Night Bites, Vol. 1 with Kate Hutchinson

May 25th, 2010

In the first volume of Night Bites Kate Hutchinson talks to Tony Hornecker, of the Pale Blue Door, about London’s ever-expanding pop-up supper club trend and plays fresh new eclectic tracks from the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Sleigh Bells, Redlight, Erol Alkan & Boys Noize and Todd Edwards.

Playlist:
1.Drunk Girls – LCD Soundsystem
2.Lemonade – Boys Noize & Erol Alkan
3.Riot Music – (Shy FX mix) – Donae’o
4.Stupid –Redlight feat. Roses Gador
5.Cafe Bohemian – Ganiman and his Orientals
6.Crown on the Ground – Sleigh Bells
7.Stalker – Per QX & Headturners feat. Simone
8.Slave to the Rhythm (Serge Santiago rmx) – Grace Jones
9.Follow the Bear – The 2 Bears
10.I Might Be (Joy Orbison rmx) – Todd Edwards
11.Sweet Secousse of Mine – Radiocit v Guns N Roses

For more info on all the supper clubs mentioned and more, visit: www.tinyurl.com/TimeOutsupperclubs

Once Upon a Time In the Fields, Vol.5

May 25th, 2010

This week in Once Upon a Time in the Fields bring you a magazine style show where Carrie and Amah-Rose hand pick some of their favourite up and coming poets and bands and discuss what they like about them. Featuring Tamsin Kendrick, Joshua Idehan, Tom Chivers and music from Django Django, Cate Le Bon and Wild Yaks.

Playlist:
1.War – Django Django
2.I Dream of Tumnus – Tasmin Kendrick
3.Quitter Raga – Golden Panda
4.The Terrors – Tom Chivers
5.Eyes So Bright – Cate Le Bon
6. Watchman – Peggy Sue
7.End Times – Kate Tempest
8.Bumby’s Lament – Richie Foe
9.Yumraj – Nikesh Shukla
10.River May Come – Wild Yaks
11.Thinking of England – Clare Pollard
12.Cupid on Dylan – Joshua Idehen and Dan le Sac
13.She Purred While I Grrred – Wild Beasts

RART Radio, Vol. 1

May 18th, 2010

London Fields Radio has recently teamed up with Leanne Elliott and Ita Maude Wooller of RART, to bring you a new fortnightly podcast.

RART work as a semi fictitious collective of emerging and established artists, writers and tartan designers based in London and beyond. It exists through art works, exhibitions, serious thought, informative parties, helping, art instruction, rants and happenings. RART ORDER is the experimental adult education facet and R-art is the outstanding art education element for the baby youth.

You can take a listen to the first show – now up on the podcasts page – in which the RART girls introduce themselves and friends Tom Bailey, Dave Human, Sophie Hill and Richard Parry.

The show features a selection of great tracks handpicked by guests and the ladies themselves.

Playlist:
1.Scorpius – Midnight Juggernauts
2.Divebomb – The Whip
3.Kiss is a Lie – A Human
4.Face in the Window – Nile Rodgers
5.Upside Down – Diana Ross
6.Little Fluffy Clouds – The Orb
7.Cassius – Foals
8.Heartbeats – The Knife
9.Galatic Fun – Dam Funk
10.Where the Streets Have No Name (Live in Paris) – U2
11.Toreador’s Song (Carmen) – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Relevant links:
www.rart-rart.tumblr.com
www.r-art.tumblr.com
www.rartorder.tumblr.com
http://rart-rart.blogspot.com/
A Human:
http://www.myspace.com/theahuman
Underground on BROADWAY:
http://undergroundonbroadway.wordpress.com/
The New Dome:
http://www.thenewdome.com/

What’s Cooking? at Broadway Market

April 13th, 2010

Recently, Jessica took a trip to Broadway Market in Hackney to speak to shop owners & stall holders.

The visit is the first in a series of planned trips to markets across London. Next stop is Borough Market at London Bridge. There, Jessica will talk to a range of stall holders & will quiz shoppers on what they are buying, and how they plan to cook it.

