Who. What. Where? No. 124
Barry Can’t Swim is about to level up because, this Friday (22 August), he’s going to headline All Points East for the very first time. Flanked by SHYGIRL, Confidence Man, Orbital, Interplanetary Criminal and lots more, it’s a line-up heavy enough to rattle Victoria Park. And if you’re still not full from the Barry smorgasbord afterwards, he’s taking it straight to Amex Afters at Colour Factory in Hackney Wick, where Irish DJ SHEE will also be there to ensure no one calls it an early night. Book tickets here.
Over in Marylebone, summer’s looking a lot more rosé-tinted. Flights are a sick joke and the Eurostar is basically daylight robbery, but who needs Provence when The Marylebone has teamed up with Maison Mirabeau for Provence on the Lane? 108 Brasserie’s terrace has been transformed into an F&B French Riviera — sea bass crudo, burrata with sun-dried tomatoes, crispy gnocchi and glasses of pale pink clinking on cobbled streets. And when one bottle (inevitably) turns into three, you can always stumble upstairs to one of their suites and pretend you intentionally booked a mini-break. Book here.
Over in music, Cambridge’s own JayaHadADream has teamed up with grime powerhouse Big Zuu for ‘Main Characters’, produced by BAFTA winner Crafty893. The pair trade bars over a skippy grime-meets-garage instrumental, sliding from sharp punchlines to smooth melodies. It’s not so much a passing of the torch as Zuu backing a new generation while Jaya flexes her confidence, calling out dodgy auras and other 2025 qualms. And it’s no wonder she backs herself — fresh off Glasto, grime sets with Chip and Boy Better Know and a breakout year that’s turned heads from Stormzy to Mick Jenkins, Jaya is cementing herself as one of UK rap’s most exciting new voices.
Back in London, mood-shifting drink brand Peak has tapped cultural heavyweight Slawn for a limited-edition collab, landing tonight. So change your plans immediately because they’re doing a full corner-shop takeover at Meera’s News in Soho. On the shelves: exclusive Peak cans wrapped in Slawn’s artwork, a super-limited merch drop of tees and lighters, plus the chance to cop a one-off sketch hidden inside a mixed case. Functional fizz meets art-world chaos — it’s the kind of drop that’ll disappear faster than a cold can in August.
Ending on a bit of music, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Karin Ann has dropped her new single ‘i was never yours’ (produced by Benjamin Lazar Davis and co-written with Suki Waterhouse, no less). It’s a dreamy, folk-leaning track layered with pedal steel and fiddle that feels like heartbreak wrapped in cinematic haze. Following her bold debut ‘through the telescope’, this one’s less gothic disco-rock and more raw honesty. Listen here.
