Hawkwind To The Rescue
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********************************************** Man City look to get back on the winning trail this weekend against in-form Arsenal. Betfair are offering new customers a 25 pounds risk free bet on the game. Simply place at least 25 pounds on any Man City v Arsenal market and they will refund your bet if it loses, up to a maximum of 25 pounds: http://bit.ly/uJVJ0n (For terms check out http://bit.ly/sUl2Hb) ********************************************** "I can't live without eggnog... it's thick enough to be a food" - Nick Lachey ----------------------------------------------- POPBITCH _ _ _ _ __ ___ _ __ | |__ (_) |_ ___| |__ | '_ \ / _ \| '_ \| '_ \| | __/ __| '_ \ | |_) | (_) | |_) | |_) | | || (__| | | | | .__/ \___/| .__/|_.__/|_|\__\___|_| |_| |_| |_| 15.12.11 ISSUE 574 Free every week: to subscribe/unsubscribe go to http://www.popbitch.com Send us stories - email: hello@popbitch.com * Hawkwind (hearts) Matthew Wright * Labour MP's hotel night dilemma * Charts: Little Mix are the new number one ------------------------------------------------ >> Mixed Fortunes << This time next year, millionaires etc The claim that X Factor winners Little Mix would make 8 million pounds was written up everywhere. But is that really likely in today's music industry, particularly for the winners of a TV show whose sales record is patchy at best? Pop stars are more likely to get paid a day rate rather than amass enormous fees. Take, for example, last year's X Factor break-out star, Cher Lloyd. At a recent LA shoot it was found that her day rate was lower than that of some of her entourage. FYI: Anyone know what happened to the Matt Cardle single that was supposed to be released on the 4th? FYI 2: Cher Lloyd smokes about 60 Marlboro Lights a day. ------------------------------------------------ Nick Cave's eldest son got into a fight with Bruce Dickinson's son at school. Both fathers were called in by the headmaster. ------------------------------------------------ >> Rt Honourable clubber << Labour MP's hotel night dilemma The LGBT Labour group held a competition at the party conference this year - where the prizewinner could choose between a night's stay at a top boutique hotel or, more simply, a night at Vauxhall club, Queer Nation. The competition was won by Labour MP Angela Eagle. And she and her partner insisted on the night out at Queer Nation, instead of the five star freebie. ----------------------------------------------- Iggy Pop has been dropped from the Swiftcover ads. He'll be replaced by animated characters voiced by Bez, Chris Evans and Noddy Holder. ----------------------------------------------- >> Big Questions << What people are asking this week Which of this Xmas's reality show contestants gave the TV crew a lot of bother as his almost-permanent erection made filming either indecent or impossible? ------------------------------------------------ Q) Why did the snowman cry? A) Because it was his birthday. ------------------------------------------------ >> Wright hassle << Hawkwind to the rescue Matthew Wright landed in a bit of hot water after he was accused of making jokes about the murder of Liam Aitchison on his show. Ofcom will now be investigating the incident, but Matthew has not been forsaken in his time of need. Support has come from the most unlikely of quarters - the rock group Hawkwind. Matthew occasionally performs on stage with the band, and so the mother of the band's manager has embarked on an email campaign to get people on her mailing list to write to Ofcom in support of Wrighty, decrying the 'witch hunt' that he is currently the focus of. ********************************************** Something to get you into the Xmas spirit? Phil Spector's been on repeat and you can't face the Hanson "Snowed In" album again... instead try We7's Xmas radio. Sign up for free, personalised radio by 18th Dec and get unlimited requests and no adverts for 14 days: http://bit.ly/vZ8GcL ********************************************** >> K-Popbits << Bring on the Beast! 2011 wasn't a vintage year for pop - too much LMFAO, Lambada and Bruno Mars for that. And yet we don't end the year jaded. Mainly because of a night this month spent swept up in the unabashed enthusiasm of K-pop fans. Even the fact that we watched the show from behind a sea of iPad cameras didn't matter. The music was dated, cliched and not at all cool. Yet somehow completely brilliant. Best of the bunch of these Korean popsters were Backstreet Boys wannabes Beast. Watch and listen. It's very silly, but very catchy: http://bit.ly/rSGMAj FYI: Want to know what you voted for as the top 10 of 2011? Check out WE7.com's Popbitch tracks of 2011 radio station. There's no LMFAO or Bruno Mars, we promise. http://www.we7.com/listen/i/h2344877/radio FYI 2: Best single of 2011 - our fave answer? Imogen Thomas. ---------------------------------------------- UK artists fill three of US top ten albums of 2011 - Adele, Susan Boyle, Mumford & Sons. Last time this happened was 1986 - Sade, Dire Straits and Phil Collins). ----------------------------------------------- >> Dinner with Justin << Waiting hell for Bieber hometown X writes: "I work at a restaurant in Stratford, Ontario - home of Justin Bieber - and when he's in town he and his entourage will often come in for lunch. They generally arrive mid-afternoon (downtime in the biz) and there's usually