this popped up on my facebook and I thought some of you might be interested ( Read more... )

Bradley L Garrett has new book out: Subterranean London.
which reminds me, has anyone had a go at London Under by Ackroyd? I've read most of London, I've tried and failed to do the Thames one (not cos it was terrible, just through having other things that seemed more urgent to do/read). This one doesn't look as long.

The 5th Phoenix Garden ( Read more... )

slightly niche, but is anyone interested in seeing this with me?
The Last of England (funny looking address/link, not sure if that works) 8.45pm this Sunday March 16th, part of the Queer Pagan Punk Derek Jarman series at BFI.

William Morris gallery, Walthamstow, until end of March.
http://wmgallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions-43/jeremy-deller-english-magic
yes please

new magazine called "Flaneur", subtitle "Fragments of a street" - that's my title, dammit, and my idea! although admittedly, it's been languishing in a plastic folder since 2010. bah ( Read more... )

hello everyone. here are some things I would like to see:
Jack Kerouac's On The Road scroll at the British Library, until 27th Dec
Ansel Adams at the National Maritime Museum, until April 2013
"Cartier-Bresson: A Question of Colour" (10 CB photos, 75 by others including Herzog and Meyorowitz) at Somerset House, until 27th January
there is also an ( Read more... )

http://www.freefilmfestivals.org/whats-on/herne-hill-velodrome.html

loads going on south london way, this one in particular I'm well up for :)

have been vaguely considering the Applecart Festival which has plenty of good music on (Patrick Wolf, Steve Mason, Soul II Soul, Saint Etienne, Andy Weatherall and Kevin Rowland Djing), but it has suddenly crept up on me rather and is this sunday. there are still tickets.

there is also a competing weekend event at the Rich Mix - Adhocracy - which ( Read more... )

am considering this: http://theapplecartfestival.com/
it will be full of kids, and the bands that i like i've mostly seen before... but it looks nice.

sort of anyway, with plenty of free stuff which has been up for a couple of months already, and is up until the start of september, at south bank. I suspect I have mentioned this already...

here is a big list: http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/free