Author Archive for Blakeborough
Website and Media Sales bod at SixtyNine. Old head on a young body. Loves Glee, Joss Whedon, books and sensible shoes. Unusual fan-love of Angela Lansbury. Eminently succinct. Has just got a puppy so talks about little else.
Irregular Choice
Check out the brilliantly bonkers Autumn/Winter collection from Irregular Choice! We’d say more, but really the pictures speak for themselves. Pop to www.irregularchoice.com for more info.
Lose Your Cool!
Swingin’ Leicester: famed for the Elephant man, Gary Lineker, Englebert Humperdink and orange cheese, will be playing host to a rather exciting weekender this summer: Lose Your Cool! This 3 day festival of far-out fuzz and fun is happening over August bank holiday at the Firebug in Leicester, perfect for getting hot and bothered to [...]
Win! Global Gathering Festival Anthems!
The award-winning festival heavyweight GlobalGathering is celebrating a mighty 10 YEARS in the business this summer! Taking place on 30th & 31st July 2010, the two-day event sees over 150 of the world’s biggest artists descend to the luscious surroundings of LONG MARSTON AIRFIELD near STRATFORD UPON AVON alongside 80,000 electronic music fans. With headline [...]
EXCLUSIVE! O2 Academy Leicester launch act announced!!
Just when we thought we couldn’t get any more excited about O2 Academy coming to Leicester, The Academy Music Group have just announched this morning that chart-topping rapper Professor Green will be the very first act to headline the brand new O2 Academy Leicester on Thursday 23rd September 2010. Yay! The show will see Professor [...]
Win! Tickets to see Vertical Road at Curve!
Following the sell-out success of IN-I in 2009, the Akram Khan Company return to Curve in Leicester to co-produce their latest contemporary dance production, VERTICAL ROAD. Rehearsed during a six week residency in Leicester, Vertical Road will have its World Premiere at Curve in September before embarking on a limited UK tour. Khan has assembled [...]
A Suit That Fits measures up to Manchester’s fashion scene
Guys, there’s nothing quite like a well-made, well-cut suit to make you feel like a superstar. Exciting news then, as online bespoke tailoring company A Suit That Fits are to be found the high street too and are coming soon to Manchester! Oxford Road in Manchester to be specific is set to be at the [...]
O2 Academy Leicester line-up
Not long now! In only a matter of weeks the O2 Academy will launch its brand-spanking new venue in the heart of the University of Leicester! With three seperate sites making up the Academy (O2 Academy, O2 Academy 2 and O2 Academy 3) the venues operate simultaneously as well as independently to bring some of [...]
Free Picnic!
Tis the season to be out and about in the fresh air and sunshine and the lucky people of Manchester City are in for a treat on 28th July, with a free lunchtime picnic. Hurrah! The free picnic will take place in Spinningfields from 12.00pm to 2.00pm on Wednesday 28th July and TV presenter and [...]
Lyric Lounge
In between the jetsetting, parties and generally being fabulous we can always find time to indulge our cultural sides here at 69 Towers. Well, good news for us (and you) then, as 2010 will see a series of Lyric Lounge mini-festivals sweep their way across the region, in a flurry of lyricism, poetry, music and [...]
Ibiza Rocks App
There really is an app for everything! Ibiza Rocks have announced the launch of an exclusive app for BlackBerry smartphones, which provides the ultimate guide to getting the most out of your holiday in Ibiza with listings, gig reviews, interviews with Ibiza Rocks talent and the latest news on trends throughout the season. Stay up [...]
G-Star Raw Women’s Only Night
G Star in Derby held their Women Only night recently, which showcased the more ‘feminine yet directional and self-assured look of the ladies collections’. According to our sources (69 Degrees’ good friend Aiden), they are all about style and sophistication, and Derby was no exception, with G Star injecting some glitz and glamour to the [...]
De Montfort Graduates set to bag small business award?
We always love to celebrate local goings-on, but even better when those goings-on involve shoes, shoes, shoes! The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) have announced that online designer shoe retailer Kindred Sole is a finalist in their Small Business Awards for ‘Recent Graduate’ category. This award will celebrate the best small business start up by [...]
Half Price Haircuts at Nicky Clarke!
Q: What could be better than a half price haircut or colour at one of the finest hair salon chains in the country? A: A half price haircut/colour where every penny you spend goes straight to a noble cause. Blimey, all that good karma AND you get to look fabulous. On Sunday 25th July 2010, [...]
Manchester Metropolitan University Fashion Show
We do love a budding fashionista here at 69 and there’s nothing more exciting than checking out what this year’s Fashion Graduates have to offer. Manchester Metropolitan University BA Hons Fashion Students presented their final year collections at the Capitol Theatre (Manchester) on Tuesday 22nd June 2010 where the students got a great opportunity to [...]
Casting open for Channel 4′s Cookery School!
Red House TV, the guys behind hit TV programmes MasterChef Goes Large, Celebrity MasterChef, Grand Designs and Jamie’s Kitchen, are looking for people to take part in a new cookery show for Channel 4. Casting has now opened for Cookery School, and they’re accepting applications from passionate amateur cooks from all around the country. Everyone who [...]
Win! Personalised Six Pack Bootcamp at Nutrafit, Leicester!
Most of you will have seen that our Editor Kevin is currently being moulded into a hunk, *ahem*… into even more of a hunk by the endlessly chipper team at Nutrafit personal training studio in Leicester. So, for all you gym bunnies, fitness freaks and those just looking to tone up, join Kevin on his [...]
Woman crushed by knitted boulder!
A woman crushed by a knitted boulder – synchronized swimming in Piccadilly Gardens – 100 Dorothys marching in unison – Scratch’n’Sniff cinema… these are some of the sights set to take over Manchester City Centre on 17 July as part of the city’s micro-festival of bizarre behaviour. Described by organisers as “an outbreak of cheeky, [...]
