Fashion house Maison Magenta is making a stand for sustainable style while bringing a little bit of couture to Canterbury

FashionJoe BillDecember 1, 2018Features, WIN18, Fashion, Maison Magenta, #Keepitkent, Canterbury

Jordan T Gray: Serial Surrealist

Kent illustrator Jordan T Gray channels influences from Picasso to Medieval religious imagery to conjure up his colour-selective characters

Culture, Art and DesignJoe BillDecember 1, 2018Feature, WIN18, Artist, Surrealism, Jordan T Gray, Margate, #Keepitkent

Invasion Of The Not Quite Dead

Film director’s personal descent into darkness translates into big screen horror movie

Culture, Art and DesignJoe BillDecember 1, 2018Feature, WIN18, Film, Interview, Invasion of the not quite dead, movies

Original Interview: Harriet Jaxxon - Beachside Bass

DJ Harriet Jaxxon reminisces on the cold nights at Whitstable’s former bass hub before signing with RAM Records

MusicJoe BillDecember 1, 2018Feature, WIN18, DJ, Ministry of Sound, Harriet Jaxxon, #Keepitkent, Whitstable, RAM Records

Elsewhere Margate: Vinyl Destination

From finding gig venues in offbeat spots to creating a platform for local bands, the brains behind Margate’s newest musical nucleus no longer have to look Elsewhere, writes Rob Hakimian

MusicJoe BillDecember 1, 2018Feature, WIN18, Venue, Elsewhere, Margate, Live, Music, Vinyl

Hot Sh!t: The Chilli Challenge

We test four of Kent’s hottest chilli sauces

Food and DrinkJim LyonsOctober 4, 2018News, chilli, Review

Jack Cant: Cartoon Contemporary

Herne Bay artist Jack Cant creates colourful characters to bring pop-art into the modern world

Culture, Art and DesignJoe BillSeptember 2, 2018Feature, AUT18, Art, Jack Cant, contemporary, #Keepitkent

Spray it to say it: Thirsty Bstrd

French street artist Thirsty Bstrd has been using Kent as a showground for his work and the county’s creativity keeps him coming back for more

Culture, Art and DesignJoe BillSeptember 1, 2018Feature, AUT18, Art, Thirsty Bstrd, Street Art, #Keepitkent

Down In Albion: The Libertines

The Libertines’ John Hassall talks about the band’s Margate ‘homecoming’

MusicJoe BillSeptember 1, 2018Feature, AUT18, The Libertines, Margate, Music, #keepitkent

Style Council: The Gallery's

The Gallery’s get retro with their licks and modern with their kicks mixing fashion with music, like it’s supposed to be.

MusicJoe BillSeptember 1, 2018Feature, AUT18, Music, The Gallery's, Tunbridge Wells, Margate, Mod, Subcluture

Butt Dialled: Butt Vintage

Columnist Siobhan Maroney brings online Kent retailers Butt Vintage to ‘cene in her blogger style

FashionJoe BillSeptember 1, 2018Feature, AUT18, Fashion, Style Space, #keepitkent

Rat Race: Timeless threads

We talk to the men at the centre of Rat Race, a Margate independent store with decades of youth culture at its core

FashionJoe BillSeptember 1, 2018Feature, AUT18, Fashion, Rat Race, Margate, Mod, Subculture, #Keepitkent

Light & Dark

‘Pastel-goth nerd’ tattoo artist Jessica Delaforce displays her amazing styles

Culture, Art and DesignJoe BillSeptember 1, 2018Feature, AUT18, Tattoo, Jessica Delaforce, Margate

Off the chain: BMX Champs

Matti Hemmings, organiser of the UK Flatland Championships, on his love of the Kent coastline and why Dreamland’s Roller Disco was perfect for the comp

DiscoveryJoe BillSeptember 1, 2018Feature, AUT18, BMX, Ex Sports, UK Flatland, Championships, Dreamland, Margate, #Keepitkent

Bite Club: The Mexican Stand-Off

We introduce you to Three Amigos and a bunch of bad desperados offering spicy solutions to your Mexican needs

Food and DrinkJoe BillSeptember 1, 2018Feature, AUT18, Mexican, Food, Whitstable, Folkestone, #Keepitkent

48 Hours in.. Bohemian Berlin

Berlin, it’s chic but down to earth, it’s cool but grounded, it’s the ultimate party city and it has a lot more on offer than just sleepless nights.

DiscoveryJoe BillSeptember 1, 2018Feature, AUT18, Travel, Julia Hanley-Gordon, Berlin, #keepitkent

Food for the soul

Peter St Ange is bringing soul food, good music and ‘oneness’ to the Sea Café on the Green in Deal

Food and DrinkJoe BillSeptember 1, 2018Feature, AUT19, Deal, Soul Food, Goat Curry, Cafe on the green, #Keepitkent

Mic Righteous and Reckless

Sat in the Dalby Café - made famous by the Gut Buster Challenge defeated by one Peter Doherty - ‘cene magazine met with son of Margate, Mic Righteous.

MusicJoe BillSeptember 1, 2018Feature, Mic Righteous, Rap, Music, Dalby Cafe, Margate, #Keepitkent, WIN18

Tapping in: The Twelve Taps

‘cene’s resident drinks disciple Tom Ingoldby heads to the Twelve Taps in Whitstable to find out why craft remains casual despite the national notoriety