The new tour from the Damon Albarn led Africa Express project is both special and ambitious, bringing over 80 musicians from the Western hemisphere and and the African continent to create a unpredictable and unique musical experience.

Although the world’s eyes were on the Olympic Stadium on Sunday 12th August, there was an equally exciting event happening in Hyde Park a few miles west. The Olympic Closing Ceremony Concert was subtitled ‘Best of British’, and looking at the line up, it’s difficult to argue with.

Blur are best known as the definitive Britpop band of the 90s, but it would be unfair to think of them as just that. 2012 sees them embark on a reunion tour.

With the rise in tuition fees, many are reconsidering the value of university . And so would this writer, if she'd known what was coming.