Music
Emeli Sande: Taking strides and taking control
Emeli Sandé is one of the clear rising stars of 2011. The Scottish-born singer-songwriter has already co-written songs and collaborated with some of the cream of the UK music industry, including, Tinie Tempah, Tinchy Stryder, Professor Green and Susan Boyle, while also achieving two Top 10 hits alongside Wiley on ‘Never Be Your Woman, and Chipmunk’s ‘Diamond Rings’, which...
Glyn R Brown: New Album ‘V.ONE’ releases 27th May
Cheshire based film soundtrack composer, Glyn R Brown is set to release his new album on the 27th of May 2016. ‘V.One’, self recorded and produced using FL Studio with reFX Nexus 2 and Kontakt sample libraries, features thirteen brand new and inspiring instrumental tracks. Too many highlights to mention, the music gathered here is epic, spine chilling, moving and...
Power to the Unsigned
Live and Unsigned are back and they are giving you talented lot a chance to play at the o2 arena in Greenwich, London PLUS you can win £100,000 in prizes and cash. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JqoQh0K1f8]Auditions begin in January and will showcase the best in unsigned, live talent across the UK. Live and Unsigned is a great competition for bands and solo...
Single Review: Josh Kumra – ‘Waiting For You’
Scoring a number-one in 2011 alongside Wretch 32 with ‘Don’t Go,’ Josh Kumra’s foray into the charts has been a rewarding introduction. Now hoping to edge his way back into the field with his raspy soulfulness, the singer-songwriter has just released his follow-up single ‘Waiting For You.’ A tightly polished soul driven piece that salutes his vocal abilities over a...
Derby’s The Trinity Band win Live and Unsigned 2011 @livefestuk
The Trinity Band, a five-piece band from Derby were the winners of Live and Unsigned 2011 held at The IndigO2 last Saturday.The band which consists of rapper Rukus, singer Dwaine Hayden, keyboard player Craig Dawkins, drummer James Dawkins and bassist Pete Sharpe shone on stage with their immense energy, great vocals and fantastic musicians who performed over a mixture...
The Digital Age
Flavour connects you to all that’s in and online now...Twitterati: US rave, rap, being blocked...This month’s Twitterati is Janice Spence who you can tweet @madnewsblogWhen did you sign up to Twitter? I signed up in July 2008, but started tweeting like a maniac in early 2009.Why did you join Twitter? A US-based friend was raving about it and said I should...
Alex Wheatle – Centre Stage
With his new novel The Dirty South, Alex goes from strength to strengthIt is often said that the best stories are borne out of our own personal experiences. Six books into his literary career and British-Caribbean author, Alex Wheatle, still finds this to be true. Initially starting out as a performance lyricist in the early Nineties (he was known...
Smash of the Week: Natty releases ‘I’m Alive’ – The perfect track for the perfect new year
Vibes n Pressure founder Natty has released the long awaited video for his sublime new year track 'I'm Alive' and it's our Smash of the Week! If you regularly read Flavourmag, you will already know that we are huge fans of Natty and we have been awaiting for this song to be released for some time now.The psychedelic and trippy video...
Challenge Bashy to the Skittle Skuffle
Flavour talks to MOBO nominee Bashy about his new album, driving the bus, meeting the Prime Minister and Skittles.How long were you driving buses for? I was driving buses for a year but during the that time was training. Drove the 114, 292, 183. Liked it at first and then started to hate it, long hours, shift work, hard to...
Grime Rapper ‘Podgy Figures’ Drops New Video ‘Wrap Up The Ting’
After the successful release of his critically acclaimed track 'Hardest' in March last year, West London rapper Podgy Figures has released his new video to accompany his newest track 'Wrap Up The Ting'. Notorious for clever rhymes layered over bold and heavy bass tracks, this track doesn't disappoint. The video itself was shot at Podgy Figures' own house with the...
Brit School Award-Winner Bella Barton’s Debut Single ‘Daughter’ Out Now
South London-based singer-songwriter and winner of the renowned Brit School’s prestigious Music Option Award, Bella Barton has just released her debut single 'Daughter' on all major platforms. Taken from her upcoming debut album '10 Songs' due out later this year, the new single showcases Bella’s stunning, soulful voice, and exceptional flair for songwriting well beyond her years, while tackling the poignant issue of unwanted sexual advances...
How to catch Irish rock band Inhaler on tour
Irish Rock and Roll band Inhaler announce a string of dates across the UK and Ireland. Hailing from Dublin, The quartet met whilst at school. They quickly realised their love of dirty basslines, pounding rhythms and infectious melodies infused with psychedelic soundscapes far outweighed their interest for Pythagoras’s theorem, e=mc², The Merchant Of Venice and Ulysses.Consisting of members Robert Keating...
OMG its Sabrina Washington: Check out her new video
Former Mis-Teeq star Sabrina Washington is out of the jungle and ready to return to the charts with her debut solo single, OMG due for release on March 22nd. Celebrity stylist Richard Shoyemi styled the talented singer for her video shoot. Check out these images from behind the scenes and her new video. Also look out for Sabrina on...
There’s No Place Like Home … at the Office
“There’s no place like home,” said Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz. With a click of the heels followed by years of rigorous research, it turns out there really is no place like home, even at the office. Research shows that employees who have personal photos, plants and nick-nacks in their office or workstation are more productive...
Interview: The Loveable Rogues @LoveableRogues
Having made it to the Britain's got talent finals and wowed the crowd with original song ‘Lovesick’, it came as little surprise when the boys were signed to Simon Cowell's Syco, earlier this year. Now putting together their first single for release this autumn, see what kicked off when we caught up with them at Sony. Hello boys, what you're...
