Bit of a slow week for live music with most larger bands travelling around Europe doing the festival thing. However, what better time to go and see a band you haven’t heard of – you might get a nice surprise! Monday night sees Dwarves bring …
Busy week across the capital as tours come to a close and album-preview shows take a hold. Interpol play a one off show on Monday night at the Astoria, with support coming from the wonderful Maccabees. As you can expect, this one’s been sold out …
Japanese animation is a bit of a mixed bag nowadays – when it first reached our shores, you could only get hold of Akira and ultra-violent tentacle porn. Nowadays, it’s available for all ages and tastes – with TV shows and movies ranging from pre-school …
A jumbo jet was forced into a series of steep dives over London earlier today due to instrument failure. The Standard screams: “The aircraft dropped to its minimum permitted altitude of 1,200 feet meaning it was seconds from a major disaster.” Mayor Ken is being …
With world cup nostalgia beginning to surge across the media you might have been watching all that retina-etchingly vivid footage of Mexico ’70 and thought to yourself, “I wonder where that promising young lad, Pelé is now?” Well, dear Londonist reader, wonder no more! The …
Late as in this should have been up yesterday but it wasn’t and is therefore late. A couple of instores worth checking out are London’s Rakes on Monday at the Virgin Megastore and melody driven rock types Morning Runner on Wednesday at 6 at the …
If there’s ever a good excuse to wear white it’s while getting married in a Virgin megastore. Guitarist Gary Means married fashion designer Shara Hayes in Oxford Street’s Virgin Megastore in what is thought to be the first ever music store wedding. Leather-clad rock vicar …
OK, so this isn’t strictly London related but how could we pass up an opportunity to bring you another story concerning our favourite drummer and drummerer, Tommy Lee. Seems as if an entire truckload of Tom-Tom’s (that’s a drum pun dear readers, a bad one, …
Another week dancing with the devil in the cutting world of what we call rock AND roll. And have we learnt anything from it? Well yes we have. We’ve learnt that Chris Martin is NOT the new Noel Gallagher, that Noel Gallagher might be the …
Some ‘in store’ appearances you might want to make a note of this week: Tomorrow (Tuesday) at 6pm at the Virgin Megastore. Turin Brakes are playing for the masses. We love ‘em. Also tomorrow: Maximo Park (see Monday Music news below) are playing and signing …
Another pic’n’mix of live treats for you this week. So without further ado grab your scoops and we’re off. This week’s giant fizzy cola bottle has to be the return of the Man Called Boss. In support of Devils and Dust, Bruce Springsteen will be …
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