Today is where your book begins

Londonist gets further behind the scenes at the British Library than I've ever managed.

And, by the most fragile of thematic links, I shall add the news that they've apparently made a musical out of one of my favourite children's books, The Tiger Who Came To Tea.

Free music:

Edinburgh-based electro band, Double Helix, are releasing their new album into the wild for free : http://www.audiodacity.co.uk/
I particularly liked Science Fiction (lyrics), and Copernican Shift

And, on a not unrelated note, the only-technically-from-London The Streets have a free teaser track up at the moment too : The Escape.

England's pleasant dreaming

Good - the Trafalgar Square Festival is back!

Less good - program is decidedly slim-line compared to past extravaganzas.

Good - looks like there's some really good stuff on the program* ( week 1 / 2 / 3)

Irritating - their website is a miracle of minimalism, which doesn't tell you which things are on on which day, or in which slot so you can, you know, turn up to see them.

Good - big screen of Olympic goodness in the square. 'Trafalgar square is like London's living room' is one of those phrases that you hear all the time, and it's pleasing to me when it turns out to be more-than-usually true.

* if I can figure out when, I'm interested in both the Olympic pieces, and in The Garden of Wonders, having missed them at Greenwich.