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Lindsay Lohan is preparing to clean up her image and go to war with the media with the help of a high-powered friend - Mr Al Gore. "He came up to me last night and said he would be very happy to have a conversation with me. Al Gore will help me," Lohan wrote last week in a rambling, semi-literate e-mail to her friends and lawyers. Will he be one that saves her? According to The Enquirer, Linds is now abusing Oxycontin, one of the most dangerous illegal drugs in the world. Now that is some serious shite if it's really true. Her mum better do something to remedy this out of control lady. But then, partying always comes first..

Lindsay & mom Dina at Les Deux last Friday (01/11/2006)



After he had dumped a curvy Hilary, this boy now prefers the pole stick version. Nicole Richie and Good Charlotte punkster cuddled over dinner at the Beverly Hills Hotel last Sunday (Dec 3). "They seemed very comfortable together. He had his arms around her all night and was kissing her on her head, her cheek, even her forehead." says a witness. A pal of JM says he told Nicole's ex Adam Goldstein that they were dating. The punkster is good friends with Adam and "doesn't want it to be awkward," says the insider. Nah. He is just afraid of being punked by Nicole's ex in a middle of nowhere. Wonder how Duffy reacts to all these. Strict diet plans?

Thom Yorke and The White Stripes are all set to feature in a new online music series. They will play intimate sets for From The Basement which will be available for download for 1.89 pounds per video/track from December 18. Thom will perform songs from the new Radiohead album on the piano. The shows will have no host and no studio audience. Thom said: "From The Basement was exciting because it came from the desire to cut out the crap that lies between the music and the viewer. No producer director egos messing it up." Sounds good.

Thom Yorke - Spitting Feathers EP [TY-SP]

After getting support from Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen now has the polka-dot triplets in her corner. The Pipettes have voiced their support for Lily's recent attack on NME. RiotBecki said in a MySpace posting, "Well done Lily for speaking out against crap male togetherness. It's about time women in music stop being pigeon holed for what they do and are accepted for the exciting music they make. It's difficult being an outspoken woman in today's society as unfortunately one of the hardest things to gain is respect, people turn what you say into moaning or ranting and people stop listening to you altogether. This happens very often and it gets very tiring." Feminist complaints? They could always avoid speaking to that magazine if nothing is done about it.

Jennifer Garner carrying Violet in a backpack in Brentwood (03/12/2006)


Jennifer Garner with Violet at Amici in Brentwood (04/12/2006)



Solange has been having some problems lately. New Bond girl Caterina Murino wants to throw her mobile phone away - because it hasn't stopped ringing since Casino Royale came out. The stunning Italian has already agreed to make six films next year in Italy and France. She said: "I don't know if it will be possible to fit them in, but I want to try my best. After all, we are only here once, aren't we? And then you know what I want to do? This is my plan, I am going to go home, lock the door, throw my mobile phone out of the window and concentrate on living for a change." Nothing surprising about it. Any sane movie director would want to engage in her services.


Dominic Monaghan - Supersonic


The Associated Press reports Pete Doherty smiled and hugged fans outside court on Monday (Dec 4) after a judge ruled he will not serve jail time for possession of drugs including heroin and crack cocaine. He was ordered to pay a $1,525 fine and court costs and forbade him from driving for four months. Read more.. [Pete-Free]


Get ready to see a pregnant Paris Hilton every year in four consecutive years. And playgrounds in America might never be the same because this smartie wants to have children - soon. The party animal has been hanging around with some new BFF bitch and seeing her with two kiddies made Paris want to reproduce. "It's been my dream to have four babies by 30," the 25-year-old heiress told Life & Style Weekly. Because Paris has been a good petkeeper, she is now highly qualified for motherhood which of course is HER own opinion: "I look after animals, so I'd have a lot to give my kids." What. The. Hell. Pity the foursome new ones. But she probably meant adoption.

Meanwhile, Ivanka Trump is not a happy camper after being told she is an heiress. Ivanka resents any comparison to Ms Hilton and said she's not part of the heiress community despite a fortunate choice of fathers. "Just being lumped into that heiress category is somewhat annoying," she said, adding "I work my (rear) off." She knows the glittery Hilton but they don't "hang out" and have nothing in common other than coming from wealthy parents. Well.. they both have their own ways of brilliant marketing schemes. And both think they are sophisticated women, both starred in reality TV shows, both probably had some physical features enhanced, etc, etc..


Avril Lavigne - Ford Models Photoshoot


More Buddhist love coming from Ms Courtney. After it helped her so much the first two times, Courtney Love has now turned to Buddhism again to help her stay off drugs. She first turned to its philosophies in the early 90s: "This is my third attack at Buddhism. The first time I went for it, it got me off Hollywood Boulevard with my band 'Hole'. I ended up with a great husband and a wonderful child. Then I quit. Then later I started chanting again and I ended up with this fantastic movie (The People Vs Larry Flynt) and a fantastic boyfriend (Edward Norton). Then I quit." So now, she thinks this practice is a lucky charm and wants to embrace it once more. Oh Gosh. Please don't treat it like a lover, Missy.

Old funky dory romance to be rekindled? Rachel Stevens' romantic relationship with actor Stephen Dorff could be back on - if she has her way. The couple had a short lived affair this summer but their relationship was thought to have fizzled out. However, Rachel has revealed she is due to meet him when she flies to back to Los Angeles next month (Jan07). She says, "Ah, Mr Dorff. He's a lovely guy and I should be seeing him when I get back to LA in January." Kinda low profile stories whenever Rachel is there. Better if she spend time producing another album.

Rachel Stevens at An Audience With Take That, London (02/11/2006)



Kubichek's new single is "Outwards" is now out. It is their first release available on CD! Listen at www.myspace.com/kubichek and also go to www.myspace.com/3030recordings where you can listen to one of the B-sides "A Dead End". Good stuff.

Everybody's changing their shower curtains? Keane are taking band merchandising to a new level - fans can buy shower curtains and coaster sets adorned with the band's logo. Tom Chaplin admits he is tempted to deck out his home with Keane items. He says, "We should think of more Keane products to kit out my house. Keane soap? Duvet covers? "But people might think it odd if my place was full of Keane merchandise."

Do you think mp3 blogs are selling out? Check out TortureGarden's great article on this issue. [TGarden-Article]






The Brickshelf Gallery has an AMAZING collection of rock bands - ranging from Led Zeppelin to Wolfmother to Suzanne Vega - made completely out of Legos. [Brickshelf-Gallery]