The latest development in the series of lawsuits launched by actor Michael Egan against prominent film and TV producers complicates the case further. Former NBC and WB television exec Garth Ancier, who was one of...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 30th May 2014
In its latest bid to track current musical trends more accurately (and purely to stay relevant, if we’re being honest), Billboard has introduced two new musical charts, fueled entirely by social media buzz. The first...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 30th May 2014
Coldplay’s sixth studio album “Ghost Stories” landed straight at No. 1 in the Billboard chart on its debut this week. The record sold 383,000 million had sold 383,000 copies in the week ending Friday, May...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 29th May 2014
Singer songwriter Sam Smith’s upcoming LP The Lonely Hour is likely to be one of 2014’s breakout debuts, not least because of how personal it is to Smith himself. The 22-year-old musician recently talked to...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 29th May 2014
Seth MacFarlane really wants to be a movie star. And we get it, we really do, but that isn’t enough to justify the existence of A Million Ways to Die in the West. Critics are...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th May 2014
Aren’t celebrity instagram profiles the best thing? They’ve provided us with intimate insights, hilarious moments, the occasional bit of controversy and, in Lily Allen’s case, boob muffs (those are ear muffs, shaped like breasts, btw)....
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29th May 2014
If you follow Kristen Stewart’s career with the irrational passion that this writer does, you’ll no doubt have already seen the trailer for her new movie (well, technically, Juliette Binoche’s new movie) Clouds of Sils...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 29th May 2014
So the clean-cut guys of One Direction (two of them, anyway) have been caught on video smoking weed. It’s not entirely surprising, especially to anyone familiar with celebrity culture. In fact, the drugs bust is...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 29th May 2014
There was no Game of Thrones episode last week, which means that hardcore fans are getting some severe Thrones withdrawal symptoms right around this point. These may include, but are not limited to: twitching, obsessive...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th May 2014
Maleficent is a live action Disney film, which stars Maleficent – iconic villain, witch extraordinaire – as an almost cuddly redeemed hero. By the laws of gods and men, this film shouldn’t work and even...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th May 2014
Meet your new Daredevil – Charlie Cox. The Boardwalk Empire has been hired by Marvel/Netflix to portray Matt Murdoch, the blind lawyer from Hell’s Kitchen and his horned alter ego, according to the LA Times....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th May 2014
This story is about a big, loud, highly public wedding and we’re not even talking about Kim and Kanye. Go figure.Nia Vardalos has another big fat Greek Story to tell.In the wake of K&K’s wedding,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th May 2014
The Beastie Boys are involved in another copyright lawsuit this week (the previous one against GoldieBlox ended in March with a settlement for an undisclosed amount). This time, the offending company is Monster Energy Drinks...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 28th May 2014
It’s Hour 5 on 24 and this week, there was a lot less Jack Bauer to be seen for most of the episode. While it’s clear that Kiefer Sutherland is the show, episodes like this...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th May 2014
Taylor Swift was forced to cancel a date of her global RED tour this week, after the recent coup in Thailand. The country is now under military rule, with a loosely enforced curfew, complicating matters...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th May 2014
Macaulay Culkin’s band, the oh-so-hilariously named Pizza Underground, got a chilly reception at last weekend’s Dot to Dot Festival in Manchester and Bristol. According to the New York Daily News, the band members were booed...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th May 2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past has been making news with its stellar debut over the weekend. Despite some concern from Twentieth Century Fox following the allegations raised against director Bryan Singer, the film’s profits skyrocketed...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th May 2014
There were lots of twists on The Bachelorette this week, along with a healthy dose of second-hand cringe for anyone watching. Beware of spoilers, if you haven’t guessed already. So what happens when you put...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th May 2014
After the turmoil and a short break following the death of L’Wren Scott, The Rolling Stones are back on tour once again. Their current worldwide run was cut short back in March, after the 49-year-old...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 27th May 2014
When future civilizations look back on 21st century pop culture - which they will, if Doctor Who has taught us anything – Iggy Azalea’s performamce at the Billboard Awards on Sunday will be regarded as...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th May 2014
Straight in the middle of TV’s upfront season True Blood has just released its season 7 trailer. Currently, the popular opinion seems to be that the guilty pleasure series is well past its prime by...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th May 2014
Tanks at Cannes – if anyone could pull it off, it had to be Sly Stallone and company. Stallone and Expendables 3 costars made their arrival, riding along the Croisette in the French city in...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th May 2014
Jerry Vale, the famous velvet-voiced crooner, who first came to fame in the 1950s and 1960s, died over the weekend at the age of 83. Vale’s health had been deteriorating for some time. He died...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19th May 2014
The episodes of Game of Thrones, filled with shocking deaths and stunning plot twists are usually the ones that get the most press, but it is often episodes like last night’s Mockingbird – slow, precise...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th May 2014
When Justin Timberlake won the Top Artist honor at Sunday’s Billboard awards, he was very generous with his “hank you” messages. In fact, he thanked everyone – everyone, except disgraced LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling....
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 19th May 2014
It’s happening. It’s really, really happening. After months of speculation, preparation and round the clock media coverage, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s wedding trip is officially underway. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star arrived...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 18th May 2014
Pamela Anderson might have gotten her time in the spotlight, but she’s had to overcome a lot to get there. The actress revealed her traumatic past during the launch of her Pamela Anderson Foundation, dedicated...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th May 2014
It isn’t a surprise that Godzilla is doing well at the box office, but the amount it’s earned over the weekend tops all initial estimates. With $93 million made over the three-day period, it’s safe...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th May 2014
Jay Z, Solange and Beyonce are probably over the Standard elevator incident and leaked video by now, but unfortunately, no big news story can really blow over, until there’s an SNL skit about it. Well,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th May 2014
Salma Hayek took to Cannes to show and promote The Prophet this weekend – her own creative baby, based onKhalil Gibran's philosophical novel. Hayek is producing the film, with Roger Allers co-directing with a long...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th May 2014
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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