Wednesday, August 30, 2006

The End of an Earache

Sad news this week. It seems that the Intrepid Fox, possibly the longest running alternative/rawk pub in London, is set to close. On September 11, which has a certain tragic irony about it. I've been going in there off and on since the early eighties when it was very punk and much rougher. These days I frequent it less, since it was featured in some Euro Rough Guide to London, and is now filled with dreadlocked Spanish children who think it's cool to skin up at the back, and moronic Scandinavian hair-metallers. But it still feels like a bit of history going, and is sad. Another piece of the seedy old Soho erased and turned into more fuckin yuppie flats. The closing party is on Sept 9, and should be some event.
And while we're on the subject, the're trying to do exactly the same thing to the Astoria, the bastards. Sign the petition to save it here: http://www.petitiononline.com/savethea/petition.html

2 comments:

Molly Bloom said...

Oh, that's a real shame isn't it? It'll probably turn into another Starbucks...

:(

Was that the one you pointed out to me?

Molly Bloom said...

I've just come over here to post some random bold words because you like them:

Blood
Gore Fest
Loud Music

Someone around here has the Voodoo touch. You better watch out matey! Do you have it too? Help!