Who. What. Where? No. 109

Kicking things off with some music — the eagle-eyed will notice we dropped a new interview with Brighton-born dance trio Kalabash the other day. And we didn’t do that for no reason, did we? The eccentric kings of hypnotic rhythms have just released a new track with none other than Jelani Blackman, whose other collabs include HUNGER faves Kneecap and the like. The guys describe “Major” as “a self-aware love letter to grime” and compare it to something “you heard in a dream when you fell asleep in front of the telly that one time as a kid”. Intriguing, no? Give “Major” a listen here.

In fashion, east London brand Criminal Damage has a new pop-up in store (see what I did there?) for us over in Soho. They’re going to be pre-launching some exclusive pieces from their upcoming summer drops, so you can go and snag some new streetwear goodness before all your mates. You’ll find it at 35A Marshall Street between 17 and 24 April.

Next, we have a new tune from James Brittain-McVey (former lead guitarist in The Vamps. Pretty iconic). It’s called “Climbing Boots” and it’s all about using music as escapism — which is probably what most of us need when the world is on fire and certain political leaders could hurtle us into WWWIII at any moment. It was recorded during a cottage escape in Grasmere in an impromptu studio in the living room. Quaint AF. Pre-save here.

Our weekly dining/drinking rec comes in the form of The Library at Maida Vale’s The Hero, which was recently dubbed the “world’s most beautiful pub”. The Library is their cocktail room located on the second floor, which serves delish cocktails (you can get non-alcoholic versions of pretty much everything) against a background bookshelves and vinyl music. The perfect end to an evening of scoffing fancy Scotch eggs downstairs? We think so. Book here.

Lastly, the Sony World Photography Awards is back at Somerset House. As always, it’s got everything from still life to portraiture, so you can really get your teeth stuck in. The expo even includes some unseen works by the 2024 Photographer of the Year, Juliette Pavy, who nabbed the prize for her series, Spiralkampagnen: Forced Contraception and Unintended Sterilisation of Greenlandic Women. Get more info here.