Archive of posts filed under the hackney category.
a titchy Dalston secret
Marcello’s bang on about Bob Stanley’s piece in The Times. So I won’t go on about it too much here because he’s nailed it, really. Couple of extras (because sometimes, there is nothing wrong with kicking a man while he’s down). It’s pointless saying you prefer King Tubby to Bob Marley anyway – you might …
DIY Breakcore in E2
One of the more obscure features of the Bethnal Green Museum of Childhood is its impressive “make your own breakcore track” installation on the first floor. For only 60p you can, for a limited timescale, mash the place up in front of a captive audience of children. There are no actual instructions, so please print …
that drip drip drip is making me sick
fare dodgin’
mpla
“Sounds of Ethiopia stepping out of Babylon; sounds of Zion stepping out of Stoke Newington. JAH Tapper Zukie, King of sounds and blues, rocking the musical atmosphere, under heavy duty manners…” – Penny Reel 7:00am Stamford Hill and the cold is biting into my shoulders like something highly metaphorical that I am sure I would …
Hackney Town Hall noticeboard
31 million quid NOT to get in
While I was changing the daughter’s clothes after her midday nap today, she noticed her swimming trunks in the drawer and started talking about swimming and wanting to go. Time for diversion tactics. “Hmmm, maybe Bear would like to wear your swimming trunks? See he looks really cool in them!” How to explain to a …
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Big up Hackney Libraries –
Eye: David Toop – Ocean of Sound (I confess I skimmed this, but it’s damn fine even if the more classical ‘trad’ avant garde isn’t your bag) Polly Toynbee – Hard Work (sort of “povery porn” – Polly goes to live on the minimum wage on a Council Estate and is shocked to find that …