Looking forward to seeing Chase & Status at Wireless tomorrow! Connect with us on Twitter as we’ll be tweeting reports from the park throughout the day!

2:00 pm  •  1 July 2011  •  1 note

Funky soul diva Bella Kalolo is on the bill for the Origins Festival of First Nations - a series of events at Rich Mix featuring groundbreaking artists from the indigenous cultures of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA. Click here to read our preview!

4:00 pm  •  28 June 2011  •  6 notes

All roads lead to Art to EastAfrica - a celebration of African culture - at the Queen of Hoxton on June 19th. Guest include The Illersapiens, who feature in this short doc put together by the AtoEA crew…

2:00 pm  •  17 June 2011

Snapped….Q-Tip @ YoYos, Notting Hill Arts Club, London (June 16th)

8:23 am  •  17 June 2011  •  7 notes

“Some people are scared of us still; some people think we’re a bunch of crazy motherfuckas that’s gonna come and fuck up the building - RZA”

— Click here to check out the rest of our interview with the legendary Wu producer on the TCé website!

2:00 pm  •  6 June 2011  •  3 notes

Mike Schreiber’s a self-taught, hip-hop junkie from New York who’s shot some of the genre’s most notable figures and compiled the stunning results into a book and exhibition, which goes on show in London this Thursday (May 19th). Expect to see insightful portraits of Eminem, Mos Def, M.I.A, Wu-Tang Clan, Common Nas et. al. and hear from the good man himself in a live Q&A session, where you’ll probably get the lowdown on his killer CV -Esquire and Rolling Stones are all up in there - and find out if he could very well be one of the greatest, modern-day hip-hop documentarians around (we think so). (Words: Matilda Egere-Cooper)

RSVP to rsvp@proteinos.com to attend the launch on the 19th, or drop in to see the exhibition from May 20-26th.

10:00 am  •  18 May 2011  •  2 notes

Here’s a little Mid-May treat for ya: we’ve partnered with the Streetfest crew to give away a pair of tickets to London’s number one street culture festival, taking place on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 29th. Now in its 4th year, Streetfest brings together music, art, dance and fashion for an East End extravaganza of urban entertainment! This year features over 20 artists and designers taking part in “live” art and battles, and special guests include infamous graffiti writer Inkie, producers The Nextmen and one man-band Thristian bPm – a firm favourite in Gilles Peterson’s camp. Tickets are now on sale, priced at £10 – but if you’d like to cop a free pair, simply ‘like’ our FB page and leave this message on our wall: “Did someone say Streetfest?”. The competition closes on May 20th and the winner will be chosen at random - good luck!

10:00 am  •  16 May 2011  •  3 notes

What would be worth £10 and ten hours of your day on a bank holiday weekend? A Simpsons DVD box set? Maybe on another day, but as for the 29th of May, a nice day in Shoreditch filled with urban vibes including that of music, art, film and much more sounds just about right.

Streetfest is back next month - and the festival dedicates an entire day to real raw urban culture, opening eyes to amazing sights and giving ears amazing sounds. This year proves no different as the event shall literally be jam-packed with entertainment as well as crowd participation. You’ll see it all, from Hip-Hop dancers and BMX stunts to wicked awesome DJing and a live art battle! Did he say live art battle? Yep, picture the last battle from 8 Mile and replace the raps and mics with black paint and white walls.

A huge array of stars shall be on show including sport talent Lovenskate, DJs Thristian bPm and Marcus Nasty, graffiti writer Inkie and UK music scene duo The Nextmen. It’ll be an epic experience, so make sure you’re a part of it. (Words: Yusuf Orekan, Photo: Yoshitaka Kono)

For tickets and more details go to www.streetfest.net

10:17 am  •  28 April 2011

‘I can’t speak French, so I’ll let the funky music do the talkin’…’, so sang the lovely ladies of Girls Aloud. As someone who studied German at school (I know, unfortunate), these are my sentiments exactly when listening to the slick rhythms of French hip-hop star, MC Solaar.

The Senegalese rapper has an incomparable flow, and his talent has proven over the last twenty years to defy all language barriers. Just think of Carrie Bradshaw running frantically around the streets of Paris in a bit of green net to ‘La Belle et le Bad Boy’ in Sex and the City’s final episode, or his feature spot in Missy Elliott’s R&B classic ‘All N My Grill’: ‘Zeehg zag, zeehg zahg…’ (Rapping just sounds so much sexier in French, doesn’t it?!)

The legend himself comes to Camden’s Jazz Café for two nights this month. Hip-hop fans are strongly advised not to miss out on a chance to see a rapper who - after seven studio albums - is still one of the best at his craft. ‘Enchanté de faire votre connaissance, Monsieur Solaar! (Words: Aoife Moriarty)

For more information and to book tickets, visit the Jazz Café’s website.

10:00 am  •  14 April 2011  •  3 notes

Few magazines are as recklessly stylish and culturally influential as Dazed & Confused. Created in the early 90s by photographer Rankin and Jefferson Hack (you know - that guy who went out with Kate Moss!), it has been at the forefront of cutting edge fashion, photography, music and art ever since, with only i-D to currently rival it in the ‘coolness’ stakes. Which is why we were very excited (indeed my insides did a funny little thing - not v supercool of me!) to hear that Dazed Live, the magazine’s first ever festival, is set to bring the style bible’s pages to life in East London this April.

The first time event should be inspiring and chic in equal measure, with talks on the future of art, video and political activism by day and music by acts such as Gang Gang Dance, Black Devil Disco Club, SBTRKT and Actress as the sun goes down. Art will feature in the form of exhibitions including New York gallery The Hole’s recent ‘Postermat’, in addition to film and shorts screenings accompanied by director and crew Q&As (ooh…!)

More information as and when it comes, but looking forward to mingling with the fashionistas (and fashionistas, you can come mingle with the music geeks and techie trendsetters for a change!). (Words: Aoife Moriarty)

For more information, visit dazedlive.com.

10:00 am  •  30 March 2011  •  1 note