December 1, 2013
Via London 24 A young woman was knocked unconscious during a violent attack by five men on a bus in London Bridge. This CCTV captures the gang getting on the 344 bus at Lambeth Road heading to Clapham Junction on August 29 at around 1.15am and the subsequent shocking assault on the 22-year-old. The group headed towards the back of the bus where the victim was seated, and words were exchanged, including members of the group criticising the victim’s clothing. One man […]
December 1, 2013
Global Radio has launched a new television commercial promoting Capital XTRA (formally Choice FM), using the slogan ‘Find It First’. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHfIP-ZHDGg I wonder who they drafted in to do the voice over. Kojo, Manny Norte or DJ Abrantee? Hahahaha. Over the weekend a protest/rally took place outside of Global Radio headquarters calling for the media giant to bring back Reggae, Soca and Gospel music programming. Former Choice FM DJ Daddy Ernie, Lee Jasper and the co-founder of Choice FM Neil Kenlock (who SOLD […]
November 30, 2013
! British artist Estelle has launched her own collection of scarves. According to the official website the Swaray scarves collection is made from luxurious silks and inspired by colours, patterns and materials passed down from Estelle’s family and collected on tours around the globe. CLICK HERE to view the collection. $225.00 (£137.00) for a head scarf – BARGAIN!!! Congratulations Estelle.
November 30, 2013
Unravelled: In the first part of the dramatic season finale, it’s the end of term and Jade Washington is throwing one of his infamous parties for the ‘Unfamous’. What should be a night of celebration quickly takes a turn for the worst when all of this year’s drama reaches breaking point. This will be a night they never forget. Watch previous episodes below: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 & 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 […]
November 30, 2013
Stay Fresh Crew and Dumplin are eager to find out if they have secured the prime time slot on OnesNTwos FM and the end result is not what they expected. Watch previous episodes below: Episode 1 Episode 2
November 28, 2013
Venus vs Mars star Aaron Fontaine announced to today that he has landed a role in the hit Channel 4 drama Hollyoaks. Aaron will reprise the role of Sonny Valentine, previously played by actor Devon Anderson, who also played Billy Jackson in Eastenders. … He sure is pretty and his face/look suits Hollyoaks. Congratulations Aaron.
November 26, 2013
‘I bridge the gap between middle England and the street’ I am not sure if Sarah was joking about bridging the gap between middle England and the ‘street’ but if not, I had no idea Miss Sarah-Jane Crawford was ‘about that life’. Hahahahahahaha.
November 25, 2013
I am pleased to announce that Screen Nation Digital-iS Media Awards has nominated Mad News for a ‘Favourite Arts & Entertainment/Lifestyle Site/Mag’ award. Thank you Screen Nation. This is the blog’s second award nomination this year. These really are the end of days. 😀 The inaugural SCREEN NATION DIGITAL-iS MEDIA AWARDS presented in conjunction with Vox Africa (Sky218 ) and sponsored by Google and Afrinolly will showcase the best online content produced by black British and international digital media creatives across short film, […]
November 24, 2013
In July Pat Younge resigned from his post as chief creative officer of BBC Productions and will say goodbye to the corporation at the end of this year. But before leaving Pat has decided to speak out about the lack of diversity on British television. In a recent interview with Radio 5 Live breakfast he said: “I have lived in both [the US and the UK]. I would rather personally live in Britain as a culture, as a society, in terms of how different races […]
November 24, 2013
Apologies for the late posting of this madness. After black Twitter users spotted this mistake and then accused Armani of racism, the Italian fashion house swiftly removed the post, but a few websites managed to screen shot the post before it disappeared. Last week Giorgio Armani posted a photograph on their Instagram page of American actress Alfre Woodard along with the caption: “Idris Elba posing in a gorgeous Giorgio @armani dress at the 5th Annual Governors Awards.” Hahahahahahahaha. Okay, so there are some […]
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