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J Mascis, Dinosaur Jr Frontman Was Asked To Join Nirvana – Twice!
Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis has revealed that Kurt Cobain asked him to join Nirvana, on more than one occasion. In an article with Spin magazine, Mascis reveals that the first time he was asked...
X Factor Boyband GMD3 To Become 'District 3' After Virus Jibes
The X Factor boy-band GMD3 have been forced into a rebranding campaign after Sharon Osbourne joked that their name sounded like a virus. Though the former judge is spot on, it's also just a terrible...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 5th October 2012
Alec Baldwin Happy To Take Pay Cut On '30 Rock'
Alec Baldwin has allegedly told bosses on the hit comedy series 30 Rock that he is happy to take a 20% pay cut in order to keep the show on air, revealing the news on...
So Who Stole Julianne Moore's Cartier Jewellery?
Julianne Moore has been in the headlines all week after 10 rather expensive pieces of Cartier jewellery were stolen from her five-floor Manhattan apartment. Though we know $127,000 worth of bling disappeared, we're still in...
Box Office No.1 Expected To Be ‘Taken’ By Action Sequel
Taken 2 is expected to shove aside all it's competitors at the Box Office when the kidnapping sequel hits cinemas over the weekend, with pre-release audience surveys suggesting that the action flick could take up...
Nicole Kidman Refused to Say N-word For 'The Paperboy'
Nicole Kidman's latest film, The Paperboy has caused controversy, as she refused to utter the N-word, after an instruction from the film's director to do so, reports The Los Angeles Times. It's no secret that...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th October 2012
Brian Epstein Bought 10,000 Copies of 'Love Me Do' To Ensure Beatles Chart Entry
It looks like The Beatles single, Love Me Do was always set a chart entry, due to some sneaky sales tactics employed by Brian Epstein, reports Music Week. "He [Brian Epstein] went and he bought...
Actress Daryl Hannah Arrested After Texas Oil Pipe Protest
Actress Daryl Hannah was arrested yesterday following a protest over a controversial oil pipeline, whose construction was supposed to begin this week. The Kill Bill actress and a fellow protester named Eleanor Fairchild were arrested...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th October 2012
Jennifer Lopez Engaged? J'Lo Spotted With Sparkler On Engagement Finger!
Is Jennifer Lopez engaged to Casper Smart? We had our suspicions back in June when she was wearing a new ring but she quickly shot down the rumors. Now, according to the Toronto Sun, J-Lo...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 5th October 2012
Jay-Z To Stream Brooklyn Gigs Live On YouTube
Jay-Z will live-stream the last of his eight concerts at New York City's Barclays Center to launch his new YouTube channel, reports USA Today.It was all announced by the man himself yesterday (October 4th 2012)...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 5th October 2012
Say What?! Ann Romney To Co-Host Good Morning America
Ann Romney, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, is to host Good Morning America, it was announced today. It will be the 63-year old's television debut, and will take place October 10th 2012,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th October 2012
George Clooney And Stacy Keibler Attend Argo Premiere
Despite the relentless George Clooney and Stacy Keibler breakup rumors, the pair still attended the premier for Argo, arm-in-arm, reports E! Online. Their public appearance together has moved to quell the rumors that a breakup...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 5th October 2012
'Lincoln Trailer': Wise Words of the Past, Entering the Present
The trailer that cut between the two halves of last night's presidential debate was of Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln', starring Daniel Day Lewis as the man himself. To say the trailer was 'timely' may be an...
Simon Bird: "The first film was a good conclusion to 'The Inbetweeners'
Star of 'Friday Night Dinner' and teen comedy 'The Inbetweeners' Simon Bird has quelled rumours that a new Inbetweeners movie may be in the pipeline. Speculation erupted earlier this year as to whether the team...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th October 2012
Why Is Hilary Clinton Staring at Christina Aguilera’s Cleavage?
We guess the headline just about says it all. Yes, while President Obama was debating with Mitt Romney in Denver this week, Hilary Clinton was staring into the deepest darkest depths of Christina Aguilera’s cleavage....
