"For the first time, he heard something that he knew to be music. He heard people singing. Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too.

...But perhaps, it was only an echo."



- Lois Lowry,
The Giver, Ch. 23

“What if we had ideas that could think for themselves?
What if one day our dreams no longer needed us?
When these things occur and are held to be true, the time will be upon us
The time of angels”

Doctor Who 5x04 - The Time of Angels

I'm not weird, I'm just very awkward

When you're a kid, they tell you it's all 'Grow up. Get a job. Get married. Get a house. Have a kid, and that's it.' But the truth is, the world is so much stranger than that. It's so much darker. And so much madder. And so much better.


Midget small, ultra blonde hair, blue eyed and fidgety.
I'm not weird, I'm just very awkward. The worst part of being as awkward as i am is that i know I'm doing it. I know I'm being irrationally awkward but i can't stop, it's something i swear that's been hardwired in me since birth!

If anything i'm a reader.
Weddings, school trips, family outings, family meals, birthday's and what have you, my mum would have to search and question me before such events. Because if she didn't, then the book would be hidden inside some pocket or other and as soon as whatever it was got under way i'd be found in a corner reading. That's just who i was. I'm not weird, i'm just very very awkward, i have suffered my whole life from being misunderstood, but I would have suffered a hell of a lot more if i had been understood....

-&-
Now back to the present, i'm 16 years old and slightly grazing the tiny height of 4ft 10 (yes, midget) i'm attending collage... And well lets just say it's rare now for me not to have at least a small book with me wherever i may go.
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I will eventually grow up and live a life people approve of....(maybe) =P

Stephanie x


Thursday 31 December 2009

Doctor Who: David Tennant Breaks Hearts


Doctor Who: David Tennant Breaks Hearts

Tennant predicts Dr Who heartbreak
David Tennant said that viewers would be left heartbroken by the final "brilliant" plot twists as he bows out of Doctor Who. Tennant, 38, who has been hailed by many as the best Doctor in the Time Lord's history, gave a hint about the big climax to the epic tale, which airs on BBC1 on New Year's Day. The story, titled The End of Time, Part Two, sees the 10th Doctor facing the end of his life as the prophecy "He will knock four times" looms, while the terrifying plans of his nemesis the Master spin out of control.
Tennant told BBC Breakfast: "Coming to the final episodes, you (think) will these live up to one's hopes for what that finale will be? And then you read the script - The Doctor's been told he's going to die, he knows he's going to die, so you get to play that new flavour with this character that you've got to know so well... suddenly you're playing a man who knows his end is coming. He's been told: 'He will knock four times' and you get the Master with these four beats in his head and you think, well, that's what that is. When you find out tomorrow night what that really means - (it) just breaks your heart - it's brilliant."
He confessed to being "maybe a little" jealous of new Doctor Matt Smith because of the fantastic time he would be having in the job. Tennant, who has filmed a pilot for a show in the United States called Rex Is Not Your Lawyer, was asked about his plans for the future. He said: "I'm sort of waiting to hear, to be honest with you... it could go one of two ways and I'm literally waiting to be told." Asked what he would be doing if he had not taken the Doctor Who job, Tennant told BBC1: "Who knows? It's like Sliding Doors isn't it? Things can work out very differently... even when I accepted it I had no conception that four years later it would still be going strong."

In another interview, Tennant was also asked about speculation that Madonna had approached him to take part in a movie project. But he told GMTV: "I've never met the woman. She's never called me."




Wednesday 30 December 2009

McFly: It’s All About You Baby - take McFly's survey

It’s All About You Baby - take McFly's survey

Let’s hear about YOU! Come on, open up and tell us your innermost secrets!! OK so we don’t need to know that much detail… but McFly do want to hear all about YOU. All it takes is 5 minutes of your time to complete their online survey. There’s are a bunch of easy questions that will really help McFly connect with you, get to know you a bit better and make it easier to give you what you want. It’s a chance to tell us the kind of things you like, what you CAN’T STAND, how you spend your time, what’s hot and more importantly what’s not.
So open up and let McFly get inside your head.

Click here to take the survey.

McFly Make the Spanish News!

McFly Make the Spanish News!

McFly are making it big in Spain where their fans recently caused mayhem at the airport as the band arrived. 'Falling In Love' is getting a lot of support in Spain with radio stations 40PP and Flaix FM playing the track.. Check out this report on Spanish News Channel Antena 3:




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McFly: Song of The Decade

McFly have a whopping 16 songs in the top 50 Song of The Decade poll!

Absolute Radio have been running a nationwide poll to find the Song Of The Decade. The results have been published and McFly scored an incredible 16 songs inside the top 50 – that’s 32% of the top 50 songs belong to McFly !!! Although they weren’t lucky enough to get the No.1 song of the decade (That went to the Killers for Mr Brightside), their highest scoring song was at an impressive No.7 for their debut single ‘5 Colours In Her Hair’. To see the full Song Of The Decade run down, click here.

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Monday 28 December 2009

Thats Frankie Outrageous, Love.


SUNDAY was all about THE SATURDAYS - courtesy of foxy FRANKIE SANDFORD'S outrageous dress.



The stunning singer's outfits have become increasingly risqué of late, but yesterday's sparkly frock trumped the lot.

Boasting more tears than The Incredible Hulk's ill-fitting collection of shirts, Frankie left little to the imagination as she arrived at the Variety Club Showbiz Awards in London.

The most notable rupture in her outfit was the one that gave those standing rear-side a sneak preview of her behind.

Not wanting to be outdone by their daring bandmate, the rest of The Saturdays raised their game in the style stakes and attracted their fair share of lusty glances in a variety of skimpy designs.

The Sun: Link




*frankie is really pretty, dumb as a post though...

Frankie it's WINTER!


FAR be it for FRANKIE SANDFORD to sleep off the indulgences of Christmas.

A cosy health-rebuilding night in was the last thing on the SATURDAYS beauty's mind as she hit the London club scene with a pal.

Wearing tiny denim shorts, a floaty vest and a smart blazer, the singer looked fresh and raring to go while most of the nation tucked into the turkey leftovers in front of the box.

