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'We don’t make money from music' — grassroots venues face existential threat from empty dance floors and soaring costs

The East End is home to some of London’s most legendary music venues, but for some, the future is uncertain

Author: Sam Foxell

'We don’t make money from music' — grassroots venues face existential threat from empty dance floors and soaring costs

'How I got my start' – Kojey Radical lights up MOTH Club as campaign to 'save venue' gains traction

The Shoreditch-raised rapper demanded the protection of London's small-scale venues from the stage of one which campaigners say is under threat

Author: Gabriel Stewart

'How I got my start' – Kojey Radical lights up MOTH Club as campaign to 'save venue' gains traction

Petition to 'save MOTH Club' reaches 30,000 signatures as supporters say it 'must be protected'

Campaigners say the venue's future is under threat, setting a 'catastrophic precedent' after two planning applications to build flats next door were submitted

Author: Gabriel Stewart

Petition to 'save MOTH Club' reaches 30,000 signatures as supporters say it 'must be protected'

London sea shanty choir reimagines classic songs for the modern age in debut album

This non-audition choir has one mission - revolutionise a tragically dying art for the modern age

Author: Gabriel Wilding

London sea shanty choir reimagines classic songs for the modern age in debut album

'I have very strong political opinions. I also like going to the pub' - rapper Pozzy on his latest EP and being 'as authentic as possible'

Pozzy might be the east London rap scene's rising star, but he doesn't let his growing fame get to his head

Author: Sam Foxell

'I have very strong political opinions. I also like going to the pub' - rapper Pozzy on his latest EP and being 'as authentic as possible'

‘It opens my life up’ - the Hackney café healing a community through song

The Stoke Newington social enterprise aims to alleviate the challenges created by the cost of living crisis, all while building community through food and music

Author: Gabriel Stewart

‘It opens my life up’ - the Hackney café healing a community through song

The Comet is Coming: Hackney’s dark horse for Mercury Prize glory

A heady mix of space exploration, spirituality and improvisation have landed a Hackney avant-jazz trio in the running for the prestigious music prize

Author: East End Review

The Comet is Coming. Photograph: Fabrice Bourgelle

Azealia Banks axed from Hackney music festival after racist rant at Zayn Malik

US rapper was due to perform at Rinse Born & Bred festival in Haggerston Park, but has been told she’s no longer welcome after Twitter meltdown

Author: East End Review

Feral – Ulli Mattsson review: ‘urging new water through old riverbeds’

Laplander Ulli Mattsson has penned an elegiac musical tribute to her homeland

Author: East End Review

Ulli Mattsson. Photograph: Adam Weymouth

Vinyl fantasy – The Record Deck casts anchor on the banks of the Lea

A floating record shop is making waves amongst music lovers and providing an alternative lifestyle for its owner

Author: East End Review

The Record Deck moored in its usual location. Photograph: Luke Guilford

Florence and the Machine live review – ‘exuberance and theatricality’

Florence and the Machine played an acoustic set at St John at Hackney Church last month in aid of War Child

Author: East End Review

Florence and the Machine live in Hackney. Photograph: Dan Dennison

Julia Holter, Oval Space, live review: ‘not pigeon-holed by expectations’

The enigmatic Californian was in East London this week for an electrifying live show

Author: East End Review