September 7, 2011
It has been confirmed that N-Dubz star Dappy and Tinchy Stryder will be backstage presenters at this year’s MOBO Awards. First Jason Derulo, then Alesha Dixon and now Dappy and Tinchy. Kanya you are really spoiling us this year.
September 7, 2011
Via The Voice A pensioner who was previously arrested by police on suspicion of murder after taking on two intruders, who tried to rob his flower shop, will not face charges. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said earlier today (September 7) that florist Cecil Coley, 72, will not face a court for stabbing to death one of the robbers as he defended himself in his business, which he has run in Old Trafford in Manchester for 40 years. The CPS has also concluded […]
September 7, 2011
Oh dear… it’s all kicking off in the leafy suffolk countryside. Via The Daily Mail Yesterday, a 65-year-old grandmother was preparing to appear in court charged with a race hate crime after placing the doll in her window. Jena Mason was arrested when her black neighbour, Rosemarie O’Donnell, complained that it was a racial taunt following a long dispute between the two households. Click HERE to read more… A part of me suspects that old Jena Mason knew exactly what she was doing when she […]
September 7, 2011
Boxer Audley Harrison will appear as a contestant on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. Click HERE to view entire line-up. It looks like it’s going to be a good show this year.
September 7, 2011
MOBO (Music of Black Orgin) Awards organisers have announced that singer/Strictly Come Dancing judge Alesha Dixon will host this year’s award ceremony alongside singer Jason Derulo. The MOBO Awards 2011 will take place in Glasgow on October 5th.
September 7, 2011
Singer PJ Harvey (who each year always seems to receive a nomination) picked up the Barclaycard Mercury music prize for a second time last night in London. Check out her interview below. Congratulations PJ.
September 6, 2011
Simon Gangadeen is a new playwright who has just released this trailer for his new up and coming book The Substitute Lover. “Watch the trailer to the most dramatic UK book”.
September 5, 2011
In less than three months from their online debut, the UK’s first ever black British comedy sitcom surpasses all expectations gaining over 300,000 views online on the official website and on YouTube. Meet the Adebanjos, which launched online on the 26th of June and follows the comic mishaps of a black British family living in London and is currently airing 3 episodes on their website http://www.meettheadebanjos.com/ has clearly struck a chord with its hundred of thousands loyal fans who cannot seem to get […]
September 5, 2011
Check out OHTV’s new debate show Real Talk. Guests on the panel are Michael Peters… it’s good to finally put a face to a Twitter account. Earlier this year I clashed with him on Twitter over some Obama/ the death of Osama Bin Laden tweets. Up he popped telling me what I should and should not tweet, like he was head of Obama’s legal team. I bet if I had been a man he wouldn’t have attempted to ‘tweet’ orders at me. I swear people lose their minds on Twitter. Hahahahaha. But […]
September 4, 2011
Is BBC Radio 1 about to clean house? The Sunday Mirror reports that BBC Radio 1 stars Trevor Nelson, Vernon Kay, Sara Cox and Edith Bowman are all facing the axe after the new acting controller Ben Cooper takes over. A Radio 1 “source” allegedly disclosed to the newspaper that, “A few of the DJs have grown up at Radio 1 and in some cases have settled down and have families. But that means they’re not as in tune with the younger […]