Thursday, 26 June 2008
Elvis Costello and The Imposters - Momofuku
Wednesday, 18 June 2008
Naomi Campbell - Campbell Settles Discrimination Case
NAOMI CAMPBELL has settled a case with her former housekeeper - after the woman accused the catwalk beauty of racial and sexual discrimination.
Slovakian maid Ivana Lovas took Campbell to an employment tribunal amid accusations the star made her life a "living hell" in the four months she was working for her.
Lovas also claimed that the supermodel abused her when she threatened to quit and criticised her language skills.
London-based Lovas eventually walked out in October (07) and filed suit against Campbell citing unfair dismissal and breach of contract, as well as racial and sexual discrimination.
A preliminary court hearing also heard that there were "two occassions of agressive, abusive and criminal behaviour" on the part of Campbell.
But now the case has been settled out of court, with Campbell reportedly paying out thousands of dollars in compensation to her former employee.
A representative for Campbell has confirmed the case will be going no further, telling British newspaper the Sunday Mirror, "I can confirm the matter has been resolved."
It is not the first time Campbell has found herself in trouble with the law over her fiery temper - last year (07), she was sentenced to community service at New York's sanitation department after she was convicted of assaulting another maid with her Blackberry cell phone.
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The star will take to the stage on June 21 at the event, which takes place at the Mean Fiddler club on Charing Cross Road in the West End.
To check ticket availability and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/GIGS now, or call 0871 230 1094.
Jaws star Roy Scheider dies, aged 75
The two-time Oscar nominee died of complications from multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood cells, at the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
Hospital spokesperson Leslie Taylor said the actor had been treated there for the disease at different times over the past two years.
New Jersey-born Scheider earned his first Oscar nomination (Best Supporting Actor) in 1971 for 'The French Connection'.
Eight years later he was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in 'All That Jazz'.
Among his other credits were 'Klute', 'Marathon Man', 'Still of the Night' and the TV adventure series 'SeaQuest DSV'.
The Go-Getter
It?s quite the trip.
He's barely out of town when a cell phone left behind in the stolen car begins to ring.
Radar
Artist: Radar
Genre(s):
Drum & Bass
Discography:
MASH (MASH007)
Year: 2005
Tracks: 2
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Bernard Fanning
Artist: Bernard Fanning
Genre(s):
Rock
Discography:
Tea and Sympathy
Year: 2006
Tracks: 14
Best known for his stint fronting the popular Australian rock band Powderfinger, singer/songwriter Bernard Fanning was born August 15, 1969, in Brisbane. He joined Powderfinger at the behest of St. Joseph's College economic science schoolmate Ian Haug, world Health Organization co-founded the radical in 1989. Originally slated as a guitarist, Fanning was soon awarded lead vocalizer duties, charting the group's phylogenesis from covers to original substantial. After a copulate of autonomous EPs, Powderfinger (so named in honor of the classical Rust Never Sleeps track by Neil Young, a originative influence) signed to Polydor in 1994 and issued their debut LP, Parables for Wooden Ears. With the 1996 follow-up, Bivalent Allergic, the set went double-platinum at menage, afterwards notching a series of Australian chart-topping LPs including 1998's Internationalist, 2000's Odyssey Number Five, and 2003's Vulture Street. Also in 2003, Fanning made his characteristic film debut in Ned Kelly, conducive a solo carrying out to the picture soundtrack. Despite success in the U.K. and Europe, Powderfinger remained practical unknowns in the U.S. market, and in 2005 the band went on hiatus. In October of that year, Fanning issued his debut solo elbow grease, Tea & Sympathy, scoring hits with the singles "Care You Well" and "Songster."
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Singing In The Rain Heading For Number 1 in UK Charts
The remix of Singing In The Rain, used by Britain's Got Champion George Sampson in the dance routine that led him to win the ITV show on Saturday, is number one in the UK midweek singles chart.
The 14-year-old's breakdancing act was such a hit with viewers on Saturday night, they�ve been rushing to download the single.
Mint Royale remixed Gene Kelly�s original hit back in 2005 for a Volkswagen Golf GTi TV advert, when it made number 20 in the singles charts.
Meanwhile, the breakdancing teen has revealed that he was given a detention from Birchwood High School in Cheshire, for missing lessons - thanks to the demands of his new showbiz lifestyle
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Irwin family launch Australia Zoo dolls
Terri Irwin, whose husband Steve was killed by a stingray while filming an underwater documentary, spoke about her children's experience of snake bites during the launch.
Speaking about her four-year-old son Robert, she said: "He picked one of them up and it bit him on the finger, and he was so proud to have copped his first hit."
"He said, 'I hope it wasn't venomous,' so I assured Robert I wouldn't actually let him play with venomous snakes," she said.
She also revealed that her nine-year-old daughter Bindi was first bitten by a snake when she was just 18 months old.
Bindi said of the toy launch: "It's every little girl's dream to have an exact lookalike doll. It's amazing."