Find out what’s hot and what’s not in the UK!
HOT!
- One Big Weekend
- Doctor Who
- McFly
NOT!
- Winter clothes
- Star Wars
- Britney Spears
In the world of Leisure!?!?!?
One Big Weekend – HOT!
If you can’t afford to fork out for Glastonbury, don’t fancy wallowing in mud up to your knees in Leeds and queuing for hours for the highly pongy porta-loos, then thanks to the lovely people at Radio One, you can enjoy a flavour of the summer festival season and avoid all of this!
One Big Weekend, is set to happen this May so don your shades, take a picnic and prepare to dance and chill the day away! The annual, open-air gig is entirely free and offers both band and dance days.
The 2005 destinations have not yet been announced, so keep checking their website for definite dates and venues. However, last year’s event glittered with chart toppers… while Joss Stone, The Lost Prophets, Damien Rice, Natasha Bedingfield, Estelle and Thirteen Senses graced the listeners of Birmingham with their soulful tunes, Derry’s crowds were treated, amongst others, to Avril Lavigne, The Streets, Keane and Franz Ferdinand. This year’s festival will no doubt deliver an equally amazing line up.
Check out their festival guide -
Winter clothes – NOT!
Snow may have tried to make an appearance a few weeks ago, but spring is well and truly on the way, so out with that winter wardrobe!
Shed those layers, the fake fur gillets, the stripy gloves and the global phenomena that was the Ugg boot.
Girls, hot new tips for spring, include a return of the wedge! From full on straw-woven espadrilles, to more subtle chunky slip-ons, there are styles and colours to suit all who dare rise to the challenge of towering footwear this spring.
To accessorise, grab a pair of 80s shades, for that I’m-a-celebrity-in-disguise look and couple with the latest craze - spark up your outfit with a shock of fluorescent…flamingo pink, acid green and Day-Glo yellow.
Guys, the mighty trucker cap makes a reappearance this season, think bold colours and random designs for that real retro feeling.
In the world of Sci-Fi……..
Doctor Who – HOT!
Over twenty years ago, two teachers were taken hostage by a madcap Dr. within a time travelling Police Box, at the start of a many thrilling and dangerous adventures and any week now, Dr. Who will return!
Christopher Ecclestone as the Dr. and former songstress Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, star in the new 13 part schedule, a modern remake of the 1963 cult series.
The Dr. is an eccentric Time Lord, who travels the universe in a fight against evil. His ‘companions’ are ordinary people who are swept along in his adventures amongst the array of fantasy figures. Dark and mysterious as heroes go, the Dr. and his unsuspecting sidekick Rose are certain to provide a gripping whirlwind of villains, Warriors and suspense.
The 900 year old time travelling Tardis will land on your TV screens on March 26th at 7pm…the Daleks are back!
Visit the official website at
Star Wars – NOT!
Yet another release from the mighty George Lucas awaits our screens, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith.
March 23 saw people in the UK being able to get the first grab on tickets for the new film, booking cinema tickets throughout the UK.
This time round, two Jedi knights begin another intrepid and predictably action filled journey to rescue the kidnapped Chancellor from General Grievous and inevitably, Anakin becomes the evil Darth Vader.
But that’s the problem: as a prequel, the ending is already decided and so it’s just a matter of time waiting for it to happen. Expect more of the same - typical battle with Light Sabres, encounters with weird creatures and heroic performances all round, whilst riding around in space ships.
No doubt die-hard fans will pack out cinemas, but the force is most definitely not with the rest of us.
See for yourself at
In the world of music…
McFly – HOT!
Perhaps McFly were the obvious choice for this year’s Red Nose Day themed ‘Big Hair and Beyond’ charity Single, after their success with Five Colours in Her Hair last year.
No-one likes yet another manufactured boy band, producing unoriginal, repetitive material, but McFly’s recent number one hit single, It’s All About You, which included a sixty piece string orchestra, has raised a whopping £500,000 for Comic Relief!
The money will make an incredible difference to millions of people’s lives, both here in the UK and many parts of Africa, where McFly recently saw for themselves, the work of a Ugandan charity who care for those affected by AIDS.
Comic Relief is hopeful that this year’s total will beat record set in 2003, rumoured to top £65 million once all the money has been collected. Three million of you bought red noses, whilst the Little Britain DVD raised £1.25 million, and the addictive sight of celebrities singing raised an astonishing £1.3 million through Celebrity Fame Academy.
