The ''Shoreditch Twat'' fanzine was published and edited by
club promoter Neil Boorman
on behalf of the
Shoreditch nightclub
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Nightclubs gener ...
333 between 1999 and 2004.
History
Starting life as a listings magazine for the club, it quickly grew to become an irreverent, satirical fanzine at the centre of the creative boom in East London. Producing 25,000 copies every six weeks with funding from BAT,
Anheuser-Busch
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and
Diesel
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* Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression
* Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines
* Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...
, ''Shoreditch Twat'' attracted writers from ''
The Guardian
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'', ''
The Face'', ''
Arena
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'', ''
Loaded'', ''ID'' and
Sleazenation, and illustrators James Jarvis, Bump, Will Sweeney and Elliot Thoburn.
The ''Twat'' was art directed by Bump (John Morgan and Mike Watson), adding a surreal edge.
Hoxton resident Lida Hujic wrote:
In 2001, the term Shoreditch Twat became popular vernacular for an overdressed East London 'trendy' and the fanzine went on to produce an installation for the
Barbican Gallery's UK culture exhibition 'Jam', which later toured to
Japan.
Channel 4
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Television and Talkback commissioned Shoreditch Twat to produce a one-off comedy under the amended title of ''Shoreditch Tw*t'', and shown in the ''
Comedy Lab
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Several pilots first shown on ''Comedy Lab'' have gone on to spawn full serie ...
'' strand on 31 October 2002. This programme went on to win a special mention at the 2003 Montreux Comedy Award.
After four years and 31 issues, Shoreditch Twat ran into legal difficulties and was forced to close down. The publisher went on to edit
Sleazenation Magazine.
See also
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Nathan Barley''
References
External links
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