Shaun Ryder has just returned from a successful jaunt in the jungle where he finished runner-up to Stacey Solomon on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! Since coming back to the UK Shaun has made several TV appearances to promote his new album. This morning he appeared on This Morning to talk about his new album, XXX 30 Years of Bellyaching.
XXX: 30 Years of Bellyaching is an album which features the very best of Shaun Ryder’s career, and charts his musical journey from the Happy Mondays to Black Grape and the Gorillaz. Songs on this Shaun Ryder album include Step On, Kinky Afro, Judge Fudge, England’s Irie, Reverand Black Grape and Dare.
These Midland Ear Warmer Headphones were the first of this week’s Something for the Weekend gadgets. They have a decent sound quality, and they are the first headphones which keep your ears warm, being all furry on the inside. The speaker is behind the furry lining of the Midland Ear Warming Headphones. They come in fabric or leather, various different colours and they only cost £25, so a great stocking filler gadget.
Nicole Scherzinger of Pussycat Dolls fame and ‘dating Lewis Hamilton’ fame appeared on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV to sing her brand new solo single, Poison. Poison is an upbeat catchy pop song and it should launch Nicole Scherxinger’s solo career into the stratosphere. Nicole didn’t have time to hang around for a chat with gardener-turned-presenter Alan after the performance.
The song from the John Lewis Advert for their Christmas 2010 campaign is a cover of Your Song by Elton John. The John Lewis version of Your Song is sung by Ellie Goulding, an English singer-songwriter. Here is the John Lewis Christmas Ad in full:
Or if you prefer you can buy the full album by Ellie Goulding, called Bright Lights, which features the version of Your Song featured on the John Lewis Christmas Advert 2010.
Comedy pair Ricky Gervais and Karl Pilkington appeared on The One Show to talk about their new DVDs, both of them out in time for Christmas. The new DVD from Ricky Gervais is called Ricky Gervais Live 4 – Science. On The One Show they showed a hilarious clip from the DVD of Ricky talking about autograph hunters. “Even trainspotters look down on autograph hunters” according to Ricky Gervais.
Ricky also told One Show presenters Chris Evans and Alex Jones about his new sitcom, co-written again by Stephen Merchant, entitled ‘Life’s Too Short’. It is a fake documentary about the life of Warrick Davis, a mid-life crisis and a career ‘on the skids’.
Karl Pilkington is a close friend of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. He shot to fame as a result of his appearances on Ricky’s XFM radio show where Karl worked as a producer. A string of mega-successful podcasts followed, and now Karl Pilkington has his own DVD. An Idiot Abroad originally screened on Sky 1, and is a travel program with a twist – it’s presented by ‘an idiot’ according to Ricky Gervais. Follow Karl as he takes in the Seven Wonders of the World, and marvels at sights like the pyramids “crap design”, the Taj Mahal “probably shit at the back”, the statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio “Jimmy Hill-ish” and plenty more. An Idiot Abroad is hilarious. A fantastic Christmas present.
Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges appeared on BBC Breakfast today to talk about his new stand-up DVD, recorded in Glasgow in front of 10,000 fans. The DVD is called Kevin Bridges: The Story So Far…Live in Glasgow and it is out now.
Kevin Bridges was just 17 when he braved the stage with an open mic slot in 2004, despite never having set foot in a comedy club before. His natural gift for comedy has seen him embark on a remarkable rise to fame in the last few years. At the age of 23, Kevin Bridges has starred in several top TV comedy shows such as Live at the Apollo and Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, he’s had a sell-out solo tour and he’s being hailed as a young comedy prodigy.
The Harmonies appeared on The Alan Titchmarsh Show to perform their version of the classic hymn Jerusalem. The Harmonies are 5 members of the WI, the famous Women’s Institute, chosen from over 200,000 in the Search for the Stars of the WI 2010 competition. The album includes brand new songs, and a whole host of lovely versions of all-time greats like You’ve Got A Friend and the aforementioned Jerusalem. The album is called Voices of the WI.
Westlife appeared on The Alan Titchmarsh Show for a chat and to perform a song from their upcoming new album. Released on 22nd November, Gravity is the new album by the mega-successful Irish boy band. Believe it or not, Gravity is Westlife’s 11th album. Interestingly, the title of the album was suggested to the band by a fan via Twitter. Only the Beatles and Elvis have outsold Westlife in the UK. Westlife recently appeared on The X Factor on the same show as JLS another huge boy band, Take That.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor appeared on The Alan Titchmarsh Show to perform her collaboration single with the Freemasons, Heartbreak Give Me The Answer. Watch the video here:
The Apprentice is back and better than ever. It’s up there with The X Factor and other reality TV shows in terms of pure entertainment value. Last week saw the sacking of Alex Epstein, but who will go this week, and who will win? Stuart Baggs (‘Baggs the Brand’), Jamie Lester, Liz Locke, Stella English, Sandeesh Samra, Laura Moore, Chris Bates and Christopher Farrell are all vying to land the lucrative job with Sir Alan Sugar.
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