The Weekend With Lava La Rue

“I’m definitely trying to finesse my way into Outbreak this year – Deftones, Amyl & The Sniffers, SALEM, IDLES, JPEGMAFIA & Show Me The Body all in one day at vicky park is insane! Hilarious that Esdeekid is on the bill too for what was known as a hardcore festival. I’m kinda here for it tho.”

“Someone left a copy of Maurice Cornforth’s Historical Materialism at the free library at Kensal Rise station and I honestly can’t put it down. It was released in the 50s but it’s still so relevant, a main point being that we spend all day arguing over what Marx calls ‘superstructure’ (politics, law, religion) but those things are a front, put in place to govern the ‘economic base’ which really rules the world (resources, technology, labour, ownership) and if we truly focused on that, we’d achieve progress much quicker.”

“Okasan Sushi is a cute little family-run Japanese restaurant in the heart of Portobello Market. Most people think going to a sushi restaurant is expensive but I go there to save money. I’ve watched the kids at that restaurant grow up and have ordered the same thing for seven years: teriyaki salmon with rice and a miso soup (with an Asahi if I’m in the mood). On a sunny day, sit outside and watch the people of Portobello.”

“Both my guitarist and partner are obsessed with horror movies. My guitarist frequents indie grindhouse cinema The Nickel in Farringdon, which exclusively plays vintage horror. I’ve been trying to get my tolerance up because they both love to pop a horror on in my living room. I’m curious to watch The Nickel’s screening of artistically influential The Holy Mountain (1973) to see what the hype’s about. It’s a good starting point for someone like me who prefers their horror ‘pretty to look at’… it’s giving avant-garde Midsommer vibes.”