Friday, March 6, 2009
People
Mickey Rourke Will Wrestle Every Last Item In Your Closet
9:15PM Ryan Tate | Mickey Rourke had dinner at Nello last night. Probably hoping to evade paparazzi, the actor apparently threw on everything in the coat-check room before leaving. More »
Music
4:32PM Jess McGuire | If you’re a fan of 30 Rock (and why wouldn’t you be, unless you were some kind of idiot?) you’d be well aware of the concept of the “back door brag”.
I’ll let the character Jenna explain the concept to you if you’re unfamiliar with it:
“It’s sneaking something wonderful about yourself in everyday conversation. Like when I tell people it’s hard for me to watch American Idol cause I have perfect pitch. “
So when Chris Martin says he’s bummed about giving Natalie Imbruglia one of his new songs for her album, knowing full well the press will run with that quote for days, see if you can spot the back door brag he throws in.
He’s married with children to Gwyneth Paltrow but Coldplay singer Chris Martin is having regrets over his old flame Natalie Imbruglia. But Martin’s regrets are more professional than personal after writing the comeback single so desperately needed by long-time hitless Imbruglia.
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Chris Martin’s Back Door Brag
4:32PM Jess McGuire | If you’re a fan of 30 Rock (and why wouldn’t you be, unless you were some kind of idiot?) you’d be well aware of the concept of the “back door brag”.
I’ll let the character Jenna explain the concept to you if you’re unfamiliar with it:
“It’s sneaking something wonderful about yourself in everyday conversation. Like when I tell people it’s hard for me to watch American Idol cause I have perfect pitch. “
So when Chris Martin says he’s bummed about giving Natalie Imbruglia one of his new songs for her album, knowing full well the press will run with that quote for days, see if you can spot the back door brag he throws in.
He’s married with children to Gwyneth Paltrow but Coldplay singer Chris Martin is having regrets over his old flame Natalie Imbruglia. But Martin’s regrets are more professional than personal after writing the comeback single so desperately needed by long-time hitless Imbruglia.
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Music
3:46PM Jess McGuire | FACT: Die Roten Punkte are probably the best band in Australia right now.
Amazing.
MORE:
Die Roten Punkte on Defamer Australia
Die Roten Punkte on MySpace More »
Die Roten Punkte – “Ich Bin Nicht Ein Roboter (I Am A Lion)”
3:46PM Jess McGuire | FACT: Die Roten Punkte are probably the best band in Australia right now.
Amazing.
MORE:
Die Roten Punkte on Defamer Australia
Die Roten Punkte on MySpace More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Extra Publishes Rihanna, Chris Brown Phone Numbers
3:35PM Ryan Tate | First the New York Times and Wall Street Journal published the phone number for Obama hottie Jon Favreau. Now Extra fails to redact Chris Brown and Rihanna’s phone numbers from a search warrant. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
2:44PM Jess McGuire | Ladies and gentlemen, the woman who talked openly at the Logies a few ago about John Wood’s trick pelvis is back in Australia, and already her gums are fast flapping away at media. Yes, Joan Rivers had only been in the country for just sixty minutes before she rang up Confidential and gave them access to her brilliant mind, and here are the results.
Despite a nasty case of laryngitis, within an hour of touching down in Sydney yesterday the bestselling author and plastic surgery aficionado was on the blower to Confidential and, as always, speaking her mind.
“I have a manager and I think he was drunk when he did this – I thought I was going to be on a float,” she said. “It’s very disorganised.”
I’m sure there will be enough drag queens on floats who resemble Joan Rivers to more than make up for this oversight. Oh, and she also took the time to have a dig at Mel Gibson too. More »
Joan Rivers Not Happy About Missing Out On A Mardi Gras Float
2:44PM Jess McGuire | Ladies and gentlemen, the woman who talked openly at the Logies a few ago about John Wood’s trick pelvis is back in Australia, and already her gums are fast flapping away at media. Yes, Joan Rivers had only been in the country for just sixty minutes before she rang up Confidential and gave them access to her brilliant mind, and here are the results.
Despite a nasty case of laryngitis, within an hour of touching down in Sydney yesterday the bestselling author and plastic surgery aficionado was on the blower to Confidential and, as always, speaking her mind.
“I have a manager and I think he was drunk when he did this – I thought I was going to be on a float,” she said. “It’s very disorganised.”
I’m sure there will be enough drag queens on floats who resemble Joan Rivers to more than make up for this oversight. Oh, and she also took the time to have a dig at Mel Gibson too. More »
Music
1:35PM Jess McGuire | So guess what Your Editor and Wes Carr did yesterday afternoon?
a) Played Connect-4 in a park, shared many deep stories about childhood?
b) Prank called Mark Spano?
c) Sat in the Sony Music boardroom and listened to his new album together?
Well, after a quick (but informative) game of Connect-4 and then a perfectly executed “Hi, I’m a big music executive from Universal Music, and I’d like to offer you a billion dollar record contract!” phone conversation with Spano, we listened to the new Wes Carr record.
I made loads of notes and I will put them online next week, but here’s the best way to summarise it… More »
A Quick Note About Wes Carr’s New Record
1:35PM Jess McGuire | So guess what Your Editor and Wes Carr did yesterday afternoon?
a) Played Connect-4 in a park, shared many deep stories about childhood?
b) Prank called Mark Spano?
c) Sat in the Sony Music boardroom and listened to his new album together?
