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Distortion 2010

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

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I made it to the Friday parties at this year’s Distortion Festival here in Copenhagen. It was a lot of fun, hanging out with some great friends, drinking some beers, people-watching. They describe it as a ‘loosely orchestrated street and club festival’ and that sums it up perfectly.

One friend noted that the festival shows Copenhagen at its relaxed, accepting best. Indie kids, white kids, club kids, Asian kids, families - anyone and everyone happily mingling on the streets. No aggression, no bad vibes.

The rest of my pics from the night are here.

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Track Bike Shop moving day

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Copenhagen, Cycling

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Copenhagen’s one and only shop dedicated to fixed gear riding moved into new premises on Saturday and I popped along to say hi. Here’s a few pics:

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Henceforth you can find them in Nørrebro at Rantzausgade 2.

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Four years

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Copenhagen, Life in general

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I left England four years ago today. Like most things in my life, my memories of the months immediately before and after I moved to Copenhagen feel like fragments of a bigger picture I can’t yet make out.

I remember resigning from my reporter’s job. A bland meeting room in an inconsequential building in an industrial estate at the arse-end of town where I went through the motions with the deputy editor, an officious jobsworth only a year or two older than me. She accepted my resignation with dead eyes and we went back to preparing that week’s edition.

I had wanted it to feel like a withering condemnation of the publisher and its inconsiderate treatment of editorial staff. Ultimately it was irrelevant. But it was a beginning of sorts, at a time when I was more accustomed to endings. I was 27.

Now I am 31. I am an advertising copywriter and I have recently bought my first apartment with my girlfriend. But the story of these past four years is less to do with achievements and acquisitions than with the sensory awakening that’s come from simply being here. Copenhagen has given me purpose. There are still unkind days, but they are fewer, and beginnings outnumber endings.

The pictures that follow are a kind of photo-essay to try and give an impression of my life here. Friends, strangers, girlfriends, places, streets and buildings. Thanks for sticking with me!

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Charlie’s Bar

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Cafes and bars, Copenhagen

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We held our second CPH Meal at Charlie’s Bar on Sunday. It was a nice day. . . lovely food and lovely people. But what I wanted to mention here was the statement on the picture above.

Absolutely spot on. Check their Facebook and Twitter. They keep their beers perfectly and it’s a top place for an after-work pint or two.

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Zine Soup

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

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Zine Soup - a compendium of illustrated interviews with some of the world’s best-known zine artists - is released this Friday by the guys at Telefon til Chefen (TTC)*. I helped edit the book, learning a lot about zine culture in the process, and I can guarantee that if you have any interest in the genre - or in the nature of the artistic process - you’ll get a lot out of it.

Friday’s launch will feature some exhibited works from some of the artists featured in the book, as well as nice music and beers. You should go.

*TTC is ‘a creative art collective consisting of 3 members who all together, individually and in smaller groups publish graphic and photographic zines and books.’

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What I did next

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Copenhagen

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Hello, it’s been a while. Anyone still out there?! Anyway, a quick post to tell you about a nice food project I’m working on together with some fellow Brits. It’s called CPH Meal, and we’ll be hosting occasional one-off food events in and around Copenhagen.

We have some of Copenhagen’s best chefs onboard and we think we can create something pretty special. But what we’re especially excited about is making fine dining a bit more accessible. We want to demystify haute cuisine a bit and involve our guests a little more in the details. We’ll be sharing recipes, passing on tips about where to find the best natural ingredients and documenting everything as we go.

There’s still lots to organise but please check out our site and drop me a mail at cphmeal at gmail dot com if you’re interested in finding out more. You can also find us on Twitter.

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Très Bien Shop, Malmö

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Copenhagen

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Just a quick train ride over the Øresund, the southern Swedish city of Malmö is popular with Copenhageners who have flocked there in droves over the past few years to take advantage of the cheaper cost of living. They buy cheap Swedish flats and cars and commute back to Copenhagen to earn the big bucks. And then they get all antsy when none of their friends come to visit them.

All of which is largely irrelevant to this cool little story about the recent expansion of the Malmö-based fashion boutique Très Bien. Renowned for the excellence of their online store, Très Bien have now moved out of their small space and into a much larger location that ‘used to hold a trenchcoat factory and then a flea market’.

This video tells the story. I love the guys’ attention to detail in this, and I love that they are choosing to expand in the midst of this ‘recession’:

The Making Of Très Bien Shop Malmo from tresbienshop on Vimeo.

(Via h(y)r.)

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Noma named world’s third best restaurant

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Cafes and bars, Copenhagen

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A very quick post to say well done to everyone at Copenhagen eaterie Noma (especially my mate Ben) for the pretty stupendous achievement of being named the world’s 3rd best restaurant by Restaurant magazine.

El Bulli and The Fat Duck retained the top spots while Noma (short for Nordisk mad, or Nordic food) leapt 7 places to third.

See the full list here.

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Copenhagen shooting gallery

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

Copenhagen

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Politiken has compiled this nice map detailing all the shootings that have taken place in the city since August. The huge upsurge is a result of an ongoing feud between rival gangs for control of the drug trade. Most of the shootings have taken place in Nørrebro.

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Kaiserschnitt

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Copenhagen

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I just came back from a haircut at my pal, Christian’s. He has his own place on Istedgade over in Vesterbro and he does the coolest cuts. He doesn’t rent out his other chair so it’s always just you and him and that makes for a truly relaxed atmosphere when you’re having a trim. If you need a cut here in Copenhagen (boys or girls), you should definitely look him up.

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