Newton dislikes Maroon 5 - suddenly

We're a little puzzled by the meandering Woman Wears Yellow Dress story which Victoria Newton has run with today, which then suddenly turns into a spot of Maroon 5 bashing:

More middle-of-the-road than catseyes, US rockers MAROON 5 somehow scored their second UK No1 album last night with It Won’t Be Soon Before Long.

Shame on you if either album is in your record collection.

While Victoria has a point, it's a little surprising to see her so full of hate for the band. Perhaps part of the way they "somehow" sold lots of their album would have been the simpering press coverage, such as in, erm, Bizarre?

I'VE had plenty of American bands come over to the UK and bid to win my Caners' League - so it's nice to find some Yanks who would prefer to walk off with Bizarre's Shagger prize instead.

MAROON 5 frontman ADAM LEVINE - who was linked to a string of celeb babes including JESSICA SIMPSON and NATASHA BEDINGFIELD before finding love with his new lady - told me: "Girls influence everything.[...]

You can hear more of my interview with Adam - and a preview of his band's new album It Won't Be Soon Before Long - on this week's Bizarre Podcast.

Oddly, then offering exclusive samples of the album, Newton forgot to mention that purchasing it was a thing to be ashamed of. Funny, that.