The empty glass building on Camden High Street by the lock will soon be filled, to mixed reactions from the locals. The news that the up-market, chain clothing store All Saints will soon be occupying the space left vacant by Fopp has worried nearby shop owners that Camden will soon be pushing out independent companies -- a fear supported by the H&M Divison that opened recently and the American Apparel planned for further down......

Just out the Van: Penned in the Margins is an evening of "music-cum-literary delights" this Thursday, featuring spoken word artist Ventriloquist, Bristol-based SJ Esau, Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip and Tim Wells. Spitz, 109 Commercial Street, E1 6BG, 020 7392 9032. In Next Week: Tarquin Hall (Salaam Brick Lane), Melanie McGrath (Silvertown), and Will Self (The Book of Dave) discuss the wealth of stories to be found in London’s East End, especially, in......

Fresh this Week: Catch the end of the http://www.alternativearts.co.uk/events/spit%5Flit%5Ffestival/" target="blank">Split Lit Festival (Celebrating Women's Writing) on Saturday with Movies and Money which asks the question "What does a movie producer actually do for a living?". Producer Alison Owen talks to Helen de Winter, author of What I really want to do is produce who seems qualified enough to tell us. 4pm, £6/£4, Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, Information and bookings 020 7247 2584. Givin’......

Time once again to take a gander at a couple of shows coming up over the next seven days that have shone out from within the Londonist Music inbox. Most of the action this week is taking place in sold out venues across the capital with names such as James Blunt and The Magic Numbers re-invigorating the (qu)easy listening genre, whilst Kanye West continues to be the biggest name in hip hop since the......

Well, we had to, didn’t we? Seeing as how we mention zombies nearly every day, we could hardly let Halloween pass by without some kind of tribute. (And, yes, we know it’s more properly written as Hallowe’en, but apostrophes and search engines mix about as well as the ingredients to the woeful Halloween punch we attempted to brew in Londonist’s coffee machine.) We’re not the only ones on the All Hallows bandwagon, of course.......

We like our girl bands here at Londonist and we especially love that 60s girl band thing. The Schla La Las are the latest band to get in touch with us and point us in the direction of their excellent music. The Schla La Las are five girls with four guitars and two drumsticks, with a surfy, garagey kind of vibe to their music, and they're playing a gig this Wednesday 28th at The......