Tuesday 19 November (9:30pm)

@ 93 Feet East, 150 Brick Lane, E1 (020.7247.3293) Tube: Aldgate East/Liverpool Street

Their name is derived from the seminal personal listening device, the Walkman. The Walkmen will squeeze into 93 Feet East tonight to purvey music of which the composition is claimed to have been motivated by a number of disparate artists. Citing Lennon, Bjork, Joy Division and Bruce Springsteen amongst such influences, the five dapper guys from New York present a mature revival of adamantine 60s garage. An ensemble that has been described as "nicely saturated" could, in this case, be interpreted as enjoying a chip butty under the roar of Concorde as it rattles windows over Windsor. The group ably sutures the sounds of plump organs, trashy drums and gritty guitars into a live feel that doesn't require any further high-tech post-production. Along with the embroidery of plaintive vocals from Hamilton Leithauser (something like a communication between Bono and Thom Yorke from opposite ends of a subway platform), the group manages to bind their diverse influences with a proven instrumental recipe.

Wednesday 20 November (Wed through Sat 23/11 10:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm & 4:30pm )

@ Sadie Coles HQ, 35 Heddon St., W1 (020.7434.2227) Tube: Piccadilly Circus

Written by Paul Berczeller and directed by prominent fashion photographer Glen Luchford, Here to Where is a clever mix of genres. A film within a film, it follows the story of Paul Hugo, a young director obsessed with making a movie about Alfred Merhan, a stateless refugee who found himself trapped in Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport for eleven years whilst lawyers fought to get him out. When Merhan is finally granted travel papers, and the right to leave for anywhere in the world, he chooses to stay on the same bench in the basement of Terminal 1, which had become his home. Bound to his protagonist's situation, Hugo becomes fixated with breaking loose of the circular situation both men find themselves locked into, and on winning the ultimate freedom for both Merhan and himself.

NB: Here to Where will be screened for four days from Wed 20/11 to Sat 23/11.

Wednesday 20 November (Wed 2pm & Thur 9pm)

@ National Film Theatre, South Bank, SE1 (020.7928.3232) Tube: Embankment/Waterloo

Bet you didn't know that the Rolling Stones got their name from the Muddy Waters song Rollin' Stone, and their most famous hit (I can't get no) Satisfaction was a reworking of Waters' I can't be satisfied. Born, McKinley A. Morganfield, but re-named "Muddy" after his childhood fun playing in the Mississippi Delta's marshes, Muddy Waters' name -- together with other luminaries like BB King, Robert Johnson -- is synonymous with the Blues. Like all of us, you've felt the blues, though probably not as much as a black man growing up in the Mississippi during the thirties. That's what makes the Blues endure... it's understanding of the basic tragedies that underline human life, and in Muddy's words: "I been in the blues all of my life... I'm still delivering 'cause I got a long memory". Six years in the making, musicologist, critic and Muddy-biographer, Robert Gordon has paired up with music documentary-maker Morgan Neville to make a "warts & all" documentary of the Man. So drop in and find out if you can be satisfied.

NB: Muddy Waters - Can't be Satisfied is being screened twice, on Wed 20/11 at 2pm and Thu 21/11 at 9pm.

Giveaway: We have two copies of Robert Gordon's Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters to giveaway. They'll go to 2 randomly picked subscribers who can tell us in which US state Muddy was born.

Wednesday 20 November (7:30pm)

@ Barfly Monarh, 49 Chalk Farm Rd., NW1 (020.7691.4244) Tube: Chalk Farm

Radio 4 are the latest of Brooklyn's new-new-new-wave art punk bands to try to electrify gig goers into dancing. Tough job in the arms crossed, stiff legged, sniffy nosed Monarch, but if any of NYC's frontline bands can make the UK shake ass, it's Radio 4. Wire(d) guitars, pumping bass lines, waves of electronica and whip cracking drums are an energising combination, even if they are so derivative they sound like a covers band called 1979. Expect an in-crowd crowd, with black and blonde dyed hair and black net singlets, who might actually dance, but only if everyone else does.

