SOMEONE MAKE THIS WOMAN QUEEN OF ENGLAND, FOR SHE IS ALREADY QUEEN OF MY HEART.

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Posted by Stuart Waterman on Sunday September 20th, 2009 at 5:38 pm

Clearly my head has been residing up my arse, because I had no idea the Fame movie was being remade. But it has been, and it hits cinemas “this Fall”.

Watching the trailer you kind of get the impression that the new Fame is going to be to High School Musical what 90210 is to Gossip Girl; that is, an opportunistic but kind of understandable attempt by a bygone “brand” to jump on the back of a successful product which owes a considerbale debt to the original incarnation of that brand.

And I’m sure that’s what the tweens will be saying as they exit the multiplex “this Fall”.

Posted by Stuart Waterman on Wednesday July 8th, 2009 at 9:00 am

Her off The Distillers, Brody Dalle (left; click image to enlarge), has long been a “pin-up” for males who think it’s sissy to fancy women who aren’t plastered in tattoos. I was never the biggest fan of The Distillers - “Drain The Blood” aside - so was interested to hear she’d formed a new, slightly more accessible band. They’ve been tinkering away for a while, but you can actually download some of their stuff now.

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Posted by Stuart Waterman on Friday February 13th, 2009 at 11:35 am

If you flipped your lid at Empire Of The Sun’s “Walking On A Dream”, and the accompanying Bowie-in-China-style video, you will be pleased to know that their new video for “We Are The People” is similarly flamboyant.
Face paint and bewilderingly silly headgear are still very much in evidence, for which Empire Of The Sun get a big tick. Likewise the fact that part of the video has quite possibly been shot in the same lagoon that bathed the rippling frame of Peter Andre circa his “Mysterious Girl” video.

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Posted by Stuart Waterman on Friday January 16th, 2009 at 1:25 pm

I wonder if one day - maybe as soon as next week - Brandon Flowers will look back on these photos and wonder if they were a wise decision. There’s no doubt the chap can rock a tuxedo, but at what cost to The Killers’ cred?
Check out the rest of the pics here to see what I mean.

Posted by Stuart Waterman on Friday November 21st, 2008 at 12:20 pm

This promotional image (click to enlarge) appeared on the back of Observer Music Monthly on Sunday. It’s for Razorlight’s new album, Slipway Fires.
I wonder what the “other” members of Razorlight think about this advertisement. I imagine them separately going into the studio to have their snaps taken, little realising that the finished product will have them not only dressed in black, but also shrouded in darkness. And as they sit posing for the photographer, I imagine the conversation going something like this:
“And Johnny - he’s going to be dressed in black too, yeah?”
“Yeah yeah yeah.”
“It’s just - I don’t see Johnny in black that often…”
“Yeah yeah yeah, he’s going to be in a black hoodie, just like you. Could you just turn your head to the right a bit?”
Poor the other members of Razorlight :(

Posted by Stuart Waterman on Tuesday October 14th, 2008 at 11:00 am

A few weeks ago my esteemed colleague Mof described his dislike of over-cockneyfied indie chancers, citing Jack Penate as an example of this oeuvre. Now, I like a couple of Penate’s tunes, but I know where he was coming from - and I’m guessing he hadn’t seen gurning pigeon-toed sub-Jam annoyances The Metros at this point. Mof, The Metros are going to make your head spin right off its axis. I’m sorry. Here’s “Education Pt.2″.
The Metros - Education Pt. 2

[video: The Metros' MySpace]

Posted by Stuart Waterman on Friday March 21st, 2008 at 8:52 am

Shock horror! Amy Winehouse fans will be mourning the loss of The Beehive, after the “Back To Black” singer made a rash dash for a bottle of peroxide and a pair of scissors. Amy’s off-the-rails behaviour was all over the press last year with a cancelled tour, tears and trouble with the law. Now spotted sans signature hairstyle, the obvious Britney comparison is just begging to be made. If a change is as good as a rest, then let’s hope Amy‘s blonde revamp will be enough for her to kick the bad things in her life into touch and, unlike Britters, put 2007’s dramatic shenanigans behind her. [via jezebel.com]

Posted by Clare Joslin on Thursday January 10th, 2008 at 9:15 am

With Christmas around the corner, it should be a time for cheer and merriment, which is exactly what the people of Devon expected when starlet Joss Stone returned to her home town to turn on the Christmas lights. Instead, many fans were shocked to see Joss’ new doomy, gloomy goth hair – the latest in the singer’s string of hair-endous hairdo’s.
Joss, sporting a black and purple streaked barnet, looked worryingly like she’d forgotten to remove her Morticia Adams Halloween wig. No doubt this will have pleased record Company bosses, who started this colourful controversy by reportedly telling Stone to dye her hair blonde again. Joss, being the easy-going young lady she is, objected saying “The reason I keep changing the colour is to make the point that I sound the same whether I’m blonde or purple or blue.” [via contactmusic.com]
Previous hair crimes include excessive volume without a licence, running red [high] lights, and dangerous dyeing. Click here to sample some of Joss’ manky manes.

Posted by Clare Joslin on Thursday November 29th, 2007 at 9:07 am

Maroon 5 make my head hurt. I want to 100% hate them, but I just can’t. In twenty years, Maroon 5 songs will be the Taxicab Classics of the day. They are too darn catchy to ignore. Although it probably becomes a little easier to loathe them once you’ve heard them 1000 times in a day on Pleb FM.
When they first broke through, the image they went for was the whole casual, bestubbled, ruffle-haired vibe. And it worked, big time. The tunes were mainstream enough to be huge hits, while the image was just rough enough to reassure fans - and let’s face it, they’re mainly female - that they were just regular, yet hot, guys.
Fast forward a couple of years. In the first video from their new album, “Makes Me Wonder”, lead singer Adam Levine set out his stall right from the off. Tuxedo, cropped hair, a distinctly more chiselled appearance. No more Converse round these parts, that’s for sure.

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Posted by mofgimmers on Tuesday October 30th, 2007 at 11:45 am