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Month: January 2014

 

OutKast to Headline Bestival

Posted by | Jan 30, 2024 | |          

OutKast is the first among the headliners to be announced for Bestival 2014. The ‘Hey Ya!’ duo have recently reunited and have chosen the festival for one of only two UK performances this summer. The band, consisting of Andre 3000 and Big Boi, are most famous for their 2003 album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which was one of the first introductions of hip-hop into the mainstream. Even before this the band were experimenting with funk and R&B beats, with ‘Ms. Jackson’, which won them a Grammy for Best Rap Performance. Bestival – famous for their mandatory fancy dress, from Wildlife…

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Remarkable Ice Show Comes To The Marlowe

Posted by | Jan 29, 2024 | , |          

Prepare to be dazzled this week at the Marlowe Theatre thanks to the phenomenal production of Beauty and the Beast on Ice, by the Russian Ice Stars. Whilst you would be forgiven for thinking this would be a Disney show, the magic of the story is not lost through the incredible acrobatic feats of the entire cast. It was a simply stunning production of the classic fairy tale, with breathtaking aerial displays as well as perfect choreography, leaving the audience more than satisfied with the end result. If you don’t know the story, the plot centers around Belle, the beauty of…

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France’s New Equality Bill: Will it Work?

Posted by | Jan 29, 2024 | , |          

Jessica Mills expresses her support for the equality bill currently being debated in the French Parliament. The French government has recently proposed a new wide-ranging bill attempting to enforce egalité for women in both their professional and personal lives. The French parliament is currently in the process of approving this bill, which has caused widespread controversy amongst certain groups. The bill is hoping to target a variety of issues, including maternity leave, the portrayal of women in the media, the banning of Mini-Miss Beauty Pageants, along with wage equality and gender balance on company boards. As a fairly outspoken…

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Gavin Esler Appointed New Chancellor of the University of Kent

Posted by | Jan 29, 2024 | , |          

Gavin Esler, an award-winning journalist for the BBC and a Kent alumnus, has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the University of Kent. He takes the role from Professor Sir Robert Worcester, who has been the Chancellor for seven years, as he retires. Esler graduated from the University of Kent in 1974 with a BA in English and American Literature, and has worked with the BBC since 1977 after completing an MA at the University of Leeds. His work has included being one of the main presenters on BBC2’s Newsnight, BBC News at Five and was the Chief North American correspondent between 1989…

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This Week’s New Music – James Blake, Mac DeMarco, Metronomy

Posted by | Jan 28, 2024 | |          

This week we’ve got some pretty exciting new tracks to share, not that we don’t every week, just not to this extent. The list includes James Blake, Mac Demarco, a Disclosure produced track and Metronomy. Young and the Hooks – Tell It How It Is The Record of the Week at BBC Introducing Kent comes from Tunbridge Wells trio Young and the Hooks. In an interview on the Radio Kent show this week producer Hugo Brijs mentioned how the band would like to release tracks slowly, which is a shame, because if this one is anything to go by…

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