Hungarian Drum and Bass
When I travelled to Eastern Europe last summer, the Drum and Bass scene in the UK was on the rise. The D ‘n’ B nights at home were often set in dingy, sweaty clubs full of some very interesting characters (who may or may not have been completely ‘with it’), so it was a pleasant...
5 Types of Traveller
1) The School/College Leaver Fresh out of school or college, you are wanting a break from life in academia and what better way to do this than experience new places and new people? Before committing to three years at university or the start of a career, it is completely understandable why some people want to...
The Past in the Present
On entering the Sainsbury’s African Gallery at the British Museum, visitors are firstly greeted by a vibrant piece of contemporary ceramics. The piece, which is perhaps a surprising opening ‘object’ to the gallery, was created by Magdalene Odundo, an African born artist now living in the UK, in 1997. Closely exhibited to this is a...
Prints at Pallant (Enid Marx)
So, at the weekend I took a trip to the Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, West Sussex. Expecting a small, mismatched exhibition space, I was shocked to actually find out Pallant House is one of the biggest contemporary art galleries outside of London. The contrast of modern, white cube-esque rooms and heavy, dark wooden furniture...
Brighton Bound Veteran Vehicles
At the end of last year, thousands of spectators stepped back in time to watch the antique mingle with the modern as the Royal Automobile Club’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run took place. Brighton seafront and surrounding roads were lined with people cheering the arrival of almost 500 magnificent machines, all of them more than...
