Aurora Krogh
A Rougher Trade: Record Store Day 2018 Unpacked
Record Store Day acts as a beacon within the vinyl trade. Vinyl is the most hands-on, physical manifestation of music. It is a celebration...
Other Kinds of Life Take Over The Barbican
Documenting everything from devious nightlife to the life of homeless youth, Another Kind of Life is an exhibit that crawls under your skin. It...
London Fashion Week 2018
With promising young labels front and centre, London Fashion Week certainly feels revitalised, from the captivating Central Saint Martin’s MA show, to the ballsy...
Review: NYFW 2018
Tom Ford impressed audiences with an Edie Sedgwick meets Rodeo Drive approach to attitude. This strong-lined and business-forward attire was tinged with a sparkle of...
Inside Charles Jeffrey’s Come Up
Filling the North Greenwich gallery space with avant-garde shapes and primary colours, the artist and fashion designer, Charles Jeffrey, has created an absurd reality...
Save The Montague Arms!
One of the most beloved music venues south of the river has shut its doors, and people are not happy.
The Montague Arms at 289...
Old Blue’s Hot New?
Hello 2018 is a series of gigs at Shoreditch’s Old Blue Last, curated by DIY magazine to showcase the new names to watch. Though the...
Have Yourself A Merry Scandi-Christmas?
First the Norwegian: Aurora Krogh
This year’s South Bank Christmas extravaganza takes on a Scandinavian theme, complete with a Finnish sauna, Swedish cuisine, Gløgg and...
Win For The Grammys, If Not For The White Male
Award show nominations are often in the limelight for their lack of diversity; generally they have been dominated by the white men. Despite its...
Fairy Tale Wedding?
The plot of half of Disney’s movies has been made manifest. Party prince meets nice all-American girl, and settles down with her—all we can...
The Next Punk Incarnation: Starcrawler
Off stage, Starcrawler beara remarkable resemblance to any stereotypical teen gang of cult-classics like Freaks And Geeks or Dazed And Confused. Their charming awkwardness...
All Really Points East!
The organisers behind the world famous Coachella are launching a new festival in London’s Victoria Park in May 2018.
Opening with a three-day festival headlined...
The Wizard of OOZ?
Dealing with the everyday complications that living seems to come with is hard enough for the average Joe, without the addition of depression. And...
Hackney Wonderland In Photos
Now in its fourth year, Hackney Wonderland recently took over three Hackney venues to showcase great new acts alongside more well-known names. Running from...
Wolf Alice at XOYO: Why Less (Space) Is Best
Bodies crammed together in a tiny space, the air reeking with booze and heat. Your eyes wander across the room, catch a face, then...
This Is ‘2017’
“Photography evades us. The various distributions we impose upon it are in fact either empirical or rhetorical, or else aesthetic, in any case external...
Vital Day For Vinyl Junkies
Barriers all the way up the street bore witness to the madness that went down in the early hours of Rough Trade's Record Store...
On The Phone With The Great Unsigned
Free Money epitomise Indie though they barely have any tunes out, yet. With their infectious riffs, effervescent rhythms and slight recklessness they are definitely...
Flying Vinyl Soars To Musical Heaven
As the sun casts a daze, there is more than a spring vibe soaring in the air over Hackney’s Oval Space. The anticipation lingers...
Real Freedom For Women: a progress report
The global celebration of women which took place on 8 March - International Women's Day - showed that we have come a long way...
NOW Gallery’s Flourishing New Exhibit
With an installation of ten thousand flowers, the springy vibe is flourishing at NOW Gallery, and as a massive flower child, I had to...
ISLAND Take You To A Place You Like
In this age where we are constantly logged on, the need for escapism is pressing. We’re searching for something to stop time, to make...
Flying Vinyl Line Up Goes Live
The Flying Vinyl festival is returning to East London this April, and today they unveiled an impressive line up.
Following the success of last year's...
Why I Protested Against Trump
Last Friday I was present outside the American embassy to protest against Donald Trump’s inauguration as president of the USA.
Why was I there? Did...
Hello 2017
Finally! 2016 is over and I made my way to The Old Blue last to check out DIY magazine's top picks for the new...
The Year In Music: Take 3
5. Simplicity // JAWS
The last remains of the B-town squad are still making waves with their sophomore album. Simplicity shows how much JAWS have...
Wishing You A Very Indie Christmas
Here's a Christmas playlist from the Rising East music team, including bands such as Peace and The Maccabees making their musical contribution to the...
J’Accuse: Sexism In The Music Industry
Tits.
Now that I have your attention – let’s get down to business.
People will go a long way in order to make lame excuses when...
An Ode To Indie
“Welcome to indie heaven”, I thought as I entered Old Spitalfields market. I was there for, brace yourself, Hipsters, the Independent Label Market. Like...
Some Like It Rough
Rough Trade. A beacon for the young hipsters and old nostalgics. An institution for the more reckless parts of English music, yet with enough...
Brexists Beware!
Brexit does not have to be Brexist! If Britain backs out of Europe, don't let it taint the atmosphere of what has been an...
Oxjamming in Dalston with Flying Vinyl’s Finest
As the lights in the backroom of Dalston’s Victoria pub dim to red and Wolf Alice’s ‘Giant Peach’ blasts through the speakers, we are...
Vinyl Junket
Aurora Krogh gets high on Hackney’s oil-based music party.
“The world's first festival for vinyl lovers,” claims Flying Vinyl. Taking over Shapes, the warehouse venue...
Sunflower Bean In Bethnal Green
The New York trio stays polished and keeps it real at the same time, reports Aurora Krogh.
“Easier said than done”. Describing how it feels...
Dear Entertainments Officer, Book Us Some Magic, Please!
Aurora Krogh notifies the UEL students' union Entertainments Officer: what we want is The Magic Gang; when do we want them - now!
The Magic...