“You want some real death-jazz?” screams The Agitator through a megaphone, to which an exuberant crowd responds with a gutteral “yeeeeeeaaaahhhhhhhhhhhooooooo!!!!!”. Moments later they’re jumping up and down to the strains of Suffocation, a cacophonous blend of latin and modal jazz turned up to 11, whilst the group of Japanese musicians fling themselves around the stage like they’re being pursued by a horde of bees. It’s fair to say Gilles Peterson’s ‘Night Of Death......

At Londonist, there’s one question we get asked incessantly: where can I go to watch a bearded Japanese man shout incomprehensibly through a megaphone at a group of jazz musicians playing with the aggression of a hardcore punk act? At last we can offer you a confident answer. You need to book a ticket to see self-proclaimed ‘death jazzers’ Soil & “Pimp” Sessions at Camden’s Roundhouse next Monday, the 14th July. The Japanese outfit,......

The Christmas turkey is cold and in sandwiches. A few of us have struggled back to work, carrying surplus chocolate to the office in a desperate attempt to stop our expanding waistlines. Which must mean it's about time to start panicking about what to do on New Year's Eve. Aside from rammed pubs, pricey nightclubs and awkward parties in someone's frontroom, the main focus for London will be squarely on the London Eye. Since......

Missed out on tickets to Glastonbury? Can't wait til the end of the summer for Reading festival? Wish all the cool festivals were on your doorstep? No need to worry as we have the answer. Get yourselves down to Stoke Newington (yes, you did read that right) on Sunday 10th June and go and party at Stokefest 2007. It's London's very own mini festival right in the middle of Hackney. OK, so it's not......

Returning this week with his second album Afro Strut, Amp Fiddler made his mark on the music scene back in 2004 with his critcially acclaimed first album Waltz of a Ghetto Fly. But we've got to be honest, when we heard Afro Strut we didn't really have much of a clue who he was. Sure, we've seen the name Amp Fiddler, but shockingly appear to have thought it was some kind of acoustic night......

We do love you guys. Very much. Not only do you read our purdy li'l ol' website, engage in gentle banter with us and remind us that we're not alone out there in this big scary blogiverse thing, but you also occasionally remind us of gigs we should be at / telling you about. Like Sufjan Stevens bringing Illinois to London at the Shepherd's Bush Empire on 17th October. Mr Pollo, whoever you are,......

While we have been truly amazed at some of the stories of selflessness exhibited by our fellow man in the wake of the Asian tsunami, and joined in the collective orgy of self-congratulatory alms-giving early on in the charity appeal, we must admit that lately our contribution has been reduced to the odd desultory shrapnel chucked into the white bucket at our local. Hell, even the DEC says it's winding down operations. But we......