as the

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-35180562476360937952009-02-14T12:23:00.006Z2009-02-14T14:04:20.907Z

I knew Chris Brown and RiRi were too good to be true. Too hot, too young and too successful to to exist without darkness in the relations...Guess Hov and B will continue to reign...As for Brown's career, The Guardian's Hadley Freeman puts it best:....But in regards to Brown, the question has wider interest: is being accused of spousal abuse actually detrimental to a man's career? He has already

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-53877273548558972792009-02-14T12:20:00.003Z2009-02-14T12:23:05.789Z

Club Night fabriclive What the hey-lll are you doing tonight? Staying home? No you’re not. Teetotal Jan is over man and my good people at fabric are ringing it in true with a solid fnckin line-up. We got Mr Graeme Sinden topping the bill in Room One alongside The Bug (best record of oh-8) and Toddla T fillin’ up some nice portions. And if that weren’t enough – DMG$ will be in the house all

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-69286890754801352012009-02-14T11:00:00.003Z2009-02-14T11:03:15.109Z

Benefit J-Dilla Changed My Life I totally do this annoying thing and ignore the hype when hype is due. Take incomparable hip hop producer, J-Dilla. Back in the true-school day, I fully ignored my homeboys’ banter about this not just legendary, but all time classic maker and then what do you know? He goes and dies on me. A couple of months ago, I was cruising Pirate Bay, I mean..iTunes..and

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-43541449244579792112009-02-14T10:53:00.002Z2009-02-14T10:55:46.555Z

Check the moment C and C wreck the video around 1.15 - so embarrassing!

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-30933445883861722122009-02-03T16:26:00.000Z2009-02-03T16:27:01.661Z

I don't even know what to make of this...

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-90304884094126514572009-02-03T13:00:00.001Z2009-02-03T13:02:35.206Z

From The Heatwave

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-70012137592789872912009-02-02T22:47:00.005Z2009-02-02T22:55:31.036Z

On Sunday Craigle and I braved the cold to head down to Northampton Sq Bandstand to check out a little acoustic gig featuring Big Dada's latest signing, Speech Debelle and Transgressive Records' Esser. It was a joy interviewing Speech for Hip Hop Connection and am now a massive fan. Check both their stuff out and Bandstand Busking - the footage of the performances will be on the site soon.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-14554688201903914482009-01-27T20:32:00.007Z2009-01-27T20:35:52.811Z

Would you LOOK at his posse??!

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-69081197337120251792009-01-23T22:30:00.002Z2009-01-23T22:34:38.640Z

New Jamie-T....

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-21417563091898295722009-01-16T14:50:00.005Z2009-01-19T13:58:50.147Z

// THE T.I. INTERVIEW WITH CHLOE MCCLOSKEY // Chloe McCloskey is the Managing Editor of le cool London, an e-newsletter sent out every Thursday.le cool provides a filtered listings guide promoting the best things happening in London from art shows to Mexican wrestling to Japanese teashops to rap concerts to folk gigs to film to theatre to S&M parties.le cool London readers are generally art/music

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-67116730051788149642009-01-13T23:10:00.002Z2009-01-13T23:15:00.006Z

Only that twatted websitesocialnetworkingnightmare system would have you obssess for hours over some stranger's wedding photos, an acquaintance's hoilday pix and wall-to-wall posts between two idiots you only vaguely know. It's like Big Brother. If it's on - it's easy to get sucked in. TIME TO GET SERIOUS.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-25866533754876499412009-01-03T07:31:00.002Z2009-01-03T07:31:51.405Z

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-74208266083637714472009-01-03T07:23:00.002Z2009-01-03T07:24:56.232Z

Get er dun

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-32936276666113039772009-01-03T06:50:00.003Z2009-01-03T06:54:43.932Z

The Knux: Different Assorted Delicacies Published: Monday - November 24,

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-22238553907902940802008-12-11T21:45:00.001Z2008-12-11T21:47:20.039Z

Check us here where the lovely Amelia Torode has bigged us up quite nicely on her blog.