If you want to get in touch with Jessica about anything you’ve heard on the show, then please contact What’s Cooking? either through the website, on Facebook, or via Twitter at, www.twitter.com/ldnfiledsradio

What’s Cooking?, Vol. 5

March 29th, 2010

For the fifth show in the series Jessica instructs listeners on how best to cook Liver and Bacon. For the ingredients and method, as well as the playlist, see below.

Liver and Bacon

Ingredients:
1 pack of lambs of Calves liver
3-4 rashers of smoked bacon or bacon pieces
2 red or white onions
2-3 garlic cloves
Sprig of rosemary
Sprig of thyme
2 small carrots
Plain flour
Salt and pepper
Glass of red wine (optional)
Meat or vegetable stock (water will do if you don’t have any nice stock handy)
Olive oil or other cooking oil
New potatoes

Method/Preparation:
1.Peel and chop the onions. Heat some oil in a frying pan and start to soften the onions on a medium heat.

2.Now peel and slice the carrots and cut the bacon into small slices and add to the pan. You can also start steaming the new potatoes at this point. Put a full kettle onto boil and get the steamer or pan ready.

3.Add the garlic. While this lot is softening you can chop the herbs you have chosen and add them to the pan.
4.Its time to start preparing the liver. Chop it into generous bite sized chunks and place in a ceramic mixing bowl. Once you have done this you need to cover the liver in flour. Sprinkle some over and mix with your hands. Add more until all the liver is covered nicely with the flour.
5.Now transfer the softened veg and bacon onto a plate and wipe the pan clean. Give the pan a generous slosh of oil and turn the heat up. Once the oil is hot you can start to sear the chunks of liver.

6.Once you have seared the liver you can add a slosh of red wine into the hot pan if you like. You can now add the veg. and bacon to the pan. At this point you’ll also add some liquid to help make your sauce, whether it’s stock or water.

7.Now leave the liver to cook gently. This will take around 10-15 mins. I like my liver pink in the middle so keep checking the liver so that you don’t over or under cook it. If you need more sauce you can mix some plain flour with cold water in a glass. Add this to the pan while stirring so that it thickens smoothly and doesn’t form lumps.

8.You should have a stew like consistency, with the liver coated in a lovely gravy. Add salt and pepper to taste.
The potatoes should be done now. Just drain them and then serve crushed next to the liver and bacon. Serve with greens.

Playlist:

1.Honor Wishes – Joan As A Police Woman
2.Walking On A Dream – Empire Of The Sun
3.All I Need – Radiohead
4.Lycanthrope Stomp – Jason Steel
5.Sucker For A Pretty Face – Trus’Me
6.Sweet Yesterday – Moodymann
7.Omohupa – The Otarus
8.Grandma’s Hands – Bill Withers
9.Souvenir – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
10.Bik Pibe Doye (Traditional) – Kakraba Lobi

What’s Cooking?, Vol. 4

March 18th, 2010

Afternoon,

This week Jessica decided to celebrate the sun with a summery Lemon Tart, and a collection of delicious tracks. Do enjoy…

Sable Pastry

Ingredients:
125g butter at room temperature
125g icing sugar sifted
2 eggs beaten
3 tablespoons double cream
310g plain flower sifted

Method:
1. Gently cream the butter and the sugar.

2. Add the eggs slowly, mixing well.

3. Add the cream.

4. Add the flour all at once and mix to a smooth paste.

5. Divide the dough in half. Wrap separately in clingfilm and store in the fridge.

Lemon Tart

Ingredients:

300g Sable pastry (as above)
1 egg, mixed with 2 egg yolks, to glaze
4 lemons, juice of
165g caster sugar
6 eggs
350ml double cream
2 lemons, finely grated zest of
A little icing sugar

Method / Preparation:
1. Roll out the pastry to 30cm square, 3mm thick.

2. Line a 20cum tart ring with the pastry and place a circle of greaseproof paper on top. Half fill with baking beans.

3. Bake in the oven preheated to 180C for about 20 minutes, then remove the beans and paper and cook until the pastry base is golden.

