39-696: 51°32′04″N 0°06′21″W / 51.5345°N 0.1058°W / 51.5345; -0.1058 The O 2 Academy Islington , formerly known as the Carling Academy Islington , is an indoor music venue situated in the N1 Shopping Centre accessible via Upper Street and Liverpool Road, in the London Borough of Islington . It is run by the Academy Music Group . The main venue has a capacity of 800, and
78-455: A magic square ) resided in these buildings, now replaced by Islington Town Hall . In 1837, the year of Queen Victoria's accession, Islington residents decided to create their own " lit & phil ". The Islington Literary and Scientific Society included a library, reading room, museum, laboratory, and a lecture theatre seating 500. The architects were the fashionable partnership of Robert Lewis Roumieu and Alexander Dick Gough . The library
117-434: A Friend , Hugh Cornwell , Tarja Turunen , Jello Biafra , Gackt , Girugamesh , Hikaru Utada , The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion , Coheed and Cambria , VAMPS , August Burns Red , Max Milner , The Script , The Rasmus , Tyler, The Creator , Fall Out Boy , Silversun Pickups , Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Paramore , East 17 , Morbid Angel , Dimmu Borgir , Sarah Harding , Tokio Hotel , R5 , My Chemical Romance (who recorded
156-687: A bonus song called "Epic" which he also helped write. Maslow and Big Time Rush have a third album called 24/Seven which was released on June 11, 2013. The band promoted the album with the tour shared with Victoria Justice called the Summer Break Tour. which began on June 21 and ended on August 15. On late Winter 2014, Maslow and the band went to their latest tour called "Big Time Rush Live 2014 World Tour", where they performed in Texas and 7 countries in Latin America. In 2020, Maslow and
195-565: A small role in the San Diego Opera 's production of La bohème when he was 10 years old. He attended acting camp at the La Jolla Playhouse , and got his first agent when he was 14. At SDSCPA, he portrayed lead roles in select feature productions, including Danny Zuko in "Grease" (2004) and Marius in "Les Miserables" (2006). Maslow transferred from SDSCPA partway through the tenth grade, switching to Coronado School of
234-549: Is Union Chapel , a working Congregational church , live-entertainment venue and charity drop-in centre for the homeless. Built in the late 19th century in the Gothic revival style, the church is a Grade I-listed building. In the 1970s and 1980s Upper Street was a focal point of the radical left . It was home to Sisterwrite , Britain's first feminist bookshop , as well as the Trotskyist Pioneer Books,
273-605: Is a member of the boyband Big Time Rush . He also starred as Kevin Mohr on the Sony Crackle original series Sequestered . In 2014, Maslow competed as a contestant on the eighteenth season of Dancing with the Stars , in which he reached fourth place. In 2018, Maslow was cast as one of the celebrity houseguests on the first American edition of Celebrity Big Brother where Maslow finished in sixth place. James Maslow
312-467: Is about to start releasing more singles. In May 2019, it was announced that Maslow would be starring in independent film We Need to Talk , co-starring Emily Bett Rickards , and written and directed by Todd Wolfe. Maslow received a nomination in 2014 at the annual Young Hollywood Awards for hottest body which he lost to former Dancing With The Stars competitor Derek Hough. In the same year, Maslow again received recognition for his charitable efforts with
351-576: Is named after a local estate agent . Citations ' Sources [REDACTED] Media related to Upper Street, London at Wikimedia Commons 51°32′25″N 0°6′9″W / 51.54028°N 0.10250°W / 51.54028; -0.10250 James Maslow James David Maslow (born July 16, 1990) is an American actor, singer, dancer and model. He played the role of James Diamond on Nickelodeon 's Big Time Rush , had roles in The Frozen Ground and Seeds of Yesterday , and
390-628: Is the King's Head Theatre , founded in 1970 as the first pub theatre in the UK. The Almeida Theatre is an important independent theatre and producing house. The former Islington post office is now the entrance to the large scale mixed-use development "Islington Square", centred around a converted Royal Mail sorting office. Further north is Islington Town Hall , where the joint first legal same-sex marriage in England took place on 29 March 2014. Adjacent to
