After Skool Klub - After Skool Klub by miffy

miffy — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:33:33 +0000

Review by miffy

Rating: 4.00

Website: http://www.afterskoolklub.co.uk/location.html

The London School of Economics students union plays host to after skool club every saturday 10pm-3am. The oh so indie crowd often packs it out to drink lots upstairs and dance to indie anthems as well as good electro and dance music with a bit of pop thrown in for good measure. The bar staff work fairly quickly providing pretty cheap drinksat both bars. The up stairs seating area is for the most part comfortable for on the other hand there is definite evidence of student lif that clearly goes on during the day. WHich is not bad thing if you are a student to be honest as the main clientele of afterskool club are though it does attract people from outside the university too (though entry is cheaper if you are a member of the universtiy of london particularly and I think slightly cheaper is you are an NUS member). Not a bad night out to be honest and easy to get home from as it is near several bus stops. Oh and for those late night munchies there is a 24 hour subway down the road.The London School of Economics students union plays host to after skool club every saturday 10pm-3am. The oh so indie crowd often packs it out to drink lots upstairs and dance to indie anthems as well as good electro and dance music with a bit of pop thrown in for good measure. The bar staff work fairly quickly providing pretty cheap drinksat both bars. The up stairs seating area is for the most part comfortable for on the other hand there is definite evidence of student lif that clearly goes on during the day. WHich is not bad thing if you are a student to be honest as the main clientele of afterskool club are though it does attract people from outside the university too (though entry is cheaper if you are a member of the universtiy of london particularly and I think slightly cheaper is you are an NUS member). Not a bad night out to be honest and easy to get home from as it is near several bus stops. Oh and for those late night munchies there is a 24 hour subway down the road.

Bloomsbury Ballroom - They're petrified of those under 50 by susiweaser

susiweaser — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:11:56 +0000

Review by susiweaser

Rating: 3.00

Phone: 020 7287 3834

Website: http://www.bloomsburyballroom.co.uk

Tags: live music, gig, venue

I went to go and see King Creosote there last night, and it was.. an experience. The doors were supposed to open at 7, and didn't open til 8. They confiscated all chewing gum including unopened packages when they searched bags. They only served bottles of beer, spirits and white wine (why they wouldn't serve red remains a mystery - surely they've heard of stain devil?). The lighting was reminiscent of a Home Counties Amateur Dramatics play ("right, we've got red, purple, yellow and green." "How shall we use them?" "Let's just put them each on for 5 seconds and repeat").
Having said that, it's a beautiful art deco ballroom and the gig was fantastic. It felt a bit like watching your best mate's boyfriend's brother's band in the local church hall when you were 15. Which is no bad thing.
I think the staff are just not used to young people. And by young, I mean people under 45. You'd think the harlots they get at the All Star Bowling Lanes next door would have introduced them to skinny jeans. I went to go and see King Creosote there last night, and it was.. an experience. The doors were supposed to open at 7, and didn't open til 8. They confiscated all chewing gum including unopened packages when they searched bags. They only served bottles of beer, spirits and white wine (why they wouldn't serve red remains a mystery - surely they've heard of stain devil?). The lighting was reminiscent of a Home Counties Amateur Dramatics play ("right, we've got red, purple, yellow and green." "How shall we use them?" "Let's just put them each on for 5 seconds and repeat").
Having said that, it's a beautiful art deco ballroom and the gig was fantastic. It felt a bit like watching your best mate's boyfriend's brother's band in the local church hall when you were 15. Which is no bad thing.
I think the staff are just not used to young people. And by young, I mean people under 45. You'd think the harlots they get at the All Star Bowling Lanes next door would have introduced them to skinny jeans.

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