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Archive for the ‘Op Ed’ Category

May 16th, 2008

Victoria Beckham Quitting Music For Good | After Geri, Second Spice Girl Retires

Just a few days ago, Geri Halliwell unofficially announced that she was quitting music for good, after seeing herself as more of a performer. This came just a few months after the Spice Girls cut their world tour short, and split up for the second and last time.
In that article, I begged Victoria Beckham to […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

May 15th, 2008

Winehouse Gets Away With Smoking Drugs On Video | Facing No Police Charges

Amy Winehouse was arrested last week on suspicion of drugs possession after a video was circulated in January of her allegedly smoking crack cocaine through a pipe. She was interviewed, before being released on police bail.
Now, a week later, the Crown Prosecution Service has revealed that the singer will not face any charges, and is […]

By Dave Parrack -- 2 comments

May 13th, 2008

Geri Halliwell Quitting Music For Good?

We already knew Geri Halliwell was full of herself, thinking she’s some kind of ultimate Pop star rather than just a washed-up former member of a twice broken-up girl group. But her latest little rant on the first episode of Gordon Ramsay’s The F Word takes some beating.
She was the guest for the cooking challenge, […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

May 12th, 2008

Led Zeppelin World Tour Back On | Has Jimmy Page Talked Robert Plant Around?

The speculation surrounding the will they, won’t they, please, I hope they do, Led Zeppelin world tour rumour mill has taken a new twist today, with Whitesnake singer David Coverdale claiming that it IS going to happen, it’s just a case of when.
This story goes right back to when Led Zeppelin reformed for a one […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

May 8th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Arrested For Drugs Possession - Released On Police Bail

Oh dear, this is becoming a habit. Amy Winehouse has once again been arrested, this time on suspicion of drugs possession.
This all goes back to January when The Sun Newspaper printed pictures of her allegedly taking drugs at a party, and put a video on their website of her smoking crack through a pipe.
The […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

May 5th, 2008

Two New Songs To Add To Your iPod Playlist | Duffy and The Feeling Strike Again

The music channel here at b5 is so extensive, and has such a broad range of tastes, that sometimes we feel the need to come together to explore each other’s musical loves.
To that end, today sees most of us sharing two songs which we think should be added to your iPod playlist. Two may […]

By Dave Parrack -- 7 comments

May 2nd, 2008

Radiohead Won’t Be Repeating Free Album Download | ‘In Rainbows’ Was A One Off

Radiohead pioneered the idea of music artists forging their own path, without the need for record labels controlling everything, when they decided to allow their fans to pay what they deemed suitable for the In Rainbows album download last year.
Since then, many bands have taken up the mantle, with Prince and Nine Inch Nails the […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

May 1st, 2008

Free Coldplay Single ‘Violet Hill’ Downloaded By 600,000 People In First 24 Hours

When Coldplay decided to let everyone know they were back by releasing the first single, Violet Hill, from new album, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends, as a free download, they must have known it would be huge. But I wonder if they knew quite how huge it would be, and in […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

April 30th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Wants To Start Own Record Label | Blake Wants £3 Million Divorce Payout

Amy Winehouse seems to be in the process of sorting her life out. She’s apparently split with Blake Fielder-Civil, and is looking to start her own record label with alleged new squeeze Alex Haines.
Although the split has yet to be confirmed, reports are already emerging that Fielder-Civil is looking for a £3 million payout in […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

April 26th, 2008

Phil Collins Announces His Retirement

There I was surfing the b5 Music Channel, when my eye was drawn to a headline on The Rock Relic - Phil Collins QUITS??
Well, I hadn’t heard anything about that, so I read Chuck’s article before tracing the source back to the original story. And yes, it’s true, Phil Collins has announced his retirement […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

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