UK NEWS: RADIO PERSONALITIES LYNNIKE & SEFA HOST BRAND NEW ONLINE SHOW
Top Ten Viral Videos (TTVV) is a new monthly video chart show showcasing some of the hottest artists in the UK right now, hosted by radio personalities Lynnike and Sefa.
“FREE VYBZ KARTEL” T-SHIRTS FOR SALE
Most of you will know by now that Reggae star Adidja Palmer aka Vybz Kartel aka Bleachy is currently languishing in a Jamaican prison charged with murder. But for those of you who don’t know click HERE to watch the news report. His supporters are now hoping to cash in on his latest predicament by flogging ‘Free Vybz Kartel’ T-shirts in support of the star. Click HERE to view more T-shirts.
UK TV: NIGERIAN CARTOON FOR CHILDREN SET TO AIR ON SKY
[Thanks Noir] In partnership with Colourful Radio. Bino and Fino are finally going to make it to UK TV screens. It will be for a limited time only though so make sure you catch it. The cartoon will be shown on Showcase TV which is channel 201 on Sky TV. It will also be available on channel 403 of Freesat. It will be the first time kids in the UK will get to watch an African educational cartoon from Nigeria on their screens.
US UNIVERSITY OFFERS COURSE IN JAY-Z STUDIES (THE SOCIOLOGY OF HIP-HOP: JAY-Z
The ridiculous Jay-Z hero-worship has gone that one step further. USA Today reports that “Professor” Michael Eric Dyson who teaches at Georgetown University in the US, has offered a course titled the ‘Sociology of Hip-Hop: Jay Z’. According to the Mad Professor, his class confronts topics present in any sociology course: racial and gender identity, sexuality, capitalism and economic inequality. “It just happens to have an interesting object of engagement in Jay-Z — and what better way to meet people where they […]
MATTHEW KNOWLES LAUNCHES BRITISH GIRL GROUP ‘FROM ABOVE’
Matthew Knowles seems hungry and desperate to being us another Destiny’s Child. From Above are the hot new girl-group from the UK, brought to you by US music industry mogul Mathew Knowles – a man who knows a thing or two about turning girl groups into gold. The exciting new five-member group’s debut album, Breaking From Above, will be made available via iTunes on 12th December 2011, prior to the release of their debut single, “Not The Same Girl”, on 22nd January 2012. Their hard work in and out of the studio on […]
TWEETS OF THE DAY: TINCHY STRYDER WANTS TO HIRE ‘ TWO NEW BLOGGERS’.
Rapper Tinchy Stryder is looking for two new bloggers and also wants applicants to send him copies of their CVs (Curriculum Vitaes). Why? Only God knows. Anyway no word yet on whether the successful applicants will be paid for their services. But I am guessing that the only “incentives” will be: – Blogging for a well known UK rapper and attending the odd event/after party. https://twitter.com/#!/TinchyStryder/status/142253055067426817 https://twitter.com/#!/TinchyStryder/status/142254068914597889 [Thanks Yinka]
MAD NEWS OF THE DAY: FATHER HIRES PROSTITUTE AND HIS DAUGHTER TURNS UP
A married man hired a prostitute and got that shock of his life when he opened the door only to find his daughter standing in front of him. Via New Zimbabwe Titus Ncube collapsed in shock and his 20-year-old daughter fled sobbing in horror after the hotel room encounter. The dad-of-three later apologised to his wife, but admitted their marriage was going through a “difficult period”. His daughter is no longer a vice girl and is returning to school in Bulawayo. Ncube, of […]
UK NEWS: CUSTOMER FINDS LIVE FROG IN HIS NANDO’S CHICKEN WRAP
LOL!!! Oh dear.. Oh dear Nando’s. Via The Evening Standard Ross Dance took a bite of his Nando’s chicken wrap and sensed something was wrong. Unable to chew through it, he asked his fellow diners to excuse him as he got it out of his mouth at the restaurant in Victoria. To his horror he found the foreign object was a four-inch live frog and he was biting its leg. He spat it out but thinks he swallowed the limb. Accounts manager […]
UK MUSIC: IAM1 – WHISPERS (LIVE ACOUSTIC)
Check out British Folk/Hip Hop duo iAm1 and their new single Whispers. ….. Whispers sounds pretty good but I think the singer should go solo. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?
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