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Are You The Voice Of Soho? £5000 Up For Grabs In Singing Competition

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singingcompetitionNo need to feel ‘Les Misérables’ this January as sophisticated cocktail bar, Archer Street, renowned for it’s unique entertainment by the all-singing bar staff, will be launching the Archer Street’s Got Talent competition, ready to uncover the ‘Voice of Soho’. In keeping with the history of the street as a musical hub for musicians and artists alike, the bar is looking to discover a real gem of talent.

This exciting competition will give someone who is not currently performing in the West End nor in a singing contract, the opportunity to break into their dream career with a cash prize of £5,000 and the coveted title as the ‘Voice of Soho’. The riveting competition will run over four months, with eight heats and with eight contestants in each, beginning on 28th January and culminating in the grande finale on Tuesday 15th April.

The judging panel shall be comprised of West End star and former X Factor finalist, Brenda Edwards, who is currently staring as Killer Queen, the lead role in ‘We Will Rock You’. Mike Hanson a very experienced radio Producer/editor, who currently holds a senior position within the industry, along with one other industry professional and a different guest celebrity each week. The public will also have a chance to vote for their favourite runner up each week, with the most popular securing a wild card entry in the final.

If you’ve “dreamed a dream” that you could be the next West End star or think you know of someone who deserves the ‘Voice of Soho’ title, quick, get your applications in now for the chance to take part. Furthermore, just by registering on the Archer Street website, supporters of acts shall receive guest list entry and 20% off on the night.

On discovering Archer Street on the front cover of The Musician Magazine from October 1951, and the history and significance of the street as the artistic meeting point for West End Musicians during the jazz era of the 1920’s and 1930’s. It was this important history and legacy of Archer Street as an artistic capital, that owner of Archer Street bar, Siobhan MaGill was desperate to rediscover and continue, through the launch of Archer Street’s Got Talent.

Siobhan MaGill, arguably the Queen of Soho, first moved to Soho in 1998 and since then has successfully operated and transformed many bars in the area. With her bars being located right in the heart of the West End it was always her aim to bring an essence of the theatre into the bars. An aim, which she has undoubtedly successfully achieved, not only at Freedom on Wardour Street, where she has created one of the most versatile performance spaces, providing a platform for many unknown artists to showcase their talent but also at Archer Street, where the bar staff are some of most talented singers in London, who have worked at some of the Capital’s leading musical’s including Thriller, We Will Rock You and Book of Mormon and continue to impress guests with their nightly performances.

So, do you “consider yourself” the Voice of Soho?

To enter email: GotTalent@archerstreet.co.uk

Competition dates:
Round 1 – Tuesday 28th January 2014
Round 2 – Tuesday 4th February 2014
Round 3 – Tuesday 18th February 2014
Round 4 – Tuesday 25th February 2014
Round 5- Tuesday 11th March 2014
Round 6 – Tuesday 18th March 2014
Round 7 – Tuesday 25th March 2014
Round 8 – Tuesday 8th April 2014
GRAND FINALE – Tuesday 15th April 2014

Archer Street’s Got Talent
Entry from 8.30pm performance begin from 10.30pm
Archer Street
3-4 Archer Street
Soho
London
W1D 7AP
T: 020 7734 3342
W: www.archerstreet.co.uk
E: bookings@archerstreet.co.uk

Ronan Farrow Publicly Slams Woody Allen Golden Globes Tribute

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Not everyone was happy that Woody Allen received a Cecil B. Demille award at the Golden Globes last night. In fact it sparked some controversy and even Allen’s ex-wife Mia and her son, Ronan, had choice words to say about it. Allen did not attend the ceremony but Diane Keaton accepted the award for him.

Allen married his adoptive daughter with Mia Farrow, Soon-Yi, and has been with her for 12 years. Allen has been accused of abusing his daughter, Dylan (who has since changed her name), when she was seven-years-old. The allegations have been going for years and the allegations flared up in a recent Vanity Fair article. See the tweets below.

Ronan Farrow Publicly Slams Woody Allen Golden Globes Tribute

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Win A Taste Of BAFTA

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The EE British Academy Film Awards ceremony will be taking place on Sunday 16th February and to celebrate, Champagne Taittinger and Villa Maria invite you to sip like the stars! As the official Champagne and Wine and Partners to BAFTA, Champagne Taittinger and Villa Maria wines from New Zealand are delighted to offer the chance to win a special BAFTA branded bottle of Taittinger Brut Réserve NV, a bottle of Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2013 and Villa Maria Private Bin Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, as served to the glittering guests at the Awards.

