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I was already a regular visitor to Clubtek’s DJ shop when it was in Penge, but now they're even handier in Stanstead Road, just a few doors down from Shannon’s Garden Centre - another old favourite. It’s by no means just for DJs and bands...

Matt Bannister – Crystal Palace Dinosaurs in the Snow

Mar

2013

Illustrator Matt Bannister takes much of his inspiration from the streets and open spaces of London, and one of his pieces features in the current Londonist Underground exhibition at the Bishopsgate Institute. Prompted by recent weather conditions it shows two of the Crystal Palace dinosaurs emerging from the railway tunnel in the snow.Other South London works ...

Mandem On The Wall

Mar

2013

Mandem On The Wall is an online comedy series filmed (partly) in Brockley. The boys, sitting on a Vulcan Road wall in this clip, feature in new E4 series Youngers. With thanks to Han.

The ELL: Buttoned-Up

Mar

2013

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the London Underground, Penguin has released a collection of novels, each one inspired by one of the 12 tube lines, of which the East London Line is of course one, as this literary treasure now confirms beyond doubt.The East London Line-inspired novel is Buttoned-Up, an examination of style (natch), ...

Sunday Art Salon Returns

Mar

2013

Christopher Clack, On OffSunday 17th March 11am-5pm Hilly Fields Studio, 12 Montague AvenueFour contemporary London artists will be showcased at the spring show: Martin Grover, Christopher Clack, Emily Toscano-Heighton and Malcolm Brebner.FAN Bags of Brockley will be launching their new bespoke collection of designer retro vintage chic handbags, Wild Brockley will serve afternoon tea. and a ...

Revolving Torsion at St Thomas Hospital

Mar

2013

I think my favourite piece of transpontine sculpture is this work on the South side of Waterloo Bridge, in the grounds of St Thomas' Hospital. 'Revolving Torsion' by Naum Gabo was manufactured in steel to the artist's design by Stainless Metalcraft Ltd of London in 1972-3, and installed at the hospital with fountain in 1975. ...

Dragon Ballz

Mar

2013

Big Earl: Alright guys, I'm not gonna lie to you. This is gonna get weird... Two dragons. - Starsky & HutchBloody hell, now they're having a go at the dragon fanciers. Is no Telegraph Hill community safe from criticism?With thanks to Julie.

Khufu, can you hear me?!

Mar

2013

Mentuhotep III, Rameses XI, Qa'a, Jean Michel Jarre, Seamus Heaney, Nadine Coyle, Martin McGuinness... your boys took one hell of a beating, etc, etc.The Horniman Museum has won the public vote to secure the next work by installation artists rAndom, collecting 1,615 vote in an online poll. The collective strength of South East London's hyperlocal ...

Lewisham Power Station

Mar

2013

Planners and developers are doing their best to inject some life in to the town centre with the creative use of lighting.Joining the illuminated rail bridge and the new swimming pool's light display is this stylised generator, which illuminates your journey past the new Loampit Vale substation.It's a fun piece of work, which masks something ...

Help Horniman rain supreme

Mar

2013

The Horniman Museum is one of three London institutions in the running to host the next installation by rAndom, the team behind the hugely successful Rain Room at the Barbican, with the winning venue chosen by a public vote. The artists explain:rAndom create artworks exploring behaviour and interaction, using light and movement. Stuart Wood, Florian ...

The nu view

Feb

2013

nu22nd February – 1st MarchFriday 22nd February 18:00 – 21:00The Tea Factory 104 Endwell Rd SE4 2LX Laura Burke writes:Together with other students from Farnham, as well as two London based artists, I will be exhibiting in Brockley from Next Friday 22nd. We are twelve contemporary artists at different stages of our careers, exploring a ...