It's been a strange ol' week for Londonist music-wise. On Monday we got worried about a rise in nightclub violence, on Tuesday caught Goldfrapp at Union Chapel, on Wednesday caught Nick Cave at HMV and on Thursday got excited about a new-ish club night at Three Blind Mice. Looking ahead to this week however, Monday sees Panic At the Disco and Kate Nash play sold out shows at the Roundhouse and Hammersmith Apollo respectively, whilst......

Hypnotize is the Siamese twin of Mesmerize, the second part of an audacious double album that was severed at birth in the recording studio. If Mesmerize had critics and fans dropping their jaws at System Of A Down's virtuosity back in May, then Hypnotize is the musical equivalent of lock jaw. It's the perfect foil to its twin - equally meticulous, equally vicious and equally insane. The American-Armenian metallers kick off with Attack, the......

Well it's a delectable diversity of delicacies for your discerning palates this week; a week that's already seen Jacko walk free and brought the news that Christina Aguilera's music has been used during 'interrogations' at Guantanamo Bay. Obviously the US army has never heard of Daniel Beddingfield or they'd have had the war resolved in a few minutes. But enough of the cheap shots and on with the good stuff. What more could you......