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28/05/26
Abantu Is and Will Always Be for the People
In a digital age, after the distance and separation that COVID caused (that we are still feeling the repercussions of), how do we seek community? What does that look like? Can you find and preserve community in the club? Many people say it’s not possible to breed genuine community this way, but with the scarcity of genuine third spaces in the city, the club has become that - in one way or another. Though it may not be everyone’s idea of an evening well spent, the club does give us the...
24/04/26
Dlala Thukzin takes Outernet to the Moon
April 18th will go down in the history books. Legendary DJ and producer Dlala Thukzin headlined Outernet with his second ‘Extended Set’ with Labyrinth Events. For those who love house music and all of its sons, this was a long awaited return of the multi-platinum Durban born artist. Personally, this show had been on my calendar since its announcement late last year. I was so excited; I quite literally slept next to my outfit the night before just to make sure I was ready for the following...
20/04/26
London After Midnight: Felo Le Tee at Village Underground
Welcome to my new column: ‘Don’t Give Up on London Nightlife Yet’, where I do the honours of jumping around the city finding the best events for those within the Black British Diaspora. As a self-proclaimed lover of all things music and entertainment, this is a role I take very seriously. No genre will go untouched and no venue will go unvisited.
05/08/25
Breathing fresh air with Halle Brown and Noughts & Crosses
Noughts and Crosses has stood the test of time in terms of its ability to be staged and still feel fresh and its latest stage adaptation at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre is no different. As the sun sets the intimate cast including Halle Brown take to the stage to bring this tale to life.
21/07/25
Crafting a career: Shani Akilah on 'For Such a Time As This'
A year ago author Shani Akilah, celebrated the launch of her debut short story collection For Such a Time As This. For Such a Time As...
22/04/25
The Absence of Melanin in Teen Romcoms
The 50s could be awarded the pioneering decade for the teen movie genre. With that decade came Fred F. Sears Rock Around The Clock, a...
21/04/26
Hammed Animashaun on SNL UK, finding his funny and the joy of live chaos
I caught up with Hammed Animashaun on the Monday after the first episode of Saturday Night Live UK aired. From the moment he joined the call, he radiated a kind of excitement that felt almost childlike. It set the tone perfectly: this was going to be a conversation rooted in gratitude, unadulterated laughter and the surreal reckoning of stepping onto one of comedy’s most iconic stages. Still recovering from the whirlwind of opening night, Hammed admitted he hadn’t had time to properly sit...
31/03/26
Gbemisola Ikumelo: "I shouldn't be here, trying not to throw up into my dress because I can't laugh".
On her actual time spent on the series (Gbemi won’t mention how far she made it), “it felt like low level torture in places,” reflecting on what it was like to hold back laughter around fellow comedy writers and comedians.
02/03/26
Christine Adams is 'fighting for survival' in new series of Apple TV's HIJACK
In series two, following her son’s death, Marsha isolates herself in rural Scotland. Her peaceful stay is interrupted when her seemingly sweet neighbours aren’t who they appear to be. She is composed and somewhat calm when essentially in Adams’s own words “fighting for survival.”
Sinners: A Haunting Reimagining of Black Horror and Myth
Challengers: "backstabbing, scheming, smack-talking, dirty macking, adultery..."
Oreviews And The Art of The Series Finale
Euphoria Review: S2 E4 'You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can'
Michael X: Hustler, Revolutionary, Outlaw
Finale Review: Line Of Duty
Headie One Album Review: Edna
Teyana Taylor Album Review: The Album
Why Quarantine Season Is The Perfect Time To Take In New Music
AFRONATION: the highs, the lows and why I'll be back again next year
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Haile x The Floor
Read about our latest digital cover:
Haile helped define a generation of UK sounds with WSTRN and now, with his deeply personal solo work, he’s making music that is the foundation of himself. In our profile, he speaks on roots, heritage, and why returning to the music of his upbringing has become his truest form of self-expression.