Woman Vs Womaniser
From the tender age of four J.C Johnson became aware of his ability to charm women. After being thrown out of his home aged fourteen, it wasn’t long before he realised he could use his ‘gift’ with women to get him almost anything his heart desired. However, getting what he wanted from women eventually took its toll and he...
Ever heard of Dhol drumming band? Well you have now!
We’ve seen many walks of life come on to the music scene. One of them is Drumline Entertainment, a well-known Indian (dhol) drumming band in the UK Asian music scene. They infuse the beats of the Indian drum with western and eastern music, including the sounds of reggae, funky house, bhangra, hip hop and R&B. Proven to entertain...
Win tickets to Afro Hair & Beauty Live
Organisers of Afro Hair & Beauty Live 2011 have given us a pair of tickets to give away!Over 100 exhibitors are expected to attend the 30th anniversary of Europe’s only showcase for afro hair and beauty, to be held at the Business Design Centre in Islington on Sunday 29 and Bank Holiday Monday 30 May.For your chance to get...
Chris Brown and Lil Wayne lead the nominations at the BET Awards
Chris Brown leads the nominations with 6 nods for this year's Black Entertainment Awards, the annual awards bash celebrating music and entertainment influenced by the American black community.The 'Yeah 3x' singer has an impressive haul of nominations, including Best Male R&B Artist, Viewer's Choice and Video of the Year for his track 'Look at Me Now'.He has also picked...
Chipmunk meets the London Mayor Boris Johnson and schools young people at Access All Areas
Award winning rapper Chipmunk was joined by the Mayor of London Borris Johnson this morning at Access All Areas, a music seminar for young people organised as part of the Mayor's Rhythm of London event in association with Small Green Shoots.A wide variety of young people ages 16 to 25 attended this incredible event at the prestigious City Hall,...
To Carb or Not to Carb
This debate will continue to go on while people remain dieting in order to lose weight, carbohydrates (carbs) have been highly publicised by some diets as being a prime nutrient of weight gain. Low-carb diets are food plans that restrict carbohydrate consumption for weight loss. Foods high in carbohydrates, such as bread and pasta are restricted and replaced with...
Win teen drama Heartland on DVD
“The second season of classic teen drama, HEARTLAND comes to DVD on June 13th and to mark the occasion we have 5 copies to give away.The town of Hudson in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains is home to Heartland, a family ranch dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating troubled horses. After a tragedy puts the ranch in jeopardy, fifteen-year-old...
Six Rounds
Eight characters, gunshots, heart-rending decisions, emotive subject matters and all within one conjectural boxing ring: Introducing the European premiere of a play that promises to pack more than a punch – Six Rounds. This emotional, yet pertinent production, brought to you by Liminal Space Productions and written by multi-award filmmaker, playwright and activist, John Oluwale Adekoje, will make its...
Win a copy of Chris Brown’s album F.A.M.E
To celebrate the release of Chris Brown's latest single Beautiful People feat. Benny Benassi which is out today we have 3 copies of his latest album F.A.M.E to give away. ‘F.A.M.E‘ stands for ‘Fans Are My Everything’…To be in with a chance of winning email your name, address and contact number at [email protected]. Winners will be notified by May...
BASS Festival 2011
BASS Festival (British Arts and Street Sounds), the UK’s only month-long celebration of Black music and art, returns to Birmingham in June with a city-wide feast of urban culture.Now in its sixth year, BASS 2011 is bringing the theme of Revolution to Birmingham with a range of music, arts and fashion events in venues across the city.Ammo Talwar, founder...
The Gadget Zone
Catch it if you can! Google Nexus S by Samsung Only the second phone by Google, the Nexus S is the first phone in the world to feature a curved screen – it looks good and reflects up to four times less sunlight than traditional LCD screens. It was also the first phone in the world to come...
Tweetwatch
A round up of the weeks most flavoursome tweets. Who’s been making moves and who’s been living it up. Let the tweets commence!1. Dry your eyes Sean Kingston, those school days are over. Might sound weird but waking up this early just feels like I'm in high school again ;) #realtalk I cnt lie I miss school. Those were the...
Body Gossip is now inviting submissions for the first ever Body Gossip Book
Body Gossip is a national positive body image movement that has invited people all over the world to write their story about their body and share it with other people. Body Gossip has showcased these stories in theatre events and short films performed by a cast of well-known actors, and has a simple yet incredibly effective goal: Body Gossip...
Cut the Fat: Ladies you can do weight training and still be femininely sexy
Once it’s revealed that I’m a trainer, women ask the same thing, “what’s the best way to lose weight and tone up”? When I mention weights as a highly effective tool for weight loss I always notice the eyebrows rising. It seems the common idea is that weight training results in females becoming bulky, less sexy and masculine....