429-846: The Islington district of inner north London , and carries the A1 road . It begins at the junction of the A1 and Liverpool Road , continuing on from Islington High Street which runs from the crossroads at Pentonville Road and City Road and runs roughly northwards from outside the main entrance to Angel Underground station , then past the Business Design Centre , then splits at Islington Green (where Essex Road , formerly named Lower Street, branches off), then past The Screen On The Green cinema, past Islington Town Hall , ending at Highbury & Islington tube station on Highbury Corner, where
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#1732786638066468-570: The Reclaim the Streets movement took over the street, barricaded it to traffic and held a long party in the street. Upper Street was one of the settings for local resident Douglas Adams 's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. The London-based sections of the later books are set in and around Upper Street, the home address of " Fenchurch ". In addition, the character of Hotblack Desiato
507-539: The anarchist Rising Free shop (famous for stealing stock from other shops to sell in theirs ) and the socialist Red Books. In the 1980s, Upper Street was home to the Islington Action Group for the Unwaged, a major far left campaigning and activist group, and to the squatter-run Molly's Cafe, a focal point for the anarchist and squatting movement. Upper Street made headlines on 23 July 1995, when
546-593: The drovers' road , channelling livestock from the Midlands and North of England towards Smithfield Market in the City of London . From the end of the 16th century, there was a significant inn at the bottom of what is now Islington High Street. It was known as the Angel by 1614 and lends its name to that area. The 1837 Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist states that the Angel is where "London began in earnest". In
585-420: The 18th century Upper Street began to be redeveloped from an agricultural to a residential area. Ten houses were built in 1768 (later named Hornsey Row), and a further group built immediately south of Hornsey Row in 1792. A William Beverley (identified with William Roxby Beverley ), the first to solve the problem of a "magic knight's tour" in chess (a variant on the knight's tour in which the numbered steps form
624-555: The A1 carries on as Holloway Road , part of the Great North Road . Upper Street contains many fashionable shops, pubs, restaurants and theatres, concentrated on the west side of the street, while the east side has several notable churches and chapels. The hilltop village of Islington originally consisted of two streets in addition to the High Street: Upper Street and Lower Street, which diverged from
663-513: The Arts (CoSA). He graduated from CoSA's musical theater department in 2007. Maslow made his acting debut in 2008 as Shane in an episode of the Nickelodeon show iCarly . He also appeared in urFRENZ in 2009, Wild Things: Foursome in 2010, and Arena in 2011. In 2013, he appeared in The Frozen Ground as Daniel O'Brian. Also in 2013, he filmed an episode of See Dad Run , playing
702-529: The Blitz , and demolished. Islingon Council purchased the land fronting onto Upper Street and built a fire station. Tucked away behind this, though still with an entry fronting onto the main street, is the 1950s rebuilding. By the mid 19th century, the growth of London necessitated a bigger venue for agricultural and other shows. In 1862, a group of businessmen associated with the Smithfield Show opened
741-646: The High Street at Islington Green . Both date back to at least the 12th century. Henry VIII hunted duck in the ponds off Upper Street, while Walter Raleigh lived in Upper Street and owned a pub in Lower Street. Lower Street has since been renamed Essex Road . The fields around Upper Street, with their close proximity to the growing city of London, were a major farming area, mostly for dairying and market gardens. The street itself served as part of
780-562: The Royal Agricultural Hall on a large plot between Upper Street and Liverpool Road immediately to the west. Unusually for London, both roads were rebuilt with a high pavement - up to 1 m above the road surface for some of their length - to protect pedestrians from being splashed with mud and ordure created by the large numbers of animals walking along the drover's road to the hall. A number of pubs and shops existed along Upper Street to serve farmers and visitors to
