Van Tango

On America's next top model, Rebecca shocked the hell out of me with her sudden collapse during the evaluation. But it turned out that she was alright after the medical check-up. Sarah the ex-tomboy was sent home. So there is only four of my favourites that are left.

Aussie newcomer Alex O'Lachlan says he expects to hear within the next twenty days whether or not he'll be playing the new James Bond. "I'm spinning out of my brain about it," said the 28-year-old actor.
O'Lachlan was up against ER's Goran Visnjic, Henry Cavill and Scotsman Ewan Stewart. They all filmed screen tests at Pinewood Studios, London. Hope they get someone that is at least on par with Pierce Brosnan this time. We've got staaaaaaars directing our fate...millenium....

On Pete Doherty - Everyone loves him because he stumbles around like a rock star does and that's cool. Pity he can't sing. But hey, no one can stumble like Pete Doherty - only Michael J. Fox in his prime was a better stumbler. Doherty swigged from a poppers bottle and tossed it into the crowd, wore funny hats on his funny head, and wound his mic lead around his thin little legs. The music was irrelevant. Massively irrelevant. He barely spoke. He mumbled and yawned through his set, but he was fun to watch. Like those chimps that get drunk on fermented fruit. Doherty's skinny allure is wholly visual. Mute him, and you do nothing to detract from his rockstarryness. If anything, you improve it. - That was a review on Mr Pete from one observer at his gigs. Quite true on the part where the music is not necessarily that important, as anticipating what he is gonna do next on stage is more exciting. Funny hats on funny head...hahahahaha...Those hats are damn cool you know. Very few vocalists nowadays come with that package. Yeah, he may not be the best singer around but yet has this special 'it' when he conveys his message through the lyrics that encapsulates the audience. Hopefully Kate Moss can cure his bloody addiction problems.

~~ Should vegetarians eat animal crackers? ~~

The release date for Tatu's highly anticipated second album, "Dangerous and Moving", is on Oct. 10th. The first single, "All About Us", is scheduled to hit airwaves this month and I think they have already completed shooting the video. Other songs from the album include contributions from special guests like Sting, Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) and Dave Stewart (Eurythmics). These girls have also made Caresse Henry(who managed Madonna before) as their new manager. Tatu will be traveling the world for the rest of the year to present their new single and other new songs. I hope 'all the things they say' would be more wiser and not rub people the wrong way again. Then they would willingly be 'close tu you'.

Lee Ryan from Blue has released a new album. Can't remember what is the name of the stupid title. I can predict he will be feeling 'guilty' for being a flop in about...hmmm...a month later? The reason he left the band was because he was tired to mime and not to put his heart and soul into music. Ryan confessed the rest of the group was interested only in money, not into making good music, so he decided to leave. Ok, I'll give him the 'all rise' props for being real.

Singer and actress Jessica Simpson slammed rumors regarding her breasts implant, arguing her bust looks great because of rigorous daily work-outs. Yeah. She is such a saint to be doing lame things like that even though it is 'the sweetest sin'.

40% petrol discount offer from 4pm to 8pm on this national day was a SMS hoax...but still dozens of cars await patiently to get this 'special package'. Somehow this news did not surprise me one bit. That is what make us Singaporeans I guess.

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I'm gonna pull you in close
I'm gonna wrap you up tight
I'm gonna play with the braids that you came here with tonight
I'm gonna hold your face, and toast the snow that fell
Cuz friends don't waste wine when there's words to sell
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James Walsh claimed the new album would be "out before September if it killed him". Nevertheless, at their recent gigs, four new songs were showcased - In The Crossfire, Way Back Home, In My Blood and Counterfeit - all were noticeably more upbeat and disco friendly than their early output, in the same vein as the relatively heavier moments on their last album such as Four To The Floor. This is great news; they've trodden the Buckley road with fantastic results in the past, so it's exciting to see them trying something a bit different and succeeding.

Ladytron, the Scouse electo-pop outfit, are back with a new single - Sugar. It's dark, sleazy and ever so naughty. Check it out here.

Nadine, Cheryl, Sarah, Kimberly and Nicola return with their regular Xenomania songwriting team to produce one of the hits of the summer. It sounds very upbeat and took me a couple of listens to really understand its brilliance. And Nadine did a solo rap portion too! She's the best vocalist among them anyways..
It's a Long Hot Summer and they are shaking like a cool lemonade...