Wednesday 20 November (7:15pm)

@ Victoria & Albert Museum, Cromwell Rd., SW7 (020.7942.2000) Tube: South Kensington

Adrian Holmes, Chief Creative Officer of Lowe & Partners is the copywriter behind some of the most memorable ad campaigns for Heineken, Hamlet cigars & Stella Artois. As part of the Rewind exhibition at the V&A, Holmes will be talking about the driving force behind any decent ad, "the big idea". The ad industry is notorious for eating its young, and in the last two years there's been a shocking brain drain, as experienced players have been pushed aside in favour of younger and cheaper resources. The upshot of all this is that the ad break is dominated by quirky one hit wonders. Holmes, who got his first job at Grey in 1976, is likely to offer the kind of seasoned insight that will help younger creatives come up with ideas that last.

NB: To purchase tickets please call 020.7942.2209.

Friday 22 November (10:30pm - 6am)

@ Fortress Studios, 34-38 Provost Street, N1 (020.7251.6200 ) Tube: Old Street

The first ever SCAND party back in September was a huge success so they're back this Friday for another night of electro, techno and breakbeats at the Fortress. Alongside the Kai-zen DJs there will be sets from Cultek (duo Rob Smut & Phil Bolland whose first release on Wandering Soul Communications is expected early in the new year), ADJ & Pathic (founders of the Pyramid Transmissions label) and headliner Carl Finlow (aka Silicon Scally). One of the biggest names on the electro scene, Finlow has turned out some amazing remixes of tracks by the likes of Luke Slater and Swayzak, while his last LP Mr. Machine received much critical acclaim. Come and find out why!

NB: For the full line-up and details on how to get hold of tickets check out the SCAND site.

Saturday 23 November (5pm)

@ ICA, The Mall, SW1 (020.7930.3647) Tube: Charing Cross/Piccadilly

Heard the line: "painters are like children -- they should be seen and not heard?" Well Jake Chapman is not a painter however, like a child, he is a prankster; note the detournement of his latest produce with bro Dinos: Chapman Family Collection. Looks like anthropology, smells like artifacts, then you notice the McDonald's symbols, burger shapes, Ronald heads and Golden Arches. Ah... like Catastrophes of War at the RA and their Goya etchings, it is hand-grenade social commentary! But he's old enough to know, and certainly old enough to speak of the disasters of war... So catch him in discussion with John Kearon of brainjuicer.com on catastrophes, wars and their images. Do not expect conventional thinking, expect interesting answers. Go prepared!

Saturday 23 November (Sat & Sun 11am - 5pm )

@ Tate Britain, Millbank, SW1 (020.7887.8008) Tube: Pimlico

Is that Turner Prize Crash Course or Turner Prize Cash Cow??? All we know is that Turner would be pleased -- being one who loved controversy. Following in the tradition of Whiteread's House, Tomoko's mess, Emin's bed, Ofili's dung, this year's no exception, Fiona Banner's "wordscape" of a porn film has already stirred controversy. Today, Turner would seem oh so conventional. TPCC is a two-day event -- led by aesthetics lecturer Joanna Melvin -- which will bring you up to speed... short histories, critical tools, backgrounds and of course, visitors like Gillick-gallerist, Tommaso Corvi-Mora and broadcaster Tim Marlow will provide punditry of the highest order... if only it were like the Beeb's combo of Lineker and Hansen! With no guest like Peter Schmeichel to predict goal-keeping how are we to know who's gonna win?? So come and prepare yourself to like the work in the right way...

NB: Just in case you did not know... this year's nominees are: Fiona Banner for best adaptation of a screenplay, Liam Gillick for best set design, Catherine Yass for best cinematography and finally, Keith Tyson for best male performance.

NBII: Liam Gillick will be discussing his ideas and work with Jeremy Millar on Wednesday 20/11 at Tate Britain.

Giveaway: We have a pair of tickets to give away for the TPCC. It'll go to one randomly picked subscriber who can tell us who last year's four nominees were (hint: Jerry da Martin Lewis, Robert de Richard Niro, Samuel di Isaac Johnson and Steve da Mike Bushemi).

