That’s right. This week we decided to track down the Leader of the Free World. He might sit in the oval office but, when in London, it seems that he prefers to hang out in squares… FDR, Grosvenor Square You can’t sit comfortably in Grosvenor …
Happy New Year to everyone from the Music Dungeonistas. We trust you found solace in some decent music while ‘Best ofs’ and Reality TV Rubbish polluted tweeters, woofers and sub-woofers over the break. In a bizarre collision of mainstream and alternative, we spent New Year’s …
The second part in our guide to the best holiday season art exhibitions (read Part 1). Design Museum: Robert Brownjohn Retrospective of the American graphic designer at his peak in the 50’s and 60’s. His work includes the title sequences for the James Bond films …
Tired of the telly? All Playstationed out? Over the next three days we’ll bring you a guide to the best holiday season art exhibitions. So grab your coat, we’re goin’ down the galleries. National Portrait Gallery: Cornel Lucas – Shooting Stars Brings together fifty of …
Starting with, for us, the best track on their latest album, Station Approach, and ending on the second-best, Forget Myself, Elbow took Brixton by storm last night, and not for the first time. The feeling is, however, that this time they deserved it all the …
It’s been a while, but Londonist’s stillborn attempt to mix beer and facts gets a fillip this week, as we survey the trivia on offer at The Railway. This decent boozer benefits from its near monopoly in the local area, which has no other drinking …
Ever wondered what the Koran would sound like if it were read in an East London accent? Well, if you head over to the always interesting Audio Books For Free site then you can download exactly that: an “audio recording of English translation of the …
Just a quick reminder that the Londonist First Birthday Party will be happening just one week from today in the fabulous surroundings of the Offside Bar in Islington. It’s absolutely free to get in (just tell the big bloke on the door you’re there for …
Slowly and surely over the last year, more people have been figuring out the wonder of Podcasts. Unless they’ve, heaven forbid, been a little illegal, most free podcasts are speech based. Finally now deals are being done and legal music based ‘casts are beginning to …
The big wheel keeps on turning On a simple line day by day The earth spins on its axis One man struggle to write the Midweek Music News introduction while working out his taxes So wrote Massive Attack about the struggle to keep up Londonist …
Ever since Al Jolson opened his gob in the Jazz Singer the worlds of cinema and rock’n’roll have become inextricably linked. You’re going to have to go with us on the Jazz Singer rock’n’roll analogy but you know what we mean. Almost 100 years later …
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