Taking Over features D. Walker, Snakey Man, T.Y, illamadi, Mafiella & Queen Ice Cream and Ja Ja. And there you have it folks ‘Team UK’. This track doesn’t sound bad at all. I’ve heard worse. [Thanks Paradise] Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?
Via The Daily Mail A doll shop in Australia has withdrawn a female golliwog soft toy from its prominent window display to avoid offending the Oprah Winfrey roadshow Down Under. The store in Melbourne, Victoria, removed the ‘Mamee’ washer woman dolls following a visit by Oprah’s production company ahead of a personal appearance by the popular 56-year-old U.S. talk show host. Golliwogs are deeply offensive because of their perceived links to slavery and racism. But the Dafel Dolls and Bears shop in […]
After I news about the BBC Sound of 2011 shortlist earlier this week I was curious to know the names of the pundits responsible for helping to compile this list, and found a link to this information via fellow blogger Marvin Spark’s blog. Thanks Sparks! 161 influential UK-based music critics, editors, broadcasters and bloggers helped put together the BBC Sound of 2011 list by naming their favourite new acts. The tastemakers were: Click HERE to view list. I’m happy to see the following names made it […]
The LEGEND that is Prince paid a surprise to The View yesterday armed with tickets to his Welcome 2 America tour at Madison Square Garden. The man doesn’t age.
According to that tabloid rag The Sun convicted batterer of a nightclub toilet attendant Cheryl Cole has “turned to God”. A “source” from the “nations sweetheart’s” PR team told the newspaper, “Cheryl has awakened her spiritual side. She has been tapping into higher powers for answers and guidance. “She’s been doing some deep thinking – especially after malaria. Christianity is closest to her, but she’s open to other religious influences.” The Sun also went on to add, Cheryl, 27, had a semi-religious upbringing […]
Rapper Ty will round off his European tour in London on the 11 December in London, at The Albany (Deptford). The show will be hosted by the inimitable Charlie Dark and will feature support from Conrad The Scoundral, Debris, Aks and Obenew A. For more information about this event watch the video below.
The very controversial Frankie Boyle never fails to shock. That man is something else! This time Boyle infuriated glamour model turned TV personality Katie Price aka Jordan after he told a crude joke which involved her disabled son Harvey (Harvey’s biological father is the worthless former footballer Dwight York), on his Channel 4 show Tramadol Nights. The comedian said, ‘Jordan and Peter Andre are still fighting each other over custody of Harvey – eventually one of them will lose and have to […]
Today Parliament voted to increase fees paid by university students in a close vote which divided the coalition government, and as you can all imagine this hasn’t gone down well. Upon hearing the bad news demonstrators broke down a door into the Treasury and fought with police who were inside the building, a Reuters witness said. As I type angry demonstrators are rampaging through Central London and attacked Prince Charles and Camilla’s car outside the London Palladium tonight, where the dated Royal […]
Via This Is London Super model Naomi Campbell accused the fashion industry of racism today as she urged designers to use more black models. The 40-year-old from Streatham said the industry had taken a step backwards, as she collected a special honour at the British Fashion Awards. She told the Evening Standard: “We’re all aware that we need to introduce more women [of colour]. Continue Reading….. It’s good she’s speaking out but tell us something we don’t already know Naomi. Did everybody […]
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