Christian Voice blames Tesco shop's mouse infestation on its support for Gay Pride

— Stephen Green in The Christian Voice blames the temporary closure of the Covent Garden Tesco by Westmister Health authorities on a plague sent by God.

Hat tip @paulwaugh

London agenda for Thursday 29 March

1. Go early to Rough Trade East for a free wristband to see Field Music [Le Cool]

2. Hear about possibly the most controversial and famous psychical researcher ever to live. Run Riot [Run Riot]

3. Literally pick a brain at Brain Matter [Flavorpill] (May not actually be a literal brain)

4. Discuss the attacks using acid in Pakistan upon hundreds of people, most of them women, with documentary director Daniel Junge & producer Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy [Don’t Panic]

5. Discover the 150 year history of The Royal Agriculture Hall, now the Business Design Centre [Ian Visits]

6. Take a twilight tour of Apsley House by torchlight [Tired of London]

Here are your candidates for London Mayor and Assembly

The London Elects website made the announcement minutes ago. Voters will be electing one mayor, 15 city-wide assembly members, and one representative each for 14 local areas.

Ensure that you are registered to vote – click here.

For Mayor (One person to be elected)

1. BENITA Siobhan
2. CORTIGLIA Carlos – British National Party
3. JOHNSON Boris – The Conservative Party Candidate
4. JONES Jenny – Green Party
5. LIVINGSTONE Ken – The Labour Party Candidate
6. PADDICK Brian – London Liberal Democrats
7. WEBB Lawrence James – Fresh Choice for London

For the assembly, London-wide (14 people elected)
British National Party
SQUIRE Stephen, FURNESS Dave, STURDY Paul, CORTIGLIA Carlos, CLARK John, TAYLOR Robert, DE SANTIS Guiseppe, TREANOR Donna, WOODS Roberta, NICHOLAS Marie, BROOKS Rowland John

Christian People’s Alliance – Supporting Traditional Marriage
MARTIN Malcolm Kershaw, MAY Sue, CORDLE Sid, AMAR Flora, CAPSTICK William Patrick, ODIETE Ethel, CONNOLLY Matthew Brendan, STAFFORD Denise, BOYLE Mary, TRIVEDI Vivek, GRECO Ellen Sheila, OLAWALE Francis Adebola, HAMPSON Robert Edward, ISINGOMA Rita Cossie, GAIN Stan, PRICE Ruth, HAMMOND Stephen Charles, MREWA Charles, STAFFORD Benny, SCRIMSHAW Doreen Anna, RUDD Jonathan Michael, MAY Tony, MILLS Katherine Susan, GLENCROSS Roger Edmund, MUIQ Faith

Conservative Party
BOFF Andrew, BACON Gareth Andrew, BORWICK Victoria Lorne Peta, FERNANDES Sue-Ellen Cassiana, ADEGOKE Kemi, MAXWELL SCOTT Matthew Joseph, SHARIF Nadia Jabine, HUGHES Anthony Havard Maengwyn, STRANACK Andrew Jeremy, SACOOR Karim Momade Aly, BHOGAL Amandeep Singh, HAMPSHEIR Christopher David

English Democrats – Putting England First
COOPER Roger, UNCLES Steven Thomas, WEALD Benjamin, BROOKES Leo Anthony, POLENCEUS Janus, TWIDDY Mark Alan, BARNBROOK Michael John, CAKEBREAD Brian Michael

Green Party
JONES Jenny, JOHNSON Darren, LYNCH Noel, BENNETT Natalie, ALI Shahrar, BAKHT Farid, ALLEN Caroline, PHOENIX Romayne, RUSSELL Caroline, HUGHES Anna, POWLEY Marek

Labour Party
GAVRON Nicky, QURESHI Murad, TWYCROSS Fiona, COPLEY Tom, NOSEGBE Florence, DESAI Unmesh, HEARN Kirsten, ALI Liaquat, MCKEOWN Mabel, MCGRATH Kevin, QUIGLEY Christine

London Liberall Democrats
PIDGEON Caroline, KNIGHT Stephen, FOX Bridget, SHEEHAN Shas, EMERSON Merlene, DAVEY Emily, BRADLEY Steve, RAY Marisha, RUSSELL Nick, MASROOR Ajmal, RICHARDS Chris

National Front Putting Londoners First
CULNANE Tess, EDWARD Ian, CRIPPS Andrew

The House Party – Homes for Londoners
MCGRENERA Terence

Trader Unionist and Socialist Coalition
GORDON Alex, WRACK Nick, ASHLEY April, GRIFFITHS Sian, HEDLEY Steve, LEAHAIR Ian Brian, MCFARLANE Gary Alexander Joseph, POWELL-DAVIES Martin, READER Merlin, SIMPSON Joe, SUTTON Jenny, TAAFFE Nancy, TURNER Jackie, VERNON Lee James, WOODBURN Lesley, DOOLEY Michael, BENJAMIN Mark Jason

UK Independence Party
WOOLFE Steven Marcus, COBURN David, WEBB Lawrence James, KNIGHT Helen Louise, JONES Elizabeth Eirwen, OAKLEY Paul James, BOLTER Jeffrey Warner, MCGOUGH Michael Jack, MCKENZIE Winston Truman, STAVELEY Peter, MANZOOR Mazhar

Individual Candidates
ALAGARATNAM Rathy
HAYAT Ijaz – Independent

Local Constituencies
Barnet & Camden
Candidates to be announced

Bexley & Bromley
Candidates to be announced

Brent & Harrow
Candidates to be announced

City & East

• includes the boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Newham, Tower Hamlets, and the City of London.

