London agenda for Thursday 22 September
1. Take a lot at a bunch of photos that have been processed through an iPhone at Hipstermatic [Le Cool]
2. See fabulous art and music in the Old Vic tunnels at Mindful [Run Riot]
3. Hear music that evokes Philip Glass meeting Yann Tiersen meeting Panda Bear at Remember Remember [Flavorpill]
4. Listen to a Q&A with director Frank Piasecki Poulsen and Annie Dunnebacke from Global Witness at a preview of Blood in the Mobile [Don’t Panic]
5. Check out contemporary craft in the UK at Origin [Time Out]
6. Listen to a lecture on invisibility at Instant Expert. It’s £10, but if you can pull it off, who’ll notice? [Ian Visits]
7. Eat pizza at Small and Beautiful [Tired of London]
22 Sept 2011
And so the parakeets must die
It seems the Isle of Dogs just doesn’t love monk parakeets enough to save them, after the Wharf reports that only 35 people turned out to protest against a cull.
21 Sept 2011
Thankless Thing by Wild Beasts
You should all know who Wild Beasts are by now so I’ll keep this brief, suffice to say this is the b-side to forthcoming single Reach A Bit Further, released November 14th via Domino, and it’s bloody great!
21 Sept 2011
Cycling is good, cycling is scary
@Climaterush have just cleaned away some grime in the Rotherhithe tunnel to reveal a message encouraging people to cycle as a means of reducing pollution.
21 Sept 2011
Don't miss: The Alpha-Ville festival at Rich Mix (and beyond)
Tomorrow sees the beginning of a four-day festival exploring ‘the intersection between arts, technology and culture’, brought to you by not for profit organization Alpha-Ville. Zeitgeist: International Festival Of Post-Digital Culture is spread across a variety of East London venues (as well as the V&A) and features live music, interactive installations, workshops and screenings.
21 Sept 2011
London agenda for Wednesday 21 September
1. See an awful lot of installations, exhibitions, workshop and demonstrations, including Print Club London, Lladro, and The Floating Cinema at Tom Dixon Multiplex at The Dock [Le Cool]
2. Be stunned by Esmerine at Union Chapel [Run Riot]
3. Have a crowdversation… uh, must we?.. to explore the issues around arts and health, music and creativity in Clerkenwell [Don’t Panic]
4. Watch Yusuf, Razorlight, Eliza Doolittle, Youssou N’Dour, AfroReggae, Flawless and more at Peace One Day [Time Out]
5. Just asking, but if Noah’s Ark was real, what would it look like? [Ian Visits]
6. Visit Ernö Goldfinger’s 2 Willow Road [Tired of London]
21 Sept 2011
What You Wanted (S.C.U.M. Remix) by Spector
Horrors associates S.C.U.M. have twisted the glittery indie-pop of Spector’s new single What You Wanted, available now via Luv Luv Luv Records, into a steaming juggernaut of a tune, complete with crisp, pounding drums and distorted guitar lines stolen from the hands of Hades himself.
20 Sept 2011
Silencing the Brick Lane curry touts could be fatal for the city's self-esteem
There are moves afoot in Tower Hamlets to stop curry houses on Brick Lane from accosting passers by and threatening them with discounted meals. These measures should be vigorously opposed.
I can’t be the only person whose faltering self-esteem has been inestimably improved by cunningly tricking these touts into throwing in free poppadoms and a bottle of beer as a bribe for visiting their restaurant.
I know that in most cases this is the deal anyway, and that my bartering success is wholly superficial. I know that the touts know I know this. But the charade goes on, and when I triumphantly lead my co-diners inside and grab hold of those free poppadoms, it is as if I hold in my hands the trophy of a vanquished foe.
Please please please don’t take this minor social victory away from me. Shy Londoners everywhere need all the help they can get.
20 Sept 2011
Slow Club: 'Our "album is unplayable"'
While most of us were busy trudging through January sleet and breaking out into full beach wear at the slightest hint of sun around Easter time, the London-based, Yorkshire duo Slow Club were holed-up in a converted warehouse space in Hackney. ‘We transcended the seasons’ adds Rebecca.
20 Sept 2011
Scala Forever: Adult films and B-movies are back, temporarily
Situated on the corner of Pentonville street near King’s Cross St. Pancras, there lies a monument dedicated to the less than savoury side of London’s independent film scene.
20 Sept 2011
Snipe Highlights
Some popular articles from past years
- Random Interview: Eileen Conn, co-ordinator of Peckham Vision
- An interview with Desiree Akhavan
- Only 16 commuters touch in to Emirates Air Line, figures reveal
- Nice map of London's fruit trees shows you where to pick free food
- The best church names in London, and where they come from
- Peter Bayley has worked for 50 years as a cinema projectionist in East Finchley
- Diary of the shy Londoner
- The five spookiest abandoned London hospitals
- Nice Interactive timeline lets you follow Londoners' historic fight against racism
- Number of people using Thames cable car plunges
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