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Rare London gig announced for NYC icons

Geeks to the left of us, freaks to the right…

A mammoth collaboration celebrating the best in film-for-film-lovers from some of the most acclaimed rep cinemas of the capital, in tribute to one of their fallen comrades.

There are few sights more entertaining than a skanking 60-year-old.

In something of a homecoming gig, dub legends Dreadzone are playing the Scala in Kings Cross, headlining a show on December 8.

If you wanted to go out in London for Hallowe’en this year, you had quite a few choices. Having been impressed by their previous event The Great Exhibition, we plumped for White Mischief’s vintage/steampunk-themed The Haunted Ballroom at the Scala. Getting into the venue was …

Race Horses could just be the most refreshing band to arrive on the music scene since Super Furry Animals. Really. Aurally they resemble the swoon and psychedelic pop of SFA along with the avant garde bits of Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci and the furious paced pop …

Writing songs about sex, drugs and rock n roll is so last century. At least that’s the impression you get from Austin’s Shearwater. Named after a species of seabird their songs explore the fragility and the beauty of the natural world. They’re not just tapping …

As lead singer and main creative force behind The Guillemots, you might have spotted Fyfe Dangerfield playing guitar, keyboard, dustbin lid (yes, really), or just singing in his distinctive, octave-spanning voice as part of the orchestral-indie four-piece. Perhaps in search of further creative outlets (isn’t …

It has been an amazing year for the indie pop band ‘The Pains of Being Pure at Heart,” and last night’s gig at Scala, in many ways was the perfect conclusion to the year. The New Yorkers only released their self-titled debut album in February, …