The Kooks' frontman Luke Pritchard has revealed a secret feud between his band and Arctic Monkeys' singer Alex Turner.
told The Daily Mirror that the two bands do not see eye-to-eye, and that their dispute has got physical in the past.
"We have had a weird relationship with the Arctics since we first met," he explained. "I had to kick Alex in the face after he tried to pull the leads out of my guitar pedals while we were on stage."
He added: "I tried to patch things up with Alex recently but he just turned his back and walked away. I suppose they are quite arrogant."
Saturday, 31 May 2008
Mannie Fresh
Artist: Mannie Fresh
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Real Big
Year: 2004
Tracks: 15
Mind Of Mannie Fresh
Year:
Tracks: 30
He's half of the brains behind the Cash Money label, his productions experience moved over 23 one thousand thousand units, and it all started because of a DJ padre. Surrounded by music patch growing up, producer/rapper/hip-hop big businessman Mannie Fresh distinct other on that if he had to catch a job, it had to be doing what he loved to do, and that was play music. The New Orleans native got his start in 1984 as a penis of New York Incorporated, arguably New Orleans' low gear hip-hop crowd. The parties Mannie started to DJ round this time were to become fabled and brought him to the attention of knocker Gregory D. The deuce partnered and worked on record album that was to become 1992's The Real Deal released on RCA. Rap fans in the Big Easy fell in dearest with the album only it failed to gain much attention outside of the South. Although they remained friends, Mannie and Gregory D split professionally, due in part to Mannie's displeasure with the way major labels handled street music. The stage was now do for the producer's confluence with Brian "Baby" Williams. When Williams offered Mannie a hazard to join his neophyte Cash Money tag it couldn't own been better timing. Soon artists like Baby, Juvenile, B.G., and Lil Wayne were taking Cash Money to the cover, thanks in no low part to Mannie's kinky and bright production. By the late '90s, Cash Money was the preeminent Southern rap label and Mannie and Williams were at present running on their possess group. The deuce formed Big Tymers in 1998 and released a series of successful singles and albums. The producer behind everything from Juvenile's four hundred Degreez to Teena Marie's La Doña eventually broken proscribed on his have in 2004 with the wild solo album The Mind of Mannie Fresh.
Spears is reunited with her mother
Lily Allen takes home doggie bag from swanky meal - Daily Gossip
Welcome to the Daily Gossip: your daily stop-off to find out who in the world of music has been up to what.
Today's top gossip:
Lily Allen took home a doggie bag from her meal at posh west London eaterie Nobu last night (May 28). The singer left the restaurant in a large baby-style jumpsuit clutching her bag, presumably for her beloved pooch Maggie May (Daily Star).
From the papers:
Victoria Beckham is set to feature in 'Ugly Betty' again following her guest turn a few months ago (The Sun).
So Solid Crew's MC Harvey dining out at McDonald's in south-east London (Daily Mirror).
Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger was treated to a �50,000 Caribbean holiday by boyfriend Lewis Hamilton (Daily Record).
East 17's Brian Harvey was thrown out of posh London club Amika, 'shouting and screaming' (Daily Mirror).
Chris Martin was spotted around Chalk Farm in north London in his new French revolutionary gear - as recently featured on the cover of NME - filming a video for their next single (The Sun).
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour was spotted buying a posh pen at Waterloo Station (Daily Star).
Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts consulted a mystic clairvoyant for guidance before splitting up with boyfriend Carl Davies (Daily Mirror).
Rachel Stevens was spotted buying extra-soft toilet paper from Finchley Road's Waitrose in north London (Daily Star).
Hear'say's Suzanne Shaw has had a Barbie modelled after her and is now acting as an ambassador for the range of dolls - she's also recorded the theme song to an upcoming Barbie movie (Daily Mirror).
Robert Plant adjusting his hair with an afro comb in the Green Man pub in central London (Daily Star).
Chesney Hawkes was seen pulling a hair out of his pork scratching at London's Audley pub (Daily Star).
Check back tomorrow for the next Daily Gossip. E-mail your spots to news@nme.com.
Today's top gossip:
Lily Allen took home a doggie bag from her meal at posh west London eaterie Nobu last night (May 28). The singer left the restaurant in a large baby-style jumpsuit clutching her bag, presumably for her beloved pooch Maggie May (Daily Star).