Frankie was all smiles as she arrived at Boujis nightclub last night, minus McFLY boyfriend DOUGIE POYNTER.
The Sun: Link

You Me At Six - Always Attract.

You Me At Six - Always Attract.
from
closey92 on YouTube

McFly: Interview - European Tour 2009 (Paris) -- Better Quality

An interview with McFly in Paris during their European Tour 2009. French subtitles.
Free clip from mrsdannyjones6 on YouTube

McFly: Giovanna Falcone

Slideshow of the beautiful Giovanna Falcone!! She's an actress, and has been Tom Fletcher's girlfriend for years and years and years. Enjoy! Song: Absolutely (Story of a Girl) - Nine Days
Free clip from mrsdannyjones6 on YouTube

McFly: Interview - Celebrity Master Class (Premier 21 Podcast)

An interview with McFly on Premier 21
Free clip from mrsdannyjones6 on YouTube

McFly: Danny Jones - Born to Run

Pictures of the beautiful Danny Jones set to McFly's cover of Born to Run. Enjoy!
Free clip from mrsdannyjones6 on YouTube

McFly: V Festival Interview

An interview with Tom, Danny, and Dougie of McFly at V Festival 2009


McFly: Heatworld Interview


Posted by Digital 23 November 2009 14:01

Being big fans of McFly ourselves, we knew that you'd all want to know every word that came out their lips yesterday. So, we've put up the whole interview just for you to enjoy. Don't say we never do anything for you...

Tell us about today. What have you been up to?

Tom: We’ve been doing a Celebrity Masterclass, where we’ve been trying to pass on some knowledge to a group of 26 people...
Danny: [Interrupting] 26 youths.
Tom: We’ve been talking about our career over the last six years. It’s been good talking about the bits of our job most people don’t get to see, like the behind-the-scenes stuff. Like, coming up with ideas for videos, or the album artwork, or recording...
Harry: Yeah, it was good. We first of all talked about how we got into it, how it all started for us, our journey, how we all met, and our record deal. All that kind of thing, and then we split them into three groups, and first we talked about song-writing and lyrics...
Tom: We did a breakdown of our song Lies, explained all the lyrics and how we came up with it. Normally we don’t get to say, really.
Harry: Then we set them a challenge to rewrite the lyrics to Lies, the verse and the chorus, in pairs, and then in each group they chose the best lyrics to perform.
Tom: They did good, didn’t they? It was only, like, an hour.
Danny: It was really, really good.
Harry: That was our thing, Tom was saying about their song-writing and lyrics and coming up with ideas, you have to dare to suck, just get out there and do it. Don’t be afraid. They did really well with it, and to just get up there and sing...it was awesome. Me and Danny talked to the groups about production and recording an album, and Tom and Dougie talked about the creative side of things, while Tommy our tour manager talked to them about touring and stuff, so they got an insight into everything. In the end, the guys [Tom and Danny] played them a little tune (Falling In Love – it was amazing), and it was a good day.

Do you think that a lot of kids assume the way to get famous is to do The X Factor or similar?

All: Yeah.
Tom: That’s the thing. I think a lot of them were kind of surprised by how much work goes into it. You know, hearing about how, when we’re writing songs like now, when we’re writing songs for our next album, already we’re coming up with what the next tour stage is going to look like, or what the artwork’s going to be like.

As this point, the boys get distracted by a signed picture of them on the table (the same one you can see above). Danny has noticed that Harry is “popping out” on the end, and finds it very funny...

Danny: Harry’s just popping out of there! That’s the worst picture ever.
All crack up.
Harry: I can’t believe they did that to me! Why did they do that?
Tom: [Laughing] It’s like a panto photo!
Danny: It’s like your picture when you work at GMTV.
All crack up again.
Harry: I could be a GMTV presenter...
Danny: You could with that!
Tom: That should be your Twitter profile picture!
All laugh.
Harry: I look like Ben Shephard!
Dougie: You do, yeah, I think that’s it.
heatworld: There’s nothing wrong with looking like Ben Shephard...
Danny: I’m Tweeting about this interview!

After we’ve all compared who has the most followers on Twitter and talked about how good Harry looks in a cricket jumper, we get back on track...


Do you think you’re good role models for young people?
Danny: I can roll quite a long way...
All fall about laughing.
Danny: A forward-roll model!
Harry: I think we are.
Dougie: I think so, yeah.
Harry: We’re quite well-behaved.
Danny: That’s quite a tough question.
Tom: I think we are, in comparison to other people. I think the fact that we work hard at our job means a lot. Obviously a certain amount of luck is involved, and we have a one-in-a-million type job, but it does take a lot of hard work to do this. We sit somewhere in the middle of a pop boy band and the creativeness of a rock band. We have the best of both worlds.
Danny: The best of both, like the bread.
Tom: Like that middle advert. It’s good to be in the middle. We’re semi-skimmed milk, that’s what we are.

Has there been one bit of advice, throughout your career, that you’ve always remembered?
Harry: When you’re going through hell, just keep going. I love that quote.
Dougie: When you’re going through hell, just keep going?
Harry: Just keep boshing it. Just bosh it! Epic, isn’t it?
Dougie: That is cool. Who’s it by?
Harry: Winston Churchill.
Danny: That is cool!
Harry: That makes it even cooler.
Tom: I think I’ve seen that on Call Of Duty 2.
Harry: I remember Robbie Williams at The Brit Awards after-party, me and Dougie were talking to him and he said something really nice and gave us some advice. He was like, “Enjoy yourselves.”
Dougie: Be the band you want to be, not the band you think you are. Tom Delonge from Blink 182 told us that.
Harry: Dougie loved that!
Dougie: I loved it. I went home and was like, ‘Yessss!’ I got an erection.
All laugh.
heatworld: You got an erection?!
Dougie: [Laughing] Nah...
Danny: We can’t take you anywhere, can we?

