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V and A Late: Clothes and Shoes and Bags and Stuff

We’re letting you know today what the V and A Museum is getting up to tomorrow night so that you have enough time to gather your friends, go through your wardrobe and pick what you want to wear to this monthly event – your outfit …

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Caretakers Answer Gardeners’ Questions

Gary Waddock looked every inch the real thing as he courageously refused to duck criticism of his side’s performance in their 2-1 home defeat last night, but with Gerry Taggart, Stoke’s acting assistant, facing the press on behalf of indisposed manager Johan Boskamp, who faces …

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Inside Out Weekend: A Review With Pictures

On Saturday, the Royal Court had already taken over their own building with performances and decided that they would send some of it over the road and out into the open air – Sloane Square to be precise – to complete their domination of the …

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The Wheels On The Bus Are In Chapter 4

It seemed like for a moment you couldn’t step outside the door without falling over some book group or another; even the Mexican police have one.. There are TV shows that encourage book groups, that are about book groups and no one yet seems to …

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Royal Court Open House Day

Where would we be without the Royal Court Theatre? Snuggled next to Sloane Square tube station and beaming benevolently on the Chelsea shoppers thronging London’s fashionable King’s Road, this playhouse for new writing and new drama was where the angry young man was born, where …

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Extra, Extra

Paul Dadge, the ex-fireman who helped survivors of the July 7 bombings has criticised the ambulance service for its response to the attacks.. The Review Committee heard from 13 survivors and is expected to reveal its findings at the end of May. Police investigating the …

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Doom Seekers Alert

For Babyshambles fans out there, there must be a certain amount of doom felt everytime the band announce a new gig. Off you go to buy your ticket, knowing that in all likelyhood the band won’t show up, or will and then just dick about …

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Monday Miscellanea

This day in London’s history 1966: The Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen during a public exhibition ahead of the World Cup Finals, but was found just seven days later, wrapped in newspaper at the bottom of a suburban garden hedge in Norwood, by a dog …

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When in Doubt… Clap!

New band time again and this week it’s New Young Pony Club who are making us rather excited with their new single Get Lucky. NME, XFM, and 6 Music were getting hot on these guys all through last year, so it’s with a small amount …

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Viewlondon’s Best And Worst

Viewlondon (“unbiased, insightful and compelling information on what’s hot and what’s not in the capital”) have published the results of their readers survey on the Best and Worst Places in London, and the results are, well, a bit weird actually. Take the list of the …

New Band Interview: Lucky Soul

Last Thursday, mod mecca Merc played host to Lucky Soul. It was to be a small intimate affair, to promote the launch of the band’s very first single and, considering that there’s been little hype about the band, the interest in the gig was impressive. …