Archive for May, 2009
Have you heard that Lady GaGa’s in a Twitter strop? Why? Because some naughty wag has gone and leaked the video for forthcoming single Paparazzi all over the net. “Stop leaking my motherfucking videos!” flounced Ms GaGa on Twitter. But if it means we get to see a heady mix of sex, violence and dancing in wheelchairs that little bit earlier, we salute that wag. Full and uncut, here’s the video for Paparazzi way before they wanted you to see it…
Funny to say but looking at the image above, the difference between Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five and the Village People was fairly minimal - who’d a thunk it? The Rap/Hip-Hop genre is home to oodles of fantabulous entertainers: Kanye to Fiddy, De La Soul to Missy, N.E.R.D. to Lady Sovereign, there are simply too many artists to choose from, including fresh blood like Atmosphere and N.A.S.A. But choose we have, so click on any of the images below and treat your ears to a hip-hop high…
Tony Mortimer was the lead singer and songwriter with boy band East 17, penning tracks like Stay Another Day, Steam and House Of Love. Now, 12 years after he left the band and three years after their London comeback gig, he’s back to perform all the old hits live on stage, starting off tomorrow at London’s Monto@229. RealMusic Blog shared a sofa with Tony to talk comebacks, Take That, getting older and if there’s another East 17 reunion on the horizon…
We already knew Springsteen, Blur and Neil Young were on the bill, but the full Glastonbury line-up has finally been unveiled after Q thumped the Guardian on the arm and ran off with their exclusive while they weren’t looking. Other headliners revealed include Ray Davies, Jarvis Cocker, Franz Ferdinand and The Prodigy, backed up by the likes of Pendulum, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Madness and The Specials. Compounding the ‘dad rock’ theme, Status Quo are also on the bill, along with festival favourite Tom Jones, Tony Christie and Crosby, Stills & Nash. Don’t despair though - most of these acts are on the main stages, so if you fancy something a touch more modern, there’s plenty to choose from, with the likes of Lady GaGa, Doves, Lily Allen, Dizzee Rascal, Animal Collective, The Ting Tings and literally hundreds more…
