Michael Hann

Fantastic – and genuinely indie: Personal Trainer, at the Shacklewell Arms, reviewed

Plus: at the junction of Green Lanes and Seven Sisters Road a few thousand people had turned north London into a forgotten corner of Ibiza

Personal Trainer at the Shacklewell Arms. Photo: Marieke Hulzinga  
issue 10 August 2024
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Remember when we all knew what indie meant? Indie was what John Peel played. It was music that was recorded, manufactured and distributed independent of the major labels. In practice, that tended to be music played by young white people, usually more in hope than expectation of either competence or success.

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