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Young Film-Makers Compete To Capture London In Motion
Budding young film-makers around the country are being invited to enter a BFI-run competition to make a short film that showcases the vibrancy and energy of London.The competition, called London in Motion, sees the BFI partner with the Mayor of London as part of the Story of London campaign - an exciting month of events that celebrates the history...
Mike Yard one of America’s hottest comedians
In 1996 Mike Yard swapped the luscious Island life of St. Croix Virgin Islands for soaring city skyscrapers and skylines when he moved to New York with his family. Having given up on his dreams of becoming a professional baseball player he soon learnt to adjust to the New York winters and public school systems. His real calling was...
Scratched Out
It is refreshing to have found a musical that doesn't stick to the formula. Yes it's an ‘urban' musical - yawn! But when you scratch beneath the surface you will find that Scratched Out was created with you in mind - a musical that takes the life issues that you the reader are faced with and fuses them...
Mavado “So Special” Tour 2009
MAVADO " SO SPECIAL " TOUR 2009 begins in May10/05: LONDON / UK / Stratford Rex 11/05: TOULOUSE / FRANCE / Le Ramier 12/05: PARIS / FRANCE / Cabaret Sauvage 13/05: GENT / BELGIUM 14/05: ZURICH / SWITZERLAND 15/05: MILANO / ITALY 16/05: SALENTO / ITALY 17/05: NEUCHATEL / SWITZERLAND 18/05: ROTTERDAM / HOLLAND 19/05: (TBC) 20/05: WUPPERTAL / GERMANY 21/05: AMSTERDAM / HOLLAND / ParadisioNEW ALBUM " MR BROOKS...
Tinchy Stryder: becoming Number One
The UK urban music scene continues to soar with artists such as Chipmunk, Bashy and DJ Ironik. However, there can only be one star in the hood, Tinchy Stryder. After a successful collaboration with Taio Cruz on Take me back, Stryderman is back again with Number 1 featuring MOBO award-winning group N-Dubz.Number 1 is the third song taken off...
Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ Stop Traffic In London’s Piccadilly Circus
100 ‘Single Ladies’ stop traffic with a spontaneous performance of Beyoncé’s famous ‘single ladies’ dance in Piccadilly Circus, to celebrate the announcement by Trident of its exclusive Beyoncé gig in November for Trident consumers.There are 13,000 free tickets for a one-off exclusive gig at The O2 up for grabs, all you need to do is buy a packet of...
Cashing in on your creative talent
Nurturing your creative skills can help launch a new career... In spite of the tough times ahead it’s often said that during a recession we begin to use our initiative the most. These troubled economic times are what shake us to move out of our comfort zone and jump onto the entrepreneurial bandwagon as:Recession = more creativity + an...
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...
Cornielle music review
They say that it's ok to follow in someone else's footsteps, but to ensure you leave your own prints in the sand of success. With the same influences of all the greats in the game, you can't help but think he's going to be another rnb crooner over doing a classic with riffs and falsettos more frightening that thunder-...
Corneille finds strength after unimaginable tragedy
With a career spanning back more than seven years, you may be slightly confused as to why you haven't heard of singer/songwriter Corneille (pronounced Cor-nay). With a truly unique story which has had a great influence on his unique style of music, he has lived in Germany, Rwanda and Canada at different points in his life, and faced unimaginable...
Wayne Campbell talks about his One Minute in May campaign
Originally training as a graphic designer, Wayne Campbell started a career working for Just Seventeen magazine. He eventually turned his hand to film and the British film director set up the production company Wacfoo in 2005. His latest project One Minute in May is a fly-on-the-wall documentary about the journey taken by Tracey Cumberbatch, mother of murdered teenage Kiyan...
Hip hop legend Guru is back
When it comes to naming Hip Hop legends there are several names that make the list. Of those several, only a few still possess the same shine, realness and immense talent today, as they did back then. Hip Hop legend Guru is undoubtedly one of those few. Not only has he demonstrated his longevity in the game he's also...
Serius Jones presents “Street Politicz” pt.2 on GETSERIUS.COM
Serius Jones and Skyzoo are on the 2nd "Street Politicz" segment speaking on what they bring to the hip hop game and if the "DJ" is the reason why people say New York fell off...log on to www.getserius.com http://www.youtube.com/v/iJjUC1ZEnJo
Music video teaser for Serius Jones
Music video teaser for Serius Jones' "Smoke" featuring Nate Dogg. Serius Jones takes us into his world with this video/movie with a Half Baked and Friday fusion to it. (With Nate Dogg on the track Serius pays homage). Directed by Mills Miller coming 4.1.09!!!http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=3873269&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1
When your records don’t sell, cut your hair off
All has been quiet with pretty rnb singer Cassie but I've just jumped online and Cassie has just debuted this new look via her Twitter. Sabrina Washington from British rnb band Mysteeq was supporting a similar look at last year.Sometimes in life, you need a change. Something deeper than what you thought you were capable of. Something that displays...
