Thursday/ Friday Nite Street Market Walks with Nibbles (26th Mar 09 to 26th Mar 10)
Thursday and Friday 3 hours walks around 3 ancient London street markets. Drinks and nibbles included. Booking in advance to sandra_shevey@yahoo.com…

Cherry pick a fruity party
Intimate, sexy and carefree, Cherryjam oozes cool but with a proper ?leave your attitude in the cloakroom?

Waterstone’s Presents: Lost London Authors with Iain Sinclair and Paul Willetts (21st May 09)
Iain Sinclair, author of ‘London Orbital’ and now ‘Hackney-That Rose-Red Empire joins Paul Willetts- biographer of Julian MacLaren-Ross to take a look at neglected classic London writing by James Curt…

Element Saturdays
Open vodka bar for an hour, we?re there

The Hideaway at Tranquility Base
For the boys who love boys who love martinis

Daytime Drinkers Wanted at Nikki’s Local 72
Daytime drinking is always better by the beach

Defected celebrates a decade on the dance floor
In the decade since Defected Records released its first single, Soulsearcher’s “Can’t Get Enough,” the label has become a byword for soulful house in Britain and has grown to be one of the biggest independent record labels on the international dance scene. On April 28, the label will bring some of its top artists to Tokyo to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a night of uplifting, classic and funky house at superclub Ageha. Perhaps the secret of the label’s success lies in its business model: None of the artists represented by Defected are actually signed to it. The label simply buys selected tracks by artists and releases them — meaning the only risk to the label is that head Simon Dunmore loses his ear for a great tune. Over the last decade, that hasn’t happened. With nearly 200…

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$1 off all drinks at Bigfoot Lodge
Slashing booze prices, one buck at a time.

Sex and the City Tuesdays at Tranquility Base
Carrie fever is far from over

Drinking Liberally at Madeleine’s Wine Bistro
Promoting democracy, one glass at a time…

05/23-06/01. Hibiya Oktoberfest 2008 in Hibiya Park.
No, it’s not October yet, but this big ten-day festival will feature plenty of imported German beers, German, German wines, plus live musical entertainment from German bands….

When a girl just refuses to commit
Let me tell you what’s wrong with most chick flicks: They’re hard on real chicks. Here we are, overworked and stressed, between relationships or roughing one out, jilted and depressed or stable and bored. What we want is a little excitement, some peace and maybe a tiny bit of vindication. And granted, the chick flick typically gives us all that — but usually all that does is make things worse. What with all those thin, gorgeous characters and their spacious apartments, idealized (if eventually unfaithful) boyfriends and clever sidekick girlfriends, not to mention the kind of wardrobe (size XS of course) that Lindsay Lohan would steal in a flash, you wind up feeling more damaged than healed.

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Beach Bar
At the southern tip of the Bronx?s City Island is a bustling cafeteria that dates back 50 years.

Dean & Britta
For music fans too old or too sober to do much rocking out, there’s always gentle bedroom pop. This couple, formerly of Luna, play dreamy, lyrical pop that can be heartwarming or snooze-inducing, depending on one’s disposition. (They scored The Squid and the Whale, if that helpsor hinders). Dean…

Gastro Clubbing!
Noah Tepperberg to open $2.5 million ultralounge in Chelsea.

Warm Up
Summer may not officially start until June 20, but there?s plenty to get excited about between now and then.

Indigo Girls
Everyone’s favorite female folk-rock duo are hitting the road. Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have been making music together for over 20 years, and despite never truly becoming a mainstream success they have a large fan base, especially among a certain group of women shall we say. If you are looking…

Old 97s
They may not rock as hard as they used to, but boy do the Old 97’s snap, crackle and pop with the best of ‘em. Following their well-traveled road map of the last few years, their latest release, “Blame It on Gravity,” mixes in power-pop nuggets with would-be barn burners and a couple of twangy…

Pseudo-Secret Party Spot
As with La Esquina?s downstairs lounge, you get to Caf? Select?s boiler room sneakily.

Magic Wave
You might not know what you’re hearing, but you’ll be dancing to it.

Free Happy Hour at the Hudson Terrace!
Metromix hosts a month of free (free!) happy hours at the beautiful new rooftop lounge.