Beirut

Arcade Fire announce a new London date at Hyde Park this June.

Parents, eh? They can be so embarrassing. If they’re not getting pissed on the port at a family wedding and hokey-cokeying themselves into the nearest A&E, then they’re threatening former Beatles or predicting a British 9/11. That’s what Abdul Fostock has to deal with – …

One of the reasons our economy could be in a real mess this year is that the price of basic stuff like fuel and food is going up fast. That means that it’s difficult for the central banks in Britain and Europe to justify lowering …

As reported last week, Monday should see you going crazy to hear that one good song (are there others) by

As both bands and fans saunter back to the capital with the mother of all hangovers from Glastonbury, this week is a bit slow for music in the capital. Things are also running a bit slow for this Londonista, thus the later than normal posting …

More a fan of the chilled out vibes that Beirut give out than the skills of Calvin Harris? Missed out on your Glastonbury tickets and a chance to see Beirut this weekend on the Jazz World stage? Well, don’t worry. Monday night sees the Albuquerque …

Last week we went out to watch a man from Beirut with colourful trousers and big hair, sing songs about fat girls, gay affairs, and lollipops. Tonight, we think you should do the same. Mika was born in the middle of a warzone in 1983 …

When the main act lacks its front man, promoting the support band to the headline spot, the crowd has been known to disperse, muttering to themselves, or else to stick around resolved to have a shitty time. Thankfully this was not the case on Sunday. …

Our favourite story of the week simply because it’s so freakin’ METAL: IRON MAIDEN singer and qualified pilot BRUCE DICKINSON airlifted 200 British citizens who had fled war torn Beirut, Lebanon back to the UK yesterday… The 47-year-old flew a Boeing 757 to Cyprus where …