Has there been one person who has been the best teacher for you guys?
Harry: We’ve kind of learnt along the way and been there for each other. We’ve always been together.
Dougie: We kind of taught each other as well. If I started being a bit of a knob, then I know one of these [gestures around the room] would tell me.
Tom: Our management have been great, too.
Harry: You know, we enjoy it, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously.
Danny: Well, we do take it seriously.
Harry: We take it seriously, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We take what we do very seriously.
Dougie: We don’t think we’re the most amazing band in the world...
Danny: Yeah we do!
Harry: [Deadpan] We do.
Dougie: We’re not like, I am legend.
Danny: [Laughing] I am London!
Tom: We are my favourite band, that’s true. [Laughing] We’re amazing. I think I would really like myself, if I wasn’t myself.
Dougie: But every time you see yourself on TV, you always go, ‘Oh no,’ like that.
Tom: I hate myself on TV.
Danny: I think I’d be really jealous of McFly.
Harry: I wouldn’t.
Danny: I’d be like, ‘They’re so scabby.’ I’m so jealous.
Tom: Look at those poor talentless twerps – how did they make it?
Harry: I wouldn’t like you if you said the word ‘twerps’!
Dougie: I love ‘twerp’.
Danny: Makes me think of a Twirl. Mmmm.
Harry: Do you think if you were exactly the same person, but you looked different and you met you, do you think you’d like yourself?
Tom: I’d be jealous of their normal chin.
Harry: No, you’re the guy with the normal chin.
Tom: Oh... Then I’d probably hate him.
Harry: I think I’d think I was quite classic. [Laughs.]

Do you think you’d ever do anything like this again? Another masterclass?
Harry: Our manager was like, ‘Harry, you could be a college professor.’ And I was like, ‘Really, what would I teach?’, and he was like, ‘You know...music.’ So I was like, OK...
Tom: It’s quite fun. If the person is genuinely interested, then it’s really great. When Dougie was talking it was a little bit...
Dougie: [Interrupting] Amazing!
Tom: [Laughing] Yes, amazing. I would like to do it again, yeah.

What would you be doing if you weren’t in McFly?

Tom: Professional Tweeter.
Dougie: Burglar.
Harry: Shagging...
heatworld: Shagging? Does that mean you don’t now...?
Harry: [Laughs.] I don’t know why I said that! I don’t know what I’d be doing, being a hobo apparently.
Danny: You’d see him in, like, Rio de Janeiro walking down the street.
Dougie: I’d be, like, hanging out...

Can you tell us anything about the new album?

We went out to Australia in February to do some recording, and then along that way we sort of found a new direction, halfway through the recording process. We came home, then we had the tour earlier in the year, and then we went out to Brazil and Europe, so we were touring for most of the year and now we’ve just started writing again and er...

Danny has started laughing at the photo of Harry “popping out” again...


Tom: [Distracted] And, so, we’ve kind of got a new direction we’re exploring...

Danny is trying not to laugh and it sounds like he’s squeaking...

Tom: And, like, this whole year, because we haven’t released anything, we’ve spent the whole year planning what we’re going to be doing next...

Danny, Dougie, Harry and heatworld are all now laughing.

Tom: [Laughing] You can’t have a serious conversation about this...
Danny: [Almost crying with laughter as he holds up the picture] It’s signed!
All crack up.
Danny: It’s signed like he’s proud of it!
Dougie: I’ve got to put that in my wallet.

A lot more laughing as Dougie attempts to fit the picture of Harry into his walle
t.

Tom: Anyway, we’re writing up until about February, then we go back into the studio around then I reckon.

Will there be a UK tour next year?
Tom: Definitely! We’ll definitely tour next year.
Harry: [To heatworld] Will you come?
heatworld: Yeah!
Tom: We’ll release something first, because we haven’t released anything this whole year.
Danny: Release a dove.
All laugh.
Tom: We’ve got some quite different plans for next year. Not sort of music related, but something new. Something quite exciting... It’s really boring talking in the creative stages, because we can’t say anything. This whole year has been setting up stuff.
Danny: It’s pretty epic.
Tom: Much more so than we’ve ever done before.
Danny: Lots of exciting things, but they just take a bit of planning.

Harry: Do you want to ask us one more thing? Go on...
heatworld: OK. Harry, why don’t you Tweet more often?
Harry: [Groans.] That’s a bad question!
heatworld: Lots of people were asking that on Twitter today.
Harry: Tell them I’m aloof. [Laughs.] That’s a great word. He’s being rather aloof today! I love it.

McFly: Digital Spy Interview


McFly

Friday, July 4 2008, 06:46 BST

By Nick Levine, Music Editor



The McFly boys aren't just chart-topping popstars these days - they're entrepreneurs running their own record label too. In fact, they've just brokered a rather audacious deal with the Mail on Sunday, which will distribute copies of their new album, radio:ACTIVE, six weeks before it hits the shops. But have they kept their sense of fun as they've grown up? We called drummer Harry Judd - the one who knows a certain Miss Lohan pretty well - to find out.

What made you decide to set up your own label?
"Well, we had an opportunity to leave our label, Island, and we took it. We decided to set up our own label and invest our own money into it so we could have complete creative control. People are really sceptical about it and don't believe that we parted with Island on good terms, but we genuinely did. We just wanted the opportunity to do things differently."

How are things different now?
"I think this album has much better songs and the production is a huge step up for us. This is the album we always wanted to make and this is the way we always wanted to sound. It's not stripped down at all. In the past, because there were so many people making decisions at our label, the album would often get filtered and wouldn't sound how we wanted it to sound. We're still the same guys and we're not going to start releasing death metal or anything, but everything just sounds better now."

What's the single, 'One For The Radio', about? It has quite a pointed chorus: "Don't pretend you hate us when you sing along..."
"It's a positive lyric. It's saying we really love what we're doing and we've got lots of really loyal fans, so we don't really care if you don't like us."

Do you feel some music fans have dismissed you unfairly in the past?
"People are entitled to their own opinion, but I think often their opinion of us was based on things we didn't necessarily want to do. If people don't like us now, that's fine, because this is who we really are."

