Soho Soho Soho http://www.sohosohosoho.com Soho Clubs, Pubs, Restaurants, Bars, Shops, Hotels, News & Events Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:16:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Top 3 West End Musicals http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/06/top-3-west-end-musicals/ http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/06/top-3-west-end-musicals/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:16:44 +0000 soho-london http://www.sohosohosoho.com/?p=203 Continue reading →]]> GHOST THE MUSICAL

Ghost is an everlasting story about the power of love.  This Musical tells the story of Sam who is trapped between this world and the next trying to communicate with his girlfriend Molly, through a psychic in the hopes of saving her life and protecting her from his murderer.

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THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

The Phantom of the Opera presents a tragic love story of a beautiful opera singer and a young composer disgraced by his physical appearance, hidden away in the Paris Opera House.

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THE LION KING THE MUSICAL

The Lion King is an inspiring adventure about a fearless young lion cub named Simba who learns about life on his journey to become King.

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]]> http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/06/top-3-west-end-musicals/feed/ 0 Spain Comes to Soho http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/spain-comes-to-soho/ http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/spain-comes-to-soho/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 20:07:04 +0000 soho-london http://www.sohosohosoho.com/?p=201 Continue reading →]]> A Taste of Spain, the annual Regent Street festival celebrating all things Spanish, comes to London on Sunday 5th June.

It is the perfect chance to enjoy numerous discounts and special offers at leading Regent Street shops.

If you enjoy Spanish food, Spanish music and Spanish culture you should definitely make your way to Soho next weekend.

For more information see the Mayfair Highlife post on A Taste of Spain coming to Regent Street.

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]]> http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/spain-comes-to-soho/feed/ 0 Recording Studios in Soho http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/recording-studios-in-soho/ http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/recording-studios-in-soho/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 16:18:42 +0000 soho-london http://www.sohosohosoho.com/?p=196 Continue reading →]]> Soho is a typical example of the type of artistic, creative areas London is famous for with its subversive reputation and long standing history as a centre for change and free thinking.

Many artists, musicians and performers have flocked to Soho for decades to attempt to make an impact on popular culture aiding their quest with inspiration provided by the bustling atmosphere and bohemian feel which has provided a feeding ground for growth of a huge number of eneterprises designed to facilitate these creative desires.

If you have a creative project in mind then you may require the use of a recording studio in Soho.

To assist you here are our picks of the best three recording studios in Soho…

Forbidden London Recording Studio (http://studio.forbiddenlondon.com)

Based on Jermyn Street, incredibly close to Piccadilly Circus, the Forbidden London Recording Studio forms part of the Forbidden London Studio which incorporates a photographic studio.

The studio is roomy and well equipped with all the hardware and software that you might need for recording or music production.

The recording studio is newly launched and so is currently a relatively cheap recording studio given its amazing Central London location.

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]]> http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/soho-hotels-sanctum-hotel/feed/ 0 Soho Bars : Waxy O’Connor’s http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/soho-bars-waxy-oconnors/ http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/soho-bars-waxy-oconnors/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 23:55:35 +0000 soho-london http://www.sohosohosoho.com/?p=146 Continue reading →]]> Situated on Rupert Street in Soho in the heart of the West End, and offering all the charm of the Irish, Waxy O’Connor’s is a labyrinth of 4 unique bars covering 6 levels all linked together by a maze of staircases and passages. Each bar has a unique atmosphere and there is definitely something for everyone at Waxy’s.

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Irish pubs are always popular and Waxy’s is no exception often full to the brim particularly for sporting events and at the weekend.

If you are looking for a lively bar or pub for a drink with friends, in the day or late at night, and you don’t want to break the bank Waxy O’Connor is a good choice.

Waxy’s has gained worldwide recognition for its warm hospitality, friendly staff, traditional wholesome food and extensive range of beers, spirits and coffees, making it a great venue.

Waxy O’Connor’s London, 14-16 Rupert Street, London, W1D 6DD

For more information about London clubs, bars and restaurants we recommend the Forbidden London Clubs website.


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]]> http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/soho-bars-waxy-oconnors/feed/ 0 Soho Hostels : YHA Hostel on Noel Street http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/soho-hostels-yha-hostel-on-noel-street/ http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/soho-hostels-yha-hostel-on-noel-street/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 19:44:10 +0000 soho-london http://www.sohosohosoho.com/?p=111 Continue reading →]]>  

Soho Hostel (YHA Oxford Street)

Soho Hostel (YHA Oxford Street)

Oxford Street is where the action is. In the middle of Soho, you can shop until you drop on World’s most famous shopping street at World famous shops like Selfridges. There are pubs, bars, restaurants and clubs aplenty and the hostel is within walking distance of many theatres.

Noel Street, Soho

Noel Street, Soho

Although you might think that the YHA Oxford Street was on Oxford Street but it is actually on neighbouring Noel Street; Oxford Street’s neighbour.

If you’re looking for excitement and fun on your visit to London, do choose this busy, vibrant Soho hostel! Families with young children may find YHA London St Pancras to be a more suitable location.

Other Central London hostels well worth considering including the Hostel 4 Star @ Piccadilly Guest House on nearby Jermyn Street.


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]]> http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/soho-hostels-yha-hostel-on-noel-street/feed/ 1 Broadwick Street / Soho / London / UK http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/broadwick-street-soho-london-uk/ http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/broadwick-street-soho-london-uk/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 19:13:57 +0000 soho-london http://www.sohosohosoho.com/?p=103 Continue reading →]]> Broadwick Street is Soho‘s centre, historically at least. The water pump that was so instrumental in the spread of the great plague is sited on Broadwick Street

Broadwick Street leads to Carnaby Street and Marshall Street on its east side; Brewer Street, Berwick Street and Wardour Street on its west side; Poland Street to the north and beyond that Oxford Street.