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exhibition Stella Dore Hot chocolate is delicious. So is pizza. It’s cold out. I have developed carpal tunnel syndrome (which UK people call RSI), so I’ma keep this one quite short. If you’re free tonight you should head down to Rivington Street where the Stella Dore massive has set up a new-as-Mountain-Dew shop/gallery/art-loving freak centre. This launch show, entitled Make Over,

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-85377006014550282452008-11-27T21:47:00.004Z2008-11-27T22:10:06.412Z

WWW.LECOOL.COM/LDN

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-10858165708747390122008-11-24T22:07:00.004Z2008-11-28T15:21:56.391Z

Download this NOW.Freshness straight outta Teedot

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-75684970075900920132008-11-19T22:45:00.006Z2008-11-19T23:03:36.224Z

From Guardian Travel:Le Cool: An Eccentric's Guide to LondonMat Osman is a busy man. Once the bassist of Britpop band Suede, Mat continued to tour with lead singer Brett Anderson after the band split in 2003, but frequently found himself pursuing extracurricular activities in the back of the tour bus - because Mat is also the editor of Le Cool London, a weekly email dedicated to digging up the

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-75941627812001597012008-11-17T10:53:00.003Z2008-11-17T11:01:19.696Z

Feeling this one in a BIG way right now. Sung by Jamaican songstress Hortense Ellis - I still have no idea who wrote it, I'm pretty sure it's different than the O'Jays track of the same title.Download for free here.And Maxine Brown's rendition:

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-19389308749335232472008-11-12T21:29:00.000Z2008-11-12T21:30:10.347Z

You know we can't go wrong no.....

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-9668717168167244012008-11-09T13:55:00.003Z2008-11-09T14:00:12.661Z

"It was a night to remember, but I did have one doubt as I stood in the unseasonable warmth of Grant Park and that concerned the memory of a similar rally on the South Bank in London on 1 May, 1997, when a victorious Tony Blair was greeted by jubilant supporters. As he took power and showed himself, in Asquith's words, to be such a 'good butcher', the political classes dropped their guard and

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-31665545036100711792008-11-08T15:54:00.003Z2008-11-08T21:54:32.634Z

Right so the other night when we were doing le cool and Obamster had just won, I saw this interview on Newsnight. I commented to Mat how awkward the whole thing was. Putting Dizzee up next to this eloquent woman and asking him ridiculous questions starting with, "So Mr Rascal..."An embarrassment, I felt, for the hip hop community, which contains more than enough articulate individuals to comment

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-59946136984532155852008-11-07T23:19:00.005Z2008-11-08T07:42:43.098Z

Sometimes the sun comes out in winter.As we’re uploading this week’s (fabulous) issue Chloe’s watching youtube clips of Maya Angelou and listening to Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change is Gonna Come’.I’ve got texts coming in from US friends who were campaigning ‘til 6pm, celebrating ‘til, well, now, and itunes shuffle has just cued up Chic’s ‘At Last I am Free’.Sometimes, just sometimes, all’s right with the

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-7554464000719388182008-11-07T18:57:00.003Z2008-11-08T07:51:45.692Z

Check my boy Wayyyyne hereHe's got good shizzle to say. I say this because forthcoming posts will likely be sop-heavy, twisted, melodramztastical biz and you'll need somewhere to go (HA-HA-HA like there's more than 3 people who visit on the regular). Life's just like that sometimes.I'm still feeling Spooky Couch heavy. Get er done yo -- it pretty much sums me right now.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-8403643665541239532008-11-05T20:23:00.000Z2008-11-05T20:24:06.878Z

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-40119792385554244312008-11-05T10:51:00.001Z2008-11-05T11:00:49.553Z

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-40282527086978910352008-10-30T16:37:00.001Z2008-10-30T16:37:16.211Z

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-63385814895930461662008-10-30T09:03:00.002Z2008-10-30T09:07:28.201Z

Club Musicalia Nothing like a Wednesday night to shake that sh!t to the ground. Particularly if you’re a freelancer, freeloader or just someone who doesn’t mind showing up at the office reeking of booze, with last night’s eyeliner still in impeccable condition (or it looked so when you woke up…). If this is you, then head to __ tonight for a night of Miami Bass with Girlcore’s ISA GT and

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-88465942303453167032008-10-27T21:47:00.010Z2008-10-27T22:00:36.567Z

The image is telling. Betty is looking at Archie, Archie is gazing at Veronica and Veronica is wrapped up in her own moment of enjoyment, considering carefully what she and Archie will do later once Betty has gone home to study.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-1709102215493531602008-10-27T21:33:00.004Z2008-10-27T21:45:43.636Z

I've been meaning to start this up for a while. Hand dryers are important. They say a lot about the quality of venue you are drinking/eating/stalking/lounging/cheating at.I like this one - and I'm not sure who makes them as all I can get from my keen internet research is a model called STYLISH SUPER FAST Powerful High Grade Stainless Steel 2500 watts Auto Hand Dryer. 2500 watts is a good level.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-59724078523428291572008-10-24T20:23:00.006+01:002008-10-24T21:50:45.410+01:00

