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Relay for Olympics [Audio][Video]

Relay for Olympics [Audio][Video]

RELAY, a public exhibition organised by Goldsmiths in New Cross and located outside its library premiered…

Pick of the Line April 27th – May 3rd

Pick of the Line April 27th – May 3rd

East London Lines presents the best mix of events in the four boroughs to suit all discerning tastes over the next seven days.…

I need that record: why the vinyl revival will keep on spinning

I need that record: why the vinyl revival will keep on spinning

The popularity of vinyl records is on the increase. Aaron Lee goes in search of answers…

Hours left to register for free Hackney festival

Hours left to register for free Hackney festival

Only a few hours remain to register for the Hackney Weekend free music festival taking place on June 23 and 24. Of the 100,000 tickets available, over half will be allocated to Hackney residents.…

Floodliners, the South London band about to take on the world

Floodliners, the South London band about to take on the world

It is a sunny spring Sunday, and on the rooftop of The Music Complex in Deptford, a recording and rehearsal space, local band Floodliners are trying to gather their thoughts on the past week.…

Jake Gyllenhaal on hipster hunt in Dalston

Jake Gyllenhaal on hipster hunt in Dalston

French band The Shoes have released a music video for their new single Time to Dance today, featuring actor Jake Gyllenhaal as a disturbed killer on the streets of Hackney.…

Superstar rapper Jay-Z announced as headline act for Radio 1′s Hackney Weekend

Superstar rapper Jay-Z announced as headline act for Radio 1′s Hackney Weekend

Award winning rapper Jay-Z will perform before 100,000 people this summer at Hackney Marshes in a celebration for the Olympic Games. The artist otherwise known as Shawn Carter was confirmed as the headline act for Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend by station DJ Chris Moyles this morning.…

Tickets now available for Radio 1 Hackney festival

Tickets now available for Radio 1 Hackney festival

Music fans can register their interest to attend BBC Radio 1′s Hackney Weekend from this morning. Ticket registration is open for six weeks and will close at 11pm on Monday 19 March. To register, users need to go to the Radio 1 website, and upload their details and a photo.…

Pint-sized performance at Amersham Arms

Pint-sized performance at Amersham Arms

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment performed to enraptured crowds in an intimate gig at The Amersham Arms last night.…

Hollywood director in search of Hackney kids

Hollywood director in search of Hackney kids

Oscar winning filmmaker Danny Boyle is looking for school children across Hackney to perform at the Olympics opening ceremony. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) announced last Friday that under-16 volunteer performers for the Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies will be selected from various British schools,…