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24 March 2016
The rise of Section Boyz
Section Boyz are a UK Rap group from South London. Why should you take note?
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21 March 2016
What goes on at...Lambeth Music Festival
This week, Lambeth Music Festival takes place at Southbank Centre, bringing together over 3000 children and young people for live performances. We caught up with Lambeth Music Service's lead tutor, Oliver Bayley to find out more.
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16 March 2016
Backstage with...The Blue Man, Brighton
The Blue Man in Brighton is an independently run cafe bar, that hosts a variety of Fringe shows throughout the festival. This year they will be programming across two venues, showing the work of Suzy Bennett, Aidan Goatley and Daphna Baram amongst others. We caught up with venue director, Jess Woodfall to find out more.
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16 March 2016 – 16 May 2016
Review for Voice at Brighton Fringe!
Do you love writing? Do you love fringe theatre? Then you're in luck! We're looking for a group of talented 13-25 year olds to review shows at Brighton Fringe.
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11 March 2016
Musicians deserve more respect
In a world where music is the most widely available art form, where intricate, delicately (*coughs*) designed melodies affect our mind, our behaviour, our thoughts - musicians stay up at night drinking their 3rd cup of coffee trying to make an original song. That's not only problem they face.
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11 March 2016
Blake Remixed
Merging 18th Century poetry with modern hip hop, this performance from rapper and human beatbox Testament is exactly how to integrate different art forms.
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4 March 2016
Opus 7 by Circa Tsuica - Review
Opus 7 was fantastic. It was beautifully composed both musically and theatrically. At only running at an hour, time flew by and I was engrossed into the physical and musical language of the piece.
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3 March 2016
What goes on at...Brighton Fringe
Brighton Fringe kicks off on 6th May, and offers over 900 events, from cabaret, to theatre, comedy and dance. We'll be heading to Brighton ourselves to bring you the very best from the Fringe, in the meantime, we chatted to Julian Caddy, Managing Director for the festival.
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1 March 2016
Does Sam Smith's Oscars speech deserve its backlash?
When it comes to the Oscars, especially this year, a lot of offence is often caused without malicious intent.
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29 February 2016
Oscars 2016: Winners
The Oscars have happened. The biggest night in the world's entertainment awards season is over.
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29 February 2016
Oxford Contemporary Music: Music awards night
OCM celebrates talented arts award achievers
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28 February 2016
The Independent Great British Popular Culture Debate
Is British popular culture the best in the world? I heard four leading names from the arts and culture scene battle it out over whether we can lay claim to this.
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25 February 2016
Yungen, Chip and grime beef
Any grime fan will know about the current beef between Yungen and Chip. It's been absolutely crazy, and has come pretty much out of nowhere. If you're not a grime fan, you most likely have two questions. Firstly, who are Chip and Yungen? Secondly, how did the beef start.
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20 February 2016
LGBT art: What does it mean for me?
The LGBT Community has come a very long way since the British LGBT movement began in the early 1970s, and it's only been within the past 5 years that we've seen a sudden change in attitudes towards homosexuality and same-sex relationships. So how does this affect me as a gay artist?
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17 February 2016
Is Hip Hop still behind on LGBT diversity?
The Hip Hop world is fairly diverse, especially when it comes to race and nationality. But how far is this industry really willing to go in terms of diversity?
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5 February 2016
Competition brief: Can art change the world?
Until 30th April 2016, we're calling for art works that make a difference.
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2 February 2016
Who did it better: Placebo or Lou Reed
In celebrating LGBT History Month, this album battle involves two fine LGBT rock legends, Placebo and Lou Reed. Which artist rules overall? Let the fight begin!
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22 January 2016
Unit Twenty Three: Celebration Event
On the 13th January 2016 I organised a small performance-based evening in Diss for our company Unit Twenty Three!