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Music

TOY – review

Shacklewell Arms, Dalston, Wednesday 18 January 2012



YAOAY announce New Year’s Eve party and new EP

Indie / post-punk / electro funk band based in Hackney Wick to release debut EP in New Year



The Puppini Sisters’ ‘little black book’

Looking for somewhere new to visit in Hackney this month? Local girls Marcella and Kate from the Puppini Sisters share their tips for the best hang-outs



Goldfrapp – review

St John at Hackney, London



CoverGirl: Grrrls on film

A brief encounter with the unusual five-piece band CoverGirl



Florence and the Machine – review

Hackney Empire, London



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

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

Hackney Empire, 10 -11 September 2011



Kreayshawn – review

The Old Blue Last, Shoreditch, London



Sarah Johns: orchestral manoeuvres in the park

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