May 25, 2010
This brought on tears of laughter last night. Those of you familiar with British “actor” (and I use the term loosely) Danny Dyer will like me find this absolutely hilarious. For those of you out there who aren’t so familiar with Danny Dyer, he hails from London, has been acting for YEARS (since he was a child), plays the same character in every film (cockney rogue) and over exaggerates his off-screen persona by over doing it with the East-End ‘wide boy’ swagger and cockney slang/accent. Danny recently threatened […]
January 20, 2010
Rihanna covers the Bob Marley classic ‘Redemption Song’ for Haiti Relief. Listen to original version below.
September 23, 2009
Wow this brings back memories…. I haven’t heard this track or seen this video in YEARS!!! Thank the Lord for YouTube! I remember when The Box Television first debuted in the UK in 1992. Back then the channel used to feature the best in Hip Hop, Reggae and R&B (from both sides of the Atlantic). The channel actually focused more on featuring black music back then, but this all changed when EMAP purchased the channel in the late 90s. Anyway The Box […]
September 7, 2009
Spike Lee’s 1989 classic film Do the Right Thing was both celebrated and reviled on its release 20 years ago, so this month (7th – 30th September) BFI Southbank will introduce a season that includes some of the films that influenced its making, as well as those it influenced. Click HERE for more information/booking details. [Thanks Nessa]
June 7, 2009
[Thanks Nessa] Hilarious!
March 16, 2009
Via Digital Spy Rihanna has reportedly been linked with a proposed remake of romantic thriller The Bodyguard. According to the New York Daily News‘s Gatecrasher column, the singer has been approached to lead a “young and sexy” reboot of the 1992 film, which starred Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. An insider has claimed that the star held meetings in New York over the weekend to discuss future film projects, saying: “She’s been wanting to do movies for a while now.” I hope […]
October 17, 2008
All the greats seem to leaving us…… Levi Stubbs, whose distinctive, rough-hewn voice and pleading vocal style elevated the Four Tops’ soul classics to masterpieces, died today at his Detroit home. He was 72. The Michigan native had been in ill health since being diagnosed with cancer in 1995. A stroke and other health problems led him to stop touring in 2000. Stubbs was born in Detroit and grew up with the future Tops in the city’s North End. Stubbs and Abdul […]
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