Van Tango

Nicole Kidman and 'Kiwi' Keith Urban were seen clubbing in New York and eating out in Hartford, Connecticut. They were also seen in Woodstock, New York, browsing round shops and eating at a health food cafe. "They're desperate to keep it under wraps. Every one of Nicole's romances since Tom has blown up. She's sworn she's not going to let this happen again." a source told. "Nicole and Keith have been hanging out clandestinely for a few weeks with no one the wiser - and that's the way they want to keep it." G & G ...now K & K coming soon..

The Simple Life may get a little complicated this season. The stars of the reality series - former best friends Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie - have had a falling out, and the producers of the show are trying to figure out how they can proceed even though the two aren't speaking to each other. "They're trying to figure out ways to do it where Paris and Nicole don't appear in any scenes together". Hilton suggested that her new best friend, Kimberly Stewart, the 25-year-old daughter of rocker Rod Stewart, replace Richie on the series. And the producers were like, 'Uh, Paris, Nicole has a contract.' " The solution is quite simple. Get all three together in the show. Nicole can choose to talk to Paris when she has the mood. If not, Kimberly can keep her company. Best thing - all three becoming best of buddies at the end of the series.

Morrissey is not impressed with the way in which the media are handling Pete Doherty's drug habits. The press has been obsessed with the Babyshambles frontman's heroin and cocaine addictions, which he has apparently unsuccessfully tried to shake off, for months. He said: "I'm not sure he can cope. There's a desperation to him. I sense he's on thin ice. And I don't find it amusing to report that he's in a crack house in Glasgow, two hours after a gig." Irish blood and English heart. Not easy to let them go away. He is already in the 'Cobain' stature now.

50 Cent stunned workers at Red Cat Recording Studio in Standish, Wigan, when he dropped in to record six tracks for his new album recently. Together with his G-Unit clique, they arrived at the studio, which usually caters for unsigned bands, at midnight and left six hours later. Wonder if Mike Skinner and Goldie Lookin Chain came to visit them...

Samantha Mumba is appearing in court today over a clutch of driving offences. The singer/actress will attend Dublin District Court over charges for having no motor tax or driving licence and failing to produce them last November when she was pulled over in the city by police. Hope she comes through this small ordeal.

Claudia Schiffer has such a fast metabolism she can eat whatever she likes without putting on weight, and never has to diet. The German supermodel insists people shouldn't worry about her skinny frame - she eats three meals a day, but can't put weight on. Even childbirth hasn't helped Schiffer gain weight, and she has actually slimmed more since giving birth. The mother-of-two says, "Dieting destroys your metabolism. I eat three meals a day and try not to eat in between. Before my pregnancies, I had to watch my weight. I had a personal trainer, I was working out, I'd never eat anything sweet. After pregnancies and breastfeeding, I can eat whatever I want. I can eat chips and my weight seems to be stable. Guess it's a genetic thing. The same happened to my mother when she had me." Like what Rachel would say - some girls always get what they wanna wanna...

Pete Doherty was left distraught when he arrived on the Spanish island Ibiza last Friday, because his luggage which contained the only copy of his band's album artwork had gone missing. Doherty has endured a stressful week after pictures of his girlfriend Kate Moss allegedly snorting cocaine appeared in the tabloids - and losing the Babyshambles cover design and album recording is the final straw. He says, "There's no record of my luggage - it could be anywhere between here and New York. It's got the new Babyshambles album in it and our artwork for the cover." He has also vowed to kill the "friend" who filmed his girlfriend Kate Moss allegedly taking cocaine in a London recording studio. The singer said, "Kate is devastated. There were only a few people in the room at the time - all supposed to be our friends. I will be able to work out who is responsible. There will be blood on the carpet when we work out who betrayed us. I will seek down and kill the person." All the hooligans-one gang of gin might have a bad seed huh.

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No sleep for the wicked ; No fun for the good
Take it or leave it; You know that you should
No sleep for the wicked; No fun for the good
You're living a lie to where we should
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Oasis will lead the race at next month's Q Awards in London after landing five nominations. Following the release of their sixth studio album earlier this year, the band have been given nods in the Best Live Act, Best Album, Best Video and Best Act In The World Today categories - as well as Best Track for single 'T.I.O.B.I'.
Other bands competing for top prizes at the British magazine's awards ceremony include Coldplay - with four nominations - U2, Kaiser Chiefs, The White Stripes, Green Day and Ms Stefani. The Q Awards takes place at The Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 10 Oct.

Main Nominations:

Best New Act ( Hard-Fi , Kaiser Chiefs, Jem, Magic Numbers, MIA, James Blunt )

Best Album (Oasis - Don't Believe The Truth, Coldplay - X&Y, James Blunt - Back to Bedlam, Kaiser Chiefs - Employment, Goldfrapp - Supernature)

Best Video (Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle, The White Stripes - Blue Orchid, Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc, Gwen Stefani - What You Waiting For, Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams)

Best Act In The World Today (Coldplay, Green Day, U2, Oasis, Muse)


The Strokes - Juicebox
Are you ready for the return of the Strokes? "Juicebox", the potential lead single from their forthcoming record certainly isn't short on ideas-- I count four distinct segments-- and appears to be an attempt to cut off those nagging treading-water criticisms toot-sweet. A double-time "Peter Gunn" riff, a vocal-cord-shredding "NYC Cops"-type pre-chorus, dueling guitar melodies on the hook, and a shout-to-the-heavens finale; all joust for space while the song chugs along and Julian Casablancas does his usual cold-shower thing.
Complexity may not The Strokes, and the sections, thanks to some slapdash studio-editing, fit together like a 30-car interstate crash. The distortion-fed verses smother the band's usual swagger, lines like "we've got a city to love!" and "why won't you come over heee-yerrr!" sound like they were produced by a random Strokes-lyric generator, and the chorus doesn't take off until Casablancas reveals a strangely enticing upper register (with significant help from an echo plugin) in the final reel. All signs point to Album No.3 being the dreaded/fascinating departure project, and "Juicebox" is a foreboding indication that the Strokes' delicate framework may not be able to handle it. Somehow it is hard to explain, but this song is a case of 'take it or leave it'.

Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen
Packed with more one-liners and show-stopping snippets than your favorite popcorn movie, The Fallen plays like a teaser trailer to the rest of Franz's forthcoming blockbuster LP. Ideas come assh*les to elbows as the band deftly maneuvers through ironic cock rock, brooding post-punk, and an anthemic sing-along section. Oh, so you wanted an action flick? Kapranos brings the violence ("What's wrong with a little destruction?"), debauchery ("So we stole and drank champagne"), religion ("If you judge us, we're all damned"), and downright fun ("Woo hoo!"). Of course, the turnarounds are too fast, too furious for anyone to follow the plot, but I'm in it for the explosions anyway. The way it grabs your attention is just like watching VJ Sarah. Won't want to stop the bloody song from ending.