Obama-rama

This coming Wednesday is a rather special day. Yes, it's the birthday of none other than the 44th and current President of the good old US of A, Barrack Hussein Obama II. Can we get a resounding 'hell yeah'? Hell yeah. (It's hard to sound resounding online.)

Back home in London town, and Jeremy Hunt announced the abolition of the UK Film Council and various other arts organisations. Who's next, we wonder.

In other news, a comedian's dog has been banned from stage, we've interviewed Brooklyn hipsters Hundred in the Hands, and there's a cool Hackney photography competition you can enter. Which is all rather nice.

Oh, also: ever fancied seeing the oldest gynaecological papyrus? Or Napoleon's toothbrush? Well we've compiled a guide to London's Hidden Oddities, so check it out.

Thursday 29th

"One man. One loop machine." Reggie Watts is a Seattle-based comedian with some very special vocal talents. He has the ability to channel a wide range of vocal characters, constantly shifting personas and alternating them with loop pedal-based acapella compositions. He covers everything from ancient history and racism to pop-culture

Friday 30th

A free two-day festival of fun and games at the V&A this July sees all manner of different activities taking place in the venerable old museum. The Friday evening has bars, food and a communal campfire tent (less of a fire hazard than it sounds, we hope) whilst Saturday is a little more family-orientated with fun workshops and the like. We're

Dum Dum Girls pound meticulous mono-rhythms that match their name. Not to complicate matters with the obtuse persuasion of poly-syllabic clutter they're even fronted by a lady named Dee Dee.

They're Californian lo-fi; polished scratches; and they enjoy wearing black.

Derek Hodges was a snooker champion at the young age of 17. With his future before him, and his dreams being accomplished at an astonishing rate, no one could have predicted he'd turn out to be the washed up, lacklustre, middle aged waste he is today. This one man, multimedia show at Rosemary Branch Theatre is the preview of what will be an

Saturday 31st

Field Day returns to Victoria Park for another day of awesome music in the heart of the East End. London's finest party organisers all converge upon Victoria Park for the festival that is quickly building a reputation as one of the finest on the capitals summer calendar. The line up is always heavy on the brand new, cutting edge music. But this

Sunday 1st

Wow. Vauxhall really are doing lots of fun things at the moment, huh. Vauxhall Fashion Scout, Skate, ice Skate, Art Car Boot Fair... and now it's time for the Vauxhall Motors Bowling Club on Brick Lane. For one afternoon of lazy, hazy fun, they're setting up lawn bowls on Brick Lane, and enlisting a load of DJs and bands to keep things pootling

Monday 2nd

Oh man, this sounds mega awesome, and we don't even really know what psychogeophysics actually means. We imagine the London Psychogeophysics Summit represents a kind of extension of psychogeography, which – in case you've been asleep for the past few years – was originally developed in the 1950s by the Lettrist International as, in the words of Guy Debord, "the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organised or not, on the emotions and behaviour of individuals." In London, the concept is now undergoing something of a renaissance, due to the likes of Iain Sinclair, Stuart Home and Laura Oldfield Ford.

Tuesday 3rd

What do you get when you cross the light-hearted sponaneity of BAFTA nominee Michael Legge and the quirky intellectual antics of Robin Ince? A double act show that should prove to be very interesting.

Both are great performers individually and Legge particularly has had great success as part of a duo, so we suggest you go check it out.

Wednesday 4th

Over 50 dancers and musicians come together to re-tell Argentinian smash hit Tanguera, a story of unrequited love in early 20th century Buenos Aires.

Giselle, a young French woman, meets Lorenzo, a port worker. It's love at first sight but as Giselle falls deeper into Buenos Aires' seedy under- world, Lorenzo must fight to win her love.

Thursday 5th

Top Irish stand-up Neil Delamere performs a limited five night run at the Soho this month.

Best known to UK audiences for his appearance on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Delamere is also one of the few performers to consistently receive five star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Friday 6th

Awesome, it's the fifth birthday of the ever innovative Residence Gallery. Happy gosh darned birthday, The Residence!

But not content with the usual cake and jelly and fizzy pop (or whatever it is one does to celebrate one's birthday these days) gallery director Ingrid Z is hosting a rather intriguing sounding exhibition themed around wood, as material, symbol and idea.

There's work on show by a range of contemporary artists as well as parties, prizes, an auction and the opportunity to vote for your favourite work here.

Broken Glass Theatre Company present a collaborative project that incorporates elements of theatre, illustration, literature and photography into one wicked sounding show at Nolias Bankside this August.

The online collaborative process between the artists involved has resulted in a series of quirkily captivating images.

Fresh from playing Field Day and the Underage Festival's last weekend, New Zealand's favourite art-pop weirdo Conan Mockasin drops by CAMP tonight to headline a night of amazing up and coming shoegaze bands.

Support comes from local up-

Saturday 7th

Scene Not Herd presents what looks like the finest noise event this year - a ten-hour spectacular featuring the best new bands the UK has to offer.

Headlined by the awesome Drum Eyes, and featuring sets from Screaming Tea Party, Teeth of the Sea and Gum Takes Tooth all in the weird ramshackle delight that is The Others up on Lordship Lane, if you're heading to one gig this month - go to this one.

Mullets, aviators and white linen suits are three things The Old Queen's head are massively into. For risk of ridicule they can’t always show their appreciation for such items, but every year they create an occasion at their summer party to don their glad rags down some (lots of) beach cocktails.

Entry is free, fancy dress is recommended and there's a photo booth to savour these ever so ridiculous moments. They’re pretty much recreating Miami Vice in North London, just without the guns and unfortunately no speed boats.

Sunday 8th

An institution that's now entering its third year of existence, Sexbeat's Radfest is a magical day that's half old-fashioned punk all-dayer and half laid-back SXSW keg party.

An all day chug-fest filled with rad bands, cool guys in Suicidal Tendencies caps, and enough beer to keep most of Romford happy, this year they've gone bigger and badder than ever before. Featuring headline sets from New York ball-breakers A Place to Bury Strangers and West Coast cool dudes Ganglians, a gold-dust London appearance from super-hyped Municipal Waste throw-backs Cerebral Ballzy and the return of everyone's favourite slacker-core psych band Graffiti Island, the line-up alone is worth a trip down to Elephant and Castle.

Throw in a record fair and the chance to screen print your own poster courtesy of Poster Roast and you know you're on to an absolute winner. If you don't go to this, you officially suck...