Notting Hill

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For Those About To Commit Dirty Deeds We Salute You

If AC/DC’s manager, George Young, walked up to you in a pub and asked if you wanted to get a job in rock’n’roll, what would your first thoughts be? Would you wonder what he was doing in the UK? Would you wonder why such a …

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Romantic Tragedy In Notting Hill

Breaking up is so very hard to do, especially in the romcom land of Notting Hill. This plaintive message was spotted high above street level on Pembridge Road. But who loved whom, what went wrong, and why did they feel the need to daub their …

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Mid Week Music News

A quick look at some of what’s on gigging wise over the next seven days. Tonight: William Besson will be alongside The Punkverts at the ‘Number 10 (10 Goldbourne Road) in Notting Hill and Londonist faves Lucky Soul are at the Colour Bar in Camden. …

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The Boat Race. Who Cares?

In case you hadn’t noticed, the Boat Race is taking place this Sunday. The 152nd meeting between the crews of Oxford (dark blues) and Cambridge (light blues) will begin at 4.35pm near Putney Bridge and will finish 17 minutes or so later at Chiswick Bridge. …

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Mid Week Music News

Time once again to take a quick tour of some gigs coming up that we think you might like. And maybe a few you won’t. Friday: Henry Rollins is back to celebrate 25 years of speaking not shouting at Hammersmith, and although sold out, it’s …

Extra, Extra

Two 16-year-old boys were killed over the weekend by the Stansted Express at a foot crossing around half a mile from Angel Station. How many people were at the anti-war rally over the weekend? Police say 10-15,000, organisers say 80-100,000. Whatever, the message was pretty …

New Band Interview: Lucky Soul

Last Thursday, mod mecca Merc played host to Lucky Soul. It was to be a small intimate affair, to promote the launch of the band’s very first single and, considering that there’s been little hype about the band, the interest in the gig was impressive. …

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Mosserty Spotting

If you were a crack addled, talentless bit of tabloid fodder and you wanted to set up a clandestine meeting with possibly the world’s most recognisable supermodel, where would you go? A low key greasy spoon in Wood Green perhaps? Or maybe the ‘large print’ …

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“Princess Leia Is Keith Richards” – New Band Interview: Four Day Hombre

It all started with a wedding. Sitting at a table, comfortably shooting the breeze with complete strangers and you go and say something stupid about writing music stuff for this London blog. All of a sudden you’re reminiscing about Radiohead gigs and defending accusations that …

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Mid Week Music News

With four of our favourite new bands in town this week, it is a grand time to be heading out and checking out some live music. Friday: Until we get our own band together, Fuckshovel remain the best named band in Britain. And other places. …

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Damon Albarn – The Musical

Damon “Blur / Gorrillaz / “I’ve worked with musicians in Africa” Albarn is to use his musical genius in creating a new stage musical. Londonist loves musicals (when they’re not by Mick Hucknall) so we welcome this new venture from Albarn who can be relied …