Articles by Matthew Laidlow
When famous people die, it’s quite common for their devoted fans to spend months in mourning. Or in the case of Michael Jackson fans, quite probably forever.
For superstar like individuals, their memories go on forever. In Michael’s case, it will be through his music and various court cases.
Despite kicking the bucket in June, Michael Jackson is still all over the news. This time, it’s all about a tribute TV show about him. Whilst we thought the Bo Selecta program was good enough, people still want more. And so Jermaine Jackson is set to host a brand new show for BBC 3 where…
Some things in life just make our day.
A puppy dog’s smile, solid chocolate Kit Kats, not having to get a round in at the pub, bacon sandwiches for lunch, not having to do any work, realising it’s quitting time after thinking it was only two o’clock, Firefox not crashing and finally, getting sent free stuff. Go on PR companies, you know you love us.
Whenever bucketloads of music comes hurtling towards us, the majority of it can be summed up in a few words. ‘Radiohead wannabes’ and ‘bum toss’ are terms most frequently used. But when bands like The Lovely Sparrows come along,…
If you’re unemployed, a student or a drug addict, leaving the four walls of your house isn’t something that high on your list.
Think about it, whilst millions of poor saps go to work to earn money, you get to lie in bed while scratching your arse and reheating last night’s kebab for breakfast.
The only problem is that things can get boring. Take E4, for example – in the daytime it shows Friends. And nothing else. But if you are sick of seeing the same episode for the millionth time, there is hope for you. Rumours circulating around Hollywood are…
To the untrained eye, you might think that every article on here is written after a long night of drinking. That simply isn’t true.
Every single word here goes through a tedious process. First a monkey punches a typewriter, then the results are passed to a child for English practice, then a gormless writer edits it.
Michael Jackson possibly went through the same routine when releasing his albums. With a crotch touch here and a flaming hairdo there, everything was tuned to a fine key. But recent tapes featuring the singer in conversation supposedly suggest he hated the original recordings of Thriller. So…
After doing this feature for a shedload of years, we hope we’ve vaguely introduced you to something new and exciting.
Indie children may learn that every word doesn’t need to rhyme for something to be classed as a song. On the flipside, some creative types even go as far as using vegetables to make banging beats and a delicious soup for afters.
We want to indulge you in everything from full-throttle noise to orchestral delights. We don’t aim to discriminate at all. Recently it’s been about those bands that can make a brilliant pop tune while bringing something new to the…
Whenever we’re feeling down, there is only one place to turn.
Tabloid problem pages. After a quick read, that frown is turned into a burst of giggles. “I like to dress as Dennis the Menace during sex – is this normal?” writes a loser from Swansea. No you tit, it’s not.
Recently, the celebrity equivalent to this is Kerry Katona. She’s only gone and done some drugs, lost her Iceland deal and allegedly beat up her accountant. Then we have wonder woman Jordan who’s gone through an ever so public divorce and shacked up with a new fellow. He just happens to…
As far as celebrity deaths go, Michael Jackson’s was fairly rubbish. Think about it, all he died of was a massive drug-induced heart attack.
At least Kurt Cobain went all out crazy mental and blew his own head off due to the heroin taking over his mind.
Elvis proved that death can be slightly comedic after dying on the crapper, all before finishing an artery-clogging cheeseburger. Then you have Michael Hutchence and David Carradine. Basically Michael, if you’d died after shoving a xylophone up your arse while trying to get a monk to play it, we’d have been more impressed. But simple industrial strength prescription…
Levi Roots hasn’t quite reached the level of stardom of fellow Jamaicans Bob Marley and John Barnes.
For any non UK folk reading this, Mr Levi Roots is a man who was introduced to us by the wonders of reality business show Dragons Den. Instead of being all boring like everyone else, he pitched his Reggae Reggae sauce product with a song. Whilst sporting dreadlocks!
After spunking £50,000 worth of investment into the sauce product, rich person and rubbish TV advert star Peter Jones has taken Levi Roots everywhere. So much so that it’s starting to get a tad annoying. The bloke is…
