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June 19th, 2008

Coldplay Hit No.1 In USA - Despite Criticism From Brian Eno & Claims Of Plagiarism

Coldplay have managed to reach number one in the American singles chart with Viva La Vida, the title track from their new album. This is despite claims of plagiarism from a US band called Creaky Boards and despite, or maybe because of criticism from album producer Brian Eno.
The song was sitting at number two last […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

April 11th, 2008

Paul McCartney Planning Huge World Tour To Pay For Heather Mills Divorce Payout

Paul McCartney finally managed to get rid of the “one-legged bitch”, (his words not mine allegedly) Heather Mills last month, when she was awarded almost $50 million to shut up and go away.
Although she seems to be determined to keep herself in the press by bitching about McCartney at every opportunity, he seems to be […]

By Dave Parrack -- 3 comments

February 6th, 2008

Joss Stone Bitches At British Fans Again

Oh dear, the English rose turned wannabee American diva Joss Stone has done it again, and bitched at her British fans.
This time, she’s fighting back over the claims that she’s changed her accent to try and be more American, and claimed it’s normal after spending time in another country.

Stone was originally mocked for the […]

By Dave Parrack -- 2 comments

January 25th, 2008

The Cribs Take Johnny Marr As 4th Member

There were rumours of a famous fourth member being added to The Cribs band line up earlier this month, and now that new band mate for the Jarman brothers has been revealed as Johnny Marr.
Two weeks ago, guitarist brother Ryan Jarman told The Independent:
“We have decided to change the format of the band. We […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

January 9th, 2008

Radiohead Reveal Cities They’ll Be Playing On Upcoming North American Tour

After the success of the physical release of new album In Rainbows in the States, which has reached number one in the charts, Radiohead have added some details to their upcoming North American tour.
Although no venues or dates have yet been revealed or even decided on, the band have let it be known which cities […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

January 3rd, 2008

The Newly Reformed Police Had Highest Earning North American Tour Of 2007

The Police were the group who had the highest earning North American tour of 2007, beating Kenny Chesney, Justin Timberlake, and Celine Dion by quite a margin.
The newly reformed rock legends played a gigantic tour comprising 54 dates all across the USA, and were rewarded by selling out every show, as fans turned up in […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

November 14th, 2007

Joss Stone Complains Of Feeling Rejected By Her British Fans… Ah Diddums

Hmm, Joss Stone, Joss Stone, nope I can’t quite place her. Somewhere in the dark recesses of my memory, I seem to remember this young girl with the voice of an angel who released a great album, but then nothing.
Ah, here she is, Joss Stone has now turned up again, seemingly out of the blue […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

October 14th, 2007

Is Lily Allen About To Do A Britney Spears?

Lily Allen could be about to do a Britney Spears. In other words, go partying every night, think she’s invincible, think everyone loves her and shave her head.
Okay, forget that last one, but otherwise it seems Britain’s own Lily could be heading down the path of habitual screw up Britney Spears.
Friends are said to […]

By Dave Parrack -- 2 comments

September 13th, 2007

Muse To Replace White Stripes On US Tour

The White Stripes have announced that the rest of their US tour has been cancelled, due to Meg White suffering from acute anxiety. I personally don’t think Meg has a cute anything, but that’s another matter entirely.
Now Muse have announced that they will be taking the slots given up by the White Stripes at two […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

August 14th, 2007

British Artists Selling Big In Europe | Coldplay, Katie Melua, Robbie Williams All Favourites

According to The BPI (British Phonographic Industry), artists from the UK are dominating album sales in both France and Germany. These 2 countries make up the 4th and 5th largest markets for recorded music, and British artists such as Coldplay, Katie Melua and Robbie Williams are selling huge amounts in both countries.
The BPI claim that […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments