Rise Gallery's Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison talks to Beats & Eats about the latest exhibition at South London's hottest gallery.. Can you describe the new exhibition for us? What makes this one unmissable? A Journey Through Brutalism is an exciting look at Croydon past and present and how the architecture has defined what Croydon is and the makeup of the town. It is a unique take on that time of transition and also looks into the future of architecture in Croydon. We have tours t

Dave Koor whose bands The Expansions and Modified Man have been getting BBC Radio airplay... You are a musician, DJ, producer and now you have a record label Albert’s Favourites - does having all these roles affect - or bring something to - your music? Has starting a label changed the way you approach making music? Yes, absolutely. Playing to dancefloors and seeing what gets people moving in different ways definitely affects how I compose - it’s all about peoples engagement l

We caught up with Cronx mix master Matt Lisle, founder of Street Cocktails, to see what's shaking in the world of mixology.. Is Croydon still a town where the ‘pint of the usual’ still reigns supreme, or are we more adventurous with our tipples these days? Nah I don’t think so, but I don’t see anything particularly wrong with that. There’s loads of backstreet joints in the Wild West or Deep South (Croydon) that stick to the Fosters/Strongbow draughts, and I hold it down for t

There aren’t really waves and boats and surfers and seagulls, but there is sand. Forty-five tonnes of it, to be precise, scattered around Ruskin Square. Croydon on the Beach kicked off its eight week run on Thursday 20th July, opening day of theAmbition Festival, with food, cocktails, music and beach balls. Beats & Eats and the ever impressiveStreet Cocktails had congregated beside East Croydon station to deliver a summer party experience unlike anything Croydon has ever seen

Thursday was the beginning of Croydon’s Ambition Festival, bringing four days of great music, comedy, poetry, dance and theatre to the borough. Beats & Eats, the unique music event that comes to Croydon every month, have the beach party stage at Platform, Ruskin Square. Already starting the Ambition Festival in serious style, Beats & Eats moved to the Bedford Tavern from 7.30pm to host an unofficial launch party. Although it was a much smaller space, they brought great vibes

The crowds came out with the sun in their thousands to make South Croydon’s annual foodie fest – the 2015 South End Food Festival – which left many traders virtually sold out. A staggering 10,000 people flocked to this fourth annual food event in the famous South Croydon Restaurant Quarter, which this year attracted a record-breaking 70 plus food stalls. Beats and Eats hosted the AmbitionFest stage with acts that got the Croydon crowd cheering for more. They also enjoyed a “f