819-556: The adjacent O 2 Academy 2 holds 250. The venue was purpose-built and opened in September 2002. The original occupant was the short-lived Marquee N1, a music and dining venue backed by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics and club promoter Mark Fuller. The venue re-opened in its current form in September 2003 and is the smallest of the four London venues within the O2 Academy Group. American punks Alkaline Trio performed on
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#1732786638066858-535: The annual VH1 Do Something! "Celebs Gone Good Awards", though he failed to make the winners list as Taylor Swift had won that time for the third consecutive Year. In addition to these nominations, James Maslow was nominated as Favorite International TV Star at the Australian Kids Choice Awards in 2010 and also again in 2011. He has also been recognized with an Australian Astra Award nomination for Favorite International Actor or Personality at
897-697: The first perfect score of the season for his contemporary dance to " Let It Go " from Frozen on Disney Night. He featured on the cover of the July 2014 issue of FitnessRx Magazine . Also in 2014, Maslow was cast in the 2015 Lifetime television movie Seeds of Yesterday in the leading role of Bart Foxworth. He released his first single "Lies" on July 24, 2015. He has also released another single called "Circles" on October 23, 2015. In addition, he has two covers, "Cheerleader" and "One Call Away" available for purchase on iTunes. In 2017, Maslow debuted his solo album titled, How I Like It from which he has highlighted
936-513: The former Islington Chapel, now Angel Recording Studios and the Church of England parish church . St. Mary's was rebuilt in 1754 and its spire dominates the Islington skyline. The church is a major venue for performances of traditional religious music . The Little Angel Theatre is a children's puppet theatre in a former Temperance hall, behind the church. Directly opposite the church
975-468: The hall. In the 1980s the exhibition venue was revamped as the Business Design Centre . In the late nineteenth century, the Upper Street area became notorious for its night-time entertainments. In 1870, Charles Dickens described the area as "amongst the noisiest and most disagreeable thoroughfares in London." and in 1885, it was widely known as "The Devil's Mile" on account of its prostitution, crime and
1014-621: The level of drunkenness. Between 1936 and 1939, the former Methodist chapel in Providence Place, just off Upper Street, was the home of a drama school, the London Theatre Studio , directed by Michel Saint-Denis , with a conversion of the building designed by Marcel Breuer and F. R. S. Yorke . The students taught there included Peter Ustinov . In recent years Upper Street has become extremely fashionable, and contains numerous pubs and restaurants, The pubs along
1053-402: The music video for their single Planetary (Go!) there), The Rutles , Stephen Dale Petit , Matt Stevens , Mick Taylor , JoJo , James Maslow , Achilles Heel , Toploader , Roger Chapman , Road Trip and Rolling Quartz . The Academy also hosts the weekly club nights Club de Fromage and not another indie Disco every Saturday. Upper Street Upper Street is the main street of
1092-603: The number of antique traders in the nearby Camden Passage , though a weekend antiques market is still held there. Moving north, there is the Business Design Centre, mentioned above as the Royal Agricultural Hall. Islington Green is a small, triangular public park containing an artistically distinctive war memorial . At this point Upper Street splits, continuing north and northwest as a narrower street while Essex Road (formerly Lower Street) continues northeast. North of Islington Green, places of interest include
1131-467: The rest of Big Time Rush posted a video of them say to stay safe during quarantine. The next year Big Time Rush came out with a single called "Call It Like I See It" and did two shows in New York and Chicago. The next year in 2022 February 25, The Forever Tour came out and "Not Giving You Up" On March 4, 2014, ABC announced that Maslow would take part in the 18th season of Dancing with the Stars . He
1170-491: The role of actor Scott Baio 's former TV son, Ricky. In 2007, Maslow sent his audition tape for a new Nickelodeon sitcom and received the role of James Diamond two years later in the show Big Time Rush , along with Kendall Schmidt , Carlos Pena Jr. , and Logan Henderson . They also formed the real boy band Big Time Rush . An album of original songs from the first season plus some others was released October 11, 2010, entitled B.T.R. It sold 67,000 copies in its first week and
