Music
Kaiser Chiefs To Cover Epic Flowers In The Rain
The popularity of Birmingham combo The Move endures. It has been revealed that the Kaiser Chiefs are to cover their brilliant No.2 single, Flowers In The Rain, for a Radio 1 anniversary album due in October. Flowers In The Rain had just been released when Tony Blackburn selected it to be the first song played on Radio 1 on September 30th, 1967.
Bra Wars - More Than Just A Storm In A ‘D’ Cup
A competition run by Liverpool’s 107.6 Juice FM has given one lucky listener two things to be happy about, a boob job. Nadine Pude, 27, from Rockferry, Wirral, won the ‘Bra Wars’ competition to win new breasts, courtesy of 107.6 Juice FM and the Birkdale Clinic.
Jack Peñate Announces Debut Album
Jack Peñate has announced details of his debut album. Out on October 1st, the album is entitled 'Matinée'. Before the release of 'Matinée', Jack will be releasing a new version of 'Second, Minute or Hour' as the next single, due for release on September 24th.
Filming Begins On Doctor Who Series 4
Doctor Who series four filming is underway with Catherine Tate joining the BAFTA award-winning BBC One drama series as The Doctor's brand new companion, Donna Noble. Award-winning actress Tate is reprising her role as Donna, the runaway bride who featured in last year's Doctor Who Christmas special.
Pet Shop Boys Release To Release ‘Disco 4’
The Pet Shop Boys are to release ‘Disco 4’, the fourth album in a continuing series, on Parlophone on September 24. ‘Disco 4’ collects together the Pet Shop Boys’ extended dance mixes of The Killers, Madonna, Yoko Ono, Rammstein, Atomizer and David Bowie, as well as a new extended mix of PSB live highlight “Integral” and their maxi-mix of the single “I’m With Stupid”.
BBC Children In Need Delivers Nearly £17million Worth Of Grants
BBC Children in Need is distributing nearly £17million worth of grants this week which will help make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people around the UK. This August 2007 grant allocation is the second and final round of grants which will be made by the charity this year thanks to a current 2006 Appeal total of £32,434,944.
The Very Best Of Mick Jagger
The Very Best Of Mick Jagger , the first overview of his distinguished solo career, is set for release on October 2, on Atlantic/Rhino Records. It’s a vivid reminder of the compelling gifts that brought Jagger fame in the first place. As an embodiment of all that rock ’n’ roll can mean, he is virtually without peer and that is made plain on this compelling 17-track collection, which includes three previously unreleased performances.
Cross-Atlantic Battles Emerge As Kerrang! Nominees Announced
Nominations for this year’s Kerrang! Awards were exclusively announced yesterday (Wednesday 8 August) at the Kerrang! Day Of Rock, which was held at Virgin Megastores (the Official Retail Partner for the Kerrang! Awards) on London’s Oxford Street.
Martin Shaw Stars In New Supernatural Drama
Lime Pictures has been commissioned by BBC One to produce a two-part supernatural drama called Apparitions starring Martin Shaw. Martin Shaw (Judge John Deed, George Gently) will head the cast of this riveting and multi-layered drama about an exorcist battling demons in what he discovers to be the beginning of the End of Days.
The X Factor Returns For Fourth Series
The X Factor - the UK’s most popular entertainment show - returns to ITV screens for an even bigger and better fourth series this Autumn. The show's three infamous judges, Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh, return with a new addition to the panel in the form of Dannii Minogue, with Brian Friedman as creative director.
Golden age of cinema still the number one
When it comes to the nation's favourite happy-ending films, the golden oldie movies of yesterday are still top of the charts according to a survey conducted by RIAS, the over 50s specialist insurer.
Sony Introduces Television For The Blind
Sony has launched an international campaign to provide television products and services for blind and partially sighted people, with Sony BRAVIA leading the way. The entire BRAVIA television range now provides access to Audio Description (AD) as standard which, in combination with a commitment to raise awareness of AD, aims to increase the number of programmes, broadcasters and television manufacturers that offer the service.
Young Elvis In Colour
Thirty years after the death of the King of rock ‘n’ roll, Young Elvis In Colour tells the story of the young man who electrified the world in the 1950s. It celebrates the original Elvis so often obscured by the jump-suited, Las Vegas image of his later years.
Ann Widdecombe Steps Into Frontline Britain
After emerging relatively unscathed from a brush with hoodies for her headline-grabbing report into anti-social behaviour for Tonight With Trevor McDonald, Ann Widdecombe again prepares to step into frontline Britain to tackle more pressing issues in her own, new three-part series.
High Flying City Boy Writes Second Bestseller
Author Andrew Iyer is a high profile and successful City lawyer, with a history of celebrity girlfriends. His previous book Domino Run, published by Cancer Research UK in 1995 as a fundraiser, was a bestseller, and won the David St John Thomas Award for Fiction. In his second book, The Betrayed, Iyer combines the seedy glamour of 60s London with the drama of a 90s law firm.