Comedy Central had to bleep out and censor any references to the so-called Prophet Muhammad in the latest episode of South Park, after Muslim extremists made veiled threats over the episode that depicted Muhammad as a bear.
The controversial cartoon series is no stranger to public outrage, but with comments from an Muslim extremists website warning of the outcome if the episode was showing, prompted Comedy Central to bleep out all references to Muhammad. The website listed the New York headquarters of Comedy Central, the cable television channel that broadcasts the show, and South Park's production company, adding: "You can pay them a visit at these addresses."
The Cougars are coming back to Coventry on Friday 23 April (St Georges Day) and will get the Kasbah rocking with their lively performance. The Cambridge lads are no strangers to Coventry - having previously performed at The Phoenix twice and long time friends of Coventry's The Ripps meant they already know Kasbah.
One of The Cougars songs (check out the words to 'You Having A Good Time Man' on their MySpace page), was inspired after an unexpected night out at the Colosseum and The Cougars have been eager to return back to Coventry for a long time.
If you have not heard The Cougars perform, then get yourself to the Kasbah on Friday evening and celebrate St George's Day in style with the infectious sounds of SKA, indie and punk all rolled into one! The band are so impressive, I was inspired to write these words, "The best new band of 2007 with their fusion of punk/pop and a stage presence that keeps the audience memorised throughout. These guys deserve to be MASSIVE! Well worth watching live!"
It has been confirmed that international singer Shakira will be shaking her hips at Glastonbury festival on Saturday 26th June 2010. The Colombian will perform on the Pyramid Stage just before Muse and Scissor Sisters and is expected to woe the massive crowds with her hits 'Gypsy' and 'Hips Don't Lie'.
Speaking about her appearance, Shakira said, "I'm really looking forward to playing Glastonbury this year and being a part of their 40th anniversary. Glastonbury is famous for being one of the best festival crowds, so I'm sure I'll have a great time."
Blur are giving away their brand new single 'Fools Day' - free from their official website. The band released just one thousand copies on vinyl for Record Stores Day, the single sold out in minutes as fans queued to snap up the first Blur release in seven years.
Now fans can obtain a legal copy of 'Fool Day' by visiting http://www.blur.co.uk/ for a limited time.
Here is the Glastonbury 2010 line-up featuring U2, Muse, Pet Shop Boys and many more:
Friday June 25 Pyramid Stage: U2 Dizzee Rascal Vampire Weekend Snoop Dogg Willie Nelson Corinne Bailey-Rae Femi Kuti TBA
Other Stage: The Flaming Lips Hot Chip Florence and the Machine La Roux Phoenix The Courteeners Gaslight Anthem The Stranglers The Magic Numbers TBA
John Peel Stage: Groove Armada The Black Keys Mumford & Sons Ellie Goulding Kele Bombay Bicycle Club Tegan and Sara TBA De Staat Detroit Social Club
West Holts: Mos Def (with full live band) Femi Kuti Nouvelle Vague & Guests Breakestra with Chali 2na Bonobo Mariachi El Bronx Tune-Yards Matthew Herbert Big Band
Acoustic Stage: Bootleg Beatles Alan Price Set McIntosh Ross Turin Brakes Brian Kennedy Danny & The Champs Megan Henwood Cory Chisel Julie Feeney
The Park Stage: The xx Broken Bells Special Guests The Big Pink Local Natives Steve Mason Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Beth Jeans Houghton Lissie TBA TBA
East Dance: DJ Fatboy Slim Live Chase and Status DJ Zane Lowe Live Plan B DJ Rob da Bank Live Example DJ Roger Sanchez DJ TBA DJ TBA
West Dance: DJ Boyz Noise DJ Simian Mobile Disco Live Delphic DJ Fake Blood DJ Rusko Live Chromeo DJ Aeroplane DJ Boy 8-Bit DJ Hannah Holland
Avalon Stage: New Model Army Transglobal Underground Newton Faulkner The Woodentops Lou Rhodes Goldheart Assembly Gabby Young & The Other Animals Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs
Croissant Neuf: TBA 6ixtoys Steve Knightley Julien Tulk Band Undercover Hippy Band Seth Lakeman Biggles Wartime Band The Queen's Head Good Shoes TBA Magic Numbers The Mystery Jets Fanfarlo Detroit Social Club Tubelord Tiffany Page Frank Turner Fiction Plane he Beat Poetry & Words Penny Ashton Baba Brinkman Sabrina Mahfouz Tony Walsh Aisle 16 Kat Francois Ventriloquist Paula Varjack Andreattah Chuma Jonny Fluffypunk Kate Tempest Pete the Temp Poeticat Helen Gregory and Pete Hunter
Saturday June 26
Pyramid Stage: Muse Scissor Sisters TBA TBA Seasick Steve Jackson Browne The Lightning Seeds TBA
Other Stage: Pet Shop Boys Editors The Cribs The National Kate Nash Imogen Heap Coheed and Cambria Reef Two Door Cinema Club
John Peel Stage: Jamie T Foals The xx Marina & The Diamonds Delphic Field Music Cymbals Eat Guitars Sophie Hunger TBA
West Holts: George Clinton with Parliament / Funkadelic Jerry Dammers Spatial AKA Orchestra Os Mutantes Devendra Banhart Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba Phenomenal Handclap Band Brother Ali Troy Ellis & The Longshots
