Last year we interviewed Tallulah Rendall about her first album, Libellus, which turned out to be a bit of a beauty. Now she is back at work on her second offering, and to finance it she has found an ingenious way of mobilising her fans and support a charity on the side. We caught up [...]
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The Drop Opening Night
Phew… so only a couple weeks after the Butchers closed its doors to be turned into yet another gastro pub we now have a new late night venue in Stoke Newington. And, fear not, my gentle friends, I’m glad to be able to tell you that it is nothing at all like that fiendish place [...]
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Also tagged Daniel Chester, Gigs, The Drop, Three Crowns, Washington Rays
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Reel Rebels Radio
Long time friends and sometimes collaborators Charlotte Delaney and Alicia Graham are at it again, this time they are busy setting up a brand new community radio station in Stokey. Based in the new Politi Arts studio, Reelrebelsradio.com will offer a unique mix of music, talk, documentaries and radio plays – sort of a like [...]
The fabulous Section Eleven
Regulars at the Sovereign are in for a real treat on Saturday night as not only is it the pub’s Christmas party, the fabulous dance band Section Eleven will be playing their infectious mix of Latin grooves. I have to confess, the first time I heard them play I had been dragged rather reluctantly, protesting [...]
Hello, I’m Charlie Wilson
After several vague promises to get in touch (mine, I shamefully admit), I finally had the chance to sit down with Stokey’s answer to Elvis and our very own Man in Black, Charlie Wilson – lead singer of the Brick Lane Boogie Boys. Hello Charlie, The Boogie Boys are practically a Stokey institution and must [...]
The Puppini Sisters in Stoke Newington
Oh my, this one will be sold out in no time, you better get your tix fast… Described simply as ‘fabulous’ by Vogue, the stunning Puppini Sisters grace the Pangea Project stage on 26 September 2009 for one of their most intimate performances to date. The 40′s style musical trio sing unique 3-part harmony arrangements [...]
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Also tagged Pangea Project, puppini sisters, Stoke Newington High Street
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Plugged In, Switched On – Open Mic at the White Hart
Recently had the chance to catch up with affable Scotsman, Stokey local and familiar face around the bar and party scene, Iain Houston to find out what he’s been up to. Turns out he’s been busy setting up a new fortnightly event called Plugged In, Switched On at the White Hart. First things first, how [...]
Bringing It All Back Home
I’m nostalgic for a time I didn’t live through, a time when music was a pastime and a passion not a means to stardom and fortune. A time when musicians played to the local town and maybe sometimes the next town across and they sang about what was happening around them and what was relevant [...]
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Also tagged Daniel Chester, Download, Gigs, Interviews, Karma, Pangea Project
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