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 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 21, 2011
Footballers John Terry and Luis Suarez who have both been accused of racial abuse on the pitch (Suarez has now been charged while Terry is still being “investigated”) backed an anti-racism campaign by wearing T-shirts supporting ‘One Game, One Community’ before the Chelsea v Liverpool game yesterday. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh the Irony!!!
November 20, 2011
When it was first announced over a year ago that Christine Bleakley and Adrian Chiles were leaving the BBC and moving over to ITV for big bucks (£1million deal) and to front breakfast show Daybreak there was nothing but pure hype and excitement. Now it’s ended like this…. It was leaked on Friday that both presenters have been axed from the show and an angry and embarrassed Adrian Chiles had this to say about the axing, ‘Myself and Christine were told we […]
November 18, 2011
The Future 100 Awards 2011 took place on the 17th November in London. The Future 100 Awards were first launched in 2008 to recognise and profile young entrepreneurs running businesses, which have a triple bottom line. The definition of a triple bottom line, is a business that addresses people, planet and profit. They have a strong commercial foundation as well as a significant social and environmental impact. The event recognises the success of young entrepreneurs aged 18-35 who demonstrate entrepreneurial flair and […]
November 18, 2011
Emmerdale actor and E-lister Tarik Makarem who plays factory boss Nikhil Sharma in the soap told Dewsbury Magistrates Court that a ban would ‘damage the believabilitys’ of his character. He then added, “A person who has a profession like mine, when they are put into public transport or public places, have a media persona that presents a number of difficult challenges. “It has a dramatic effect health-wise I would say.” Makarem who already had nine points on his licence when he was caught doing […]
November 18, 2011
More calls for FIFA President Sebb Blatter’s resignation… QPR manager Neil Warnock believes that if every black player refused to play in the next round of international fixtures, that this would then force Sebb Blatter to resign. Click HERE to read more… Several weeks ago QPR owner Tony Fernandes said more or less the same thing as Blatter in regards to racism within football, and in response to John Terry “allegedly” hurling racial abuse at QPR player Anton Ferdinand during a match. I don’t […]
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