Tuesday, November 20, 2007
YouTube Clip Of The Day
11:31AM Jess McGuire | Because we now appear to be in the beginning stages of tonsillitis (boo, ye gods!), we’ve spent a rather comforting hour or two curled up on the couch watching YouTube videos of the D-Generation team in various comedy sketches. The following scene from The Mick Molloy Show which features Tony Martin playing Hugh Grant playing Chopper highlights both Martin’s magnificence and the sheer idiocy of Austereo to ditch such a comic legend.
Hope Strauchanie’s worth the cash.
PS: This from Red Symons the other day regarding the appeal of Strauchanie.
That’s not a character, that’s a fucking hat.
And you can quote me on that.
So we have, Red. So we have. Go check out the grumpy judge from The X Factor’s latest video creation, while you’re at it. More » 
Sir Bob Calls Australians “Mean”; Hutchence Clan Drafting Response As We Go To Press
9:51AM Clem Bastow | Clearly a man who has never heard of the concept of an internal editor, “Saint” Bob Geldof has used an Australian press conference to have a go (though, we must admit, rightfully so) at Australia’s international aid budget.
Naturally, the gossip press have suggested he took the booking because of its coinciding with the ten-year anniversary of Michael Hutchence’s death.
The champion for African debt relief described Australian government donations as “embarrassingly pathetic. In fact, it’s one of the meanest on the planet.”
Geldof addressed a business leaders’ forum at the Queensland University of Technology, but the timing of his visit has also raised speculation he is here to mark the death of his Australian rock rival.
C’mon, Bob; tell the truth.
He’s probably really here to do commando rolls into Hutchence HQ before attaching a copy of Tiger Lily’s adoption certificate to their fridge with a hunting knife.
Or something like that. More » 
Amy Winehouse Round-Up: Listen To Your Mum, Amy!
9:43AM Clem Bastow | With Winegums’ latest UK tour suffering from her many moods (and drinks) while husband Flake Fielder-Civil is in the clink, mum Janis Winehouse wouldn’t be the first to be calling for Winegums to take some time out – but that’s precisely what she’s doing.
Well, in a manner of speaking.
Janis, 52, said yesterday: “My heart goes out to her. She is under immense stress over Blake’s imprisonment.
“I wouldn’t hesitate to tell her to pull out if I feared she was in danger. I don’t want Amy destroying herself.
“But I think she will get by and come through what is a terribly lonely time for her right now.”
Well, as lonely as playing to thousands of people each night can get.
But if Jackson Browne’s The Load Out (Stay) has taught us anything, it’s that touring is a drag, man! More » 
Are You Diggin’ On Joss Stone’s New Hairdo? Not Likely!
9:30AM Clem Bastow | Last time Joss Stone tried to change her hairstyle she ended up chucking a tray of tea and biscuits across her dressing room, so we’ve no doubt that hairdressers everywhere had a moment’s silence for whomever had to suffer at the hands of her rage and disappointment when Stone revealed her new do.
And Bizarre’s Saint Victoria, for one, is not impressed with Joss’ look.
The singer is almost as famous for her horrid hair styles, fake American accent and Diva tantrums, as her oustanding voice these days.
And her latest do is truly awful.
One fan said: “Joss’ hair was unusual to say the least. It was black with purple stripes.”
Another suggested that on closer inspection it may have been a wig in an attempt to hide last month’s hiccup.
If anything, we’re inclined to think that Joss may have heard Dicko describing Tarisai as an angry Bratz doll and thought that Bratz chic is the new look to strive for. More » 
Our Nicole Gets Her Day In Court With Snapper, Is Greeted By Paparazzi Scrum; The Ironing Is Delicious
8:57AM Clem Bastow | Followers of Our Nic will be aware that she has been battling legally with paparazzi photographer Jamie Fawcett for some time now, her struggle reaching a crescendo including AVOs and subpoenas flying from all sides.
Now Kidman has been called in as a star witness in another branch of this particular legal mess, as Fairfax Media are contesting a jury’s finding, that Fawcett was defamed by a Sun Herald gossip column from 2005 (the snapper is suing), with the defence of truth and Nic’s ongoing wranglings with Fawcett are of particular interest.
Are you confused yet?
Kidman, who employs 24 hour security, told the court she had been “deeply disturbed” when a listening device was found outside her house in early 2005.
Fawcett was accused of having planted the bug, with charges were later dropped.
Kidman then relived the night in 2005 when she was chased across Sydney by Fawcett as she made her way to her parent’s Greenwich home for dinner.