Saturday 23 November (12 - 5pm)

@ ICA, The Mall, SW1 (020.7930.3647) Tube: Charing Cross/Piccadilly

Ever since game-lads and laddettes have figured how to cheat in games, getting them Space Invaders not to shoot at you, digital space has been the place to out-nerd the nerd. Well, forget Tron and prepare to have your digital space seriously messed with: artist, programmer, designer and musician, Tom Betts and QQQ are coming into your digital space. Just imagine living in the world of The Matrix, well Tom Betts is Keanu Reeves... QQQ -- a software based on game modification, that sub-sub-culture of hackers who "improve" games -- is going to hack into the online computer game Quake III. During a 6-hour period unbeknownst to those poor, poor gamers, their little digital "dormain" is gonna be constantly re-created with architectural forms, and compressed time resulting in after-image trails and motion smears... As close to being with the One as you can get...

Saturday 23 November (4pm - 8pm)

@ Notting Hill Arts Club, 21 Notting Hill Gate, W11 (020.7460.4459) Tube: Notting Hill Gate

Chris T-T is a national treasure, a man whose lyrics deal with the sublime in the mundane and whose tunes are made up of fizz pop melodies and instantly rocking rythms. He deserves to be huge, but his underdog position allows him to write songs like Panic Attack At Sainsbury's and new single Eminem is Gay. His last album -- The 253 -- received rapturous critical acclaim, as should his next, out early next year. Tonight's the last night of the tour, so it should be a cracker. Support comes from Oxford art band Meanwhile Back In Communist Russia, who drink red wine and smoke cigarettes meaningfully.

NB: Chris T-T plays an acoustic set along with other acts, Meanwhile Back In Communist Russia, The Phil Collins Three, Baptiste and Thomas Truax to celebrate RoTa's third year anniversary.

Saturday 23 November (Going In 10am; Being There 1pm)

@ ICA, The Mall, SW1 (020.7930.3647) Tube: Charing Cross/Piccadilly

As Hans Blix and his team move in this week to begin another round of UN weapons inspections in Iraq, the ICA and French newspaper Le Monde, present a pair of lectures exploring two aspects of the crisis. The first, Going In, looks at the motives behind military action and what form a war might take. The second, Being There, takes a more sociological approach and asks what kind of impact all of this has had on the people that comprise the many ethnic and religious groups of Iraq. Speakers include historians, university lecturers and journalists. Unquestionably, you won't agree with everything you hear, and the complexity of the issue will mean there will be many stones left unturned by the speakers, but if awareness is the starting point for understanding and resolution, then this should be quite interesting.

NB: Part I Going In starts at 10am and Part II Being There starts at 1pm.

Sunday 24 November (11am - 1pm; 2 to 4pm)

@ ICA, The Mall, SW1 (020.7930.3647) Tube: Charing Cross/Piccadilly

Whether it's analogue or digital, audio or visual --mixing things together that work, is an art form. The LektroLAB girls have built up experience and a good reputation in many parts of Europe as electronica DJs, and mixing enthusiasts -- hosting a series of tutorials aimed at beginners. These workshops at the ICA focus on DJing with vinyl (using turntables), MP3s (using laptops) and VJing (mixing of projected imagery, in this case with the club-visual artists Copenhagen Brains). Once all the seemingly complicated knobs, buttons and wires are explained to you it won't be long into your 2 hour session before the whole process of mixing is demystified. After use of their state of the art equipment systems, all participants are assured to have caught the mixing bug, thus leaving with the knowledge and skills to put into practice, practice and more practice!!

