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On a cold winter night in North London, we meet with hotly tipped indie pop beat combo The Wave Pictures before their gig at the Islington Bar Academy. Counting Jeffrey Lewis, Dean Wareham, Darren Hayman and Herman Düne as fans David Tattersall (vocals, guitar), Franic …

Noah and The Whale. It’s amazing what names bands are coming up with these days, but somehow this fantastical one suits one of our new favourite bands. We know we’re a bit behind the times here, after all Noah’s crew have been making waves since …

After a 2-month hiatus spent reading Finnegans Wake (alright, would you believe rubbish romance novels?), The Book Grocer returns, with a continually evolving format and its diary stuffed full with book-ish events. Here are our picks for the week: Tuesday: Anne Sebba, author of Jennie …

As reported last week, Monday should see you going crazy to hear that one good song (are there others) by

If raucous, loud music festivals don’t rock your boat, then this weekends Homefires Festival could be just the ticket for you. Now in its 4th year, it’s billed as the a festival which “showcases the best of left-field *quiet* music” and will be held on …

Every year the Londonist team hits Camden for one mad night of dashing from venue to venue necking pints for Camden Crawl. This year, in all their money-spinning wisdom, the crawl has been expanded to two nights. We’re not quite sure how much this is …

There was a strong display of British talent at the International Emmy Awards. Graham Norton was there too. The success of Brit shows has sent the Americans into a remake frenzy according to The Times: Life on Mars, the BBC time-travel drama starring John Simm …

Million-volt bolts of lightning. Cages shaped like coffins. Restraints. Tesla coils. The risk of instant death. All the ingredients which go into making a great West End show we think you’ll agree. Theatre of Science is a new ‘comedy’ show, which contains all these ingredients …