Arcade Fire tore up London's Hackney Empire on July 7th and director Charlie Lightening was there to capture the enraptured masses in beautiful black and white. Not been a Fire fan as yet, gotta say, but might go pick up The Suburbs after watching this...






Directors Elisha Smith-Leverock and Chris Murdoch make use of a less rarefied location in Hackney - the Marina Cafe on Mare Street - for chillwaver Toro Y Moi's "Low Shoulder". Look out for Daphne Sherman, wife of famed mod tailor Ben Sherman, as "a demented ballroom dancing reject / waitress"...




South London's Tinie Tempah had his sights set a little further than the east-end's Hackney for "Written In The Stars", the third single from the upcoming LP Disc-Overy (Oct 4th). He will have learned the hard way that Hackney would have served up an equally impressive backdrop and the kebabs are top-drawer. You live and learn...


It's unclear whether Hackney served as the backdrop for this frankly distressing clip for "Marching Song" from Brighton trio Esben And The Witch. Proof, if Posh Spice hadn't shown us already, that you can be stylish and gruesome at the same time. Right, where's my bloody mary...