Category Archives: Recommends

Here you will find our recommendations of films, theatrical productions, radio & television shows well worth a watch or listen, as well as music & video releases that have caught our ear/eye, our detailed features & occasional newsletters expanding on the visual banners on our website home page.

Recommends – “Less Exclusive, More Inclusive” – Weekend Bar Bites & Club Cuts – Friday 29th to Sunday 31st July

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It was just last weekend that we took a serious look at our Weekend Recommendations newsletter, our format of “Best Bites & Short Shouts” having been running for close on six months, although the concept behind it for much longer. However, as we detailed in our report, “Best Bites On A Break” (direct link http://discomatt.com/web/2011/07/reports-best-bites-on-a-break-weekend-recommends-newsletter-review-saturday-23rd-july/), we questioned the possible favouritism… Read more »

Recommends – “Setting Sail On Sunday” – Later “Summer Boat Party” – Sunday 31st July – Weekend Extra Bites

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Casting our minds back some eight or so years, the face of Sunday afternoons in the capitals clubland was changed pretty much for ever as a new venture played out in front of our eyes at Fire in Vauxhall, since when Later has become part of the schedule furniture, pitching & yawing through the years but never failing to pull… Read more »

Recommends – “You’ve Got The Love” – Lovebox – Sunday 17th July – Extra Bites

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  When it comes to music festivals there are some biggies of the annual calendar, Glastonbury very much setting the scene in June, while Radio One have their say right across the country throughout the summer, a firm favourite of Londoner’s being SW4, which for the last two years, we have found virtually on our doorstep, being a resident of… Read more »

Recommends – “Code Named Birthday” – Barcode 5th Anniversary – Saturday 16th July – Extra Bites

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  Having been at the forefront of the march towards gay acceptance in the capital, Barcode was one of the first brands to offer a venue where the windows weren’t blacked out, where as gay’s we didn’t feel as though we were lepers in a social & clubbing community that was still frowning on our activities. Having launched Barcode as… Read more »

Recommends – “From Latino’s To Lovebox’ers” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Friday 15th to Sunday 17th July

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With our heads having been buried in computers & the compilations for well over twenty four hours, our minds are now focused back on the forthcoming weekend and one that looks set to be another purple patch period of partying with two exceptional events on our schedule. However, looking across the scene, there is so much more on offer meaning… Read more »

Recommends – “Festival Fun Praying For Sun” – Weekend Best Bites & Short Shouts – Friday 8th to Sunday 10th July

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Having taken a break last weekend from our Best Bites & Short Shouts recommendations as we honed in on what proved to be the real highlight of London Pride 2011, The Fire Dance Stage, also wanting to concentrate on our post rather than pre-reporting, putting our much missed full length reviews back on the map, we return with our look… Read more »

Recommends – “Steven Steers Soho Square Stage” – London Pride 2011 – The Dance Stage – Saturday 2nd July – Extra Bites Special

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Having devoted our most comprehensive Weekend Focus post ever to all things Orange, (check out the link http://discomatt.com/web/2011/06/recommends-proud-to-play-a-prolific-part-in-pride-london-gay-pride-2011-outstanding-orange-offer-friday-1st-to-tuesday-5th-july-weekend-focus-special/), this clubbing colossus making a considerable mark on London Gay Pride 2011, with no less than twelve peripheral parties encasing the biggie. And while we covered the Fire Dance Stage in our “Outstanding Orange Offer” report, given the fact that Soho Square… Read more »