Obama and Royal bobby touch
Everyone is too busy showing the Queen being touched. This was a moment of "touching" that won't be forgotten by this bobby.This is the most powerful photo in the series. Remember they are not supposed to shake hands, but the two brothers couldn't resist the historic moment. The black royal cop never imagined in his wildest dream that he...
Spyce joins Flavour Magazine
Spyce joins the Flavour crew bringing my own blend of style, fashion and talent to an already well-established magazine.Who is Spyce This DJ turned actor has his fingers in many pies including a solid film production company in spyceTV, a small fashion label in fashion by spyce (fbs) and a budding acting career. INSIDEspyce opens the door to a new...
Jason Barrett: From the church to the cage to the screen
Cage Rage sensation Jason Barrett is no stranger to challenges on or off stage. This unique soul tells Flavour why we should tune into The Brothers, on MTV Base.How did you get involved with The Brothers? Before Harvey came onboard, Richard Blackwood played the role of Michael and Richard and I are good friends. Nolan Weekes, who was playing Kenny,...
Bashy get’s bashed for a Ransom
Recently, a rumour circulated that Bashy one of the UK's finest and most loved rapper/mc's was jumped. However, we have since discovered that this was not the case and the cuts and bruises featured in the photograph was actually make-up used for his short film/viral Ransom.The video stars Bashy, two other popular rappers Scorcher (Kidnapper) and Wretch 32 (Bashy's...
Dinner in Paris
This week I give you the missing piece to the puzzle know as style, the essential accessory...sunglasses.If you going to have dinner I say do it in style and do it properly. See you in Paris France.Remember if you've heard of somewhere or something hot and in some cases not let me know and I can check them out...
Style can be brought
Welcome to INSIDEspyce your window to what's hot and not from restaurants to music, bars to clubs, exclusive spots to underground movies, fashion to talent and much more.This week I returned to a style icon and laced up my Adidas Gazelles. Do you remember? Also worth a mention is Gerard Butler returns in the new movie The Ugly Truth...
Spit it Out: Win the chance to rap or sing in an ad campaign
ChildLine and Dubplate Drama are offering budding performers the chance to show off their talents on Channel 4 and MTV Base. Winners of the ‘Spit It Out' competition, running from April 6th to May 22nd, will star in high-profile sponsorship adverts (bumpers) surrounding the explosive third series of interactive TV show Dubplate Drama, due to broadcast in June. A...
Reggae legend Sizzla kalonji
Born Miguel Collins and raised in the ghetto community of August Town, St Mary, Jamaica to Rastafarian parents, the now 33-year-old man better known by his stage name Sizzla, is a prime example that anything is possible so long as you put your mind to it. Having experienced extreme hardship throughout his younger years, Sizzla is one of the...
Dawn Richard has bounced back from having her home destroyed in Louisiana
Dawn Richard. Arguably one of the most dedicated members of Diddy’s protégés, Danity Kane. At 25 years old, like the rest of us, she has encountered her fair share of disappointments, most of which were not seen on the MTV series Making The Band. As sweet and delicate as she may appear, she lets me know the raw deal,...
Kevin Reynolds tells you how to set up a UK tour
Musician and CEO of KRMB Management Kevin Reynolds offers excellent advice on setting up a UK tour and let's you know your rights on whether you can get paid if your music is played on the internet.What's the best way to organise a UK tour for my group. Do we have to approach venues directly or do we have...
Safe shopping online
Jason Zemmel, perfume expert and founder of discount health and beauty e-tailer halfpriceperfumes.co.uk discusses how to shop safely online for beauty products and advises how to choose the right perfume for you.As the popularity of internet shopping has increased unfortunately so has online fraud. A report by CNN online reported that online crime increased by 33 percent last year....
Unsigned artists – win the chance to play Camden X-Crawl!
Calling all unsigned artists - win the chance to play Camden X-Crawl!Red Bull Bedroom Jam is giving MySpace artists the chance to have the Red Bull Bedroom Jam crew round their place to broadcast a special live stream of their performance for the last webcast of the season on April 20th which will be watched online by the world...
Brooklyn rapper Tah Mac releases his debut album in the UK
Having cut his teeth with the legendary hip hop outfit, The Def Squad featuring Erick Sermon, Keith Murray, Redman, Jamal, Malik and Da Rockwilder, Brooklyn based producer Tah Mac is one of the most understated producers of his time. Not one to be pigeon holed, over the past fifteen years, Tah has worked with a diverse array of well...
DJ Longers’ weekly entertainment round up
DJ Longers, one of the UK's most popular DJs has hooked up with Flavour to provide entertainment news. If you want to keep up-to-date with what's happening here and abroad then keep it locked to DJ Longers right here.Bashy Gets Bashed!! They say the good die young and now it seems the good also get jumped!!!This news came as a...
The sweet smell of success
Jason Zemmel, perfume expert and the founder of discount health and beauty e-tailer halfpriceperfumes.co.uk, explains why perfume says more about you than just how you smell. Smell is one of the five senses and is a large part of non-verbal communication. Put simply, what scent you wear communicates much more than the label you're wearing. It says a lot...