March is set to see a frenzy of Robert Crumb activity in the capital. Crumb is the artist and illustrator who’s longevity and interest in large bottomed women has seen him rise from underground comic genius to weirdo icon while remaining a source of inspiration …
Manic Street Preachers have announced a UK tour. The artists formerly known as thin play the Hammersmith Apollo on 18th April. The official line is “Tickets are not on sale yet. Watch this space for more details very soon…..” but the CD Times reckons that …
Freeness looks to be Pop Idol minus everything but the music and with the added perk that the music is the artist’s own, not just covers – so actually, not Pop Idol at all, but keep reading anyway. Freeness is hitting Plastic People on Curtain …
This is either the greatest or the stupidest story so far this year: Metronet are going to start piping in classical music in to Tube stations in an effort to “deter yobs”. Their claim is that trials of the ‘system’ (which uses “CD technology” apparently) …
Well, everybody else is doing it, so why can’t we? Here we present Londonist’s favourite music of 2004, along with pointers to other sites’ lists. It might be worth bearing in mind if you’re brave enough to visit the shops during the January Sales melee. …
The 23rd of March 2005, The Royal Albert Hall, London. Put it in your diaries and book your ticket now because it’s going to be a sellout. At least Londonist hopes it will be for Dave Loew’s sake. Dave is our new hero because he’s …
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