Why is everyone so busy now a days?! Have been wanting to blog this down from the long weekend passed but just didn't have time to do so. And guess where am I blogging now?! At my work desk! Have to be ever so discreet and keep this short! :-)
Finally for the first time ever decided to venture into East London and check out the scene there over the weekend. East London areas like Hoxton Square, Shoreditch, Brick Lane have always been known as the up and coming hip areas in London after the West End and Soho. Loads of new bars and clubs have sprung out from there and the crowd have always been know as the young fashionista set, but I've always find that too pretentious to even bother.
Anyway to cut the story short, myself, Ryan and friends landed in Shoreditch on Saturday night. Went to this pub called Brick Layer. Tiny place with random music and very much local crowd. Straight but don't think anyone bother who is who and who is what. A great place to meet up with friends, catch up, have a laugh and get totally drunk! A girlfriend of ours even took a fancy of the very cute barman. Shots were offered and numbers were given.
Overall... 7/10!
Then we moved on to the club of the night. Issst (www.issst.com). An underground club that moves their venue all the time. The promoters are originally from the Berlin club scene, so you can imagine what we are expecting (Mona and Fabster can verify that).
The club was set in the middle of tall commercial buildings in east London, under some abandoned brick arches. Very long huge and hollow room, which takes you onto the dance floor. Dirt floor with make shift MDF toilets, cloak room and bar. The exact room next to it was set up as a chill out area.
The crowd again was very mixed. Music was fantastic! Electro, rave with a bit of dance funky house. Then the special guests came on stage, the Klaxons. An American band that mixes Rock with Dance. Very refreshing and different from the usual gay dance anthem in clubs that we used to go.
A great night out! Overall... 9/10! Would've been a full score if not because of the dirt floor :-)
Finally for the first time ever decided to venture into East London and check out the scene there over the weekend. East London areas like Hoxton Square, Shoreditch, Brick Lane have always been known as the up and coming hip areas in London after the West End and Soho. Loads of new bars and clubs have sprung out from there and the crowd have always been know as the young fashionista set, but I've always find that too pretentious to even bother.
Anyway to cut the story short, myself, Ryan and friends landed in Shoreditch on Saturday night. Went to this pub called Brick Layer. Tiny place with random music and very much local crowd. Straight but don't think anyone bother who is who and who is what. A great place to meet up with friends, catch up, have a laugh and get totally drunk! A girlfriend of ours even took a fancy of the very cute barman. Shots were offered and numbers were given.
Overall... 7/10!
Then we moved on to the club of the night. Issst (www.issst.com). An underground club that moves their venue all the time. The promoters are originally from the Berlin club scene, so you can imagine what we are expecting (Mona and Fabster can verify that).
The club was set in the middle of tall commercial buildings in east London, under some abandoned brick arches. Very long huge and hollow room, which takes you onto the dance floor. Dirt floor with make shift MDF toilets, cloak room and bar. The exact room next to it was set up as a chill out area.
The crowd again was very mixed. Music was fantastic! Electro, rave with a bit of dance funky house. Then the special guests came on stage, the Klaxons. An American band that mixes Rock with Dance. Very refreshing and different from the usual gay dance anthem in clubs that we used to go.
A great night out! Overall... 9/10! Would've been a full score if not because of the dirt floor :-)
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