Tweetwatch
A round up of the weeks most flavoursome tweets. Who’s been making use of the Easter holidays and who’s been living it up in London Town.1. Esmée Denters admits she has a case of insomnia. Insomnia who's still up? (esmeeworld)2. Easter time is Kelly Rowland’s motivation for eating. Happy Easter EVERYONE!!!!!!!!! I'm eating WHATEVER I want today! You know how it...
Cut the Fat: Abs are made in the kitchen not the gym floor
A lot of gym goers make the mistake of thinking that all it takes to get a flat stomach is a bit of exercise in the gym a few times a week and hey presto your stomach will be rippling. I even find myself at times battling with some of my clients to explain that is not the case,...
Anuvahood: Be Inspired
Anvahood features a cast featuring the successful to the most promising actors and music artists. Here they tell Flavour some of the most inspiring quotes that they live by...Michael: If you go on my Twitter page, you will see that I am just full of quotes, everyone will tell you. One that does stick out for me is, ‘Have...
Once Upon a Time in the 90s
A musical theatre production set in the 90's exploring the social issues that have affected the world across the years; although many of these issues are still present in society they are often seen as taboo and not spoken about. This is a compelling story following seven young people on a journey of self discovery.Each of the seven characters...
Dedicated and devoted dads
Sunday April 3 marked a pivotal day when we collectively commemorate the female figures, role models and counterparts who altruistically take on the roles of carers, nurturers and disciplinarians on a daily basis. Flavour acknowledges the fact that often, parenthood can take two parties to successfully bring up a child, so we want to flip the script to recognise the...
Cut the Fat: Exercise – Vanity or Life Longevity
Why do some of us pay a regular fee per month for a gym membership, spend a small fortune on training attire, hire a personal trainer, take part in group training or push ourselves to the limits expending blood, sweat and tears on regular basis?Is it down to our wish to feel healthy and live longer or is it...
Sophia Brown: Standout creations made specially for you
There’s a lot to admire about fashion designer Sophia Brown. She studied Fashion Design at the University for the Creative Arts, completed two certificates in Period Corsetry at the London College of Fashion, and then went to work for two of the UK’s most prestigious couture bridal designers, Wedding Portfolio and Kosibah Creations, as well as honing her craft...
Cut the Fat: Time to get your Summer Body
The Sun has finally come and that means summer is fast approaching, time to get fit for the summer. This is the time for me as a Personal Trainer where it gets really busy with the last minute rush to get beach body fit for holiday season, the gym is already filling up and not that I’m complaining but...
Download Amina Bryant’s mixtapes
Singer Amina Bryant drops her new mixtape, Back To The Future, hosted by CJ Beatz.Introducing Back To The Future, a musical journey showcasing Amina Bryant’s past and present influences, inspirations and original works. This body of work is crafted for real music lovers with a charming blend of rich musical influences featuring surprising marriages between artists and genres.The 25...
Actor Aml Ameen set to launch entertainment company
April 13th sees the official launch of award winning British actor Aml Ameen’s company ‘AmeenDream Entertainment’ at the prestigious home of leading UK film body BAFTA.The bourgeoning innovative film and television production company was set up by Aml in 2009, with a clear mission to deliverstories that entertain, provoke thought and inspire, as well as providing alternative representations of...
See Chipmunk, Roll Deep plus more live & for free at a music seminar
Rhythm of London in association with Small Green Shoots presents Access All Areas an exclusive FREE music seminar for 16-25’s showcasing a varied cross section of music genres that make London the worlds leading live performance city. This will be the first event of its kind held in The Chamber at City Hall, giving young people access to the...
Tweetwatch
A round up of the weeks most flavoursome tweets. Who’s making a stand and who’s setting the record straight. Let the tweets commence!1. Let’s hope Soulja Boy kept his LOL smiley face on. Just ordered some food and dude freaked out when i opened the door haha "omg soulja boy i know you get this all the time" droppin shit...
J in the A
Flavour columnist Julie Huie-Martin gives us the lowdown on her life as a Brit living it up in Atlanta, GA.There was a lot of competitive spirit in the air a few months ago when the Super Bowl took place. I’ve never really had much interest in American sports mostly because they don’t really make much sense (football being case...
Cut the Fat: Training Buddy
Everyone experiences those days where you just don’t have the motivation to really push yourself in your gym or running session. It’s always good to train with someone who will push you to do that little bit extra who offers you morale support once things start getting tough. Problem is you can never always rely on a friend and...
Young & Ambitious: Allison Hales
Professionalism, honesty, hard work and integrity have always been Allison Hales’mottos. Born in south London to a Jamaican mother and British father, she discovered her passion for music at an early age, growing up listening to her father’s record collection. While at university she undertook a three-year internship with renowned London-based agency Drum PR. There she learned the fundamentals...
Young & Ambitious: Jessica Elliott
‘Yes, I am living the dream – I’m my own boss and earn a living doing something I love,’ says young entrepreneur Jessica Elliott proudly when asked if the good days in her career outweigh the bad. At only 23, she is the managing director of Dancing After School, a company that provides dance clubs and workshops for schools,...