Zoe Hamilton-Peters and Carlos Quiñones’ art installation www.podia.org.uk
The Cultural Olympiad will be coming to Lewisham in April in the shape of five podiums set up in different locations across the borough by local artists backed by local arts organisations. The Podia Project will be launched on April 12th at a secret venue to be announced nearer the time. (more…)
Adam Kay. Pic: Isabelle Adam
Adam Kay’s dark re-imaginings of rock and pop songs have gained him a cult following across the UK.
He first burst onto the scene eight years ago with the iconic ‘London Underground Song’, a pastiche of The Jam’s classic anthem ‘Going Underground’, which gained over seven million YouTube hits.
His style of musical comedy is as self-deprecating as it is outrageous. Taking centre stage at South Quay’s newest treasure, Lanterns Studio Theatre, as one of its first headlining acts, his persona was very much that of the likably eccentric guy who lived at the end of your corridor at uni. (more…)
Floodliners receiving the award pic: Next BRIT thing
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. (more…)
Performers at last years festival pic: Telegraph Hill festival group
Residents of Telegraph Hill and the surrounding area can enjoy a fortnight of cultural events following the launch of the Telegraph Hill festival yesterday.
Operafic. Pic: Hackney Plus
An opera company in Stoke Newington is using its latest production to fundraise for local arts centre, Chats Palace. (more…)
Pic: Roger Blackwell
A festival will see over 1400 performers descend on Lewisham in a celebration of the borough’s dance and musical talent. (more…)
Pic: Palatine
Scores of artists and art lovers gathered in Stoke Newington last night to mark the opening of the area’s latest hot spot ‘The Palatine’ – a bar-gallery that promises to provide a showcase for local artists and add to the growing diversity of drinking establishments in Hackney. (more…)
Yarn Bombing. Pic: Tim Walker
When Hackney residents woke up on Monday morning, a fairytale sight was to be unveiled. Multi- coloured, heart warming knitted fabrics were hugging the trees outside the town hall. (more…)
pic: benzpics63
Local stars nominated for top awards went head to head at the biggest celebration of UK music, The Brits,which took place on Tuesday night at the 02 Arena in Greenwich. (more…)
A still from a film project by Hannah Hood
Fine Art students from Goldsmiths College, University of London, have created a series of exhibitions based on commonalities in the work of student artists. (more…)
