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Bring Me Sunshine

We mentioned Danny Boyle’s new Sci Fi movie a while back after chatting to him at Raindance East, but we now have a press release stating that principle photography on the now Untitled Sunshine Project has just begun. It also reveals some pretty interesting casting …

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Ink The Pink

It’s getting so that you can’t see a trend setting London lass bend over these days without a scrawl of tribal swirls rising above the thong line, just daring you to ask: Is that a Hawaiian?. No longer is it socially unacceptable to have I …

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Monday Music Review

The Raveonettes – Pretty In Black The last time this Londonista was listening to The Raveonettes we turned off pretty sharpish, unimpressed by the monotonal drone that met our ears. But the word on da street is dat, sorry that, Pretty In Black is a …

Gig Reviews: The Pipettes, The Magic Numbers

The Pipettes / The Magic Numbers at Concorde2, Brighton Our regular readers will surely already know how much we love The Pipettes, ever since we first caught a gig of theirs at the Borderline, way back in November last year. The Pips were supporting The …

The Queen Of Hearts Memorial Gravel Warpath

Nothing quite says “tragic beauty” like a spot of aggregate, and no colour is quite so regal as “greygreen”. Yes folks, the Princess Diana Memorial Storm Sewer is in the headlines again. You may remember the fountain; it’s been “troubled”, as sub-editors say when asked …

The African Job

Every now and again we all have a mad idea or two while drinking down the pub. Paid advertising on shaved dogs for example. But most of those alcohol inspired dreams fade by the time the hangover kicks in. Not so for Andy Johnston, Barry …

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Sounds of 2005: The Pipettes

Rather than produce a simple list of the bands we think deserve your attention in 2005, Londonist is going that little bit further for you. Below is the first in a short series of articles on the gems you should be aware of. The Pipettes …