Canary Wharf Crossrail station New Transport minister Philip Hammond wasted little time in addressing the future of Crossrail under the inchoate Torycrat administration, vowing that the project will be completed: “It’s happening, it’s being built, spades are in the ground… We are making sure that …
Inspired by the imminent demolition of the Astoria in Charing Cross Road, these photos are examples London’s forgotten cinemas; picture houses that are still standing but no longer screening. There are plenty of others, not included here, such as The Scala in Kings Cross, the …
Goodbye Astoria – We Love You by IanVisits. Contribute your photos of words around town to this discussion in the Londonist Flickrpool.
The Astoria and Metro are dead, but long live the HMV Apollo. HMV are buying 50% of the Hammersmith venue, and others, in a deal worth around £20m. The Apollo will experience yet another branding-based name change (previously Carling/Labatt’s) to “HMV”, as will the Forum …
Astoria Faces Wrecking Ball Without Final Flourish Well, London gayness continues to throw up too many things to write about. So this post covers two stories in the space of one: 1) The first ever ‘Write Queer London’ international writing competition will climax at an …
NME is reporting the Astoria’s last night will be 15 January, while the Metro Club has also confirmed it’s closing its doors in January. Less than a month away! At the beginning of the year we were thinking we could have the venues for another …
Some stories are true slow burners. We’ve been pondering the fate of one of London’s grubbiest, tattiest yet best loved live music and club night venues since mid 2006. However, the Astoria has soldiered on, pepped up by 35,000 supporters signing a “Save the Astoria” …
