It’s time for another Londonist Culture Crawl though in the current hot weather, the temptation to slump into a sticky puddle of distinctly uncultured gloop is rather overwhelming. Nonetheless, for those armed with enough Friday 7 July Being the first Friday of the month, go …
Anyone over the age of five still watching Doctor Who? We do of course, but only out of a morbid sense of curiosity to see exactly how bad it can get. The one light at the end of the time tunnel was the upcoming death …
… is pretty fugly. Judging by how it chooses to be presented on the small screen, at any rate. Take Gordon Ramsay’s F Word (Wed 9pm C4): We’re not denying that it’s entertaining. It is hugely entertaining, especially when Gordon picks on twattish City trader …
West Yorkshire Police have denied they were warned about two of the 7 July suicide bombers. The Prison Service and Feltham young offendors institution are expected to face harsh criticism in an 800-page report on the 2004 death of Zahid Mubarek, published today. Dawn raids …
Bob Neill, Tory candidate for tomorrow’s by-election in Bromley and Chislehurst after the death of Eric Forth last month, hasn’t had an easy campaign. He seems to be getting into lots of legal problems for a lawyer. Firstly he misused the House of Commons crest, …
This day in London’s History 1830: George IV dies. On the face of it, small potatoes as far as London is concerned. This is the George so memorably portrayed as the nitwit regent by Hugh Laurie in Blackadder III. And in real life, George IV …
This day in London’s History We have to admit that it can sometimes be a struggle to find a suitably interesting slice of London history. Being interesting and engaging is obviously of paramount importance, which is why we often find ourselves hoping that we can …
The Guardian finally worked out that metal fans are not insane and don’t eat babies by going along to Deathfest VII at The Underworld in Camden: Headliners are Master, but there are also bands including Disavowed, Amputated, the Monolith Deathcult, Arsebreed, Infected Disarray, Bloodstream and …
More crappy breaking news: a 15-year-old kid has been stabbed to death in a ‘gang fight’ somewhere in south London (we’ll try and be more precise as we get more information). Apparently the stabbing happened late last night: “the victim had just got off a …
We only ask because earlier today we saw Alice Cooper on the local news speaking of his love for golf (?!) followed by a group of demons talking about their Eurovisionary music near the Thames. We figured maybe that the balance of power had shifted …
With Download, The Isle Of White Festival and Bon Jovi’s Milton Keynes shows all coming this weekend, festival season is well and truly upon us. For agrophobics everywhere else, may we suggest the following for consideration. Tonight: Upbeat, uncynical quirky Brit punky pure pop from …
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