Music
In Pictures: Fans stage a party vigil for David Bowie in Brixton his birthplace
The Duke is dead, long live The Duke — Fans from all over London gather in Brixton to celebrate the borough's most famous export, David Bowie, who died Sunday January 10.
Written by: James Rippingale
The man fighting to save UK music venues and the culture created within their walls
Interview: Music Venue Trust — Grassroots music venues are closing at a rapid rate across the country, everywhere from central London to sleepy Norfolk. Huck speaks to Mark Davyd, chairman of the Music Venue Trust, about the continued fight to curb the crisis and save alternative culture at large.
Written by: Adam White
A personal tribute to David Bowie, who was the sound of my childhood
A vast and unparalleled legacy — I grew up accompanied by David Bowie's ever-shifting, transformative music. So did my parents. As he succumbs to cancer at 69, it's time to take a look back at his life, legacy and cultural power.
Written by: Adam White
London DIY music projects to look out for in 2016
Tome Records — Kevin Hendrick runs Tome Records out of DIY Space for London, a show venue and community space in South London. Show-goers can browse the record store's selection of hard-to-find and not so hard-to-find pressings during gigs and events. Here are Hendricks picks for the 5 most anticipated sounds of 2016.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Get to know KEXP: the indie radio station putting out sweet in-studio sessions
Independent radio at its best — KEXP is a college radio station churning out first class videos of live performances - giving vital support to independent artists.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
Nico Hogg's photography captures the transformation of urban London
Finding beauty in overlooked corners of the metropolis — Nico Hogg's striking London photography is released as photobook Signs & Signifiers, through revered electronic label Keysound Recordings.
Written by: George Kafka
Why community is everything for Thurston Moore
Heart of the scene — The former Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore found craziness and creativity, but most importantly community, when he arrived in New York City at the height of punk.
Written by: Interview by Shelley Jones
DIY radio station Follow Me are bringing independent music to Russia's unsuspecting ears
The Digital Radio Duo — Russian radio DJs Tatyana Andrianova and Mihail Rezvan are championing new independent music in Moscow and beyond.
Written by: Tom Fenwick
Legendary New York club CBGB to be reborn as an airport restaurant
From Lou Reed to a $14 cheeseburger — In depressing news that might put you off travelling, off restaurants, and even further off rampant commercialisation of cultural icons, the sorely-missed CBGB is coming back as a themed diner at Newark Airport.
Written by: Adam White
In Pictures: The radical Italian discos of the '60s and '70s
Architecture exhibition at ICA — Camels, vegetable gardens, magic carpets and multi-colours were all fair game in the free-thinking discos of Italy's radical past. New exhibition at ICA London explores.
Written by: HUCK HQ
