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"There was a lot of rejection, because I was a skinny Black girl trying to be the singer of a rock band." How Skunk Anansie's Skin went from Bob Marley-attended basement parties to a Glastonbury-headlining Britrock icon

From Oasis attending their early gigs to hanging out with David Bowie and Lemmy, Skin became a true rock icon in the 90s

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The Pogues at Brixton Academy is a strange and beautiful tribute to Shane MacGowan

4/5 Avoiding staid respectability, this event – part of a short UK tour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of album ‘Rum Sodomy & the Lash’ – sees the audience singing along in bittersweet unison with the remaining band, younger musicians and guest vocalists

The Independent UK

Alex Wheatle obituary

Author of the Crongton novels whose stories of inner-city life give a realistic portrait of growing up in contemporary Britain

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Police issue fresh appeal to trace backpack after man in his 30s stabbed to death in Brixton

Emergency services rushed to Brixton Road at around 5.10am on Thursday, March 20, following reports of a man suffering a stab injury

Evening Standard

Chuck's Rotisserie: new high-end roast chicken restaurant to debut in Brixton

Chuck’s will open in Brixton in April, bringing juicy rotisserie, roast potatoes and top hot sauce

Evening Standard

Masked knifeman stabbed stranger to death 90 seconds after meeting, court told

Ibrahim Gonclaves-Cumare, 30, is charged with the murder of 34-year-old Troy Ramsundar in Brixton last Thursday.

Evening Standard

Part of Brixton Tube station could be converted into 'attractive' new restaurant

Proposed new eatery would operate out of a disused rear part of the station

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Brixton stabbing: Man charged with murder after victim knifed to death

Ibrahim Gonclaves-Cumare, of no fixed address, has been charged with murder

Evening Standard

First picture of man, 34, killed in Brixton stabbing as police launch murder probe

Troy Ramsundar was pronounced dead after a stabbing on Brixton Road

Evening Standard

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after fatal stabbing in Brixton

Police rushed to Brixton Road, Brixton, where a man in his 30s died after a stabbing on Thursday morning

The Independent UK

Brixton stabbing: Man in 30s knifed to death as police make murder arrest

The victim was attacked on Brixton Road, near Coldharbour Lane, at about 05.10am on Thursday

Evening Standard

£30,000 Omaze donation to 'transform lives' of young people at South London Ebony Horse Club

Ebony Horse Club in Brixton has been transforming young lives for nearly 30 years

Evening Standard

Brixton fire: Family's 'extraordinary' escape as e-bike blaze tears through south London home

Family narrowly managed to escape middle of the night blaze caused by faulty batteries on e-bike in Brixton

Evening Standard

LCD Soundsystem to hold eight-show residency in London

Electronic rock band LCD Soundsystem will return to London in June to play eight shows at O2 Academy Brixton.

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George The Poet named patron of charity making ‘poetic voice heard’ in politics

The Brixton-based charity has run programmes including, Mandem, Lets Talk, helping young boys to express themselves through poetry.

The Independent UK

Reward and fresh appeal for information over murder of James Akinwande in 1994

The 18-year-old was chased, beaten and stabbed by a group of men after leaving the Vox nightclub in Brixton, south London.

Evening Standard

Police offer £20,000 reward for information about 1994 Brixton murder

James Akinwande was just 18 when he was fatally stabbed in Brixton

Evening Standard

We Live in Time filming locations: All the London spots in the movie

Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield’s new release was shot in places familiar to many south Londoners, such as Herne Hill and Brixton

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Vampire Weekend at Brixton Academy review: The indie rockers were back with real bite

4/5 The band hadn’t played this venue in almost 15 years but from the set it seemed like they hadn’t aged a day

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"Confidence Man are ridiculous. They're also one of the best live acts on Planet Earth right now." Melbourne's EDM party starters turn Brixton Academy into a delirious rave with one of the gigs of the year

Confidence Man are a dazzling, ludicrous triumph in Brixton. Surely arenas beckon?

Evening Standard

Man appears at Old Bailey after fatal attack on board bus in Brixton

Victim Donovan Martin, 40, was fatally assaulted on board the route 59 bus in Brixton

Evening Standard

Man jailed for life for murdering 22-year-old Keelen Wong on busy Brixton street

‘There are no joy or winners in this scenario, only levels of loss’, said Keelen’s father

Evening Standard

Man charged with attempted murder after bus attack leaves victim fighting for life in Brixton

Detectives do not believe any weapons were used in the incident but police enquiries are ongoing

The Guardian - UK

Lillian Bickley obituary

Other lives: Social worker, academic and community activist who supported families impacted by the 1981 New Cross fire and the Brixton riots

Evening Standard

Squatters move into iconic Brixton venue Dogstar just days after it closes

The Dogstar is the latest in a string of venues targeted by squatters after a Gordon Ramsay pub was also occupied

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