The Zebrah by Big Black Delta
Big Black Delta is the ‘experimental pop project’ of sometime M83 collaborator Jonathan Bates.
01 Aug 2011
Boris's new airport plans dubbed "ridiculous" by Kent Tories
A new plan backed by Boris Johnson to build an airport on the Isle of Grain has been dubbed as “pie in the sky” and “ridiculous” by leading Tories in the area.
01 Aug 2011
Apocalypse watch: Enfield's dead are rising from their graves
The Enfield Independent has news of a possible apocalypse getting underway in the borough.
01 Aug 2011
London agenda for Monday 1 August
1. Go to Somerset House and watch some Kick Ass Women [Run Riot]
2. See a fantastic production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in the garden of St Pauls [Flavorpill]
3. Like every right thinking theatre-lover, go to the Camden Fringe [Time Out]
4. Look at the Camden Skateboarders in pictures [Don’t Panic]
5. Discuss gender relations, fertility and class in Science Fiction at Class, Control and Clones [Ian Visits]
6. Examine the tat at Fancy That [Tired of London]
01 Aug 2011
Big hats, big teeth and Lee Miller: Behind the scenes of Vogue in 1946
British Pathe have started uploading some of their archive to YouTube, and it’s good. To give you a flavour, the above clip finishes with these in-no-way-condescending words:
“And that, Madam, shows some of the work that went into bringing you your magazine.”
The whole thing is great. For more, follow them on Twitter @BritishPathe
30 Jul 2011
Morning Thought by Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr
Detroit duo Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr recently signed to Warner Bros. Records and their debut long-player, It’s a Corporate World, has been pencilled in for a spring 2012 release here in the UK. You can catch Josh Epstein and Daniel Zott at Proud Camden, October 12th and Koko, October 14th. Download album highlight Morning Thought, below.
29 Jul 2011
29 Jul 2011
29 Jul 2011
Barely Legal by Real Estate
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the release of The Strokes’ seminal Is This It. In celebration, Stereogum have put together a free tribute album featuring some of their favourite indie bands.
28 Jul 2011
Urban foxes are diabolical fiends that must be destroyed
That’s what the Standard appears to think. Today’s story about middle class pets getting eaten is here. Last week they ran Kate Hoey’s fretting. Previous fox-sceptic accounts are here and here.
28 Jul 2011
Snipe Highlights
Some popular articles from past years
- The five best places in London to have an epiphany
- Silencing the Brick Lane curry touts could be fatal for the city's self-esteem
- A unique collection of photos of Edwardian Londoners
- Only 16 commuters touch in to Emirates Air Line, figures reveal
- An interview with Desiree Akhavan
- Could red kites be London's next big nature success story?
- The best church names in London, and where they come from
- Margaret Thatcher statue rejected by public
- The five spookiest abandoned London hospitals
- Nice Interactive timeline lets you follow Londoners' historic fight against racism
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