When he was running through what he would say in the run up to his side’s match with Queens Park Rangers last Saturday, we’re guessing Coventry City manager Micky Adams, once in charge at nearby Fulham, hadn’t reckoned on the above request. Fans often have …
There’s nothing like a Monday morning at work, particularly when to get there you have to endure a sign that reads ‘Next Central Line train: 15 minutes’. It appears to have hit the east the worst: Silent Bob was stuck in Leytonstone with “at least …
l Chris Corner, formerly of nineties legends Sneaker Pimps, abandoned London several years ago for a more arty, not to mention frugal existence in Berlin. Whilst over there he has had lots of fun, presumably at warehouse parties and trendy gallery openings, but also found …
It was only last night at one of the BAC’s wonderful ‘After Hours’ workshops (go) that Londonist realized that stand up comedian of the century and man behind Jerry Springer The Opera, Stewart Lee was performing! How we kicked ourselves! The good news is that …
It’s been a great year for abandoned buildings – having stood empty in various parts of London, defunct power stations, derelict archive buildings and now an abandoned abattoir have been filled with art and opened to the public, turning the unloved and unused into something …
The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you’d like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. A quick note to say The Godot Company is performing Marguerite Duras’ La Musica at Bookshop Theatre, 51 The Cut, SE1 8LF, (opposite the Young …
Now you see it, now you don’t. The surprise announcement a week ago that Leyton Orient’s Matchroom Stadium would host an international for the first time ever proved to be a touch premature as the Congolese Football Federation yesterday announced that their proposed game with …
As we predicted last week, amidst the South African media’s prophecies of doom, the Mandela Challenge Match against Egypt will indeed go ahead next Wednesday, 15th November at Brentford’s Griffin Park with a 7:45pm kick off. Brentford now formally acknowledge the fixture and organisers Star …
More than 20,000 people rallied in London at the weekend to protest about ManBearPig climate chaos. Ken’s in Cuba and having a go at Bush. The BBC has a nice collection of London to Brighton car run pics. A weightlifter had no problem lifting this …
The problem with Emilio Estevez finally growing up and getting serious with Bobby is that we may never see a sequel to Londonist fave Maximum Overdrive (pictured above). Emilio can still make us smile though: UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has the looks to be …
Here at Londonist, we like Eat Your Own Ears – a promotions company who always seem to put together really good lineups. And their gig this week featuring King Creosote, Larrikin Love, Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor, and
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