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![Armed with Tequila, Florence Welch Crashes Cover Band's Soundcheck [Video]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130601/020613_sound_of_change_concert_3/florence-welch-florence-the-machine-chime-for-change-concert_3699062.jpg "Armed with Tequila, Florence Welch Crashes Cover Band's Soundcheck [Video]")
Armed with Tequila, Florence Welch Crashes Cover Band's Soundcheck [Video]
Florence Welch, of Florence and the Machine, was in a partying mood last Friday night (July 19, 2013) - that's for sure.The singer was in attendance for band Sourberry's set at South London Pacific when...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 24th July 2013
![Whoever Stole 'A Flock of Seagulls' Tour Van. You're on Tape [Video]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130720/210713_mtv_vjs_book_signing/nina-blackwood-alan-hunter-original-mtv-vjs-book_3773601.jpg "Whoever Stole 'A Flock of Seagulls' Tour Van. You're on Tape [Video]")
Whoever Stole 'A Flock of Seagulls' Tour Van. You're on Tape [Video]
1980s band A Flock of Seagulls were catching some well-earned shuteye at the Comfort Inn hotel in Downey when their tour van was stolen from the parking lot.Thieves took off with $70,000 of musical equipment...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th July 2013
Katherine Jackson Claims Michael Jackson 'Wasted Away' Before 'This Is It'
Katherine Jackson concluded her tearful testimony at the on-going trial against the promoters of Michael Jackson's ill-fated comeback concerts, claiming AEG Live watched as the King of Pop "wasted away" before his untimely death.Hanging her...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 24th July 2013
Dennis Farina Remembered by 'New Girl' stars Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson
Dennis Farina, the best-loved American actor best known as Detective Joe Fontana on Law & Order, is being remembered in the television and movie world following his death at the age of 69 this week....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th July 2013
The Muppets' Miss Piggy, Kermit, Congratulate Kate Middleton, Prince William
The Muppets have congratulated Kate Middleton and Prince William on the birth of the royal baby. Miss Piggy and Kermit The Frog star in a video that hit the web on Tuesday (July 23, 2013),...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd July 2013
![Karen Gillan and Dave Bautista (Both Bald) Talk 'Guardians of the Galaxy' [Videos]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130720/210713_com_con_marvel_photocall/karen-gillan-comic-con-international-2013-marvel_3774431.jpg "Karen Gillan and Dave Bautista (Both Bald) Talk 'Guardians of the Galaxy' [Videos]")
Karen Gillan and Dave Bautista (Both Bald) Talk 'Guardians of the Galaxy' [Videos]
Though it was Thor 2, Breaking Bad and The Hunger Games that made headlines at Comic-Con, the Guardians of the Galaxy gang were about to promote James Gunn's movie, which is still a way off...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd July 2013
Like It Or Not, Kerry Katona's Playing Marilyn Monroe. That's Happening.
Kerry Katona, the British sort-of-singer best known for, err, Loose Women, has signed on to play the world's most iconic and beautiful actress Marilyn Monroe.Just like when the world's natural resources eventually run out, or...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd July 2013
How MTV, Snooki and A Rented House Brought Legal Chaos to Pelican Island
A battle between entertainment network MTV and residents of Pelican Island, New Jersey, is beginning to turn ugly after land use lawyer Ronald Gasiorowski was hired to fight the townspeople's battle in court.If you're unfamiliar...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23rd July 2013
Will It Be Third Time Lucky for Colm Tóibín and the Man Booker Prize?
Colm Tóibín has been nominated for the Man Booker Prize for the third time, for his 2012 novel The Testament of Mary. The Irish writer was one of twelve authors on the long-list, which the...
News posted in Books / Authors on 23rd July 2013
![Jennifer Lawrence Plays the Joker at Hunger Games: Catching Fire Comic Con [Trailer]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130518/180513_cff_catching_fire_5/jennifer-lawrence-66th-cannes-film-festival-_3670958.jpg "Jennifer Lawrence Plays the Joker at Hunger Games: Catching Fire Comic Con [Trailer]")
Jennifer Lawrence Plays the Joker at Hunger Games: Catching Fire Comic Con [Trailer]
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire press conference was perhaps the biggest event to hit Comic-Con over the weekend, with Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz and Jena Malone turning out to present a...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd July 2013
Sacha Baron Cohen Leaves Freddie Mercury Movie as Attention Turns To Depp
Sacha Baron Cohen has left the movie biopic of iconic Queen frontman Freddie Mercury after a disagreement over the direction of the project. Cohen - who bears a dramatic resemblance to the singer - had...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd July 2013
J Cole To 'Educate' Himself on Autism After Apologizing for Lyric
The bestselling American rapper J Cole says he plans to educate himself about people with autism after apologizing for an offensive lyric in his song 'Jodeci Freestyle.' The rapper, who became the first artist to...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd July 2013
![Tom Hiddleston On 'Thor: The Dark World' Comic-Con 'Car Crash' [Video]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130428/290413_olivier_awards_pressroom_5/tom-hiddleston-the-olivier-awards_3633009.jpg "Tom Hiddleston On 'Thor: The Dark World' Comic-Con 'Car Crash' [Video]")
Tom Hiddleston On 'Thor: The Dark World' Comic-Con 'Car Crash' [Video]
Tom Hiddleston was one of the marquee names at this year's Comic Con: San Diego and we caught up with him on the red-carpet to talk about the amazing reception he received during the Thor:...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd July 2013
Ryan Gosling, Joseph Gordon-Levitt In Frame To Become New Batman
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ryan Gosling are leading the race to become the new Batman, following the announcement at Comic-Con that both Superman and the Caped Crusader will unite for the first time on-screen.Following the success...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd July 2013
