Sunday, March 25, 2007

This week just gone

Seven day's worth of No Rock & Roll Fun.

Top ten individual stories, including only stuff from 2007:

1. Kerry Katona's sex tape doesn't feature her, suddenly becomes worth searching for
2. RIP: Buck Jones
3. Britney Spears lesbian sex video rumours
4. Sarah Ferguson offers support for Jo O'Meara
5. Jo O'Meara: I need no support, for I am not a racist bully
6. Britney Spears settles with K-Fed - divorce, peace in our time?
7. Mariah Carey's Playboy cover - how desperate for attention?
8. Dallas Austin slags Joss Stone
9. SXSW line-up
10. Babyshambles announce stadium tour

Also this week: Lily Allen insisted she had nothing in common with any Americans; then she sobered up and tried to salvage her US career; Huey from the Fun Lovin' Criminals turned up on a programme about training dogs; the new rates for US internet radio royalties were defended by the organisation which collects them (and, of course, keeps a percentage); and we learned the sad news of the death of Ernie Woo.

You can read the entire week on one page;
or skim the week before in one post.

Five years ago, NME reported that EMI was allowing Jagger and McCartney to carry on solely because of their back catalogue; Paul quit S Club 7 to join a nu-metal band - up until Jo went into Big Brother, the worst career decision any of them had made; Liam Gallagher pledged he'd not set foot in the MetBar again after an argument with Mis-Teeq and Tony Wilson was upset London Underground wouldn't let him be called a twat.

These are unaffected by changes in Gordon Brown's budget:


Assuming you resisted the US and International versions of The Sounds' Dying To Say This To You, you can now get a UK special version



UK release for the album Shiny Toy Guns' Carah fitted in while making Paris Hilton's demos for her



Kubichek launch the campaign for less daylight saving time with Not Enough Night



The Rakes on their all-to-prove second outing



Personally, we were never totally convinced by the a-sides, so we're dubious as to the value of a Feeder b-side collection



Neil Young's 1971 Massey Hall gig - essential if you love Young, worth a listen if you're still looking to be convinced











A splendid bunch of Bananarama remasters - scoop the lot. Yes, even the late-period.



Is it really twenty years since we first dropped an excited needle on Napalm Death's Scum? Whoever thought we'd all be here for the 20th anniversary? With hearing, we mean.



Young people in uncomfortable shirts: The Ponys much-admired Turn Out The Lights



Karen Grant redux: Magazine's Correct Use of Soap



Cohen joined by Wainwrights Martha and Rufus, Jarvis Cocker, Nick Cave. And Bono - ut you got a fast forward button, don't you?


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