Acoustic Stage: Christy Moore Nick Lowe Imelda May Al Stewart Michael Eavis In Conversation Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus The Leisure Society Ellen & The Escapades John Allen & Band
The Park Stage: Midlake Laura Marling TBA Special Guests Stornoway Beach House Strange Boys Frankie & The Heart Strings The Ballad of Britain Peggy Sue TBA
East Dance: Live N-Dubz Live Chipmunk Live Kelis DJ DJ MistaJam Live Tinie Tempah Live Giggs DJ Yasmin Live Chiddybang Live McClean Live Bashy Live Donaeo Live Roll Deep DJ TBA
West Dance: Live Dubfire DJ Nick Warren Live Mix Hell DJ Sander Kleinenberg Live Banco de Gaia DJ Riva Starr Live Neville Staple Live Dub Pistols DJ TBA Live Foreign Beggars
Avalon Stage: The Lightning Seeds Alabama 3 acoustic Charlie Winston Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel The Unthanks The Avett Brothers The Wurzels Nick Harper Tom Williams & The Boat
Croissant Neuf: The Beat MrB. The Gentleman Rhymer Hot Feat The Kevin Brown Trio The Vagaband TBA Dizraeli & The Small Gods TBA The Queen's Head Earl Brutus TBA Phenomenal Handclap Band Band Of Skulls Holy F*** Blood Red Shoes Here We Go Magic Cate Le Bon Lissie Poetry & Words John Hegley Paula Varjack Andreattah Chuma Attila the Stockbroker Hollie McNish Luke Wright Kate Tempest Murray Lachlan Young Sabrina Mahfouz Bohdan Piasecki Open mic. (hosted by Julian Ramsey-Wade) Ventriloquist Jonny Fluffypunk
Sunday June 27
Pyramid Stage: Stevie Wonder Faithless Jack Johnson Ray Davies Slash Norah Jones Paloma Faith TBA
Other Stage: Orbital lcd soundsystem MGMT We Are Scientists Grizzly Bear Temper Trap The Hold Steady Frightened Rabbit TBA
John Peel Stage: Ash Julian Casablancas Broken Social Scene Gang of Four The Drums Holy F*** These New Puritans Everything Everything TBA Dan Mangan
West Holts: Rodrigo y Gabriela Toots & the Maytals Quantic & his Combo Barbaro Staff Benda Bilili Dr John Tunng The Bees Dizraeli and the Small Gods
Acoustic Stage: Jackson Browne with David Lindley Richard Thompson Loudon Wainwright III Blues Band London Community Gospel Choir Joel Rafael Robinson Fisherman's Friend Mayhew
The Park Stage: Empire Of The Sun Dirty Projectors TBA Archie Bronson Outfit TBA Portico Quartet Fionn Regan TBA Here We Go Magic Travelling Band
East Dance: DJ Above & Beyond Live Crystal Castles DJ Filthy Dukes (DJ Set) Live Professor Green Live Reverend Sound System Live Crystal Fighters
West Dance: Live Magnetic Man DJ Jackbeats Live Stanton Warriors DJ Adam F Live Blasted Mechanism DJ Toddla T Live Alex Metric Live DJ South Central Live Jaguar Skills DJ A1 Bassline Live Killaflaw DJ Virus Syndicate Avalon Stage: Gomez The Saw Doctors Imelda May Judy Collins SPECIAL GUESTS Teddy Thompson Adrian Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds Kirsty Almeida Ellen & The Escapades
Criossant Neuf: The Baghdaddies Zen Elephants Prof Nohair & the Wig Lifters Corinne Bailey-Rae TBA The People's String Foundation The Queen's Head Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip TBA TBA Chief I Am Kloot Field Music Goldhawks The Middle East Mountain Man Poetry & Words Glastonbury Festival Poetry Slam (hosted by Kat Francois) Helen Gregory and Benita Johnson Pete Hunter Pete the Temp Jean Binta Breeze Poeticat Luke Wright Jo Bell (Website Poet in Residence) Bohdan Piasecki Julian Ramsey-Wade Penny Ashton Baba Brinkman Comperes – Dreadlcokalien and Abbey Oliveira
The Specials Roddy Radiation was one of the musicians performing at the Spencer Club in Ealsdon, Coventry in a special charity event in memory of Iain 'H' Howard on Saturday April 10. Around 250 people packed into the room to listen, reunite with old friends and dance the night away to rock 'n' roll music.
Roddy Radiation 'It Doesn't Make It Alright'
The acoustic set by Roddy Radiation was part of the line up that was raising money for The Joe Strummer Foundation For New Music. Other familiar faces from the Coventry music scene added their voices to the event and an auction during the night helped raise over a thousand pounds for the charity.
Other acts performing were the Voodoo Kings, Old No7 Band, Burdock with Sam Smith and Ben Rzezuchowski giving an acoustic set.
This is your FINAL chance to obtain tickets for the 40th Glastonbury Festival, you will need to be up bright and early on Sunday 11th April. The re-sale tickets go on sale at 9am and are limited in number.
Tickets will be sold online at www.seetickets.com/g2010 and via the Seetickets booking line 0844 412 4635. Fans will need to have already registered for Glastonbury Festival prior to the re-sale, standard ticket costs are £185 this year. Expect a massive line-up as Glastonbury celebrates it's big 40.
Goldfrapp are back with a tune that could have become the happy summer tune of 2010, if it had been released a few months later. The simple lyrics (see below) make 'Rocket' one of the most uplifting tunes of the year so far. The official Goldfrapp website has had a makeover and has more videos like 'Rocket' and a discography, along with the latest news and links to buy the single. Watch the video below and be uplifted......