Is there one thing from the past that you really didn't want to do?
"Yeah, doing the Greatest Hits album. I really didn't want to do it and I was really p***ed off about it. At the same time, you can understand why the label decided to do it. Even if we hadn't supported it and we'd chosen not to promote it, they still would have released it because they own the masters to all our songs. It's great being on our own label now, because we'll own all our masters from now on."

Why were you so against it?
"Because we weren't breaking up and we had so many new songs that we wanted people to hear. We'd churned out three albums in three years and people had already heard all of those songs. It just didn't feel right because we were desperate for people to hear our new stuff. There's a bit of a stigma attached to Greatest Hits albums too, and we certainly didn't want people to think, 'Ooh, they reckon they've got loads of great hits'."

What persuaded you to sign the deal with the Mail on Sunday?
"It was an opportunity that came up and it just seemed like a no-brainer really - it means that within one day millions of people will get to hear the album. I believe there are loads of people out there who would love our stuff but they've never given us a chance because they pigeonhole us as a boyband or something."

How have fans reacted to the deal?
"It's been mainly positive, but I think some of them found it hard to understand, at least initially. A few fans are worried that the songs might not be as good because they're being given away for free, but that's not the case at all. Actually we want more people to hear these songs because we're so proud of them. Some people want the full album package with a booklet and all that, but that's coming out in September so they won't miss out."

Do you read the Mail on Sunday?
"Well, my mum gets the Mail on Sunday so I have read it a bit over the last few years. She'll definitely be picking up her free copy of the album on July 20."

Now that you're growing up and have your own record label, will you still show your cheeky sides? Will you still get naked at G-A-Y?
"Yes, definitely! We don't want people to get the wrong impression and think we're trying to be all cool and serious now. We're really good mates and we like having a good time and titting around, so we'll still be doing things like that."

Will Dougie still set fire to his pubes onstage?
"Haha I'm sure he will! He's a very odd boy. I can see him now actually, he's eating a salad out of a plastic bowl on his own. He doesn't talk when he's hungry, so that's why he's not doing an interview at the moment. He needs to refuel."

McFly: Ghost Hunting With…McFly Interview

October 10th, 2007 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: ,


Taking a trip into the deepest, darkest places in Northumberland, the world’s foremost ghost hunter, Yvette Fielding and pop punksters, Mcfly prepare to delve into the spooky unknown! Join the band and their ghost hunting guide as they prepare to face their most frightening fears. Ghost Hunting With…McFly is brand new and exclusive to ITV2, Tuesday 23 October at 9pm. Here is how the boys found the whole experience………

Why did you want to take part in the show?

Tom: We thought it would be fun…….we were wrong!

Dougie: I didn’t

Had you experienced any paranormal activity before you took part in the show?

Tom: No, not really. Harry saw a ghost once, and Dougie and I saw a UFO.

Dougie: I once saw the ghost of a cat’s bum.

Danny: No never.

Dougie, you seemed to be the most scared during the trip. Did you anticipate this?

Dougie: Well, I bought 10 pairs of boxers in case.

What was the scariest location you visited and why?

Tom: The mine – it was pitch black, wet and underground.

Dougie: The mine, because it was cold damp and very dark.

Harry: The castle, because it felt like we were in a real horror movie.

Danny: I think it was when I was in the hut in the forest on my own, I shat myself!

What was the most positive part of the show for you?

Tom: When it was over and we got back to the hotel.

Dougie: None of it.

Harry: Taking part in everything that I was asked to.

Danny: When Dougie ran into the wall in the lead mine.

Was there any part during the experience where you nearly walked out?

Tom: No, I wanted to finish the night.

Dougie: The whole thing.

Harry: Yes, once.

Danny: No, I wanted to go through with it all.

Tell me about the Ouija board experience?

Tom: The Ouija board wasn’t so bad, it was the stones being thrown at us that was f*cking scary!!

Dougie: It sucked, I crapped my pants.

Danny: Scary.

How did you find working with Yvette?

Tom: She was very nice in the end. Weird, but nice.

Dougie: I think she’s a witch and she keeps trolls locked up in her house.

Harry: She was great fun, awesome.

Tom – When at the castle you felt like you were being pushed. Why did you not tell Yvette about this as it was happening?

Tom – It was weird, but I wanted to be pushed harder and I thought if I told someone about it, it might stop.

Are you glad you took part in the show?

Tom: Yes.

Dougie: No.

Harry: Definitely.

Danny: Very glad, it was a great experience and I would love to do it again.

Do you now believe there is something out there?

Tom: Maybe…..we’ll have to come back and do it again to find out.

Dougie: Yes.

Harry: Definitely.

Danny: Something! Don’t know what though?

Have you had any further paranormal experiences since taking part in the show?

Tom – Not yet.

Dougie: I keep feeling someone touching my bum, but I think it’s Tom!

Harry: Dougie is a paranormal experience!

Finally, why should ITV2 viewers watch your show?

Tom: If you wanna see four wimps completely shitting themselves and running around in the dark for an hour, whilst having ghosts throw rocks at them, then this is the show for you. Ghostbusters eat your hearts out!

Dougie: If you like watching cocky losers soil their pants and cry like babies, this show is for you!

Danny: Because it’s the best one yet!

McFly: Popjustice Interview


Story filed Sunday, 09 October 2005

An interview with the gentlemen from McFly in which tour-related issues are discussed. "I want the big benders back."

So says Dougie Out Of McFly in this 'sensational' and 'hard-rocking' interview wot we have done with a) Dougie and b), c) and d) the rest of The 'Fly.

We have done it because they are out and about doing a series of pop concerts - a tour, if you will - which will explain why most if not all of the following questions are of the 'on the road' variety.

It's tempting to say we joined them backstage on the first night but in truth we just did them on the phone about three weeks ago.

But anyway.

While on tour, do you have any fairly standard rider requirements which could be blown out of all proportion by the tabloid media?
Dougie: Not really, but it's very difficult to get a good diet when you're on the road - most of our food comes from motorway service stations and hotel room service.

Do you eat petrol and trouser presses?
Dougie: No, it's just all the Burger Kings and KFCs. I don't like eating at Wimpy, though - Wimpy sucks.

