Music – Page 7 – Hackney Citizen

Labrinth is SyCo’s latest signing but he doesn’t need a popstar bootcamp

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 22 October 2011 at 13:10

Hard work and big tunes are all the Hackney producer cares about, but what if sleeping in the studio leads to a hobo beard?

Salute To The Wailers – review

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 18 September 2011 at 09:59

Hackney Empire, 10 -11 September 2011

Kreayshawn – review

By Hackney Citizen | Sunday 18 September 2011 at 09:34

The Old Blue Last, Shoreditch, London

Sarah Johns: orchestral manoeuvres in the park

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 7 September 2011 at 18:26

Guerilla gigs and unplugged sessions in secret venues have mixed an edgy mystique with raw talent

Leona Lewis: the Hackney heroine has given Simon Cowell a lesson in taste

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 3 September 2011 at 08:37

Collide singer talks epic spook-pop, riots and dodging Whitney style ballads with Sylvia Patterson

Shacklewell Arms gets new hands

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 16 August 2011 at 20:01

Uber-cool DJs, top bands and ‘secret’ performances have transformed an old-style music pub. The Citizen meets those behind the change

Hackney WickED Art Festival 2011 – review

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 16 August 2011 at 19:04

This popular three day extravaganza drew thousands of art and music lovers to Hackney Wick and Fish Island last month. The Citizen explores the galleries

I Am Braziliality

By Hackney Citizen | Saturday 6 August 2011 at 08:44

Bruno Figueiredo, Cidades: Materia sobre as leis de transito

A new exhibition challenges preconceptions and looks at the nation’s culture and identity afresh

Field Day 2011 – preview

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 2 August 2011 at 21:43

Saturday 6 August 2011, Victoria Park E2

Underage Festival 2011 – preview

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 2 August 2011 at 20:13

Friday 5 August 2011, Victoria Park E2

TEETH: rising Dalston band promise to stay close to their roots

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 30 June 2011 at 18:01

This electro dance trio pushed the boundaries of sound, sexuality and the DIY music scene to breaking point. But as the former Dalston squatters bask in the glory of a new record deal, they insist they won’t let success blunt their musical bite