Archive for August, 2007
Exclusive Shayne Ward photos
Photos By Fabrizio Belluschi FORMER X Factor winner Shayne Ward was mobbed by fans as he left the studios of Belfast radio station CityBeat yesterday. The singer, who’s mother is Irish, was at CityBeat to promote his new double A-side single, No U Hang UP and If That’s OK With You. Shayne met with DJ Stuart Robinson for an interview before [...]
Cathy Davey’s 4 nights in Belfast
Cathy Davey is the daughter of a musician father and a sculptor mother whose childhood was spilt between England and Ireland. Her schooldays were equally as mixed an affair, with Cathy’s individualistic instincts tending towards rejection of organised education. This invariably led to friction followed quickly by suspension and [...]
Tyrone Relph new album and gig at Spring & Airbrake
Singer/songwriter Tyrone Relph returns with his third solo album “princely ransoms from the paupers address”. Tyrone Relph and B.I. Records are giving the option of two songs for radio play and download - the first is “The permanent shade of undress” an acoustic track featuring his band and the second is “Achin’ for you” a bluesy [...]
Jemma Kidd presents her new collection to Northern Ireland
Photo by Ryan Kennedy Jemma Kidd was in Belfast for the launch of her Jemma Kidd Make Up School for Boots. The range has been inspired by the midnight sky, precious gems and the spectrum of blue tones on the catwalk. Jemma said: "All products are handbag friendly and simple to use so that looks can be transformed from day to night-time [...]
Ash hit out at Razorlight
By Ryan Kennedy Photo by Fabrizio Belluschi Irish band Ash have hit out at Razorlight following their recent performance at the Reading festival. The two bands played simultaneously on separate stages at the renowned music festival, with Razorlight heading up the main stage to an alleged mixed reaction from the crowd, but Ash frontman Tim [...]
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band to play Belfast
Bruce Springsteen will be playing live for one night only in Ireland this year at the Odyssey Arena 15th Dec ’07. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced their first full scale tour of the US and Europe since 2002-03, starting in Hartford, CT on October 2, the release date for the new Springsteen album 'Magic.' The E Street [...]
Derry YouTube Ninja movie gets over 1 million hits
By Andrea Clarke A YOUTUBE movie filmed in Derry has received over a million hits. The spoof ninja flick shows American actor Rob Hoffman running around the city dressed in black scaring unsuspecting locals. The funny man was filming Dublin director Paddy Breathnach’s horror movie Shrooms when he decided to don his urban ninja [...]
Harry Potter stars visit Belfast
The latest movie has come and gone and we are sure by now everyone has finished reading the final book in the series. So many of you may be feeling a little down that it's all over now. Well to keep your spirits, Natalia Tena who plays the Auror Nymphadora Tonks in The Order of the Phoenix will be joining Chris Rankin (Percy Weasley), Jamie Yeates [...]
Kate Walsh announces a return to Auntie Annies in October
Unlike most of her peers, Kate Walsh doesn’t have an iPod or a Walkman. She does own a television, but she hasn’t plugged it in since last July. Consciously or otherwise, this gifted 23-year-old knows that, in a world teeming with distractions, it’s best to give the muse some elbowroom in which to work. “A lot of the time I just like to [...]
Nadine Coyle’s on/off boyfriend Northern Ireland pub appearance
By Andrea Clarke GIRLS Aloud star Nadine Coyle’s on/off boyfriend Jesse Metcalfe is swapping the movie set for Manchester, making an exclusive appearance at the city’s popular night club, Opus. The jobless actor, who shot to fame playing teenage gardener John Rowland in the hit TV show Desperate Housewives, is rumoured to be making a string [...]