Monday 25 November (Mon, Tue & Wed 6:30pm -- 9pm main feature)

@ Prince Charles, Leicester Place, WC2 (0901 2727 007) Tube: Piccadilly/Leicester Square

The Big Issue Film Festival raises money for the homeless. It is a celebration of social themes designed to give amateur filmmakers an opportunity to have their work screened. The highlight of the three-day festival is the Big Issue features each night. The first day will see the screening of La Haine, the hard-hitting portrait of contemporary culture, urbanism, racism and poverty in Paris, directed by Mathieu Kassovitz -- a young man already established as a one of the most influential young directors in France. The second night will see a screening of the truly realistic and utterly fantastical The Fisher King -- an early Terry Gilliam feature -- brutal and heart-warming, it is a must-see work of genius. Concluding this exquisite triple bill, is the thought provoking attempt at explaining (part of) existence shaped in Naked, -- one of the features that established director Mike Leigh as a leader in his field. A triple bill that will stimulate your every sense, tear at your emotions and leave you to consider your place in the world... and the place of your neighbour.

NB: This festival runs from Mon 25/11 through Wed 27/11 -- 6:30 - 8:30pm shorts and features at 9pm.

Monday 25 November (6:30pm)

@ Cine Lumiere, 17 Queensberry Place, SW7 (020.073.1350) Tube: South Kensington

Again, the London Film Festival provides ample opportunity to pick up on smaller associated events around London -- in this case classy double bill in the film noir genre. The French Institute lines up Force of Evil and Sweet Smell of Success -- two films that explore the underside of American institutions through the use of a finely tuned script that puts emphasis on dialogue over visuals. Force of Evil is dark and depressing, it is bleak, yet poetic. It can be considered as an effective promotion of corruption as a necessary evil of survival. Similarly Sweet Smell of Success is sleazy and vicious, cynical and pessimistic, a personal portrait of manipulation. Would you like to be uplifted on a rainy November evening in London?!

Monday 25 November (Mon 7 - 10pm; Tue 26/11 10am - 4pm)

@ Tower 42, 25 Old Broad St., EC2 (020.7930.3647 ) Tube: Liverpool St.

"Boss... di plane... di plane..." remember that? Tatoo from Fantasy Island -- ahh... could be a great intro for a computer game! Well it actually features in Miguel Calderon's artwork. A very diverse artist, the Mexican Calderon has made videos, installation, performances... heck, even figurative paintings with obtuse titles like Escape from Caca-ville of latin dudes and naked women in the background! Bad Route was bought by Royal Tennenbaum director Wes Anderson who then wrote a scene for it -- a first for a painting! Here at Tower 42, via the ICA, he's transforming the view of the 24th floor from London into the Mexico City skyline -- photos taken from the 24th floor of a skyscraper. So dear KultureFlasher, this 2-day event promises to be special... bring a date Monday night and see if you can catch a Mexican sunset...

NB: Tower 42 (formely Natwest Tower) can only be accessed with 24 hours notice, via the ICA Box Office, on 020.7930.3647 -- this is Calderon's first major UK project and it is only running for two days, Mon 25/11 from 7pm to 10pm and Tue 26/11 from 10am to 4pm.

NBII: On Wed 27/11 at 7pm (at the ICA) Calderon will be taking part in a panel discussion -- Mexico City Art Now -- other speakers include: Vanessa Fernandez (editor of art and style magazine Celeste and former curator at the Museo de Monterrey) and Francisca Rivero Lake (curator and director of Espacio Tres).

Monday 25 November (7pm)

@ ICA, The Mall, SW1 (020.7930.3647) Tube: Charing Cross/Piccadilly

Remember, well before the G4 was the preferred tool of the graphic designer, OMD's album with the stunning blue and orange die-cut grid sleeve? Joy Division covers that made you jump up and down before you'd even heard the record. Then seventeen years later the Suede covers that look like scanned '80s vogue shoots put through the "fucked up nineties" photoshop filter. This is the work of Peter Saville, who has been creating appropriate visual identities since 1978. Together with artists Neil Cummings and Marysia Lewandowsk he will be deciding whether Steven Leiber's survey of work in ephemeral formats, mailed art, badges posters... from artists including Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol and Gilbert and George is "indeed an unwritten history of giveaway art..."

Ends Sunday 24 November (Daily 11am - 6pm )

@ 14 Wharf Rd., N1, Tube: Old St.

