London agenda for 15 August 2012
1. Listen to WALL launch her new album at the Sebright Arms [Le Cool]
2. Envision the worlds of 2061 at the Marylebone Pleasure Gardens [Run Riot]
3. Heat Strip Steve at the Nest [Don’t Panic]
4. Tour the Sambrook Brewery in Battersea [Ian Visits]
5. Learn about Kingsley Hall [Tired of London]
6. Com Truise // Jape // Labyrinth Ear at the Corsica Studios [London In Stereo]
15 Aug 2012
London agenda for Tuesday 14 August 2012
1. Watch the wonderful Theatre Delicatessen take over the Bush Theatre for an an illegal village fete [Le Cool]
2. Eat good food and be entertained on the Dalston Roof Park [Run Riot]
3. Life draw rejected toys at Art Macabre [Flavorpill]
4. Watch strange short films at the Trangallan for Whirlygig Cinema [Don’t Panic]
5.Witches in the Witch Hunts [Ian Visits]
6. Sit in the Princess Alice Garden [Tired of London]
7. Hear Brooklyn’s Violens at the Hoxton Bar & Grill [London In Stereo]
14 Aug 2012
London agenda for 13 August 2012
1. Listen to summertime band Theme Park at Birthday’s [Le Cool]
2. Watch Aussie comedian Matt Okine’s show Being Black n Chicken n S#%t [Run Riot]
3. Watch I am Cuba and 7 Days in Havana at the Riverside Studios [Don’t Panic]
4. Learn about Brazil’s Olympic future [Tired of London]
5. Hear Refused // The Bots // Petty Bone at The Forum [London in Stereo]
13 Aug 2012
London agenda for Friday 10 August 2012
1. View the most unique exhibition of contemporary automata you’re likely to see at Space Station Sixty-Five [Le Cool]
2. Watch Brian Blessed, Stephen Fry and Eddie Izzard breathe. At Sporting Stories before Bedtime. [Run Riot]
3. Lay the city out on your feet at Matteo Pericoli: London Unfurled [Flavourpill]
4. Listen to the forward thinking house and techno production of Kowton [Don’t Panic]
5. See what the Church of England usually charges an arm and a leg for at St. Paul’s [Ian Visits]
6. Visit the Mile End Floating Market [Tired of London]
7. See Parakeet at the Shacklewell Arms for free [London in Stereo]
10 Aug 2012
London agenda for Thursday 9 August 2012
1. Watch an array of performers, cabaret artists, fire-eaters and titillating entertainers in an explosive environment at Storytelling Speakeasy [Le Cool]
2. Watch people recreate famous sitcom episodes live in Hackney [Run Riot]
3. Hear the extraordinary Artwork at Plastic People [Don’t Panic]
4. Celebrate the life of Greenwich-born comedian Bob Hope [Ian Visits]
5. Attend the Greenwich Summer Festival [Tired of London]
6. Be astounded by Philip Glass’ Hotel of Dreams at Hackney House [London In Stereo] Event is free but you need to email Hackney House for tix.
09 Aug 2012
London agenda for Wednesday 8 August 2012
1. Very quietly, watch films in St Martin’s Courtyard at the Silent Cinema International Film Festival [Run Riot]
2. View a documentary following the extraordinary quest of the Afghan cricket team to qualify for the 2011 World Cup at the Frontline [Frontline]
3. People need a trip to the Florence Nightengale Museum like they need a hole in the head [Ian Visits]
4. Find Chen Guanming’s rickshaw [Tired of London]
5. Watch the fabulous How to Dress Well, with Deptford Goth, at Birthdays [London In Stereo]
08 Aug 2012
London agenda for 7 August 2012
1. Have some pleasant alcohol with former chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, Prof. David Nutt [Le Cool]
2. Hear a brief history of typefounding in Islington, from A to B [Ian Visits]
3. Drink tea at Dr Johnson’s House [Tired of London]
4. Listen to the amazing Evelinn Trouble for free at The House of Switzerland [London in Stereo]
07 Aug 2012
London agenda for Monday 6 August 2012
1. Watch Sean Connery and Michael Caine in The Man Who Would Be King at the BFI [Le Cool]
2. Watch an immersive theatre event and art exhibition set in a fictional future version of London on the eve of the 2040 Olympics [Run Riot]
3. Take part in a Viking raid, or something, at the Danish House [Ian Visits]
5. Subsource // Invaders // Animal at The Old Blue Last [London in Stereo]
06 Aug 2012
London agenda for Friday 3 August 2012
1. Help Clash Magazine launch their Friday nights with Glass Animals, Amirali, and Gang Colours at the Shacklewell Arms [Le Cool]
2. Talk to director Robert Cannan about his new film, Three Miles North of Molkom [Run Riot]
3. Go in animal fancy dress for Animal House with Raf Daddy + Horse Meat Disco at London Pleasure Gardens [Flavorpill]
4. Moon over Laurie Anderson at the South Bank Centre [Don’t Panic]
5. View the Peckham Town Centre Exhibition in a restored railway waiting room [Ian Visits] (Kaf has some background here.)
6. See St Paul’s Cathedral late & for free [Tired of London]
7. Eugene McGuinness // Laurel Collective // Post War Years // Clout // Nightwave DJ at Corsica Studios [London In Stereo]
03 Aug 2012
London agenda for 31 July 20
1. Listen to a group of ladies, mainly from the pin-up, burlesque and cabaret scene, who love to read at Naked Girls Reading
2. Look at a celebration of temporary architecture dedicated to celebration at RIBA’s Party Pieces [Run Riot]
3. View the Tight Shorts Film Club at Wenlock & Essex [Don’t Panic]
4. Gawk at 66 Portland Place, a hidden Art Deco gem in the heart of London for Last Tuesday [Ian Visits]
5. Cycle in the Olympic Velodrome [Tired of London]
6. The Wilderness of Manitoba // Arthur Dyjecinski // Zervas & Pepper at The Windmill [London in Stereo]
31 Jul 2012
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