Those of you going to or considering going to Patti Smith’s Meltdown, taking place from 11th to 26th June at the South Bank Centre, will be as interested as Londonist Music to hear that Eels have (has?) been added to the line-up. They/he will be …
The BBC is reporting that the British consulate in New York has been damaged following an explosion that happened around 7.30am our time (3.30am over there). Bomb fragments have been found. No one seems to have been injured, but windows have been shattered according to …
As this post is being written, drivers in west London are holding a go-slow to protest the possible extension of the Congestion Charge to their blessed plot. This is taking place without any obvious sense of irony. A go-slow to protest something that would make …
If last month you were annoyed to find the side of your car scratched and wished you could get your hands on the twat responsible then you may be in luck. Not only do we know who did it we can also offer the consolation …
A protest against the perceived lack of support from the Chelsea suits? Or the latest psychological master-stroke from the golden child of European football? Your guess is as good as ours, all we do know is that Jose Mourinho is not going to be at …
Working in an office block overlooking the Thames and the City beyond – as this Londonist contributor is occasionally lucky enough to do – one occasionally sees some odd things. But this, spotted today at about 3pm, really takes the digestive biscuit. The launches were …
It was only a few days ago that London’s top copper was warning about the heightened threat to the capital by terrorist groups so we figured that as long as we played our part (looking for abandoned bags and dodgy looking characters hanging about garages …
Yes, this week sees the beginning London Fashion Week, and already the usual issues are raising their heads. First, the amount of fur on show at the exhibition has angered many, including protest group PETA who reacted against Julien Macdonalds’s collection, which included fox, chinchilla, …
The ‘noughties’ were meant to be the caring decade but we’re buggered if we noticed it at Londonist, especially with a whip-cracking editor having no sympathy for fingers bleeding through too much typing. It seems, however, that the softly softly approach is now de rigeur. …
Apologies for posting out of my normal TV category but it’s simply too good not to post. We all know the huge kerfuffle that’s been going on about Jerry Springer the Opera (reported by me in Londonist and recently updated by Rob). Well someone has …
And so the trend for protestors dressed in silly costumes continues into the new year. This time it’s not the Fathers4Justice (or even Mothers4Justice), but the Alliance Against Urban 4x4s. As you might imagine the Alliance feel that taking your kids to school in a …
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