Van Tango

The father of Geri Halliwell's baby vowed to stand by her and help raise their baby. British screenwriter Sacha Gervasi broke his silence about the pregnancy and confirmed that he is having a baby with the pop star. He said - "I fully intend to give Geri and the baby all the love and support they need." Geri reportedly broke her baby news to friends and family during a recent dinner at a restaurant in Los Angeles. She had been secretly dating Gervasi since meeting him in the city this summer. Friends say that Halliwell is 'thrilled' at becoming pregnant and is ready to be a mum. Not exactly the type of 'Mi Chico Latino' that I imagined it would turn out to be, but at least she is happy about the situation.

The mulleted one is all set to quit music and focus on being a dad, according to his fiancee Penny Lancaster. Lancaster, who is pregnant with the couple's first baby, says Rod Stewart is thinking of departing from his career to spend more time at home with the new bambino. She said, "Rod's at the point where performing is not the be-all and end-all. He wants to focus on having a family because he didn't have the chance to do that before. He's really turned a corner." That old man wants to have a plain 'sailing' life from now on it seems. Sad that there's no young talent with the similar type of singing vocals.

Jay Chow's new album will be out on the 1st of November. The Taiwan pop king Jay's sixth album is called "November's Chopin" due to the fact that every song in Jay's new album is full of poetry, it makes people think of the "Piano Poet" Chopin, and debuts in November. The album's concept walks the line of "being temperamental". And, in order for the visual affect to flow with the thick sense of classical themes, the singer especially went to the city on the water, Venice, to get shots. Maintaining the style that started from his well-received album "Ye Hui Mei", this album's image and cover was created solely by Jay Chow. This dude can sing, play guitars, drums, piano, etc. Been around since 2000 but me got on the bandwagon about two years back. Loved his last album 'Common Jasmine Orange' although it is not in English. The melodies he can come up with is like what Claudio Ranieri would say - "fantastico!". So, does he really like Chopin?

Noel Gallagher has revealed that Oasis are hoping to release a brand new track by early next year. The Liam penned track 'The Boy With The Blues' didn't quite make the cut for the latest album "DBTT". Noel said,"There's one song that Liam wrote that was left off called 'The Boy With The Blues' that I think we're gonna put out just as a single, that's not gonna be on the next album. That might be out for early next year, but I'm not sure yet." The track would be the first non-album track single the band have released since "Whatever".
As for recording the next album, Noel said that it may be a while off yet. He said: "We've got about eleven pretty good songs for the next record that were left over from this one." A while off...guess would be about 2-3 years time. But this boy bluesy track would be highly anticipated if it's 20% as good as 'Whatever'. All of the news, singing the blues..

Meanwhile, Hellraisers Charlotte C and Liam G are being courted by soft drink giant Pepsi, who reportedly want the two stars to give it a new rock 'n' roll image. If a deal is finalised, the unlikely pair will head-up a lucrative advertising campaign, which will feature the Oasis frontman "teaching" Church how to trash hotel rooms and smash instruments while enjoying a selection of alcoholic drinks mixed with the cola beverage. "Pepsi is becoming more and more popular as a cocktail mixer at parties, so we want a wilder, more controversial image to go with that, and Liam and Charlotte are ideal. They both love their booze and between them they cover the gender demographics we're trying to target."
"Charlotte is young, sexy and fun-loving, while Liam is an older, cool rock star." Ahhh, I'd like to teach the world to sing; in perfect harmony. Aaaahhh, shake aloooong with them... Shakermaker days where Noel told the crowd to 'drink pepsi' after Coke tried to sue the band for 'borrowing' coca-cola's advert tune. Now Pepsi is showing its brilliant marketing strategy to get the two high profile and controversial characters involved in their ads. Charlotte is the perfect advert partner for Liam cause she's electric and she's in the company full of eccentrics.