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For London artists there are two art shops, Cass Art – which is just past the junction with Brewer Street and which is on Broadwick Street itself.

There are lots of places for lunch in this area of Soho, a massive Pret, three pubs and a sushi restaurant on Brewer Street and many, many more on Brewer Street and Wardour Street.

For businesses, especially those on a deadline, you’ll find a good Soho printers, Print Shop. Print Shop have a number of large scale print machines in store which means a large variety of print jobs can be available for collection in a matter of hours rather than days.


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]]> http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/broadwick-street-soho-london-uk/feed/ 0 Golden Square / Soho / London / UK http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/golden-square-soho/ http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/golden-square-soho/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 18:52:53 +0000 soho-london http://www.sohosohosoho.com/?p=100 Continue reading →]]> Golden Square in Soho is a favourite when the London weather brings us sunshine. The main draw for Golden Square is Golden Square Gardens, the petite City of Westminster Park that sits in the middle surrounded by tall, modern early modern architecture. The park’s benches are full of workers on their lunch in Soho from spring to autumn if the sky is dry. The comparatively open space offers a respite from the tight alleys and busy streets that dominate most of Soho as does the clean, modern feeling the square enjoys.

Golden Square offers a number of options for those wishing to grab a bite to eat. There is Eat, the Nordic Bakery, a couple of independent cafes and a few bars and restaurants to choose from.

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Golden Square is also the home to the Absolut Radio HQ, formerly Virgin Radio; There is a music shop selling everything from guitar strings to trumpets; and there are at least a couple of movie related businesses, Paramount Pictures and a Post-production company.

For those brave enough to try the Transport for London rent-a-bike scheme there is a bike depot – is it called a depot? – to grab or deposit your cycle at.


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]]> http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/05/golden-square-soho/feed/ 0 Oxford Street Shops and the Royal Wedding Weekend http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/04/oxford-street-shops-and-the-royal-wedding-weekend/ http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/04/oxford-street-shops-and-the-royal-wedding-weekend/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:56:18 +0000 soho-london http://www.sohosohosoho.com/?p=96 Continue reading →]]> Love Oxford Street and Mayfair Highlife report London retailers will be one of the major benefactors from the Royal Wedding with the New West End Company, representing 600 retailers on Bond Street, Oxford Street and Regent Street, releasing forecasts on the impact the Royal Wedding will have on West End shops.

Read more: http://www.mayfairhighlife.com/2011/04/oxford-street-shops-set-for-great-royal-wedding-weekend/

Read more: http://www.loveoxfordstreet.com/2011/04/oxford-street-shops-set-benefit-from-royal-wedding-weekend/

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]]> http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/04/oxford-street-shops-and-the-royal-wedding-weekend/feed/ 0 Carnaby Street / Soho / London / UK http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/04/carnaby-street-soho-london-uk/ http://www.sohosohosoho.com/2011/04/carnaby-street-soho-london-uk/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:00:21 +0000 soho-london http://www.sohosohosoho.com/?p=70 Continue reading →]]> Carnaby Street Soho

Carnaby Street Soho

Historically, Carnaby Street derives its name from Karnaby House, located to its east and originally erected in 1683. It is not now known why the house was so called. The street was probably laid out in 1685 or 1686. First appearing in the ratebooks in 1687, the street was almost completely built up by 1690 with small houses. A market was developed in the 1820s; in his novel, Sybil (1845), Disraeli refers to “a carcase-butcher famous in Carnaby-market”.

In 1934, Amy Ashwood Garvey and Sam Manning opened the Florence Mills Social Club, a jazz club which became a gathering spot for supporters of Pan-Africanism.

1958 saw the first boutique, His Clothes, opened in Carnaby Street by John Stephen (after his shop in Beak Street burned down) and was soon followed by I Was Lord Kitchener’s Valet, Kleptomania, Mates, Ravel, and others.

By the 1960s, Carnaby Street proved popular for followers of both the Mod and hippie styles. Many independent fashion boutiques, and designers such as Mary Quant, Marion Foale and Sally Tuffin, Lord John, Merc, Take Six, and Irvine Sellars were located in Carnaby Street as well as various underground music bars such as the Roaring Twenties in the surrounding streets. With bands such as Small Faces, The Who, and Rolling Stones appearing in the area to work (with the legendary Marquee Club located round the corner in Wardour Street), shop, and socialize, it became one of Swinging London’s coolest destination associated with the Swinging Sixties.[citation needed]

The Carnaby Street contingent of Swinging London stormed into North American and international awareness with the April 15, 1966 publication of Time (magazine)’s cover and article that extolled this street’s role:

“Perhaps nothing illustrates the new swinging London better than narrow, three-block-long Carnaby Street, which is crammed with a cluster of the ‘gear’ boutiques where the girls and boys buy each other clothing…”

In October 1973, the Greater London Council pedestrianised Carnaby Street. Note that the pedestrianisation was only partial i.e. taking place between 11 am and 8 pm daily. A comparison of before and after number of pedestrians entering the pedestrianised area indicated a 30% increase in pedestrian flows into Carnaby Street as a result of the pedestrianisation. A campaign commenced early in 2010 to call for a similar exercise to be undertaken in the adjacent area of Soho.

There are two Westminster City Council green plaques on Carnaby Street: the first can be found at 1 Carnaby Street and is dedicated to fashion entrepreneur John Stephen, who was responsible for beginning the Mod fashion revolution here. The second plaque, located at 52/55 Carnaby Street, is dedicated to the Mod pop group The Small Faces and their manager Don Arden.



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