4. Remove from the oven, brush the pasty with the egg and yolk mixture and return to the oven for about 2 minutes to seal. Set aside.

5. Make a syrup with the lemon juice and sugar.

6. Pour the lemon syrup over the eggs in a bowl and whisk.

7. Bring the cream to the boil and whisk into the mixture.

8. Pass the mixture through a fine sieve on to the lemon zest in a bowl and skim of any froth from the surface.

9. Pour the lemon cream into the pastry case and bake in the preheated (180C) oven for 20 minutes. Check after 10 or 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool, then chill in the refrigerator until set.

10. Dust the tart with icing sugar.

11. If you have the sue of a blow-torch you can caramelize the top lightly.

Playlist:
1. Any Colour You Like – Pink Floyd
2. Mr. Big Star – Markus Nikolai and Nina
3. Everybody Here Wants You – Jeff Buckley
4. Thunder Road – Tortoise And Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy
5. Muddy Water – Madeleine Peyroux
6. Spring Is Here – Nina Simone
7. Birthday – Sugarcubes
8. God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
9. Honeymoon – Phoenix
10. Evelyn King – I’m In Love
11. The Three W’s – The Matthew Herbert Big Band

What’s Cooking?, Vol. 3

March 12th, 2010

Dear food lovers,

Jessica Horniblow is back with What’s Cooking? This week she cooked up a delicious Nut Curry and Pete, Wilton’s talented Barista (and cook, so it seems), sat in for the last part to give us the recipe for the cafe’s Poached Pears with Vanilla.

This weekend Jessica is heading down to Broadway Market in Hackney to speak to stall holders and shoppers. The trip will be the first in a number of visits to markets across London, and we’ll be sharing all of our findings with you, so stay tuned.

Nut Curry

Ingredients:
2 carrots
3 sticks of celery
Half a cauliflower
2 cloves of garlic
Parsley or coriander
Peanuts or cashews (a good handful)
Fresh or dry chilli
3 heaped tablespoons of ground almonds
Small pot of soured cream
Spices – turmeric, cayenne pepper, cumin, garam marsala
Groundnut oil (or any cooking oil)

Method/Preparation:
1.Peel and chop carrots into biggish chunks. Do the same with the celerey. Put onto the heat with some oil and about half a tumbler of water.

2.Wash and cut up the cauliflower into bite sized chunks. Peel and roughly chop the garlic (and fresh chilli if you’ve got some). Add to the pot.

3.Let all this simmer gently for about 5-10 mins. Now add the spices. You can use whatever you like really. If using the spices mentioned put about a teaspoon of each in and stir thoroughly. If you’re using dried chilli flakes put a pinch in now. The flavour of these will develop over time so don’t go overboard unless you’re tough and like it hot! Let these flavours soak in for about 5 mins on a low heat.

4.Wash and chop the parsley or corriander.

5.Now stir in the ground almonds, sprinkle in a good handful of nuts and then stir in a couple of tablespoons of the soured cream in. Let this heat through for a few minutes – then stir in the chopped herbs.

6.You may need to season with salt before you serve. Add to your taste.

7.This can be eaten alone or with brown rice or Naan Breads. If you want to serve it with brown rice remember that wholegrain rice takes longer than refined. Give it plenty of water and about 35-40 mins to cook.

Playlist:
1. No Have No Money – Gregory Isaacs
2. Hard Time Killing Floor Blues – Chris Thomas King
3. Buzzard & Kestrel – James Blake
4. Blues – Terry Callier
5. Eyesdown – Bonobo Feat. Andreya Triana
6. Simply Beautiful – Al Green
7. Last War – Zap Pow
8. At Peace – Ripperton
9. Angola, Louisiana – Gil Scott-Heron And Brian Jackson
10. Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out – Mayer Hawthorne & The County

London Fields Radio Introduces: Angelique Houtkamp

March 6th, 2010

Dear listeners,

We recently had the pleasure of meeting Dutch tattoo artist, Angelique Houtkamp.

