On Monday at the well known, humanist Conway Hall, Dr Philip Nitschke - dubbed Dr Death for attention grabbing headlines - will be launching the Peacefull Pill ehandbook, which will put practical information about voluntary euthanasia online for the first time. He'll then be hosting a workshop for over 50s only, discussing different ways to die when death becomes a preferable option to life, whether terminally ill or totally aged, covering the "exit bag......

If raucous, loud music festivals don't rock your boat, then this weekends Homefires Festival could be just the ticket for you. Now in its 4th year, it's billed as the a festival which "showcases the best of left-field *quiet* music" and will be held on Saturday and Sunday at Holborn's Conway Hall. Run by UK folkster Adem, Saturday's bill is topped by Nina Nastasia, and also features Fionn Regan, St Vincent, Barbarossa, Emmy The......

A tribute to the capital’s alleys, ginnels and snickleways 16. Lamb's Conduit Passage Where? North-east corner of Red Lion Square, connecting through to Theobald's Road. What? Pleasant diagonal, taking in quaint eateries and not-so-quaint pink flats built on heavily war-damaged land. Formerly called Little Conduit Street, the passage takes its name from a water channel built by the philanthropic William Lamb in the 16th century. Originally, similar alleys existed at all four corners of the......

Instores, gigs, festivals, clubs, forthcoming releases, iPods and men in pants. It must be time for our regular Mid-Week Music News slot, brought to you this week by the schizoid-country ADD stylings of the Meat Puppets. So with a packed programme it’s enough of us and on with the music. First off the instores, via a special small gig. Londonist favourites The Magic Numbers will be continuing their mammoth effort to conquer the world......