Music
Babyshambles Sign Long-Term Deal
Parlophone has announced today that Babyshambles, the band fronted by Pete Doherty, have signed a long-term deal with the label. Having already forged a strong relationship with the band, who released the critically acclaimed ‘The Blinding EP’ on Parlophone’s Regal imprint in December, Parlophone are delighted Babyshambles have committed their future to the label.
Rescue Me: Season 2 Released On DVD
Season Two of Rescue Me, the critically acclaimed Emmy-nominated series about the inner workings of a New York City firehouse and the emotional battles of its members, comes to DVD on 29th January 2007, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.
David Bowie, The Man Who Fell To Earth
The Man Who Fell To Earth is Nic Roeg’s science-fiction cult classic starring David Bowie. Crash landing on Earth from his dying planet, an alien humanoid traveling by the name of Thomas Jerome Newton uses his superior intelligence to build a vast business empire. As he takes on, and beats, every US corporation people can only guess his true purpose – to save his dying world from agonizing death by drought.
New Book Release: Sweet Mandarin By Helen Tse
Sweeping across one century, three generations and two continents, Sweet Mandarin is the epic story of a family of independent Chinese women and their struggle to survive.
Channel 4 Statement Regarding Bullying In Big Brother House
Channel 4 has released a statement addressing the recent bullying and racism issues surrounding this year’s Celebrity Big Brother. In the statement, Channel 4 comments, "Matters of bullying or racial abuse in any form are taken extremely seriously by Channel 4 and Endemol. The nature of the show often includes incidents where conflicts arise and housemates are encouraged to resolve issues among themselves”.
The Kooks Scoop Two Brit Award Nominations
The Kooks scooped two nominations for Brit Awards on Tuesday night. It was announced at the launch that the band were nominated for the British Breakthrough Act and British Single categories. The awards take place on 14th Feb at London’s Earls Court Arena.
Are Plasma TVs The 4x4s Of Home Entertainment?
Purchasing that ‘must have’ plasma HDTV in the January sales may have seemed a great idea, but what’s it going to cost to run in the coming Year? Could consumers be missing out on an opportunity to save money and reduce their CO2 emissions? sust-it.net thinks so.
Tesco Launches Dedicated Apple Zones
Introduced initially as a trial in Milton Keynes Kingston store, the popularity of Apple Macs and iPods being sold from a dedicated Apple zone inside a Tesco store has meant that the retailer has introduced further bespoke Apple zones.
Life On Mars Returns For The Last Time
Sam Tyler’s Seventies time-travel continues as Life on Mars returns for the last time, with guest stars including Marc Warren, Georgia Taylor, Kevin McNally, Ray Emmett Brown, Eva Pope and Ralph Brown.
Bronte's Jane Eyre Brought To Life
An epic tale of love, secrets and passion, Charlotte Bronte’s novel is brought to life in this lavish and complex adaptation. Newcomer Ruth Wilson (Jane Eyre) and Toby Stephens (Edward Rochester) head up an all-star cast including Francesca Annis, Tara Fitzgerald and Pam Ferris.
Unprecedented Sales Of Nintendo Wii
Nintendo’s Wii and DS games consoles topped the must have gifts chart this Christmas, with thousands flying off the shelves across Europe at an amazing rate throughout the festive period. Record-breaking numbers of Nintendo DS and Wii consoles sold out as quickly as they could be restocked, proving that Europeans are embracing Nintendo’s revolutionary new take on gaming.
Jamie T Releases ‘Calm Down Dearest’
Don't be fooled by his MC like moniker. Jamie T is a tall, skinny lad from the south-west London suburb of Wimbledon, influenced as much by The Clash, Tom Waits, Rancid and The Specials as the drum’n’bass and garage that surrounded him while growing up.
American Idol 6 Returns
From 19th January 2007 join ITV2 for another spectacular mammoth run of American Idol, now in it’s sixth season. Firstly there is the hilarious Audition Stages which gives successful contestants a shot at a Hollywood callback. At Hollywood a musical bootcamp cuts the wheat from the chaff and creates a select group for the Green Mile.
Mario Mayhem On Nintendo DS
Hold on to your hats! Mario Vs Donkey Kong is back, and this time our favourite duos mean business! In our last outing it was up to Mario to save the day by finding all the Mini Mario’s, but this time roles have been reversed and he must rely on them! Featuring easy accessible touch screen controls, over 80 different levels and utilising the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Service.
4Music Presents: Bloc Party
Channel 4 is to broadcast a unique 4Music Presents on Sunday 4th February which will showcase tracks from Bloc Party’s new album “A Weekend In The City” released 5th February. In addition to this, in the week prior to the 4Music Presents special (commencing Sunday 29th January), Channel 4 will show an exclusive performance of one track from the album per day from Sunday to Thursday at a late night time.