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To win follow @Frostmag on Twitter and Tweet, ‘I want to win a taste of BAFTA with @Frostmag’ or like us on Facebook.  Alternatively, sign up to our newsletter. Or subscribe to Frost Magazine TV on YouTube here: http://t.co/9etf8j0kkz.

Adding extra sparkle to the awards, Taittinger is the only leading Champagne house to remain owned and actively managed by the family named on the label. Taittinger is widely available. www.taittinger.com.

Villa Maria has been New Zealand’s most awarded winery for over 30 years and remains proudly family-owned. Villa Maria wines are widely available in all good retailers. Visit www.villamaria.co.nz

Terms & Conditions: Entrants must be 18 or over. Entrants must provide a mainland
UK address and telephone number for delivery. Visit www.bafta.org for more information.

Competition closes at the end of the month.

 

Does The Twitter Office Give The Best Fire Safety Advice Ever?

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At the Twitter office in New York they mix humour with sound advice, advising workers to leave the building BEFORE tweeting. This hilarious tweet came from Vivian Schiller, who started at Twitter last Wednesday as the company’s new head of news.

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Keep Off The Cold With A Cardigan

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Just about every famous modern day UK woman has been photographed wearing a cardigan. They are quintessential components of every female life.

We throw them on and off all day and all year long. We shrug one on to go out and fetch the milk from the doorstep in the morning. We reach for the cardie on the back of our chair when we are working, if the room suddenly feels a little cold. We grab one on the way out to watch the kids enjoying their football practice. We decide to pop one on top of the picnic basket “just in case.” We wear the lovely cashmere ones to formal occasions and hang onto the shabby, baggy ones to do the hoovering and housework.
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Lots of us drape one over our shoulders in bed while we’re reading a book or watching a favourite show on our laptop. They are the nearest thing in clothing terms to a girl’s best
friend – and we would all be lost without them.

In years gone by, the cardigan had a bad reputation. It was associated with a downtrodden and world weary look. It represented an attitude of “couldn’t care less” about what you wore and how you presented yourself to the world. But with modern manufacturing processes, the wealth of superb materials to work with, and all the top designers, including David Emmanuel, weaving their magic over the garments, cardigans are no longer the poor cousins of the wardrobe.

Just as well really because cardigans are lifesavers. It is hard to imagine surviving in
the British Isles without a good selection of them. They slip on and off so easily, unlike
jumpers, and this is what really makes them stand out from the crowd. The majority of women would much prefer the choice of a cardigan over a jumper for the pure and simple reason that it is uninhibiting. If you are too hot, you take it off; if you are too cold, you put it back on. It’s as simple as that. Jumpers are a great deal more hassle, as they involve all that pulling on and off over the head, and there is no guarantee that this process won’t mess up your hair, leave you feeling flushed and maybe even a bit ridiculous, in the effort required to wriggle out of it.

Why put yourself through such an ordeal when a cardigan will save you from all that stress? There has never been a better time to buy from the extraordinary range of styles, colours and shapes that are now widely available. It is certainly not a case of one size fits all. Cardigans can be long or short, sculptured or straight, patterned or plain, hugging or loose, chunky or tight. You need never worry about looking frumpy if you choose wisely and opt for a well-made garment that fits you nicely and keeps you cosy into the bargain.

For some cardigan inspiration, and some retail therapy at the same time, why not take a look at the Bonmarche range of knitwear? This is a company which knows what women want and that, in a word, is a cardie. It can be comfy, it can be casual, it can be smart, it can be sophisticated, but we all know we need them.

From Virginia Woolf to the Royal family, every woman worth her salt has posed in a cardigan, secure in the knowledge that she is an icon of British womanhood. And if
it’s good enough for the Queen and top celebrities, it surely is good enough for the
rest of us? Wear your cardie with pride. We are the women of Britain and we love our
cardigans.

Game of Thrones Season 4 Trailers Preview

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We are super excited about the new season of Game of Thrones, so it made our day when HBO announced that season four will arrive in early April. The first full trailer of the new season will air on Sunday, Jan. 12, before True Detective. To keep you going until then we have the videos HBO released on Vine and the 16-second video from their YouTube channel. Enjoy.

game of thrones season 4

YMC x Men’s Health x Liberty Party: Samuel L Jackson Attends

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MENS HEALTH x YMC x LIBERTY

 

WHAT:          Fashion label YMC celebrated the launch of their AW14 collection at London Collections: Men’s with an exclusive after party at Liberty Menswear with Men’s Health Magazine.