From the papers:
Victoria Beckham is set to feature in 'Ugly Betty' again following her guest turn a few months ago (The Sun).
So Solid Crew's MC Harvey dining out at McDonald's in south-east London (Daily Mirror).
Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger was treated to a �50,000 Caribbean holiday by boyfriend Lewis Hamilton (Daily Record).
East 17's Brian Harvey was thrown out of posh London club Amika, 'shouting and screaming' (Daily Mirror).
Chris Martin was spotted around Chalk Farm in north London in his new French revolutionary gear - as recently featured on the cover of NME - filming a video for their next single (The Sun).
Pink Floyd's David Gilmour was spotted buying a posh pen at Waterloo Station (Daily Star).
Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts consulted a mystic clairvoyant for guidance before splitting up with boyfriend Carl Davies (Daily Mirror).
Rachel Stevens was spotted buying extra-soft toilet paper from Finchley Road's Waitrose in north London (Daily Star).
Hear'say's Suzanne Shaw has had a Barbie modelled after her and is now acting as an ambassador for the range of dolls - she's also recorded the theme song to an upcoming Barbie movie (Daily Mirror).
Robert Plant adjusting his hair with an afro comb in the Green Man pub in central London (Daily Star).
Chesney Hawkes was seen pulling a hair out of his pork scratching at London's Audley pub (Daily Star).
Check back tomorrow for the next Daily Gossip. E-mail your spots to news@nme.com.
Toro Bravo
Artist: Toro Bravo
Genre(s):
Rock: Punk-Rock
Discography:
Kelias
Year: 2000
Tracks: 13
Greatest Hits
Year: 1998
Tracks: 13
Spears sparks pregnancy rumours
Pop singer Britney Spears has sparked reports that she is expecting her third child after being photographed shopping for a pregnancy test.
The photographs, which appear on People magazine's website, show Spears and her new boyfriend, paparazzo Adnan Ghalib looking through pregnancy tests at a shop.
The pictures were reportedly released by Ghalib's photo agency, FinalPixx.
The rumours come in the same week that Spears fled a courthouse without attending the most recent hearing over custody of her two young sons.
The boys are currently in the sole custody of their father Kevin Federline after a judge stripped Spears of her visitation rights following a custody dispute at her home.
The singer later had to be hospitalised for evaluation after she was deemed to be under the influence on an unknown substance.
The photographs, which appear on People magazine's website, show Spears and her new boyfriend, paparazzo Adnan Ghalib looking through pregnancy tests at a shop.
The pictures were reportedly released by Ghalib's photo agency, FinalPixx.
The rumours come in the same week that Spears fled a courthouse without attending the most recent hearing over custody of her two young sons.
The boys are currently in the sole custody of their father Kevin Federline after a judge stripped Spears of her visitation rights following a custody dispute at her home.
The singer later had to be hospitalised for evaluation after she was deemed to be under the influence on an unknown substance.
Holmes Signs On For 'All My Sons'
The worst kept secret on Broadway is no longer a secret - Katie Holmes will star in the upcoming revival of playwright Arthur Miller's All My Sons. The Batman Begins star will join a cast that also will include John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Patrick Wilson. The drama, about a family patriarch's darkest secret, was Miller's first big hit and is beloved by thespians and theatre critics throughout the world. It will mark the first time a Miller play has been staged on Broadway since the writer's death in 2005. The play will also be Holmes' Broadway debut. Venue and dates were not available as WENN went to press, but the play is expected to debut this autumn.See Also
R. Kelly pornography trial to begin in Chicago
CHICAGO --
It seemed for a while as if R. Kelly's day in court might never come.
But after six years of repeated delays, jury selection is set to begin Friday in the Grammy-winning R&B singer's trial on child pornography charges, prompted by a videotape allegedly showing Kelly having sex with a girl as young as 13.
Prosecutors, though, will have a unique challenge: The alleged victim, now 23, says it wasn't her. And Kelly's attorneys -- including Ed Genson, who often represents the rich and famous -- haven't admitted it's Kelly in the video.
"How is there not reasonable doubt when the two people say it's not them?" said Michael Helfand, a Chicago attorney not involved in the case.
But Helfand conceded that it's unclear what supporting evidence the prosecution might present.
The 41-year-old Kelly, whose first name is Robert, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. But Kelly -- one of urban music's biggest stars, and a consistent hitmaker despite his legal woes -- is glad the wait is over, his spokesman said.
