Music
Interview: Meet Indie-Pop band TALU
Crawley-based trio TALU return with their glistening new single 'Take You Home', providing yet another kaleidoscopic offering. Brought together by their love for Bombay Bicycle Club, The Wombats and Foals, members Will Martins, Nathan Hill and David Richmond formed TALU, creating sleek indie laced tracks inspired by their favourite bands. I chatted to TALU about their new single 'Take You Home',...
Interview: Introducing Jessica Symonds
At just 20 years-old singer Jessica Symonds is determined to make her mark on the world of music with her powerful voice and unique looks. Flavour caught up with the south London singer to discuss her journey to success and her EP Black Flame.When and where did your love of music begin? My mum is a jazz singer and actress...
Photos Gallery of Miley Cyrus Naked in Her New Video ‘Wrecking Ball’
Miley has done it again, and this time she goes nude for her new music video "Wrecking Ball". Are we surprised? Not really. The singer has had a recent spate of publicity stunts and seems to like being the centre of attention with her controversial images and on stage tactics. Is this another Britney Spears in the making? There...
Video: The Voice’s Becky Hill cover’s Rudimental’s Not Giving In @RebeckyHill
Becky Hill came to our attention when she was a contestant on The Voice UK earlier this year. In her Blind Audition, Becky raised the roof with a powerful performance of John Legend’s ‘Ordinary People’ – which was of course written by Will.i.am.Music superstar Jessie J mentored the singer who is currently hard at work on her debut album...
Album Review: A$AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP
All hail the self proclaimed "pretty boy." Not only was his outfit "in Vogue," he's finally delivered a diverse but solid debut album effort - 'Long.Live.A$AP'.Unfortunately a vicious leak link meant a mastered copy of his album hit the net a whole month before its January 15 release date. ASAP took it in his stride though and shortly afterwards...
10 Reasons to…Watch Titanic 3D
2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s ill fated voyage. To commemorate this event, James Cameron’s epic 1997 film, which won 11 Oscars and took £2.8m, Titanic, was released on April 6th in 3D and went to number one at the UK box office. Here are 10 reasons to watch Titanic this month.1. It’s a timeless movie classic:...
The legendary Y-Front goes female
Jockey, the original makers of the Y-Front pant, celebrate their 75th anniversary by launching the first Y-Front range for women.The number one selling underwear brand has always been limited to men and is also seen sported by celebrity idols such as Johnny Depp, David Beckham and Brad Pitt.But for the first time in its 75 year history, Jockey is...
Trey Songz: Flavour Magazine’s first non-UK cover star!
Since making his recording debut in 2005, the Grammy Award nominated US star Trey Songz has crafted some of the most acclaimed and compelling R&B slow jams of the decade. Having already released four studio albums, including the most recent, Passion, Pain & Pleasure, winning the prestigious title of Best Male R&B Artist at the 2010 BET Awards and...
Sneakbo shows us the wave
Sneakbo has just independently released his dance-influenced single ‘The Wave,’ which has been playlisted on Radio 1’s B list, and is produced by the dynamic duo Ill Blu. The single comes with a Nu Skool remix from Mike Delinquent, along with a Sibling dubstep remix and various others. The South London rapper can let his amazing Youtube and download...
Miss Flavour 2008 Review
2008’s annual Miss Flavour Beauty Pageant took place on Wednesday 5th November in the heart of London’s Leicester Square at Sound nightclub. Hosted by comedy duo JCX ‘n’ Slick and Pretty Polly model Sasha Parker, the night kicked off with laughs all around and an upbeat performance from urban rock act Kaya who set the scene for the night...
YUNGEN: Talks Beyonce, Krept & Konan and Ed Sheeran @YungenPlayDirty
Yungen, 21, is a lyrical wordsmith from south London, with club banger ‘Money, Doe, Paper’ out now, while achieving 15,000 downloads with his first mixtape Topic Of Discussion. His fan base is growing daily and he gets thousands of hits on his videos on YouTube. Flavourmag chats to Yungen about Ed Sheeran, his Beyoncé and the US...How did you...
Artist Blog: Rapper Premz On Being Pigeonholed As A ‘Burban’ Artist
While some British-Asian artists are achieving success and are embracing the brown urban movement, up-and-coming rapper Premz blogs on why the term ‘Burban’ is affecting artists like himself. In his post below, he writes about his frustration with the difficulties he has encountered as an Asian MC. Over the past couple of years – when giving somebody a copy of...
Music artist Blaise release Mike Skinner Thunderstorm remix
Talented British singer Blaise is set to release Thunderstorm, the second track from her “Sing Out Loud” EP which is available now on iTunes. As a special exclusive, Mike Skinner (The Streets) remixed the single which get's its premier here on Flavourmag. Blaise has been songwriting since the age of 9 and is set to be an unstoppable force...
Interview with Charlie Sloth
Charlie Sloth is The Man when it comes to UK rap. The radio host is an artist in his own right and is one of the main supporters for raps ‘underdogs’ – the rappers who have immense talent but are still struggling to get the spotlight they deserve.With his new radio show and his fresh involvement with The Hub...
Noel Phillips gets the low down on Day 26’s new album and more
Brian Angel of RnB super group Day26 has been busy working on many feature collaborations, one of which includes an appearance on ‘Turn You On’ alongside US rapper Staxx. As you may know Brian and his fellow members (Willie, Robert and Michael) were all hand picked on MTV’s Making the Band 4 by Sean 'Diddy' Combs as five solo...
