Van Tango

Brandy that irritating and loud mouthed -censored- contestant was eliminated. Phew!! Don't know what is her problem. People tried to be rational but all she does is yakety-yak all sorts of negative remarks. The show is much more tolerable to watch from now on.

In the boardroom, Bren focused his attack on Stephanie as the candidate he thought should be fired, only to be repeatedly interrupted by Michael... to the point it distracted The Donald Man enough that he fired Michael for his “stupidity”. Ha-ha! That joker thinks that he's the hottest businessman from the whole bunch. I can imagine women would rather fancy Donald's right hand man, Mr George Ross.

Would a 'European' Strokes work? I mean, if The Strokes are a thundering manifestation of the subterranean soul of New York then The Rakes are the knackered Tube equivalent, ricocheting through their superb 34-minute debut album like a runaway Metropolitan Line train with the carcass of the urch scene trapped under its wheels. With their debut album, Capture/Release, these dudes know how to get the listener mentally engaged with some really kick ass tunes. The first song - Strasbourg initally caught me by surprise because I thought they stole an unreleased song from Insomniac. Fast-paced, no nonsense and catchy rock to get you started.
Retreat - has the same vibes like Darts of Pleasure & Yeah*3 Date With The Night, especially the last part where the singer may just be quoting an anthemic phrase. Another song to highlight is '22 Grand Jobs'. I think it was their first single back in May this year. The repeated phrase of 'In this city it's all right twenty-two grand jobs' won't go away from your head for days and weeks so take caution yeah. Can't really say they are similar to the Neew-yooork boys but in their own style, The Rakes will do exceptionally well amongst the art-rock lovers out there.

Supergrass - Road to Rouen
At first I thought Gaz Coombes has been watching too much of Rui En's National Day dance video from their Oxford internet connection and suddenly thought of naming their new album from his holiday trip to France some time ago. But then again, I think they have better taste. One fantastic track from their new album is No.3 - Sad Girl. From first hear, could have sworn that Starsailor was the guest band for them. With the absolutely melodious piano tunes and the song structure, it blew the shite out of me. They must have been going thru foor to the floor and never seeing clear. Another track is Coffee In The Pot, which sounded like some 60s english jingles. Weird direction but it sounds cool. Must be a real Supergrass fan to really grasp their new sounds.

The White Stripes release their irrepressibly catchy new single 'My Doorbell' on Monday August 22.
In the video, little kids are entertained by Uncle Jack & Aunt Meg performing a song for them. There's no 'elephant' disappearing magic tricks nor any boring 'Half-Blood Prince' story-telling sessions though..

Eminem has cancelled his forthcoming European tour, blaming exhaustion. He was due to play ten concerts alongside 50 and D12 next month in Britain, France, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands.
But the tired star has now called off the European tour and is unlikely to reschedule them. This dude is drained out from his big 'business' shows. Don't think there is any guilty conscience amongst his euro fans. He will always be their 'role model' no matter what..

Jack Osbourne is pleased he endured the hardships of colonic irrigation twice daily, because his significant weight loss leaves him speechless. The formerly overweight Jack lost a staggering 4.5 kilograms (10 pounds) every day in the radical week-long detox in Thailand, which also served to cure his alcohol and drug addictions. But Jack, 19, feels the discomfort was worthwhile as he was amazed at the change in his appearance. What a lazy bugger. He better do some exercise before his heart rate weakens faster than his big burgers eating sessions.

Ashlee Simpson's new single includes the chorus "I didn't steal your boyfriend," but she claims it's not directed at Lindsay Lohan, as tabloid readers might assume. She allegedly wooed actor Wilmer Valderrama away from Lohan at one time. "It's not about one person in particular, it's just something every girl can relate to," Simpson said of "Boyfriend".
Ashlee was originally planning to release the girl anthem "L.O.V.E." as the first single, but recently changed her mind, just as she did with the title of the album, due October 18. Instead of 'In Another Life', it is now called 'I Am Me', a more accurate reflection of the personal lyrics on the album.

These are promotional tracks from Ashlee's new album :
-- L.O.V.E
-- Boyfriend

The second song is not bad. Very catchy. But the first one is like a rasta version from Ace Of Base. After hearing it a few times, I can't stop repeating 'ello ello ello ello ello vee eee! ello ello ello' in me head. Impressed by these two tracks. As usual, the MTV here will start promoting the album in about...two months time from the release. And then her music video will be playing every other hour. Standard procedures here. At least there are no more Faders or that crap Marion Raven.

P Diddy has decided to drop the 'P' from his name because it is confusing everyone - even himself.
The music mogul will henceforth be known simply as 'Diddy'. "Nobody knew what to call me. I'd notice that people were uncomfortable when I'd meet them for the first time, and then they'd ask me what they should call me." With echoes of a marketing slogan, he said of his new streamlined title: "One word. Five letters. Period."
*slaps forehead* If he ever get caught for some accusations (maybe slapping some dude for still calling him with the 'P'), the judge may have a problem saying "Did Diddy did it that day?"

Jack White has 'Globophobia - Fear of Balloons'. He stopped playing during two different concerts when a big balloon containing some radio station logo appeared bouncing around the audience. Only when they have been taken away, will he then come out from backstage and continued from where he stopped. Funny.

Starsailor have confirmed of their new album and comeback single. ’On The Outside’ is set for release on October 17, preceded by a new single ’In The Crossfire’ on October 3. Singer James Walsh said "With this album there’s elements of the first two albums. We’ve been trying to make sure the music’s unrestrained, but it was important to get the lyrics right on this one too. "I was getting there on the second album. I wanted to make sure all the songs had cohesion and that the album had something to say as well as being great for people to listen to." This is a very good year for patient Starsailor fans around the world. For those who feels that Coldplay is not really the force they were, or had too much Snow Patrol / Thirteen Senses cd spins or maybe thinking when the next Keane album will arrive; wait for another two months for your 'shark food' CD.

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Oh my friends we landed in October
Creating something for you to remember
The rushes were made, and music was saved
One two three she's riding up to heaven
Four five six I'm wired to eleven
The rushes were made, and music was saved
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