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With all this book reading, tv viewing, lecture attending, film watching and Ken chasing, we at the Londonist towers have realised we’ve forgotten to do one vital thing. We’ve forgotten to dance! Upon this realisation we immediately rushed to the nearest Office and bought ourselves …

After a week off, London’s friendliest alternative Friday night club, Popstarz, reopens tonight with a night in honour of its founder, Simon Hobart, who died last week. Entry will be £5, all of which will be going to Simon’s favourite charity, Macmillan Cancer Research. We’re …

For the first time in a long time, there is no Popstarz at Scala tonight leaving London’s indie gay & lesbian boys and girls without their Friday night home to dance in. Popstarz promoter, Simon Hobart, was found dead on Sunday morning having suffered from …

Slowly and surely over the last year, more people have been figuring out the wonder of Podcasts. Unless they’ve, heaven forbid, been a little illegal, most free podcasts are speech based. Finally now deals are being done and legal music based ‘casts are beginning to …

Back in those heady days known as the nineties lurking behind the Spice Girls and the All Saints, was a much quieter, melodic, band formed by two sisters from Barking. Discovered by Dave Stewart, Shelly & Karen Poole became Alisha’s Attic (named after their imaginary …

And so it’s all change over at XFM in the next few weeks.As we know current breakfast host, Christian O’Connell, announced his departure and move to Virgin Radio, albeit back in May. But now the time has come, after months of speculation, to declare our …

Rolling round again for 2005, tonight sees the 10th annual MOBO awards taking place at the Royal Albert Hall. Famously dogged with controversy last year for the revoking of homophobic reggae artists nominations, the 2005 awards should run a bit more smoothly with the only …