Crest of a rave
Researching the local history of a global youth culture, writes Alice Clapperton Acid house and rave are perhaps not...
Tag: music
Book club celebrates music heritage
Inaugural film festival in Leytonstone features dozens of screenings, writes David O’Driscoll Brett Anderson, lead singer of Suede, was...
Discovering my creativity
Leyton poet and singer-songwriter Tanaka Makoni describes the inspiration behind her work All excited at just eight years old...
Alright on the night
Nineties pop legends East 17 are the inspiration for an all-night art festival in Walthamstow A free all-night art...
All smiles
Violaine Bailleul on the local project showing how music is good for our health The Smiling Sessions is a...
Celebrating the birthplace of grime
Emma Betts from Beatroot Creative introduces a new project exploring the history of a musical genre This autumn we...
Changing the record
The issue of domestic violence is tackled in a new song by Walthamstow songwriter Sandra Forson, known by her...
Making it in music
A songwriter from Leytonstone is seeing her hard work pay off When Beyonce’s writer Carla Marie chose my music...
The singer in her songs
Jon Seymour profiles a local musician following the release of her debut album An island girl shot in this...
Thousands back borough’s £1million culture bid
As Waltham Forest today submits its bid to become Borough of Culture, council leader Clare Coghill explains why the...