"Every waking moment, he's always had this hanging over his head," spokesman Allan Mayer said. "He's confident that when all the evidence comes out he'll be shown not to be guilty of any crime."
The centerpiece of the trial is likely to be the video footage, which Judge Vincent Gaughan ruled may be shown in open court.
Prosecutors claim the videotape was made sometime between Jan. 1, 1998 and Nov. 1 2000, and that the girl was born in September 1984.
Kelly was indicted on pornography charges June 5, 2002, after the tape surfaced and was sold illegally on street corners and the Internet. Chicago police began investigating after receiving the tape from the Chicago Sun-Times, which said it was sent to the paper anonymously.
Police and prosecutors said their investigation, including interviews with about 50 witnesses, determined Kelly and an underage girl were on the tape, and that FBI forensics experts had determined the tape was authentic.
Prosecutors may need more than a videotape to prove their case, said Helfand, the Chicago attorney.
"I'd be beyond surprised if he got convicted based on what's out there," said Helfand.
It is unclear whether prosecutors have asked -- or would be allowed -- to tell jurors about accusations that Kelly allegedly had sexual relations with other minors, because some of the trial proceedings have been kept secret by the judge. Media outlets, including The Associated Press, have filed a legal challenge seeking to get court records and hearing transcripts unsealed.
The trial is expected to last several weeks.
Kelly has settled three lawsuits accusing him of having sex with underage girls, filed in 1997, 2001 and 2002. In the third suit, the woman claimed that she began having sex with Kelly when she was 16, and that he forced her to have an abortion.
In 2003, Kelly was arrested in Florida on child pornography charges after investigators said they found photos of him having sex with a girl. Charges were dropped after a judge ruled detectives illegally seized the photographs from a digital camera in his home.
Documents show Kelly secretly married the singer Aaliyah in 1994, when she was 15. The marriage later was annulled by her parents; Aaliyah died in a plane crash in 2001.
The trial's six-year gap from indictment to trial is uncommon in child porn cases. But while suspects have a right to demand a swift trial, they're not obligated to ask for one, especially if they calculate that speed isn't in their best interests.
In Kelly's case, more than 30 pretrial motions contributed to delays. At one point, hearings were delayed when Judge Gaughan fell off a ladder at home and suffered multiple fractures. By the time he recovered, Kelly needed emergency surgery for a burst appendix.
Despite his legal troubles, Kelly -- who rose from poverty on Chicago's South Side to become a superstar singer, songwriter and producer -- still retains a huge following, and his popularity has arguably grown since being charged in 2002. The singer has released more than half a dozen albums, most of them million-sellers. He's also had a multitude of hits and gone on tours. His campy video series "Trapped in the Closet" have a cult following so strong that the Independent Film Channel premiered the latest chapters of the farcical musical, out on DVD, on its web site last year before showing them on the network. Kelly has a new song, "Hair Braider," out now, and is due to release a new album in July.
Although he won a Grammy in 1997 for the gospel-like song "I Believe I Can Fly," his biggest hits are sexually charged songs like "Bump N' Grind," "Ignition" and his current single.
The trial is expected to draw crowds of reporters and fans to the courthouse. But Gaughan is expected to keep a tight rein on the proceedings, from which cameras, cell phones and recorders are banned.
When a fan snapped a picture of Kelly with her cell-phone camera during a pretrial hearing last year, Gaughan sentenced her to five days in jail and ordered her phone destroyed.
"He's not one of those guys who's going to let this trial turn into a circus," said Helfand.
It seemed for a while as if R. Kelly's day in court might never come.
But after six years of repeated delays, jury selection is set to begin Friday in the Grammy-winning R&B singer's trial on child pornography charges, prompted by a videotape allegedly showing Kelly having sex with a girl as young as 13.
Prosecutors, though, will have a unique challenge: The alleged victim, now 23, says it wasn't her. And Kelly's attorneys -- including Ed Genson, who often represents the rich and famous -- haven't admitted it's Kelly in the video.
"How is there not reasonable doubt when the two people say it's not them?" said Michael Helfand, a Chicago attorney not involved in the case.
But Helfand conceded that it's unclear what supporting evidence the prosecution might present.
