When tipped for the top, many artists can’t live up to the hype that has been created for them by the press. Mika, on the other hand is different. Revelling in the limelight, the 23 year old jumped on stage at London’s Koko this week …
Morden’s Good Shoes have spent the past 2 years since their formation in 2005 traipsing around the UK and Europe with their brand of two-and-half-minute guitar pop with a hint of a punk edge. Comprised of lead singer/guitarist Rhys Jones, guitarist Steve Leach, bassist Joel …
Bugger the football, the only thing the music kids here at Londonist are bothered about at Wembley is when it will be ready for gigs. Bon Jovi, Take That, and Robbie Williams were all shunted off to Milton Keynes Bowl when the stadium failed to …
A mixed bag for the weekend, as mixed as the weather (especially when you think of the snow involved in skiing…) Starting tonight, there’s Light It! Festival of Light in Myatt’s Fields Park in Camberwell This outdoor event has video installations, circus art, sculptural artworks, …
As mentioned before on Londonist, we like holy festivals in this town. It will soon be time to observe the Hindu festival Durga Puja, the biggest festival celebrated annually in West Bengal and now coming to the Thames in Putney. Durga Puja is for the …
It’s time for the Thames Festival again. Previous festivals have opened with a high-wire walk across the width of the Thames and closed with a “river of fire” fireworks show. This year’s two days of street theatre, fireworks, art installations, food, drink, music and circus …
Londonist attended the London Film Festival press launch this morning – we’re suckers for a free breakfast. This year is the festivals 50th birthday and by all accounts all the stops have been pulled out to make this years line up a little bit special. …
Watch your step this weekend: there is a veritable feast of festivals for Londoners starting from tomorrow until the last person stands partying on Sunday. You’re very likely to just trip over one. Cardinal Place Carnival This new shopping and dining area in Victoria is …
If you’re not going away for the weekend, and the Notting Hill Carnival just doesn’t tickle your fancy, then there are two more big festivals going on in London town this weekend and it’s tough to decide between the two. Fortunately you can buy day …
From some not-so-humble beginnings as an eccentric DJ double-act, Kaiser Saucy and Lord Fader have turned The Loose Cannons into a relentlessly fun-loving electro-punk-funk-camp-clash live band. Certainly when we first saw them perform a hugely energetic set at a ridiculously sweaty 93 Feet East a …
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