Well, after a quick (but informative) game of Connect-4 and then a perfectly executed “Hi, I’m a big music executive from Universal Music, and I’d like to offer you a billion dollar record contract!” phone conversation with Spano, we listened to the new Wes Carr record.
I made loads of notes and I will put them online next week, but here’s the best way to summarise it… More »
People
1:21PM Jess McGuire | It’s one thing to get a matching in-joke tattoo with Lindsay Lohan during a big night out, but it is quite another to wake and discover that Rihanna of all people already had herself inked in exactly the same manner, and your creative piece of body art isn’t quite as original as you thought!
Isn’t that right, Lily Allen?
Lily Allen is already regretting her latest tattoo after discovering Rihanna has exactly the same one. Both Lily and US actress Lindsay Lohan recently got “shhh…” tattooed on their index fingers after a drunken night partying in Los Angeles. But Lily didn’t realise she was actually copying Umbrella singer Rihanna, who had the design etched on last year.
Says Lily about this embarrassing SNAP moment: More »
Tattoo Regrets? Lily Allen’s Had A Few…
1:21PM Jess McGuire | It’s one thing to get a matching in-joke tattoo with Lindsay Lohan during a big night out, but it is quite another to wake and discover that Rihanna of all people already had herself inked in exactly the same manner, and your creative piece of body art isn’t quite as original as you thought!
Isn’t that right, Lily Allen?
Lily Allen is already regretting her latest tattoo after discovering Rihanna has exactly the same one. Both Lily and US actress Lindsay Lohan recently got “shhh…” tattooed on their index fingers after a drunken night partying in Los Angeles. But Lily didn’t realise she was actually copying Umbrella singer Rihanna, who had the design etched on last year.
Says Lily about this embarrassing SNAP moment: More »
Small Screen
12:06PM Jess McGuire | Wanna watch our Prime Minister get grilled by Chris Bath, Mike Munro, and some unhappy working families – and then cop an earful from Kochie regarding money matters during these tough economic times? Of course you do.
Reports MediaWeek:
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will come face-to-face with some of those hit hardest by the recession on a special edition of this week’s Sunday Night on Seven. Hosts Chris Bath and Mike Munro will bring together a group of the nation’s leaders and senior financial advisors to provide the key to getting families through the tough times. Rudd will be answering questions from Australians in studio directly affected by the crisis while Sunrise’s David Koch will have his top five tips on saving money.
I’d watch it because it sounds both gripping and educational, but I’m afraid I’ll be busy jamming rusty nails into my ears. JUST KIDDING. I’ll be spending the long weekend swanning about Golden Plains and feeling concerned about the weather/tent situation. It’s my birthday on Saturday, buy me a drink if we see each other.
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What Are You Doing Sunday Night?
12:06PM Jess McGuire | Wanna watch our Prime Minister get grilled by Chris Bath, Mike Munro, and some unhappy working families – and then cop an earful from Kochie regarding money matters during these tough economic times? Of course you do.
Reports MediaWeek:
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will come face-to-face with some of those hit hardest by the recession on a special edition of this week’s Sunday Night on Seven. Hosts Chris Bath and Mike Munro will bring together a group of the nation’s leaders and senior financial advisors to provide the key to getting families through the tough times. Rudd will be answering questions from Australians in studio directly affected by the crisis while Sunrise’s David Koch will have his top five tips on saving money.
I’d watch it because it sounds both gripping and educational, but I’m afraid I’ll be busy jamming rusty nails into my ears. JUST KIDDING. I’ll be spending the long weekend swanning about Golden Plains and feeling concerned about the weather/tent situation. It’s my birthday on Saturday, buy me a drink if we see each other.
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People
10:43AM Jess McGuire | I know what you’re thinking, Melburnians. Mayor Robert Doyle is insane in the membrane. Why does he want to stop punters from being able to flag down a taxi any time they like? It just doesn’t make sense! Well, relax. He only wants to stop you hailing a cab in the CBD on Friday and Saturday nights. Much more convenient and logical.
Hailing taxis in the CBD could be banned on Friday and Saturday nights and fixed fare zones could be introduced if Lord Mayor Robert Doyle has his way.
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Mayor Of Melbourne Wants To Ban The Hailing Of Cabs In The CBD
10:43AM Jess McGuire | I know what you’re thinking, Melburnians. Mayor Robert Doyle is insane in the membrane. Why does he want to stop punters from being able to flag down a taxi any time they like? It just doesn’t make sense! Well, relax. He only wants to stop you hailing a cab in the CBD on Friday and Saturday nights. Much more convenient and logical.
Hailing taxis in the CBD could be banned on Friday and Saturday nights and fixed fare zones could be introduced if Lord Mayor Robert Doyle has his way.
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Flotsam & Jetsam
9:07AM Jess McGuire | This clip is very funny, and absolutely on the money.
The folks behind this video are performing at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival in a show called Massage My Medium, just so you know.
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YouTube Clip Of The Day
9:07AM Jess McGuire | This clip is very funny, and absolutely on the money.
The folks behind this video are performing at this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival in a show called Massage My Medium, just so you know.
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