Archive for May, 2004
News round-up: May 2004
50 Cent and Jay-Z prove they’re not to be messed with…
Coldplay’s Chris Martin becomes a father when wife Gwyneth Paltrow gives birth to daughter Apple… There’s trouble in da club when 50 Cent leaps into the crowd during a Massachussetts gig to tackle a fan who threw a water bottle at him… Jay-Z stops […]
Posted: May 31st, 2004 under Monthly news.
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Is Eurovision nul and void?
By ROB JONES
Like Miss World and Michael Jackson, the Eurovision Song Contest is long past its cultural sell-by date.
If evidence were needed, last year’s nul points for karaoke car crash duo Jemini was significantly more entertaining than when the United Kingdom actually won in 1997. Katrina And The Waves triumphed then with a record number […]
Posted: May 10th, 2004 under Food for thought.
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Batt to the future
By ROB JONES
Katie Melua, bluesy chanteuse and voice behind this year’s biggest selling album so far, owes one man a large drink.
After hearing her sing at the Brit School of Performing Arts, composer Mike Batt began working with Melua as producer and co-writer on her Number 1 album, Call Off The Search. Of course, any […]
Posted: May 1st, 2004 under Food for thought.
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