November 25, 2011
Last week industry folk and celebrities gathered at City Hall for The Community Channel’s LONDON 360 event. Can you believe that Mad News didn’t receive an invitation to this event? The whole of London received an invitation apart from me. Even the man who sells The Big Issue outside the Tesco’s near where I work received an invitation. It’s a travesty! I guess I have been well and truly blacklisted. 😀 Anyway LONDON 360 is a regular TV and online magazine news show all about London and its communities, made by […]
November 25, 2011
Check the latest video from Florence and Machine ‘No Light , No Light, which is interesting. The video has apparently ignited a race row because of its imagery. Florence is in a church along with a group of choir boys and I am guessing they represent all that is good and innocent in the world. Then up pops a man ( it looks like he has been rolled in tar), who practices Voodoo, chases after a terrified Florence, sticks pins in to a doll and dances/rolls around the floor of […]
November 25, 2011
A message from 50 Cent. For Thanksgiving this week, I wanted to thank you all for supporting my Street King movement. We’ve provided millions of meals through the World Food Programme but we’ve got a long way to go to reach 1 billion. Let’s remember why we’re doing this. Watch my Thanksgiving video and click Share below to pass it on to your friends …. This is positive but once he has succeeded in feeding 1 billion people… then what???
November 24, 2011
It has been confirmed that BBC Radio DJ/ TV presenter/the voice of Rastamouse Reggie Yates, will co-host The Voice UK alongside Holly Willoughby. In a statement Yates said, “I’m so delighted to get this job and be part of such a credible music show. The format of The Voice in America has worked brilliantly and I have no doubt it will be just as successful on British TV.” Well… old Reg has come a long way. I remember when he used to present a CBBC show […]
November 24, 2011
London-based Grime MC Afrikan Boy and UK Hip Hop don TY will be jointly headlining The Shrine at Rich Mix! In support is Madagascar’s inspirational singer and guitarist Nogabe Randriaharimalala and The Shrine resident & BBC Radio 3’s Max Reinhardt will be on the decks. Viva Rebel Music! AFRIKAN BOY & TY Rich Mix 2 December 2011 / 8.00pm / £6 adv
November 23, 2011
Flavour Magazine reports that the actor formally known as Chucky Venice (now Chucky Venn) will join the Eastenders cast this Christmas. Venn will play the Ray the father of Bianca Butcher’s youngest/only mixed race child Morgan. I was wondering when they would introduce Morgan’s father. Anyway this will be interesting. Congratulations Chucky.
November 23, 2011
New online drama Milk + Honey is a scripted series that follows the spiritual, professional and romantic journeys of four young and ambitious women navigating the lights, smoke and mirrors of Hollywood. The series is executive produced by British actor Idris Elba and the Brown Paper Dolls. Click HERE if you missed episode 1.
November 22, 2011
According to Vibe Magazine the Young Money debit card is a pre-paid option, released via a partnership with Discover, and allows anyone to obtain credit card capabilities without a pre-credit check. Check out the “commercial” below. …. They can’t be serious. This has got to be joke.
November 22, 2011
Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has joined forces with Interscope Chairman Jimmy Iovine and fashion photographer and visual artist Raphael Mazzucco to create coffee table book CULO (mean buttock in Italian) which just features women showing off their naked buttocks. Singers Nicole Scherzinger and Lady Gaga (both signed to Interscope) are both featured in the book. CULO by Mazzucco is available in stores and as an e-book. Click HERE to visit the official website. ….. The pictures in this book are described as being “artistic”. People […]
MAD NEWS UK 