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 4th October 2012
Mumford And Sons Break Records Topping American Billboard Chart
British music occasionally suffers a real drought of popularity with our cousins across the Atlantic. In 2006 there were an entire three weeks in which no British music found its way in America's top 100...
Paul Rudd and Ed Asner Find 'Grace' On Stage
Paul Rudd isn't often associated with words such as 'Grace' or, for that matter, 'tact', with roles in great contemporary-classic comedies such as 'Anchorman', 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall', or in the flop 'Dinner For Schmucks', but...
Apathy Almost Killed the Cat as Duffy's Home Goes Up In Smoke
There truly is no smoke without fire. If Duffy didn't already know this, having sung a song of same name, she certainly does now as her £12m ($19m) apartment in Kensington, London was engulfed by...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 4th October 2012
Julianne Moore; The Latest Celebrity Victim of Robbery
On October 1st of this year Julianne Moore had a police report filed regarding missing jewellery of hers amounting to $127,000. From June until the end of August, this summer, Ms Moore was having...
Why ‘Skyfall’ Could Land James Bond an Oscar Nomination
'Skyfall', the new James Bond movie directed by Sam Mendes, hits cinemas on November 9 and already attention is turning to whether or not the picture could snag a surprise Oscar nomination. 'Oscar bait' is...
What's She Doing? Rihanna Attends Jay-Z Concert With Chris Brown
Domestic violence has been a hot topic of literature, television and film in recent years, and although it is given more and more exposure, the numbers of reported cases rise year on year. One of...
A Week In News Feat: Seth MacFarlane, Anne Hathaway, Drew Barrymore, Johnny Lewis, Foo Fighters, Adele and Much More
He's A Family Guy! Great news for Family Guy fans this week as Seth MacFarlane was named as the host of the forthcoming Oscars. We here at Contactmusic.com give a big thumbs up to the...
Review posted on 4th October 2012
Tim Burton becomes the Modern-day Frankenstein, Raising Frankenweenie From the Dead
Tim Burton has a habit of making some of the best Halloween films around. His own love of raising the dead recurs again in again in creepily comic masterpieces such as 'Beetlejuice', 'The Legend of...
Justin Bieber Fan Site Company Sued For Violating Children's Privacy
Artist Arena, a website devoted to developing fan clubs and websites for international artists such as Justin Bieber (BieberFever.com), his girlfriend Selena Gomez (SelenaGomez.com) and Rihanna (RihannaNow.com), has been sued by the FTC (Federal...
Lincoln Trailer Gets 2012 Presidential Debate Airtime
The Lincoln trailer debuted in-between the 2012 Presidential Debate, giving the film a great audience for its teasing premiere. Whether you were watching the debate unfold on ABC, CBS or CNN you will have struggled...
Justin Lee Collins Threatened Suicide Off A Bridge
TV Funny man Justin Lee Collins, had threatened to jump off a bridge after some personal problems involving an ex girlfriend and an email came to the surface, reports The Scottish Daily Record. The problems...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th October 2012
Back in the Suit! Robert Downey Jr Returns To 'Iron Man 3' Set
'Iron Man 3' is firmly back on track after Robert Downey Jr recovered from his ankle injury and returned to the set. Principal photography was halted on August 18, 2012, when the actor hurt himself...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd October 2012
Is A 'Princess Bride' Sequel On The Cards?
Twenty five years later, the cast and crew of 'The Princess Bride' reunited at the New York Film Festival this week to promote the Blu-ray release of the classic romantic-comedy. They were all there -...
Are Mumford And Sons The New One Direction?
“The Brits are coming,” yelled Paul Revere in the 1800s, though we’re not sure he was talking about Mumford and Sons and One Direction. Nevertheless, it’s the two British groups who have dominated the notoriously...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd October 2012
Rihanna Leaves Chris Brown’s Hotel After ‘Make Out Session’
We imagine the latest news isn’t going to make Rihanna’s fans – or Chris Brown’s girlfriend - jump for joy. The Barbadian superstar was photographed leaving Manhattan’s Gansevoort Park Hotel on Tuesday (October 2, 2012)...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 3rd October 2012
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