South London

Photos showing a different side to GRT people
Culture

Photos showing a different side to GRT people

Capturing community — A project bringing together archival images of GRT people in South London seeks to allow the community to tell their stories on their own terms.

Written by: Frankie Lister-Fell

Tom Misch has a new alter ego
Culture

Tom Misch has a new alter ego

Starting fresh — The 26-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist has made a name for himself as part of South London’s pioneering young Jazz scene. Now, he’s gearing up to enter into a whole new genre.

Written by: Rhys Thomas

Photos capturing the rise of South London‘s dubstep scene
Culture

Photos capturing the rise of South London‘s dubstep scene

Drumz of the South — A new photo book traces the birth of dubstep in its early years between 2004 and 2007, and the pioneers who helped make the sound a global phenomenon.

Written by: Vuyokazi Mtukela

The defiant spirit of the Battle of Lewisham, in photos
Culture

The defiant spirit of the Battle of Lewisham, in photos

Fight against fascism — Photographer Syd Shelton recounts capturing the anti-racist counter-protest in South London which saw the National Front suffer a defeat from which it never recovered.

Written by: Miss Rosen

How a fake football club exposed Twitter's hypocrisy
Tech

How a fake football club exposed Twitter's hypocrisy

#NeverStopNotGivingUp — Caught up in a purge of parody Twitter accounts after fake news barged onto the general election agenda, beloved (and imaginary) non-league side Streatham Rovers now face an existential threat.

Written by: Will Magee

The Travel Diary: South London captured on film
Activism

The Travel Diary: South London captured on film

What you see along the way — As England's capital gets swallowed by property developers and soulless restaurant chains, photographer Theo McInnes has been documenting South London's quiet resistance.

Written by: Theo McInnes

Ash Shakur: the technicolour South London rapper bringing light to concrete jungle tales
Music

Ash Shakur: the technicolour South London rapper bringing light to concrete jungle tales

‘Spring’ track premiere from Hare This EP — Rapper and illustrator Ash Shakur weaves wit, colour and upliftment into everything he does - from his radiant artwork to his soulful bars.

Written by: Alex King

Roots Manuva on renewing his ‘eternal Peter Pan’ to leap into the unknown
Music

Roots Manuva on renewing his ‘eternal Peter Pan’ to leap into the unknown

New album Bleeds out this week — As Roots Manuva, Rodney Smith takes wild seeds scattered across the globe – from leafy suburbia to the streets of Jamaica – and grows something new.

Written by: Alex King

Free flowing jazz meets UK bass music on LV’s remarkable Ancient Mechanisms
Music

Free flowing jazz meets UK bass music on LV’s remarkable Ancient Mechanisms

Clicks, echoes & imperfections — South London production duo LV feature Armenian jazz pianist Tigran Hamasyan on their new LP Ancient Mechanisms to create a living and breathing album that organically fuses live performance, far-out sampling and electronic beats.

Written by: Alex King

Black and white photography that casts London in a rarely seen light
My Life in Analogue

Black and white photography that casts London in a rarely seen light

My Life In Analogue — Adama Jalloh uses photography to fight preconceived notions and show a more genuine picture of South London life.

Written by: Alex Taylor

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