Monday, 30 May 2011

Are You A Melon Or A Lemon?


Silverspoon attire and graphic designer Kate Moross have teamed up to create a marvelous fruit-fashion-face-off. Melon or Lemon?

Two tee's have been designed with a Watermelon and Lemon print with Silverspoon's and Kate's logo's on the back.

The website shows how you can customise the shirts by creating fringe on the sleeves or  hem, going for the crop-chop, or buying a couple sizes too big to give an over-sized off the shoulder fit.


At £40 including P&P the t-shirts are a tad pricier than
your H&M basic but so worth it for the bold summery designs! 

So what are you? A melon or a lemon? I'm with Eliza...


Eliza Doolittle at this year's Coachella festival.
Make your choice at http://areyouamelonoralemon.com/index.html and order one up!


Monday, 23 May 2011

Bitter Sweet Sentence For Doherty



Poor Pete Doherty has been sentenced to 6 months in prison after pleading guilty to cocaine possession (won't he ever learn?). But it seems the court has taken his musical talent and work commitments into account by giving Pete a release date of August 21st, 5 days before he is due to perform at the Reading and Leeds Carling Festival. How very considerate!

Judge David Radford who sentenced the singer stated; "From what I have heard and what I have read there is no doubt that you are a talented and successful musician. However, you have an appalling record of committed offences of the kind for which you fall to be sentenced today."
(When will the Doherty's and Lohan's of the world be sentenced like everyone else eh?)

Ticket holders for T in the Park and Oxegen however may be disappointed as the troubled poet will more than likely still be behind bars when the festies occur. Can't win em all Pete!


Pete at Snaresbrook Crown Court on May 20th when he was sentenced and taken to his cell

Thursday, 19 May 2011

Ladies and Gentleman, Boys and Girls...

Who: The Computers, Dz Deathrays, United Fruit
What: Punk, Rock n Roll, Thrash Pop
Where: The Macbeth, Hoxton Distillery, London



Last night Hoxton brought the noise and embraced the sound of The Computers. Headlining the night, Screaming Al Kershaw and the gang demonstrated their unique act in promotion of their recently released album 'This Is The Computers'.

The support acts held their ground. First up were Glaswegian rockers 'United Fruit' who did just that, rocked out. Lead singer Stuart Galbraith delivered a solid vocal performance amongst a well constructed set of loud, in your face tunes taken from their EP 'Mistress, Reptile Mistress'.
Aussie dudes 'DZ Deathrays' came second on the bill and, technical glitches aside, thrashed their way through a host of hard hitting drum and noise filled tracks. These party boys sum themselves up pretty well on their website saying; 'Started playing house parties will most likely end at one.' Enough said.

DZ Deathrays
United Fruit







Then...came the men in white. Al, Aiden, Nic and Sonny (above) took to the stage like the pro's they already are, laying down a tight set of Punk n Roll.
Al's cheeky Devonshire charm washed well with the crowd, treating us to some true rock n roll antics by taking to the bar-top guitar in hand and mixing with the crowd. Whether the audience knew the fella's or not, they lapped it up.




Towards the end of the set Al professed '...who'd have though it, dreams really do come true'. With the exposure these Exeter lads are getting, including prime time plays on Radio 1, it seems his statement is undoubtedly true.

The venue itself was perfect for this kind of line-up with it's quirky vibe and slightly grungy feel (according to the ladies loo's 'Hell Is Full Of Promises'). The small and intimate space only intensified the immense sound that these bands created.




















From the corners of Australia, Scotland, and dear old Devon, 3 bands came together to create a night of ballsy tunes that did not disappoint, seeing The Computers truly steal the limelight.
Why? Because they are, in their own words, the mother f**king Computers.


Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Shock Baby Daddy!!


It might be the most random coupling since....nope I can't actually think of a more random couple than Kimberly Stewart and....Benicio Del Toro?! Yup, Rod Stewart's daughter is expecting her first child with none other than Hollywood actor Benicio Del Toro. How the F did that happen?!


Apparently the couple had a "no-strings fling" earlier this year after meeting at LA's celeb favourite Chateau Marmont hotel. The same venue where Del Toro supposedly slept with Scarlett Johansson in a lift! (Which may all be hearsay but she does seem to have a thing for older dudes lately...)
Kimberly, 31 and Benecio, 44 aren't currently in a relationship, nor plan to be, but the actor is "very supportive" according to a statement released by his spokesperson, Robin Baum.

Benicio hasn't exactly been looking his best lately.

Both parties have the reputation of being slightly...promiscuous, shall we say? So a pregnancy sparked from a random hook-up isn't exactly a big shocker for Kim.


Kimberly shows first signs of her Benicio Del Bumpo
 So what does Daddy Stewart think of all this? The rocker, 66, (fortunately older than Del Toro, potential eeew!) banned any statement being released on the subject from his PR company. This could give the message that he's not overly happy about the situation, however, Rod and his daughter were papped having dinner together a couple nights ago in West Hollywood, so he can't be that devvo'd!

Maybe this has the makings for one big, A-list family.

Tuesday, 19 April 2011

Coachella...ella...ella!


