Rosie Huntington Whiteley arriving at a recent London event

Monthly Archives: February 2009

Paris Hilton Birthday Feature

It’s the 17th of February, and how could we forget Paris Hilton’s birthday. She turns 28 today and we’ve put together video and photo material to get the low down on this Hilton Hotel heiress.

Paris Hilton Grammy Award 2009 Red Carpet photo by BeeFan21

Latest news is she has bought a place in London not a million miles away from Amy Winehouse and her flat in Camden, and near Amy’s watering hole the Hawley Arms near the market. Could be interesting. She has recently been on her  TV show on UK TV ITV2 called Paris Hilton’s British Best Friend and she was in London for the Nokia 5800 Product Launch with Lady Gaga (see previous post)

Paris and sister Nicky Hilton leaving club Butter after celebrating Paris 28th Birthday in New York City

She’s had a busy couple of days surrounding her birthday. She celebrated with her sister Nicky Hilton at Club “Butter” in New York. (photo above)

Fall 2009 Collections Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week In New York

She’s been spotted at the New York Fashion Week which is a female celebrity magnet of the first order at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week event in the front row with Michelle Trachtenberg, Jessica Stroup, Paris Middle, sister Nicky Hilton and Amanda Bynes (R) at the  front row at the Jill Stewart fashion show Fall 2009 collection. Paris was sporting what looks like a leg tattoo!

Her official birthday bash hailed as the “pink party” was held on Friday the 13th Feb and she partied with names such as her sister Nicky Hilton, Elisha Cuthbert and Hayden Panettiere at her home in Beverley Hills.

Her latest venture is she will be working on a new solo album, her second and she is looking for a poppy sound not disimilar to something like Kylie Minogue. We can almost here the world holding it’s breath.

Last but not least………..what Paris Hilton birthday feature would be complete without a trailer of one of her recent film appearances called “The Hottie and The Nottie”

The Hottie and the Nottie (official trailer)

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Ciara NEW Single “Never Ever” Official Video and Rating

Ciara has recently released her new  single  on official video called “Never Ever” and it features rapper Young Jeezy and this is the first track of her new album called “Fantasy Ride” which is due for release but has been delayed for various reasons. The release date on the Album is expected to be now April 2009.

Ciara photo by sweetiepie234

Ciara – Never Ever


Verdict:

Ciara will be on her third album when this new one is released and she’s been around since 2004 and is a Grammy Award winning artist along with being a singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, fashion model, music video director, actress and soon to be fashion designer. She has talent, there’s no denying that and she writes her own material which puts her ahead in the markings before we’ve even heard the song.

So what’s the song like? Ciara vocally is like a softer rounder sounding Beyonce although many would disagree, and this song demonstrates that very nicely indeed. Soft is the word we would use for all of this song, with a very toned down relaxed washed out urban edge to it, soft girly tones, Ciara showing herself off very nicely, even the male rappers are toned down and untypically not in your face.

Technically it’s a very average song, slight repetiton throughout something typical of this genre, limited depth as in layering and soundstaging, the highlight being vocally Ciara sounds very good and she is looking hot but the so so song is making it hard for her to shine here.

Video is OK, it’s a song to let wash over you, as opposed to a song that has any real impact, and we like songs that get us sitting up and taking notice, and this song had us watching the progress bar quite a lot and at 5 minutes including long intro, we feel it could be a bit shorter. Chart wise we are not sure about this one, but as always we could be proved wrong. We are a bit take it or leave it on this song, it had limited appeal for us, so a very neutral Rating 3 stars out 5 but if this is your thing you will rate a lot higher.

If you are gagging for more Ciara check out her official website Ciaraworld.com

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Isla Fisher and Confessions of a Shopaholic Premiere, London

The UK Film Premiere of  “Confessions of a Shopaholic”  was held at the Empire Cinema London, Leicester Square and names that attended included the stars of the film Isla Fisher and Hugh Dancy and also names such as Bianca Gascoigne,  Liz McClarnon, Jo Wood, Nicola McQueen, Beverley Knight and more.

Isla Fisher photo by mattridings

Film Details:

A college graduate named Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) moves to Manhattan to nurture her shopping addiction and get involved in the New York magazine world. Her dream job is to work for fashion magazine Alette, instead she becomes a columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company. The new editor Luke Brandon hires her to provide a unconventional perspective on financial advice in a column under the title “the Girl in the Green Scarf”. Despite being able to give great financial advice she is unable to admit her own addiction to shopping. She is up to her neck in debt, and is being chased by debt collectors. 

Information courtesy Wikipedia

Isla Fisher at Confessions Of A Shopaholic Premiere – London – Arrivals

See our previous posts for our new York premiere coverage and  Rating of this film and also the recent Isla Fisher Interview on Letterman.

Judging by the media coverage, this film could be a box office success but the critics as predicted are not getting too excited about this offering even if it is based on a pretty good book. The soundtrack to this film is due to be released on 17 Feb and features heavyweight names such as Natasha Bedingfield, Macy Gray, Lady Gaga and Pussycat Dolls. So even if the film isn’t up to much, musically this film hits the right buttons!

Some sample music from the film appears on this video below:

Confessions of a Shopaholic Mega Mix

Red Carpet Event Photo Gallery:

Who set the red carpet alight at the premiere, in our opinion Isla Fisher stole the show in a sexy little black number that mixes the right amount of sex and style.

