Hip hop

With on the verge of vanishing due to gentrification, inflation and the pandemic, London's clubbing scene has been more or less on a steady decline. A community that has been drastically affect by this is no doubt the...

Glastonbury Festival is a true highlight of festival season across the UK, with 200,000 descending upon Worthy Farm every June after battling it out for tickets. The country's most iconic took two pandemic-induced year...

With sun-filled afternoons and longer days, it can only mean one thing for Londoners: it's officially festival season. The best part is, we're only just getting started. Some such as Brick Lane Jazz, Queens Yard Summer...

Popular London record shop Next Door Records has officially opened a second new branch in city - Next Door Records Two (NDR2). Originally nestled at the end of Uxbridge Road in , Next Door Records not only doubles up...

"Oh, I wanna dance with somebody…"  No scrap that; what I actually want is for everybody to sit and listen admiringly whilst I warble my way through some Whitney classics, and what better place for that dream to come tr...

After long-enforced closures due to venue capacity limits and social distancing rules – *ahem* hello 2020 and 2021 – nightclubs in London were finally back in 2022 with a big and booming bang. There are more than enough...

It's official - hot girl summer is on its way. At least, according to Megan Thee Stallion that is. The three-time Grammy-winning superstar is taking to the road this summer with her 'Hot Girl Summer' tour, and she'll ev...

Somerset House's annual series of live outdoor at London's coolest courtyard is making its return once again this summer and the lineup has just been announced. The Summer Series has been one of London's most popula...

A major exhibition documenting 500 years of is heading to the British Library this spring. Beyond the Bassline takes inspiration from the British Library’s sound archive to tell the stories of the people, spaces and ge...

There's a never-ending list of songs about our beautiful city, London. Narrowing them down to a select few is quite the challenge, but it's one we accept with honour and integrity here at Secret London. From rock and ro...