Review Kaleidoscope 2026: sun, sounds and a secret set

Kalei­do­scope Fes­ti­val Alexan­dra Palace, now in its 6th year, has become some­thing of a local sum­mer insti­tu­tion, espe­cial­ly with fam­i­lies. Could a day fes­ti­val ever be in a bet­ter loca­tion? Well done to the Vic­to­ri­ans for build­ing the palace and cre­at­ing such a fes­­ti­­val-friend­­ly site. The main stage, perched upon Ally Pal­ly’s grassy slope, means you…

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Interview with modular synth artist TDC Tunes

TDC Tunes is a mod­u­lar artist and pro­duc­er based in Lon­don; he curates unique elec­tron­ic events at an atmos­pher­ic north Lon­don venue and has sev­er­al oth­er projects on the go. Gourmet Gigs met up with him to find out more… How did your love for mod­u­lar synths start? Did you play an instru­ment at school? Yes,…

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The beginning of “The End” – a music festival for Crouch End

This week’s post is a bit dif­fer­ent, but there’s some­thing excit­ing hap­pen­ing next week­end in my neigh­bour­hood so I’d like to give it a heads up. It’s a mini music fes­ti­val called The End, and its hap­pen­ing in Crouch End, north Lon­don. The End takes place Fri­day 16th and Sat­ur­day 17th Novem­ber, start­ing at 7pm…

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