It looks like the end of the Astoria is nearing:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7675922.stmI quite like it, though I know it is not universally loved. But it is the loss of another fair sized music venue in central London; in fact it is the last?
I always wonder if you take all the culture out of London and replace it with offices and houses, does it stop being the place it is?