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The Casuals: Where Are They Now?

In the multimedia piece below Clarisse Cornish guides the reader through the phenomenon that was and to some still is the Casuals subculture.  

Comedy In East London’s Own Backyard

I recently decided to go to the capital’s largest purpose-built comedy club, The Backyard Comedy Club, in Shoreditch East London. Given the tough times we...
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Eye On: Ms. Maskie

Aleena Klug gets behind the mask of Ms. Maskie to discover how old sweaters can be transformed into contemporary fashion statements. Production team: Andrea Zanetti...
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The Pressure Put On Musicians By Social Media

Production team: Zerda Aslan; Sarah Osman; Lydie Udofia; Usman Mahroof

Yes, a Journey…

Impresario Rick Wakeman retakes centre stage at The Palladium for the second night and puts the progressive into progressive rock. Same Wakeman, same musicians, even...

Wives, Wizards and Wakeman

Rick Wakeman celebrates 50 years of music at The Palladium (Night 1 of 2) This was night one of a two-night extravaganza dubbed "The Return...

East End Sustainable Fashion

Rising East talks to some of those at the sustainable end of East End fashion. Editorial team: Charlie-George Berger; Sophie Grosvenor; Cameron Sherman-Coulson 

Harvest Time is Upon Us

Tomorrow January 5th may be the last chance for a while to get to see the Neil Young documentary Harvest Time, at 3pm at...

Heading East On The Elizabeth Line

The Elizabeth line has been open for more than six months now and has been fulfilling its role of shortening commutes in and out...

Beyond Otherness

“What skin colour would you like your child to be?” asks the advisor seated across from the black couple. “You could have a white baby,...

Fighting Food Poverty Four Sausage Rolls at a Time

Greggs has opened its first London "Outlet" store offering day-old and cut-price favourites like sausage rolls to the people of Newham in a bid...

Goodbye Gucci’s Alessandro Michelle, But Hello Who?

Alessandro Michelle leaves Gucci after seven years as creative director. Founded in Florence, Italy, in 1921, Gucci is one of the world’s most famous...

Interview With Obe Zarathustra Jones

I had the opportunity to speak to Obe Zarathustra Jones, who began modelling in 2018. Since then he has had the pleasure of working...

Ticketmaster vs The Fans

I wanted to write this for months but every time I started, another Ticketmaster story popped-up. I can't put it off any longer. So...

This Is What London Is Missing- SAMAs 2022

Last week I went to the Scottish Alternative Music Awards, better known as the SAMAs and it was everything that is missing from the...

Is “Dad Fashion” Really A Thing?

“To be honest, these are actually my dad’s trousers”, Tarek said with a grin when I asked what he was wearing and why. He continued....

The Holy Mass of Metal Comes To London

German power metal band Powerwolf finally blessed London on Tuesday night and fans were left howling with pleasure. A year after being rescheduled, the band...

Student Model Of Colour: A Battle ‘Between Who I Am And Who They Want Me To Be’

A student model of colour has told Rising East that her biggest struggle with the fashion industry is “battling between who I am and...

‘Wish You Were Here’ at UEL

Students at the University of East London were given a music treat last week ahead of Christmas headlined by Knight, the university's own student...

East London’s Impact On UK Rap

East London is home to many great rappers such as Potter Paper and J Hus. But what many people don’t know is, East London...

Meet The Skinner Brothers

Clarisse Cornish talked to The Skinner Brothers frontman Zac (Skinner) about social media, music and making it (and much more). The Skinner Brothers shot to...

Central St Martin’s “Shy” Shyamsunthar’s White Show Debut

Sri Lankan, East London resident Shynootha Shyamsunthar debuts her Hindu-inspired design. Summer Nesbeth reports. Shynoothat, or simply Shy, was born in Liverpool and now lives...

Harry & Meghan’s Netflix Trailer Wars

Netflix has released the trailer for Harry and Meghan Volume 1 – a six-part documentary - set to stream from Thursday 8 December (later...

UK Americana Awards Return to Hackney in 2023

UK Americana Awards will return to Hackney Empire Theatre in early 2023 after it was cancelled due to the Omicron Covid variant, Rising East...

Coconut Haters Have Reason To Celebrate

If you love sweets at Christmas but hate coconut, then you have until December 18th to take advantage of Bounty-less Celebration tubs. And according to...

The Weeknd Announces New London Tour Dates

Top Spotify artist Abel Tesfaye, also known as singer The Weeknd, has announced the second leg of his After Hours Til Dawn tour and...

‘The Unheard And The Unseen’

Slavery in the fashion industry and child trafficking were among the issues highlighted by the "THE UNHEARD AND THE UNSEEN" exhibition held at the...

The Balenciaga Saga

  The backlash following Balenciaga's recent ad campaigns continues to rage, with people destroying their Balenciaga luxury items and vandalising the brand's stores. Rising East reporter...

A Not So Silent Night

Kicking off his “Grumpy Christmas Stocking” tour, Rick Wakeman CBE, pop impresario, author of over 90 solo albums and star of TV’s Grumpy Old...

Men’s Mental health: Musicians who spoke out

Many male musicians had spoken up about their struggles or shown support for others during the Men's Mental Health month of November. Dave, a rapper...

Long Live the Grateful Dead

I went to the cinema to see an annual showing of a Grateful Dead concert - this one was 50 years old. I wrote a...

Strawbey Plays Shoreditch

The Strongroom Bar in Shoreditch recently hosted the November edition of the In Transit event devoted to new music from up-and-coming artists. Swedish indie-rock artist...

The World Cup and COVID-19 contributed to the rise in domestic violence in the United Kingdom, new data shows

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What The Posters Say No.7 – Iconic Printworks Club May Not Close For Good

The iconic East London music venue, Printworks, may not close permanently as initially announced. The announcement that the venue was set to close its doors...

From Rags To Riches With Hackney Rapper Rimzee

Ricardo Miles, better known by his stage name Rimzee, is one of the biggest artists today in the UK rap scene. With the recent release...

Southend’s Firework Finale

Saturday night was the last fireworks display along Southend seafront after a 7-week run. Was it the very last? Emily Michie reports. https://vimeo.com/774225210 This was number...

How The Line of Best Fit brings you the lowdown on New Music

Rising East Music Reporter Warren Dela Cruz talks with the chief editor of East London-based web magazine Line of Best Fit to find out...

What’s on at the Whitechapel this Winter

  This Winter, the Whitechapel Gallery is bringing artists from around the world to a London audience. The gallery has a collection of art works...

The Festival of Queer Spanish Literature Hits East London

An East London café is holding an event devoted to queer poetry on Friday the 25th as part of the Festival of Queer Spanish...

 Kendrick Lamar received the proper ‘British audience’ experience

Thousands of fans at the O2 arena gave the American rapper a warm welcome with the typical British football chant shouting “Oh Kendrick Lamar”...

Southend-on-Sea’s New City Wheel

Southend's new City Wheel, reported to cost around £1 million, was constructed along the seafront in the Adventure Island Theme park. It is set...

Kendrick Might be The GOAT But He Is Not Your Savior

“1855 days, I’ve been going through something”. That’s how Kendrick starts his latest album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, referring to the time...

Bad Blessings Play First Headliner

Local UEL band Bad Blessing performed their first headlining gig at Lion Bar + Records in Hackney on Wednesday evening. Before the show, I met...

East London Hosts Pitchfork’s Music Festival

From today until Sunday 13th of November, multiple venues across East London will be hosting the Pitchfork Music Festival for the second time. There will...