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Sam Sparro Takes Time Out From Sledging, Festivaling, To Work With Lindsay Lohan

9:24AM Clem Bastow | After having a go at Madonna and then getting reasonably good reviews for his Glasto performance, expat Aussie Sam Sparro has decided it’s time to make the jump to plaid: he’s going to work with Lindsay “Remember, She Had A Career Once, You Know, Before She Made Leggings With Kneepads” Lohan. No word on whether he will wear that ridiculous top hat while he’s doing it. “Working with Lindsay is an interesting proposition. I’ve always been a big fan and I think she’s cool,” said Sparro, currently riding high on the music charts with his single Black and Gold. “I’ve never met Samantha Ronson but I have met her dad and her sister Charlotte when I was working with Mark at Coachella. They are a great family. “I’ll be heading over to Los Angeles and New York in a couple of weeks to start writing for Lindsay and a few other artists. I’m really excited.” Well, there you go. Well done you, Sparro. It’s a pity his song is pretty much pants, otherwise I’d probably be more excited than I am about all this. So, er, go Aussie! ED: You know, there are times where Clem and yours truly don’t agree, and this looks like one of them. Although my beloved Bastow may hate Sam Sparro’s single, I wish to speak up and say I fucking love Black & Gold, and I am quite thrilled he’ll be working with Lindsay. CLEM YOU ARE WRONG PLEASE UPDATE YOUR OPINION x More »

Mark Ronson Gives Blessing To His Lindsay-In-Law

4:30AM Seth | At four months and still going strong, reformed shock-starlet Lindsay Lohan and gateway-lesbian girlfriend Samantha Ronson seem to be enjoying something approaching unfettered bliss. Still, we realise there exists among you—despite extensive photo-evidence of kissing, hand-holding, and the presentation of a a $22,000 Cartier ring (or roughly three years’ salary for the average D.J.)—a few out there still who suspect the entire courtship to be a calculated attempt at staying in the limelight. Well, perish the cynical thought. Even Samantha’s older brother Mark Ronson has given the couple his blessing, reports The Mirror:

Amy Winehouse Round-Up: Got Any Blacker?

3:54PM Clem Bastow | Funnily enough, considering the year Amy Winehouse has had, we were pegging our bets on her third album being full of happy-go-lucky Joss Stone-esque sunshine pop choons with animated video clips featuring singing birds and bunnies, and guest spots by Franciscus Henri and other FUN people. However, it seems we were wrong: More »

Having Officially Run Out Of Solids To Snort, Celebrities Turn To The Liquid ‘Gas Chamber’

9:29AM Molly Friedman | What exactly is a star to do when they’ve run out of things to snort up their much-abused noses? The Nesquik-laced coke trend had some buzz for awhile but quickly got old. Then Keith Richards tried an even more inventive trick by blowing rails constructed from his daddy’s ashes. And let’s not forget Steve-O, who decided snorting wasabi would make for a grand old time. But the award for most logical next snortable substance of choice must go to Amy Winehouse (surprise!), who recently kickstarted a brand new trend in nose candy parlor games with Kelly Osbourne in London this week. Details on the rules and regulations for a fun little lethal game called Gas Chamber after the jump. More »

Amy Winehouse Round-Up: Winegums Live At The Brits

1:59PM Clem Bastow | Apart from her forays into symbolic facial decoration, we’re most pleased with Amy Winehouse’s progress lately, both in an emotional/physical sense, and professional as well. First she wowed the crowd at the Grammys, and she has made a triumphant comeback on home turf at the Brit Awards, too, appearing in debut with Mark Ronson and then solo. So, for a special treat to while away the afternoon ennui, hop over the jump to watch Amy performing Love Is A Losing Game, live at the Brits! More »

Mark Ronson Not Having The Best Of Luck, If You Don’t Count The Numerous Award Show Nominations

10:07AM Jess McGuire | Poor Mark Ronson. It just hasn’t been a good couple of years for the bloke, if you choose to selectively ignore the fact he has produced several amazingly successful albums and is also a thoroughly hot tamale to boot, like we have. Exhibit A – Mark was attacked by a dog whilst stepping in after a Pit Bull Terrier got “all up” in his dog Maude’s “grill”, and required a tetanus shot. … despite the several layers of clothing Ronson was wearing, the Pit Bull still managed to bite into the music star’s flesh. He says, “My dog, Maude, sometimes gets into scraps. I jumped into one fight – it was the middle of winter and I was wearing three T-shirts, a jumper, a shirt and a jacket, and this Bull Terrier bit through all six layers. I needed a tetanus shot”. EMO SADNESS SCORE – 2/5 Exhibit B - Mark has also broken up with his long term girlfriend, despite his beautiful face and fat wallet. Thank god Amy Winehouse is around to remind him things could be much worse comfort him. He said: “It’s sad times for me at the moment. I was dating my girlfriend for three years but we split up. “I’m lucky I have good friends. Amy has been brilliant and is always there for me – and I’m there for her too.” Please note: this does not mean Mark is slipping anything inappropriate inside Amy. But Mark wants to make it clear: allegations of an affair with married Rehab singer Amy, which surfaced last month, are absolutely unfounded. Ronson, who produced her Back To Black album which won her five Grammy awards earlier this month, was accused of spending the night with the troubled 24-year-old after they were snapped leaving the K West hotel, in West London, together in the middle of the night. However, Mark insists there was “no possibility” of a showmance. He said at the time: “I am sick of talking about it. Amy is a friend.” And that’s why she’s helping him get over his heartache EMO SADNESS SCORE: 3/5 (Heartache is difficult, but eight billion awards should help ease the pain) Very good. More »

Amy Winehouse Round-Up: Grammy-Grabbing Amy’s Big Night

4:45PM Clem Bastow | What a triumphant return for Winegums Watch, eh? Amy Winehouse won five out of the six Grammy Awards she was nominated for! That means Record Of The Year (for Rehab), Song Of The Year (Rehab), Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (Rehab) and Best Pop Vocal Album (Back To Black). She also performed live via satellite, singing You Know I’m No Good in a London Studio. After receiving her fifth award, Record of the Year for Rehab, she hugged her mum, Janice, and said via a satellite link-up: “To my mum and dad, for my Blake, my Blake incarcerated. And, referring to this weekend’s blaze that ravaged Camden Market and one of her favourite haunts, The Hawley Arms pub, she added: “and for London. This is for London because Camden Town is burning down.” Incidentally she is still in rehab (the ironing is delicious etc etc) and we’re sure that we’re not alone in hoping that this success, coupled with more treatment, and with a Brit Awards performance with Mark Ronson to aim for, this could just get Amy back on track! More »