A festival weekend wouldn’t be complete without the threat of rain, but while fans at Wireless in Hyde Park mostly got away dry, 500 geeks at Alexandra Palace couldn’t escape Saturday’s storm. Hack Day is a 36-hour marathon of coding, pizza, beer and music sponsored …
Busy week for presales with everyone announcing their autumn tours. All tickets are on sale on Friday at 9am, unless otherwise stated. Klaxons are finishing off a triumphant year with a date at Brixton Academy on Wednesday 5th December, though expect more dates to be …
Lots on sale tomorrow morning and today, so straight in we go. First up, Smashing Pumpkins have announced a one off date at Shepherds Bush Empire on Tuesday 19th June, ahead of their (sure to be) sensational return to Reading and Leeds Festivals. Tickets are …
What with March coming in like a lion and blowing everyone all over the place it’s the ideal time to take to the water under sail power. Although there’s plenty on offer for the seasoned small boat owner in this weekend’s Dinghy Sailing Show at …
Lesser known areas of the capital may be in store for an influx of tourists. A report from the London Assembly is urging Visit London to promote attractions outside Central London, and the Chair of the Assembly’s Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee, Dee …
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 …
Londoners are beginning to get used to the Oyster card. It took some time to digest the idea of “topping up” your little slip of plastic with weekly or monthly travelcards and what the hell Pre-pay is supposed to be, but with not too much …
Weirdly enough there’s two articles in today’s papers about how Britain is “in the grip” of an ice skating craze. In the Independent Jonathan Brown and Lucy Phillips are reporting on the “ice phenomenon” by conjuring up images from literary masterpieces such as Tolstoy’s Anna …
With the music dungionistas breaking out their finest band t-shirts ahead of tomorrow’s party and arguments breaking out over whether to play Outkast’s version of Hey Ya or download a bootleg of The Twilight Singer’s, we’re going to use this week’s MWMN to mention a …
Get your bids in. The ‘ailing’ Alexandra Palace is now up for grabs, and is looking for someone to take on a 125 year lease. The Grade II-listed complex sits high atop Muswell Hill and is the major landmark of the area. But like Battersea …
I think we can officially say it’s a crap day out there today with only tonight’s Mudhoney show at Koko to lift the steadily encroaching autumn blues. Tickets are still available for tomorrow if you fancy a heavy dose of SuperFuzz BigMuff. There’s some additional …
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