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Ear Bleeding Country In Kentish Town

Dinosaur Jr – Forum – Wednesday 8th June Michael Azerrad describes a meeting between Lou Barlow (then ex bass player of Dinosaur Jr) and J Mascis (ongoing guitar player of Dinosaur Jr). Barlow had been sacked in the most insalubrious of circumstances; more or less …

Burning Down ULU

Londonist was somewhat chuffed to be offered a last minute ticket to check out the Arcade Fire at ULU last week. And not wishing to carry out an equine dental inspection we said yes please and left work pretty sharpish. The band first came to …

Nipple Tassle Twirling

Looking for something to do tonight? Got nipples? Then why not get down to the Menier Chocolate Factory in Southwark for a class in the delicate art of nipple tassle twirling. Nipple tassle twirling (which is difficult enough to say, never mind do) is the …

Latte Be

Starbucks has announced that it plans to open four shops A DAY throughout 2005. Londonist nearly collapsed in horror before realising that this was worldwide, not in London. We spent a number of years working outside central London in the early 1990s and the return …