Ever wondered what an alleged bomb factory looks like? Now you know Telling the kids that most suicide bombers are Muslim isn’t the best idea ever. As this teacher found out when he was sacked Four London galleries and museums have been shortlisted for an …
In January we saw string duo The McCarricks working a double shift – opening up Kristin Hersh’s Arts Theatre show with their own original blend of atmospheric beats and lush orchestration set to dark, moody visuals and playing in Kristin’s band. We were so impressed …
The South Bank Centre needs a revamp. Its purple and turquoise night garb is OK, but by daylight it’s still an eyesore. What better solution than to turn it into our very own Mount Rushmore? The countenances of Blake, Dickens, Wren and a half-complete Livingstone, …
Kevin Alderton, 35, is blind and a world-record holding downhill skier. Kevin must have access to some special supernatural powers – probably the Jedi arts – because whenever we are faced with adversity – misplacing the keys, running out milk – we burst into tears …
We mentioned The McCarricks
I reviewed Kristin Hersh’s spellbinding album preview show at the Arts Theatre last time and on Tuesday night I got the opportunity not only to watch her perform a powerful acoustic set with The McCarricks but to meet her in person. We had quite a …
What’s the skinny? This isn’t so much an introduction to a new band, as the first time we’ve talked about them on Londonist. If you know your electroclash, you’ll know Client. After all, they have been about since 2003. Client are Sarah Blackwood, Kate Holmes …
Down in the midst of the Londonist music dungeon we’ve got our fair share of ideas as to which bands are going to be high up in our last.fm chart at the end of 2007. That said, we’ve not afraid to see what other people …
11th January 2007 Kristin Hersh @ Soho Arts Theatre, Great Newport Street In a tiny theatre tucked behind the busy neon glare of Leicester Square a woman takes the stage with her band. This is no ordinary woman and no ordinary band. Joined by experimental …
Kind of. The Tricycle theatre is set to follow its stagings of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry, the Bloody Sunday hearings and the Hutton inquiry with a staged indictment of Tony Blair for a crime of aggression against Iraq. The real PM won’t be present of …
Prime Ministers both past and present have made the arts news because of paintings of places they enjoy to pass the time when not thinking about war and stuff. Cherie Blair posed semi-nude for artist Euan Uglow back when “she was an unknown trainee barrister …
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