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Famed musical theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has come up with a catchy tune or two in his time; annoyingly catchy, some of them. After attending his ‘birthday’ party (six months too late, as the man himself pointed out) in Hyde Park last night, we …

Good films are arty, beautiful, moving, life-affirming, harrowing, immersive, thought-provoking, influential, idiom-altering. Bad films are just plain good fun. While there are countless film clubs screening the good stuff, and discussing such weighty things as symbolism, cinematography and ludic interfilmic references afterwards over a G&T, …

After the fun of last year’s Chap Olympiad, there was no way Londonist was going to miss this year’s event, scheduled for Saturday July 12. Having watched the Chap’s website with an eagle eye, awaiting announcements as to arrangements for the 2008 event, we were …

Londonist is thrilled by the announcement that the Government Art Collection is to open its doors to the public, with pre-booked tours to be available to interested plebs on Saturday May 17 as part of Museums and Galleries Month. Having previously taken advantage of a …

Who doesn’t love the DLR? OK, missing a train by the smallest of margins then having to wait 10 minutes on a windswept platform on a Sunday night for the next one is no fun whatsoever, and one Londonist writer had a rather hair-raising experience …

Pirates and Vikings invaded London late last week for a triple bill of metal, mayhem and melee. It was time for us to don our armour and grab our plastic axes – Turisas, Norther and Alestorm were in town. What are the best Scottish exports …

On rare occasions a live music show is so complete that it goes beyond mere listening to physically experiencing the music. Wolves in the Throne Room managed to achieve that in their set at the Camden Underworld on February 10th. Although it’s hard to describe …

A special two-for-one offer on gig reviews this time. Londonist saw the slightly odd combination of Gorgoroth (old-school Norwegian black metal) at Scala on Wednesday, and former System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian the next night at the Astoria. Musically they were worlds apart, …

The name of the band Korpiklaani means ‘forest clan’ in Finnish, so perhaps it isn’t so surprising that the band started their set at Camden Underground an hour or so late. Our theory is that they got lost on the Tube, distracted by the leafy …

Fancy a gig with a difference? Friday night’s alright for fighting zombies, as zombiecore band Send More Paramedics are playing London tonight, and on the menu is braaaaaains, braaaaains and more braaaains. Somewhere between ‘horrorcore’ punk band the Misfits (as lead singer