August 15, 2012
The Voice Online reports that the youth music event the Underage Festival has been cancelled due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’. The festival geared towards 13-18 year olds was due to take place on Friday August 31st in Shoreditch Park. Festival organisers issued the following statement: “It is with great sadness that we announce Underage Festival will no longer be taking place this year.” The powers that be probably made the decision to shut down this event because the area of East London has had its fill of excitement for one year (BBC Radio Hackney Weekend […]
August 14, 2012
The Daily Mail reports that So Solid star rapper MC Harvey may feature in this year’s Celebrity Big Brother line up alongside Coleen Nolan, Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp, Duane Chapman aka Dog the Bounty Hunter, TOWIE’s Lauren Goodger and former Eastenders star Cheryl Fergison who played long suffering Heather Trott. Hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. If Harvey does enter the house tonight I look forward to hearing him boast about his lovers, his affairs and the alleged “sex text” sessions with the nation’s biggest fraud Cheryl Cole. The embarrassing mess that is Celebrity Big Brother starts […]
August 14, 2012
Yes it’s almost that time again folks….. MOBO (Music Of Black Origin) Awards founder Kanya King has announced that the 2012 ceremony will take place in the city of Liverpool on November 3rd. Yes! It's Lovely Liverpool for MOBO Awards 2012. Can't wait! Thanks to Rizzle Kicks for kick starting the journey! @RizzleKicks — Kanya King MBE (@KanyaKing) August 14, 2012 I am surprised they chose to host the event in Liverpool again after the 2010 ceremony. The atmosphere was deader than a graveyard, the audience didn’t seem […]
August 13, 2012
Female shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk has been stripped of her gold medal after failing a drugs test. The 31-year-old athlete from Belarus tested positive for anabolic agent metenolone. The gold medal will now go to New Zealand’s Valerie Adams, silver will go to Russia’s Evgeniia Kolodko and Lijiao Gong of China will get the bronze medal. Click HERE to read more…. … When I first saw Nadzeya Ostapchuk competing I thought she was a man. I was suspicious. Nadzeya looked like a blast from the past when many of the female athletes from Eastern Europe used to gulp down steroids to such […]
August 13, 2012
Revolver Entertainment (company behind the the film SKET and the recently released OFFENDER) is seriously hoping to cash in here…..
August 12, 2012
A triumphant Usain Bolt partied hard with his fellow team mates Yohan Blake and Warren Weir at the Puma Yard shindig in East London this past weekend. Excited club patrons watched as Bolt stood alongside DJ Manny Norte and turned DJ/sound man for the evening. It sounds like everyone was at Puma Yard including those annoying bandwagon jumping media types who are all over anything Jamaican right now. You know who you are. It has also been a good couple of weeks for […]
August 10, 2012
Via Oaccess Jamaica Congratulations to Team Jamaica who took home Gold, Silver and Bronze medals last night after the 200m men’s final. Usain Bolt – Gold Yohan Blake – Silver Warren “Nuh English straight patois” Weir – Bronze.
August 8, 2012
BBC 1xtra DJ Robbo Ranx presents a special documentary on Tuff Gong Studios in celebration of Jamaica’s 50th independence. With exclusive performances from, Beenie Man, Capleton, Elephant Man, TOK, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Agent Sasco, Christopher Martin, Mr Vegas, Khago and ‘Gyptian. [Thanks Keysha] Brilliant!
August 8, 2012
It has been reported that the fashion icon that is Jessie J has apparently fired her old stylist and has appointed Cobbie Yates (brother of BBC TV/Radio host Reggie Yates) as her new stylist. As most of you will know I don’t mix in showbiz circles so I was not familiar with the name Cobbie Yates up until this point. But from what I have read he is a well known celebrity stylist and also a photographer with access to every A-list shindig going and parties with the likes of Kate Moss and […]
August 7, 2012
This time last year London literally went up in smoke after police fatally shot 29-year-old Mark Duggan. Check out The Community Channel’s London 360 special The London Riots One Year On. The documentary features broadcaster Eddie Nestor, rappers Rodney P, Ty, Sway and Choice FM’s Kojo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLB81fA3_iI&feature=youtu.be
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