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Mark Owen's favourite restaurant Brown Sugar is celebrating its first birthday tonight. Happy Birthday to you!
The St John's Hill venue in Clapham has welcomed celebrities such as Kate Thornton, Rio Ferdinand, Mark Owen and Alesha Dixon and its Caribbean food is well-worth checking out.
Want to check it out?
Brown Sugar Restaurant and Lounge Bar,
165 – 167, St Johns Hill,
Clapham Junction,
Clapham, London SW11 1TQ.
If there was an NME Award for partying, Kelly Osbourne would have picked it up last night after she went on an impressive 12-hour bender.
The TV presenter stumbled out of Punk nightclub in the early hours trying to stop herself being sick before slumping in a waiting cab.
And who was she out with? Bezzie mate, Kate Moss...
Keep reading on to find out how Kel got from sleek to silly (left)
Robyn at Koko
4 stars
Swedish hip-hop/drum n bass/pop singer Robyn may be small enough to fit in your pocket, but she sure knows how to work packed Koko crowd into a frenzy.
The feisty, sexy and dead-cool pop princess had no troubles keeping the crowd under her spell – even the mere hint of clothing-removal had them howling for more. But it was her voice the crowd was there to experience – and Robyn delivered.
Working her way through Crash and Burn, new single Who’s that Girl, Konichi-wa-Bitches, Can’t Handle, and Be Mine, Robyn – complete with microphone-camera, seemed to be having a ball, all the while shaking her stuff around the stage.
A double encore treated the crowd to an acoustic sing-along of Be Mine and Heartbeat.
Extremely talented, energetic, gorgeous and a little bit naughty: this is what pop should sound like.
Reality TV star Nicole Richie is being lined up for a career change and could be heading for Broadway to star in the hit musical Chicago.
The 26-year-old, who gave birth to daughter Harlow last month, is tipped to follow in the footsteps of Brooke Shields, Renee Zellweger and Ashlee Simpson as the latest big name to take on the role of Roxie Hart in the stage show.
The LA-based star is now considering a move to New York with boyfriend Joel Madden and the new baby.
A source told US Weekly magazine: “Nicole’s definitely interested and is weighting it up.”
- Hanna Summers
Mmm...soup. Seriously, who doesn't like soup? I could probably live on it for weeks, if not months, as long as I had a cookie to go alongside it.
This would freak me out if I had to go past it in the mornings though: this mahussive steaming billboard is on the North Circular and switched to smoke during peak commuter times, presumably so people go "Hmm, actually sod porridge, I want a bowl of Heinz instead."
Can you imagine being confronted by that with no prior warning when you're barely conscious? It reminds me of the old Harry Potter dragon billboard they used to have in Vauxhall which was all mirrored and seemed to fly - freaky. That said I'm now CRAVING a bowl of soup so it's clearly doing its job properly.
Arctic Monkeys may have been crowned the stars of the night at the NME Awards but that did not mean they were getting any special treatment.
After the ceremony the Sheffield lads headed to the backstage bar to celebrate their latest batch of gongs only to face a grilling from staff at London’s O2 Arena .
Maybe they failed to recognise a baffled Alex Turner who was kept waiting as his bandmates were quizzed by the doorman.
The Rascals frontman, Miles Kane, who recently recorded an album with Turner, told thelondonpaper: “It was ridiculous. We came up here to celebrate with the Monkeys but we had to argue with the doorman to get in. They said we had the wrong passes.”
But the snub failed to dampen spirits after the indie rock band picked up a trio of prizes including best track for, Fluorescent Adolescent best video for Teddy Picker and the big one - best British band.
Ashes to Ashes star Keeley Hawes has revealed she is keen to play another gay role, six years after her success with Tipping the Velvet.
The 31-year-old actress, who once said in an interview that she is bisexual, told chatshow host Jonathan Ross: “I love a lesbian drama. Sex with women is very different, you don’t have to worry about stubble rash, it’s softer, a different smell.”
But despite her claims, she said she prefers working with men and hailed co-star Philip Glenister’s hardman cop character, DCI Gene Hunt, a sex symbol.
She said: “He’s a sexy guy, I really like men of that period.”
- Hanna Summers
The Hold Steady
Koko
****
The Hold Steady have been called the best bar band in the world, but last night's electrifying Koko show suggested they could do the business everywhere from converted theatres to football stadia.
Their rollicking, wordy, piano-driven songs – populated by vivid characters trying to make sense of the world by getting high – recalled Springsteen in his mid-'70s prime. But these seasoned Minneapolis rockers had a zesty, literate charm all of their own.
An enraptured crowd chugged beer enthusiastically to 'Chips Ahoy', 'Party Pit' and fiery new song 'Stay Positive'.
The rock theatrics were left to guitarist Tad Kubler while nerdy frontman Craig Finn pinballed excitably around the stage, clearly just glad to be spreading the love. If Bruce Springsteen falls ill before his big Emirates Stadium shows, they should put The Hold Steady on standby.
- Sam Richards
Naomi Campbell has banned staff from her room at the Brazilian hospital where she underwent surgery earlier this week.
The supermodel has also ordered that the phone in the private suite where she is convalescing is cut off to prevent any intrusion.
The 37-year-old is understood to be furious that news of her recent
emergency operation to remove an ovarian cyst was leaked to
journalists, according to the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper. She is
expected to recuperate at the Sirio-Libanes hospital in the Brazilian
city until next weekend.
Medical staff have said the celebrity, notorious for her diva-like behaviour, was “in no way courteous” to them and had barred them from her room. They added that wealthy a Brazilian businessman, Marcus Elias who is believed to be her boyfriend, was in constant attendance.
Continue reading "Naomi's latest tantrum: banning medical staff" »
Pete Doherty is to headline one of the Glastonbury stages at this year’s annual festival with a solo performance.
The Babyshambles frontman, whose solo show at the Royal Albert Hall in April is already sold out, will play the Park Stage this summer although the date is yet to be confirmed. The 28-year-old’s band is up for three nominations in tonight’s NME awards including best British band, best music DVD and best album for Shotters Nation.
The rocker is also up for the hero of the year award - along with Radiohead singer Thom Yorke and Mighty Boosh star Noel Fielding - and has been nominated in both the best and worst dressed categories. (Glastonbury will take place between 27 and 29 June)
- Hannah Summers
