Sorry, how much did you say Kate Middleton’s nonexistent dress sold for?!
For sale: one second hand dress that seduced Prince Charming. Price tag: £78,000.Yup, that's the whopping amount one collector paid for a sheer frock Kate Middleton wore during a 2002 charity fashion show at St. Andrew's University in Scotland. In the audience was her soon-to-be boyfriend and future fiancé, Prince William. The dress, which was actually designed as a...
Exclusive interview with rising talent Mikel Ameen
Artist, Actor, and Activist, Mikel Ameen is anything but your average Joe. Hailing from North London, this entertainer extraordinaire is making moves. From performing in the House’s of Parliament to impressing Alicia Keys with his outreach programme. They say that talent runs in the family and this is certainly the case in the Ameen household.Mikel brother of actor Aml...
Flavour’s TV Scoop
Evelyn Otokito brings us another dose of TV heaven with this weeks scoop.Top BoyYou heard it here first; Ashley Walters, Kano and Scorcher are set to star in the forthcoming four-part thriller Top Boy. Produced by Cowboy films for Channel 4, this intriguing drama takes a closer look at youth knife crime and the people behind the knives. The...
Cut the Fat: Exercise gives you more energy
A lot of people associate exercise with working hard, sweating loads and feeling tired. Exercise actually boosts energy levels with the rush of endorphins leaving you feeling alive and happy after a workout. The term endorphin rush has been adopted in popular speech to refer to feelings of exhilaration brought on during exercise, excitement, pain, consumption of spicy food,...
Cut the Fat: Get your mind right and your body will certainly follow
Are you one of those people who when approaching a training regime to get in shape you get your mind right and focused first? If you are one of the few then you’ll more likely be the ones achieving your fitness goals looking great on the beach while the others wonder what they were doing wrong. A lot of...
Exclusive Anuvahood Gala screening review
Ahead of its nationwide release this Friday (March 18), Flavour was invited to the premiere for the new urban comedy flick Anuvahood. The film set on a London Estate is a feel good “laugh out loud comedy,” says the star Adam Deacon. Not only did the Flavour team had a smashing time and thoroughly enjoyed the movie, we also...
Loick Essien, Cleo Sol, Makeida, Ikes, Yetunde, Slickmouth, and Just B are set to perform at FLAVOUR LIVE on Wednesday 6 April 2011.
Returning to Cargo this promises to be a night not to be missed and the perfect way to start step into spring. This live showcase always includes a dizzying array of musical acts and entertainers and has been positioned at the forefront of London's creative music scene, with hundreds of people attending. To add your name to the guest list,...
Kurt Collins: Money Aint Everything
Aptly nicknamed a ‘triple threat’, Kurt Collins is the singer, producer and song writer to keep an eye on in 2011. He makes no secret of his intention to make a lethal impact, by challenging the boundaries of conventional music, introducing pioneer music and personalising all this with his own innovative and unique style! Set to release his new...
Flavour On The Road: Mike Posner in Birmingham
The ladies love him for his smooth Rnb voice, and already he’s on his way to establishing himself, as a force to be reckoned with. Flavour’s Noel Phillips recently headed out to see American singer-songwriter Mr Mike ‘Cooler Than Me’ Posner, while on his mini tour at the HMV Institute in Birmingham. He performed his hit singles ‘Please Don't...
Lethal Bizzle talks movies and music
We caught up with former Flavour cover star and music artist extradionaire Lethal B to talk Pow 2011 and his starring role in the movie Anuvahood.Lethal, tell us a bit about the character you play in Anuvahood? I’m a bit of a rude boy but I mind my own business. People underestimate me and this is where Adam’s character comes...
My Nappy Roots: A Journey through Black Hair-itage
MY NAPPY ROOTS is the definitive exploration of African-American hair - the politics, the culture and the history.Produced before Chris Rock's GOOD HAIR, it was at the centre of both a controversy and an eventual US court battle in 2009.From the influences of the European ideal of beauty and the significance of the arrival of African slaves to the...
Tweetwatch
A round up of the week’s most flavoursome tweets. Who’s spreading the love and who’s getting controversial. Let the tweets commence!1. Quick before its get dark Mz Bratt! I might just go home....I have a plane to catch :/ (BrattOnline)2. Good that Jodie Connor lets it out instead of keeping it in her system. Sometimes we only realise how important something...
Industry Takeover All-Day Seminar & Showcase: Saturday 16th April 2011 @ Rich Mix
Industry Takeover All-Day Seminar & Showcase is back and bigger than ever for its third season. Following the unprecedented achievements of urban music acts such as Tinie Tempah and Labrinth in the charts, and the popularity of the Industry Takeover monthlies at the Rich Mix; it’s now time to join Urban Development in association with Rich Mix as...
TWEETWATCH: A round up of the weeks most flavoursome tweets
A round up of the weeks most flavoursome tweets. Who’s letting it all out and who’s slating who. Let the tweets commence!1.Nice to see Bow Wow getting it out of his system. Groupies think that when they see us smiling we are enjoying their company. No we just laughing at yo dumb ratchet ass by how thirsty u actn (BowWow)2.Somebody...
Soul singer Conya Doss
As unique as her name sounds, her style of music is very much the same. Conya brings a wonderfully refreshing gentle yet skilled mix of indie jazz and neo-soul to the music scene, in such a commendable pleasant and inspiring way that it is hard to pigeonhole her into one specific music genre. Born and raised in Cleveland Ohio,...
