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Mid Week Music News

We just have time, before heading up to Islington this evening, to bring you a quick round up of some recommended gigs for the week ahead. If you’re yet to make plans for this evening, then we suggest you follow us up to the Bar …

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New Band Interview: Pungza

It’s been a good year for guitar pop bands and a good year for the folk and anti-folk scenes. So how did the Londonist music dungeon find itself rediscovering the joys of good heavy thrashing noise somewhere between Maximo Park and Sufjan Stevens? No idea, …

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Londonist Live: TODD / Part Chimp (Luminaire)

As Pete Doherty was driving round London after another successful stint in rehab, Londonist was having some substance free fun of it’s own; although we were eyeing up one of the Luminaire’s shooters – the Jim Morrison: Jack Daniels, Jim Beam and Wild Turkey, mmmm…smokey! …

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Next Week’s Gig Guide

Time to line up a few recommendations for the gig going glitterati amongst you for the cold winter’s days ahead. Tonight: If you’re staying in then The Rakes, David Gray and the rather awesome The National are on Jools at 11.35. Saturday: nu metal is …

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Booking Ahead

America are going crazy about them, but on this side of the pond we aren’t too sure yet. Find out what all the hype is about as Clap Your Hands Say Yeah announce a UK Tour. An art rock band not a million miles away …

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It’s A Kinda Magic

The Melvins play Houdini – Koko, Tuesday 4th October Black Sabbath (and we’re talking pre RJD here) have much to answer for. On the one hand there’s Ozzy, a man once so wasted he doesn’t remember trying to kill his wife whom we’ve patronised into …

Battling The Strange

Weird War at the Underworld, Tuesday 3rd May Londonist has to admit to having known nothing about Weird War before but strong recommendations (and a ticket) from a couple of friends led to us being trapped behind a pillar in the Underworld on Tuesday surrounded …