![Hilarious Fainting Beyonce Fan Becomes Internet Sensation [Video]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130720/200713_trayvon_martin_rally/beyonce-police-headquarters-ny_3772903.jpg "Hilarious Fainting Beyonce Fan Becomes Internet Sensation [Video]")
Hilarious Fainting Beyonce Fan Becomes Internet Sensation [Video]
Imagine for a minute, that you were a really really big Beyonce fan. Imagine you were in the front row for one of her concerts and, suddenly, she walked over to you, held your hand...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd July 2013
Kelly Rowland Lost at Sea for 12 Hours Before Coast Guard Rescue
In one of the most bizarre stories coming out of the music world this year, former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland had to be saved by Massachusetts coast guards on Friday (July 19, 2013) when...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22nd July 2013
After 5 Months and 1 Leak, Kanye West Releases 'Black Skinhead' Video
After five months in the making, Kanye West has finally released the completed video for Black Skinhead - the first single from his well-received new album Yeezus. Created with Nick Knight, the interactive video allows...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd July 2013
Nightmare Weekend for Ryan Reynolds as 'The Conjuring' Bewitches Box-Office
It was a weekend that Ryan Reynolds would probably rather forget. In fact, it he probably woke-up in cold sweats wondering whether he had another Green Lantern on his hands. The actor starred in two...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd July 2013
Johnny Depp on Lone Ranger, "The Critics are Upset That It Didn't Tank"
Actor Johnny Depp has come out fighting over the criticism levelled at his movie The Lone Ranger, saying his performance as Tonto was a "salute to the Native Americans" and that it's disappointing box-office performance...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd July 2013
Beyonce Enlivens Ailing Detroit with Sam Cooke's 'Change is Gonna Come'
Beyonce injected some much-needed optimism into the city of Detroit on Saturday night with a swashbuckling show at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Last week, Detroit became biggest ever city to file for bankruptucy, with...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd July 2013
Cuckoo's Calling: How Twitter Scuppered JK Rowling's Anonymity
A British law firm has admitted responsibility for the outing of Harry Potter author JK Rowling as 'Robert Galbraith' - the writer of the acclaimed mystery novel The Cuckoo's Calling. The British author - one...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19th July 2013
Rae Dawn Chong, Oprah Winfrey: This One Could Get Ugly. Quick.
Rae Dawn Chong has launched a blistering attack on her 'Color Purple' co-star Oprah Winfrey, unloading on the Queen of daytime television in an audio recording from her appearance on Matty P's Radio Happy Hour....
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19th July 2013
Harrison Ford is Voice of Reason At Ender's Game Press Conference, Comic-Con
Harrison Ford attempted to get a handle on the Ender's Game/Orson Scott Card controversy at the Ender's Game press conference at Comic-Con, San Diego this week. Card - the author of the book on which...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th July 2013
Leaked Audio, Kanye West Rants About Taylor Swift in NY Bistro
Remember Kanye West's famous rant at the 2009 Video Music Awards? Of course you do, he hopped up on-stage and told Taylor Swift she was rubbish and that Beyonce was really good. Of course you...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 19th July 2013
The World's End: Are Pegg and Wright the new Richard Curtis and Hugh Grant?
The World's End, the final movie in Edgar Wright's Cornetto trilogy, appears to have cemented the position of Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright and Nick Frost among the British comedy movie elite.It began in 2004 with...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th July 2013
The Final Word on 'Only God Forgives? Refn's Worst. Probably Gosling's.
Nicolas Winding Refn appears to have hit a bum-note with his latest movie, the violent drama Only God Forgives, starring Hollywood pin-up Ryan Gosling.Refn had hinted at some degree of skill and precision with Bronson...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th July 2013
Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny Tease 'X-Files' Movie at Comic-Con
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny were two of the billboard names on the second day of Comic-Con San Diego, reuniting to discuss the 20th anniversary of their seminal sci-fi show The X-Files. Hundreds of fans...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th July 2013
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's 'Rolling Stone' Cover Prompts Unseen Photographs
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspected Boston Marathon bomber, features on the latest cover of Rolling Stone magazine. The decision has been heavily criticised, with many commentators suggesting it depicts Tsarnev has a rock 'n roll outlaw,...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19th July 2013
Punctuation Sucks: Jay-Z Drops Hyphen From His Name, Officially
Calling all copy editors: Jay-Z has dropped the hyphen from his name and will, forever more, be known as...Jay Z! The news comes from the Holy Grail rapper's Roc Nation label, who reportedly informed Billboard...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 19th July 2013
!['Blackfish' Documentary: You'll Never Visit SeaWorld Again. [Trailer]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20130620/210613_blackfish_premiere/gabriela-cowperthwaite-blackfish-premiere_3728857.jpg "'Blackfish' Documentary: You'll Never Visit SeaWorld Again. [Trailer]")
'Blackfish' Documentary: You'll Never Visit SeaWorld Again. [Trailer]
A new documentary titled Blackfish looks at the strange case of Tilikum, a 12,000-pound killer whale held in captivity at SeaWorld Orlando for several decades. According to director Gabriela Cowperthwaite - who co-wrote the film...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th July 2013
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Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
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![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]")
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Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
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![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...
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