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2009 – a year of celebrity demise (Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze, Tiger Woods), celebrations (Selfridges, Barbie, Woodstock), vampire fanciers, tweets galore, swine flu fears, and the official year of astronomy and, less impressively, natural fibres. You've joined us for the best and the worst dear readers, and as we wrap up for another year we leave you with a weekend of nudity, ice–swimming, Chinese acrobats, storytelling and of course, all of our heartiest thanks and wishes for a wonderful Christmas. We'll be back from the 12th January 2010 (the year of biodiversity, dontcha know) and a whole new decade of fun. Happy holidays!
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SHOP
Print Club London Pops Up
For a bright and colourful Christmas, head down to Print Club London’s Pop Up which opens for this weekend only, and is promising brand new prints, posters and t–shirts from artists including Si Scott, Anthony Peters, Paul Bommer, Emily Forgot and Celyn Brazier, as well as archive material from past shows. Launches tomorrow, 6pm. email rsvp@printclublondon.com.
Open Sat & Sun, 11am-6pm, 214 Brick Lane, E1 6SA. |
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We’ve had the great pleasure of meeting our lovely subscribers on many a UJ occasion, and we’ve surmised that you’re a good–looking lot. So it follows that we’d like to see you naked, in Vauxhall, on a cold, dark night. Whilst it might sound questionable, the opportunity to flag this new nudist disco was too great to pass up – and fear not, it claims to be asexual and play comforting club classics, with a chill out room where you can mingle, and changing rooms so that bus journey over won’t be too embarrassing. We’ll be the ones with UJ tattooed on our butts. See you there?
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Club Life, 64-65 Goding Street, SE11 5AW |
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TODAY
Soda Stream – Back From the 80’s
As if our ‘Easy Bake’ oven didn’t cause us enough stress, now the 80’s stalwart of do–it–yourself imbibement is back; the SodaStream. Yes, dissatisfied with the cokes and sprites of this world, the SodaStream Pop-Up is in town selling customised machines, 80’s themed games, a dance floor with retro tunes, and a SodaStream mixologist creating bespoke mocktails. Try and sneak in some eggnog, we dare you – it would taste might fine carbonated up.
10am-6pm, 73 Parkway, Camden, NW1 8PP. Free. |
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TONIGHT
Animagica
Set to candlelight in Shoreditch Church, Icelandic Quartet Amiina will perform an ethereal accompaniment to animations by pioneering German filmmaker Lotte Reinifer as a beautiful counterpoint to the Christmas panto tradition. No slapstick dames, rather an exploration of the mystery and darkness behind original stories such as Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, complimenting them with music played on a mixture of traditional and non–traditional instruments – including wine glasses and a delicately bowed saw.
7:30pm, Shoreditch Church, E1 6JN. £12. |
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TOP 10 TRACKS 09
UJ’s Top Ten of 2009
Thanks to the inimitable Audiosushi’s selection skills, we’ve been compiling the best new tracks throughout the year for your musical delectation. And although listening back to all of the many playlists this year makes it almost impossible to pick a top ten, our round–up is a selection of some of the favourites from 2009, and acts we hope to hear more from in the coming year. Click through to hear more. |
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COMPETITION
Showtime Stocking Stuffer Special
Need a last minute gift? Or just don’t fancy spending the next few weeks sat around the family home discussing the dog’s liver failure and Uncle Bert’s stomach issues? Fear not, with a top selection of shows on offer, including La Clique, A Christmas Carol and Rope, and tickets up for grabs to all of them, UJ’s got you a theatre–themed get–out clause. Better than a fictional Santa Clause anyway.
Click through to find out more.
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NEW YEAR’S EVE 2009
Urban Junkies New Year’s Picks
Whether you’re looking for a quiet cracker or a party set to go off with a bang (ah the wordplay possibilities – won’t you miss us over Christmas?) UJ have picked the cream of the crop including Edwardian extravaganzas, DJ sets from Eric Prydz and Miss Jodie Harsh, Roman soirees, something for the singletons, a Babylonian indulgence and the pre-party to end all party, complete with cake and nudity. Read on.
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SHOP WINDOWS
December 09
Proving that ‘tis not only the season for crass streets decorations and cut-throat discount nights, here are a few of our favourite shop windows doing their festive thing this month. So from a chilling demonstration of Beyond the Valley cool to some star–spangled LV, a Jonny Wooer–than–thou panto–rama at Liberty to a dose of classic family Christmas fun care of that old softie Ralph, here’s how the big wide world looks out there – assuming you can see anything past those hordes of last minuters…
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Weekend guide by MaM |
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