Issue 26

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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An Atheist’s Guide to Lucky Pigs

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I am reminded of a story about the Nobel-prize-winning physicist Niels Bohr, who was visited at his home in Tisvilde, near Copenhagen, by an American scientist. They had just entered Bohr’s study when the American notice a ‘lucky’ horse-shoe nailed above the door, open-side upwards in the correct and approved manner, so that the luck [...]

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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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Interview with singer Giovanna

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  Just because she is only twenty one years old, don’t assume that singer/songwriter and producer Giovanna Marshall is totally new to the game. Yes, her label Mi7 website states that it’s ‘early days in her career’ but it also says that she is writing some of her best work. Listening to her recent material [...]

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Interview with GrooveSkool Radio founder and DJ Rupin Morjaria

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Running a radio station is no mean feat. It takes hard work, dedication and of course a huge passion for music. It also requires discipline, drive and the ability to work through all the pitfalls without giving up. It’s fair to say that local DJ and all round music lover Rupin Morjaria fits the bill [...]

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The Audience at The Soho Theatre in London

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  Admittedly, I had read some reviews on my way to see The Audience at The Soho Theatre in London. Anyone that has been will know you really shouldn’t be doing this; it’s all about the element of surprise. So perhaps the edge had been taken off slightly but then again I do like to [...]

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Win tickets ‘Into The Future’

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In just a couple of weeks 2012 will be imminent…so to make sure you celebrate in style, our friends at the Firestation are offering Beat readers the chance to win two pairs of tickets to their New Years Eve extravaganza! With 4 rooms of interactive future visions, hybrid entertainment and migrating sounds, this promises to be an amazing New Years Eve party!

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Movie Kingdom – Interview with James Mullinger

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  If I mention the name James Mullinger, you will be forgiven for checking which section of the website you are in. No, you are not reading this in our Comedy section…James Mullinger  has now spread his wings even further, and alongside his stand-up, he is the presenter of a new film review show Movie [...]

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Can fetishism really be funny? – Interview with comedy troupe Late Night Gimp Fight

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 As an award winning sketch group, Late Night Gimp Fight certainly offer something new to the already saturated UK comedy scene, so I took some time out before their gig at the Firestation in Windsor to have a quick chat with two fifths of the group, David (aka Single Gimp) and Richard (aka Face Gimp). [...]

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