Those in Tdot have no doubt heard about the recent blunder made by FDCC President Robin Kay at the Mango show in Nathan Phillips Square. It seems Robin, a very close family friend, had a few too many glasses of champagne (can't say that I blame her...) before introducing the show, which, (hush now) was graced by the presence of a celebrity guest, Monica Cruz (that's Pene's sister homesies).Rob's

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-87129413151472581762008-10-24T17:53:00.003+01:002008-10-24T17:54:43.882+01:00

..mine that is - featured in Canadian hip hop group Grand Analog's new video Touch Your Toes Part 2. Apparently they dropped her from 15 feet in the air whilst filming. HAHAHA. They're not bad actually

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-83421710377212185362008-10-24T07:05:00.006+01:002008-10-24T07:14:38.229+01:00

Club Trouble and Bass Oh heylllllllll yeaah. It’s Thursday foolz and Brooklyn is in the house. I genuinely hope you’ve managed to recover from last weekend’s madness as pain shall be brought to the East Village tonight. NY’s Trouble and Bass crew (Drop the Lime, The Captain, Star Eyes and Math Head) are soaring all the way across the pond tonight to team up with South London’s Night Slugs

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-28301660813020970252008-10-20T21:29:00.002+01:002008-10-20T21:32:35.124+01:00

Dear England,Brine, why?You wrecked my dinner.Cx

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-42957827044335354492008-10-19T21:52:00.000+01:002008-10-19T21:53:45.184+01:00

Here's what really happens after we've gone to sleep....

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-51893802309192168052008-10-19T10:35:00.004+01:002008-10-19T12:26:43.058+01:00

Film/club Beautiful Losers Premiere and Afterparty Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh goddddddddd. When can I just say NO?! No to another Saturday on the tiles, no to another art show, no to another film premiere, no to its amazing afterparty, no to dancing all night to hyp-er than hype Los Angeles deejays like Nosaj Thing, Squeak E Clean (see Friday at Fabric) and Take, no to any more dayum Patchwork Pirates.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-46124304646529286532008-10-19T10:15:00.007+01:002008-10-19T12:10:10.265+01:00

yah so it is a bit late - i can't type with these damn pronailz on so bear with it. (bare?)nosaj thing and squeak killed itthe boys did up cordy house real nicely with art/projections/the film up all over (not to mention copious eye candeeeeee)we also found that in going to this we were missing the bug at amersham arms gutted.....also checked the Gerald Laing show at ocontemporary in soho

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-54311800284752651952008-10-12T23:03:00.004+01:002008-10-12T23:56:01.618+01:00

Linkage with my boy Avue and his shinizzle Daydream Network to interview illustrator Jiro Bevis, a panelist on VICE's Creative30 project...Hi Jiro, how are you?I'm good thanks! What are you up to? Just finishing off a load of different stuff that all came to me at the same time and stressed me out a lot.I hear you live in a 'dank flat in Dalston,' do you have a favourite place to eat around

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-90434913695509356332008-10-09T20:12:00.005+01:002008-10-09T21:44:46.950+01:00

I saw this film last weekend before interviewing MCA aka Adam Yauch from the illustrious Beastie Boys for Huck. Yauch produced and directed the film on label/production house/distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories. It's a fun film (by no means life-changing) with amazing commentary by Bobbito Garcia, flashy editing and anthem-saturated soundtrack.What else? I love this song, Spooky Couch by Albi

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-3552363391830251782008-10-09T08:45:00.003+01:002008-10-09T08:49:48.817+01:00

film American GangsterAll I can think of when I hear ‘American Gangster’ is the creeping bassline and punchy flow in Blue Magic, the leading single off Hov’s unofficial soundtrack to the film. Yes old Jay-Zed found inspiration in the Ridley Scott-directed blockbuster and its parallels to his own life. But let’s forget about Jay for a minute, his beautiful B and multi-million dolla fortune and

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-54079038787736199082008-10-05T21:00:00.001+01:002008-10-05T21:02:45.623+01:00

This is fucken amazing...look at his sweet cardigan!!Martha: I LOVVVE ISAAC HAYES

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-4152812023867061932008-10-02T23:29:00.004+01:002008-10-02T23:40:31.375+01:00

Can I just say that breaking the through the axis of evil that is procrastination-alcoholism-laziness is the best thing EVAR?For real - my ass is (not my actual ass) going to be published all over the damn place in the month or two to come. Watch. This. Space.Toodaloo :)Oh yeah - check this Envy shit:And my boy Avue's shinizzle - one of the previously mentioned damn places...