only one waitress working at that time of the day. "Within minutes of his arrival, thanks to the magic of cell phones, the restaurant will fill up with teenagers, all ordering cokes and nothing else. They drive the waitress bonkers..." ------------------------------------------------ The two Manchester football clubs have come together to release a new perfume. They are launching it on a Thursday night in January. It's called Channel No 5. ------------------------------------------------ >> Coralled by OK! << Gerrards walk a tricky tightrope Fresh from a legal battle about their kids' privacy we were surprised to see just how candid Steven and Alex Gerrard were being in yet another OK! cover shoot this week, this time "inside their spectacular new home". Not only did Steven suggest that his wife loved to read the reams and reams of press coverage she got, Alex also appeared to tell the photographer just how much her two elder daughters loved taking part in photo-shoots. Let's hope those words don't come back to bite them. ------------------------------------------------ TOWIE's Lauren Goodger takes two sugars in her tea. ------------------------------------------------ >> Brain over prawn << Boxing clever with film-making We've featured many bad films this year, but still nothing has quite topped this one from 2001. Crust - the story of a pub landlord who finds a seven foot giant mutant prawn on a beach. So what does he do? He decides to teach it to box. And who was behind the film? Well, Guy Hands, "saviour" of EMI. The fuller story of the great British film tax dodge (£5bn from 2003-05?) is told here: http://bbc.in/sjTo7W Know any other films that fit the bill? We'll try and make a list: email hello@popbitch.com ------------------------------------------------ Audrey Hepburn had a pet deer called Pippin that she slept in the same bed with and even took to parties and out shopping. ------------------------------------------------ >> Hallowed Callow << Lots of love for luvvy A huge wave of support came in for Simon Callow last week. He has held doors open for a surprising amount of you and has been only too delighted to do so. He has spoken to a few of you at train stations and been a joy to converse with. His impromptu poetry performances have brought smiles to the faces of everyone who heard them. He is, overwhelmingly, considered to be a very nice man, and we are pleased to banish him from our "rude celebrities" enclave. However, loads of you have seen his cock and apparently the nickname "The Trunk" is somewhat misleading. ------------------------------------------------ This week's nominative determinism: The CEO of the UK Border Agency is called... Rob Whiteman. ------------------------------------------------ ************************************************ Indie Band Aid for 2011 and without the charity? Sort of. Check out Architecture in Helsinki, The Subways, Chuck D, Los Campesinos etc wishing you a merry xmas: http://bit.ly/uXBVfT ********************************************** >> Things that make you go hmmm << Loads of Xmas links and silliness Surely what the internet was invented for? Research about dicks: http://everyoneweb.com/worldpenissize Seals. The new otters: http://bit.ly/uQ3zDW Tron goes surfing: http://bit.ly/uMN9da Harry will win Strictly*. OK, you won't win a fortune, but isn't it nice to win? (*Probably): http://bit.ly/vTuG9x Coldplay and the edgy Hoxtonians: http://bit.ly/vSPmW1 Matisyahu has shaved his beard off! http://bit.ly/uKRtOP Looking for Xmas cock? Live nr London? http://www.meatlondon.co.uk/ Last minute booze needs? Call Planet of the Grapes: 020 7405 4912. http://www.planetofthegrapes.co.uk/ New Yorker readers try to be funny about Newt Gingrich: (Number three is quite good) http://nyr.kr/tST5uZ Bill Hicks would have turned 50 this weekend. Makers of American: The Bill Hicks Story host an event, Saturday, featuring rare material screening and a Q&A with Bill's brother: http://bit.ly/rBH0bF Ever wanted to see Andrew Neil and Michael Portillo raving? http://bit.ly/tUX95v Tickets go on sale for Vintage Festival 2012 today! New stately home venue, 13-15 July: http://www.vintagefestival.com Ever seen a man play trumpet and piano at the same time? http://bit.ly/sEUyjq Britney loves Malibu. Maybe she should have tried Martini: http://bit.ly/vMr9XC *********************************************** Xmas presents you actually want to give and get. 20% off and a free gift Enter badsanta at checkout http://www.blacklabelsextoys.com *********************************************** >> Stuff about Popbitch << * Email us stories, gossip, otter pics: hello@popbitch.com * Subscribe or unsubscribe here: http://www.popbitch.com * Popbitch is published by Popdog Ltd. * Mail by aysabtu * Thanks to Soho Theatre for quiz prizes: Bourgeois & Maurice: Fa La La La La. Alt-cabaret's most peculiar musical siblings are at Soho Theatre this Christmas, with their unrivalled mix of musical comedy, cutting satire and fashion that's so high you'll wonder what you've taken: http://bit.ly/tlVKcJ ********************************************* Thanks to: AM, DK, PB, MM, AM, S, JM, bighorace, mount_st_nobody, majorbloodnok mr_chips, bigkidsmademedoit, bobbifleckmann ********************************************* Old Jokes Home Good news for insomniacs: it's only two more sleeps until Christmas. Still Bored? Scott Five does Little Mix. We miss 5ive so much: http://bit.ly/vWLxzB
