Melanie C - London Gig

Thanks to my good friends Shaz and Emma, I am once again going to a gig I didn't think I'd be able to go to - I am working the day of the gig and the day after and so wasn't going to go - but now tickets are available and I've booked my transport to London for the only Melanie C UK gig date, ahead of her new single "Carolyna" - released in the UK on Monday June 11th.

A Nation of Drunks!

It will come as no surprise that Britain has been branded as a nation of binge drinkers, who are fame obsessed. The Lonely Planet guide for Britain details how we eat more junk food than the rest of Europe combined and are devouring Internet porn at the fastest rate on Earth - making us a right bunch of wankers!

Interestingly, it is a well known fact that Britons are more likely to vote in a reality fame programme than in a General Election. On a positive note - diversity in cultures has given us a nation of good food and cities like London and Birmingham are praised in the guide. I wonder what the 24 million yearly visitors make of the UK, it seems a far cry from a generation ago when being British held a certain honour and dignity.

Quick someone pass me my Pot Noodle and can of Carling, I need to vote in Big Brother before I surf the net for porn................................

Brighton Weekender

Here are a selection of the pictures from the weekend in Brighton, where I caught up with friends - plus it was a good excuse to drink lots of alcohol.

Alex in a party mood

Alex and I

Muzz and co perform (see video)

Sabrina the birthday girl

Mike giving us a tune

Alex rather drunk!

Fizz - before he got drunk.........

Helen doing her make up

Classic mini - I love them

Sabrina,Sophie and Muzz

Sophie and Alex

Mike and I sharing fluids in a non-gay way - pic taken by Mike's girlfriend Sam!

Another crazy alcohol filled weekender, this time in Brighton - a perfect chance to catch up with a lot of friends I hadn't seen in a long time as Sabrina celebrated her 21st birthday. It was a fun couple of nights, including staying out til 6am Saturday at some student house playing a "I have never" game, it's a bit like truth or dare but without the dare!

It was good to see Sabrina,Mike, Will, Helen and Sophie again as well as going out for a meal with my old friend Fizz. It's only a week until I'm back in Brighton to see The Ripps at Pressure Point............


Here is a video of Muzz performing during the "Open Mic" night.

Drug For The Good - Exclusive Pictures

Catured in the studio, we've got some EXCLUSIVE "Drug For The Good" pictures as they rehurse for Saturday's opening gig at The Dog and Trumpet.

The pictures can be seen HERE

Godiva Festival 2007: The Enemy and Super Furry Animals

The Enemy and Super Furry Animals have been confirmed as the headline acts for the 10th Godiva Festival. They will play on Saturday 14th July on the main Godiva stage in front of an expected crowd of 10,000. The free event is now in it's 10th year and looks set to be the biggest and best yet.

The Enemy celebrating in Coventry, are to headline the Godiva Festival

Last year The Enemy opened the festival but were virtually unknown back then, but in the space of one year they have gone from strength to strength. As well as scoring a #8 hit with "Away From Here" , Tom , Liam and Andy have been touring non-stop during 2007. Their album "We Will Live and Die in These Towns" will be released on Monday 2nd July and expectations will also be running high for the second single "Had Enough", which will be out Monday 25th June.

Local bands will also have the chance to perform and more acts are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

Coventry City 1987 FA Cup Final - Home coming Video

Thanks to my friend "WoiC" on MySpace for sending the link to this video of Coventry City Football Club during their triumphant return to Coventry, 20 years ago today.

I was a cocky 18 year old and I didn't really understand what it all meant as I'd never been to a football match in my life at that point. For me at 18, it was all about drinking, mates and trying to climb the career ladder as I worked in a supermarket called Gateway in Holbrooks.

Now watching this video for the first time today, brought a tear to my eye, because it reminded me that I was there outside the Council House trying to make my own way home after that Sunday morning overtime shift. Then the sheer volumes of people (estimated 250,000) meant I couldn't go home so had to stand and watch Coventry City Football Team make their way onto the balcony to the raptures of the fans and city that were so proud.

Another reason for feeling quite emotional at watching this video, is because 20 years later I am older and hopefully more wiser. I am proud of the city I was born in, work in and will die in. I'm proud of our past in the FA Cup Final of 1987 and also for all this great city of Coventry has achieved in my life time.

No longer do I think as a child but I've learnt to value more the things that really matter, I've learnt that happiness can come outside of the rat race to make lots of money and have a job title that looks important. The simple things like friends, culture and being free to be myself far out strip the "need" to live in a fancy house or drive a flash car or even to be "seen" to be someone socially.

It's funny how a video like the one above , can put 20 years of living back into perspective!

Girls Aloud "Greatest Hits" Tour

The Girls Aloud "Greatest Hits" Tour is underway and I'll be off to Birmingham NIA to see how good the show is next Friday. Rumours that Girls Aloud will split up after the 15 date tour have been denied and a new album for later in the year confirmed. Press reports are pretty positive about their performance, as they belt out their hits and give the audience a special rendition of Dirty Dancing.

See the stunning Girls Aloud pictures >>>HERE<<<

Mel B: New Boyfriend?

Mel B (Scary Spice) has been pictured in an Los Angeles park this week with a new boyfriend, Stephen Belefonte, according to The Sun newspaper today. As the pictures below show, it was only 6 months previously Melanie Brown was dating Hollywood actor Eddie Murphy. After he sensationally ditched, things turned sour as Eddie then denied being the father of her new born daughter.

Melanie Brown with Stephen Belefonte - May 2007

Eddie Murphy and Melanie B - November 2006

According to friends Melanie is delighted with her new fella Stephen, and is looking in great shape considering she just had a baby six weeks ago. The couple were also spotted at Los Angeles Hyde nightclub on Monday looking very cosy together. While the paternity battle looks for a show down in the courts, it seems that Scary Spice has moved on from her relationship with Eddie Murphy. She is quoted as saying to a friend; "The less said about the Beverly Hills cock the better".

Rumours continue to circulate that the Spice Girls will indeed be reforming later this year as The Sun claims they have been offered £1m each. But we've heard that one time and time again.

The DenDen Meet Up

It was an international meet up for friends from the "DenDen" forum, proving once again that the internet can be a positive force for good. Angie and her friends travelled over from Canada, Ivan from Sweden, Jessy from Germany, Dane from Italy, Tamir from Israel as well as others who made up the crowds for this special evening in London.

It was a great reunion for many in the group and the night's highlight was when we all took over the bar as the Spice Girls/solo Spice collection came on and we all went wild on the dance floor!

Car skids off road on way to London, we had to evacuate the coach - so arrived late.

Oops, sorry Jessy - I took an awful picture of us!

The DenDen crowd tucking into pizza in London.

.............and talking lots!

Carl is on top form during the whole night.

Angie, deep in thought.

Tamir in an "arty" picture.

Giorgio pulls a funny face as he tries to avoid the camera.

Jessy and Tamir.

Carl, Jessy and Tamir - looks almost like the "Forever" cover!

Carl and Angie.

robmacca and Angie.

Tamir and Angie.

Giorgio was rightly described as "fucking hot" by his housemate!

Dee gets romantic with Chris.

Angie and Ivan upstairs in the "Eurovision" room.

Angie and Ivan - Take 2!

Angie and her famous jugs!

Angie and Marc - "Angie is #1".

Dee rushes off after the meal..........

Lee, on the way to the nightclub.

Jon VB and Jessy at the end of the night - drunk!

The one and only - John VB, inside the club.

Tamir on the way home.

......... and finally he's asleep!

This is a video of Jessy and robmacca, late for the meal and heading to Pizza Express in Soho on a bike.

There are a shed load of photo's that were taken by Carl, Marco, Jessy and Angie that can be seen HERE

Eurovision Song Contest FINAL Result 2007

Serbian winner.

Serbia's Marija Serifovic went on to win the Eurovision Song Contest Final 2007, as the results table below shows. As with the Semi Final, Eastern European nations dominated the contest while the "power 5" Western nations all finished near the bottom.

Even though the UK once again finished near the bottom with just 19 points, Scooch can be proud with their performance and their UK Chart position today has "Flying The Flag" at #5, which is the highest charting Eurovision song for a good number of years.Viewing figures from the UK also look healthy, with over night forcasts indicating around 11.3 million tuned in.

Here are the final results from the Eurovision contest:

POS COUNTRY SCORE


1 Serbia 268


2 Ukraine 235


3 Russia 207


4 Turkey 163


5 Bulgaria 157


6 Belarus 145


7 Greece 139


8 Armenia 138


9 Hungary 128


10 Moldova 109


11 Bosnia/Herzegovina 106


12 Georgia 97


13 Romania 84


14 Macedonia 73


15 Slovenia 66


16 Latvia 54


17 Finland 53


18 Sweden 51


19 Germany 49


20 Spain 43


21 Lithuania 28


22 France 19


23 United Kingdom 19


24 Ireland 5