It’s Friday and the weekend stretches out ahead of us with glorious gaps to fill with fun (and frequently free) things to see and do. Put on your comfortable shoes, prepare a packed lunch, bring sun glasses and an umbrella (just in case) and brace …
Given that we’re actually due some sunshine this weekend, we have our doubts that attending a film festival will be at the top of many people’s lists. Especially when they learn that all the films being shown are about FOOTBALL. For most, the only cinematic …
This week’s roundup includes the terrorist highjacking of a plane (United 93), a huge capsizing oceangoing liner (Poseidon) and, as if to save us from all this calamity, a couple of french policemen (36). Interesting the theme for this week’s crop of reviews is consensus …
Will Howling Belles play blues-fuelled rock that’s being variously compared to the likes of Mazzy Star, The Kills and The Duke Spirit at the ICA on the 27th July? You can bet your sweaty jeans on it. This one we rather recommend. Guns’n’Roses are back …
Friday: Misterlee play Big Fibbers Beautiful Bucket of Fun at The Bodrum Cafe, 61 Stoke Newington High St, N16. Doors at 7.00pm, show 8.00pm, £3 in and we’re told there’s hot & cold food available which should be enough to sway anyone still to be …
Just squeezing the May Music Review in before the end of the month. And to kick off this month’s mailbag of music are some folks who like trains. And history. iLIKETRAINS – Terra Nova (single released 29th May on Fierce Panda) Terra Nova is about …
Let’s be honest, there’s something of a North-of-the-river bias to Londonist (on the rare occasions South London gets mentioned, it tends to be something stupid happening in Croydon), so it’s nice to tell you something nice about a neglected (by Londonist) part of London: Elephant …
The thin white duke made a surprise appearance at the Royal Albert Hall last night. Beats a ‘guerilla’ Babyshambles gig any day eh (yes, we have forgiven him Tin Machine)? Bowie decided to make an appearance during Dave Gilmour’s gig, flouncing on during the encore …
Gerry Adams is annoyed. That’s not unusual as it seems to be his natural state of being but this time it’s the arts world that is getting under his skin. He was invited to the opening night for the Che Guevara: Revolutionary and Icon exhibition …
The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you’d like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. There’s a wide range of events to choose from this week, with something on offer nearly every night of the week. We also have new …
If you’re thinking of going to the second day of the Paradise Gardens event today in Victoria Park, we can definitely recommend it. We checked it out yesterday, and despite the rain we found it pretty entertaining. Some of the highlights of yesterday’s event for …
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