As surely as A&R people follow a bandwagon, an album follows a remember-us-we’re-back single. And so Doves follow up their relatively upbeat single Black and White Town with the album it comes from: Some Cities. Kitty Empire at The Observer is equivocal. She dismantles the …
Another week, another erratically-timed gig post from us and yet another award ceremony sponsored by ‘The Man’. Those of you who labour under the impression that the NME is somehow alternative and still worth taking notice of will be interested in the results of the …
Of all the places that we might turn to satisfy our current thirst for daft gadgets (see the ‘bin spy’ below) the Royal College of Art would be pretty low on our list. But, lo and behold, today we read over at Wired that a …
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Londonist spent last Friday at Club:Hedonistic (we do actually turn up at some of the events we post about) and had a very enjoyable time, indeed. Those of you who took our advice and also went will have enjoyed Fleeing New York, Hedon and the …
Londonist is a big supporter of the Arts, or at least it is one of our New Year resolutions to be. This week we bring you an exciting event to fill your Wednesday evening (a typically boring evening for us). The ICA (a favourite Londonist …
The main album release this week is Bloc Party‘s debut LP ‘Silent Alarm’. Generally positive reviews abound, with the consensus being 8 or 9 out of ten. Most reviews mention the Franz Ferdinand connection, taking different stances. NME’s review reckons that “the more you think …
In the first (and quite possibly last) Dear Londonist, we have an interesting music poser from one of our readers. If you have a question, about any subject, send us an e-mail at londonist@gmail.com with the subject Ask Londonist. (Clicking this link should save some …
A disappointing night at the Brits for London acts, unless you count the Brummie with the faux-Cockney accent Mike Skinner aka The Streets, who won the Best British Male Solo Artist award. The Londonist office is divided on The Streets so we won’t say any …
A slow week for album releases, but we won’t resort to reviewing the The Spongebob Square Pants Movie soundtrack for you. (Although we will resort to mentioning it to justify putting up a picture in an effort to appeal to our kiddie/parent demographic.) Speaking of …
At first glance, the fact that an R’n’B star in London on promotional duties gouged his eye out in an apparent suicide attempt, is mildly interesting, probably a good chance to make some cheap pirate gags, but have a look under the expensive sportswear attired …
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