THE ROLLING STONES – BLUE & LONESOME

The Rolling Stones’ most recent project, Blue & Lonesome, released near the end of 2016. The group challenged themselves with their first all-cover album, which they recorded in all of three days. The track “Hate To See You Go” particularly reveals the elements of reflection and nostalgia infused throughout the album, sowed together with incredible attention to detail.

FEAR OF MEN – FALL FOREVER

The Brighton-based indie pop group’s sophomore album was ambitious in its creativity with carving out and expressing diversity in mood. Songs like “Island” do a great job depicting some of the realizations that come with time and self-growth, seemingly a theme in the album, even with the tone and mood shifts.

MISFIRES

Although the UK indie group has yet to drop their debut album, Misfires have been active with releasing singles on Soundcloud, music videos on YouTube and promoting mainly through Twitter, definitively marking themselves as part of the new-wave of music consumption. They continue to ride the momentum they’ve built with their ever-increasing fanbase. Their song “Come on Over” is a clear pop-heavy track, helping widen their audience and show off their versatility.

FRIEZE MASTERS

The 2017 event will be held in October at Regent’s Park in London. The world-renowned, critically acclaimed event features over 100 modern and historical art galleries spanning multiple centuries. I always enjoy this event and the knowledge I pick up from here. If you are looking for the perfect cultural event, don’t hesitate to pick this.

GLASTONBURY 2017

The three-day festival, situated in Mendip, was a rousing success, continuing as one of the bigger festivals in the world. Classic groups like the Bee Jees and Radiohead came out, along with a huge lineup of stars like Katy Perry, with up-and-comers like Sampha and Alt-J.

LONDON FASHION WEEK

“London is synonymous with being fearless.” London Fashion Week in February 2017 was a spectacular showing of all the different flavors and influences with UK designers as well as designers from around the globe. Their next events will run through the month of September.

THE ARTS CLUB

This membership-based private club, founded in 1863, focuses on the finer arts, literature and science. Many of the world’s best in those subjects meet as Arts Club members frequently to convene and create. One of the most overlooked places here in London.

40 Dover Street
Mayfair, London

TAPE LONDON

This exclusive London nightclub is known as one of the coolest venues in the world and one of the places to be for the wealthy and elite of England. They consistently fill up the place and feature star-studded performances, like Travi$ Scott, Future, Wiz Khalifa and A$AP Rocky, some of hip-hop’s biggest stars.

17 Hanover Square,
Mayfair, London

HAM YARD

This high-end bar and restaurant, part of the Ham Yard Hotel, is a relaxing dip into comfort, warmth and reliable versatility with food and drink. This venue is definitely somewhere you can take a loved one for a particularly special occasion. The interior décor is gorgeous and a part of the experience.

1 Ham Yard, Soho, London

Paul SMITH

This chain of high-end fashion in the United Kingdom from designer Paul Smith features some of the sleekest men’s fashion around.

23 Avery Row, Mayfair, London W1K 4AX, UK
+44 20 7493 1287

HARVEY NICHOLS

This luxury British department store features massive amounts of men’s and women’s fashion collections as well as accessories and food.

109-125 Knightsbridge, Belgravia, London SW1X 7RJ, UK
+44 20 7235 5000

LN-CC

Late Night Chamelon Cafe is a concept store with a focus on modern designer fashions, featuring a bar as well as some music and literature to make it an all-around hot spot.

Late Night Chameleon Cafe, 18-24 Shacklewell Ln, London E8 2EZ, UK
+44 20 3174 0744

DUNKIRK

Directed by Christopher Nolan, this film tells the nuanced tale of one of the smaller World War II campaigns shortly after Germany invaded Poland, which featured over 200,000 British Expeditionary Force troops and their horrifying and equally humanizing experiences.

LAYER CAKE

Daniel Craig, playing the role of an accomplished cocaine operation middleman, takes on a couple of life-altering missions involving bad ecstasy and his boss’ missing daughter in this British crime film.

THE MAN FROM UNCLE

Attempting to prevent a potential global casastrophe at the height of the Cold War era, a CIA agent and KGB agent work together for the good of the world, as a mysterious organization plans to further upset the balance between the United States and the Soviet Union.

1984
George Orwell

Although we are well past the mid 80’s, “1984” is a classic dystopian novel published in 1949 about what the country might be like in the year 1984. Widely known as one of the best novels of the 20th century, England is depicted as ruled by manipulation, surveillance (Big Brother), and a tyrannical government.

THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE
Neil Gaiman

Taking place in Sussex, England, an older man reminisces on a dark part of his childhood after returning to his childhood home for a funeral. He recalls the suicide that took place in a farm at the end of the road and what he went through with Lettie Hempstock, the girl that promised to protect him.

MIDDLEMARCH
George Eliot

Another classic, this series of eight novels published in 1871 through 1872 goes through a variety of stories and realism themes, featuring numerous different characters, with many eventually intersecting in their respective stories.