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Four sound frames and four graphic works are all that make up this intriguingly sparse exhibition at Laure Genillard. The artist responsible is William Furlong and he's been working in sound - specifically, the recorded voice - since the early '70s. For this exhibition, entitled 'Possibility and Impossibility of Fixed Meaning', Furlong presents appare

Another coup for the Lyric as they secure the UK premiere of this unlikely Broadway smash about adolescent boys in a German boarding school. And we do mean unlikely. There's a singularity of vision about this show, which takes a scandalous 19th century play about wanking, taking drugs and trying to have sex with everybody, and gives it a rock n

Tempting you to attend by talking about grilled meats may seem like a pretty transparent attempt. But when you consider that lightning fingered turntable alchemist Mr Thing is playing at the Super January Mixed Meat Grill Special, plus wonderful Tru Thoughts producer T M Juke, then the grilled meat kind of pales into insignificance. To clarify, ther

Taking leave from Robin Ince's fantastic 'Nine Lessons and Carols' show at the Apollo last month, the Fix Magazine have recruited Tim Minchin and Martin White's Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra for their musical comedy gig coming up at the 100 Club. Last year's if.comedy nominees Kristen Schaal and Kurt Braunohler will also be there performing their

Being tipped for the top by pretty much everybody across the music industry, the Fox Cubs are noisecore party boys par excellence. Last year alone they were hand-picked by Steve Lamacq to headline his stage at the Camden Crawl, they played the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds, played the Electric Proms, were made one of

Your Mum brings the beats and basslines back to Brixton with an all-encompassing line-up that spans many a filthy pigeon-hole. One thing unites these artists: BASS. Be it dirty, cheeky, wobbly or fidgety, these guys dish it out in spades. First up is the glitchy, crunky 2 Bit Thugs with their trademark 'gangster house'. Milena brings her eclectic

And now it comes to a Full Stop. This strange multi-part project, exploring notions of the sequential and ideas about causality climaxes today. And today it finally receives its title. This four-part exhibition kicked off in December with some drawings displayed on a wooden support and accompanied by a Bedini machine, some kind of mid-'90s effects enh

Even if you're not local, the Sunday Special is worth travelling down to Greenwich for. A brilliant music, cabaret and comedy night with a cult following, it attracts some top drawer comedians and has a more laid-back feel than the Friday and Saturday gigs.  There is a also a house jazz band and a 'lucky dip' open spot for anyone wanting to try t

Loney, Dear hits all the right buttons with his beautifully crafted songs about love and despair and everyday anxiety. A one man band with nine members, Loney, Dear is the alter ego of multi-instrumentalist and DIY expert Emil Svanngen.

The beautiful acoustics of St Giles will provide the perfect environment for Emil’s unique voice and personal style of delivery.

From The Factory, the innovative underground theatre troupe who brought us an incredible free-form Hamlet in 2008 (interview here) comes a brand new theatrical experiment pitching 16 writers, a gaggle of actors, a band and you, the audience into the creative mix to create a series of 10-minute plays.

So far, sounds like a thespian rap battle with the potential to go seriously awry and unfunny, but the dynamism of the core troupe is such we're betting this will be a brilliant evening. And that they'll rip the ideas generated straight into a new project.

Based on the famous Luke Rhinehart novel The Dice Man, The Dice House, a comic play about patients surrendering their decision-making process to the roll of a die, comes to the Hen and Chickens Theatre for a two-week run. It was a sell-out hit during its West End run five years ago so this is a good chance to see it again in a small venue.  

It's also worth noting that as well as all the good press it got, Luke Rhinehart cited it as the best adaptation of his novel yet, saying:

'For years people have been adapting my novel The Dice Man into various other forms - plays, screenplays, TV series, TV documentary. Often I have been disappointed with the results, lamenting that the adapter so completely failed to see the humour and absurdity of dice-living. Paul's play is a joyous exception. It is a wonderful marriage of his great comic talent and the absurd material of my otherwise serious book.'