Candidates to be announced

Croydon & Sutton
Candidates to be announced

Ealing & Hillingdon

1. BARNES Richard Michael – The Conservative Party Candidate
2. COX Michael Francis – London Liberal Democrats
3. EDWARD Ian – National Front Putting Londoners First
4. FURNESS David – British National Party
5. HARLING Mike – The Green Party
6. KNIGHT Helen Louise – Fresh Choice for London
7. SAHOTA Onkar Singh – Labour Party Candidate
8. ENFIELD AND HARINGEY
9. BARNES Dawn – London Liberal Democrats
10. HEMSTED Andy – The Conservative Party Candidate
11. KRAKOWIAK Peter John – Green Party
12. McCARTNEY Joanne – Labour Party Candidate
13. NICHOLAS Marie – British National Party
14. STAVELEY Peter – Fresh Choice for London

Greenwich & Lewisham

1. CULNANE Tess – National Front Putting Londoners First
2. DUVALL Len – Labour Party Candidate
3. OAKLEY Paul James – Fresh Choice for London
4. RAYMOND Barbara – Greenwich and Lewisham People Before Profit
5. RUSSELL John – London Liberal Democrats
6. SEDGLEY Roger – Green Party
7. WILSON Alex – The Conservative Party Candidate
8. WOODS Roberta – British National Party

Havering & Redbridge

1. BROWN, Malvin Paul – Residents’ Association of London Official Candidate
2. EDMONDS, Richard – National Front Putting Britain First
3. EVANS, Roger – The Conservative Party Candidate
4. ISLAM, Farrukh Jamal – London Liberal Democrats
5. RICHARDS, Mandy Marie – Labour Party Candidate
6. SAAD, Haroon – Green Party
7. TAYLOR, Robert – British National Party
8. TWIDDY, Mark Alan – English Democrats – “Putting England First!”
9. WEBB, Lawrence James – Fresh Choice for London

Lambeth & Southwark

1. BARTLEY Jonathan Charles – Green Party
2. BLACKIE Rob – London Liberal Democrats
3. FLUSS James Gordon – Fresh Choice for London
4. LAMBERT Daniel Peter – The Socialist Party (GB)
5. MITCHELL Michael – The Conservative Party Candidate
6. SHAWCROSS Val – Labour Party Candidate

Merton & Wandsworth
Candidates to be announced

North East

• includes the boroughs of Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest
  Candidates to be announced

Southwest

• includes the boroughs of Hounslow, Kingston upon Thames, and Richmond upon Thames

1. ARBOUR Tony – The Conservative Party Candidate
2. BOLTER Jeffrey Warner – Fresh Choice for London
3. GOLDSMITH Daniel Charles – Green Party
4. HOMAN Lisa – Labour Party Candidate
5. WILSON Munira – London Liberal Democrats

West Central

• includes the boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, and Westminster.

Candidates to be announced

Candy Empire - Forming (Mat Riviere Remix)

Continuing the Estonian-UK remix swap theme this week, today we have Mat Riviere‘s remix of Candy Empire. He scrawls piano and drone across the scratchy guitar of the original, creating a completely different take on “Forming”.

Candy Empire are on Facebook here; find out more about Mat’s forthcoming album here. The two share a stage this Friday night at Tallinn Music Week.

Magnetic Fields - Quick!

The wonderful Magnetic Fields are releasing a new single called “Quick!” from their slightly schizophrenic new album, “Love At The Bottom Of The Sea”. They play the Royal Festival Hall on April 25th.

Poke around Vincent van Gogh's house, for sale in Brixton

For the first time in 65 years, Vincent van Gogh’s Brixton love nest is up for sale. It’s a real fixer-upper £400,000

Beach House - Myth

We love Beach House. You probably love Beach House. Everyone loves Beach House. That is because Beach House are amazing. This is the new Beach House video. We want the next Beach House album. Let’s all go and live in beach houses and listen to Beach House over the sound of the lapping waves. Chillwave raves. Great daze.

Napoleon IIIrd - That Town (Candy Empire Remix)

The second in this week’s series of the Tallinn Music Week UK-Estonian remix swap sees Candy Empire take on Napoleon IIIrd‘s “That Town”, stripping the original’s lush instrumentation back to a feel-good singalong that sounds like it could be made by a long line of people dancing through the hills… listen to the remix, entitled Candy Empire’s March For Love Mix, below. Tomorrow, another Candy Empire remix of Mat Riviere – all these bands share a stage this Friday night over in Tallinn.

London agenda for Wednesday 28 March

1. Find out why society has cut itself off from sexuality at the Idler Academy [Le Cool]

2. Fly through the air with the Spavaldo brothers, 25 years after their mysterious disappearance [Run Riot]

3. Listen to art-pop melded with electro by Breton at Corsica Studios [Flavorpill]

4. Watch Fernand Melgar’s portrait of the rejected asylum seekers and illegal migrants in the Frambois detention centre in Switzerland [Don’t Panic]

5. Run away with the circus, starting at the Roundhouse [Time Out]

6. Watch an illustrated talk of Gypsies in Barnet [Ian Visits]

7. Eat in the Whitechapel Gallery Library Dining Room [Tired of London]

Candy Empire - Forming (Napoleon IIIrd NXVI Remix)

As part of a remix exchange between Estonian and UK indie musicians, London-based cult star Napoleon IIIrd has crafted this wonderful remix of Tallinn-based electro-pop band Candy Empire. The two will share a stage together at Tallinn Music Week next week, and there are more remixes to come from artists including Mat Riviere (UK) and Väljasõit Rohelisse (EST). The programme was instigated by Projekta (UK) and Odessa Pop (EST) as part of an indie-scene exchange that last year saw Kreatiivmootor and Multiphonic Rodent hit the UK to play Brainlove Festival 2011.