The evening featured special guest performances from Telegram and DJ sets from The Horror’ Rhys Webb and Martin Green

 

WHERE:        Liberty Menswear, Regent St, London

 

WHEN:          Tuesday 7th Jan 2014, 7.30- 11pm

 

Following the success of last season, Men’s Health and Liberty teamed up for the second consecutive season at LC:M, this season with YMC, who celebrated their AW14 show in the menswear basement of Liberty in central London.

Guests enjoyed canapés by Gaucho and drinks from the Milk & Honey bar which included cucumber infused Gordon’s gin and tonics, Reyka Vodka Moscow Mules and pale ale and larger from the Meantime Brewing Company.

 

Performances included a set from Telegram and DJs sets from The Horrors’ Rhys Webb and Martyn Green.

 

WHO:

 

Tinie Tempah Harold Tillman
David Gandy Dylan Jones
Samuel L Jackson Bonnie Wright
Wretch 32 Telegram
The Horrors Princess Julia
Louis Smith  
Eliza Doolittle  
   

 

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Six Tickets To The Work and Family Show To Giveaway

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competition21st & 22nd February 2014 – ExCeL London

Next month the first ever Work & Family Show, sponsored by My Family Care and Sky Broadband Shield, will take place, giving working parents on the lookout for a new challenge in 2014 access to a wealth of ideas and opportunities. We have six tickets to giveaway. The speaker line-up is quickly taking shape, with Jenny Willott, Minister for Employment Relations and Consumer Affairs, confirmed as a key speaker on the main stage.

Born out of the demand from families in need of help when returning to work or starting up their own business, the show aims to give practical advice, inspiration and ideas to help create a happy and healthy work-life balance.

Driving confidence to get back into work, the event will be packed with inspirational experts and employment opportunities. Participants include Red Magazine, The Women’s Business Council and The Family & Childcare Trust, while the likes of The Post Office and franchise companies including Stella & Dot and Yogabellies will be on the search for motivated individuals to sign up.

There will be employment advice available at The Career Surgery (brought to you by Sky Recruitment) from the team at Inspired Mums, Thinking Potential, Workingmums.co.uk and the National Careers Service while there will be an array of experts on hand to give practical solutions help create an ideal work-life balance.

The show will be an interesting and engaging event full of lively debates, inspirational expert advice, and confidence-building ideas that will leave visitors eager to make their next move.

Organised by Clarion Events and working in conjunction with My Family Care, it is set beside the hugely successful Baby Show and is expected to attract over 10,000 visitors.

Oliver Black, Director of My Family Care says: “Over 2.2 million are not working in order to look after their family. More than 60% of these are looking to return to work but do not know how to and don’t appreciate the number of family friendly businesses that are out there. This is exactly who this show is for – helping talented parents find businesses and services who see the efficacy of installing family friendly working practices.”

Guardian Careers are the headline sponsor, while Sky will sponsor The Sky Broadband Shield Community Café – a lively and informative place for parents to meet with like-minded people on the lookout for inspiration. Here, parents will be able to learn more about Sky Broadband Shield which is a brand new tool that helps parents choose which websites are accessible in their home to ensure their children are kept safe online. Working Families, the charity that helps working parents and carers find a healthy work-life balance, are the official show charity.

Nicole Muller, Portfolio Director of Clarion Events says: “We’re very excited to be organising the first ever Work & Family Show and the response from businesses and parents keen to come to the show has been very positive. There is a real need for an event of this kind from those wanting to successfully balance work and family, especially with the recent ongoing changes to equality in the workplace, shared parenting, flexible working and childcare.”

The Work & Family Show will include the following dedicated areas:

• Recruitment & Employers – Work Opportunities (sponsored by workingmums.co.uk)

• Career Advice & Personal Development – Education & Advice

• Image, Style & Media Resources – Personal Branding & Development

• Family Services, Enablers & Networking – Support Systems

• Franchise, Self-Employment & Start Up Business – Going it Alone

Tickets are available from www.theworkandfamilyshow.co.uk from just £12, and people coming to the neighbouring Baby Show will have free entrance*.

Opening times:

February: 9am – 5pm (trade and press entry from 8.30am on Friday for a networking

Saturday 22nd

February: 10am – 5pm

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