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Members' terrace at Tate Modern by Cassettboy

Santa’s Lap: Christmas Gift Memberships

Make someone happy and support London’s cultural organisations

Photo by Massimo Usai

Things To Do In London On New Year’s Eve

Some party ideas for your end of year bongs

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London’s Top 10 Comedy Clubs

Our pick of the best chortle zones in town.

Listen Up! My Sad Captains

Everyone’s talking about sublime lo-fi popstrels My Sad Captains. Well we are anyway. Their brand of luminescent indie brims with catchy melodies and striking lyrics, perfect for a summer’s day – think a DIY-Death Cab or a Brit-based Fanfarlo. We told them we’d stamp on …

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Free Tonight?

Failed to get hold of some Leonard Cohen tickets, but want to see some live music on the cheap? Well you could saunter down to the iconic St George’s Tavern set on the Commercial Road for the super cool Liar Liar Club‘s first outing to …

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Dance Preview: Sadlers Wells Dance Club – West End Night!

When you get back from your audition for Showtime Challenge 3 on Saturday, what better way to extend the musical showbizzery than joining Sadlers Wells Dance Club’s West End night? Even if you chicken out of trying out for the stage yourself this is a …

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Save Our Pits And Pickle Factories, Finally The Government Steps In

The Rainbow is long gone, the Hammersmith Palais now lingers only in the memory and even that good old grubby beer stained shit-hole that is the loveable Astoria is under threat. Gigs are selling out in minutes, replacing restaurants and cinemas as the preferred venue …

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Londonist Loves: The Wetlands Centre

It’s very easy to get caught up in this city for all of it’s music, clubs and big shiny loud stuff. Well, as much as we remain a fan of all that is big and shiny, Londonist occasionally needs some down time. Preferably with trees …

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Nightclubs Booted For Educational Purposes

Girls from Greece with a thirst for knowledge looking to study sculpture will soon have a new home. Central St Martin’s College of Art and Design is taking up residency in King’s Cross to the delight of residents. Not everyone, however, is so enthused as …

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Clubwatch: Disco Bloodbath

Londonist loves Horse Meat Disco at South Central in Vauxhall. But it’s on a Sunday night. So what do you do if you need a bit of disco on a Saturday, well Disco Bloodbath has arrived and it’s Hackney based antics are making us pretty …

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In the Lap of Prudery

It’s funny what it takes to get the townsfolk riled. A few murders here and there, rampant drug abuse, the cost of living, the state of the world…. these are met with little rumbles of protest at best. No, if you really want to get …