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Forget Spice, You Need to Mash Up Your Life
Frazer Donald Talks the Hottest Lifestyle Choices Right Now


Callooh Callay
65 Rivington Street,
London, EC2A 3AY


Shoreditch’s finest. Callooh Callay, a hard to find ‘Alice in Wonderland’ such place, with fantastic food and complex cocktails to tickle your taste buds. On entering this bar it seems like your average, ‘I’m a cool kid hipster bar’ but after having a few cocktails and some potato wedges you realize it’s more, there's the Lewis Carroll inspired carnival like back room bar for the Jubjub Members, hidden behind the mirror on a wardrobe door, it’s no looking glass, nice try though. The crowds in Callooh Callay are the type of social twenty somethings wanting to re-live their childhoods in an East London bar, through week nights the feel of the bar is  relaxed and easy going and your more likely going to get a seat. The friendly staff will chat to you, they really do makes the best effort they can with customers, some areas get booked up well in advance so if your heading there on the weekend you might not always be guaranteed a seat. All in all I give the bar a very high rating, everytime you'll visit you will notice different and more exciting quirky things, such as new crazy drinks, gramophones or the odd tea cups dotted around the place, which makes this venue an exciting and inquisitive bar.


The Old Blue Last
38 Great Eastern St, EC2A 3ES


The Old Blue Last is one of my favourite bars in london, it has the young fun part of a bar as well as the rough, worn away feeling of an old english pub. Also known as ‘The Vice Pub’ The Old Blue Last is placed on a corner of Curtain Road and Great Eastern Street, in the heart of the Shoreditch, with it's Vintage looking Victorian exterior . Refurbished in 2010, the interior of the pub was changed from filthy lavatories and vile grimy walls, they bought new comfortable leather sofas and built a more accessible bar. The upstairs has a small stage and bar area, on weekends filled with crowds hyped up for both signed and unsigned bands playing. The drinks average in price with a wide selection of draughts available such as Stella, Guinness, Staropramen and Leffe and bottled beers. G&T and V&L about £3.50. I'd say if you are new in town and like a bit of people watching, head to The Old Blue Last and see sights of future trends and new musical experiences.


XOYO
32-37 Cowper Street, London, EC2A 4AP

XOYO is in an old dis-used print works close to Old Street roundabout, it is a 800-capacity club, with a wide range of music for party people who like to spend most weekends in Shoreditch. Still looking like an industrial building, the combination of white columns and cold hard concrete floors gives it a feeling of an old school rave in a car park in London. There are no sofas or seats to get comfortable to save space for dancing, so if your up for a more cosy night in a bar head over to Callooh Callay, but if your looking for a place to get completely wasted and party all night till the break of dawn, XOYO is the place to be. Drinks are at average club prices, with bottles of Magners and Sagres putting you back£3.80 - no more expensive than any clubs in the area. Though there are only a limited choice of beers, it is much better for spirits and cocktails. Shoreditch has become the place to be with new bars and clubs in recent years, XOYO should stand the test of time with it's exciting but clued-up booking policy.

Beyond Retro
Brick Lane 110-112 Cheshire St London, E2 6EJ

Beyond retro is one of London's vintage originators, and a leader in the vintage second hand retailing business. It buys truckloads of second hand clothing and gives it to the third world, but first chooses the best pieces for their many vintage stores. In the new store in Dalston, which is now the biggest vintage store in the world, you'll find all types of clothing in a more hectic (in a fun way) environment, inside sits a cafe and a small stage for occasional performances. The original store on Cheshire Street was a dairy and has a deep set, hollow feel to it. Prices are fairly cheap, you have to be careful with what you buy, but guaranteed you will always find a bargain inside, with all the products to choose from. Beyond Retro's interior is very exciting and interesting to look at everywhere, this is the place for vintage.

Let's Talk Daggers http://www.facebook.com/letstalkdaggers

Absolutely funking mental lads from the south coast tear down the walls of every venue they play with the hardcore riffs and their freaking fast drummer. So many elements are thrown into their tracks, and so perfect in technical quality is the sound. If you enjoy getting... (continued on next page)