Van Tango

The Strokes have revealed details of their forthcoming new album, with the concept being a spaceman's view on events on this planet. Their third album will be released later this year, with a working title of 'First Impressions Of Earth'. Julian said: "The album's kind of about how someone from outer space would objectively view things happening on earth." The first single 'Juice Box' is due to be released in November. Two months left with huge anticipation for some reptilia-n music. They are still in the 12:51 mode it seems judging by the album title. D'yer wanna be a spaceman?

Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney have split - just four months after marrying in the Caribbean. The couple shocked fans when they announced that they'd wed on May 9 in a sunset ceremony on St John in the Virgin Islands before 35 close family and friends. It was the first marriage for both. They are having their marriage annulled. The couple met at the 15 Jan Concert of Hope tsunami relief benefit, where Chesney sang and Zellweger took phone pledges. It is believed that her husband of four months does not want to have children.
Meanwhile, George Clooney's father has warned the actor not to get involved in another relationship while he is so involved in his career. "Some great woman is going to knock him off his feet," said Nick Clooney. "He will be a wonderful husband and father. George wants to have children but he won't have one without being married, so that is one thing that will force the issue." They would make a perfect couple.


The Cardigans - "I Need Some Fine Wine And You, You Need To Be Nicer" video

Nina's dimples smile can melt anyone i betcha. A nice song too. Her voice sounds fab as ever and the chorus is particularly good.

Franz Ferdinand are pleased that their new album has leaked online, as fans can now get to know the songs when they play live. Kapranos remains unfazed by the situation though, "People will know the new songs when we play shows." Quite true. It was the same situation for their debut album. Every dude in town who discovered the hype before it truly began was singing along to every line during their mini gigs, before the album was even created. I was personally happy to declare the superiority of Franz to many people, months ahead of their debut on the media. As they say, You could have it so much better..

These are the top 10 "Living Hell Raisers":
1 Keith Richards
2 Courtney Love
3 Oldman Osbourne
4 Pete Doherty
5 Shaun Ryder
6 Tommy Lee
7 Johnny Rotten
8 Robbie Williams
9 Charlotte Church
10 Liam and Noel Gallagher

Quoted from an Arctic Monkeys gig review :
Like Babyshambles and The Libertines before them, the group possess an instinctive empathy with their crowd - the unwritten rule is "we're in this together and we're going to have a good time". Alex Turner's distinctive nasal drawl sometimes made it difficult to distinguish between tracks, but there's no denying he's a lyricist with a John Cooper Clarke-style common touch - and buckets of charisma too. Next year, people will be raving about these awesome foursome.

Dannii Minogue's back with the new single 'Perfection', featuring the Soulseekerz this track takes their excellent backing track which was at the top of every club chart last week and adds a Dannii vocals into it. Take a listen or view the video here. There are some hints of Fragma on some parts - is a grower after some repeats. The date of release is still to be confirmed.

Jenny Frost - Crash Landing single will be released on October 10. She has an okay vocals, compared to Tash.

Charlotte Church is infuriated by musicians like wayward Babyshambles star Pete Doherty who promote the stereotypical image of artists as "tortured souls", and she is convinced she'll have boundless musical success despite her perfect lifestyle. She insists there is no evidence that unhappiness creates inspirational music.
She said: "I don't buy that idea that you need to have had a hard life to make that kind of music. Although I have had hard times, I'm just not a tortured soul. Mind you, Pete Doherty's not that good anyway. Creates all this misery for himself to write songs and then doesn't even turn up to play them."
"And they're not that good anyway, are they?" She must really be a 'crazy chick' to think that his poetry songs are bad.

Medical facts on two high profile managers :

Alex Ferguson
The ailment: Inability to let the past lie.
The symptoms: Wearing a red nose six months after Red Nose Day. Believing the Champions League is a realistic ambition.
The cure: Concentrate on the Carling Cup.

Jose Mourinho
The ailment: Narcissus Syndrome.
The symptoms: Excessive and erotic interest in his own physical features.
The cure: Stick a picture of Birmingham's Steve Bruce on his mirror.


School kids in the North West might notice something very strange going on in their classrooms very soon; namely, one Liam Gallagher lecturing them on the importance of education. Sources reckon that all-singing/swearing/brawling Liam is over the moon at being asked to help motivate kids to do well at school. "He's a firm believer in education and wishes he had been more involved when he was a kid."
What's more: "Liam has been practising what he is going to say and he's ready to take control of the kids if they get unruly. But that's unlikely as they'll probably be so excited about seeing him." Title for the lesson is 'The Importance of Not Being Idle'.

Jamie Cullum has a mixed sound on his new album, a mix of his jazz sound with a mix of dance beats. Jamie's brother is a DJ and joined forces with him to try and play the new tracks live saying: "I've been trying for ages to play live to club beats and now I'm working on dance and electronic music with my brother, who DJs and produces house music. "It's something I've always been into but I haven't talked about it until now because people get confused by it. They think I'm a jazz guy who appeared on Michael Parkinson and that's it." As long it gets a kick out of him, the end product should be alright. ..doh dah duh dah, do duh dah dah dah...

Robbie Williams was paid the tidy sum of 1 million pounds to sing at a birthday party for Michael Spencer, a broker. But Robbie didn't keep the money, he gave it to charity. One guest said: "It was an incredible party that must have cost at least 1.5 million. It had everything money can buy and then some. The vintage wine and champagne included bottles worth thousands."
"When Robbie came on people could not believe that he was there playing to them in such an intimate venue. It was a night no one will forget." Intimate venue, charity donation, good music...that occasion must be 'something beautiful' for everyone.