General Buddah releases latest album ‘Death Memoir Mafioso Three’
Inspired by the sounds of Ozzy Osbourne, General Buddah explores the darker side of his sound with the new album 'Death Memoir Mafioso Three'. In this 23 track album, General Buddah presents us with the opposite of his usual style, showing us his versatility and refusal to be boxed into a lane. Recorded at home and self-produced, 'Death Memoir Mafioso...
Ragz-CV – Digital Slaves [Music Video]
Ragz-CV is a lyricist coming straight of South London. Originally from Brixton the rapper is known for his amazing work with his previous E.P‘Paying Homage to the King’ produced by his grandad, which made over £4,000 for charity. The 26 year old's clever wordplay, thought provoken lyrics and relevant subject matter makes him a real prospect for the future, no better example...
The Amy Winehouse Foundation Support the Angelus Foundation’s Launch of the Find Out Campaign
...This is where the Angelus Foundation comes in. On October 16, they launched the Find Out campaign which aims to raise awareness and educate young people and parents on the dangers of 'legal highs'. The launch began with the screening of one of the Angelus Foundation's short films 'Not what it says on the tin.' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gac2MCqgc6gMaryon Stewart is the founder...
Hip Hop Artist NJE Drops New Single to Tackle Depression ‘Ballad For The Broken Hearted’
Australian hip-hop artist NJE has released an uplifting single ‘Ballad For The Broken Hearted’ dedicated to those who are going through depression after heart-break produced by RustyBeatz13 from Russia. ‘Ballad For The Broken Hearted’ was written by NJE after hearing how much sadness came from a broken heart. Issues such as depression, separation from children, and those going through divorce/break-up...
The Secret Life of Bees director Gina Prince-Bythewood
It’s the London Film Festival 2008 and Gina Prince-Bythewood is over in the UK to promote her latest film. Surrounded by the colourful luxury of the Soho Hotel, the composed and controlled writer/director sits down with Flavour Magazine for a quick chat. Gina Prince-Bythewood is probably most famous for her film Love and Basketball which was produced by Spike Lee...
Watch Ty’s new video Emotions feat. Sarina Leah & Sean Escoffery
Check out the new video from Ty called 'Emotions' featuring Sarina Leah and Sean Escoffery. This is the first single from Ty's forthcoming album on BBE "Special Kind of Fool" which is released on 19th April 2010. Directed and produced by Odyssey Media Collective.An interview with Ty will be featured in the forthcoming issue of Flavour Magazine. Our journalist...
Incisive Is A Born Winner
Incisive is back showcasing his talent with new track ‘Winners’ featuring Julian Marley and Dionne Reid. ‘Winners’ is a reggae influenced, positive summer tune sure to get listeners feeling good. It also comes hot on the heels of his ‘Where Is He’ mixtape of which he released three videos within five months. The West London rapper is now ready...
Got the look! Keep the look!
Do you want to know the key too puckering up and keeping that sexy pout through the day?PrepUse exfoliating beads suspended in a rich balm, use circular movements around the lips and outer skin. Instant brightening and smoothness (Benefits “Lipscription”)ProtectUse a fragrance free balm to prevent irritation after scrubbing the lips.PrecisionOnce the balm has absorbed use a waxy lip...
Flavour DJ Council: Lynnike and Sefa
Lynnike and Sefa are young, female dj’s/presenters that bring their unique sense of fun in what they do. Flavour caught up with fifty percent of this dynamic duo (Lynikke) to talk dj’ing and presenting.How did you get into DJ’ing? We started out as radio presenters, after meeting at university and realised we...
Breaking the Ice – 2nd Anniversary
Breaking the Ice (BTI), London's premier rnb and hip hop karaoke night celebrated its 2nd anniversay on Wednesday 1st April 2009 at Piya Piya. Football matches on TV and the G20 protests didn't stop the BTI crew turning up in full force to have the usual fun and entertaining night of karaoke. Booty Luv's Nadia Shephard hit the stage...
Glastonbury 2013 coverage: Rita Ora, Arctic Monkeys and more
All the latest BBC videos from Glastonbury 2013 featuring Rita Ora, Arctic Monkeys and Palma Violets.Arctic Monkeys - R U Mine? http://youtu.be/rJD-HEAHHg8Palma Violets - Best of Friends http://youtu.be/0z_ltjI8dKo
Review: Flavour Live – End of Year Bumper Special
The final Flavour Live of 2011 took off in spectacular fashion, with more acts than ever and a brand-new venue which pretty much defined the meaning of cool.Held in the Hoxton Bar and Kitchen in Shoreditch, the acts warmed up in the stage area as people ordered some colourful cocktails. Kicking off was AK S, who rapped a sober...
Exclusive Interview: Lewis Capaldi talks fans, pubes and Soho House
From playing in a 375 person venue to performing on the main stage at RiZe Festival. We first met Lewis when he performed at Oslo in Hackney last year and just over six months later he's performing at some of the biggest UK festivals ahead of his headline tour with Nina Nesbitt.Capaldi will be playing Shepherds Bush Empire for the...
Jackie Boyz an amazing writing duo
Back in the day vinyl (which has now sadly become almost defunct) was informative because it encouraged you to look at the back cover and see who was behind the latest banger that you were so keen on owning for your collection. Nowadays with downloadable music it’s less likely that you will get info on the people behind the...
New Music: Incisive ft Shakka “This Groove”
The new track entitled 'This Groove' is his second single from the album. The uplifting fun fused track oozes with a feel good factor, providing a catchy sing-a-long melody. Incisive continuing to steadily gain and retain attention, This Groove is guaranteed to be another progressive step in Incisive’s journey.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=635j7PAdzwk&w=620&h=345]“This Groove” Released 26th March 2012 Look out for Incisive’s Self-titled...