Culture

In 1970, Linda Perhacs was a Californian dentist – and a psychedelic folk artist. Linda’s album “Parallelograms” came out that year, and initially no one really noticed. But eventually it was discovered, and it was re-issued in 2005 and 2008 ...

Though Tower Hamlets’ Idea Stores can give you access to a range of printed volumes and, though the internet, to even more written material, readers who want to get their hands round a genuinely old book will have to go ...

East India Youth is not, alas, a group of young people who have grown up in the East India area of Tower Hamlets. However, it may be the next best thing: a young man from Bournemouth who markets his music ...

The Halal Food Festival is coming to East London. It styles itself the UK’s first festival to celebrate halal food, and claims to be the largest event of its kind in the world. It will be at the Excel Centre ...

The Hoxton Gallery is getting off on the right foot with a new exhibition of adidas products. There’s a range of footwear to be seen, from vintage to re-issues, including several rare items. Also on show are exclusive items signed ...

The first Tower Hamlets Cockney Heritage Festival starts this week with a launch event on 18th July. Events continue for a full week, with walks, exhibitions, films, talks, discussions and special events. The full programme can be downloaded from: http://www.ideastore.co.uk/.

London based artist Mark Powell uses a simple biro to create incredibly detailed portraits of the elderly, which he draws on antique documents dating from 1763 onwards. His aim is to portray what can be produced with the most basic ...

It’s not often ELN publicises an arts event happening as far away as N12: we hardly ever publicise anything without an E number. But the pictures accompanying the press release advertising this dance/music production of Along the Silk Road – ...

The BBC Photography Club is one of largest social activity groups at the BBC with nearly 40 members coming together each month to discuss and hone their photographic skills at a variety of events and workshops. The Club holds an ...

It has been announced that Ólöf Arnalds will be playing at the beautiful St   Johns on Bethnal Green on Tuesday, 4th June. Classically educated on the violin, viola and self-taught on guitar and charango, Ólöf’s most distinctive asset is, ...