• Lifestyle

    Vault Festival – Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Wandering down a tunnel covered with graffiti, barbed wire and fences blocking off one end of the former through road, even in the early hours of the evening isn’t usually a good idea. On this occasion, however, I would strongly urge you to make an exception. This particular tunnel leads…

  • Entertainment

    Prohibition Party

    I’m not sure tailcoats were ever de rigeur on the overground, but nonetheless, that’s how I found myself dressed and on my way to a 1920s Prohibition Party on Saturday evening hosted by the same wonderful people who put on the Blitz Parties some of you may have heard about.…

  • Entertainment

    Frank Turner Gig Review

    Booking for any gig more than six months in advance, is, more or less, a guarantee that it’s going to be good. Or at the very least, something special. When a friend told me he had tickets to see Frank Turner in February 2014 back in mid 2013, it seemed…

  • Business

    How to overcome boredom in the job you hate

    *** This post is for Entertainment purposes only and should not in anyway be taken as advice *** My job is tedious. My colleagues are dull. The salary is minimal… I don’t like my job. After a disastrous cold call in which I deliberately antagonized a customer, I decided to…

  • Entertainment

    Black Cat Cabaret at the Hotel Cafe Royal

    I felt a little underdressed arriving at the Hotel Cafe Royal, which, for me, is a rare feeling but then I this was no ordinary evening, or ordinary venue. The Hotel Cafe Royal’s Grill Room has played host of the past century to everyone from Oscar Wilde to Mick Jagger…