A slightly crazed bend of soul, psychedelia and Mars Volta style sonic experimentation, Long Beach's Crystal Antlers are a band whose music grabs you by the throat, shakes you really hard and leaves you wanting a sit down and a cup of tea to figure it all out.

Tonight they're bringing the noise to the cowboy-esque décor of the Borderline, which will only magnify the weirdness by 200%.

What's going on at Cafe Gallery Projects this month? God only knows, but at least it sounds like fun.

The exhibition is called Rummage and features work across installation, video, sculpture, painting, performance, drawing and photography, by a whole host of contemporary artists including Charlie Fox and Sarah Reilly.

There's something called Urban Bear Research Centre which serves Laughing Tea, whatever that is. Plus a work enetitled The Postcard Arrived, a 'reflective dreamy spoken sequential experience of the seasons' apparently...

Sounds grand, and tea's always welcome.

Three Hollywood stars take to the stage at the Duke of York's for this revival of one of Arthur Miller's most famous plays. Wouldn't you know, it's also tremendously controversial and sexually charged, concerned as it is with the growing lust of a tough dock worker for an orphan who has been entrusted into the care of his wife. The incestuous themes saw it banned in Britain in 1956.

This may be the first time we've seen Hollywood stars in the West End playing something that's genuinely bleak and depressing. (Unless you count John Hannah. Which we don't.) Ken Stott (Rebus, Charlie Wilson's War) plays the doomed longshoreman Eddie Carbone. Hayley Atwell (The Duchess, Brideshead Revisited) is the saucy orphan. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, Scarface) is the wife. That's a stellar cast and the play itself is brilliant, if brutal.

This springtime, forget your own troubles and let the A list actors and unsurpassed realism of Miller transport you into a world that is a lot worse than your own. Pure downward escapism!

With LA hogging the whole art-rock scene for the last 9 months, it seems right that British bands are finally getting a look in. A duo of beardy London kids, Friendship use the magic of loop peddles, drumkits and other such technical wizardry to sound like a more fun and chirpier version of Death From Above 1979.

Tonight they're at 229 in the company of experimental pop punks Kids Love Lies who will no doubt be speeding through a set of scuzzy, girl-voiced thumpers.

Forming the centre-piece of the Arcola's Brazilian season is this all-night trilogy based on the Medea myth and featuring nudity, graphic sex and violence, and custom soundscapes by DJ Dolores. Very Hoxton.

Harrowing, trippy passages combine with comedy and passionate love in a heart-stopping mini-series. Roll up a little before midnight and leave, drained, battered but inspired as dawn rises over east London.

An ex-public schoolboy, raised as a Buddhist who then trained as a Rabbi before being kicked off the programme for being caught with a naked (non-Jewish) girl, Josh Howie performs his 2008 Fringe show at the Soho Theatre this weekend. 

An elegantly put together set, Howie takes the audience through his bizarre upbringing and religious journeys using his wit and fine storytelling skills.  Recommended.

West London dubstep crew Antisocial Entertainment present Break The Habit: a night of soulful, experimental dubstep and hip hop.

The trio behind tonight are producers Quest and Silkie plus Rinse FM DJ Henry G. All have gained a reputation for pushing dubstep in new directions and showcasing the deep, the different, the special.

Tonight is a chance to get straight to the heart of the new school - a must for dubstep followers old and new. 

An excellent indie rock band that sounds not unlike a stripped down version of Pulled Apart by Horses, Dinosaur Pile Up is the lo-fi indie project of Mother Vulpine's Matt Bigland, who is based up in the indie pop capital of Leeds.

Tonight see them bring their own particular brand of poppy fun to Club NME tonight, meaning that you finally have an excuse to bust out that old Britpop stomp in front of all those soft students.

It's techno, obviously, from the Noisy Neighbours crew. They come storming into 2009 with a twelve hour party (cripes), with none other than Kompakt's Maxime Dangles leading the pack and setting the pace.

Birmingham's first lady of techno Rebekah (Criminal Records) is also playing - plus all your favourite DTS residents: Chris Stanford (Lost Souls), Tred Benedict and Margo Firelli (Noisy Neighbours).

Techno crew, you know what to do.

