Lorna Gangel

Last Japan is something of a late bloomer when it comes to dance music. An indie head in his early teens, it wasn’t until the ripe old age of 17, he found his calling.

If these two pubs were in school, one would be a prefect, the other would be smoking a sneaky fag behind the science block. You have a weird crush on both of them, but don’t really know why…

My interview with Swiss house and techno producer Raphael Ripperton is running dangerously late.

Lorna Gangel reviews a club near an old gas works and a club for people with learning difficulties

Walking through Gillet Square in the heart of Dalston with Femi Adeyemi, the man behind online revolution NTS Radio, is an experience.

With late licenses hanging in the balance for bars old and new, I’ve decided to showcase two venues that put the patchwork community of Hackney at their heart.

»Ahead of his stint at the Hackney Empire, Ghostpoet, real name Obaro Ejimiwe, is seemingly little changed by fame.

This week I’m putting two East End stalwarts of live music head-to-head. A ‘Battle of the Boozers’ if you will.

With Hackney now London’s most happening of districts, I intend to bring you a weekly round-up of the region’s fun goings-on.