Isla Fisher Red Carpet Photo 1

UK Film Premiere: Confessions Of A Shopaholic - Inside Arrivals

Isla Fisher Red Carpet Photo 2

UK Film Premiere: Confessions Of A Shopaholic - Inside Arrivals

Katie Green Red Carpet Photo

UK Film Premiere: Confessions Of A Shopaholic - Outside Arrivals

Nicola McQueen Red Carpet Photo

UK Film Premiere: Confessions Of A Shopaholic - Outside Arrivals

Liz McClarnon Red Carpet Photo

UK Film Premiere: Confessions Of A Shopaholic - Outside Arrivals

Beverley Knight Red Carpet Photo

UK Film Premiere: Confessions Of A Shopaholic - Outside Arrivals

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Gwen Stefani Spotting in London and No Doubt Tour News

Gwen Stefani has been in London the last few days with her husband Gavin Rossdale and two sons Kingston and Zuma and they were spotted heading from their North London home and heading off to Heathrow for their transatlantic flight back to the states.

Gwen Stefani photo by missu1218

Gwen  has been spotted during her stay taking one of her sons to the restaurant Wagamama in Central London and also spotted driving her SUV.  They were also seen heading into a Primrose Hill Pharmacy to get some medicines before heading off to the airport.

Gwen Stefani and husband leaving home and heading to Heathrow airport, London

She currently has a new clothing range out for children called the Hurajuku Lovers and she is set to go on a new tour called “No Doubt”.  This tour is set to start in May and will be playing in outdoor venues, and is set to be produced by Live Nation.  The tour will be focused on the US and Canada.

The last time No Doubt toured was in 2004 with Blink182. This new tour will be supported by Paramore The Sounds, Janelle Monae and Bedouin Soundclash.

Check out the “No Doubt” website for further information on the tour and further photo’s.

A blast from the past video below with some superb Stefani vocals

No Doubt – Don’t Speak

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Amy Winehouse and Move to Hadley Wood Rumours!

Amy Winehouse is pictured with unidentified local children while on holiday in St. Lucia
With Amy Winehouse out of the country working on her new album in the caribbean islands, rumours are running rife as to what will be happening when she comes back.

An old chestnut that keeps getting played on is her expected move out of Camden and into leafier parts of London or out of London altogether. Speculation has shifted in the past from her moving to Buckinghamshire where the Osbournes Ozzy and Sharon live, to a possible move to Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk where her husband was in prison, to the latest being Hadley Wood.

Most Londoners will know this as a celeburious and virtually rural upmarket outreach part of London just north of Barnet and just inside the M25. Apparently her mother Janet lives just down the road in Barnet.

A London paper has picked up on this speculative story, whether there is any sold backing to this remains to be seen, but it would definetly remove her from the Camden party/drug scene and put her into the middle aged, middle class gentrified green welly and range rover brigade.

Amy is originally from Southgate, which is an outer leafy North London suburb, so this speculative rumour does have some weight.

It would certainly provide some peace and quiet for her to focus on her musical career. Whether she would fit into this environment and more importantly whether it would suit Amy’s personality and current age remains to be seen. She may even keep her existing flat in Camden! An interesting rumour none the less and one we are watching for further solid developments.

Alexandra Burke signs massive US recording contract!

ELLE Style Awards 2009 -Inside Arrivals
Alexandra Burke the 2008 X Factor winner has been mentioned by the media to have her eye on cracking the US recently, and that dream has now come true, as she has now been signed up by non other than Sony BMG in the US for a whopping S3.5milion recording contract.

The label she will be under is Epic, which is part of the huge Sony BMG Empire, and she will be side by side with top names in the music industry such as Rihanna and Beyonce that are also signed to the Sony BMG brand. This puts her in a key position to crack the notoriously hard US market.

The record label thinks Alexandra Burke has the big sound that the US loves, and puts Alexandra at high odds on to do as well as Leona Lewis, the previous X Factor winner in 2006.

Acccording to quality broadsheet sources the first album for Alexandra Burke will have on an target release date of November 09, and the whole recording contract is based on a 5 album deal!

Hilary Duff and The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Fall 2009, New York

Who doesn’t love a girl wearing a red dress, and if its a female star wearing a red dress then thats even better.

Hilary Duff photo by  firecrakcerss

Where can you go to see the top name female stars all wearing various shades of red dresses on the catwalk and strutting their stuff in all their finery………The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Fall 2009 – The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection, in the rather glamorous sounding address of The Tent, Bryant Park, New York.

Heart Truth - Backstage - Fall 09 MBFW

Names like Hilary Duff, Kristi Yamaguchi, Susan Lucci, Tori Spelling, Vivica A.Fox (pictured above), Amanda Bynes, Cicely Tyson, Lynda Carter, Samantha Harris and more all in various designer dresses in various shades of red in al sorts of designs. This is a charity event to raise awareness for women’s heart disease . Gallery and full size photo’s below:

Mercedes Benz Fashion Show Gallery Thumbs courtesy Wire Image

Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2009 – The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection

Get the full low down on the event at the Wall Street Journal

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Full Size Photo’s (Best Of):

Hilary Duff: Label Donna Karen

Heart Truth - Runway - Fall 09 MBFW

Amanda Bynes: Label Swarovski

Heart Truth - Runway - Fall 09 MBFW

Daisy Fuentes: Label Pamella Roland

Heart Truth - Runway - Fall 09 MBFW

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