It was a wonderfully sunny day in Hackney and Angelique stopped by en route to the Nelly Duff gallery, where she is currently exhibiting a collection of her work. We had a Q&A session over tea, and got to listen to a great selection of songs, handpicked by the lady herself.

Unfortunately we didn’t have time to play all of Angelique’s songs – there was simply too much to ask her – but, because we care so much, we’ll list the tracks that were played along with the others that weren’t (but deserve to be).

Featured Playlist:

1. Don’t Go Dancing Down The Darktown Strutter’s Ball – C.W. Stoneking

2. Hey Sailor – The Detroit Cobras

3. Crying In The Rain – Carol King

4. Jim Nappy – Hattie Burleson

5. Frankie & Johnnie – Lonnie Donagan

6. Baby Come Home – Dirty Sweet

7. She Loves You (German Version) – Peter Sellers

The tracks we didn’t get to hear:

1. Tonight – MC5

2. Die Dreigroschenoper [The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.] – Seerauber Jenny

3. Closer – Kings of Leon

4. Little Egypt – The Coasters

5. I Believe I Can Fly – Me First And The Gimme Gimmes

6. Cocaine Blues – Luke Jordan

7. In A Persian Market – Wilbur de Paris

8. I Want You – Elvis Costello

Relevant Links:

http://www.salonserpent.com/Home.html

http://www.myspace.com/angeliquehoutkamp

http://en-gb.facebook.com/angelique.houtkamp

http://www.nellyduff.com/

http://www.admiraaltattoo.com/

What’s Cooking?, Vol. 2

February 24th, 2010

Dear followers,

Jessica Horniblow joined us for the second in the series of What’s Cooking?, London Fields Radio’s new recipe show.

This week Jessica cooked, Eggs Benedict Royale. Simply delicious.

Eggs Benedict Royale

Ingredients:
2 eggs
2 egg yolks
110g butter (just under half a pack)
Two slices brioche bread
Smoked salmon
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
Bit of malt/white wine vinegar for poaching
Salt and pepper

Method/Preparation:

1.Gently heat the lemon juice and white wine vinegar.
2.Beat the yolks of two eggs, then add the lemon and vinegar in a thin steady stream as you whisk.

3.Melt the butter and put kettle on to boil.

4.Once butter has melted transfer into a jug and pour slowly into the egg and vinegar mixture while you whisk.

5.Add a slosh of vinegar to the boiling water in a wide base pan. Wait till it bubbles/simmers then break eggs into the water.

6.Leave for 30 seconds or so then turn of the heat and leave to cook in the water.

7.Put two slices of brioche on to toast. Once toasted, place smoked salmon on top followed by a drained poached egg and as much hollandaise as you like. Season with pepper.

Playlist:

1. Bushes – Markus Nikolai
2. What Did He Say – Nite Jewel
3. You Hid – Toro Y Moi
4. Heartbeat – Taana Gardner
5. Planted A Thought – Arthur Russell
6. Who’s That Girl – Madonna
7. I Love – Who Made Who
8. Id Engager – Of Montreal
9. On Coming From a Broken Home (pt.2) – Gil Scott-Heron

What’s Cooking?, Vol. 1

February 18th, 2010

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=307932547799&ref=mf

Jessica’s Smoked River Cobbler with Capers and Cream

Ingredients:
2 Smoked River Cobbler fillets
1 onion
Fresh parsley
2 tablespoons capers
250ml cream
4 or 5 potatoes
Olive oil
Butter

Method/Preparation:
1.Start by scrubbing or peeling the potatoes and cut into quarters. Set to steam or boil.

2.Peel and chop the onion. Add to a hot-ish pan with a dash of olive oil and a small knob of butter. Soften the onions gently.

3.Rinse and pat dry the fish fillets. Place in the pan with the softened onions and let them heat through. Roughly chop the capers and add to the pan.

4.Pour the cream (saving a little for the mash) over the fish and season with a twist of salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper. Leave to cook on a gentle heat. Chop a sprig of fresh parsley.