Having taken over the very fine white-walled, multi-storey warehouse space next-door to the Victoria Miro Gallery on Wharf Road, The Photographers' Gallery senior curator Kate Bush, has teamed up with Brett Rogers to curate Reality Check, the much awaited survey of work on the cutting-edge of photography and video in the UK. Sixteen of British Art's "rising stars" have been brought together with their common belief in the camera's ability to transform the mundane into the realm of the poetic. Artists such as Shizuka Yokomizo and Roderick Buchanan, sensitively explore the inevitable distance that camera places between the image-maker and their subject. The exhibition show-cases the work of photographers like Bettina von Zwehl and Nigel Shafran, whose highly finished prints exemplify a refinement of their medium. Included in this exhibition, is a refreshing mix of video installation, and even the out-of-this world sculptural assemblages of Turner Prize nominee, Keith Tyson. Although encouragingly different, all the pieces hang well together in this inspiring and moving show. (This show ends Sunday 24/11.)

NB: Make sure you check out Inka Essenhigh's show next door at Miro's (on until Sat 7/12).

Giveaway: We have two catalogues from the show to giveaway. They'll go to two randomly picked subscribers who can tell us the name of the architect that designed the Victoria Miro Gallery (hint: he's designed amongst others the houses of Jake Chapman, Chris Offili and Alexander McQueen).

Ends Sunday 24 November

@ Various locations check website for details

Balancing a stick between sweaty fingers while smashing out a basic pulse on the hi-hat. Stirring a brush with absolute metrical precision. Beating out steady quadruple beats, complex poly-rhythms and forceful paradiddles. And that's just the drummer. The London Jazz Festival is celebrating its tenth birthday with a very nice line-up indeed. Our preliminary schedule looks something like this: the French rai wunderkind Faudel plays with noJazz on Tuesday, autodidact pianist Jean-Michel Pilc and his Trio on Thursday, the fantastic combination of Femi Kuti, Issa Bagayogo and The Shrines on Friday, and the live dance act The Bays performing a unique live score during a special screening of Tom Tykwer's art-house film Run Lola Run on Saturday.

NB: To see full line-up please see London Jazz Festival website.

Ends Friday 29 November (Mon to Sat 7:30pm; Thu and Sat 2:30pm)

@ Cottesloe @ The National

The central character of Mappa Mundi is Jack: about 70 years old, father of two, passionate map-collector, and with only three months to live. He lives out his final days with his two children, and it becomes increasingly apparent that behind the gruff Northern exterior is a man with a richer and darker life than his children, who are wrapped up in their own concerns and preconceptions, give him credit for. In fact, as he is forced to examine a map of his own life, he begins to realise the glaring disparity between his own physical comings-and-goings and the maps and ancestry in which he has absorbed himself mentally. Alun Armstrong takes the place of an unwell Ian Holm in the main role and is sometimes painfully realistic as he shuffles around the stage. This is a funny, emotional and intelligent play that will move parents and children alike, and Alun Armstrong exudes humanity from every pore.

NB: Run ends Friday 29/11.

Ends Sunday 26 January (Daily 10am - 6pm )

@ The Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, W2 (020.7402.6075) Tube: Knightsbridge/Lancaster Gate

Welcome to Murakami world. Lying somewhere between Disneyland, Japanese manga animation and American pop, Murakami bombards us from all directions with a dazzling panoply of imagery. Flowers smile down at us, disembodied eyes blink from mutant mushrooms, a whole cast of cartoonish characters explode, mutate and regenerate amidst supercharged colored landscapes. Yet there is more at work here than mere dynamic energy and illustrative dexterity. Murakami is a scholar in nihon-ga, a traditional painting formula that fuses Japanese with western painting styles, so look for perfect balance, and Hokusai inspired precision and compositional structure. References abound, everything from the obvious nod to Surrealism (particularly the dreamscapes of Dali and Miro), to a more direct homage to both Francis Bacon, and Andy Warhol. Exhilarating!

NB: Show ends Sunday 26/01/03.