Brazilian

A heavy duty start to this week’s new listings with Brazilian thrash titans Soulfly, getting some kind of cheesy Londonist thumbs up of the week, back over here on the 7th February at the Astoria to pummel some heads with their excellent new Dark Ages …

Just like Arsene, we believe in bringing through fresh young talent. So whereas the Gooners might have Fabregas, Van Persie, Clichy and Flamini, we’ve got….Dave. Dave come to us through our recruitment drive , and we’d be happy to hear from any other budding sport …

Turns out the four original bombers did a practice run at the end of June. Imagine that. You arrive at a station together, go your separate ways and then keeping an eye on your watch you countdown the seconds until your backpack would have exploded. …

There’s an interesting special report over on the Guardian this morning about a man who was being sought by the police team who killed Jean Charles de Menezes. Abdi Omar was a friend of bombing suspect Hussain Osman and lives in a flat above the …

It’s always interesting to see what the American press makes of London, especially when they’re being as speficic as to write about somewhere like the “south London neighborhood of Stockwell” Take this Washington Post article for instance (registration might be required): Albert Siriboe is a …

Doesn’t look like they get the Evening Standard in Brazil. Despite Ian Blair’s denials in yesterday’s rag the Brazilian government are sending their own team to investigate the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes. Not that the Met’s reputation is in tatters or anything – …

ITV has revealed more details about the killing of Charles De Menezes by armed police on the 22nd of July: documents and photographs confirm that Jean Charles was not carrying any bags, and was wearing a denim jacket, not a bulky winter coat, as had …

Londonist has always had plenty of time for Luc Besson ever since we first saw Subway back at a time when fluorescent tubes and punky bleach blonde haircuts were all the rage. Since then through films like Nikita, The Big Blue and Leon he’s constantly …

Well, it’s the Blog Roundup, so it must be Thursday. The pulse of the London Blogtinuum has gently been returning to normal over the past week, with the exception of the continued discussion and analysis of the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes, the Brazilian …

The Independent Police Complaints Commission inquiry into the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes is appealing for witnesses to the incident. At the same time the police have also released a statement saying that the 27-year-old’s visa had expired two years ago, and the passport …