Wyntonio Fire Beats releases latest album ‘The Night Club at Home 2’
Inspired by the sounds of grungy EDM mixtapes from the 90s, Wyntonio Fire Beats has reimagined this style of House to suit his own musical agenda. Recorded in his bedroom studio, Wyntonio Fire Beats captured the energy of rebellious youth that started the house movement in the 90s in his latest album entitled 'The Night Club at Home 2'.https://open.spotify.com/album/3HIsNM2Tsy857gZPUR4Xhd?si=9zaiMVyXQLqMhEVMmvhD7wComing from...
Damien Walters: stunt career is kick ass
Every young boisterous male worth his salt has at some point wanted to be a stuntman. After trying a fifteen foot parkour style jump and sustaining a tremendously painful sprained ankle only usurped by extreme embarrassment as my friends doubled in pain, I decided the stunt career was not for me.However, Enter the Battle at the Indigo on the...
Where Are They Now? | Singer Kallaghan From N’n’G’s ‘Right Before My Eyes’
It was one of the most notable records in the bumper year for old-school raves and underground anthems. 90's ravers will have no trouble recalling N'n'G’s two-step monster hit ‘Right Before My Eyes,’ featuring the powerhouse vocals of Kallaghan. If you were a twentysomething during this time, you may remember singer-songwriter Kallaghan as the object of many male crushes. In tribute...
Fugative’s back and he’s O.T.T
When British rapper, songwriter and record producer Fugative first came to our attention he was a 15-year-old school boy with a babyface, big dreams and released music that made huge waves of the UK charts. After a brief hiatus, the rapper whose real name is Harry James Byart is now 18 and speaks with a maturity well beyond his...
Introducing: Sirens the UK’s best kept secret girl group
Before there was The Saturdays there was Girls Aloud, and before Girls Aloud there was Sirens. Introducing one of the UK’s best kept secret female girl group (up until now) the threesome Katherine Monaco, Karina Chambers and Lea Reynolds are gearing up to release their third album ‘3′. Since bursting onto to the scene in...
Enjoy a ‘Summer in Kingston’ with Shaggy – his new album is “rapturous”
A musical figure as everlasting and effervescent as Shaggy always ran the risk of being a caricature of his own past glory.The multi platinum Jamaican reggae star sidesteps such career pitfalls with an album which plucks ideas from a number of different genres and brings them together to make something that sounds joyous, fresh and captivating. First single Sugar Cane...
N-Dubz
// http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.jsTheir debut album Uncle B released in November has gone platinum in the UK. Is their anything N-Dubz can’t do?When you think of Dappy, Tulisa and Fazer, the Camden Town collective known as N-Dubz, you really can’t help but to say ‘Na na nai!’ Already armed with an identifiable sound that has helped catapult artists such as Busta...
Former Miss Jamaica UK, Salema Radford Shipwrecked!
Former Miss Jamaica Uk, Salema Radford talks about giving up her crown to another budding beauty and taking part in Channel 4's Shipwrecked. It has been quite a year for Salema and we can't wait for what she has in store for 2012. How it as Miss Jamaica UK?Amazing!What is the best thing about winning Miss Jamaica UK?The best thing...
Calypso artist John Richards releases latest single ‘Brexit’
Calypso artist John Richards has released an EP of songs inspired by social and political events of the last few years. 'Brexit' uses upbeat dancehall calypso style and rhythm to talk about events in England including the Brexit referendum and England's fighting back performance in cricket.https://open.spotify.com/album/4l4XXLWACeUs6mmjTHfvaD?si=aODDl3VUTL2i9FOoWch-dwJohn Richards is a songwriter and musician from Birmingham and has been performing as a...
10 Questions with Tomi Saario
Meet Finnish Singer-songwriter Tomi Saario, one of pop's most exciting new hopes taking off in 2020. Although Tomi has been strumming on six strings since childhood, it wasn’t until he was 17 that he wrote his first song. Now back with his new track 'Don't hurt yourself', we chatted to Tomi about his new music, inspirations and lockdown activities Tell us...
Win WAG Anthems on CD
We have five copies of the new WAG Anthems CD to give away!As the quadrennial event etched into every man’s calendar draws ever closer, women across the country grit their teeth and brace themselves for the World Cup.This year the WAGs have been banished from attendance at the South African event and will be staying at home, sharing the...
Stan Halasa releases latest video ‘Psalm 121’
'Psalm 121' is the beautiful musical interpretation of the religious text, released by Polish guitarist and producer Stan Halasa. Recorded in his home studio, this project was done completely solo, with Stan even creating the video. Bringing forth a message of confidence and assuring us of where help will come from, 'Psalm 121' is a much-needed tonic from the unprecedented times we are living...
Chucky Venn: Working hard to live his dream
Former Dream Team and Footballers' Wives star Chucky Venn, is somewhat of an all-rounder. Having starred in TV, film and now theatre, he reveals his secrets for staying on top.How did you get involved with The Brothers? Two weeks after the last 2005 show Nolan Weekes, who I happened to be friends with, called me and said Angie is looking...
The Saturdays smash it at Wembley with Greatest Hits Tour
When the voice of Rochelle Hume’s sounded around the SEE Arena in Wembley “Fasten Your Seatbelts and Get Ready for Take Off!” excitable fans grabbed their drinks and ran to their seats as the girls shimmied on stage in stunning, sparkly bralets and gold-tasselled mini-skirts. Looking every inch of girl band glamour, Rochelle Humes, Vanessa White, Mollie King , Una...
Stunning supermodel Nell Robinson reveals all on the modelling industry
At 5ft 10 and with enchanting green eyes, Jamaica-born Janelle ‘Nell’ Robinson has taken the modeling world by storm. Her stunning looks helped her to win the first Supermodel of the Caribbean title in 2002 and she has now featured in campaigns for J-Lo and Victoria’s Secret, in fashion magazines Vogue and Cosmopolitan and on the cover of top...