You can see McFly this April at Wolverhampton Civic Hall and Hammersmith Apollo.
Britney – NOT!
Has the once mighty Pop Princess slumped to pure trailer trash?!
It seems some people have been shocked at the latest image Britney Spears has adopted, including ex-Spice Girl Mel C who recently aired her opinions that Britney’s image was just too raunchy.
In complete contrast to the innocent school girl routine she burst onto the scene with in 1999, Britney can now be seen in corsets, hot pants and PVC, a far cry from the plaited pigtails of Baby, One More Time.
She was in the news at the beginning of 2004 for her whirlwind “marriage” to Jason Alexander that lasted a whole 55 hours. By the autumn of last year, she had fallen head over heels yet again and married dancer, Kevin Federline.
Everyone likes to change their image, but is this just one trashy step too far?
Check out her website at
Extras!
The O.C. –HOT!
Ok, so just another teen soap? More Americanisms with too many long words, alla Dawson’s? What’s the appeal of more drama queens and their precious lives?
Well, this series follows the lives of the outrageously rich, uncompromisingly spoilt teenagers of Orange County and their predictably overwrought and angst ridden lives, where their parents seem to be in just as much, if not more of a mess than their offspring. But where else can we escape to the imaginary world, where your back garden boasts a gorgeous pool, you drive a shiny four wheel drive, have an infinite wardrobe and unlimited access to Daddy’s credit card? It’s pure fantasy indulgence, with year round tanned beautiful people to gaze at thrown in to the bargain.
Then of course, there’s the ongoing debate – Summer or Marissa, Seth or Ryan? Such tough decisions.
It’s smart, it’s sassy, and to be honest, is there anything better to fill the hole that Friends has left in our lives?!
Visit the official website for more info and pictures!
Current school dinners –NOT!
Think you prefer chicken nuggets and burgers to ‘real’ meat? Have you seen what gets put into your Turkey Twizzlers? Did you know they’re most likely frozen and microwave reheated? Do you know how dangerous all this is for your health?
Jamie Oliver is leading an unprecedented “Feed Me Better” campaign against the state of the grub that thousands of school children tuck into every day around the UK. His recent TV series ‘Jamie’s School Dinners’ not only highlighted the lack of nutrition in so many children’s diets, but also the horrendous amounts of salts and sugars in the foods most favoured in the nation’s canteens.
He has sparked a campaign that aims to encourage all schools and those in power to do something, fast, about the state of the food currently served up every lunchtime, around the country. If successful, he hopes to update school kitchens, provide dinner ladies with proper training and use local, organic produce in meals.
If this works, Jamie intends to replace junk food entirely with healthy, freshly prepared food, hoping to convince even the fussiest among you to tuck in to something beyond chips!
You can check out his campaign at
Muppets! – NOT!
This next idea is so bad it’s not quite believable. The Muppets do the Wizard of Oz. Yes, it’s true, the gang are back to take on the roles of the crew from Kansas, but with a bit of a twist…
Not only will Miss Piggy play four (yes, four) witches, with Kermit as the Scarecrow, Great Gonzo as the Tin man and Fozzie bear as the Lion, but Ashanti, the R n B superstar, has been drafted in to lead the gang, as Dorothy, and perhaps most surprisingly, Queen Latifah will play Auntie Em. Oh my. But it doesn’t stop there, this gets better…
The idea behind this one, apparently, was to transfer the original story to a modern setting, and so, Dorothy’s home is now a trailer park in Kansas. The mind boggles. Remakes are not necessarily a bad idea – the recent rehash of The Magic Roundabout will satisfy a rainy afternoon quite well, but this is pure cheese.
Take a look at
Royals! –NOT!
The hours being spent debating Charles and Camilla’s impending wedding is incredible.
However, debating whether or not Camilla would be named queen seems utterly pointless when there are far more interesting ‘royals’ to be chatting about!
Firstly, the recently hailed “Queen Chav”, Colleen McLoughlin, (girlfriend of Wayne Rooney), has recently graced the covers of Vogue, proving that ordinary folk, who strut around in Top Shop’s finest, can also make it big in the world of style.
Secondly, you can own Disney’s Princess Diaries 2 on VHS / DVD now! Princess Mia’s down to earth style, gets our vote over the real thing any day!
Check out this link for tips for wannabe princesses!