Possibly the most celeb-filled festival, Coachella, drew to a close yesterday after the A-list battled through the 100 degree heat to see the likes of, Cee Lo Green, Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire, Jimmy Eat World and Kayne West, among others.
Coachella takes place in the Californian desert of Idio, south of Palm Springs over a three day period. The festival makes for some picturesque camping with lakes, mountains, and palm trees galore.




For the rich and famous there are some pretty spectacular options that dont involve the norm 2 man tents and long drop toilets!
Lake Eldorado camping offers; "ready to go camping surrounding the serene setting of the redeveloped Lake Eldorado. Enjoy Coachella with flair, as your party is ready to start once you step onto the park like scenery of your own private access camping community"
A four person tent, would set you back $1,600.00



For the Paris Hilton's of the world, the only place to stay at Coachella is the Safari Tents which bascially look like 5 star hotel rooms (pictured below)


These bad boys have a price tag of $5000 for 2 people and $1250 for each additional person. Yowza!
For the rest of us peasant folk, you can simply bring your own tent and camp for 75 bucks and still enjoy the lush surroundings...and they do offer free shuttle buses to the local supermarket, which is deffo something the UK festies should adopt!


3 day tickets are normally around $269, with day passes at approx $99, making it cheaper than the likes of Glastonbury and all the major English festivals.



Apart from the decent lineup, pictured above, (with a nice British invasion this year including Ellie Goulding, Eliza Doolittle and Plan B) Coachella is crawling with famous faces. So who was spotted this year partying like it's 1969?
 

Talullah Willis lights up a cig in her teeny ensebmle...what would Bruce and Demi say?!

Vanessa Hudgens (below) was pictured dancing around and taking shots on the last day of the fest with rumoured new beau Josh Hutcherson.


Whitney Port and Kelly O opt for floaty dresses in the warm desert weather

BFF's Katy Perry and Rihanna
  


Cee Lo Green and Lauryn Hill performed on the opening day - Friday 15 April

Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson, Glee star Cory Monteith, Dita Von Tees, The Hoff - plus a blonde lady friend, Li Lo, Usher, Gossip Girl actor Penn Badgley, and none other than Clint Eastwood were just a few more of tinsletowns finest seen enjoying the festival that is promoted to encompass the free spirit of the 60's. Righteous.

Even for the location alone this festival has def been penciled onto my bucket list.
 


Thursday, 14 April 2011

Urm, Pot - Kettle - Black?

Currently in it's second season The Only Way Is Essex has built an immense following, documenting the lives of Essex's Glambots, all pictured below.



From left to right, Jessica Wright, Lauren Goodger, Mark Wright,
Sam Faiers, Kirk Norcross and Amy Childs
 
Two of the shows most popular characters, on/off couple
Lydia Bright and James 'Arg' Argent. 

Whether you love, hate or have never seen TOWIE, it's undeniably sucked in a fair amount of viewers, and in true reality show fashion, the gals have coined such catchphrases as, 'Shut Up', 'Jel' and 'Vajazzle', building the show to cult status. (For those not familiar, jel = jealous and vajazzle = a diamond encrusted vajayjay)


Full Cast Pic
  However real or fake the show is, (like we care?) it makes for amusing viewing to say the least. But one Essex lass in particular is not happy with the picture it's painted of 'real life' Essex. This lass is none other than Jodie Marsh. Yes, Jodie Marsh, the girl who got married in Kirk Norcross's Brentwood club 'Sugar Hut', has hit out against the ITV2 programme saying
"It is embarrassing and the people on that show are probably the worst possible examples of people from Essex. It's just embarrassing.I think the people are just making us look stupid"
"I and all my friends are highly ashamed of it and fairly embarrassed to say we are from Essex now, thanks to the show."
Perhaps Miss Marsh simply cannot condone people shouting profanities at each other, becoming famous on a reality show or taking their clothes off for self promotion? No, these are things Jodie would never do....or maybe she's just like, totally jel?

A classier rep for the land of Essex?


Tuesday, 12 April 2011

Summer Style

The sun is beginning to shine and Summer is a-coming! And a new season brings a new wardrobe. With the rich and famous jetsetting to any destination they desire to soak up some sun, the new Spring/Summer fashions are shining through...


Amber Rose (above) favoured a hot pink polka dot bikini over the weekend while she holidayed in Barbados with friends. Lukily for the 27 year old, these snaps weren't taken earlier in the day when she chose to go topless! Nice to see some bikini pics of a curvier gal I must say. Wiz Kalifa's girlf is looking good!

Last night Elle hosted their Women In Music event at Hollywood's The Music Box, and there were certainly some ladies rocking the red carpet...


Solange Knowles (above) channeled a Seventies inspired look with high waisted flares, a popular trend for this Summer, and long cardigan with oversized hat. The teeny crop top/bra would have been a bit much without the cardy but Beyonce's lil sis manages to make this look chic and sexy.

Also working a hot trend at the event was Jordin Sparks (below). Bold, block colours are a fave for summer 2011 and the former American Idol winner looked stunning in this purple dress with leopard heels.


If you're daring enough to clash your brights then take a leaf out of Molly King's book. The Saturday's singer, pictured above, teams her hot pink mini with an orange blouse and electric blue bra whilst in LA.