Tracy Kawalik

Nightlife

The UK's First LGBTQ+ Strip Club is Back and Bolder Than Ever

After a year on pause, Harpies has re-opened in London's east end – but its return hasn't come without a fight.
Tracy Kawalik
9.27.21

The 83-Year-Old Club Owner Keeping Soho's Spirit Alive

For decades St. Moritz has been home to everyone from Lou Reed to Meghan Markle. As Soho changes post-pandemic, its proprietor tells all.
Tracy Kawalik
8.16.21
Music

The View From Here: A Guided Tour of Forest Gate with D Double E

Off the back of his second album 'D.O.N.Double Or Nothing', the grime legend takes us back to the spots in Newham where he carved out his legacy.
Tracy Kawalik
11.30.20
Interviews

Ghetts Talks Early Grime, Breaking Barriers and the New Wave of UK Talent

Before he plays a ten-year anniversary show for his 'Ghetto Gospel' mixtape, Ghetts remembers being an outsider looking in.
Tracy Kawalik
1.30.17
Music

A Look Back at the Vibrant Designs of Dancehall's Greatest LP Artist

We spoke to the guys who've put a book together about fabled Jamaican cartoonist Wilfred Limonious.
Tracy Kawalik
8.16.16
Punk

The First Lady of Punk Photography Looks Back on Years of Beer, Piss, and Spit

Photographer Jill Furmanovsky captured the birth of punk in London and shot icons like Debbie Harry, Sid Vicious, and the Slits when she was fresh out of college. She talks to Broadly about a new retrospective of her work.
Tracy Kawalik
3.17.16
Interviews

CBGB Isn’t “The Fucking Notre Dame," Punk Died Long Before Then

We interviewed Mark Perry, founder of the fanzine Sniffin’ Glue, about capitalism, counter culture, and whether or not punk can happen again.
Noisey Staff
Tracy Kawalik
3.2.16
Interviews

Riots, Raves, and Underground Blues Parties: Stories from a Carnival Soundsystem Original

Basil Jarvis left the Caribbean for West London 50 years ago, and has blasted soca sounds onto the streets of Notting Hill every year since.
Tracy Kawalik
12.16.15