The epic new Bloc Party single is out there on the internet. It’s called The Prayer and it’s the first single from February’s A Weekend In The City. We are glad to have heard it because we were quite frankly more than a little worried …
You pop in to see a neighbour to drop off some disposable polystyrene food trays (the kind divided into sections as if for TV dinners), you stay for coffee and a chat… then somehow the coffee becomes a beaker of Scotch, you sing three classic …
When are these pop stars going to learn not to mess with the awesome power of the ROCK? Ms Dynamite almost lived up to her name while filming some nonsense for a reality TV show when she was taken roughly from behind by AC/DC: Fellow …
It’s been a few months since we delved into the world of comedy when back in the summer we spoke to Richard Herring and comedy troupe The Cowards. This time round we’ve been talking to comedy writer, performer and former blogger James Bachman. We first …
If you walked past the Tate Modern on any weekend this summer, it is likely that you saw the eccentric Budgieman and his performing budgies. Londonist caught up with him to ask him about his budgies and what they do over the winter, his plans …
The 16-year old on trial for the murder of 15-year-old Kiyan Prince outside the boy’s school gates has denied murder but admitted manslaughter. Two men were shot outside a club in Elephant and Castle in the early hours of Sunday morning. One is in a …
Three high-ranking officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo were attacked in London on Wednesday. The three men, including President Joseph Kabila’s chief of staff Leonard She Okitundu, were taken to hospital after being set upon a by a group of 20 people near a …
Somehow, the world of -ists managed to make it through the week despite news that Jen & Vince broke up. -Chicagoist had fall on their mind as they made squash and fudge, read “House of Leaves” and
If you build it they will come. And if you convert a disused Bethnal Green warehouse into an art and performance venue, and fund it yourself (so you can stick it to “the man”) they’ll bang down your door. The Londonist talks to Marlon Brown, …
Boris is at it again. This time four gaffes in just a few hours at the Tory party conference. Gaffe one! “If I was in charge I would get rid of Jamie Oliver and tell people to eat what they like… Mothers have been driven …
The Londonist Literary List appears every Tuesday. If you’d like to bring an event to our attention, please email londonistlit@gmail.com. Tonight Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, which won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award way back …
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