Doctor Who: "Give thanks that Davies' Doctor Who finally regenerated."

[LINK] The Gallifreyan dust cleared by now on the final episode of the Russell T. Davies era of Doctor Who. And, after watching and digesting the final episodes of the David Tennant era, Davies couldn't move on fast enough for me. The two-part story, "The End of Time," was watched by 10 million in the UK -- flirting with a 50 ratings share. So, it's an undeniable success. It was also an undeniable mess of a story that proved unworthy of Tennant's swan song. Davies forever deserves credit for taking the street credit his successful work on series like Queer as Folk gave him and investing it in one shot from the BBC to bring back the network's crown jewel, Doctor Who. And he deserves credit for increasing the nerdy guy-friendly show's popularity with women by introducing "Buffy-ized" romance and humor. But, the hard truth is Davies isn't a gifted sci-fi genre writer. And it showed in "The End of Time." What irked me so much about Tennant's final adventure as The Doctor? Davies did everything during his tenure as executive producer to weaken one of TV's greatest heroes -- to corrupt him and make him less of a heroic figure. Maybe he wanted to humanize The Doctor. Or maybe Davies is cursed by too much cynicism to allow for heroes. But Davies really trashed The Doctor in these final tales. Why he would do that to a show he loved and wanted to bring back is beyond me. Yes, The Doctor fought back another alien invasion of Earth and bested The Master, but Davies sent The Doctor out crying like a petulant child. In what should've been Tennant's chance to finish up with nobility and heroism, he died whimpering under a layer of pretentious opera music. Suffice to say, I doubt very much the talented writer and new executive producer Steven Moffat will let the new Doctor (Matt Smith) go out with such a lack of fanfare.
Stephanie xx *I felt the same way until I thought it over. A time lord is not immortal. They've established that different regenerations have different personalities. I think Tennant's doctor loved life so much he would miss it. It didn't crystalize for me until the scene at the table with Wilf - it's still him, but he dies, and another man walks away with his life. And the irony that his current regeneration (and life) was about saving civilizations and time and that he died to save one "insignificant" man...yeah, you can expect maybe he'd have some...frustration or disappointment about that. Especially after Waters of Mars with the whole "Time Lord Victorious" thing - I think that that didn't have enough time to play itself out and was crammed in a little quickly, especially with Planet of the Dead not really touching on it at all. One of the things I enjoy about DW and RTD is that you don't get bogged down with the sci-fi technobabble that doesn't make any sense, and would just lower it into Voyager-level sci-fi. Don't forget, half of sci-fi is fiction...sometimes there's way too much science, and it can be way too easy to write yourself out of a corner with a magic wormhole or an alien machine that does whatever you want it to (*cough*immortalitygate*cough*). RTD wrote some awesome stuff - the first Master trilogy (the TARDIS as a paradox machine, etc.) and the Children of Time trilogy were complex and pretty great. I think you're really selling him short. I also think saying he did "everything" to "weaken" Tennant couldn't be farther from the truth - I mean after all, he created the Tennant Doctor himself. I've also read RTD say that the tenth Doctor would have been different if Tennant hadn't played him, so maybe some of the influence you're talking about is based on David Tennant. Again, I think you've really missed the mark here. And I think conversely, RTD managed to make all his companions pretty amazing - he managed to turn Donna Noble from a whiny (and to me, annoying) brat into the savior of the universe...and #10's best friend. RTD managed to handle each companion differently, with complexity, and really told a story - Rose's love, Martha's love for someone who didn't even notice her (perception filter :D) and Donna, the temp who saved the world. I will say though, I wasn't as thrilled with End of Time as I was the other series finales. It lacked an...epicness, I felt. It wasn't what I wanted...but then again, don't the best stories throw you a curve and make you think instead of just giving you what you want?

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."

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 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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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

*What no dougie this time eh? lol

You Me At Six - Always Attract.

You Me At Six - Always Attract.
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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
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McFly: Danny Jones - Born to Run

Pictures of the beautiful Danny Jones set to McFly's cover of Born to Run. Enjoy!
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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 wallet.

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: ITV2, Reality TV

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
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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

:)

The Doctor : David Tennant Picture