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The weekend passes all too soon but with its passing at least comes the Monday Music Review, this week brought to you in association with Paul Westerberg‘s Folker. Once upon a time, at the height of Brit Pop, an unassuming bunch of Scotsmen wrote an …

At the time of writing the grand folk of this fine island nation are still deciding which venerable party is going to be responsible for late running trains and broken tube lines so as you read this you could be weeping for joy or arranging …

Weird War at the Underworld, Tuesday 3rd May Londonist has to admit to having known nothing about Weird War before but strong recommendations (and a ticket) from a couple of friends led to us being trapped behind a pillar in the Underworld on Tuesday surrounded …

Joy Zipper at the ICA, Thursday 28 April Couples are the new rock’n’ roll don’t ya know. Jack and Meg, Mimi and Alan from Low, Win and Regine from Arcade Fire, Sonny and Cher, Ike and Tina, yes rock history is scattered with the bloodied …

The call is out for new musicians and designers to take part in this year’s City Showcase from the 5th to the 9th September, which will be supported as ever by XFM. But hurry you only have 28 days to get your designs or demos …

Ahh, a lovely weekend (ignoring the occasional isolated spots of rain), we sincerely hope our loyal readers spent the time outdoors slathered with liberal dosages of factor 80 sun cream. Londonist, on the other hand, spent the weekend checking out new music for you. That’s …

Many of you fine Londonistas out there will be experiencing the joys of pay day today and what better to do with your new found readies than to purchase of yourselves some fine gig tickets. And we here at Londonist music feel compelled to asist …

OK, so hands up all those who are going to get tickets for Billy Corgan’s solo show in June (15th) at the Forum. Yeah, thought so. Old razor bonce himself has never really been forgiven for burning his t-shirts and inventing the Morpheus look 5 …

When Mark Oliver ‘E’ Everett decided to share his thoughts and fears with us on 1994′s Beautiful Freak he set a template of off-centre, fuzzy lullabies for the chronically frightened which he would follow succesfully for another 2 albums until 2001′s jarring Souljacker. 2003′s Shootenany! …

Another pic’n’mix of live treats for you this week. So without further ado grab your scoops and we’re off. This week’s giant fizzy cola bottle has to be the return of the Man Called Boss. In support of Devils and Dust, Bruce Springsteen will be …