Rascal Flatts. The musical act who, until a few short weeks ago, I thought was a rapper What do you do when someone offers you a free ticket for a band – the aforementioned Rascal Flatts – you’ve never heard before? I mean I’ve turned down free tickets before, notably to see The Corrs (after all, […]
After 25 years in the industry, a-ha will sign off on December 4th 2010 with their final ever show. The Oslo gig – which sold out within two hours – will be attended by fans from all over the world and promises to be a very emotional occasion for both fans and the band. So, with […]
Depending on which re-written press release you read today you’ll learn that a-ha were formed anywhere from 25 to 27 years ago, split up in the nineties for anywhere from five to seven years and got back together in 1998 – or is that 1999? No, it was 2000 apparently. What you will unanimously learn and […]
Will I or won’t I…again? Eh…I think I’ll skip it this year.
It must have seemed like déjà vu for Morten Harket and Magne Furuholmen, two-thirds of rock band a-ha, as they sat on the GMTV breakfast time couch in London on Friday morning. The scene was set when presenter Emma Crosby – somewhat understandably given the universal reference point – started the interview with a “Take […]
When I declared in a hyperbolic manner a few days ago that Magne F fans were “horrified” with the new a-ha single I was quickly pulled up for my “exaggeration”. Which is fair enough – that’s what hyperbole is. So let me simply say that they many seem discontented. The focus of their ire? The […]
The news we were all waiting for – Harold Ramis has confirmed that there will be a second sequel to Ghostbusters with the original cast! If you grew up with the comic, ghost-slaying antics of these guys you are SO in for a treat! Can you imagine these guys donning their proton packs and […]
There is so much ageism in Hollywood these days with plenty of top notch actresses unable to get a suitable role once they turn 40. Well I’m here to address the balance. I present to you the Sexiest Sixties XI – women who are old enough to be my mother! 11 Barbara Streisand Age: 66 […]
Huey Lewis said it best: “Good morning little schoolgirl/Can I come home with you?” No, sorry. That’s something else entirely. Coincidentally it’s a Huey Lewis lyric too. No, what i meant was this: “Hip to be a square” When I was about 13 I actually thought he meant that it was quite trendy to be […]
Seeing as how I accidentally went all Kurt Cobain recently I thought I’d share a few thoughts about the great man himself. As was the case for many of us – well those of us lucky enough to be old/young enough to experience his music first hand – I first heard Kurt screaming his way […]
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