Covent Garden

A Midweek Music News already? It seems like only yesterday we posted the albums round-up. That’s the trouble with these Bank Holidays; nice as they are, they do screw up the body clock somewhat. It doesn’t help when you’re writing about bands called The Eighteenth …

Many of you fine Londonistas out there will be experiencing the joys of pay day today and what better to do with your new found readies than to purchase of yourselves some fine gig tickets. And we here at Londonist music feel compelled to asist …

You don’t get much for free in London… maybe the occasional bag of crisps or can of coke at Victoria station if there’s a promotion of some kind going on or the Standard Lite if you need something to clean your shoe with after treading …

According to the weather forecast on the left of this page, the sunshine of today is going to be replaced by showers on the weekend. Booooooooo. You were thinking of going out to experience the joys of London in the spring, right? Some fresh air? …

Last year Londonist discovered (and devoured) Bodeans on Poland Street. And, lo, our appetite for meat was placated. We loved their ribs, their burgers, the coke refills, their chips, the little blob of pink sauce you got with the chips…we loved everything. We even featured …

Today is the ‘birthday’ of London’s most famous, fictitious detective and the most celebrated resident of Baker Street: Sherlock Holmes. The New York Sun seems to be the only paper celebrating the anniversary with this article on the Baker Street Irregulars (the contemporary society not …

A branch of Marks and Spencers in London is one of six in the country to install a ‘man creche’: a special area for men to “chill out and relax” while their partners try clothes on. Some would say that this is a cynical (possibly …

Yesterday was day three of Capital FM’s ‘Live by the Book‘ torture regime, whereby two members of the public are placed in Perspex boxes in Covent Garden and are given daily tasks by Johnny Vaughan. And the news from yesterday is: Jess has eaten some …

Over the coming weeks Londonist will be presenting some helpful guides to the festive season. Stuff like buying presents, making the food, what to drink, how to win the annual family argument…that kind of thing. Today we kick off with a guide to buying present …

A few weeks ago we reported on BT’s humiliating new competition whereby two members of the public are recruited by Capital FM and are despatched to a specially created Perspex box in Covent Garden. Once imprisoned the two contestants then have to “complete a series …