In February 2006, Guardian Music writer Dorian Lynskey reimagined each Tube line as a musical genre, and each station as an artist.
Every intersection provided an opportunity to celebrate those who mixed and transcended musical styles.For example, where the Pop (Circle), Rock (District) and Reggae (Central) lines intersect, you might find The Specials (at Notting Hill Gate). Or at the junction of Funk (Victoria) and Blues & Country (Piccadilly), one finds James Brown (at Finsbury Park).
Dorian Lynskey said: "The different character of each line lent itself to a certain genre."
Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) have joined with music industry and media leaders to launch London Creates.
The capital-wide initiative aims to shine a spotlight on the capital's 179 venues, which helped launch the careers of stars such as Chappell Roan, Coldplay, Charli XCX and Noah Kahan, City Hall said.
The special edition Grassroots Tube Map, created by TfL, features lines turned into electric cables and named after songs, albums, artists, record labels, venues and genres.
Here's a detail:
Image: Transport for London
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