Wimpy used to have a sausage in a bun 'combo' called a Big Bender. Did you ever get your mouth around a Bender?
Dougie: HAAAA!!!! They had a sausage called a Big Bender? NO WAY. That's an amazing name for a sausage! (Laughs uproariously) Awesome! They should bring that back. Put that in writing! I want the Big Benders back!

Tourbus beds are a bit like coffins. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Harry: A good thing, I think, because if you crash and die then you're already in the coffin, so it does save time because they could just cut the bed out and chuck it straight in the ground. But if you crash then you're screwed either way.

You've got a female string section on tour with you. Do any of them have a fiddle?
Harry: No.

Would you like them to have a fiddle?
Harry: Yes, I would like that very much.

People always promise surprises when they go on tour. Is there anything genuinely shocking in your set?
Harry: There is one thing - it's quite shocking but I think people will like it.

Does it involve nudity of any description?
Harry: No, it involves music...

That's not completely shocking, is it? You go and see a band live, and the band plays music. HOLD THE HOME PAGE!
Harry: A fair point. Perhaps it's not that controversial. You'll just have to wait and see. We're very excited about it, though.

Which band are you glad you're not in?
Dougie: I would have to say Franz Ferdinand. I actually quite like their music, but the way they come across on stage just seems really weird. With their weird short haircuts, and their marching. It's too intimidating for a young lass like me!

Are you not just intimidated because you think they might have better hair than you?
Dougie: No! Not at all. Maybe it's subconscious. (Thinks for a bit) No, it's definitely not the hair.

Are there any rituals you all do before you go on stage? A group prayer, perhaps?
Danny: We all have a big poo. All the big American acts say a prayer - McFly have a poo. But there's nothing worse than being on stage and needing to go to the toilet.

Have you ever soiled your underwear on stage? That could be a major problem considering McFly's 'trousers below arse' policy.
Danny: I've always been quite lucky, but I presume you just take a break. What else can you do? You can't poo your pants on stage!

Well you could, but you'd have to make sure you did it each night to make it look as if it was part of the show.
Danny: Yes. That would be typically classy, wouldn't it?

Dougie. Quiet, hairstyle-changing Dougie. You do a new solo song on the tour. Is it 'emo' and should the rest of the band's 'Charlie alarms' be sounding?
Dougie: I'm not that into emo! I suppose I have my emo moments, every now and again. My 'emoments', I suppose you could call them. But no, this song isn't emo! It's standard girl-and-boy stuff.

Harry. You're about to go on stage in Glasgow or somewhere and you realise you've left your hair straighteners on in London. Disaster! What do you do?
Harry: Well, I don't user straighteners now, so...

Well your iron, then.
Harry: I don't iron my clothes. And I don't cook, either.

Come on, Harry, play the game. Presuming you wash from time to time, imagine you've left a tap running in London. You do wash, don't you?
Harry: Yes, let's go for a tap. In that case, I would ring our estate agent and get them to go round to the house and turn the tap off.

You see after all that hassle, that was a really boring answer.
Harry: Hahah! Okay, then - I'd actually reveal that I was a superhero, and I'd fly home, smash through the walls of the house, and pull out the sink with my bare hands. But dramatically, that would create even more of a leak - so I'd get my bed and shove it down the pipes to stop the leaking. I would then bosh through the wall again and fly back up yo Glasgow, and make it on stage in time. Was that dramatic enough for you?

That'll do nicely.
Harry: Great!

How 'rock and roll', in terms of popular cliche, is your general on-the-road routine?
Harry: I'm hooked on Sudoko. It's not very rock and roll, is it, sitting in your room at 3am with a pen and paper? Oh well.

Is anyone allowed to shit on the tourbus?
Tom: Absolutely not! You cannot shit on the tourbus. It's liquids only.

Tom, be honest. Have you ever broken the 'Number 2' rule?
Tom: I almost did, once. You have to sit down to go for a wee on the tourbus, because if you stand up and you go round a corner it all goes everywhere. One day I sat down and then I thought, 'Hm, I need a fart', and you know how farting has an effect on these thingsâ?¦ It almost came out, but fortunately I managed to hold it back in.

Has anyone else ever done one?
Tom: No - we thought there was once but when we investigated it turned out to be a bit of chocolate.

McFly: 'New album will blow you away'


McFly: Tom Fletcher _ has declared that the band's next album "will blow you away".


The group have spent the latter half of this year recording tracks for the follow-up to 2008's Radio:ACTIVE, which they have previously suggested will be a sci-fi concept album.

Fletcher has now given fans an update on the upcoming record's progress, saying: "We spent a couple of weeks in Atlanta working with Dallas Austin and his awesome friends.

"We came up with some absolute tunes. The next album is gonna blow you away. [I] can't believe how awesome the songs are already."

He added on the band's MySpace: "Since then we've been home, getting in the mood for Christmas and catching up with friends. Apart from the odd car crash, it has been an amazing month."

*McFly are expected to release the album in spring 2010.*

*I dont aagree with that date.

I think it's far to early , so i dont expect McFly's Album to be out in spring at all.

My guess is late july... but who knows, for i a know it could be october ...haha*

Uglies by Scott Westerfeld




Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
---

Everybody gets to be supermodel gorgeous. What could be wrong with that?

..Everything! This book is unnerving, in a good way.. :D

I'm currently reading Uglies (book 1),
and I'm really surprised that I'm actually enjoying it,
not only that I'm getting slightly addicted to it.

The reason I'm surprised is just down to the fact that I've read so many bad reviews on the Uglies Trilogy. Though at the end of the day obviously my curiosity got the best of me and i went out and ordered the book.

I was slightly/very wary when i read the first line..
--"The early summer sky was the colour of cat vomit."--

..My initial reaction was "Oh no! What? Cat Vomit? Seriously???" ... XP


Well, anyway i got passed it and carried on.
Finding myself getting carried away into the story...

The fact that I'm enjoying it makes me think most of the 1,2 and 3 star reviews were maybe taking the book out of context, instead of enjoying the book for what it is, if you know what i mean.


