Mika

Somerset House 2007

This year’s not terribly inspiring Somerset House Summer Sessions have been announced and are as follows: Thursday 12 July – Mogwai [in surround sound] Friday 13 July – Kasabian Saturday 14th July – Bert Jansch with Beth Orton and Bernard Butler Sunday 15th July – …

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Londonist Introduces … Wolf & Cub

What’s the skinny? Wolf & Cub are Joel Byrne, Adam Edwards, Thomas Mayhew and Joel Carey, four guys from Adelaide who make a big stompy rock noise. What have they done? Their website says: Wolf & Cub have shared stages with TV On The Radio, …

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Londonist Live: Mika @ Koko : 22 Feb 07

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 …

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Londonist Introduces… Client

What’s the skinny? This isn’t so much an introduction to a new band, as the first time we’ve talked about them on Londonist. If you know your electroclash, you’ll know Client. After all, they have been about since 2003. Client are Sarah Blackwood, Kate Holmes …

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Extra, Extra

Remember when we told you about Mika, well now the BBC have named him the sound of 2007. Brighton beats London for the title of the UK’s healthiest city. It’s nearly epiphany so time to start recyling Christmas. The Trafalgar Square tree has already been …

Mika The Reindeer

A couple of weeks ago we told you about a new singer who is going to be B I G in 2007 : Mika. Tonight, he plays a gig at The Reindeer in The Truman Brewery on Brick Lane. The Reindeer is a restaurant and …

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Londonist Introduces… Mika

Last week we went out to watch a man from Beirut with colourful trousers and big hair, sing songs about fat girls, gay affairs, and lollipops. Tonight, we think you should do the same. Mika was born in the middle of a warzone in 1983 …