The rise and rise of Sheffield's Arctic Monkeys looks set to continue with the news that their debut single is set for the Number 1 spot in the charts this week. According to reports the band's single 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor' has currently outsold incumbent chart toppers Sugababes by around 3,000 units. Who the hell cares about Shu...shu..shu-ger-'babes'? If Babyshambles made people feel down and moody, Arctic Monkeys will make one jump around like a lunatic who's just won the lottery. Be warned.
(She does look good..)


Emma Bunton kept everyone guessing by arriving with on/off lover Jade Jones at a gala event recently. She smiled for the cameras while clutching on to the former Damage singer. They have been wavering about each other for six years and were spotted on holiday together in Crete this summer. One onlooker said: "Emma and Jade looked very cosy, they were very touchy-feely all night." I guess it's about time these 'two become one' yah?

Pete is not allowed visit Kate in rehab. He may have some words of wisdom on drug addiction but Pete Doherty has reportedly been barred from visiting on-off girlfriend Kate at her US rehab clinic. In a snub to Pete, the supermodel has told the clinic she will only see people closest to her. The Babyshambles frontman was ordered to scrap plans to see her during her 30 days at the Meadows unit. A close friend revealed - "She really values her family's support at this difficult time and doesn't want anything or anyone to derail her recovery." He should give her some space to get back on the right track.



Babyshambles debut album CD cover. They will release 'Down In Albion' on November 14 (with a new single 'Albion' is expected to follow on Nov 28). Been a freaking long wait. Did he get that silly icon idea from The Cure or Radiohead album? Poetry music brilliance to be showcased here. Along with the frequent cancelled tour gigs antics of course.



Jack White is set to have a break from The White Stripes next year to focus on his new project. The star will be working as one half of "The Raconteurs" with long-time friend Brendan Benson. They have already laid down some tracks for their joint album this year at Benson's house in Detroit. It is expected to be released in early 2006. Jack said : "I don't want it to sound anything like the White Stripes, this is a full-on band - dual songwriters coming together, building off one another, bouncing off each other." Speaking about their unorthodox style of recording, Benson added: "We each went into separate rooms. He wrote a section, and I wrote a section. We didn't talk about it, we just did it, and it worked out beautifully." The duo took their name from the French for 'skilled teller of anecdotes.' Aaah, side project. Should be interesting. Non-instinct blues sounds.

-- Wonder who Ericia did for a re-appearance? May Yee should continue the series. --

Although FOX network bumped The Simple Life from its schedule, Paris Hilton says the show will go on. "We're shooting Nov 1," she said at the Louis Verdad fashion show. "All the networks are fighting over it." Despite Hilton's claims, no official announcement has been made about the show's future. The viability of the show was called into question after a rift between Hilton and Richie became public. In April, the trouble between them had escalated into an all-out war. Last spring, Hilton had lobbied for Richie to be replaced by Rod Stewart's, Kimberly, but FOX reportedly turned a cold shoulder to the suggestion. On Sunday, Kimberly was coy about doing a future project with Hilton, telling reporters: "You never know." The country jingles might ring again.

Former ABBA members Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson went to court recently in a failed attempt to settle a dispute about who wrote the script to one of their musicals. Ulvaeus and Andersson appeared at Stockholm District Court to try to solve a decade-long feud about the script to the musical Kristina From Duvemala, which has been seen by more than 1 million people in Sweden and is expected to move to Broadway in the coming years. Writer Carl-Johan Seth told the court that he should be considered the main writer, a claim that is disputed by Ulvaeus and Andersson. While Seth was originally hired to write the script, they said, his work was later completely revised by director Lars Rudolfsson and dramatist Jan Mark. The two sides were unable to agree on how the rights to the script should be divided, which means the case will likely go to trial next year. Knowing me, knowing you (uh-huuuuuuuuh), there is nothing they can do...Would the winner takes it all?

Some interesting English signs from around the world :
- In a hotel in Yugoslavia:
The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid.

- In a hotel in Japan:
You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid.

- In a laundry in Rome:
Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time.

- In a Tokyo bar:
Special cocktails for the ladies with nuts.