Live At The Chapel has been running on the first Saturday of the month since June 2007 when Simon Amstell, Russell Howard, Simon Munnery, and Steven K Amos put on a stonkingly good performance for its debut.

The night is all about quality control, taking the best acts most comedy clubs have over the course of a year and putting them all together on one bill. Held in the stunning Union Chapel, well-known for its international music gigs, this is a night that won't fail to deliver on laughs and atmosphere.

Tonight Father Ted's Ardal O'Hanlon is headlining with a terrific support line-up from cheeky magician Pete Firman, Peep Show's Isy Suttie and comedy veteran Arthur Smith. 

There are some bands you watch. There are some bands you dance to, and there are bands like Throats that you hide from. Making a noise that sounds like you're watching Converge in crazy, messed up nightmare, these guys will seriously freak you out.

Tonight they're playing a Holy Roar-sponsored show at the Old Blue Last alongside label-mates Brontide and Holy State.

Brand new bi-monthly brought to you by Kid Fiesta of Bloom Fest fame.

His aim is to fill the old skool house gap in the London club scene - he's already bagged some classic house pioneers from back in the day (including 808 State, Graeme Park and Altern8) as well as persuading two house legends to get involved: Terry Farley and Steve Proctor. The extra special newly announced guest is none other than absolute mentalist Brandon Block.

This is going to be awesome.

'In the end, there can be only one!'

Oh wait, sorry, that's a different Highlander. The one we're talking about here is contemporary artist Thomas Hylander and he's exhibiting his muted semi-abstract paintings at Vilma Gold this month.

His work is solemn and potentially a little dreary, but there's so much going on in terms of texture that these pieces retain a complex fascination.

Which is good, because we can't really imagine Connor McLeod being much of an artist, can you? He'd probably just try and stab everyone, the be-sporraned weirdo ...

You've rifled through your folks' ancient stack of vinyl and picked out the choice numbers. Your next step is to drag the whole lot down to Bar Vinyl every first Sunday of the month to give them an airing and see if they still make people dance.

A winning concoction of raffles, free snacks, buckaroo and a hearty reliving of the glory days. 

This is the most recent show from the comedy legend that is Richard Herring and it's been one of his best received yet, getting loads of 4 and 5 star reviews across the board.  The premise of the show is how being the headmaster's son at school has affected Herring's adult life and moulded him into the person he is today.

Along the way we hear some hilarious diary entries and long-forgotten memories of first girlfriends, conscientious attempts to help the homeless and his nemesis, school swot Steve Cheek.

This is a thoughtful and well-put-together show which skilfully balances silly jokes with insightful reflections on formative years.

Right, well no one in this line up needs an introduction, but here goes...

In a bill that will probably have all the hard men of London wetting themselves in excitement, rock legends Judas Priest return to the stage alongside 80s metal icons Megadeth and Testament.

With Guitar Hero stoking up some serious rock frenzy, this gig is sure to go down a storm. So grow your hair - you've no time to waste!

Everybody knows Picasso: he is probably one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. He pioneered the radical style known as Cubism and was one of the key figures in the emergence of Modernism in the visual arts.

But what some people don't realise is how much he respected and was in turn influenced by the notion of an artistic heritage. Now the National Gallery seeks to rectify this through an exhibition exploring Picasso's enthusiasm for tradition.

House, house and more house is on the menu at yet another mouthwatering line up at Matter. If you haven't been to Fabric's new sister venue yet then now is the time, with huge names such as Green Velvet and Francois Kevorkian making exclusive appearances.

Also playing are residents Nic Fanciulli and Andy Chatterley, who are joined by The Shapeshifters, Joel Mull and Simon Hawes.

Blimey, talk about a West End transfer. Just a few months ago this riotous adolescent comedy was playing in the brilliant but tiny fringe theatre above the Tabard pub. Now it's transferred to the superb Trafalgar and added a genuine star to the cast in the shape of Nicholas Hoult aka the jerk out of Skins.

Russell Labey's schoolboy drama about friendship, mis-behaviour and the constant quest for a shag is a well observed character piece with realistic dialogue. It's also laugh-out-loud funny.