It's our weekly London roundup starting with a few headlines that caught the eye in London over the last week or so, click the links for the full stories…
Edited & Compiled by Adam Scott-Goulding
FOOD: London's First Naked Restaurant…
It's intended to be the first naked restaurant dining experience, where clothing is optional, and you will have to leave your mobile phone in the cloak room, along with your cloak. Technology is not permitted in the dining area, for obvious reasons, and, for some, this may seem more extreme than being naked.
The Bunyadi will open in June and diners are granted access on a first-come-first-served basis. The wait list stands at over 40,000 and for those who wish to try the food without having to expose themselves, there will be a section for those who wish to keep their clothes on.
Read more: sputniknews.com
MUSEUMS: Museum of London's New Building Plans Revealed…
Full story londonist.com
TRAVEL: Twitter Alerts from TfL…
"Currently, obtaining live travel information via Twitter means having to visit the relevant account or searching through your timeline for the latest Tweets. This pilot will, for the first time, allow notifications to be sent straight to customers' mobile devices while they are on the go, or direct to their computer, free of charge as a 'Direct Message'. This will mean that customers can be informed straight away and avoid disruption," reads a blog post from Twitter's Cornelia Raportaru.
Full story at uk.pcmag.com
In Brief
WILDLIFE (!): Three Foot Snake Found In Wembley - Evening Standard
MUSIC: Four New Venues for London – Music Week
MUSIC: New Music Reflects the Black British Experience In London – OkayAfrica
WEATHER: Long To Rain Over Us – Downpour For Queen's 90th – Evening Standard
FOODIE: Taste of London Fest Returns to Regent's Park – Evening Standard
The Best of This Week on The Daily Constitutional…
In the regular Monday London photoblog slot I went nosing around Fleet Street…
On Tuesday LW's David took on the neo-fascist tone of the Brexit campaign, advising us to turn to WB Yeats instead in a post headed All This Endless Cant…
On Wednesday award-winning LW guide Fiona Lukas suggested a couple of tunes for our Big London Playlist…
On Thursday I added social reformer Father Basil Jellicoe to the #plaque366project…
On Friday I posted on pop and rock and Buckingham Palace – Rock'n'Roll London –God Save The Queen
If You Do One OTHER Thing In
London…
Our weekly slot in which we point you in the direction of other happenings and events in our great city. A new exhibition, a gig, a museum, a pop-up-shop – the best of London within a few minutes of aLondon Walkswalking tour.
Punk 1976 - 78
The British Library
How do we "commemorate" the punk movement of 1976/77? It's been the topic of much debate on the arts pages this year and the British Library's free exhibition immediately raises a chuckle with its big sign that reads "No Photography". Presumably spitting is okay?
Having said that, it's a well-curated if small exhibition and a must for music fans. The sleeve gallery of 7" single artwork is particularly good and there's a continuous loop screen of the Bill Grundy incident with the Sex Pistols cussing on live TV, still thrilling and still hilarious. Here's the BL's intro…
Starting with the impact of the Sex Pistols in 1976, the exhibition explores punk’s early days in the capital and reveals how its remarkable influence spread across music, fashion, print and graphic styles nationwide. Showcasing a range of fanzines, flyers, recordings and record sleeves from the British Library’s collections alongside rare material from the archives held at Liverpool John Moores University, including items from England's Dreaming: The Jon Savage Archive, it celebrates the enduring influence of punk as a radical musical, artistic and political movement.
The exhibition contains adult content.
The British Library
96 Euston Road
NW1 2DB
Exhibition runs to 2nd October 2016
Walking & Footwear News
Here's the latest on "Distracted Walking" – or "being an idiot" as it used to be called in the olden days…
Texting and walking is bad. It’s so bad, in fact, that New Jersey is considering making distracted walking a crime, with a punishment of up to $50 in fines and/or 15 days in jail.
But potential fines and jail time aren’t the only reasons you should be wary of texting and walking…
Read the full article with accompanying video of distracted walking incidents at www.greenbot.com
Seen in London This Week…
On Friday LW guide Karen Tweeted from The Tower…
Boys at the Tower of London in their partywear for the big birthday weekend! pic.twitter.com/hXtZVtNNLy — Karen PierceGoulding (@kpgtourguide) June 10, 2016
And Finally…
It's always my great privilege to show Maggie Williams and her students from the University of Southern Mississippi around Fleet Street…
@LondonWalks took us on a journey through history down Fleet St to see where British journalism began! #6/6_MCJBSP pic.twitter.com/gcQLp3b2Fh — Jenna Laubmeier (@Laubmeier92) June 6, 2016
… and they always bring me a special memento of our tour. Here's my new pal Northcliffe having a pint after Wednesday's walk…
Great to see Maggie & the students from the Uni of Sth Mississippi on my @londonwalks Fleet St tour #GoGoldenEagles pic.twitter.com/VOSeEqGnQN — Adam Scott (@AdamScottG) June 6, 2016
Thanks to Maggie & the students!
London Spy will return next weekend.
A London Walk costs £10 – £8 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