5.Check the potatoes with a fork. If cooked through drain the water and put them back in their pan. Add a big chunk of butter, salt, pepper and a bit of the cream. Crush the potatoes with a masher or fork and sprinkle a pinch of the parsley over them and stir in.  If you like a creamier mash you can add some milk.

6.Add the rest of the parsley to the pan with the cream and the fish. The fish should be cooked now. It should come away quite easily from the rest of the body when pulled with a fork.

7.To serve. Warm the plates! Put a healthy dollop of mash in the centre of the plate. Put the fish on top of this and then spoon over some of the cream, onion and caper sauce. You could serve this with steamed/braised spinach or a tomato salad.

Playlist:

1. There Is An End – Holly Golightyly

2. Gospel Train – Larry Sparks

3. Temeles – Alemayehy Eshete & Hirut Beqele

4. Mulatu – Mulatu Astatke

5. But Not For Me – Chet Baker

6. Decara A La Pased – Lhasa De Sela

7. Long After Tonight Is All Over – Irma Thomas

8. Tezete – Ethiopiques

Jessica’s bonus track: Love To Love You Baby (12″ version) – Donna Summer

For some more information on the Northern Soul video Jessica mentioned, visit: http://arts.guardian.co.uk/pictures/0,,1687717,00.html

Once Upon a Time in the Fields, Vol.3 feat. Iain Sinclair

February 16th, 2010

Legendary chronicler of London’s psychogeography Iain Sinclair dropped into Wilton’s recently for a chat about the area’s socialist roots, the horror of the Olympics, his fear that Hackney has become a suburb of Tescos and reads from his magnificent work Hackney That Rose Red Empire.

Phonogram Takeover, Vol. 1

February 16th, 2010

It started out as a miserable morning – what with all the rain – but it was soon brightened by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie who joined us to talk on Phonogram and the tunes behind the making of the comic.

Described most simply as a modern dark-fantasy comic, Phonogram follows a social group of spiteful pop-obsessive magicians called Phonomancers, who channel and exploit their magic to achieve their desires. Intrigued? To find out more, see the collection of related links below

(Magic) Playlist:

1. Hummer – Foals

2. Me And The Major – Belle & Sebastian

3. Life Being What It Is – Kaki King

4. Cowboy – Kenickie

5. Live It Out – Metric

6. Gospel 2000 – Make-up

7. Mamma Used To Say – Jupiter

8. Band Of Gold – The Afghan Whigs

9. Ways To Make It Though The Wall – Los Campesinos!

10. Fighting In Built Up Areas – Ladytron

Related Links:

http://www.phonogramcomic.com/blog/

http://www.kierongillen.com/

http://www.jamiemckelvie.com/

http://twitter.com/kierongillen

http://twitter.com/mcKelvie

http://www.blackplastic.co.uk/

Radiopia, Vol. 1

February 11th, 2010

Harry Knowles, creator of Videopia, came in to talk all about her interactive movie making clubnight accompanied by an eclectic soundtrack of music taken from your favourite Hollywood films.

Videopia is an interactive club night that takes place monthly at the wonderful Notting Hill Arts Club, an evening of music & movie making frivolity! As London’s only club night that combines a dance floor with a makeshift movie set & a bar with a temporary cinema screen, Videopia is a haven for music lovers, film buffs & everyone else in between.

On Tuesday February 16th the Videopia crew will be following Goose and Maverick’s desire to “feel the need, the need for speed”, as they cast, shoot and screen the cheesy Hollywood favourite ‘Top Gun’ live on the night. Plus live music from Niteflights, The Severed Limb, Orangedrink Lemondrink, Black Hellcock & DJs ’til late.

Playlist:

1. Johnny B. Goode – Chuck Berry

2. Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) – Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley

3. Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.

4. Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Judy Garland

5. Stay – Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs

6. Partyman – Prince

7. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee

8. The Power of Love – Huey Lewis and the News

9. Be My Baby – The Ronettes

10. You Never Can Tell – Chuck Berry

11. Nothing’s Going To Stop Us Now – Starship

Related Links:

http://videopiauk.wordpress.com/

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39528346247

http://www.youtube.com/user/videopiauk

Upcoming shows on LFR

February 9th, 2010

Just a quick one.

