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Emerald Rose Lewis

 is a city that changes shape every day. The foundations remain the same - but places come and go, energies change and there's always new places to hit up and discover.

It's a restless city that's made for restless spirits - like Emerald Lewis. Long-time Rinse FM resident, she's been a vital figure in championing the best of London's underground culture, and has been active across talk shows, panels - even dabbling in cooking and travel series. In 2025, she launched her label Precious Stone to support fearless producers explore their sound on their own terms.

A multi-faceted artist who never stops moving, Emerald's knowledge of London is unparalleled. Below she shares her favourite places to go in the city. 

The Marshes in Hackney are big, beautiful, green and diverse. It's the best spot for dog walking, running, playing football, picnics, forest raves, Summer bevvies, right by the canal, it's the best.

Ten87 Studios at the High Cross Centre in Tottenham is where I make music. The best place to create and get the job done!

This isn't the most obvious choice of pub for a lot of people, but I like it because it's a central spot for a lot of my pals and community. It's close to a lot and you're bound to see one of your pals if you pop in for a pint. 

The Haggerston area on the canal is precious to me because it's where some of my family live on boats. My Dad is a boat builder so I've grown up in and around boats and on the water.

It's the best club in London right now, enough said.

Great spot for listening to records, great DJs and drinks and socialising. I've thrown two EP launch parties here. Lovely spot, great DJ booth too, one of my favourites.

My local football stadium, my second team after Arsenal, great classic burger van burger at half time, UP THE ORIENT!

Kingsland High Street, home of my current favourite Turkish wrap. My order is the chicken shish, all the trimmings, extra pickled chillies, garlic sauce, chilli sauce.

Currently my favourite restaurant in London, really great space tucked away and I’m not joking when I say I want everything on the menu every time. Great cocktails too.

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Chase & Status

For trailblazers Chase & Status the story is cyclical - a constant process of regeneration and refinement that comes full circle. Chase & Status are Will Kennard, Saul Milton and MC Rage and are one of the definitive British electronic music bands of the 21st Century, continuing to make an exceptional contribution to the culture they love and adore on a never ending quest to set dance floors alight with their energy. 

 just dropped today and is inspired by the energy of every past performance, the euphoria of every raver on every dance floor, in every club, at every festival… That universal feeling of catharsis, escapism and liberation. The rave connoisseurs share where to experience exactly that in their guide below - the UK's very best nightlife spots.

This one has such pure, magical, rave energy of past era’s. It also has an inclusive dance floor environment, which makes it a great place to solo-rave, if that’s what you’re after.

Home to the famous Warehouse Project. We’ve played there a lot and it’s by far one of the most epic venues in the UK, peaking at 10,000 capacity. It has big rave energy. 

We definitely could not leave this one out… Arguably the most legendary club in the UK and we’ve been lucky enough to have played there many times. We also did our RTRN II Fabric Album stream there in 2020 with the late, legendary, Skibadee. A moment that will always be sacred to us.

Our Carnival memories stretch back to the mid 90’s but for the past few years we’ve found ourselves at Shy FX’s ‘Digital Soundboy’ stage. The vibes are always right, we’ve had the fortune to play there several times & not many people put on a party like Shy.


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Richie Culver

 art scene is unpredictable, changing, hurtling in different directions. It's vast and expansive - on one street, you'll find mainstream exhibits at famed institutions, then you'll turn a corner and stumble into a tiny one-room indie gallery decked with blacked out curtains and ambient soundscapes. 

Richie Culver is an artist who has moulded his work into the city's range of spaces, shifting mediums. His multifaceted work resists definition, while also making industrial techno and noise music under moniker Quiet Husband. 

From Hull, he moved to London when he was a teenager and built up an artistic career in the city from the ground up. "I’ve lived in London over 20 years now. My practice is deeply embedded in London’s shifting cultural infrastructure, spanning both institutional and independent contexts," he tells us. "Although I have no gallery in London, there’s so many spaces and programmes I love."

Ahead of Quiet Husband's set at Frieze Week party

 on Thursday 16th October, he tells us his favourite gallery picks in the city. 

I exhibited at Carlos Ishikawa during Condo 2024, Vanessa is the best in the game in my opinion - not just what she did with Oscar and Issy, but how she has an almost family dynamic with her artists. 

Camden Arts Centre has hosted my performances and I’ll be showing a Film I TRUST PAIN October 30th along side unreleased material from Genesis P-Orridge & Rainy Miller - I love working with Matt Williams there, he was the first in any institution to give me a chance and understand the full scope of my practice, which I’m eternally grateful for.

Emalin remains my other favourite space, again because of their programming and dedication to what they do. I feel they will be around for a very long time. 

Being my local gallery - I’ve been a fan from day one. I actually wanted to show there but it took me a while to realise that’s not ever gonna happen (lol). They recently showed my dear friend Allen-Golder Carpenter and continue to do great shows.  

I will be performing as Quiet Husband at M.O.T on 14 November, another special spot with an amazing underground feel very unique to London. 

Fold is probably the best club in the world atm for obvious reasons - feels like we need to cherish it while it’s here and in its prime. These things don’t come around so often. 

Honourable mention to Cabinet Gallery - such an amazing roster and space. I guess in an ideal world that’s where I’d like to end up.

FOLD

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