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Oh! O2! What A View!

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Led Zepp: History in the Re-Making

Today, in the evening, Led Zeppelin are showing us a whole lotta love by bringing it on home. Instead of going to California, or even over the hills and far away to Kashmir, their first reunion rock and roll concert for 27 years is happening …

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Extra, Extra

Congestion charge leads to rise in stolen and counterfeit number plates. New study into aircraft noise finds that people don’t really like it. Keats house being restored. When the pinkie breaks: Led Zeppelin reunion delayed thanks to a broken finger. Jimmy Page presumably wearing a …

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Londonomics: Experimental Music

Once again the artists are out in front of the eggheads and politicians. Earlier we covered tonight’s experiment in direct economic democracy at The Albany – effectively, attendees pay a £10 tax to join The Albany’s mini-society, and they all get a say on how …

Elsewhere in the Ist-a-verse

Protest over national vs. regional chains, the never-ending debate over the place of cars and bicycles in our metropolises, professional sports scandals, remembering a solemn day, and being issued a search warrant – it all happened across our sites this week! Another banner week at …

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Been A Long Time…

Just in case you haven’t yet turned on the tv, a radio, glanced at a newspaper and this is the first internet page you’ve opened since yesterday, it’s true. The might Led Zeppelin are reforming for a one off benefit show in aid of Ahmet …

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Londonist Live Review: Aerosmith @ Hyde Park Calling

Nobody would have guessed that Stephen Tyler is a mere 59 years old judging by his performance at last night’s Hyde Park Calling finale with Aerosmith headlining a day of stellar bands. Strutting around the stage like only he can, Tyler had the audience in …

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The Yellow Stripes

Rock stars eh! Travel the world, shagging supermodels and Hollywood actresses, dressing up, going to interesting places, holding down the ultimate dream job AND getting paid for it. Life must be really tough. No worrying about Council Tax rises for you lot, you just stick …

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New Band Interview: Schmoof

If one were being uncharitable one might say the Londonist Music team has a certain preference for amplified guitars. So we’re going to redress the balance today by introducing you all to Schmoof. Sarah and LLoyd meet the Londonist readers, Londonist readers meet Sarah and …

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XFM List-tastic Bank Holiday

It’s a funny old world we live in, tearing down the information M25 waiting for the next speeding petrol tanker to flip itself over the central reservation right on to our unprotected heads. Terrified of losing control we’ve found a system that placates our every …

The She Makes War Interview

Hope you all had a fun Saturday and Sunday – pity there’s always a Monday tagged on at the end like a hidden booking fee. Nice weekend? That’ll cost you… But never mind that… what you lot need is some ROCK. And we know just …