Archive for June, 2007

7. The Brentford Griffin Picture the scene: it’s a summer’s day in 1984, and Kevin Chippendale is strolling along Braemer Road, Brentford, when something suddenly catches his eye flying near to the Green Dragon apartment building. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, …

There are London Literature Festivals, and then there’s London Literature Plus. This independent rival to the South Bank’s extravagnza also kicked off yesterday, and involves almost 30 lit-related events. Here’s a pick of the highlights. July 3: Poejazzi. Poetry and jazz? Not necessarily a winning …

Whether they are singing the praises of greasy spoon cafés in Kentish Town or lazy afternoon walks down Parkway, London certainly belongs to Saint Etienne. Formalising their status as our indie poet laureates, they’ve spent the year as Artists in Residence at Southbank Centre. Tonight …

A nasty day in London, when it seems we came close to something even more horrific than 7 July two years ago. And rumours are circulating of another discovery in Park Lane. Sky News have a lead suggesting disaster was averted by the first cop …

Just out the Van: The London Literature Festival, a two week Festival, starts today at the South Bank Centre. Some of the highlights over the weekend and next week include: Sat 30 June – The Uk’s biggest ever Book Crossing (free). Mon 2 July – …

As part of the iTunes festival taking place at the ICA in July, we’ve just landed our hands on two pairs of tickets to the Groove Armada night a week on Saturday (7th July). At the concert, the boys will be supporting by London tyke …

After a week of mysterious closures and speculation, today Fopp have announced that the company has closed down. We wondered quite where they were finding the money to go as crazy on expansion as they did this year, but Fopp Tottenham Court Road had become …

If you’re eager to go to that sold out gig that you didn’t hear about in time or get the best seats at sporting events like Wimbledon without queueing overnight, chances are you’re going to be delving into the world of secondary ticketing. The traditional …