TOY – review
By Hackney Citizen • Jan 24th, 2012 • Category: MusicShacklewell Arms, Dalston, Wednesday 18 January 2012
Shacklewell Arms, Dalston, Wednesday 18 January 2012
Elbow commissioned to write BBC Olympic theme tune as plans for Proms, Shakespeare season and Radio 1 event revealed
Hackney Empire, London
Hard work and big tunes are all the Hackney producer cares about, but what if sleeping in the studio leads to a hobo beard?
Hackney Empire, 10 -11 September 2011
The Old Blue Last, Shoreditch, London
Guerilla gigs and unplugged sessions in secret venues have mixed an edgy mystique with raw talent
Collide singer talks epic spook-pop, riots and dodging Whitney style ballads with Sylvia Patterson
Uber-cool DJs, top bands and ‘secret’ performances have transformed an old-style music pub. The Citizen meets those behind the change