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April 5th, 2008

Amy Winehouse Set For Two Glastonbury Sets? | Caviar Helped Cure Skin Condition

Amy Winehouse continues her fight to keep the tabloid newspaper and music magazine journalists (as well as simple bloggers such as me) in gainful employment.
Today, we have two pieces of gossip about her which are doing the rounds. While I can’t state categorically that either are true, I feel it is at least my duty […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

March 1st, 2008

NME Awards 2008 - Full List Of Winners

Thursday night saw the Shockwaves NME Awards take place, the cooler, somewhat more indie version of The Brits. The results were a mixture of surprises and the totally predictable, but one thing which was missing this year was any real controversy.
The Arctic Monkeys emerged as the big winners on the night, taking home three awards, […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

February 28th, 2008

Pete Doherty To Headline Glastonbury?

Well at least The Park Stage. We already know that Jay-Z, Kings of Leon and The Verve will headline the main Pyramid Stage, but now it looks as like Britain’s resident junkie (male version of Amy Winehouse) will be the big draw on The Park Stage.
According to NME, Doherty will play a solo show on […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

February 7th, 2008

10 British Artists I Wouldn’t Want To Switch Places With For All The Tea In England

Arjun over at The Good Musician is hosting a list day today, and has asked all of the b5 Music Channel bloggers to come up with 10 artists they wouldn’t want to switch places with.
Obviously my choices here on Brit Music Scene are going to all be British artists, and instead of going for the […]

By Dave Parrack -- 4 comments

November 5th, 2007

Amy Winehouse & Pete Doherty Have Diversely Different MTV EMA Experiences…

The MTV European Music Awards ceremony took place last week, and reports have emerged since that two British stars had wildly different experiences at the event.
Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty (with his band Babyshambles) were both in attendance, but while one of the renowned drug addicts had a great time, and seemed to make some […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

October 10th, 2007

Amy Winehouse & Pete Doherty Slammed By Status Quo Rock Relic Francis Rossi

Rock dinosaur Francis Rossi, lead singer of veteran British rockers Status Quo has slammed Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty in a newspaper interview.
Status Quo are more famous these days as the band that Radio 1 refuse to give any airtime to than any big hits.
So maybe this latest berating of two of the biggest British […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

September 25th, 2007

KT Tunstall Swears Never To Do Drugs | Put Off After Seeing Amy Winehouse Pictures

Amy Winehouse may be about to do something good for a change, as it seems the state she has been getting in from drug and alcohol abuse has started to put other artists off from going down the same road.
KT Tunstall, the Scottish pop songstress has now come out and stated categorically that she will […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

September 24th, 2007

Pete Doherty Gives Kate Moss A Dead Rodent

Pete Doherty is a chivalrous young man isn’t he?! Not only does he charitably give one of his pet kittens some of his prized cocaine stash, he also gives people presents. This latest one is a doozy as he’s allegedly presented former lover Kate Moss with a brooch which has a dead mouse attached to […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

September 9th, 2007

Kate Nash - Mouthwash | New Single & Video Review From ‘Made Of Bricks’ Album

I think I’m in love, and not just with this song, but Kate Nash as well… I just hope my girlfriend is understanding.I don’t think it matters too much seeing as Kate is a gorgeous singer, and I’m not.
There’s just something about this girl though, I don’t know if its her freckles, her voice […]

By Dave Parrack -- 2 comments

September 7th, 2007

Pete Doherty Has Even Got His Cats Hooked On Crack Cocaine Now | Call The RSPCA!

The world and his mother is aware that Pete Doherty is on drugs, it’s plastered all over every newspaper every single day. But did you know his cats are also smackheads?
According to an exclusive in today’s Sun newspaper, Pete Doherty has got at least one of his 5 kittens hooked on crack, and regularly gets […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments