I was lucky enough to interview Travie McCoy for SBTV the other day.  Travie was lovely and it was really fun to do something for SB – check out the pics.

More from the day here on SBTV

Today I did my first ever bit of live radio (bring on the fan fare). I went on Rampage’s show on 1Xtra to review  Dragon Quest IX- a new game on the DS. It was so much fun – have a listen:

After I hosted Remedy Live (where Ed was the headline act) he kindly agreed to let me interview him for my blog. He even performed an exclusive track at the end. Here it is….

Oh my gosh – just discovered the wonderment that is Zara Taylor.  I want to buy them all, wear them at once and set sail on some of nautical adventure…or ya know just go out.

I’m a little bit biased about this band because their singer Jessie Wareis a friend from uni – but I don’t think this really detracts from how good they are. I went to the launch of their EP – Lovestruck a few months back and had such an amazing time. Their mix of ska, electro and grime works nicely. Their songs are catchy and feel good and they even ended with a weird version of ‘My old man’s a dustman’ – epic.
They even have what so many great bands lack – dance routines! Oh, and over sized props!
Although this isn’t my fave song of theirs (which is London Town) this video for Lovestruck is visually brilliant and really captures the vibrancy and fun of Man Like Me.

Yeah ok, I know it looks exactly the same. I’ve been dying my hair this shade of brown with the blond bit for over a year but I still love it – even though my friend Chrissie says I look ginger.  I just wanted to post a pick to remind myself what it looked like when it was still relatively salon fresh and before the roots creep back in!

I love this girl she has the most beautiful voice and I’ve been humming this song to myself all day. Plus when I met her she had me in stitches. It’s not often I meet such fun, genuine people so when I do I feel to share. Hope you like Alex Mills as much as me.

Statement lippy is brilliant but red can get so boring. I’ve been rocking this bright pink one from Mac. The shade is great but it is a lot more drying than my usual one from Bobbi Brown which is super rich. This is ‘Girl About Town’ and I’ve been pairing it with this magenta lip pencil – it’s not an exact match but blends together nicely.

I absolutely love how Pinboard have captured this.  The way they’ve  shot it is stunning and it just looks so sick.  Loving this song too, but that goes without saying.

AHHHHHH Lupe and Janelle together in one song?! I feel spoilt. I love this tune so much and this remix is The One! I think I am actually a bit in love with her – she is so cool and stylish and beautiful. Love this, love this, love this!

 Saw the lovely and talented Martyna Baker doing a session at YoYo last week. I hadn’t seen her perform in a while but she was as brilliant as ever.  Her voice is so beautiful and sweet it always grabs me. 

This is one of my fave songs of hers. I keep bugging her about when I can buy an EP but I guess all good things come to those who wait!

Love Fast – Martyna Baker by musicisremedy

Everyone should come and see her at Huw Stephens Introducing

Last night I hosted Remedy Live for the first time and had so much fun. Funk soul band The Remedies provided the back drop to a host of amazing talents. The line up of six acts in total included beautiful soulful vocals from Wilson, poetry from Dean Atta, hiphop from XO Man and the amazing talent that is Ed Sheeran.

Ed’s incredible mix of folk, soul and hiphop sounds mad but works beautifully. He’s used to delivering his set with just his voice, guitar and loop pedal – so performing with a live band was a new experience for him.

Although he was surprisingly nervous backstage this didn’t show in his performance at all and he delivered an amazing show which he later described as being one of his best gigs to date.

It was such a pleasure to be involved in the whole process.  From going down to rehearsals, to meeting all the different acts to actually being on stage – I loved every minute. I can’t wait to do it all again so watch this space.

Pinboard Blog collaborated really well with Remedy to provide great coverage both pre and post the event.  Here’s their video of Ed rehearsing for Remedy which has been doing really well on YouTube. You can see me swaying weirdly in the background!

And here  are the rest of the snaps I took on the night:

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My friends wore the best hats to their birthday the other day. It didn’t really matter that it was probably the most extravagant accessory I’d ever seen worn to the pub – that’s what birthday’s are all about, right?

The hats were made by their friend Gabby aka Gabrielle Djanogly. This one below was made from an image of Gabby’s grandfather who was a real life magician printed onto silk and then fashioned into this insanely awesome head piece.

I don’t know what I was more jealous of, the hat – or the fact that her gandad was a magician! Anyway here it is: