Author: Michael West Page 155
Adele's 'Skyfall' Misses Out on Top Spot
Adele's single for the soundtrack of the newest Bond movie has failed to hit the top of the UK charts, having been beaten out by Swedish House Mafia's Don't You Worry Child. Skyfall is closely...
Gary Barlow "Gutted" after Contestant Melanie Masson's Elimination from the X Factor
The Take That singer admitted on Twitter to being extremely disappointed after another one of his contestants left the talent show last night. The 44-year-old Melanie Masson was eliminated after entering a singoff with boyband...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 15th October 2012
Madonna's Stalker Cleared of Weapons Charges
The ongoing case of Madonna versus her alleged stalker Robert Linhart took a turn last week. The ice pick and gravity knife belonging to the ex-firefighter were unlawfully confiscated during his arrest two years ago,...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 15th October 2012
Critics: James Bond 'Skyfall' Is One Of 007's Finest
The reviews are in for Sam Mendes' James Bond movie 'Skyfall' and they're good. Very good. 007's latest outing has been described as the "least Bond" of all the Bonds and it appears critics have...
Clear Eyes, Full Heart, Can't... Use My Slogan! - Romney Accused of Plagiarism.
Peter Berg has given a copy of the letter he wrote to Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, to the Hollywood Reporter, which shows the director accusing Romney of plagiarism.Peter Berg is responsible for 'Friday Night...
When One Door Closes a New Time Slot Opens- C4 Axes T4 In Search Of Something New
After 14 years of broadcasting, the beloved TV format T4 has been axed by it's umbrella company, C4. The channel has cited declining figures of T4 due to the massive rise in viewers for one...
Fifty Shades of Grey Author Buys Into Lucrative Horse Racing Syndicate
In the first sign that she may be splashing some of newfound cash, E.L. James - the author of the Fifty Shades of Grey books - has bought into a potentially lucrative horseracing syndicate, aptly...
The Walking Dead Still Walking Strong
It's rare for a TV show, these days, to come up with something that hasn't been done for television before, but of course there are a few exceptions of themes that seem better suited to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th October 2012
'The Office' Star Julie Fernandez Claims She Was Groped By Jimmy Savile
Julie Fernandez, the 38-year-old actress best known for starring in Ricky Gervais' and Stephen Merchant's classic sitcom 'The Office', claims she was groped by Sir Jimmy Savile at the aged of 14. Speaking to the...
The X Factor's Ella Henderson Falls into Bizarre Love Triangle
X Factor singer Ella Henderson, the odds-on favourite to win this year's competition, has fallen into a love triangle with two of her rival finalists. Henderson has been dating Union J's George Shelley though District...
Jonas Brothers Debut New Music, Sparking Miley Cyrus Rumours
This band of brothers have spent the past couple of years doing their own things, from being a judge on American Idol to forming a blues band, but now the Jonas Brothers have reunited. Last...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 12th October 2012
Barbra Streisand Shows Brooklyn Pride in Belting Barclays Performance
Brooklynite Barbra Streisand returned to her old stomping ground on Thursday evening, performing to an 18,000 strong crowd at the Barclays Center. The legendary singer joked that the last time she performed solo in the...
Gwyneth Paltrow and Cameron Diaz Perform an Improv. Rap For Chelsea Handler
I'm not sure what's harder to believe, that Gwyneth Paltrow has just turned 40, or that she's duetted on a rap with Cameron Diaz, making fun of their close friend, comedian Chelsea Handler. Diaz and...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12th October 2012
So Who Won Amir Khan's Birmingham Street Fight Exactly?
A masked man who claims to have assaulted Amir Khan and stolen his wallet and car keys has taunted the former boxing champion in a YouTube video. Khan and his brother Haroon, 20, were allegedly...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12th October 2012
John Peel Had An Affair With A 15-year-old, and Got Her Pregnant?
Evidently, it has really not been a good week for dead ex-BBC employees. Over the past two weeks the worst fears, that were merely rumours in Jimmy Savile's lifetime, have seemingly been confirmed as fact...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12th October 2012
Sarah Palin: The Associated Press Are Jerks!
Speaking to Fox News yesterday (11th Oct 2012) Sarah Palin criticized the Associated Press for publishing a story that was deemed unflattering of the current Republican candidate, Mitt Romney. Quoted on Politico.com Palin said, having...
Vidal Sassoon Remembered By Michael Caine, Nicky Clarke and John Frieda
Vidal Sassoon, the legendary hairstylist who died in May aged 84, was remembered in a memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral on Friday (October 12, 2012). Sassoon's friends and family, including Michael Caine, Nicky Clarke,...
Broadway Debutant Clemence Poesy Stuns in 'Cyrano de Bergerac'
Paris-born actress Clemence Poesy is gaining strong reviews for her Broadway debut in Jamie Lloyd's Cyrano de Bergerac, at the Roundabout Theatre Company's American Airlines Theatre. The production also stars Patrick Page, Bill Buell and...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12th October 2012
Karl Lagerfeld, Keira Knightley and Chloe Moretz Celebrate Chanel's 'Little Black Jacket' in London
Any event of Chanel's will always be full of the world's best dressed and most beautiful people. As such, Keira Knightley was a prerequisite to Chanel's 'Little Black Jacket' event in London, last night (11th...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12th October 2012
Britney Spears Pays Tribute to Whitney Houston at Star Studded Event
The brand new X-Factor judge, Britney Spears, attended a 'solemn' emotional tribute to Whitney Houston entirely organised and funded by the Grammys entitled “We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston” held...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12th October 2012
'On The Road' Opens To Mixed Reviews
It was one of the most revered and respected tomes from the beat-era of the 1950s and 1960s, so it's no surprise that a film remake of it was going to be getting some particularly...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th October 2012
Man Booker Prize: Hilary Mantel Expected to Make History, Not Just Write About It
Hilary Mantel is battling Will Self as well as four other lesser known writers Jeet Thayil, Alison Moore, Twan Eng and Deborah Levy for the Man Booker Prize, but has this week become the bookies'...
Nelly Claims To Know Nothing Of No Heroin!
Rapper Nelly is making it crystal clear that he had no idea his bus was carrying heroin when it was searched by Sierra Blanca police in Texas this week. Authorities seized 10 pounds of weed,...
Lindsay Lohan Backs Romney- to Support the Unemployed?
Lindsay Lohan's priorities have, for some years, been something of a mystery. She prioritised drinking over safe driving, she also managed to de-prioritise that odd tradition commonly known as paying-for-stuff when she stole a necklace...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 12th October 2012
Is 'Seven Psychopaths' Better Than 'In Bruges'?
Seven Psychopaths, the latest offering from writer-director Martin McDonagh, is courting high praise from critics ahead of its release in the US on Friday (October 12, 2012). The movie follows Marty, played by Colin Farrell,...
How 'Argo' Made Ben Affleck the Toast of Hollywood
Ben Affleck. Now here's a man with an odd career in the movie business. After arriving on the scene in 1997 with Good Will Hunting (still considered by many to be his best movie, and...
Ella Henderson Is Bookies Favourite For X Factor After Incredible Performance
After Saturday's stunning performance of Take That's 'Rule the World', Ella Henderson has shot to the favourite spot by bookies as they cut the odds dramatically which are now 10/11. The X-Factor stylists seem to...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th October 2012
Bat For Lashes New Album The Haunted Man; Minimalist and Refined
Natasha Khan, better known as Bat For Lashes, has been rather quiet over the past few years, but her new album 'The Haunted Man'- her first record since 2009- will be released on October 23rd....
News posted in Music / Festivals on 12th October 2012
Why On Earth Did Jimmy Savile Have The Keys To Broadmoor?
The allegations against Sir Jimmy Savile continue to pile up by the day, with new claims suggesting the late BBC star had a set of keys to the high-security hospital Broadmoor, giving him access to...
Mo Yan- Why the Chinese Writer Was the Right Choice For the Nobel Prize For Literature
It should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone that a Chinese writer, Mo Yan, has won this year's Nobel Prize for Literature. Like many awards, the Nobel Prizes are often greatly affected (or tainted?)...
Suggested
Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Advertisement
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
![Dekker talks to us about writing with Jose Gonzales, making headway in the U.S and the difficulties associated with wearing a hat! [EXCLUSIVE]](/images/home/homepage/dekker-abof-a.jpg "Dekker talks to us about writing with Jose Gonzales, making headway in the U.S and the difficulties associated with wearing a hat! [EXCLUSIVE]")
Dekker talks to us about writing with Jose Gonzales, making headway in the U.S and the difficulties associated with wearing a hat! [EXCLUSIVE]
Ahead of the imminent release of his second solo album - Dekker, aka Brookln Dekker, took time out to let us know about the musical project he...
Advertisement
