Posts Tagged ‘Wales’

THE FLAMING LIPS SCHEDULE U.S. TOUR

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 20:45

Photo by Kathryn Yu The Flaming Lips' confetti-filled freak show is heading back on the road this spring. Starting March 12 in Austin, Texas, the Lips will bring a live set that's "more impossibly Orange (like the sunshine) than ever," throughout the United States, according to a ...

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US TOPS “MOST BEAUTIFUL COUNTRIES” POLL

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 18:24

Just call America “Home of The Hottie!” The United States harbors the highest concentration of attractive people on the planet, according to a British poll released by OnePoll.com on Tuesday. America beat Brazil — birth place of model Gisele Bündchen — into a submissive second place and pushed Spain — the ...

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ANGELINA JOLIE ‘WANTS TO BE LIKE PRINCESS DIANA’

Monday, February 8, 2010 6:51

Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie is set to restyle herself as Princess Diana after her impending break up with actor Brad Pitt, it has been claimed. While writing in Daily Mail, writer Ian Harper said that the ‘Tomb Raider’ star will set her sights on a new man from outside the showbusiness ...

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‘ALUN-SIN’ JONES IN GATLAND’S SIGHT

Monday, February 8, 2010 0:00

Wales lock Alun Wyn-Jones was in danger of being re-named "Alun-Sin" Jones after coach Warren Gatland said his reckless yellow card was the cause of his side's 30-17 Six Nations loss to England. Jones was sent to the sin-bin shortly before half-time in the ...

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KYLIE MINOGUE’’S CRIMINAL ANCESTORS

Saturday, February 6, 2010 10:47

Kylie Minogue may be the descendant of Dinah Riddiford whose execution way back in 1816 became popularly known as ‘The Granny Hanging’. Fresh documents released online, giving details of some 710,000 British people who migrated to Australia after World War II, claim a link between the singer and Riddiford, who was ...

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MINOGUES’ FAMILY HISTORY REVEALED

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:32

Kylie and Dannii Minogue have discovered that their mum, a Brit, sailed to Australia on a 10-pound ticket in 1955 to start a new life. The Aussie singers have found out the secret following the release of passenger lists from a 1950s emigration scheme, which names their mother, Carol Jones. Jones ...

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RICHARD PARRY-JONES

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 12:40

I interviewed ex-Ford engineering supremo Richard Parry-Jones yesterday - the interview will first appear in the next edition of the Lotus Engineering publication proActive. If you know your Ford history, he was a key figure in the development of the 1998 Ford Focus and it was certainly interesting to hear ...

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CARIBOU REVEALS NEW ALBUM

Monday, January 25, 2010 14:00

2007's Andorra, the last album from Dan Snaith's ever-mutating psych-pop project Caribou, appeared on our year-end list and won Canada's Polaris Music Prize, so hopes are high for the follow-up. ...

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CATHERINE ZETA-JONES” DAUGHTER,6, TO MAKE STAGE DEBUT

Friday, December 11, 2009 8:50

Catherine Zeta-Jones” six-year-old daughter Carys with Michael Douglas is ready to make her stage debut in a school production of ‘Annie.’ ‘The Mask Of Zorro’ actress is proud because the same role had inspired her to pursue acting almost 31 years ago. “My daughter is about to embark on her first school ...

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FOOD JUNCTION HOLDINGS – CORPORATE MOVES

Thursday, November 26, 2009 6:15

Christopher James Williams has been appointed non-ED wef Nov 18 Work experience: Partner, Richards Butler; solicitor in England Wales and Hong Kong

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ARIEL PINK SIGNS TO 4AD

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 19:05

Over the past couple of years, something strange has become clear: West Coast lo-fi pop weirdo Ariel Pink is a seriously influential figure in indie music. Pink's fingerprints are all over the current horde of chillwave acts releasing murky pop jams on limited-edition cassettes ...

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DNA NATION

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 7:23

British police keep a much larger DNA database than anyone elseDNA databases kept by police forces have grown all over the world since Britain launched the first one in 1995. Police in England and Wales have since amassed profiles of 8.7% of the population, by routinely taking samples from everyone ...

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“ANTIVIRAL DRUG WILL NOT BE WITHDRAWN”

Monday, November 23, 2009 11:24

Tamiflu antiviral drug will not be withdrawn from use in Serbia, despite the fact that, according to WHO, a H1N1 virus has become resistant to it. “We will not withdraw Tamiflu. This was just one occurence in Wales. 60 Tamiflu-resistant viruses have been isolated, but there are thousands of ...

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MICHAEL SHEEN TAKES ON DIRECTOR DUTIES AT TOP U.K. THEATRE COMPANY

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:50

Actor Michael Sheen is all set to don the director’s cap at the National Theatre of his native Wales. The 40-year-old Sheen will act as creative director for a modern take on the Passion Plays, which will be enacted next year. The Frost/Nixon star personally contacted the company’’s artistic director to be ...

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BURLEY SET TO BE SHOWN THE RED CARD

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 0:00

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SUPER FURRY ANIMALS FRONTMAN GRUFF RHYS MAKES A CRAZY DOCUMENTARY FILM

Friday, November 13, 2009 18:30

The new documentary film Separado!-- starring, written, and soundtracked by Super Furry Animals leader Gruff Rhys-- is quite possibly the craziest SFA-related project to date. (If you're familiar with Super Furry Animals' particularly outlandish brand of psychedelic zaniness, you know ...

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LOS CAMPESINOS!: NEW ALBUM

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 14:25

NEW RELEASE IN JANUARY, U.S. TOUR IN SPRING Los Campesinos! Cardiff, Wales' Los Campesinos! has announced the release of their new album, Romance is Boring, on January 26, 2010 on the Arts + Crafts label. Produced by John Goodmanson (Sleater-Kinney, The Wu-Tang Clan), Romance ...

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GIRLS REVEAL FALL TOUR DATES

Thursday, September 10, 2009 18:25

Photo by Sandy Kim Though their debut album isn't officially out until September 22, San Francisco band Girls are currently riding a tsunami of goodwill thanks to stellar singles "Hellhole Ratrace" and "Lust for Life". (Their label, True Panther Sounds, will offer a stream of the full LP at their site ...

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SLUMDOG KIDS ‘TO STAR ALONGSIDE ANTHONY HOPKINS IN NEW FILM’

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 5:00

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ child stars Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail are set to star alongside Sir Anthony Hopkins in a new film, it has emerged. The two stars of Oscar winning film will appear in Lord Owen’’s Lady, a new picture about a Welsh nobleman who falls in love with an Indian ...

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AXING 50-OVER CRICKET TO AFFECT ENGLAND’S WORLD CUP CAMPAIGNS: STRAUSS

Saturday, September 5, 2009 8:07

England skipper Andrew Strauss has warned that banishing 50-over cricket from the country’s domestic schedule could have dire consequences for the team’s World Cup campaigns. The England and Wales cricket board decided to axe 50-over cricket for a shortened 40-over format from next season. Strauss said domestic cricket should mirror internationals, and ...

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