The Knowhere Guide

The Local Music Scene in Kentish Town, Greater London*

Kentish Town, Greater London Record Shops and Venues

Record Shops

• go to camden
• POLICE STATION..... U CAN BELIEVE IT WHEN I SAY U AINT GONNA GET NO OTHER CRIME RECORD SHEETS LIKE THE ONES UR READ IN HOLMES ROAD,.
• Circle in the Square used to be great for jazz records. We mourn its recent closure.

Clubs (Dance Music) and Music Bars

• the Forum, the Dome in tufnell park
• rio
• Some hell-hole converted pub called The Verve
• Forum, Electric Ballroom,
• THE FORUM AKA THE T&C OKA THE FORUM. CONFUSED?? THIS VENUE IS PUKKA, SHAME ABOUT THE EVENTS THAT ARE HELD THERE>? AVE U LIVED IN KENTISH OR CAMDEN SINCE GOING TO SCHOOL? WELL GET URSELF DAWN THE FORUM ON A SAT NITE, ITS LIKE BEING AT A SCHOOL DISCO, WELL ONE WHERE THE DJS ARE BOOKED BY AN OLD FOEGY ANYWAY, AND ITS NOT CHEAP..£7 BLOODY QUID TILL 2.30AM, NO WONDER H'S THE KEBAB SHOP (LATE AND ILLEGAL DRINKING BAR OR BLOOD BATH DONE SO WELL.)
• The House of Fun in The Forum. Here's the Bumph from their web site @ http://www.house-of-fun.co.uk/.The House of Fun is the Capital's premier 70's and 80's (and now 90's) retro club, playing the best of disco, new wave, cheesy and dance classics! Every Saturday night, over 1200 party animals are left enthralled by sword swallowers, stilt Walkers, jugglers, magicians, House Of Fun beautiful dance troupe plus the hyperactive DJ Stevie Dee!! It has to be seen to be believed! The membership is free and knocks a few quid off entry so, old and sad as I am I joined via their web site as mentioned and will check it out soon. If I survive I give you an update. I'm very Brave/Stupid, delete as appropriate....
• The Forum - House of Fun on a Saturday night. Great 70's & 80's music for those of us too sad to keep up to date with Top of the Pops.

Live Music Venues

• Bull and Gate, the Pineapple, The Boston Arms in Tufnell Park (Dirty Water Club)
• The true reason why the Forum in Kentish Town was actually built. It is quite common knowledge that not only is it one of the greatest music venues in London but it was built by nazi facists, though this information is quite well hidden, and was originally built for the final destination of Adolf Hitlers tour. If you have ever been inside it is plainly obvious by the decor of huge eagles and the depiction of Roman battle scenes which were associated with the third reich. Also I have been informed that it wasn't that long ago that the swastikas that lined the walls either side of stage were removed but the whereabouts of them now are unknown. Aswell as this it has been said moseley had a bit to do with its building. There is a sister building to it in south London. I do not have a great deal of information on the whole buildings association with its reason for being built and the ifnformation i do have is quite patchy as this piece of history has seemed to be well buried. If anyone has anymore information on this subject please post it on this site and stop them from turning this valueble information into an urban myth and making the people believe it was originally built as a cinema. I have also recieved information that the building was then handed over to the IRA in return for a vast amount of weaponary, but unfortunatly have been unable to confirm this as being true.
• The Forum
• Forum
• THE CASTLE - MAYBE 12-15YRS AGO IT WAS OK, THE MONACH - THAT WAS THE STEPPING STONE BACK IN THE DAY, FROM THE PLAYGROUND TO A RAVE!! WELL VIA THE ODD CRESENT AND SOMERS OFF'S (SOMERS GOT DUN EVERY TIME) THE ABBEY A FAVOURITE HAUNT 4 ALL THE CHARLIE BIG SPUDS OF THE AREA....
• THE BULL AND GATE! legendary!
• The Forum.

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Last updated: 2007-05-10