What are your thoughts on the Uglies Trilogy?

Do you like the book/s?

Are you thinking about picking up copy up?


Stephanie x

:)

Sunday 27 December 2009

The Doctor : David Tennant Picture


As David Tennant leaves the Tardis




Who's the greatest doctor of them all?
As David Tennant leaves the Tardis, there'll be tears before bedtime..

And so, the end is near for David Tennant as Doctor Who. He's fought the Daleks and seen off the Master and will be sadly missed by his legions of fans. Now, as he is about to face his biggest intergalactic challenge yet, he prepares to leave the series with a bang - and his own sonic screwdriver.

David Tennant may stand accused of being a big softie, but the reason for all the emotion is quite simply that the 38-year-old Scot, born David John McDonald in West Lothian, has, by common consent, been the greatest Doctor in the world's longest running television sci-fi series.

Nor will he be leaving the Tardis with a whimper. The first of a two-part final is scheduled for Christmas Day in the evening with the return of his archenemy, The Master, who is in a ferociously bad mood since being shot dead at the end of the episode Last Of The Time Lords in 2007.

Greater secrecy surrounds this Christmas special than does the origins of the universe, but last month a Children In Need trailer revealed that we can expect trouble after Tennant is summoned to the snowy planet of the Ood - a species of alien who (appropriately for Christmas) sports a turkeyish toggle on
the lower part of their face.

Final countdown: David Tennant, as the Doctor, receives a warning from the Ood
Doctors of the Eighties: Peter Davidson, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann

Still, Davison was the Doctor Tennant grew up with, the inspiration for the 'brainy' specs he pulls out when faced with a knotty problem.

Davison even recalls that when he filmed the Time Crash episode with Tennant in 2007: 'He was a little in awe of me because I was "his" Doctor and I was a little in awe of him because he's such a great actor.'

After that, with the best will in the world, Doctor Who suffered an identity crisis with Colin Baker (1984-86) and Sylvester McCoy (1987-89). But by then the franchise was as wobbly as its low-budget sets. Not even Paul McGann, star of cult film Withnail & I, could raise much kudos for the Doctor in the 1996 film.

And yet, as everyone knows, Doctor Who can always regenerate. Many were sceptical before its relaunch in 2005, especially with Davies, a script writer known only for Channel Four's late-night series Queer As Folk.

But when Christopher Eccleston (2005) appeared with It-girl of the day Billie Piper it was clear that the Doctor had moved on and foresworn polystyrene monsters.

What we got in David Tennant, from 2006, was a combination of all of the best of all the previous Doctors. Thoughtful, scatty, intense, witty, boyish, vain, bookish, youthful and hip all rolled into one.

And Tennant treasures his time in the Tardis. 'I got to do so many more things than I ever imagined. Hanging off things, being blown up, being made up to look nine million years old. It was continually surprising.

'You see the impact the show has and the enthusiasm people have, but until you're in the middle you don't realise how all consuming it is. It's been an incredible time, a real privilege, actually, to be at the centre of something that attracts so much love and attention.


Modern day: Christopher Eccleston, David Tennant and newcomer Matt Smith
Stephanie x

Friday 25 December 2009

The Saturdays: B-Sides

Links:
"If This Is Love"What Am I Gonna Do
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"Up"Crashing Down
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"Issues"Beggin' (Double right click under the part that says->Free Download)
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"Just Can't Get Enough"Golden Rules
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"Work"Unofficial
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"Forever Is Over"I Can't Wait (Double right-click under the part that says->Free Download)



:)

Friday 11 December 2009

Girls Can't Catch: St. Trinian's 2 premiere!


Phoebe blogs:
St. Trinian's 2 premiere!


The girls' fabulous debut single 'Keep Your Head Up' is featured on the St. Trinian's 2 soundtrack album, which you can pick up here, and of course that meant that GCC hit the glam London premiere of the film in style! Phoebe has written you all a blog covering outfit drama, taking to the red carpet and meeting an old friend!

Phoebe: "We had been excited about the premiere for ages so when we went to Universal to get ready we were like hyper little kids ha..! We couldn't wait to walk down that red carpet… but typically I forgot something…my belt!! So I had to rush to Topshop and buy a new one which was rather annoying. We all are fans of St. Trinians anyway, so for our song to be in the film and for us to attend the premiere was like putting kids in a candy shop!!

'When we arrived on the red carpet (which was actually pink!) and all the cameras started flashing it was really overwhelming! We arrived quite early so we went and sat inside and we had bags of free choccie on our seats which doesn't usually happen in the cinema! Before the film started, all the stars of the film were bought up onto the stage - including Sarah Harding - our fellow label friend!! The film started and everyone went crazy clapping and cheering which was lovely!

'The film was fab, the actors were incredible and all three of us had a lovely time. After the film ended I bumped into Brian Friedman who did my choreography while I was on The X-Factor which was such a lovely surprise!! It was nice to see some familiar faces..

'After meeting some of you guys we got in a cab and off we went - we had such a good time, and hopefully will do it again soon! Phoebe x"

Did you go to the premiere to see Girls Can't Catch? Why not tell us all about your day in the comments below, or have a chat about it in the forum.



Stephanie x

Thursday 10 December 2009

Girls Can't Catch: Performing Echo on TV


Jess blogs: Performing 'Echo'
on TV for the first time...




The girls recently headed down to the Hollyoaks set to perform 'Echo' for the first time on TV as part of the Hollyoaks Music Show. The girls were thrilled to have the opportunity to perform 'Echo' on TV for the very first time! Jess has written a blog about the day for you all, where she tells us all about where GCC performed, what they wore and the other acts they saw!

Make sure you tune in from
11:35 this Sunday on
Channel 4!





Jess: "A couple of weeks ago, we were lucky enough to take part in filming for the Hollyoaks music show, which is a great new channel 4 programme based on the Hollyoaks set!

We traveled up to Liverpool the night before so we could be up nice and early to head over and when we went downstairs for breakfast there was another band sat next to us who looked really recognizable; but it wasn't until after we left that we realised it was Lost Prophets - who we then saw later on the show as they were appearing too!