We have shows rolling out at the minute. You can listen to any we have recorded once they’re up on our podcasts page, but why not drop in to watch our guests in action?

Thursday 11th February, 10am - Radiopia

Harry Knowles, creator of Videopia will be taking the seat to talk all about her interactive club night, accompanied by a magical movie music soundtrack.

http://www.videopia.co.uk/VIDEOPIA%20UK%21.html

Tuesday 16th February, 10am - Phonogram Takeover

Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie, creators of modern dark-fantasy comic Phonogram will be taking over London Fields Radio to discuss the comic and the music that influenced it.

http://www.phonogramcomic.com/blog/

We Are Words + Pictures, Vol. 1

February 9th, 2010

Yesterday, Matthew Sheret, writer and co-founder of We Are Words + Pictures stopped by to talk comics, music and UK small press.

We Are Words + Pictures are a collective running comic and ‘zine themed events across the UK. They’re holding two events at Notting Hill Arts Club this Sunday 14th February, Drop In + Draw and Modern Romance. To find out more about the team and upcoming events please visit, www.wearewordsandpictures.com

Here at London Fields Radio we’re all about sharing. So, for your pleasure, here’s Matt’s carefully selected playlist:

1. Telstar – The Tornado’s
2. Can’t Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head - Kylie/New Order
3. Stylo – Gorillaz
4. One Winged Man – Cory McAbee
5. The Girl And The Robot – Royksopp featuring Robyn
6. Pull Shapes – The Pipettes
7. Gloomy Sunday – Artie Shaw
8. A Heat Rash In The Shap Of The Show Me State; Or, Letters From Me To Charlotte – Los Campesinos!
9. Unguided – The New Pornographers
10. Nostalgia – The Long Blondes
11. Song 2 – Blur

Related Links:

http://matthewsheret.com/

http://www.ellerbisms.com/

http://bitterfingers.net/

http://www.phonogramcomic.com/

http://corymcabee.com/

http://www.comic-con.org/

Upcoming shows on LFR

February 4th, 2010

Here are some of the brilliant shows we’re looking forward to this week and next.

If you’re in the area come in to Wiltons to experience the live shows with a cup of coffee. Otherwise, hold tight for the podcasts.

Wednesday 3 – 7pm

Feeding Time

Jake McGowan of Feeding Time starts his regular show for LFR showcasing new and unreleased music.

Thursday 4 – 3pm

Hellicar and Lewis

Technology, art, enlightenment, conspiracy, jokes, the universe and mind bending music from Hellicar and Lewis

Friday 5 – 4pm

The Wide Angle

Peripheral sounds hand selected by your delectable host, Jussi Brightmore

jussibrightmore.com

Saturday 6 – 9:45am

Rough Trade Radio

Weekly Rough Trade broadcast with the adorable Phil.

Tuesday 9 -7pm

Eat This

Food and music, music and food with Transgressive Records.

Thursday 11- 3pm

Francecsa Gavin

Second installment from Art Editor of Dazed

Thursday 11 – 7pm

Cakehole Launch w/ Ian Sinclaire

Launch of our monthly spoken word live event featuring a reading from Hackney local Ian Sinclaire

London Fields Radio is ON AIR

October 17th, 2009

LFR premiered on Friday 16th October. Our first show was “The
Gentlemans Relish” A show about the male emotional state. Hosts Dom
Juan and MC Squeeze dissect the Hackney male.

The next Gentlemans Relish will be from 4 till 5 on Sunday 18th October

If you’re a Hackney male come and get dissected.

Viva la radio….

August 14th, 2009

After months of preparation we’re nearly ready to unleash London Fields Radio on the world.

Our beautiful little coffee shop on Wilton Way in London Fields is just about ready to open, and the musicians, DJs, artists and allsorts who’ve been clamouring to host their own radio show are waiting in the wings.

We’re not about rushing things, instead we’ll start with some choice podcasts and unbeatable coffee, and look forward to broadcasting good music and good conversation to London Fields and beyond.

Check the site for news of upcoming shows and opening times.