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-37585380164803338912008-10-02T14:25:00.003+01:002008-10-02T14:28:37.290+01:00

Gig Albert Hammond Jr I lovvvvvvee the striggity Strokes. Is that still cool? I don’t care. Trust-fund, New York royalty or not, them boys know how to play a tune. Rock it up or break me down with your emotion-wrenching lyrics I’m a sucker. When my sister informed me then that guitarist Albert Hammond Jr has been grafting away while the others have been doing who the hell knows what, I

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-60044358158204179682008-09-25T09:00:00.001+01:002008-09-25T09:04:50.299+01:00

Convention London Tattoo Convention I’ve been threatening new ink for a while now. The latest idea stemmed from the tiles featured on the Bethnal Green Westbound platform. I thought the image of three swords (or scimitars, as a sweet boy told me) was British-y enough to rep my time in the Big Smoke. Too bad it turns out the tile stands for the counties once served by BG trains and the

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-33164551368780583452008-09-22T22:12:00.005+01:002008-09-25T09:09:39.887+01:00

There seem to be hundreds of forwards going around about the Palinator. I do like this one from Tim Wise - it puts things in an interesting perspective. I think the thug one is particularly indicative of the fncked up double standards prevalent today.This is Your [well, not yours] Nation on White PrivilegeSource: September, 14 2008 By Tim Wise on ZSpaceTim Wise's ZSpace PageFor those who still

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-84608704997542890242008-09-20T01:34:00.002+01:002008-09-20T01:58:20.886+01:00

Drink kool-aid and vodka. OBSESS OVER FACEBOOK FOR AN ENTIRE FRIDAY NIGHT.Streets, scrutiny, cover charges and banter toooooooooooooooooo much.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-9580379972636858902008-09-18T21:26:00.002+01:002008-09-18T21:30:14.076+01:00

Gig Crystal CastlesWhy oh why did I sign up for this one?! The money job has sucked out my creativity and is keeping it captive deep beneath a thick film of logic and business sense. I’ll never get it back in time for the deadline. I need it to write about Toronto duo Crystal Castles – whose own turbo-charged creative spunk is shooting them all over the world like a pair of siamese Pong balls

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-45511811205383648262008-09-16T11:43:00.003+01:002008-09-16T11:48:42.580+01:00

Kidulthood, Adulthood, Kidulthood, Adulthood…I can’t decide which I like more. Would you rather be the pregnant teenager whose boyfriend refuses to talk you, never mind acknowledge the unborn lovechild cultivating in your uterus, or, the young gun released from prison, forced to confront the pesky demons of a side dish that come with no extra charge after killing a man? Hmm… So Noel Clarke’s

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-52960870270169566402008-09-15T21:53:00.002+01:002008-09-15T21:54:23.164+01:00

Get 'er now.

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-49580135483443885452008-08-13T17:49:00.000+01:002008-08-13T17:50:34.994+01:00

Here is some fucked up tribute to my sister...

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-31992078055163086922008-08-12T09:36:00.001+01:002008-08-12T09:37:39.238+01:00

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-89088932830044687802008-07-27T08:21:00.005+01:002008-07-27T08:31:53.065+01:00

Hunter Valentine is interviewed by the Montreal Mirror for Divers/cite“Hunter Valentine will save us all.”That’s quite the claim for a mere rock band, but then this is no ordinary outfit. Hunter Valentine is an all-female, all-queer trio formed in 2004 by singer/guitarist Kiyomi McCloskey (now 23), bassist Adrienne Lloyd (28) and drummer Laura Petracca (28). Their melodic punk anthems, lovelorn

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-87210832494945305222008-07-26T12:44:00.000+01:002008-07-26T12:45:18.053+01:00

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-91667592271218274412008-07-24T08:50:00.001+01:002008-07-24T08:53:40.940+01:00

My sister is soo pretty...(Photo: Tom Medwell)

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-51976166335807401662008-07-18T16:59:00.000+01:002008-07-18T17:01:04.949+01:00

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-87067093867083463372008-07-17T18:36:00.000+01:002008-07-17T18:37:09.088+01:00

Chloe McCloskeynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36481284.post-44546572141243908212008-07-15T10:58:00.005+01:002009-01-19T13:54:32.205Z

Gig Collie Buddz Finally di herb come around! If you’ve not heard Collie Buddz, try your best not to write him off as an eye-roll inducing Sean Paul-alike (don’t get me wrong I love Sean-da). Collie aka Colin Harper, comes to us to us from Bermuda (grew up there) via New Orleans (born there) and Toronto (worked there?). The latter is an odd one – a friend from back home said that homeboy

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