http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Sun, 19 May 2013 14:03:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/03/the-alternative-appeal-of-solange-knowles/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/03/the-alternative-appeal-of-solange-knowles/#comments Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:44:31 +0000 Alison Awoyera http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28883 Bootylicious. Overt sex symbol. Mainstream. None of these words have much to do with 26-year-old Solange Knowles and perhaps that's why we love her. By we, I'm referring to young women who like Solange, appear to have embarked on a personal journey to ‘Mecca’ - in search of what it means to be comfortable in your own skin.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/03/the-alternative-appeal-of-solange-knowles/feed/ 8 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/17/final-day-at-the-brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-busta-rhymes-gives-a-lesson-in-hip-hop-legacy/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/17/final-day-at-the-brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-busta-rhymes-gives-a-lesson-in-hip-hop-legacy/#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:15:52 +0000 Alison Awoyera http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=26456 Surrounded by glistening water and a serene view, it’s hard to believe the 8th Annual Brooklyn Bodega Hip-Hop Festival (BHF) is actually being held in Brooklyn, right in the concrete jungle that is New York. But where the idyllic waterfront of Pier 3 could fool festival-goers, blaring sound systems and a crowd full of baseball caps confirm this is indeed (in the words of the stage hype man) ‘Brooooklyn.’]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/07/17/final-day-at-the-brooklyn-hip-hop-festival-busta-rhymes-gives-a-lesson-in-hip-hop-legacy/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/26/a-jack-the-lad%e2%80%99s-alternative-to-rap-catch%e2%80%98em/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/26/a-jack-the-lad%e2%80%99s-alternative-to-rap-catch%e2%80%98em/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:00:57 +0000 Alison Awoyera http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=25570 Born to Moroccan parents, bred in the heart of West London and nicknamed after a unique party trick; 24-year-old Catch‘em is a rapper with a refreshing agenda: not to take himself too seriously…]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/06/26/a-jack-the-lad%e2%80%99s-alternative-to-rap-catch%e2%80%98em/feed/ 0 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/04/27/the-lost-and-found-art-of-london-socialising-the-social-club/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/04/27/the-lost-and-found-art-of-london-socialising-the-social-club/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:00:02 +0000 Alison Awoyera http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=11587 Imagine you’ve just moved to London. You may be shocked at how a city so densely populated can feel pretty cold, and in the midst of a hectic work life, perhaps extremely lonely. You may wonder why your next-door neighbour is so reluctant to say hello, yet the drunken stranger in a pub has glowing [...]]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/04/27/the-lost-and-found-art-of-london-socialising-the-social-club/feed/ 6 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/02/17/tinie-tempar-but-a-big-ambition/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/02/17/tinie-tempar-but-a-big-ambition/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:51:12 +0000 Alison Awoyera http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=9006 Tuesday’s Brit awards caused a bit of a stir in the world of music, and notably there was one main guy who stole the show. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/02/17/tinie-tempar-but-a-big-ambition/feed/ 0