Despite the Baltic conditions last Sunday, the Victorian bandstand in Arnold Circus, E2 was surrounded by music lovers assembled for the last Bandstand Busking gig of the year. Founded in 2008, Bandstand Busking hopes to breathe new life into London’s …
Read more...This Thursday is of course the first day of December, which as well as heralding the start of the Christmas 2011 ramp-up, also sees the end of Movember (the month formerly known as November). For the last month, gentlemen across …
Read more...We asked Independent Shoreditch for some highlights and advice on how to get the best from Columbia Road flower market this Christmas: 1) Closing time bargains. Although you – quite literally – get the pick of the bunch when the …
Read more...London is the official host city for the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships, beating Doha to the chase. The announcement was made at a meeting of the 27-member IAAF council in Monaco earlier today. If you’re an athletics fan, or …
Read more...Avert your eyes and put down your popcorn as classic horror films hit London’s cinema screens this Halloween. Jameson Cult Film Club Presents “Chills in the Chapel”, Union Chapel, Islington: 29-30 Oct The Jameson Cult Film Club presents two horror …
Read more...Originally staged in 1959, Arnold Wesker’s The Kitchen is a bustling microcosm of 1950s London. Here in the back room of The Tivoli restaurant Cypriots, Italians, Germans, Jamaicans and Cockneys work side by side, sweating over orders and spilling their …
Read more...We’ve got a beautiful and cool film for you this week, shot entirely from a London bus. Film-maker Moritz Oberholzer has perfectly captured the comedy and mystery of London’s streets, and the soundtrack by Ratatat seems hand-picked for our week …
Read more...Last weekend’s London Design Festival saw hundreds of galleries, venues and temporary events across the city showcasing the best in architecture, art and design. As part of the festival, Icon Magazine hosted the Icon Build Off, a temporary event in …
Read more...Already two weeks into their autumn series of literature and spoken word events, last night the Southbank Centre presented “Celebrating Edward Thomas”, an evening exploring the work of the revered First World War poet, hosted by Matthew Hollis. Thomas could …
Read more...Last weekend’s Open House London was a rare chance to get inside some of the city’s architectural highlights, many of which are usually closed to the public. This year, the two day event showcased more than 700 buildings across the …
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