By Melissa Palleschi on 16/09/2013
Hackney Wick, Live Music, Music Reviews, Show Biz, Theatre Reviews
London’s Perverted Children isn’t just a catchy and provocative title with little substance but a show which recounts the glorious decay of what has been dubbed the ‘London Berlin’ : Hackney Wick . Ok, that probably sounds a bit hackneyed (no pun intended). You may be thinking: ‘Oh The Wick kids are putting on a […]
By Melissa Palleschi on 10/05/2013
Live Music, Music Reviews

As Herbie Hancock recently said in a radio interview in the states, “Jazz is very spiritual and humanistic” and Israeli bassist and composer Avishai Cohen’s music encompasess these principles. With this latest project Avishai Cohen with Strings it seems he wants to span the globe playing songs from his own rich traditional Israeli roots mixed […]
By Ian Gittins on 26/06/2012
Lead, Live Music, Music Reviews

The star-crammed bill of music A-listers including Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West and Lana Del Rey was a gold-medal winner for east London
By Alex Needham on 08/05/2012
Lead, Live Music, Music Reviews

Italian Vogue has named this cafe – which serves up a steady diet of avant-garde music – Britain’s coolest venue. Alex Needham finds out what the fuss is about
By Martin Vovk on 02/07/2010
mflow, music
Gadgets, Music Reviews

Just as the hype around Spotify settles down, there’s another innovative new online music service to get your head around. The savvy and the sound-obsessed have been raving about London-based mflow for a couple of months now, and with good reason. At its official launch in April this year, it already boasted 12,000 active users. […]
By Peter Makinde on 07/05/2010
lonesome cowboys, luxury goods festival, the courtyard theatre
Entertainment, Live Music, Music Reviews

Lonesome Cowboys From Hell Luxury Goods Festival The Courtyard Theatre, Pitfield St Friday 30th April 2010 Words: Peter Makinde Images: Martin Lau Taking the stage like zombie roadkill from a Jonah Hex comic, LCFH are one the most unusual Country acts you’re ever likely to encounter. It’s Americana, but not as you might expect. There’s […]
By Peter Makinde on 19/04/2010
Anarchistwood, country dirt, hungry and the haunted, lonesome cowboys, no:id, rude mechanicals, Saddam & The Lookalikes, stoke newington, the others
Entertainment, Live Music, Music Reviews

Friday 16th-Saturday 17th April 2010 The Others, Stoke Newington Those in search of great music in N16 were well-catered for this weekend. Held at the appropriately named The Others venue on Manor Road, this year’s No:ID Festival showcased over 16 class acts that left your correspondent lost for categorization (though by god I’ll try) and […]