The 41-year-old Kelly, whose first name is Robert, faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. But Kelly -- one of urban music's biggest stars, and a consistent hitmaker despite his legal woes -- is glad the wait is over, his spokesman said.
"Every waking moment, he's always had this hanging over his head," spokesman Allan Mayer said. "He's confident that when all the evidence comes out he'll be shown not to be guilty of any crime."
The centerpiece of the trial is likely to be the video footage, which Judge Vincent Gaughan ruled may be shown in open court.
Prosecutors claim the videotape was made sometime between Jan. 1, 1998 and Nov. 1 2000, and that the girl was born in September 1984.
Kelly was indicted on pornography charges June 5, 2002, after the tape surfaced and was sold illegally on street corners and the Internet. Chicago police began investigating after receiving the tape from the Chicago Sun-Times, which said it was sent to the paper anonymously.
Police and prosecutors said their investigation, including interviews with about 50 witnesses, determined Kelly and an underage girl were on the tape, and that FBI forensics experts had determined the tape was authentic.
Prosecutors may need more than a videotape to prove their case, said Helfand, the Chicago attorney.
"I'd be beyond surprised if he got convicted based on what's out there," said Helfand.
It is unclear whether prosecutors have asked -- or would be allowed -- to tell jurors about accusations that Kelly allegedly had sexual relations with other minors, because some of the trial proceedings have been kept secret by the judge. Media outlets, including The Associated Press, have filed a legal challenge seeking to get court records and hearing transcripts unsealed.
The trial is expected to last several weeks.
Kelly has settled three lawsuits accusing him of having sex with underage girls, filed in 1997, 2001 and 2002. In the third suit, the woman claimed that she began having sex with Kelly when she was 16, and that he forced her to have an abortion.
In 2003, Kelly was arrested in Florida on child pornography charges after investigators said they found photos of him having sex with a girl. Charges were dropped after a judge ruled detectives illegally seized the photographs from a digital camera in his home.
Documents show Kelly secretly married the singer Aaliyah in 1994, when she was 15. The marriage later was annulled by her parents; Aaliyah died in a plane crash in 2001.
The trial's six-year gap from indictment to trial is uncommon in child porn cases. But while suspects have a right to demand a swift trial, they're not obligated to ask for one, especially if they calculate that speed isn't in their best interests.
In Kelly's case, more than 30 pretrial motions contributed to delays. At one point, hearings were delayed when Judge Gaughan fell off a ladder at home and suffered multiple fractures. By the time he recovered, Kelly needed emergency surgery for a burst appendix.
Despite his legal troubles, Kelly -- who rose from poverty on Chicago's South Side to become a superstar singer, songwriter and producer -- still retains a huge following, and his popularity has arguably grown since being charged in 2002. The singer has released more than half a dozen albums, most of them million-sellers. He's also had a multitude of hits and gone on tours. His campy video series "Trapped in the Closet" have a cult following so strong that the Independent Film Channel premiered the latest chapters of the farcical musical, out on DVD, on its web site last year before showing them on the network. Kelly has a new song, "Hair Braider," out now, and is due to release a new album in July.
Although he won a Grammy in 1997 for the gospel-like song "I Believe I Can Fly," his biggest hits are sexually charged songs like "Bump N' Grind," "Ignition" and his current single.
The trial is expected to draw crowds of reporters and fans to the courthouse. But Gaughan is expected to keep a tight rein on the proceedings, from which cameras, cell phones and recorders are banned.
When a fan snapped a picture of Kelly with her cell-phone camera during a pretrial hearing last year, Gaughan sentenced her to five days in jail and ordered her phone destroyed.
"He's not one of those guys who's going to let this trial turn into a circus," said Helfand.
French Court Tosses Out Libel Judgment Against TV Critic
A French appeals court has overturned a libel judgment against critic Philippe Karsenty, who claimed that state-run France 2 Television staged news footage allegedly showing a Palestinian boy being shot by Israeli soldiers in 2000 as he was cowering with his father. Karsenty presented photos and other evidence suggesting that the boy was not shot at all. France 2 Television had also sued three websites that posted Karsenty's analysis of the footage. Karsenty hailed the court's decision as a "victory of truth over lies. It's the victory of honesty over intellectual dishonesty. It's the victory of French justice over corporatism and the media mafia. It is time for France to recover its decency and admit that they produced, protected and covered up the biggest anti-Semitic lie of the century." The television channel said that it would appeal.
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