Kasha wins the opportunity to perform live at New Skool Rules
Talented UK rapper Kasha was voted the winner in an online pole by fans and Flavour readers to win a trip to Rotterdam and perform in from of the music industry elite from around the world at New Skool Rules in Rotterdam.Out of hundreds of entries Kasha was chosen for the final 7 where he was up against talented...
Interview with Ayo and Olu from the Channel 4 series The Family
From slapping to hugs, intense arguments to wild laughter, every episode kept us all glued to Channel 4’s latest series of The Family, which throughout the summer followed a traditional Nigerian household from Hackney, East London. “I’m young and black, surrounded by crack” became the infamous quote from Ayo Adesina, the oldest of four siblings, who has now decided...
Neetu: Miss Flavour 2010
Dancing Queen Neetu Sahota is used to shaking things up on stage with her energetic spark and attitude. She calls the stage her home, and it’s no surprise that after ditching her trainers for heels, her elegance and charisma helped her wow the judges to be crowned Miss Flavour 2010.In her first interview as Miss Flavour, Neetu tells us...
New talent: Misunderstood
The fresh urban talent tipped to bombard 2011’s music industry with ease. I was honoured to be able to grab a few words from the up and coming duo tagged ‘ Misunderstood’ -and find out why there a were different from what the world has already seen. How they offered the fundamental attributes of being marketable and what creative...
Cary Elwes on SAW: The Final Chapter
The groundbreaking, record-breaking SAW series continues with the seventh and final entry, SAW: The Final Chapter. Returning to the successful horror franchise he helped originate is Cary Elwes playing his iconic character Dr Lawrence Gordon once more. Last seen severing his foot to escape a bathroom trap, Gordon now joins other Jigsaw survivors seeking counselling from a self-help...
I Love Me clothing line launched to celebrate International Women’s Day
Women’s clothing range I Love Me launched to celebrate International Women’s DayAs a celebration of International Women's Day I Love Me - a bold, fun and sexy new clothing line has been launched.Created by entrepreneur’s Annika Allen (Co-owner of Flavour Magazine and Hannah Kingaby (CEO of Avit Clothing) the range features four different T-shirts that come in black or...
The Value of beauty
We live in an increasingly image obsessed world. The value, concept and importance of beauty is one of the most controversial talked about subjects within the media industry today, and more and more young girls aspire to have that all important perfect image. From top high-fashion catwalk models, to LA’s influx of Hollywood Blonde Barbies who are consistently emulated...
Review: Marsha Ambrosius – Late Nights & Early Mornings
It would appear that music is now a disposable "art". I don't feel that "artists" create their music with the intention of it standing the tests of time. So many artists now follow trends and switch styles more times than a Casio keyboard demo. So finding that good music, that is just good because it's good and not because...
Commercial sense: teaching artists how to make money from business
Budding artists artists that produce niche music like folk, jazz, bhangra, gospel, and grime are being given the opportunity to find out how to make money from their art in the UK, Europe and the US at the first ever Commercial Sense Project.This three day conference takes place from 14-16 April at the University of East London: Docklands Campus,...
London Fashion Show celebrates up-and-coming fashion designers while raising money for Macmillan
To honour London Fashion Week and up-and-coming designers from all around the world, Goat Girl Events is holding a fashion show called Obscure Prowess on Thursday 10th March, at Parker McMillan, Moorgate, London. It will exhibit fashion from up-and-coming designers. The event will be holding a raffle in order to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Tickets are...
Kim Kardashian Releases Debut single, ‘Jam’
Kim Kardashian is arguably the most famous reality TV star in the world. Known most famously for a sex tape with R&B singer Ray J and her reality show with family called Keeping up with the Kardashians. But now the shapely star has moved beyond the confines of the camera and the fashion world to bravely dabble in making music. Her...
Special coverage of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards
The always effortless beauty looked like a goddess in a floor length figure hugging Marchesa gown with sparkly overlay, delicate bodice and dramatic ruffled train. To finish off her look she kept hair and makeup fresh and minimalistic, but hey with bone structure like that who needs the old paint roller!So walking the red carpet pregnant may not be...
Director Thomas Ikimi talks abour his film Legacy starring Idris Elba
To write an exceptional screenplay, source the perfect cast and raise finance for a film that you want to make is the dream of every filmmaker and British-Nigerian director Thomas Ikimi made his vision become a reality with the release of Legacy, starring award-winning actor Idris Elba.Legacy is about Black Ops soldier Malcolm Gray, who having barely survived a...
Win tickets to Rock the Belles 25.03.11 with live performances by Eliza Doolittle & Wah Nails
Rock the Belles brings together the hottest female DJs, bands, designers and creatives for a genre-defying monthly celebration of the girls who are making their mark on the music industry.Rock The Belles has gained some incredible press over past months and March promises to be no different with Eliza Doolittle on the decks, free fabulous nail art courtesy of...
Review: Jason Derulo & Shontelle @ HMV Hammersmith Apollo
Pop, R&B sensation Jason Derulo rounded off his UK tour at London's HMV Hammersmith Apollo on Tuesday 1st March. The venue was full to the brim with hoards of excited, screaming teenage girls and the odd few guys who looked as if they had been dragged along by their girlfriends. He was supported by Bajan singer Shontelle, who performed...