The Hornblower brothers blow their last Trumpet?

It's such a shame that the Hornblower brothers have decided to take an extended sabbatical and pursue new interests. They were without a doubt one of Tuckshop Community Radio's favourite bands, having been with us from the very beginning. Along with getting them to play at one of the Club Ugly's last year, We were also fortunate to record one of the early living room sessions with them. Recorded in a bedroom overlooking Brighton Pier, they entertained The Tuckshop faithful with not only their wonderful strummings but also a finely picked playlist.

It is therefore with a heavy heart that in celebration of The Hornblower Brothers we have re-posted the original session so they can live long in not only our memories but also our ipods.....(just click on the photo above)

Bye Bye The Hornblower brothers, we will miss you

xxx

Uphill Cycle Madness

At Tuckshop, we are always keen to see some real battles and to be honest they don't come much harder than trying to cycle up Swains Lane. A steep hill in North London that is located somewhere between Kentish Town and Highgate Village (those in the knowledge can tell you that It actually creeps up the side of the infamous Highgate Cemetry, permanent home of of the grandaddy of socialism Karl Marx)

Rather predictably for an event organised during the summer month of July , the rain also decided to participate, however the weather didn't seem to to affect the attendance as locals gave witness to lots of lycra and thunderous thighs.

Cycling teams competed, a few nutters attempted the steep climb on a single speed (in fact someone actually broke their chain!) and one competitor was accompanied by his four legged canine companion who kept lookout in a front basket.

The event was something to do with a company called Rollapaluza who from what I gather put on these type of challenges ,and was sponsored by the super sweet british bike company Condor who awarded the eventual winner with some of their goodies. Which in my mind were fully deserved.

Viva les Petanque at the Charles Lamb

For a while now in the overworked Tuckshop Towers it's been assumed that the finest pub in London is indeed the Charles Lamb. Frequented on a regular basis by my better half (she works close by) I have on occasion enjoyed not only it's fine French food but also it's Bretagne Cidre, bottled Anchor Steam and it's extremely friendly staff. The Charles Lamb also displays a brilliant selection of maps and is actually responsible for me trawling charity shops to find old drawings of this fair city (I have found a wonderful map from the 1960's, soon to be framed and hung on my wall)

It was therefore, quite an easy decision to spend a lazy Saturday afternoon participating in it's annual Petanque Tournoi. An event attended by some of the finest Petanque players that the streets of North London have ever witnessed.

The accordian hummed, Marine Ices served ice cream and locals battled against each other, kicking up dust and sweating under the summer heat. It also provided me with the opportunity to develop film for the first time in nearly 12 years, which admittedly wasn't as straight forward as I remember and is reason for the odd blemish in some of the below.











More can be found at the Tuckshop Community Flickr page and if you like the sound of The Charles lamb and its tasty offerings then please visit them now and pick up yourself a veritable banquet.

We are back!!!!

Sorry for the longest delay over the summer. It's been a crazy time, but fear not! Tuckshop Community Radio is now back on air and to get things rolling we have a belter of a new show featuring the likes of Hanoi Jane, Freak Cola, Melodica, Melody and Me and the oh so awesome aint no woman gonna make a George Jones outta me.
All you need to do is click on the image, plug in your headphones and enjoy. xx