Welcome to the Daily Gossip: your daily stop-off to find out who in the world of music has been up to what.
Today�s top gossip:
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher's son, Gene, learned from his dad as he flicked V-signs to photographers while out with his father in London. He also made a kung-fu kick at a snapper then made a peace sign as his dad pointed at a photographer (Various).
From the papers:
Madonna enjoyed an intimate meal at the Felix restaurant in Cannes with her husband, Guy Ritchie (Daily Star).
Arctic Monkeys enjoyed beers at the Korova bar in Liverpool (Daily Mirror).
P. Diddy gave Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt two gold spoons as gifts for their unborn twins. However, the couple told the rapper that they would have preferred it if he had spent the money on impoverished children in third world countries (Daily Star).
Pete Doherty "sniffed a banana" by Camden canal in London (Daily Mirror).
E-mailed in from NME.COM users:
Dev Hynes, Keith Murray from We Are Scientists and Anthony Rossomando from Dirty Pretty Things checked out MGMT at the London Astoria (from Kevin).
Jarvis Cocker walked along London's Tottenham Court Road with a cane (from James).
BBC Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens watched Gindrinker, Lovvers and at Corsica Studios in London (from Mat).
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Luke Solomon
Artist: Luke Solomon
Genre(s):
Electronic
House
Discography:
Ghosts EP (CROSSTOWNREBELS034) Vinyl
Year: 2007
Tracks: 3
Bad Brains and Black Flags
Year: 2006
Tracks: 3
Simpsons Actors Go On Strike
A de facto strike has hit production of The Simpsons, with the key actors providing the principal characters' voices, Dan Castellaneta (Homer), Julie Kavner (Marge), Nancy Cartwright (Bart), Yeardley Smith (Lisa), Hank Azaria (Moe) and Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns), demanding raises from about $360,000 per episode to $500,000, Daily Variety reported today (Tuesday). With the actors refusing to record the dialog for upcoming episodes, production has been on hold, and it now appears that fewer episodes than the usual 22 will be turned out for next season, the trade publication said.
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The New York Ensemble for Early Music
Artist: The New York Ensemble for Early Music
Genre(s):
Other
Discography:
Istanpitta II: Medieval Dances
Year: 1996
Tracks: 17
Lily Allen encourages the use of solar energy
Lily Allen has been enjoying the sun so much this past week - she’s now backing a campaign to increase the use of solar power.
The ‘Smile’ singer, who was recently snapped sunbathing on Formula One boss Flavio Briatore’s yacht in Cannes, is lobbying Members Of Parliament to encourage the use of solar energy by rewarding those who make use of the sun.
She says, “I’ve experienced how green and clean renewable energy is.
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Smash Mouth welcomes summer with North American trek
Smash Mouth [ tickets ] is planning to bring its pop-rock party to a host of cities across the US this summer.The California-based band is scheduled to play a show this Friday (5/23) in Grapevine, TX, before launching into a summertime trek, which includes a variety of venues, fairs and festivals across the country, as well as a July 19 stop at the Nakusp Music Festival in British Columbia. Details are listed below.Smash Mouth took more than two years to work on its fifth and latest studio album, "Summer Girl," which surfaced in 2006. The members parted ways with their longtime label, Interscope, and formed their own company, Beautiful Bomb Records, to make good on a decade-long promise to do things their own way, according to their bio.A couple of tracks from the set, "Story of My Life" and "So Insane," made the Adult Top 40 chart and the latter is featured on the 2006 soundtrack for the motion picture "Zoom" starring Tim Allen and Courtney Cox. Smash Mouth, which has been around for 14 years, emerged on the national scene in 1997 with its '60s-influenced garage rock hit "Walking on the Sun" from its double-platinum debut album, "Fush Yu Mang." The group followed that with a steady stream of hits over the years including "Can't Get Enough of You Baby," "Then the Morning Comes," "All Star" and a remake of the Monkees classic "I'm a Believer," which was prominently featured on the "Shrek" soundtrack. In 2005, Smash Mouth offered up the "All Star Smash Hits" compilation, which includes most of the band's singles, four cover tunes and four songs previously available only on movie soundtracks.
Sex and The City quartet back -- in the movie
LONDON (Reuters) - Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda are back -- The "Sex and the City" TV stars take to the big screen on Monday with the world premiere in London of their tales of love and high fashion in New York.
The film takes up four years on from where the hit series left the sassy singletons, who were so blatantly honest in their desire to have "sex like men" but also lusted as much for a new pair of Manolo Blahnik heels as they did for the perfect beau.
Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays Carrie and is also a producer of the film, said she had been working on the project for two and a half years. But getting everyone together again was not easy.
There were reports that when talks about a film began, Kim Cattrall had demanded more money and creative control.
"It was a really hard time," said Cattrall, who at the time was in the midst of a divorce. Her father had also just been diagnosed with dementia.
"I needed to spend time with my real family and I'm really glad that I did because in the four years, you know, coming back, I think the film is where it should be," Cattrall told Reuters in New York before the film's London launch.
"I think that the money is on the screen, I think it's bigger and better. I know that I am in a much better place so I can get back into what that was like and what that portrays about women," she said.
Kristin Thomas said she was tired of hearing endless gossip that the quartet of stars did not get along on the film set.
The film takes up four years on from where the hit series left the sassy singletons, who were so blatantly honest in their desire to have "sex like men" but also lusted as much for a new pair of Manolo Blahnik heels as they did for the perfect beau.
Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays Carrie and is also a producer of the film, said she had been working on the project for two and a half years. But getting everyone together again was not easy.
There were reports that when talks about a film began, Kim Cattrall had demanded more money and creative control.
"It was a really hard time," said Cattrall, who at the time was in the midst of a divorce. Her father had also just been diagnosed with dementia.
"I needed to spend time with my real family and I'm really glad that I did because in the four years, you know, coming back, I think the film is where it should be," Cattrall told Reuters in New York before the film's London launch.
"I think that the money is on the screen, I think it's bigger and better. I know that I am in a much better place so I can get back into what that was like and what that portrays about women," she said.
Kristin Thomas said she was tired of hearing endless gossip that the quartet of stars did not get along on the film set.
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