Lydia Hughes

Portico Quartet & ‘Portico Quartet’

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Emerging from the busking side-lines of London’s South Bank, Portico Quartet have sailed a long way in the past 5 years; they’ve produced 3 albums, been nominated for the Mercury Prize, lost a member, found a new one and have introduced a newer, more experimental sound. With the departure of Nick Mulvey, one of the [...]

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Lady Leshurr Talks Touring, 2012 and “Lego”

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Lady Leshurr, dubbed the UK’s female version of Busta Rhymes, performed at SB.TV’s first live event at Koko in London this week. Other performers included Labrinth, Tinchy Stryder, Meesha B., Ms. Dynamite and Cher Lloyd and we where there to ask her what she’s been up to.

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Hey, Ms. Dynamite… Where Have You Been?

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At the SBTV Xmas party, Lydia Hughes catches up with Ms.Dynamite. She’s been on the down-low for some time, with a lot of us wondering what she’s been up to, but now she’s ready to make a comeback.

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Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Review

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There’s been much dismay over the Hollywood re-make of the Swedish, subtitled movie that was released only 2 years ago. Directed by David Fincher, it doesn’t over-scream Hollywood; it has much more of a European feel to it, for reasons other than it being set in Scandinavia. And whilst, for some, it may seem unnecessarily [...]

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