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UK MUSIC: TALAY RILEY FT SCORCHER – GOOD AS GOLD

May 14, 2011

Singer Talay Riley teams up with Grime artist Scorcher on the new single Good As Gold. Good As Gold is catchy and Talay has a decent voice. But he could have done without featuring Scorcher on the track. Not every song needs to feature a guest rapper/emcee. The video – Standard UK fare! Black ‘models’ denied close ups and pushed way to the back of the set,  and “Urban” music video directors showing the world that they lack originality and are still […]

JEDWARD REACH EUROVISION SONG CONTEST FINAL / UK ENTRANTS BLUE TAKING IT ALL TOO SERIOUSLY

May 13, 2011

Irish twins Jedward have made it through to the Eurovision Song Contest final and will perform their song (Ireland’s entry)  Lipstick tomorrow in Germany.   Watch their performance below at the Semi-Finals last night. Hahahahaha! Jedward are RIDICULOUS – just STUPID! But the song is kind of catchy. Hahaha!  This is what Eurovision is about. Cheesy acts, mediocre vocals and cheesy Pop tunes. It’s not supposed to be taken seriously AT ALL.  However reformed boyband/UK entrants Blue seem to be taking it all a bit too seriously with their entry I Can […]

VIDEO: WENDY WILLIAMS CRIES FAKE TEARS FOR WHITNEY HOUSTON

May 12, 2011

A representative for Whitney Houston released a statement several days ago telling the world that the singer was now back in rehab. Wendy Williams addressed Whitney’s current situation on her talk show and then “broke down”. ……………………………………………………. Oh Wendy STOP IT! You’re behaving as if Whitney’s a dear friend/close family member. I’m not buying the fake crocodile tears luv.  Put the Kleenex away and stop acting like a fool. Erm…who is that woman sitting next to Wendy?

UK TV: EASTENDERS CONFIRMS MERCY’S DEPARTURE

May 12, 2011

Digital Spy reports that actress Bunmi Mojekwu who plays Mercy Olubunmi in the BBC 1 soap Eastenders, will be written out of the hit show later this year. EastEnders bosses have today confirmed that Mercy Olubunmi will be leaving Albert Square later this year. The Walford student, played by actress Bunmi Mojekwu, will bow out on-screen in the summer after a year as a regular cast member on the show. Mercy is currently caught up in an immigration drama after the UK Border Agency threatened to deport her for outstaying her […]

UK EVENT: TEDDY MUSIC ‘WOW BASS LEVEL 4 EP’ – LAUNCH PARTY

May 12, 2011

On May 29 the newly established Teddy Music Label will release ‘Wow Bass Level 4’, the sixth instrumental E.P by the east London native Teddy Music (fka DJ Silencer), a no-holds-barred producer and DJ whose creative prowess has crafted some of the most memorable tracks in grime that include, Lethal Bizzle’s ‘Pow 2011’, ‘Modern Warfare’ with B.Live, Skepta and Footise, and Tempa T’s ‘Boy Off The Ting’. Whether it’s the menacing beat on the aptly titled ‘Afghan’ which boasts P Money, Blacks […]

REST IN PEACE BOB MARLEY – FEBRUARY 6TH 1945 – MAY 11TH 1981

May 11, 2011

30 years ago today the legendary Bob Marley died. In July 1977, Marley was found to have acral lentiginous melanoma, a form of malignant melanoma. The cancer eventually spread to his lungs and brain and he died at Miami’s Cedars of Lebanon Hospital (now University of Miami Hospital) at the age of 36 on May11 1981. …………………………………………………….. LEGEND!!! His music will never ever die. Rest In Peace Nesta Robert Marley.

UK NEWS: BUSINESSWOMAN GUILTY OF ‘NON-EXISTANT JOB’ FRAUD

May 11, 2011

Via The Voice Online A BUSINESSWOMAN who conned hopeful job seekers out of 400 (GBP) was found guilty of four counts of fraud by false representation. Michelle Rowe, 40, was given a 16-week suspended sentence and 148 hours of community service for advertising non-existent job vacancies for trainee housing officers through her south London-based company, Arlington Networks. Successful candidates were then interviewed before being told that they had to pay 400 (GBP) to complete a course to secure their position. Continue Reading…. […]