Alicia Keys bares all in new album ‘Here’
Amelia Cunningham
Alicia Keys may not be wearing make-up but she is definitely making-up for lost time with her sixth studio album Here, due to drop on November 4. Entering the early…
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Sadness over Hands Music shop closure
Megan White
Kingston’s student musicians have been left distraught after the town’s last music shop went into receivership. A Kingston institution for half a century, Hands Music, just off Market Place in…
Jaws Interview
Ashwin Bhandari
Formed at their local sixth form college in 2012, indie three-piece Jaws have gone on to grace Bestival and South By South West stages, and supported their musical contemporaries Swim…
Banquet Records win Best Independent Retailer award
Rebecca Gouldbourne
Independent Record shop Banquet Records, Kingston, won the Best Independent Retailer award at the Kingston Business Excellence Awards on October 15. The Record shop on Eden Street, which has its…
Oxjam Review
Saturday 17th September saw charity event, Oxjam, run at three different locations in Kingston town centre including The Mill, The Cricketers and The Fighting Cocks, where a variety of talented…
Kingston to turn pink for Oxjam takeover
An annual charity music festival is being held in Kingston town centre this weekend to raise money for Oxfam. Oxjam, which is organised by volunteers, is run in multiple locations…
From Berlin to Kingston: local singer makes a comeback
Tina Dahmen
One of Kingston’s most popular musicians is back in town and will be making a lively comeback at a local pub this evening. The singer, TJ Esubiyi, will be performing…
The Kingston lecturer and politician who would DJ as part of campaign
Paula Munteanu
KU lecturer Dr Rupa Huq, Labour’s candidate for Ealing Central and Acton, admits she would DJ as a part of the campaign. Huq, a senior KU sociology lecturer , who…
‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’ Review
Ruby Mckenzie
Mixtape, album, whatever you want to call it, Drake’s latest surprise release is subtle, raw and secures his place as one of the best rappers to date. Bold statement, I…
Hands music is closing down and I am really upset about it
Hands Music, the last independent music instrument shop in Kingston, closed down a couple of weeks ago, which means the town centre is left without windows filled with guitars one…