A man has been arrested over the attack on Billy Leeson in Islington last week. Leeson is said to be in a “critical but stable condition.”. Lord Coe’s not exactly reassuring statement on the current state of the 2012 schedule: “At the moment we are …
For all you design nerds out there, you should know that the “largest and most exciting graduate design event in the UK” just opened today at the Business Design Centre in Islington. New Designers 06 is basically one huuuuge event, incorporating 4,000 “of the brightest …
Following on from yesterday’s post, which listed ongoing events, here are the ones to catch this weekend only. Friday Renzo Piano ‘Sermon’: The man behind the Shard will deliver a ‘sermon’ from Southwark Cathedral. £15, booking required. Saturday Sheep Drive: You won’t want to miss …
Friday: Misterlee play Big Fibbers Beautiful Bucket of Fun at The Bodrum Cafe, 61 Stoke Newington High St, N16. Doors at 7.00pm, show 8.00pm, £3 in and we’re told there’s hot & cold food available which should be enough to sway anyone still to be …
Remember on The Day Today when Chris Morris covered stranded train passengers going feral? It came close to happening over the weekend: More than 200 people were trapped underground for two hours when a Tube train got stuck between stations. Police were called at 0115 …
A 16 -year-old boy charged with the murder of the schoolboy Kiyan Prince will appear in court today. A 27-year-old woman was killed in Holborn on Saturday evening after a bus on Southampton Row, ‘ploughed into traffic lights’ and then mounted the pedestrian island where …
A couple of months ago, we wrenched open the doors of the Londonist Demo Dungeon and invited you keen musician types out there to fill our vaults with your tracks. If you missed that post, fret not – the Dungeon’s still open for submissions (amongst …
Good news for fans of the Union Chapel in Islington as a music venue come about today, as the venue announces that they will be re-opening on May 4. Last year, the chapel shut down as a music venue following arguments between the Church and …
You know when you hear a new band and you immediately love their songs. You wait and wait and finally you see them live and it’s all ruined. Live they were absolutely rubbish. Well screw all that, because we finally saw Dead Disco live on …
So what have we picked for you this week? Tonight: Indie shoegazers unite, you have nothing to lose but your memories as Ride’s Mark Gardener promotes his new solo outing: Beautiful Ghosts. Televise and Model Morning These join the bill at the Luminaire. Elsewhere, quirky …
Your partner of nine years, your soulmate, has left you and run off to Italy with another woman. She is an older lady, THE old lady, and you can’t help but notice the size of her bank balance and the quality of the contents of …
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