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If you haven’t already heard, The Woodentops are back, reforming for their first live dates in 14 years. Unlike other reformed bands, The Woodentops line-up will be the same people – front man Rolo, Benny Staples on drums, Frank de Freitas on bass and Simon …

As you can imagine, we get a fair few e-mails to the Londonist Music mailbox asking us if we’ll plug something so it takes something pretty special to make us sit up and pay attention. “Just wondering if you might be able to mention the …

The London Assembly is pondering what’s going on with London’s allotments. The Environment Committee is apparently going to look into whether allotments are disappearing to make way for things such as the Olympic Village in Stratford. With luck, they might even suggest what to do …

The situation in the Middle East has settled down for a minute, terrorist attacks in Britain are ‘highly likely’ rather than ‘imminent’, the Premiership season is yet to start, and we’re still in August. Must be time for more silly season filler. Today, Reuters has …

What’s the best way to relieve stress, do you reckon? Ok, what’s the best way for bankers to relieve stress? We know what you’re thinking (because you’re just like us) but it’s got nothing to do with Mrs Palm and her five daughters. The answer, …

Crime pays, apparently. Well, ok, it pays better if you’re savvy enough to nick money through ‘white-collar’ methods. Bloody bourgeoisie. Not content with stealing the full fruits of the blue-collar workers’ industry, they wangle themselves a better deal if they happen to be nicked for …

It’s a funny old world. When Sleater-Kinney announced they were no more, we had a nostalgic look back at the unprecedented double review we put up for their album, The Woods. One of the albums it beat to that week’s coveted Londonist Album of the …

Just a quick announcement to let you know the people who prevailed in the competitions last week. Lucky Soul competition The recipient of a signed 7″ vinyl copy of the new Lucky Soul single, Lips Are Unhappy, is Pauline Lang. London Calling Live competition Debs …

You know when you have to go to a conference or exhibition with work and it’s so boring that you can’t even remember what you saw during the day? If you’re lucky, the conference is an overnighter with a party or two thrown in as …

Londonist favourites Lucky Soul release their new single Lips Are Unhappy today. In contrast to debut single My Brittle Heart’s brilliant kitchen sink melodrama, Lips Are Unhappy is a toe-tapping stomp of a song that can’t fail to have even the most rhythmically-challenged listener shaking …