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Everyone Wants A Piece Of Matt Corby; Natalie Gauci Going For A Song As Bi-Lo Red Light Special
8:39AM Clem Bastow | As if we even need to draw your attention to it, The Industry is already wetting itself over Matt Corby’s career opportunities post-Idol, whether or not he wins (though the latter option is about as likely as Tarisai winning the Nobel Peace Prize for diplomacy).
Evidently the job offers are coming thick and fast, starting with a seasonal engagement that will have The Naitch going green with envy.
The budding pop prince is set to star as a headline act alongside the cream of the Australian music industry at the Carols in the Domain event on December 22.
Organisers of the popular Christmas show have already discussed Corby’s appearance with Caplice Management – the talent agency who gets first rights to managing the series winner – irrespective of whether he becomes the Australian Idol on Sunday or not.
“I can’t confirm he has been booked but I can definitely say we have spoken to David Caplice about Matt,” Carols in the Domain producer Shauna Kane told Confidential yesterday.
“He’s extremely talented and has shown that consistently.”
We know we haven’t exactly been glowing in our praise of this year’s Idol crop, but – despite the whole Assemblies Of God kerfuffle – there is something remotely exciting about the possibility of Corby’s winning the title; let’s face it, he’s the closest thing to an actual pop star the show has uncovered in its history (and no, Courtney Act doesn’t count).
Think about it: apart from his vocal similarities to Marcia’s good personal friend daughter Deni Hines, he’s got the voice, the looks, a reasonably likable personality (when he’s not sooking about the judges) and – apparently – can write his own songs, and they apparently don’t suck.
No wonder the industry is collectively creaming its pants! More » ‘But I Rather Know You On The Backseat Of My Car’
8:23AM Jess McGuire | You really must admire the sheer ESL genius of the song ‘Kylie’ by Romanian pop sensations Akcent. If we were Kylie Minogue (the song is an ode to her, y’see), we would find the following chorus irrististable!
Kylie give me just a chance, let’s go out and danceWe can get into the groove, I can watch you moveLater you can sing to me like a shining starBut I rather know you on the back seat of my car
Brilliant. Now watch the cheaply produced and somewhat wonderful clip below, and if you feel like it, join the Facebook group too.
More » Litigious As Anything
8:16AM Jess McGuire | Poor old Mental As Anything drummer David Twohill. One minute he’s picking up his bags after a tiring flight, and the next he’s being unceremoniously booted out of his band!
The band has been one of the mainstays of the Australian music scene, but the NSW Industrial Relations Commission yesterday heard that relationships within Mental As Anything have hit a sour note.
Former drummer David Twohill is taking action against two former bandmates, singer-guitarist Martin Plaza and singer and keyboard player Andrew “Greedy” Smith, for unfair dismissal.
One of the original members of the outfit, Twohill claims he was sacked without notice in September 2004 as he retrieved his luggage from the baggage carousel at Sydney airport.
“I was given the bum’s rush,” Twohill said outside the commission yesterday.
Now David Twohill (via a roadie) and Martin Plaza are flinging accusations of on-stage boozing at each other, as though there’s something wrong with rockers performing under the influence! Justice Frank Marks seems to have kept things nicely in perspective.
“I’ve never heard this band – maybe they played better when they were drunk,” Justice Marks said.
That’s often the way, Justice Marks. Can we get a hell yeah, Young Divas?
The drummer is seeking almost $70,000 in pay, annual leave and long service leave from his former colleagues and Mental As Anything Touring Pty Ltd, as well as $10,000 compensation for hurt, stress and suffering.
$10,000 compensation for hurt, stress and suffering? If David Twohill had any sense at all, he’d channel his hurt, stress and suffering into starting a new emo band, selling squillions of records to self-harming teens and leaving the rest of his old band for dust.
PS: Is emo still ‘in’ with the kids? We’ve been too busy listening to the new Stephen Cummings record/Kate Bush’s entire back catalogue/’Electric Blue’ by Icehouse to keep fully up to date with the latest musical tastes of the nation’s young folk.
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Red Hot Chili Pepper Sues Showtime For Not Coming Up With Their Own Cool Word That Means Screwing In The Golden State
8:10AM Defamer Hollywood | If you came to Californication without knowing much about the Showtime series, you’d be forgiven if you’d have expected the familiar Red Hot Chili Peppers song “Californication” to play under the show’s titles; failing that, you’d think at least some reference to the band’s hit 1999 album of the same name might figure into the action or back story. As it turns out, however, no permission from the band was secured by the network or the show’s creators, who merely saw in the lexical hybrid a catchy, succinct term covering the shows primary themes of fucking and life in Southern California. More »