1209-460: The single by the same name. Towards the end of 2017, James collaborated with director Joshua Schultz for his music video for the song "Who Knows", off his "How I Like It" debut album. In 2018, Maslow competed in the first American season of Celebrity Big Brother where he was evicted on day 24. In 2018, Maslow released new singles "Falling" and "All Day" . Most recently, on April 26, 2019, Maslow released "Love U Sober" , and announced that he
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1248-488: The street are also popular meeting places for supporters going to the nearby Emirates Stadium , home of Arsenal Football Club . Starting from the south, the first significant venue is a former tram shed , built in 1850 for commuter service to the City. By the 1940s the service had ceased, and the building was converted to an electricity substation , which was then closed by the 1970s. Following some years of lying derelict, it
1287-569: The town hall is Islington Museum . Upper Street also contains the Hope and Anchor , one of the most important venues of the 1970s and 1980s punk and new wave scenes. The Stranglers ' album Live at the Hope and Anchor was recorded here. The building is still in use as a music venue today. Further north, the eastern side of Upper Street is taken up by a long but narrow garden, Compton Terrace Gardens. Accessed from Upper Street through these gardens
1326-747: The venue's opening night. Other notable performers who have played at the O2 Academy Islington include MELYS , Iron Butterfly , Molly Hatchet , Tesla , Dan Reed Network , Night Ranger , Isolated Islands , Bladee , Blackfoot , Queensrÿche , KISS , Kamelot , KSI , Spock's Beard , Stratovarius , Terrorvision , Stryper , Winger , Paul Gilbert , Richie Kotzen , Steve Lukather , Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel The Winery Dogs , Diamond Head , Premiata Forneria Marconi , Edguy , Symphony X , Threshold , Big Country , Magnum , The Mission , Riverside , Satyricon , FM , Train , The Damned , MaNga , Melanie C , Zebrahead , Funeral for
1365-612: Was born in New York City, New York and raised in La Jolla, California . Born to a Jewish father and a Catholic mother, he was raised Jewish. At the age of six, Maslow began training as a singer when his parents placed him in the San Diego Children's Choir. He attended La Jolla and Torrey Pines elementary schools, Muirlands Middle School, and San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SDSCPA). He had
1404-509: Was certified Gold by the RIAA five months later in March 2011. On November 21, 2011, the band released their second album called "Elevate" which sold over 70,000 copies on its first week. James Maslow and his bandmates co-wrote 8 out of the 12 songs. Maslow wrote "Elevate", co-wrote "Love Me Love Me" and the first single from the album, "Music Sounds Better With U". The UK version of the album included
1443-420: Was paired with professional dancer Peta Murgatroyd . Ultimately, Maslow made it to the finals, but was eliminated on the first night. Maslow finished in fourth place, with an average score of 26.9 (excluding scores from guest judges). In a vote on Twitter, Maslow was nevertheless chosen "in a landslide" to perform an encore of his freestyle dance during the season finale. During his time on the show, Maslow earned
1482-407: Was reopened on 14 November 1979 as The Mall Antiques Arcade, and at its height housed over 35 dealers on its ground and lower ground floors. The building also housed other businesses, such as a restaurant in its upper floors, but the mall closed in 2008. Since 2013, the building has housed several chain shops. It is currently an Amazon Fresh store. The closure of the arcade reflects the reduction in
1521-621: Was sold off in 1872 and the building was disposed of in 1874, running through various owners and purposes over the following century, before becoming the home of the Almeida Theatre in the 1970s. In 1860 a Unitarian congregation decided to move out of the City (from Carter Lane near St Paul's Cathedral ) and build a large church in the Dissenting Gothic style on Upper Street. Half a century later its official history recalls: The spire and building were badly damaged in
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