Journal

“Punk stood for DIY culture, which of course now is so current and crucial, and a rejection of racism and sexism, with a little bit of nihilism thrown in.” Professor John Schofield & Professor Paul Graves-Brown

A neighbourhood known for making places, Soho’s cultural legacy is etched in time. From the rowdy late-night happenings to the early morning, the wider neighbourhood including Charing Cross Road and Tottenham Court Road tube station - brings a rare kind of ceremony that other areas have longed for.

Jimi Hendrix called it ‘a safe kind of high’, likely because in truth music is far more about feeling than anything else. Why we listen to it and just what it makes us feel, plays a role in our collective passion for it – because we all remember where we were when we heard that track for the first time.

A former transatlantic ad man turned thrower of illustrious and hedonistic affairs, Lucius Fierce was a well-known name but a lesser known individual.

A playlist from across the ages, 'The Listening Bar' is our means of indulging in musical influences from then, now and next.

Legendary tattoo artist Mark Mahoney takes residence here at Chateau Denmark, from 26th-30th of October. Having tattooed the likes of Lana Del Rey, Travis Barker and Angelina Jolie, Mark will take residence in one of our rooms and apartments - set across 16 buildings along the one hundred yard Denmark Street, where things were never done in half measures.