Monthly Archives: October 2002

Kylie’s Greatest Hits Will Out In November

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The tracklisting for the new version of Kylie Minogue’s Greatest Hits has been revealed.

Released through Jive on the 18th of November, the double CD will feature all of the striking elfin of a superstar’s Stock Aitken Waterman-produced hits from ‘I Should Be So Lucky’ through to ‘Celebration’.

Of more interest to Kylie devotees, the second CD will feature a load of rare and previously unreleased remixes, including a brand new 2002 remix of her 1989 No. 1 ‘Hand On Your Heart’.

A DVD collection of her PWL hits will also be released at the same time. November is looking set to be a pricey one for Kylie fans who can also get their hands on a reissue of her ‘Fever’ album, which comes complete with a bonus remix CD, plus her new live DVD which was filmed during her Fever tour in Manchester earlier this year.

Neutrino Fancies Preeya Kalidas

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Is Neutrino seeing Preeya Kalidas of Bombay Dreams fame?

Apparently, word on the street is that the two got pretty wild over each other at one of the MOBO after-parties.

One source claims “Neutrino spotted her from way over and came to chat her up. They have met before at a shindig but it never really blossomed into anything.”

“Before the rest of us knew it, the two were sneaking off, exchanging looks and glances like lovers would, kissing, touching. The works really.”

An acquaintance of Neutrino’s revealed “She’s very pretty and it’s just the sort of girl Neutrino fancies. Very exotic looking ain’t she? A treasure definitely.”

India.Arie & Musiq – Item Or Not?

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India.Arie is still refusing to confirm reports of a romance with fellow soul singer Musiq.

“He’s positively not my husband. We’re not engaged. He’s my best and close friend” India said.

“I love Musiq. We think alike. Everybody wants us to be together so bad. He’s one of my best friends, really he has a strong light.”

Stop Embarassing Your Mother, Britney

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E! Online’s Ted Casablanca chatted with ‘Hairspray’ star Harvey Fierstein who plays playing Edna Turnblad, after the Broadway star met Britney Spears during a recent showing.

Asked who Britney was dating, Harvey said, “What do I know from this girl? She was with her mother and her sister. She just stood there and had nothing to say, other than, ‘I guess I’ve taken up enough of your time.'”

“You got that right, babe! I mean, what am I going to say to her? ‘Stop embarrassing your mother, already?!'”

Jennifer Love Hewitt Loves England

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Jennifer Love Hewitt is a big fan of England. “I don’t really know all about bad teeth, but I’ve been to Britain and I had the best time” she said.

“In fact, I’m going to film a movie there later this year, a romantic drama I’m doing with my production company that is set in London.”

She’s also a fan of the country’s airlines, Virgin and British Airways because “they give you pajamas. I love that.”

Darius Hated His Goatee

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Darius has admitted that the infamous, pencil-thin goatee beard that he sported, along with a ponytail, during the Popstars series was actually an act of rebellion, rather than a style statement.

“I hated it!” he told Top Of The Pops magazine, “I only wore it because I was rebelling against being at school and my parents. When I was 16, I went to a school where you had to join the army. I had all my hair clipped to a grade one and we weren’t allowed to have stubble. I didn’t like being told to do something without there being a good reason. That’s why I grew the goatee and didn’t cut my hair for three years.”

Although the ‘Colourblind’ hitmaker’s hairy bits have now been tamed, the Scottish giant has admitted that he still has a rebellious streak, which may be reflected by his forthcoming debut album.

“There was a rebel side to me, and I was doing my own thing and going against the grain,” Darius explained, “I’ve cut my hair and shaved off my goatee, but that rebel is still inside me and I think you’ll see it in my music in the future.”

Hazel Kaneswaren Gives Birth To Baby Boy

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Pregnant Popstars reject Hazel Kaneswaren has become a mum. Hazel gave birth to a baby boy weighing 8lbs 4ozs, at a hospital in her hometown of Dublin.

The 25 year old woman became an overnight star after auditioning for TV’s Popstars The Rivals while eight months pregnant.

Hazel said “I’m absolutely exhausted, it was quite a long labour, but I’m absolutely delighted. I’ve got a beautiful, healthy baby boy. It’s all been worth it.”

Her long term partner and father of her son, Bryan, was at the bedside at the National Maternity Hospital.Hazel won an army of admirers, including judges Geri Halliwell and Louis Walsh, when she sang Joan Armatrading’s ‘Love and Affection’ at the Glasgow Auditions in August.

Despite objections from the other judge Pete Waterman, she was chosen to go through to the next round of auditions and made it through to the final 10, five of which will form two rival boy and girl bands.

But the striking Hazel was later booted off the show for being 10 days too old. All the contestants had to be 24 or under on 1st of July.

Hazel later said it was a relief to be out of the girl group and would continue to pursue her dreams of stardom despite becoming a new mum.

“After I have given birth and rested for a few months I’m going to start a solo career,” she said after being rejected from the show.

The Reelists Teams Up With Ms Dynamite

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Besides teaming up with Robbie Williams, Ms Dynamite, the lass everybody’s talking about now, has joined forces with the very talented duo, The Reelists for their brilliant cover of ‘Back To Life’, the Soul II Soul classic.

It’s taken off the ‘1 Love War Child’ LP and it’ll be dropping into shops on the 14th of October.

The album is has been assembled in the same spirit as 1995’s ‘Help!’ album, which raised considerable funds and awareness for the charity which supports kids caught in war zones around the world.

Participants include Oasis, Stereophonics, Manic Street Preachers, Jimmy Eat World, Starsailor, Feeder and Badly Drawn Boy.

So do your part for the charity. Grab that album now!

Louis Walsh Sad That Hazel Kaneswaran Has Dropped

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Popstars The Rivals judge Louis Walsh is extremely unhappy Hazel Kaneswaran has been dropped from the show for being ten days too old.

Hazel was told earlier this week she was being dropped from the final ten girls because she was out of the age range of the group.

Viewers will see Louis and fellow judge Geri Halliwell tell her the news in a special show on Sunday night. But Louis has criticised the show’s producers over the decision saying it was “a way to get rid of her”.

“Hazel is tremendously talented and deserves to be in the girl band” he tells reporters.

“She was in the final ten, then at the last minute producers found an excuse to get rid of her.”

Hazel told the paper “Well, rules are rules and it is horrible that I can’t be in the show for the final but I am determined now to make it on my own”.

It’s believed record label, Polydor are considering offering her a record deal but nothing’s confirmed yet.

Dannii Minogue Invents Music

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Dannii Minogue has invented a whole new music genre for her next record. She describes her new sounds as “goes futuristic retro pop/electro pop”.

The other Ms Minogue has signed with London Records and has completed work on the new album, due early in 2003.

Later this month, she will release the first single “Put The Needle On It”.

She says she was involved in the writing of ‘Put The Needle On It’.

“I co-wrote this song in Stockholm with Karen Poole and Korpi and Blackcell. I have used influences from the seventies, eighties and nineties, and mixed it all up to create the new Dannii sound.”

“Other producers on the album include, Roger Sanchez, Neimo, Jock-E and Savan, Ian Masterson and Terry Ronald” she states at dannii.com, her official cyberhome.

‘Put The Needle On It’ comes out on 28th of October. There will be two singles featuring remixes by Korpi and Blackcell, the Jason Nevins remix (famous for the Run DMC remix) and the latest one is by Mute8 (they are based in Stockholm, Sweden).