Of course for those of you with a decent memory, we'd been on the Hollyoaks set before, so it was great to be back seeing some familiar faces and this time doing something a little bit different!

This time, our performance took place outside of il Nosh (the infamous Hollyoaks cafe). It was quite odd performing as the audience was behind us rather than in front;- which was a first for us but actually worked really well :) There were also some GCC fans in the audience who had made their way there just to see us, so was great to meet a few of them and have them there joining in with our performance of 'Echo". Watch out for a guest DJ slot behind us too…!

We really liked our outfits for the performance (I had some awesome sparkly leggings!) but the stage was on the terrace part of the cafe and it was such a cold, wet day, we were absolutely freezing! Luckily we were only required to run through the song twice before the crew felt they had everything they needed :)

It was so much fun though and I'm really looking forward to watching it back and also checking out the other artists that have appeared on the show! I think the idea of having a music show with this set up is really fun, and I already know I'll become a regular viewer :)"



You'll be able to see Jess and the other GCC girls in their star turn on The Hollyoaks Music Show from 11:35 this Sunday on Channel 4!



Stephanie x


Go Christmas shopping with GCC!

girlscantcatch.com
We recently launched a new competition to celebrate the launch of the amazing video for the girls' new single 'Echo'.

YOU have the chance to join Daizy, Phoebe and Jess on a Christmas shopping spree in Topshop!

All you have to do to win this money-can't-buy prize is to keep tweeting to tell all your friends to check out the 'Echo' video!

Just tweet #echoechoecho and point folks in the direction of http://tinyurl.com/yjpzbnr and we'll pick a winner from all the entries at random.

The lucky winner will spend an hour shopping with GCC in London's Topshop! The winner must be able to make their own way to the store.

Girls Can't Catch : How To Be A Popstar Intro

Girls Can't Catch: How To Be A Popstar Intro

The Red Room

The Red Room is a Free Audio-Book By H.G. Wells.

It's a wee-bit too cute for my taste but i like it none the less.

The Red Room is just a simple P.G tale for the kids... Which makes it a strong effort - Grade C. It was Wrote in the mid 1894's & deals with the internal human conflict between rationality and the irrational fear of the unknown.


Time: 21:15 mins <- why not give it a try-


Summary: Choosing to spend the night in the remote Lorraine Castle, the narrator
will rest in a room said to be haunted; in an effort to disprove the
various legends surrounding it. Despite ominous warnings from the three
elderly cripples who reside there, he ascends to the "Red Room" to
begin his night's rest.


Download link


Stephanie x



The End Of A Love Affair



This happened when my aunt was living in a flat in Tokyo. My aunt was then studying to be a seamstress and when she came home it would always be well past midnight. Her apartment building was an old type, built with wood and iron stairs set outside which made clanging noise whenever my aunt used them to go up to her room on the first floor.


There was a room on the ground floor just beside the iron staircase, and through its window my aunt would often see, on the way to her own room, a silhuetto of a young woman with a braided hair. The young woman always appeared busy cooking and doing some houseworks in spite of the very late hours.



A year and a half had passed and my aunt's lifestyle had remained unchanged. She would come home late every night and saw the young woman's silhouette through the window, and heard noises coming from there, although she never got to see the young woman face to face.


One time my aunt was late paying her rent, and her landlord came to her room for collection.
They had a little chat, and while at it my aunt casually mentioned to her landlord about "the young woman on the ground floor."As soon as her words were out she noticed her landlord's face had gone pale; he left her then and there, as if he was running away, completely forgetting what he had come for.


It was sometime later that my aunt got a chance to hear a proper explanation from her landlord; he said that the young woman whom my aunt saw was probably a ghost of a woman who committed suicide, after she had an affair with a married man which ended very badly. That room on the ground floor, he said, had been empty for years. The young woman's lover often visited her after midnight so she would often prepare meals for him around that time.


People should never have affairs. Don't you think?


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The photograph is just an image and is nothing to do with the story.

You Are Not The One!

You Are Not The One!

Late one night after working overtime in an office, a man called F
picked up a taxi. The taxi driver was a friendly man, and for a while
they merrily chatted away.

Sometime later the taxi began to
climb up a dark hill. Now woods surrounded them on both sides and there
was no other car around.
Then the taxi driver suddenly said to F in
a serious tone of voice, "Listen. In this place you mustn't look
outside the windows. Got it?"

F was perplexed at the driver's abrupt change of mood and "Yes.."was all he could reply.
The
taxi drove on through the woods. F began to feel uneasy and asked the
driver, "Why shouldn't I see outside?" But the driver didn't respond. F
was getting spooked.
It was just then he heard a strange groan
coming from outside the window beside him. F was startled and looked at
the window in spite of himself.
Then he saw, spread out on the window, a large, angry face. When it saw F, it cried, "You are not the one!"

F
lost consciousness immediately and could not remember what happened
afterwards. Apparently on that road on the hill there was a hit-and-run
accident not long ago which had left one man dead, and the killer was
still at large. Since then the dead man had been appearing on the road
every night, looking for his killer.

A FACELESS WOMAN UPDATE

A FACELESS WOMAN UPDATE

    
The faceless Woman made her first appearance in Hawai`i on May 19, 1959
when Bob Krauss reported in The Honolulu Advertiser that she had
allowedly visited the ladies' restroom at the Waialae Drive-In Theater in Kahala.
   
In one version of the story, a girl left her car and went into the restroom
around midnight to put on fresh lipstick. In the mirror she saw a figure behind her
with long hair and no face. She saw that the figure had no legs, only half a body.
When the girl turned around, there was nobody behind her. The door slammed
shut and locked as the poor girl screamed and fainted.
    In another version reported by Krauss, the woman went to the restroom. As
she entered, she noticed the place was occupied by another woman who was
standing in front of the mirror combing her long, beautiful hair. The first woman
came closer and spoke. The second woman turned slightly. She had no face. The
first woman was so frightened she ended up in the hospital with a breakdown.
   
