It’s getting to that time of year. The city’s shutting itself in for a nice quiet winter beside the radiator, and can’t be bothered with laying out quite as much entertainment as in the past months. Unfortunately, our budgets are only growing tighter, and we …
2008 is shaping up to be the year that street art went truly mainstream in London. Currently, you can see Banksy at Selfridges, a half-mile tunnel of talent in Waterloo and, for the eagle-eyed, that subtle bit of wall painting at the Tate Modern. Street …
In the week that Doris’ crack gets filled in, Tate Modern has announced plans for a rethink of the building’s river-facing facade. Between May and August, a group of the world’s most acclaimed street artists will be allowed to daub their designs across designated 15×12 …
This Week In London’s History Monday – 10th March 1906: The Baker Street & Waterloo Railway opens, running between Baker Street and Elephant & Castle stations. It would soon become known as the Bakerloo Line. Tuesday – 11th March 1692: The Royal Chelsea Hospital is …
St Pancras International has reopened after years of restoration. The sumptious Euston Road frontage to the station was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, one of London’s most important architects. But what else did the Great Scott design in London? The Scotts were a remarkable …
As both bands and fans saunter back to the capital with the mother of all hangovers from Glastonbury, this week is a bit slow for music in the capital. Things are also running a bit slow for this Londonista, thus the later than normal posting …
One for the diary: Masked Mexican Wrestlers attend book signing in Borders, Oxford Circus: Thursday 2nd November, 12 – 2PM. And why are masked Mexican wrestlers coming to Borders? Well, it’s to mark the publication of photographer Malcolm Venville’s new book Lucha Loco, which documents …
Celebrate Ben Franklin’s 300th birthday with the Bikini Bandits and Phillyist! (NSFW). Speaking of Mr. Franklin, send in a picture of Ben (or Ed Rendell) with a red tongue and win a free t-shirt. And they might have the next YearlyKos in Philly. You know …
Just two gigs to tell you about this week because we’re still pissed that we’re going to miss both The Shins on Thursday at Koko and Radiohead at Hammersmith on Thursday and Friday. If you can get tickets to either show, then we highly recommend …
Hosepipe bans come into effect today. Time to start shopping the neighbours. Ken defends his decision to make the septics pay the congestion charge and defends Blair Jr. A good man to have in a fight then. Oxford won the boat race. No one released …
This week: Capote, Lucky Number Slevin, and The Fog. Plus all the usual film news and rumours and Trailer of the Week. This week sees the release of one of Londonist’s most highly-anticipated films of 2006: Capote, and boy did they pick a good week …
