Not up to anything tonight? Want to see some new live music? Want to be able to claim that you were there before they were big? Then check out Annuals tonight at the legendary 100 club. Think Arcade Fire. Then make them a bit hairier. …
British sculpture has a lot to thank the Royal College of Art for – its students include celebrated sculptors such as Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, Richard Wentworth and Jake Chapman. So, Londonist was pleased to notice that the college’s sculpture show by this year’s graduating …
We first came across Tack! Tack! Tack! a few months ago when we trotted down to The Social to watch some Swedish pop stars sing songs about boys and tight jeans. It was great! So we figured as the night has an event coming up …
Protestors and police never seem to be bosom buddies, especially when there is an anarchic flavour to their activity. London is no exception, where the Met police really aren’t fond of the capital’s monthly ‘Critical Mass’ bike protest rides. Each one starts off at Waterloo, …
Coming up is the UBS Openings: The Long Weekend, which we loved last year and this year there is an even more impressive programme of film, music, performance and visual art. Get out your diaries, set your watch, take a deep breath and get a …
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest received some decidedly mixed reviews and while we enjoyed the romp it did seem uneven and messy compared to the first movie, which let’s face it, didn’t really need a sequel. With things left hanging the way they …
Such was the misinformed delighted squeal from the official Big Brother forum today as the first shots of 2007’s house of pain in Elstree were revealed. Yep, this year it’s all arse about face; the fridge is in the garden, the bath is in the …
If you could release a spoken word album of cabbie stories you would have to advertise it in a K-Tel Hit Parade LP style. It would sound something like this: New from K-Tel, it’s the 100 best Cabbie stories coming to all good record stores! …
Scout Niblett takes to the stage without a fuss, arranging her guitar pedals and setting out handwritten pages on the floor. Dressed in red, she and her drummer don’t begin to fill Bush Hall’s tiny stage but as new single “Dinosaur Egg” kicks off the …
As you’ll no doubt recall, Londonist likes its dance performances to be a little bit different. And the opening season at the South Bank Centre looks set not to disappoint us. At a pair of concerts consisting of a trio of 20th century classical music, …
On entering Kinetica Museum’s new Soundwaves exhibition, you’re likely to first stumble upon a collaboration between Slade School of Fine Art graduates Lu Clarke and Jaye Ho. The aptly-named “Collaboration 1″ is comprised of an array of speakers arranged on the floor, each containing a …
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