The suggested cause for the haunting of the faceless woman was the fact
that the Waialae Drive-In Theater was located next to a cemetery. Although
manager Albert Silva strongly denied in 1959 the stories that the restrooms of his
drive-in theater were haunted, he did note that the stories helped business.

"Every
night a couple dozen people asked me if I've seen the ghost," he said. "I haven't
but
I've sure heard enough about it. Business has been booming since
Thursday."    When I first discovered the faceless woman in the
newspaper archives, I
was curious whether anyone had ever actually been an eyewitness to the unusual
entity. The story by Bob Krauss indicated that the sightings were "rumors." No
single firsthand account given of the woman's appearance. This was a perfect
example of what Jan van Brunvand called "urban legend," stories from the friend of
a friend, who had heard the tale from his cousin.

    During the course of a radio interview in 1981 concerning Hawai`i's ghosts,
an anonymous caller asked if I had heard of the faceless woman in the Waialae
Drive-In. I assured her that the ghost was famous in 1959 and that I had indeed
read about this urban legend. The caller then proceeded to share with us her
personal, firsthand account of seeing this faceless creature. The spirit had red hair,
the caller said, and was combing her hair down in front of her face in the mirror.
When she looked in the mirror, the red-haired woman combed her hair back,
revealing that she had no eyes, no nose and no mouth---only a blank, featureless
face.

    All these incidents were included in the first ghost story which I submitted in
1983 to the Hawaii Herald, a newspaper for the Islands' Japanese-American
community, an essay which was reprinted in 1994 in OBAKE: Ghost Stories in
Hawai`i. In that essay I suggested there were strong ties between the faceless
woman of the drive-in and a similar spirt called "mujina" which had been
described by Lafcadio Hearn in Kwaidan, his wonderful collection of obake
stories. Further research revealed that this faceless ghost is also seen in
contemporary Japan---often inside female bathrooms.

    Since the publication of the first essay on mujina in Hawai`i, the faceless
woman has evidently expanded her appearances to other venue throughout the
Islands. For example, rumors now circulate that she has been seen in two different
restaurants in Hilo, and that several shopping malls on the island of O`ahu have been
visited by the faceless phantom.

 

The Children Upstairs

The Children Upstairs


This is a story I heard from my friend at university. A man (we call
him "K") got whiplash in a car accident and decided to convalesce at
home for a week. K was married but his wife was also working, so he was
all alone during the day. For the first few days he enjoyed the
freedom, but when the third day came boredom began to set in. Still he
had to stay in because his injury kept him from going anywhere.

Then
one day past lunchtime he was watching TV absent-mindedly when he heard
heavy stamping noises and children's voices from upstiars. He didn't
pay much attention to it, although he wondered if they were on a school
holiday. The next day he again heard the same children's voices, around
the same time as the previous day. It sounded like they had two
children up there. The place where K lived was a large apartment block
but inspite of that it tended to be very quiet during the day; the
children's voices, therefore, echoed loudly in contrast to the
quietness of the surrounding. K however did not feel annoyed, but was
rather glad of the distraction and a break it gave him from the eerie
silence.

The next day K, feeling bored and not motivated enough
to cook lunch, ordered some pizza. The pizza, which arrived within 30
minutes, turned out to be too much for K that he left one whole pizza
untouched. Usually he would keep any left-overs for his wife but this
time he remebered about the children upstairs and, willing to do
something kind, he decided to take the pizza to them.

K had no
idea who the occupants of the room upstairs were but rang the bell on
the door anyway. He heard something stir inside, but there was no
answer. He rang the bell again. He felt someone was looking at him
through the peephole. "Who is it?" A faint voice called out from behind
the door.


K explained he was from the room below and that he had
some pizza left from his lunch and wondered if they wanted it. The door
opened a crack. It looked unusually dark inside the room. From the gap
about 5 cm wide a woman appeared, revealing only half of her face.
"Thank you very much. But we don't want it," the woman said coldly. It
was a little too dark to discern her facial expression. K suddenly felt
he was somehow out of place, like he shouldn't be there; however he
tried to explain to her that he wanted her to give the pizza to the
children.

A lukewarm air breezed out of the door. He smelt an
unpleasant odour. In an instant two children's faces lined up below the
woman's face. The door was open still just a crack. The dull eyes of
the children stared at him. The three faces were forming a line.
"I
see.... then... I will accept your kindness." The woman said. When K
put the pizza box through the gap a hand reached out right from the
side and snatched it away.


The three faces were still staring at
K. "Thank you....." He heard the faint voice again. K quickly left the
place. He felt spooked. In the corner of his mind he sensed something
was seriously wrong. The image of the children's faces had left a
burning impression in his mind. Faces..... He felt a chill down his spine. Faces...they were forming a line... His pace quickened. He wanted to get away as fast as he could. He waited for the lift but it would not arrive. Forming a line....vertically....on top of each other.....
He pressed the button again and again, but the lift still did not come.
He turned to the emergency stairs. His head throbbed with pain. He
began to feel nausea.


Just as he opened the heavy door leading
to the emergency stairs, he felt eyes on his back. Turning around, he
glimpsed, about ten metres from him, the same three faces looking at
him from the corner of the corridor. Like before, they were showing
only the half of their faces and staring at him with their dull eyes.
The cold day light shining through the windows illuminated their faces.

No
longer caring about his neck he frantically ran down the stairs.
Although the health-conscious K often used stairs instead of lift and
could even ran up four floors in one go, he felt as if no matter how
fast he ran he would never reach the ground floor. Faces lined up,
on top of each other....that's impossible...that means there are...no
bodies......and the strange things I saw behind the faces
were...hands.....holding up the heads......

He ran into the nearest convenience store and asked the people there to call the police.
The
police came, and searched the flat - and found the bodies of the mother
and children in the bath tub. These bodies were headless.

According to their findings, it had been three days since the heads had been chopped off the bodies.
And
the husband, who turned out to be the murderer, was found hiding in the
wardrobe - insane. He insisted his family was still alive. There was a
terror in his eyes; the polie did not know the source of his terror.

But K knew.


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