Music

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.  
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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...

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...

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...

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...

‘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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

 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”...

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...

Stormzy To Headline All Points East 2023

Stormzy will play at Victoria Park next August. The announcement came this morning in an Instagram post from the All Point East Festival.   The...

Glastonbury Tickets Take A Whole Hour To Sell Out!

The second release tickets for Glastonbury 2023 sold out in an hour this year, rather than the usual 30 minutes. There could be two...

Kasabian: On the Guest List

https://vimeo.com/766705388 This weekend I travelled from East London to Alexandra Palace, to see one of my all time favourite bands perform – the one and...

Glastonbury Raises Prices AGAIN

The ‘infamous’ Glastonbury Festival is back again for 2023 but the ticket price is now a whopping £340. And expect to spend at least...

Jools Holland At The Cliffs Pavilion: A Review

On Friday I was with 1629 others at Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra’s 2022 sold out show in Southend-on-Sea at The...

Revolver: Reloaded and Remixed

Following on from previous archival box sets and the acclaimed Get Back documentary from late last year, the latest Beatles release is a deluxe...
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Alfie Templeman Live

I travelled up from East London to catch Alfie Templeman’s recent show at The Waterfront in Norwich. That impressive voice singing popular songs such...

Roxy Brings Music To The O2

The seminal glam rockers Roxy Music ended their 50th anniversary tour at East London's O2 Arena, and I was there to see them. This was...
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Catching Up With The Jones

One wet October night I travelled to the North London Tavern near Kilburn to see The Jones, and when they all walked out on...

The Mercury Prize 2022

After being postponed for a month following the Queen’s death, it was finally time for the Mercury Prize with FREE NOW Album of the...

Steve Hackett At The Eventim Apollo

Capping off an impressive 25 date tour of the U.K., Steve Hackett brought his Foxtrot at 50 creation to the iconic Eventim Apollo –...

Beginning Of An Era?

The Driver Era – an American sibling duo comprising Rocky and Ross Lynch - recently opened their long-awaited tour of the UK and Europe...

The Experiences of a Gig Security Worker

 Job Duties I spoke to gig door supervisor Pete Harris about his experiences working at music events in London. Describing his role at events, Pete...

Essex’s Sam Ryder To Represent UK At Eurovision

Up and coming new singer Sam Ryder has taking the world by storm by battling through the nerves as he prepares to represent the...

Camden Talks All Things Bad Blessings

Currently in his second year studying Music Journalism at the University of East London, Camden O’Keefe has always wanted to be part of a...

Is East London Taking Over The Music Scene?

It seems that East London is becoming the place to be for the music scene and is trying to be the music centre of...

David Gray To Take On The O2

British Singer/Songwriter David Gray will finally be taking to the stage at east London’s O2 on May 27 after a lengthy rescheduling due to...

Broadwick Live Coming To East London

Broadwick Live, an event management company based in London, unveiled a brand-new open-air destination for raves, festivals and one-off events in London's Dockyards. With already...

Wembley Rocked By Sam Fender

Last Friday, I travelled to London to see the one and only Sam Fender perform at the sold-out Wembley Arena. The tour was to...

Morissette Is Coming East

Canadian-American singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette is set to hit the UK on tour for the 25th anniversary of her seminal album ‘Jagged Little Pill’. Alongside...